FOR WEEKS 23 TO 40
WEEK 23 5th March
A fair week with the scratch aveage holding at 160. There were a total of 15 x 200 games (only 4x 190 near misses) and 4 x 600 series. Those deuces - Steve Lockwood 237/205/202, Alex Kimpton 278/202, Dave Cooper 260/213, Scooby Roberts 213/210, Jeff Campbell 246, Triston Ferguson 216, Eddie Taylour 214, Stuart Davis 211, Craig Wood-Ellis 203 and Darren Grimes 201. The six sets were by Dave 659, Steve 644, Alex 641 and Scooby 612. Well bowled.
WEEK 24 12th March
Another fair week with the weekly scratch average holding at 160. There were 13 x 200 games (5 near miss 190's) and 2 x 600 series. Those deuces - Alex Kimpton 264/203, Scooby Roberts 257/206, Layton Palmer 231/210, Brian Mason 214/204, Craig Davey 208, Dave Montgomery 205, Kate Harmsworth 204, Rick Thomsen and Darren Grimes both with 200. The six sets were by Alex and Scooby with 635 and 621 respectively. Well bowled.
WEEK 25 19th March
First off, a word about the lanes. As you all know we had a few misgivings about the Stonehenge pattern. Recently we got together with the chief tech, Mike and he layed out three patterns for us to try. Myself, Steve ferguson and Dave Cooper were invited to try these out and we picked one that we thought would be the best for our league. However, the one chosen meant an adjustment to the amount of oil put down. But it transpired that the machine wouldn't keep this adjustment and kept reverting back. Please don't ask me the ins and outs as I'm not a mechanic. Mike has since sorted the nearest pattern to the one we chose and this was used last week as a trial. This appears to have been successful as we had our best week of the season so far as scoring was concerned. So we will be sticking to this pattern from now on. The pattern - WALL STREET.
Now, as said, it was our best week of the season with 20 x 200 games (6 x 190+ near misses) and 4 x 600 series. The weekly scratch average shot up by 2 pins to 162. There were also 5 seasonal best achievements by different bowlers. Those deuces - Daren Knightsbridge 216/214/205, Trevor Hammond 268/213, Max Slater 245/212, Harley Guy-Sinclair 232/203, Alex Kimpton 222/201, Jeff Campbell 254, Steve Lockwood 234, Layton Palmer 220, Craig Davey 205, Steve Ferguson 204, Bryan Harvey 204, Dean Morgan 202, Brian Johnson and Chris White both with 200. The six sets were by Trevor 654, Max 639, Daren 635 and Jeff 607. Well bowled everybody.
WEEK 26 26th March
First off if you haven't seen my posts on other blogs, I've learned of the passing of Rob Snow. Rob was a member of our league years ago and was also an avid bowler in the Major League and Scratch Doubles. RIP our good friend.
On to the bowling. Another good week with the scratch average moving up again to 164. There were 15 x 200 games (14 near miss 190's) but only 1 x 600 series. Those deuces - Dave Cooper 233/228,Steve Ferguson 228/200, Brian Mason 212/203, Trevor Hammond 244, Jeff Campbell 214, Bruce Mercer 212, Ben Harvey 204, Chris White 204, Scooby Roberts 204, Neil Matthews 201, Andie Burt 200 and Layton Palmer 200. The six set was by Dave Cooper 643. Well bowled.
Don't forget that there is no bowling April 2nd and 9th , Easter break.
2nd April --- No bowling -- Easter break
9th April --- No bowling -- Easter break
WEEK 27 16th April
An average week with the weekly scratch average dropping back to 162. Though we did manage 13 x 200 games and 2 x 600 series (Also 10 near miss 190+ games). We do have new league leaders with Little & Large taking advantage of Catch Us If U Can's bye week, but only on pinfall of +199. Chaos move into third. But with only 5 points separating the top 4, it's going to be a fight to the finish. Those deuces - Steve Lockwood 225/217/214, Steve Ferguson 226/216, Triston Ferguson 235, Dave Cooper 223, Eddie Taylor 214, Ewan Biscoe 212, Sean Symes 210, Harley Guy-Sinclair 209 and Ben Harvey 205. The six sets belong to Steve Lockwood and Steve Ferguson with 656 and 634 respectively. Well bowled.
