Well done everyone!
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Author: Dawn Slaughter
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Diary w/c 5th July
On Sunday, there was success for both the Senior Men and Ladies in their respective County semi-finals. The girls had to play their final in the afternoon and after a slow start, crept up to take an 8-6 lead. Unfortunately, when the North London girls got the mat, they put up full length jacks and our girls were just not quite there, despite best efforts, and they conceded after the 14th end 9-21 down. With the fours matches now being only 15 ends, it’s very hard to claw back when you’re behind.
Our Old Codgers now will face Dave Pitt’s Old Codgers (I’m going to get some stick for this!) in the Final at Hendon on 1st August. The winners will go on to represent Middlesex at Leamington in the National Championships.
So on to this week.
Monday at 12.15 pm, Norman, Steve & Kevin are off to Bishop Duppas to play in the last 16 of the County triples.
Monday at 13.45 – Monday League, as usual
Tuesday – Friendly match v North Sheen cancelled
Tuesday at 6.00 pm, Kevin L, Gym, Sarah & Dawn face Dave P, Ron E, Ann H & Ange at CP in the National Mixed Fours
Wednesday – anyone watching football?!
Thursday: 2.30 pm – Mixed Friendly v Ashford at Cambridge Park. We need some more names, please. We don’t want to cancel.
Thursday, Steve & Norman face Kevin K & Bill R in the Senior Men’s Pairs Middlesex Area quarter-final over at Hampton and Jean & Nadine take on Ange & Tina in the Senior Women’s Pairs Middlesex area semi-final at CP. No times for either of these matches yet.
Also on Thursday it’s the Masonians Centenary County Bannerette game. We hope it goes well for them and stays dry!
Friday night is a club roll up. Brian C is in charge!
On Saturday, Ange, Ann H, Cathy, Jean, Nadine & Dawn play in the Johns’ Trophy match v Kent at Suttons BC at 1.30 pm and Dave P plays in the Middleton Cup match also v Kent at Essex County at 10.00 am. Early start for all the boys!
AND Kevin L plays in the County Unbadged Singles semi-final at 10.30 am at North London BC.
Saturday – at 2.30 pm – South Middlesex League v Stanwell at Stanwell BC, 7 Hendon Way, TW19 7LH. It seems to be on the Southern Perimeter Road near Terminal 4 at Heathrow. The 490 bus from Richmond takes you most of the way, with a 10 minute walk at the end. Hopefully some players will be able to offer lifts.
Sunday at 2.30 pm – South MIddlesex League v Hounslow Cons – Home.
Good luck to everyone playing this week. Enjoy your bowls from roll ups to friendlies to comps!
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Sunday 4th July
10.00 am Ladies Senior Fours Semi-Final followed by Final at Hayes BC. Good luck to Ann, Nadine, Ange & Audrey
10.30 am Men’s Senior Fours Semi-Final at Hendon BC. Good luck to Steve, Norman, Gordon & Laurence
Match v Brentham cancelled as is Tuesday’s match v North Sheen
The ladies had wins in all four disciplines yesterday morning in the Top Club. Well done to them and thanks to everyone who came along and supported us. It was really appreciated.
Unfortunately, we didn’t come out top after playing Teddington in the Richmond & Barnes League in the afternoon! They knew their green well and we all struggled to find it. Norman’s boys had the best result losing 15-17, then Kevin’s who amassed a whopping 5 on the last end (which at least put us into double figures), then Steve’s team were up against Colin Hammond’s on-fire team led by Chris C. Well done to Teddington! Hopefully our turn next time!
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Saturday 3rd July – Home This Morning ; Away This Afternoon
Starting at 10.00 am is the Ladies Top Club v Bishop Duppas at Cambridge Park. Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours make up this competition. Supporters welcome.
This afternoon, it’s the Richmond & Barnes League v Teddington – away at 2.30 pm Supporters welcome at Teddington too!
Last night, Dawn playing with Paul Cater in the National Mixed Pairs, came from 3-10 down to win 15-13 v Paul & Elaine away at Hurlingham Park. This puts them into the Middlesex area semi-final v Rob Hackwell & Anna Mays from Ashford.
