News
Date: 2nd July 2008 9.15pm
There has now been 58 Matches played in the Mixed League and Riverain BC are top with Letchworth BC in second place with Knebworth BC in third position with Holwell BC in fouth place. Press here for current league table
Knockout Competition is now at the Semi-Final stage which are to be played by the 20th July.
Mike T Parsons
Association Secretary
Date: 10th June 2008
The members of the Dixonian Bowls club would like to thank all clubs and there members for their kind words and support.
They still have some Items they wish to sell any reasonable offers for the following club Items:
2 Score Boards, 40 Cups & Saucers, 40 Dinner Plates, Tea Pots, Cutlery, 10 Stacking Chairs, Honors Board and other bowls items.
(All surplus money, after the club pays all it bills, will be given to the Francis Drake Fellowship)
Date: 15th May 2008
Dixonian Bowls Club members decided that the club would have to disband by the 31st May 2008
After 33 years of playing mixed bowls they have reached a point of being unable to continue due to a lack of fit playing members.
Date: 1st November 2007
Kimpton Bowls Club members, at there recent AGM have decided not to continue playing in the associations Mixed Bowls League & Knockout Competition. As one of its founding members many area bowlers will be sad to lose the Kimpton club.
The association would like to take this opportunity to thank Kimpton and it members for there support over the years and we wish them all the best for the future. The association will always consider Kimpton as a friend.
Date: 1st October 2007
At the Stevenage & District Mixed Bowls Association EGM on Friday 28th September 2007 at the Holwell Bowls Club, it was agreed by all clubs to reinstate the overall league, so all matches against association clubs will be counted as league matches. This means that for the 2008 season and until further notice the Divsions 1 & 2 are now suspended.
It was also agreed that Rules 1 & 7 are amended to read - ( those rinks will have to forfeit 20% of the final score. A minimum of 4 shots to be deducted.)
We are now at the end of the 2007 season and all 72 matches have now been played over both Divisions and the final placings are as follows:
Division One Champions are Holwell Bowls Club with 54 points.
and the Runners-up are Datchworth Bowls Club with 46 points.
Letchworth GC Bowls Club are in third place.
Division Two Champions are St Ippolyts Bowls Club with a total of 59 points.
Runners-up are Riverain Bowls Club who have a total of 58 points.
Willian Bowls Club are in third place.
Date: August 2007
The Final was played on 8th August at Riverain BC. and was started at 6.00pm by League Secretary.
In the early stages over the first five ends, Holwell had a 6 shots lead 23-17. At 10 ends there lead had been cut to 3 shots 42-39. and over the next three ends St.Ippolyts took the lead 50 shots to 49 (on 13 end). The next two ends saw Holwell take back the lead on 15th end 56 Shots to St.Ippolyts 55 shots.
Over the last three ends it was Holwell who added the most shots adding 20 shots to there total with St.Ippolyts only able it add 6 shots to there total. Holwell had once more won the Knockout Competition 76 to 61 after all 18 ends had been played.
Congrulations to both teams for the away in which the final was played.
Winners 2007 Holwell BC & Runners-UP 2007 St.Ippolyts BC
My thanks go to the Riverain BC and in particular George Weaver for arranging for the final to be played on there green. I would also like to thank his team, who laid on the refreshments after the match. The full results table can be found if you Press Here .
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