WEEK 28 23rd April
An average week even though the weekly scratch average dropped back to 160. There were 13 x200 games and 4 x 600 series (also 8 x 190+ near misses). Those deuces - Dace Cooper 257/239/202, Steve Ferguson 254/203, Scooby Roberts 233/223, Jeff Campbell 223/200, Max Slater 214, BrianMason 203, Brian Johnson 201and Ben Harvey 200. The six sets were by Dave 698,Scooby 648, Steve 637 and Jeff 612. well bowled.
WEEK 29 30th April
The first thing on here this week is the very sad news for those not already aware of the passing of our former league bowler Ken Coller. Ken was a stalwart bowler in several leagues, was also a YBC coach and a former county bowler. He also represented Wales in his younger days. Our thoughts are with his wife Brenda and his family at this time. His funeral will take place on Friday 24th May at Yapton Crematorium at 12pm should anyone wish to attend. RIP Ken.
On to the bowling. An excellent week with some very good scores. The weekly scratch average leaped back up to 164 thanks to 22 x 200 games 6 x 600 series and a 700 set. Also had 12 x 190+ games. Those deuces - Dace Cooper 237/236/233, Jeff Campbell 216/201/200, Scooby Roberts 279/224, Alfonse (his first game since registering as a sub) 279/222, Roy Hopkins 236/202, Trevor hammond 216/215, Max Slater 201/200, Brian Mason 226, Mark Palmer 221, Rick Thomsen 213, Sean Symes 211, Brian Johnson 204and Eddie Taylor 201. The six sets belong to Alfonse 686, Scooby 673, Trevor 621, Jeff 617, Roy 607 and Max 600. The seven set was by by Dave Cooper with 706. Well bowled everybody.
WEEK 30 7th May
An average week this week with the weekly scratch average dropping back to 160. There were 14 x 200's (8 x near miss 190's) and 4 x 600's. Those deuces- Dave Cooper 235/229/200, Alex Kimpton 237/235, Dean Morgan 223/201, Max Slater 258, Harley Guy-Sinclair 234, Steve Ferguson 225, Kirstie Western 223, Ben Harvey 222, Dave Montgomery 201and Jeff Campbell 201. The six sets belong to Alex 665, Dave 664, Dean and Max both with 603, Well bowled.
Only 8 bowling weeks to go before The memorial tournament and entry names are being taken. Limited to 40 bowlers and I've already got 23 entries. Do please see me at the earliest if you want to participate.
WEEK 31 14th May
A decent week with the weekly scratch average going up to 163. There were 19 x 200 games (plus 11 x 190+ near misses] and 3 x 600 series. Those deuces - Craig Davey 212/203/201, Alex Kimpton 265/225, Ben Harvey 215/205, Jeff Campbell 212/204, Steve Lockwood 209/201, Astin Dean 235, Stuart Davis 229, Roy Hopkins 228, Ewan Biscoe 224, Brian Johnson 221, Max slater 221, Daren Knightsbridge 208 and Sean Symes 203. The six sets belong to Alex, Craig and Ben with 668,616,600 respectively. Well bowled everyone.
The Memorial tournament is edging closer. We already have 35 out of the 40 entries. So if you wish to participate please see me as soon as possible. The raffle queen will be starting to come round after the half term break with raffle tickets. We have a number of donated prizes already and a list of prizes will be updated as the weeks go on.
Finally, as I reported a couple of weeks ago about the sad passing of our good friend and bowling colleague, Ken Coller. If anybody wants to pay their last respects, his funeral is on Friday 24th May, 12 noon at Yapton Crematorium, Grevatts Lane, Yapton BN18 0LW.
WEEK 32 21st May
An average week this week with the weekly scratch average dropping back to 161. However, we did manage 15 x 200's (10 near miss 190+) and 3 x 600's. Those deuces - Ben Harvey 266/232, Harley guy-Sinclair 238/236, Jeff Campbell 226/216, Alex Kimpton 222/205, Triston Ferguson 234, Craig Davey 229, Trevor Mandeville 209, Eddie Taylor 203, Kate Harmsworth 201, Dave Cooper 201 and Steve Ferguson 200. The six sets belong to Ben 692, Harley 641 and Jeff also 641. Well bowled.
