Derbyshire Bowls Association
News.....
Northants (away)
Team now posted.
Match venue is:
Abington BC
12 Park Avenue South.
Northampton.
NN3 3AA
Can you let Paul Wilkinson know please by Wednesday if you won't be stopping for your tea.
CLEAN SWEEP
Derbyshire pick up the full 22 points from the final home game against table topping Warwickshire!
Junior international series
Congratulations to both Phil Broughton and Dan Smith for being selected to represent England in the forthcoming Junior Internationals this September in Scotland.
Warwickshire
UPDATE 21/07/08
Team now re-selected due to players availability. See County page
Worthing Qualifiers
After the completion of the county competitions for the 2008 season we now know who will be representing Derbyshire at Worthing. Our qualifiers are:
Singles:
Derbyshire A - Martyn Allsop
Derbyshire B - Simon Skelton
Pairs:
Derbyshire A - Steve Menzies & Anthony Barke
Derbyshire B - Michael Bowley & Simon Skelton
Triples:
Derbyshire A - Matt Kime, Trevor Lee & Dan Smith
Derbyshire B - Martin Barke, Steve Menzies & Anthony Barke
Fours:
Derbyshire A - Andy Harris, Alex Gough, Darren Allsopp & Robert Gough
Derbyshire B - Matt Kime, Jamie Haskins, John Bowley & Phil Broughton
Under 25's:
Derbyshire A - Phil Broughton
County Top 2 Fours: Sat 16th August
County U25 Two Rink: Sun 17th August
Note :- Due to a possible clash of matches Bowls England have changed
the fours A and B codes to those now stated above.
A special thanks must go to the home club Long Eaton Town, not only for their facilities, but the excellent refreshments they laid on for us during and after the semi-finals.
County Comps
After the completion of the secretary's cup quarter finals tonight the scene is set for this years competiton semi finals. The action will be taking place at Long Eaton Town BC and kicks off this Wednesday (9th) with the first semi final of the u25 singles between Phil Bowles and Dan Smith. The majority of the comps will be held over the weekend (12th/13th) and will decide which players will represent Derbyshire at the national finals at Worthing in August.
So get in early on Saturday morning for the singles and all day Sunday for the rinks games to see the cream of the county crop do battle. Look forward to seeing everyone there and please remember, no rink invasions until after the final whistle.
Worthing Teams
-------------Under 25's----------------
Phil Broughton - Dan Smith
Darren Allsopp - Matt Kime
Grant Bosworth - Dan Thornhill
Alex Gough - Phil Bowles
RES Craig Shore
------National County Top Fours--------
Simon Skelton - Phil Broughton
Anthony Barke - John Bowley
Dan Smith - Martyn Allsopp
Michael Bowley - Andy Harris
RES John Arnett Steve Menzies
Good luck @ Worthing
Packed house for Middleton
Maybe not a packed house but we did all we could do today that was within our own hands.
Well done DERBYSHIRE we'll be back stronger next year in new look Middleton Group.
County Semi-finals & Finals
The schedule for the Derbyshire County semi-finals and finals
have been circulated to all clubs and the semi-finals will take
place on either Saturday 12th July ( morning only ) or Sunday
13th July ( all day ).
The finals will take place on Saturday 19th July ( all day ).
Due to the fact that a number of people have qualified in more
than one competition the schedules will not be altered unless
there are exceptional circumstances.
Dan Smith & John Bowley
Middleton Cup Group decider
The Team is now live in the County Section for the last group game. Currently we are 15 points behind Nottinghamshire who play Lincolnshire away this week.
Although it's out of our hands now all we can hope for is that we play to our full potential, with the same passion and see if we can collect all the 22 points.
We anticipate LE Town to be packed with support for our final home game so please turn up early for a noisy rink side seat.
Top 8 & Under 25 double Rink
Derbyshire have drawn Norfolk in the county 'Top 8' which will be played on Saturday 16th August at Beach House Park Worthing. The other semi final is Cornwall against the Isle of Wight.