Tomorrow morning:
10.00 am at Hayes – Ann H, Nadine, Ange & Audrey play in the semi-final of the MIddlesex Senior Fours. Hopefully they will get through to the final. Winners go to Leamington.
10.30 am at Hendon – Steve G, Norman, Gordon & Laurence play in the semi-final of the Middlesex Senior Fours v Kevin L’s old club, North Greenwich, whilst Dave P’s Masonians Four play Poplar.
Supporters very welcome at both venues.
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Thursday 1st July – A Real Centenary Celebration!
We had an absolutley brilliant day against the Friends of English Bowling yesterday! For a start it didn’t rain!
To see the green full with 6 rinks, 48 people bowling, is something we haven’t seen for a long time and the place was alive. We played a mixture of good bowls, bad bowls, wrong biases, brilliant saves and ones nearer the mat than the jack but it was a great game with lots of fun and banter adding to the occasion. Great to meet so many bowlers from 10 different counties – Somerset to Hertfordshire and and the other 8 inbetween. Good toshare the occasion with Paul Robson, the current President of Bowls England, Adie and Marcia both former Presidents of Bowls England, Charlotte President of Surrey Ladies and Babs, President of Wiltshire Ladies
Top rink were Steve G, Tricia, Scott & Gym; second were Janice, Ange, David H & Norman. Without those two teams, we would not have had a 126-123 win!
Many thanks to Adie, Match Secretary for Friends of English Bowling, Marcia (Match Captain) and Kath (Treasurer) who enabled this match to go ahead. On our side, thanks to Ange, Scott, Jane, Jacquie, Terry, Ann and Roy for the before and on the day help and to Daivd H, Janice and Kevin K for coming in the last minute (an hour!!) when we had some dropouts. Thanks also to Debs and Marius who gave us a brilliant meal – seconds were had by many!
Ann would like to report she made nearly £300 on the raffle – so thanks to all members and guests who bought tickets. FoEB won the raffle!
Of course thanks to everyone who played and Gerry, Shirley, Beryl and others who came along to spectate from both sides who made the day so enjoyable. A Centenary event to remember.
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Onwards and Upwards
Hard luck to Jean & Norman who lost in their National Mixed Pairs Area semi-final yesterday. Winners were Rob H & Anna M from Ashford. They play the winners of Paul C (West Ealing) & Dawn v Paul & Elaine from Hurlingham Park. That match is at HP on Friday evening.
Congratulations to Steve G, Norman, Gordon & Laurence in the Senior Fours last night v Robin I’s team from West Ealing. They forego watching the England game to get their comp in and won 15-14. Talk about cutting it fine! They are now in the Semi-Final which is being played on Sunday morning 10.30 am (website states 10.30 pm – eek!) at Hendon. I think it may be quite a while since the CP men have reached a County Semi-Final. Well done chaps! They play the winners of R Militon & J Crabb. I’m afraid I don’t know where either chaps are from.
Another Senior Fours quarter final last night was Dave P v Paul C (West Ealing). No results through yet.
Today sees the Ladies Senior Fours in action. Nadine & team are off to Sunbury (not Ashford, sorry to wake you up, Ange!), whilst Jean’s old girls are off to Bush Hill Park. With so few entries (are the other bowlers too young?), winners of these games are through to the Semi-Finals at Hayes on Sunday, which could be a busy day for Jean and Nadine! Good luck girls!
Good luck to Kevin L as he plays G Rushmer at CP. He hasn’t disclosed the time but we wish Kevin well!
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South Middlesex League Table
Thanks to Laurie Gasgoine for the league table:-
| 2021 | SOUTH MIDDLESEX B.A. MIXED LEAGUE | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | Matches Played | W | L | D | Match Win Points | Rinks Won | Rinks Lost | Rinks Drawn | Rink Win Points | Default Points | TOTAL POINTS | Shots For | Shots Against | Diff | |||
| BISHOP DUPPAS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 430 | 373 | 57 | ||||
| TEDDINGTON | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 202 | 203 | -1 | |||
| FORDBRIDGE PK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 293 | 241 | 52 | ||||
| CAMBRIDGE PARK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 224 | 168 | 56 | ||||
| SUNBURY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 299 | 434 | -135 | ||||
| STANWELL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | -8 | 9 | 223 | 249 | -26 | |||
| STAINES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 57 | 16 | ||||
| HOUNSLOW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 77 | -19 | ||||
| 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 112 | 4 | 144 | 1802 | 1802 | 0 |
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Monday Winning Pairs!
