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14 November 2024

Ladies’ Match Secretary Position

Bowls Hampshire invites applications from those wishing to take on the role of the Ladies’ Match Secretary which has just become available.  The Current Role Description and how to apply can be found via this link. The deadline for applications is Friday 6 December

21 September 2024

Men’s Under 25 Manager

The position of Men’s Under 25 Manager has become available and applications are welcomed with a deadline of 31 October. The role is until the end of the 2026 season and further details can be found via this link

The Application process can also be found here

01 September 2024

Home Counties Junior League

The perfect finale. After the disappointment of losing the White Rose Final, Bowls Hampshire U25s were determined to make amends in the Junior Home Counties Final at Egham against our old foe Bowls Kent today. The boys got out of the blocks quickly to lead 13 - 9 at 5 ends and stretching to 27 - 14 at 10 ends. But Kent were not going to go out with a fight, as they looked to get revenge for being beaten by Hampshire at the area final of the White Rose earlier in the year, and by 15 ends had not only closed the gap but led by a single shot

Ends were traded back and forth and at 20 ends Kent still held that single shot lead. But Hampshire were not going to be denied retaining the trophy, with the rink skipped by captain Reece Graham picking up a timely 4 shots, to give Hampshire a slender 3 shot lead, it left the rinks skipped by Luke Bell and Dan Cookman to hold their nerve, which they all did, dropping and gaining single shots respectively, giving Hampshire a well earned 56 - 53 victory

01 September 2024

Please see this link for a message from Women’s President Sue after her support at the National Championships

31 August 2024

Leamington - Day 17 - Men’s Top Club

In the last day that Hampshire has representation at the National Championships, Sports Centre faced Reading this morning in the Semi Final of the Men’s Top Club. Unfortunately the result went against them as they lost the match by 2 disciplines to 3

30 August 2024

Leamington - Day 16 - Women’s Senior Fours

An amazing morning for the Alton Social Women’s Senior Four of Lesley Johnson, Alice Atwell, Hazel Marke and Margaret Holden as they won a very close match against the home team from Warwickshire by 13 shots to 12 to become National Champions. Congratulations to all

Leamington - Day 16 - Men’s Top Club

Sports Centre faced Hove and Kingsway BC from Sussex in tuehe Quarter Final this morning and won the match by 3 disciplines to 2 winning the Two Bowls Singles, Triples and Fours. They will now play Reading in the Semi Final tomorrow morning

Leamington - Day 16 - Mixed Pairs

Margaret Holden returned to the green this evening, along with Leo May, also of Alton Social, to play against Cornwall in the Round of 16 in the Mixed Pairs. Unfortunately there was not be a repeat of her success this morning as they were defeated by 10 shots to 18  

29 August 2024

Leamington - Day 15 - Women’s 2 Wood Singles

This morning saw the start of the Women’s 2 Wood Singles. Laura Kitcher of King’s Park played Dorset in the Preliminary Round but was defeated by 7 shots to 16. Margaret Holden of Alton Social was also drawn in the Preliminary Round against Yorkshire and won through by 15 shots to 13. In the First Round Margaret then played Somerset but was defeated by 10 shots to 15

Leamington - Day 15 - Men’s Junior Pairs

In the first of three Quarter Finals for Hampshire today, the first match was in the Men’s Junior Pairs where Dan Cookman from Ringwood and Luke Bell from Sports Centre played Cumbria but unfortunately were defeated by 16 shots to 20

Leamington - Day 15 - Women’s Junior Pairs

At lunchtime Alice Lovett of Oakley and Grace Read of Milton Park were also in the Women’s Junior Pairs Quarter Final playing Hertfordshire but unfortunately were defeated by 19 shots to 22



Leamington - Day 15 - Women’s Senior Fours

In the Women’s Senior Fours Lesley Johnson, Alice Atwell, Hazel Marke and Margaret Holden of Alton Social played Yorkshire in the Quarter Final at lunchtime and won by 23 shots to 15. That puts them into the semi final against Dorset which is later this afternoon. A great performance in the semi final saw the four win by 23 shots to 8 and they will now play for a National Title tomorrow morning when they play the host club from Warwickshire

