Stanwick Bowls Club
Partrick Cup - Handicap Competition
Our annual outdoor handicap championship of 2024 was decided on the afternoon of Sunday 1 September.
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Playing in ideal weather, Kevin and Ted met in the final.
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After the scheduled 18 ends, Kevin (0 handicap) and Ted (+3) were tied at 14 shots each. Scoring a single shot in the additional, deciding end gave Kevin the narrowest of victories. Well done to both players on a fine match.
SBC Drawn Pairs Competition
The pairing of Dennis and Ted in our Drawn Pairs Competition was always going to be a tricky one to defeat. And so it proved when they triumphed in the final played on 30 August when they overcame the challenge of Steve and Kevin.
Well done to everyone who made it through to the final and our champions in particular.
Pauline Retains Walker Cup
Our annual outdoor ladies championship has been concluded with Pauline retaining the trophy which she won last year - not to mention a number of previous occasions! Congratulations Pauline and well done too to Lizanne who finished in second place having won only one match less than Pauline in the round-robin competition.
Aussie Pairs Final
On the evening of Friday 9 August our annual Aussie Pairs Championship was decided.
A random draw had placed Lizanne and Ted together and also teamed up Aaron with Neil, who were able to achieve the win in the face of stiff competition.
Our picture shows the finalists L-R Neil, Aaron, Lizanne and Ted.
SBC Wetenhall Cup
Playing in extremely warm conditions, our Wetenhall Cup singles competition was decided on the afternoon of Thursday 1 August 2024.
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Kevin and Barrie had progressed through the various rounds of this knockout competition to meet in the final.
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Congratulations to Kevin who was the worthy winner of the event.
Vets Pairs Competition Decided
Playing against last year's winners - Kevin and Neil, Barrie and Dennis have triumphed in this year's Vets Pairs Championship.
They took an early lead and were able to stay ahead through to the conclusion of the 18 end final.
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Many congratulations to the worthy winners.
Big Title
Summer 2024 SBC Triples Winners
Our annual outdoor triples competition was decided on the evening of Friday 28 June 2024.
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The team of (pictured l to r) Dennis, Jon and Ted romped to victory in their match against Steve, Neil and Garry to take a well deserved win.
Short Mat Pairs Competition
Saturday 9 March saw the conclusion of our internal, short mat Club competitions.
With pairings determined by a random draw, it was the team of Pauline and Barrie who just managed to fend off strong challenges from Ron and Lizanne who finished in second place, and Rosemary and Joy who were third.
Each of the leading three partnerships finished with identical winning/drawing/losing results. Therefore, the winners were determined on the basis of their better ratio of shots won to shots lost.
Well done to everyone who participated in the event and special thanks to Garry for organising us all.
Congratulations to Pauline and Barrie whose names will be added to our Club honours board.
The pictures show winners Pauline and Barrie and second place Lizanne and Ron.
SBC Short Mat Champion Decided
On the evening of Friday 9 February our ladies indoor champion Lizanne, and gentlemen's winner Graham, played against each other to determine the overall SBC indoor champion for the 2023/24 season.
Lizanne took an early 6-0 lead after just two ends, meaning that Graham was always on the back foot. However, he managed to score 2 shots in the final scheduled end, thereby levelling the score. An additional, deciding end was required to decide the match, with Graham taking the victory by a single shot.
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Congratulations to both players on a fine match. Well done Graham - our indoor short mat champion.
2023/24 Indoor Club Champion - Graham
Ladies Short Mat Championship
Many congratulation to new Club member Lizanne, who on the morning of Saturday 3 February, became our 2023/24 ladies short mat champ.
Lizanne and Joy finished the competition equal on points based on matches won, but a count back of shots for and against made Lizanne the winner.
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2023/24 Ladies Short Mat Champ. - Lizanne.
Short Mat Triples Competition
We were delighted to have attracted interest from 18 Club members for our 2023/24 Triples Competition which was held on Saturday 13 January. Thanks to everyone who arrived on time for the 09:00 start.
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Teams were selected by a random draw with the team of Ron, Rosemary and Graham proving too strong for the opposition in winning all of their five round robin matches. Many congratulations to them.
The winners of our short mat triples competition.
L-R. Ron, Rosemary, Graham.
Indoor Short Mat Competitions
We have made an encouraging start to our winter series of indoor matches against local Northamptonshire teams. Hopefully our good form will continue through the rest of our games.
Additionally, the first two of our internal Club competitions have been completed. In the Fours Competition played on the morning of Saturday 28 October, The team of Ted, Rosemary, Ron and Garry were victorious against stiff opposition. Congratulations to them.
Our men's singles competition took place on Saturday 18 November. The competition took the form of a round robin with each of the competitors playing a 6 end, 4 wood match against everyone else. Well done Graham M who won all but one of his matches and therefore receives the club trophy. Congratulations are also due to Steve who finished in second place. Steve has only been a member of the club for a year and is already showing more experienced players how it should be done. The pictures below show winner Graham and second placed Steve. Many congratulations to them both.
​SBC Ladies Championship 2023
Pictured below are the competitors in this year's round-robin Ladies Championship Competition.
Pauline triumphed in both of her matches against Joy and Helena and consequently retains her title.
Congratulation Pauline!
2023 Ladies Champ - Pauline
Club Honours
Our Club honours boards are updated annually to record the winners of our various outdoor and indoor competitions.