Well done to Steve & Norman on winning their match this morning and to Jean & Nadine on winning their MIddlesex Pairs tonight. This puts Jean & Nadine into the semi-finals at Hayes on Saturday 4th July. Timings to be advised.
Tomorrow (Tuesday), we have the Senior Fours for the chaps after Norman & Jean take on Rob H & Anna from Ashford in the Mixed Pairs at lunchtime.
Still busy, busy, busy!
On the Friends’ match on Thursday, the Tuna Pasta Salad and Eton Mess are AFTER the match around 5.00 pm. I think there may have been some confusion. Apologies.
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Gardens
Janice M had an Open Garden yesterday afternoon assisted by Marie. I hope they had lots of visitors and it must have been a relief to finish before that deluge of wet stuff dropped out of the sky in the early evening. Gee whizz, there was a lot of water in a very short space of time! We were coming down the M25 near the A30 turn off. Not pleasant driving. Jacquie E did a very good job.
Have any others of you offered your garden up for visitors? Please let me have photos and I can post them on here. dawnslaughter60@icloud.com
The Middlesex Ladies lost by 2 shots to Oxfordshire yesterday at Banbury. So close, yet so far. The Middlesex Men were playing Oxfordshire in Headington and some of them came over after their match to watch and support us along with Dave P and Bridget Almond whom many of you will remember from all her years at CP. Really great to have support from everyone, especially as the match wasn’t on the doorstep. Thank you.
Monday League at 1.45 pm today. I haven’t asked Alexa, but the Met Office is predicting a shower at 1.00 pm, then dry until 4.00 pm when the sun should be poking its head above the clouds.
At 5.00 pm, it’s the quarter finals of the MIddlesex Ladies’ Pairs where Jean & Nadine face Liz & Sally from Fordbridge Park. I think the men have a couple of matches tomorrow, the Senior Fours being one of them, so Norman or Steve should keep us informed of timings for those. Thanks in advance!
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Thursday 1st July – Mixed v Friends of English Bowling at Home at 1.30 pm
We are very lucky in that this is the first Friends match of the 2021 season. It will be a full 6 rink game, starting at 1.30 pm.
If anyone coming along to support and spectate and would like to join in the meal afterwards, Tuna Pasta Salad followed by Eton Mess, please let Ange or myself know asap. £6.50 per head players and eaters. We have new outside caterers, which is brilliant!
As it’s our Centenary (which is one of the reasons the Friends are playing us), we are having a big raffle. Ann Macey is ready and waiting to sell you tickets! The proceeds from the raffle will be coming to Cambridge Park.
For information about the Friends, please use this link. http://www.friendsofenglishbowling.co.uk/ Adie Lloyd is Match Secretary and is familiar to many at the Club going back several years. He will have membership forms, if you would like to join. Adie said they are looking forward to playing us and we feel the same!
| 1. Margaret Barnes | 1. Sarah Hall |
| 2. Ray Verralls | 2. Terry Macey |
| 3. Roy Ebinezar | 3. Ange Cumine |
| Skip Dawn Slaughter | Skip Norman Chart |
| 1. Tricia Green | 1. Joan O’Neill |
| 2. Scott Cumine | 2. Bernard Chapman |
| 3. Gym Brown | 3. Nadine Mullins |
| Skip Steve Gibson | Skip Jean Staples |
| 1. Brian Curwood | 1. Audrey Hay |
| 2. Stella Spaulding | 2. Corale Canard |
| 3. Barry Langley | 3. George Hughes |
| Skip. Kevin Liffen | Skip. Ann Halliday |
Reserve: Laurie Gasgoine
Match Captain: Dawn
Match Fee: £6.50 including Tuna & Pasta Salad followed by Eton Mess
Dress: WHITES with Centenary or Club Shirts – We’d like colour on the green!
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