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» 2014 CHAIRMAN'S TRIPLES

Congratulations to Andy Pooley who, with help from his team, racked up his third tournament win on the trot, following the Fab Fours and Charity victories. The runners-up were Pete Cook's team from Hertfordshire.

Winners

Runners-Up
» 2014 MARION'S FAB FOURS

The annual Fab Fours tournament was held at Needham Market on Sunday 20th July.

A capacity entry of 40 teams included players from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Norfolk.

The event was played down to the final which was fought out between Blakes & Clay (unsurprisingly a team made up of players from Blakenham and Claydon) and No Hopers (who were clearly anything but and hailed from Elmstead Market).

It was the No Hopers that made the early running and held a 5-2 lead after 3 ends, but thereafter the Essex team suffered something of a collapse as Blakes & Clay came through in the second half of the game to record an 11-5 win.


Blakes & Clay

No Hopers

For Andy and Don, from the Blakes & Clay team, it was their second win on the trot as they were half of the winning team from June's charity tournament, raising funds on behalf of Suffolk Family Carers.

Mark Wilson, from the charity, was at Needham to receive a cheque for £550 from Neil West, the SCBA Chairman.

» 2014 COCKFIELD INVITATION FOURS

Well done Belstead who, on Sunday 23 March, won the Cockfield Invitation Fours trophy. They had won the trophy the previous year and defended it successfully being too strong for runners-up Whelnetham.

Thank you very much from all of us in the Cockfield Club to everyone who took part. Your generosity helped us to raise £700 which will be shared equally between two worthy causes, the East Anglian Air Ambulance and the MacMillan Nurses.

Do come back again next February for another enjoyable day's bowling, and help us to raise even more money for them.

Belstead

Whelnetham
» 2014 RANDOM TRIPLES

On Sunday 6 April the Suffolk County Squad held the first of their three fundraising events, the Random Triples.

96 bowlers took part, all randomly drawn into different triples for each of their five games.

Looking back at past years events, to stand a chance of winning overall you would have to win all five games.
After everyone had played two games only 21 bowlers had won both and they were headed by Jim Southgate with 31 shots scored.

Following completion of three games, those with maximum points had reduced to 13. Jim Southgate had retained top spot having increased his shots scored to 45 and the chasing pack (with 30+ shots) was Jane Coulon, Chris Clark, Mel Brinkley and Tom Runnacles.

The number of bowlers with consecutive wins reduced again after four games and now only 9 bowlers remained. The leader was unaltered, Jim Southgate with 51 shots. He was followed by Mel Brinkley (41 shots), Keith Jolly and Linda Tricker (38), Tom Runnacles (37), Robert Parnell (36), Maxine Poulter (35), Andy Pooley and Colin Felingham (both 33).

The fifth round of games saw an interesting draw and results which would alter the leader board dramatically. Initially Jim Southgate played in a triple against Mel Brinkley and that game finished in a 6-6 draw, effectively ending both of their chances. Meanwhile Keith Jolly and Linda Tricker played in the same triple and they lost, knocking both of them out of the running. Wins were secured by Robert Parnell and Maxine Poulter and they finished on 43 shots scored. Andy Pooley and Colin Fellingham also both won but were unable to score enough shots to take them above either Robert or Maxine. That left Tom Runnacles needing to win his game and score at least seven shots to snatch top spot. In a low scoring game his triple had an early lead, but going into the last end they were 6-5 behind. However they scored the two shots Tom needed on the last end to edge him into first place and the overall win.

The top ten at the end of the event were:

Points

Shots+

Shots-

1
Tom Runnacles

10

44

22

2
Maxine Poulter

10

43

16

3
Robert Parnell

10

43

21

4
Andy Pooley

10

39

19

5
Colin Fellingham

10

39

24

6
Jim Southgate

9

57

18

7
Mel Brinkley

9

47

18

8
Trevor Bean

9

40

23

9
Keith Jolly

8

42

17

10
Linda Tricker

8

42

27

The Suffolk squad would like to thank everyone who took part in this enjoyable day of bowls and hope to see them all at their other two fundraising events at Needham Market, Marion’s Fab Fours (20 July) and the Chairmans Invitation Triples (5 October).

Neil Jolly (Suffolk captain)

» 2013 RANDOM TRIPLES

On Sunday 7 April 2013 the Suffolk County Squad held the first of their 2013 fundraising events, the Random Triples.

90 bowlers entered, all randomly drawn into a team of three for each of their five games on different mats during the day.

After everyone had played two games only 25 bowlers were left unbeaten.

When everyone had played their third game the number of bowlers who had yet to lose had been reduced to 15. With three wins (six points), Colin Ward and Roland Folkes held the joint lead with 30 shots scored, but close behind were Peter Mayes, Peter Tucker and John Varden with 26 shots.

The number of unbeaten bowlers reduced again after everyone had played four games, when only 8 bowlers remained. The new leader was Steven Cain with eight points and 40 shots but just behind him were Colin Ward and Sue Gilder with 36 shots, followed by Peter Tucker and Keith Fellingham with 35 shots. Making up the eight were Angela Newling (27 shots), Tony Stevenson (26 shots) and Diane Cornwell who had seven points. There were also a number of bowlers on six points waiting for the leaders to slip up, so the fifth games would decide the winner.

It was the leader Steven Cain who set the target winning his last game 10-0, beating the previously unbeaten Peter Tucker in the process. There were then defeats for Sue Gilder, Colin Ward and Angela Newling. However Keith Fellingham and Tony Stevenson both then won to take them to ten points but they couldn’t score enough shots to overtake Steven Cain.

Winning all five games and scoring fifty shots, Steven Cain was the overall winner.
The top ten at the end of the event were:

Points

Shots+

Shots-

1
Steven Cain

10

50

13

2
Keith Fellingham

10

48

17

3
Tony Stevenson

10

33

22

4
Diane Cornwell

9

38

15

5
Daphne Spencer

8

47

19

6
Roland Folkes

8

43

29

7
Sue Gilder

8

40

18

8
Peter Frost

8

39

26

9
Carol West

8

38

17

10
Colin Ward

8

38

23

The Suffolk squad would like to thank everyone who took part in this enjoyable day of bowls and hope to see them all at their other two fundraising events at Needham Market, Marion’s Fab Fours (21 July 2013) and the Chairmans Invitation Triples (15 September 2013).

Neil Jolly (Suffolk captain)

» 2013 COCKFIELD INVITATION FOURS

A New Name on a New Trophy
The usual mixture of competitive bowling and friendly rivalry ended with the presentation of Cockfield's shiny, brand new cup to first-time winners Belstead, who defeated Kesgrave in the final.
A pleasant sunny day saw many competitors taking a stroll between games. Everyone seemed to enjoy the delicious lunch provided by Sue, Sheila and other club members, but most people still had room for quantities of home-made cakes with their afternoon tea.
The raffle and tombola were popular as ever, and people were most generous in their support for our two chosen charities.
As a result we shall be sending the Air Ambulance and St Nicholas Hospice cheques for £350. Thank you everyone, and see you next year.