BOWLS ENGLAND
3 May Mens Top Club
In the first interclub competition of the season we took on our friends from Godalming & Farncombe at their ground. The competition consists of 5 formats; 4 and 2 bowl singles, pairs, triples and fours. To win we needed to win 3 of the 5 formats. Simon Fillary won the 4 bowl singles, Peter Challens and Andy Jones were nip and tuck throughout but lost by a single point on the last end. The Fours (Keith Sutton, Geoff Sheldon, John Kershaw and Mike King also lost by just one point despite having led for 14 of the 18 ends. Rex Thorpe went down in the 2 wood singles and the triples team of Alan Mogg, Colin Colbrook and Mick Pearce also failed to secure a win.
Lost 1st round
National Two Fours competition
12 MAY: Team 1 of Simon Fillary, Barry Macbeth,Keith Sutton and Geoff Sheldon and team 2 of Alan Mogg, Peter Challens, John Kershaw and Andy Jones played against Camberley away in round 1 of this national competition. Despite a promising early start, especially by team 2, both teams faded in the latter half and we went down and out of the competition by 2 rinks to nil.
Lost 1st round
Tony Allcock
Teams:
Barry Macbeth, John Kershaw, Linda Macbeth, Ade Hughes.
Peter Challens, Cheryl Messenger, and the Moggs,
27 May: We got a bye to R2 so our 1st match was at Mytchett. It resulted in a win on one rink, a loss on the other but overall a 16 point loss.
Lost 1st match
National Champion of Champions
Surrey South
In the preliminary round Simon Fillary beat Stephen Jordan of Tongham 21 - 7. In R1 proper he went on to overcome David McCallum of Camberley on 11 June. He then beat Martin Wood of Mytchett in the Q Final on 25 June so progressed to the semi-finals. There he met Graham Street of Knaphill on 9 July and unfortunately came off second best. 😩
11June - Glenda Mogg lost to Wendy Thayer of Old Dean in R1 by a 4 point margin.
Bowls Surrey
Champion of Champions
3 June. Close! Simon Fillary was unlucky to be on the wrong side of a 21-20 result in his first round match against Gareth Garczynski-Aylesbury of Stoke Park.
For the ladies Glenda Mogg lost out to Zoe Hollins of Milford in R2 on 16 June.
Mens Pairs - 13 June - a bad day at the office on a damp evening! Playing at home Rex Thorpe & Keith Sutton lost to Neil Callingham & Michael Platt of Wonersh, and Peter Challens and Alan Mogg went out to Graham Maull and Neil Woodhatch of Woodbridge Hill. Over at Cranfield Geoff Sheldon and Barry Macbeth lost to David Andrews and James Freemantle and Simon Fillary and Andy Jones lost narrowly to Nigel Whiteman and David Shepherd.
Ladies Pairs, 7 June
Ade Hughes & Alison Thrumble lost to Shara Reedmam and Pam Lawrence of Horsel.
Glenda Mogg & Karen King lost to Julia Howard and Naomi Brady of Milford.
Sarah Fillary and Liz Hyland lost to Sue Markham and Liz Jenkins of Cranleigh.
Wendy Sheldon and Pauline Covelle withdrew because of injury.
Unbadged Singles
Men 29 May. Barry Macbeth overcame Brian Matthews of Castle Green but went out against Rob Wilkinson of Seale & Sands in R3 on 5 June. Geoff Sheldon, Simon Fillary, and Alan Hughes all lost to their R2 games. Geoff to Richard Carn of Haslemere (21-15), and Simon to Robin Amy of Godalming & Farncombe (21-16), and Alan to Greg Martin of Wonersh. Alan Mogg had a walk over to R3 where he then went outto Rob Boxall of Godalming & Farncombe at Burpham on 5 June.
Ladies Glenda Mogg overcame Cheryl Messenger on 25 June but went out to Debbie Ewins at Merrow in R2 on 2 July.
Singles
Simon Fillary progressed to R3 on 14 June at the expense of Eamon O'Flynn of Cranleigh. In R3 he overcame Nigel Whiteman of Cranleigh then Brian Binfield of Farnham in R4. He played James Freemantle of Cranleigh at home on 5 July for a place in the the divisional final. Unfortunately this year's run ended there.
On 14 June Alan Mogg fell at the first fence to Carl Chadbond of Tongham BC.
Ladies
Glenda Mogg beat Wendy Thayer of Old Dean in R1 but went out to Carole Hamill of Woking Park in R2 on 8 July.