Leamington - Day 15 - Men’s 2 Wood Singles

This afternoon also saw the start of the Men’s 2 Wood Singles with both our players from Alton Social. Richard Burgin played Somerset in the Preliminary Round and won by 16 shots to 10. In the First Round Richard was up against Suffolk but was defeated by 9 shots to 16. His clubmate Matt Carr was also drawn in the Prliminary Round and played against Cambridgeshire. Matt won by 15 shots to 12 but was also then defeated in the First Round, losing 11 - 16 to Leicestershire

28 August 2024

Leamington - Day 14 - Men’s Senior Fours

The Men’s Senior Four of Mark Brocklebank, Steve Van Wyk, Derrick Fulker and Peeter Ward of Ringwood played Cumbria in the First Round this morning but unfortunately were defeated by 12 shots to 18

Leamington - Day 14 - Women’s Junior Pairs

Alice Lovett of Oakley and Grace Read of Milton Park played their first match this afternoon in the First round of the Women’s Junior Pairs against Buckinghamshire and won by 22 shots to 12. That puts them into the Quarter Final tomorrow lunchtime when they will play Hertfordshire

Leamington - Day 14 - Women’s Senior Fours

Lesley Johnson, Alice Atwell, Hazel Marke and Margaret Holden of Alton Social played Nottinghamshire in the Second Round of the Women’s Senior Fours this afternoon and won by 19 shots to 8. They will now play again tomorrow lunchtime in the Quarter Final against Yorkshire

Leamington - Day 14 - Men’s Junior Pairs

Our Men’s Junior Pair of Dan Cookman from Ringwood and Luke Bell from Sports Centre won a close First Round match against Huntingdonshire by 20 shots to 19 this morning. They played again this afternoon against Northamptonshire and won by 22 shots to 8 to also make the Quarter Final tomorrow morning when they will play Cumbria

27 August 2024

Leamington - Day 13 - Men’s Senior Fours

Mark Brocklebank, Steve Van Wyk, Derrick Fulker and Peter Ward of Ringwood played Warwickshire in the Preliminary Round of the Men’s Senior Fours this lunchtime and won through by 21 shots to 10. They will play in the First Round tomorrow morning

Leamington - Day 13 - Women’s Senior Fours

Lesley Johnson, Alice Atwell, Hazel Marke and Margaret Holden of Alton Social played Herefordshire in the First Round of the Women’s Senior Fours this lunchtime and won comfortably by 23 shots to 4. They will now play again tomorrow lunchtime in the Second Round

Leamington - Day 13 - Women’s Junior Pairs

Alice Lovett of Oakley and Grace Read of Milton Park were given a walkover by Bedfordshire in the Preliminary Round of the Women’s Junior Pairs today. They will now play Buckinghamshire on the First Round tomorrow lunchtime

26 August 2024

Leamington - Day 12 - Mixed Fours

The Mixed Four of Lesley Johnson, Claire Flanningan and Nick Hardy of Alton Social, together with Paul May of Banister Park, played Worcestershire this morning in the Round of 16 but were defeated by 13 shots to 17

Leamington - Day 12 - Women’s Champion of Champion’s Singles

Laura Kitcher of King’s Park played Somerset in the Quarter Final at lunchtime today but unfortunately was defeated by 16 shots to 21

Leamington - Day 12 - Men’s Fours

In the Preliminary Round of the Men’s Fours this morning, Danny Smith, Shaun O’Mara, Oliver Mew and Gary Starks of Southsea Waverley played Surrey but were defeated by 10 shots to 18

24 August 2024

Leamington - Day 10 - Women’s Singles

In the first round of the Women’s Singles this morning Alice Lovett of Oakley was up against Kent but sadly was defeated by 16 shots to 21

Leamington - Day 10 - Men’s Champion of Champion’s Singles

A mixed start for our two representatives in the Men’s Champion of Champion’s Singles. Alan B Forrest of Fleming Park played Isle of Wight but was defeated by 11 shots to 21. Better news for Matt Carr of Alton Social who won by 21 shots to 15 against Oxfordshire and will play again later this afternoon in the Round of 16

In the Round of 16 Matt Carr faced Devon but was defeated by 19 shots to 21

Leamington - Day 10 - Family Pairs

Sharon Varndell and Dan Cookman of Ringwood played Yorkshire this morning in the Round of 16 in the Family Pairs but were defeated by 11 shots to 18

Leamington - Day 10 - Women’s Pairs

In the early Preliminary round of the Women’s Pairs this evening, Trish Towner and Janet Prince of New Milton faced Herefordshire but were defeated by 3 shots to 28

