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SINGLE RINK SUCCESS FOR SUTTON MEN Sutton's mens single rink team with Neil Asten (lead), Mick Gray (two) Keith Adams (three) and Steve Shanley (skip) has reached the quarter final stage of the London & Southern Counties Indoor Fours Competition. Their next match will be played at home at 6pm on Saturday the 27 February against Sevenoaks. The winners play either Foxhill from Aylesbury or Luton in the semi final. If you haven't booked anything up for the 27th, why not pop up to the club and support our team? 2009/10 INDOOR SEASON As in previous seasons the Club entered teams in all the major competitions. Unfortunately, early performances on the green were not as successful as last year as by the 19 October Sutton were knocked out of two important national competitions. Both men's teams in the Over 60s Double Rink were beaten by Wey Valley who also beat the Club in the prestigious four-rink Denny Cup Competition on Saturday 17 October. Sutton men now go into the Denny Plate Competition and play White Oaks on Saturday 31 October. Egham Trophy On Sunday 18 October the Club's mixed four-rink team beat Donyngs by six shots thanks to big wins by rinks skipped by Keith Adams and Steve Shanley. Next match, two rinks home and two away is on Sunday 1 November. 2008/2009 INDOOR SEASON UPDATE The Club competed in major competitions virtually until the end of the indoor season. The Ladies excelled themselves by reaching the last 16 of The Yetton national inter-club championship, but unfortunately lost to Mid-Gloucester. Sutton's men's team reached the last 16 in the Denny Plate when they were beaten by a strong Isle of Wight team. Bryan Solway (lead), Neil Asten (two), Keith Adams (three) and Steve Shanley (skip) represented the Club in the London & Southern Counties Top Four Competition, and won their first match at home against Donyngs. The team were given walkovers in the next two rounds by Mote Park, Maidstone, and by Eastbourne. Mick Gray came into the team in place of Steve Shanley for the quarter final match at home against Atherley from Southampton played on Saturday 14 February. From being 16 - 18 down after 18 ends the team fought back to win 26 -18, a great victory over a team that had beaten Victory, Palmerston and Worthing in the arlier rounds. In the semi final played on the 21 March the team lost to Riverain, Hitchin. Sutton entered two teams in Men's National Over 60s Inter Club Double Rinks Competition. One team had an excellent, though surprising, first round two points win over Egham while the other team lost to King George Field. Unfortunately, the team lost their next match against Glebelands from North Finchley who beat Donyngs in the first round. CLUB REPRESENTATIVE GAMES DURING THE 2008 OUTDOOR SEASON The Club's two teams in the National Inter-Club Double Rink Competition got off to a fantastic start with both sqads winning their preliminary and first round matches. Unfortunately, both teams lost their second round matches. After beating Croydon 'C' and Shirley Park, the 'A' team lost at home on Wednesday 4 June to Croydon 'B'. The 'B' team beat Epsom 'A' and Horley only to lose at home on Saturday 31 May to Chipstead 'B'. LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES OUTDOOR COMPETITIONS 2008 Pairs Keith Adams and Steve Shanley representied the Club in the pairs and had an excellent win against two current Middleton Cup players from North Sheen. Triples In their first match on Sunday 18 May our triples team Terry Buckland, Alan Bateman and Roger Graves beat Southey 17-11. They won their next match 18-5 on Saturday 14 June at home against North Sheen who won the title last year. Fours Dave Pease, Dave Thomas, Gordam Adams and Alan Butler beat Streatham Park at home on Saturday 24 May and won away at Belmont on Thursday 12 June. See People News for updates on individual performances in county and other outside competitions, and see Mixed Matches in Lawn Bowls Section for updates on progress in National Mixed Fours and National Mixed Pairs competitions. OUTDOOR COACHING COURSE The Club will again be running a coaching course for new bowlers in April 2009. More details later but anyone wishing to know more about the course, or information about bowling, then they should 'phone the Club on 0208 642 8136. |
Sutton Bowling Club. Dorset Road,
Belmont, Sutton, Surrey SM2 6JA Tel. 020 8642 8136 E. sutton-bowling@btconnect.com