Area 4, 2 Wood singles
9 June in the Area 4 day at Merrow Simon beat Marek Wazydrag of Knaphill in R1, and then overcame John Steer of Camberley in R2 to progress to the last 16. The next round was held at Old Coulsdon on 28 July to determine the final. The result of that was not reported back.
Triples
A bye to round two led to a victory over Godalminging. Despite having Peter Challens and Simon Fillary in the trio they went out to a strong Cranleigh triple of Eamon O'Flynn, James Freemantle and Mark Overington at home in round 3.
A bye in round two for Geoff Sheldon, Barry Macbeth and Andy Jones then a walk over led to a R3 encounter at Merrow with David Ewins, Steve Morris and John Wills on 25 June. Despite a valiant late fightback that was the end of this year's adventure.
Fours
Ladies
5 June Ade Hughes, Pauline Covele, Liz Hyland and Allison Thrumble lost to Carolyn Lythgoe's Camberley team in R1.
12 June After bye to R2 Glenda Mogg, Cheryl Messenger, Sarah Fillary and Karen King went out to a Knaphill team at Knaphill so ending Burpham ladies' interest in this competition for this year.
Mens Senior Fours
13 May - Alan Mogg, Peter Challens, Andy Jones and Mike King went out Camberley in R1.
Mens Fours
17 June Simon Fillary, Peter Challens, Andy Jones and Alan Mogg defeated a Woodbridge Hill squad. In the next round on 24 June they suffered a defeat to a Stoke Park four at Burpham.
Surrey Top4
Men Both Burpham teams enjoyed byes through R1. They played their R2 fixtures on 22 June
Barry Macbeth, John Kershaw, Keith Sutton and Geoff Sheldon travelled to Camberley.
Simon Fillary, Alan Mogg, Peter Challens and to Godalming.
These first games also, unfortunately proved to be their only appearances in this competition!
Lost 1st match
Ladies Top Four
26 May - Glenda Mogg, Linda Macbeth, Karen King and Cheryl Messenger beat Ewhurst 22-7 in R1. In R2 they met Woking Park which turned out to be the end of the road.
Lost on R2
Team two of Adrienne Hughes , Liz Hyland Alison Thrumble, and Pauline Covele overcame an Old Dean fours in R1. But R2 proved a bridge too far when they lost to Mytchett by 2 shots.
Lost in R2
West Surrey Bowling Association
Champion of Champions
Simon Fillary began the defence of his title with a win over Michael Keeler of Felbridge on 9 August. He will met Martin Wood of Mytchett in R5 and unfortunately came second.
Singles
June 26 Barry Macbeth lost his R1 match at home to Will Matthews of Woodbridge Hill.
July 17 Geoff Sheldon eased past Alan Pepper of Chertsey 21 - 19. In the next round, 3, he lost to young Connor Hayes at Old Dean on 6 Aug.
Harry Mills Triples
Teams
Simon Fillary, John Kershaw, Andy Jones.
Alan Mogg Pete Challens, Keith Sutton.
Played Knaphill on 23 June and won on both rinks, home and away 47 - 24. Next round v Cranleigh. (result not reported so presumably a defeat)
Pairs
Andy Jones and Simon Fillary were drawn at home against Steve Paice and Gary Crumper in round 1. A nail biting game won on the last end by Simon and Andy. That led to a R2 victory at home against a pair from Camberley on the 10th July.
Geoff Sheldon and Barry Macbeth were given a walkover to R2 by a Chertsey pair but then had to concede their R3 match for reasons of injury and availability.
Triples
Simon Fillary, Peter Challens and Alan Mogg defeated a trio from Camberley at home on 8 Aug. Camberley shook hands on the penultimate end when Burpham had a 6 shot lead. Quarter Finals opponents are an Old Dean trio led by Jamie Butterworh. That match took place on 17 August at Burpham and involved Simon, Peter, and Andy Jones who won on the last end in very poor light. This victory put the team through to the semi-finals on 7 Sept. which proved to be the end of the adventure.
Fours
A big win in the West Surrey fours at home on 6 Aug. The tea, which included Simon Fillary, Peter Challens and Andy Jones beat a Stoke Park team who conceded after 15 ends.
On 26 August, with Terry Keeley replacing an unwell Peter Challens, they played an Old Dean team led by Chris Turner at Burpham in R4. Old Dean included 2 Middleton Cup players but after just 15 ends with the score at 24/7 they conceded the match. That victory put Burpham through to the semi final on 7 Sept but that proved to be the end of the road for this year.
Saturday League (WSL)
Our win, and 3 points, secured at Milford on 10 Aug, guaranteed our promotion to division 1 next season.
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