Leamington - Day 9 - Women’s Singles

This morning saw the start of the Women’s Singles. Janet Ballard of Waterside faced Cambridgeshire in the preliminary round but sadly was defeated by 11 shots to 21. Alice Lovett of Oakley was more successful against Oxfordshire, winning 21 - 12 and will return tomorrow morning for the first round against Kent

22 August 2024

Leamington - Day 8 - Women’s Senior Pairs

Caroline Goodeve and Kay Stockley of Alton Social played Lincolnshire in the first round this morning but were defeated by 9 shots to 22

Leamington - Day 8 - Men’s Triples

The Men’s triples started this morning and the first up was the Boscombe Cliff trio of Dan Steadman, Simon Clarke and Adam Broom who had a comfortable 26 - 5 win over Worcestershire in the preliminary round. They will play again in Round 1 later this afternoon. The Folland triple of Ian Stubbington, Paul Sidwell and Tony Spridgeon played the later preliminary round but were defeated 9 - 14 by Cornwall. The Boscombe Cliff triple then went onto play Surrey in the first and agonisingly lost by 18 shots to 19 on an extra end

 

21 August 2024

Leamington - Day 7 - Women’s Junior Singles

In the opening preliminary round of the Women’s Junior Singles this morning Grace Read of Milton Park was handed a walkover by Middlesex. Alice Lovett of Oakley played Leicestershire but was defeated by 14 shots to 21. In the afternoon Grace Read then played Lincolnshire in the first round but was defeated by 18 shots to 21   

Leamington - Day 7 - Men’s Junior Singles

Ashley Nethercliffe of Alton Social faced Hertfordshire in the last eight this lunchtime but sadly was defeated by 12 shots to 21

Leamington - Day 7 - Men’s Senior Pairs

The Men’s Senior Pairs continued at lunchtime but unfortunately both our teams were defeated. Bryan Cherry and Tony Hall of Milton Park were defeated by 12 shots to 19 by Suffolk and John Keat and Colin Thresher of Sports Centre lost narrowly by 15 shots to 16 to Somerset

Leamington - Day 7 - Women’s Senior Pairs

The final competition of the day was the Women’s Senior Pairs and our Alton Social team of Caroline Goodeve and Kay Stockley faced Somerset in the preliminary round who they defeated by 17 shots to 14. They will now play in Round 1 tomorrow morning against Lincolnshire  

20 August 2024

Leamington - Day 6 - Men’s Junior Singles

Ashley Nethercliffe of Alton Social played his first round match in the Junior Singles this morning and won through against Suffolk by 21 shots to 18. He will now play in the second round this afternoon. In the next round Ashley cruised through by 21 shots to 3 against Somerset and has now reached the quarter final which he will play tomorrow lunchtime

Leamington - Day 6 - Women’s Senior Singles

At the same time Rachel Powell of Basingstoke Town was also playing her second round match in the Women’s Senior Singles against Somerset but unfortunately was defeated by 14 shots to 21

Leamington - Day 6 - Men’s Senior Pairs

The Men’s Senior Pairs started this afternoon and we have two teams in the opening round. First up was Bryan Cherry and Tony Hall of Milton Park who played Leicestershire and won through in a very close match by 16 shots to 15. They will play in the second round tomorrow lunchtime. Our second team of John Keat and Colin Thresher of Sports Centre played their opening round against Devon later this afternoon and also won by 21 - 14

19 August 2024

Leamington - Day 5 - Men’s Junior Singles

This morning saw the start of the Men’s Junior Singles but Reece Graham of Alton Social was defeated 8 - 21 by Hertfordshire. In the later afternoon preliminary round session, Ashley Nethercliffe, also of Alton Social, played Leicestershire and won through to the first round tomorrow morning with a 21 shots to 12 victory

Leamington - Day 5 - Women’s Senior Singles

This afternoon the Women’s Senior Singles started and Rachel Powell of Basingstoke Town was our representative in the opening round against Yorkshire and good news as she won through to tomorrow’s second round with a narrow 21 shots to 19 victory

 

18 August 2024

Leamington - Day 4 - Men’s Pairs

Unfortunately both our our Men’s Pairs were defeated this afternoon in the opening round. Zac Miller and Adam White of Basingstoke Town lost a close match to Surrey by 15 shots to 17 and Dan Cookman and Peter Ward also lost by 7 shots to 22 to Durham