No bowling next week (28th). I'm sorry if some of you may be a bit confused with the schedule. I mistakenly omitted to put the date by half term week which should be 28th May. All subsequent dates should be moved up, ie. week 33 is June 4th and so on, thus making the last league week (38) July 9th.
Charity tournament will be on July 16th. I have 35 entries so far out of 40. Raffle queen will be doing the rounds after your money. We already have 20 donated prizes with more to come. If anybody wants to donate please see myself or Jan. An updated list will be available as the weeks progress.
28th May --- No bowling -- Half Term
WEEK 33 4th June
A very good week with 22 x 200 games (6 x 190+ near misses) and 5 x 600 series. This pushed up the weekly scratch average to 163. Those deuces - Steve Ferguson 242/216/213, Dave Cooper 234/222/218, Craig Wood-Ellis 215/204, Jeff Campbell 212/210, Max Slater 257, Alex Kimpton 248, Ben Harvey 242, Dean Morgan 235, Steve Lockwood 220, Guiseppe Buffa 211, Scooby Roberts 204, Brian Johnson 203, Des Gough 203, Eddie Taylor 203, Darren Grimes 202 and Tristan Ferguson 201. The six sets belong to Dave 674, Steve F 671, Alex 641, Max 617 and Jeff 603.
Memorial Tourament update -- we now have 38 entries out of 40. So if you want to enter you need to be quick. Start of raffle ticket sales went well. The Raffle Queen will be out and about this coming week as usual. Donated prizes - all I can say is that these have 'gone through the roof' . We have an amazing 71 donated prizes so far. We won't need to buy a lot this year, which means more raffle money will go to the charity. Jan will have a full up to date list with her when she is selling the tickets. With the amount and the quality of the donations, I've split these up into 3 catagories. The main raffle table (39 prizes), a pre raffle sales table for anyone to buy specific items (22 items) and finally 8 (possibly 10) items of valuable goods which I'm hoping to auction off to try to raise more money prior to tournament night. These will be posted on the Facebook site with pictures and details. Jan will have details of these items on her 'gift sheet' when selling tickets. Guarenteed a bargain, if you want to put in a bid for something or purchase early from the sales table, let me know. The auction date will close 2nd July.
WEEK 34 11th June
An average week with a few good scores. The weekly scratch average dropped slightly to 161. there were 16 x 200 games and 3 x 6oo series. Straight into those deuces - Brian Mason 213/201/200, Dave Cooper 257/212, Guiseppe Buffa 255/247, Harley Guy-Sinclair 234, Craig Davey 231, Dave Montgomery 226, Darren Grimes 225, Astin Dean 215, Trevor Hammond 214, Layton Palmer 214, Eddie Taylor 213 and Brian Johnson 206. The six sets were by Guiseppe 681, Dave 652and Brian M 614. Well bowled.
Tony Burt Memorial Tournie - We now have a full quota of entries but if anyone still interested let me know as there might be a couple of drop outs and if I do end up with a couple over, I could probably squeeze you in. The raffle is doing well with now 80 donated prizes received and a few more promised still to come. We have also pruchased 6 cases of beer to go with what we've already got. As most of us know Dave Cooper is doing his weekly 'guess what I'm goin to score'. £1 entry. Last weeks winner was Alelaide Buffa who won herself a nice bottle of whiskey. On top of this, we are also sponsering Dave for every game he gets over 200 (after he reaches a total of 50) until the end of the season. Response last week was tremendous with 23 bowlers sponsoring him. I'll be seeing bowlers who weren't here last week to try to increase this number. Many, many thanks for your support.
WEEK 35 18th June
A good week for bowling with the weekly scratch average moving up to 163, thanks to 22 x 200 games, 4 x 600 series and a nice 700 series. Straight to those deuces - Dave Cooper 278/236/201, Jeff Campbell 233/208, trevor Hammond 227/215, Tom Snook 226/202, Steve Ferguson 214/203, Max Slater 207/206, Craig Wood-Ellis 202/200, Alex Kimpton 246, Chris Kibble 227, Craig Davey 226, Layton Palmer 215, leon Burt 214, Dave Montgomery 202 and Chris White200. The six sets were by Tom Snook 622, Jeff Campbell 621, Craig Davey 605 and Chris Kibble 600. The big seven was by Dave Cooper with 715. Well bowled. Now with just three weeks to go, it's a fight for top place with Little & Large and Catch Us If U Can both on the same points and separated by just 827 pins. The fight for third, fourth and fifth is separated by only 8 points and it looks like the push for sixth and final payout spot is again between two teams. But never say never.