Leamington - Day 4 - Women’s Triples

The New Milton triple of Chris Cooke, Alison Bremner and Sandy Elder returned this morning to play their second match against Leicestershire but were defeated by 16 shots to 24

Leamington - Day 4 - Men’s Senior Singles

The opening matches in the Men’s Senior Singles started this morning but Gary Johnson of Alton was defeated by Essex, losing 1 - 21. In the later afternoon session Paul Sidwell from Folland played Middlesex but also lost 13 - 21

17 August 2024

Leamington - Day 3 - White Rose Trophy

Finally some good news to report as our White Rose Team played Northamptonshire this morning in the semi final and won through by 44 shots to 31. That puts us into the final later this afternoon when we will face Warwickshire

The final was a close match but unfortunately we were defeated by 28 shots to 36 so just miss out on a National title but a fantastic performance

Leamington - Day 3 - Women’s Triples

Today also saw the start of the Women’s Triples and we had mixed results. The Ringwood triple of Helen Blackiston, Carol Broomfield and Sharon Varndell were defeated 17 - 21 by Worcestershire but the New Milton team of Chris Cooke, Alison Bremner and Sandy Elder defeated Bedfordshire by the same score and will be back tomorrow morning to play the next round  

16 August 2024

Leamington - Day 2 - Tony Allcock Trophy

Our representatives in the Tony Allcock Trophy were Boscombe Cliff who played Bolton Flat Green in the Quarter Final this afternoon. Unfortunately the result did not go our way as Boscombe Cliff were defeated by 30 shots to 32

Leamington - Day 2 - Men’s 4 Wood Singles

This morning saw the start of the Men’s National Singles but sadly both our players lost their opening matches. Chris Cieciura of Pelhams was defeated 14 - 21 by Cumbria and Alan Geary agonisingly lost 20 - 21 to Derbyshire   

15 August 2024

Leamington - Day 1 - Women’s Fours

Not the greatest of starts in the National Finals at Leamington as both Hampshire Women’s Fours lost in the opening round this morning. The rink of Joan Dawkins, Kim Francis-Ellis, Elaine Bennett and Chris Doig from Lee-On-The-Solent lost 12 - 16 to Isle of Wight and the Alton Social four of Kate Fyfield, Lesley Johnson, Hazel Marke and Margaret Holden lost on an extra end by 17 shots to 18 to Sussex

20 July 2024

Middleton Cup

Our run in this season’s Middleton Cup came to an end today with a narrow 3 shot defeat to Buckinghamshire at Desborough. The final score was 117 shots to 120

06 July 2024

Middleton Cup

Our final Round Robin match in the Middleton Cup left us needing a perfect 6 rink win against Bowls Isle of Wight and by a margin of 83 shots to win the group and reach the Regional final. In an amazing performance we did just that, and more, in a 179 shots to 63 victory to finish on 66 points and pip Surrey with a better shot difference

That means we will now play Buckinghamshire in the Regional Quarter final on Saturday 20 July for a place at Leamington

The rink scores were as follows:

Alan B Forrest 21 - 18

Peter Ward 42 - 7

Leo May 28 - 10

Perry Martin 34 - 10

Chris Daniels 27 - 13

Gary Starks 27 - 5

   

Johns Trophy

In the final group match this afternoon our Johns Trophy team played Sussex at Worthing Pavilion and rounded off the season with a good win by 117 shots to 97 and 20 points to 2. We finish the group in third place

The rink scores were as follows:

Alice Lovett 23 - 13

Janet Williamson 18 - 16

Margaret Holden 24 - 18

Sue Dyson 11 - 24

Alex Tymon 20 - 13

Allyson Flint 21 - 13

Congratulations also go to Allyson Flint of Cove as this was her 100th Johns Trophy match - a fantastic achievement

23 June 2024

Walker Cup

This morning our Women’s Walker Cup team faced Kent in the regional semi final at Egham BC. Unfortunately our run in this season’s competition ended in a defeat by 40 shots to 47

The rink scores were:

Margaret Holden 26 - 25

Alice Lovett 14 - 22

Balcomb Trophy

At the same time our Men’s Balcomb Trophy team were playing Buckinghamshire in their semi final at Bromley BC and were successful as they won through to the final in a 47 shots to 30 victory

That put us into this afternoon’s final against Kent and in an incredibly close match it all came down to the very last wood with both sides level. Unfortunately for us the winning shot went to Kent as we were agonisingly defeated by 40 shots to 41

22 June 2024

Middleton Cup

We faced Surrey this afternoon in the Middleton Cup at Banister Park but were defeated by 108 shots to 123 and 6 points to 16

This leaves us second in the group on 44 points behind Surrey who have completed all their matches and ended on 66 points. We still have a chance to qualify but we will need to win all 22 points and by a margin of 83 shots in our final match against Bowls Isle of Wight

The rink scores were:

Perry Martin 22-21

Alan B Forrest 17-23

Chris Daniels 18-13

Leo May 14 - 26

Peter Ward 22-15

Gary Starks 15-25

16 June 2024

White Rose Trophy

Well done to our Men’s White Rose Trophy Under 25 team today as they qualified for the National Finals. In the Regional Finals at Horsham they faced Sussex this morning in the semi final and won by 41 shots to 31 to reach the final this afternoon against Kent which they also won by 40 shots to 37

That puts us into the National Semi Final at Leamington when we will play Northamptonshire on Saturday 17 August

Amy Rose Bowl

Sadly the Women’s Amy Rose Bowl team just failed to match them at Cranleigh in their Regional Final. After Buckinghamshire conceded the semi final we were straight through to the final this afternoon, also against Kent. Unfortunately for us the result of the match was a Kent win by 41 shots to 34    

15 June 2024

Johns Trophy

In the Johns Trophy there was a disappointing defeat this afternoon against Buckinghamshire as we lost by 91 shots to 107 and 2 points to 20. This leaves us in 3rd place in the group and unable to reach the latter stages

The rink scores were:

Margaret Holden 14 - 17

Alex Tymon 21 - 9

Sue Dyson 16 - 27

Kay Stockley 17 - 19

Janet Williamson 14 - 16

Alice Lovett 8 - 19

Middleton Cup

There was however a much better result in the Middleton Cup where we defeated Middlesex by 18 points to 4 and by 127 shots to 112

The rink scores were:

Stuart Rowney 22 - 13

Nick Hardy 16 - 25

Perry Martin 26 - 18

Peter Ward 25 - 18

Gary Starks 24 - 23

Chris Daniels 14 - 15

09 June 2024

Balcomb Trophy

A good win today in the opening match of the Balcomb Trophy as we defeated Berkshire at Banister Park, winning by 37 shots to 31. This puts us into the Regional Finals where we will face Buckinghamshire at Bromley BC on Sunday 23 June. The rinks scores were:

Leo May 20 - 12

Perry Martin 17 - 19

Walker Cup

It was also a similar good win in the Walker Cup as we defeated Berkshire at Didcot, winning by 42 shots to 31. This puts us into the Regional Finals where we will face Kent at Egham BC on Sunday 23 June. The rinks scores were:

Margaret Holden 22 - 17

Alice Lovett 20 - 14

02 June 2024

Our White Rose Under 25 Team made it a perfect weekend with another win by 44 shots to 30 at Banister Park this morning against Middlesex. This puts us into the Regional Finals on Sunday 16 June when we will face Sussex at Horsham BC

The rinks scores were:

Dan Cookman 24 - 11

Ashley Nethercliffe 20 - 19

01 June 2024

An excellent double win for our County Teams today against Kent. In the Middleton Cup the result was a very good 20 points to 2 win by 129 shots to 102

The rink scores were:

Alan Forest Jnr 21 - 19 Martin Sekjer

Leo May 23 - 12 Dexter Weyland

Perry Martin 25 - 13 Roger Kendrick

Peter Ward 19 - 16 Taylor Monk

Gary Starks 30 - 11 Duncan Hanmore

Ben Paulley 11 -31 Ken Weyland

In the Johns Trophy there was also a good win by 16 points to 6 against Kent in a 102 shots to 96 victory

The rink scores were:

Margaret Holden 22 - 16 Paige Dennis

Alex Tymon 17 - 14 Erika White

Sue Dyson 23 - 12 Jane Cogle

Kay Stockley 13 - 17 Rachel Banks

Janet Williamson 14 - 19 Amy Barnes

Alice Lovett 13 - 18 Sian Honnor