The Memorial tournament is now only 4 weeks away and the raffle is going from strength to strength with even more donations coming in. The raffle queen will have the updated list when she comes round selling tickets. The Dave Cooper 200 game sponsership is also doing well. He has been sponsered so far by 35 bowlers. And don't forget he will be doing his 'guess my series' for £1 entry for a small prize with the balance going to the charity. Finally, don't forget to look on our Facebook page for the few top quality items that we are hoping to auction off to try to get even more money in.
WEEK 36 25th June
A reasonable week despite the weekly scratch average dipping to 161. There were still 20 x 200 games but only 2 x 600 series, but we did manage a 700 set. Those deuces Alex Kimpton 252/238/213, Tom Snook 235/222, Craig Davey 230/200, Harley Guy-Sinclair 216/212, Sean Symes 224, Alphonso Palestre 222, Ben Harvey 213, Mark Palmer 206, Brian Johnson 204, Ivan Allem 203, Guiseppe Buffa 203, Caz Oakley 202, Jeff Campbell 202, steve ferguson 202 and Steve Lockwoon 200. The six sets were by Craig 605 and Harley 601 with the seven set belonging to Alex 703. Well bowled everyone. With just 2 weeks to go, the fight for the top two is still ongoing as is for three and four. The rest look pretty straight forward so for these teams it's a question of 'points mean more cash'. At the bottom there could still be a scrap for the dreaded wooden spoon position.
Raffle going well. A few more donated prizes coming in. I've had no bids for any of the auction items to date, so I will try a blind auction on the day in the hope that we can get a bit more money in for the charity. So bring along plenty of cash if you want a real bargain. Photos of the auction prizes are on our Facebook site.
WEEK 37 2nd July
Penultimate week of the season and it was the best of the season with an amazing 27 x 200 games (+ 13 near miss 190's) and 6 x 600 series. The weekly scratch average shooting up to 164. Those deuces - Alex Kimpton 267/217/203, Jeff Campbell 217/212/203, Steve ferguson 255/204, Dave Cooper 233/204, Steve Lockwood 221/205, Guiseppe Buffa 220/213, Scooby Roberts204/201, Layton Palmer 204/200, Chris Kibble 224, Sean Symes 215, Brian Johnson 214, Harley Guy-Sinclair 213, Dave Montgomery 212, Max Slater 212, Ben Harvey 204, Kate Harmsworth 202 and Bryan Harvey 201. The six sets were by Alex 687, Steve F 649, Jeff 632, Dave 622, Steve L 622 and Chris 619. Well bowled. Don't forget our final week we will be using all 18 lanes as there are no byes. It also looks like we will be using all 18 lanes on tournament night also as we have 45 entries. Raffle still going strong with 6 donations coming in during the past week, including a brand new bowling ball (10lb 2oz). Picture and details are on a post on our Facebook page. On the lanes next Tuesday will be a circular with information for you to look at and take in.
WEEK 38 9th July
The last week of the season week ended up a little bit low key with only 11 x 200 games and 2 x 600 series. But congratulations to Little & Large on securing the League Championship. Runners up were Catch Us If U Can with Disaster Strikes making 3rd place. Team awards went to Catch Us If U Can (hgs, hss, most 200's), Wizards (hgh, hsh). Men's awards went to Dave Cooper (hgs,hss, most 200's), Trevor Hammond & Scooby Roberts (tied for hgh) & Steve Ferguson (hsh). Ladies awards went to Des Gough (hgs), Kate Harmsworth (hgh,hsh, most 200's), Kirstie Western (hss). The top averages were Dave Cooper (209) and Kirstie Western (180). Well bowled.
16th July The Memorial Tournament
Congratulations to Mark Palmer for winning this, with Tristan Ferguson being runner up. losing semi finalist were Brian Johnson and Bryan Harvey Junior. The full results for this are posted on the link on this site.