The under 25's have drawn Dorset with the other semi final being Midddlesex against Essex. This is to be played the following day 17th August and allows both Phil Broughton and Dan Smith to play as selected in both competitions.
Good luck Derbyshire lets win our first national representative title!!
Worthing!!
What a fantastic performance today at Middlesborough in the county top 8 competition!!
Derbyshire steam rolling both the current holders (Durham) and then Northumberland on an extremely difficult green and seriously windy conditions!
A huge pat on the back for both the top 8 and under 25 teams for showing double qualification in 2006 was no fluke and DERBYSHIRE are a force to be reckoned with! Lets take the fabulous form shown over the last two weekends and bring home the national titles!!
Team Selected
See the County Team page for the side selected to play against Lincs on 28 June
Team as follows for county 2 x 4
M Bowley, D Smith, A Barke and S Skelton
A Harris, M Allsopp, J Bowley and P Broughton
Res
J Arnett, S Menzies, J Haskins
Worthing here we come x2
U25 double rink win through at Kirkbymoorside Regional finals!
semi-final at Worthing on Sunday 17th August
Top 8 storm through at Middlesborough Regional finals
semi-final at Worthing on Saturday 16th August
National news
Derbyshire off to a flyer with 16 points away at Lincolnshire.
Fantastic performance all the way through to the 3 reserves present, Middleton results on now.
County top 8 go through to regional finals with impressive performance against Nottinghamshire.
Bacon and Sausage rolls were very much appreciated.
National Selections!
Congratulations to Simon Skelton on his selection for the senior mens team for this years international series in Wales
Also congratulations to both Phil broughton and Dan smith on their inclusion in the squad training day for the national under 25 team final selection day in July
Nice to see Derbyshire getting some recognition as a talented up and coming county!
More sad news 23 May 2008
We have been informed today that Trevor Hemstead passed away last night.
I am sure all the Derbyshire Executives, and club bowlers,
would like to pass on their condolences to his family and friends at this sad time.
His wife Pat has now given me details of the funeral which will take place
at the Markeaton Crematorium on Friday 6th June at 2:40pm.
Afterwards anyone is welcome to attend the private function at McCluskeys.
More sad news 21-5-08
I was informed last night by Roy Jennings of Victoria Park Bowls Club that
one of their HCLM's, Mr Arthur Wheeldon, sadly passed away last Saturday.
Therefore I am sure all the Derbyshire Executives, and club bowlers,
would like to pass on their condolences to his family and friends at this sad time.
John Bowley
Hon Sec DBA
U25 Double Rink Report
The county's youngsters made it through to the regional finals of the u25 double rink on Sunday, in front of a packed house at Long Eaton Town BC. The opponents were Yorkshire who brought with them a fanatical army of 25 supporters who were more than matched in volume by the baying home support which numbered at least 4 people, many more being turned away ticketless at the gates.
Derbyshire came out of the blocks quickly with Phil Broughton's rink looking keen to get back into the bar as they raced to a 19-1 early lead. Gradually Yorkshire hauled themselves back into contention whilst a classic was developing on rink 3 where Dan Smith's rink were neck and neck with their opponents. This battle became increasingly important as rink 2 began to resemble an episode of countdown such were the number of shots being scored.
In the end Derbyshire had enough in the tank to cross the finishing line well ahead, and once they have got over the shock of Asbo buying a round, they now advance to the regional finals in mid June. Congratulations to all the lads and good luck at Kirkbymoorside.
Team
Russell Robinson, Grant Bosworth, Darren Allsopp, Phil Broughton won 33-17
Phil Bowles, Dan Thornhill, Matt Kime, Dan Smith won 19-11.
Footnote :- Just a belated thank-you to the Ladies and Gentlemen of
LE Town who gave up their spare time to provide the pre and post match
refreshments at this game. This was much appreciated not only by the
County Exec's but also our opposition.
Exec game against LE Town
The result from the first County game of the season was a 131-79
victory for the County Exec team lead by this years president Martyn
Allsopp. A thanks must go to the selectors, as Martyns rink was the
'top-rink' of the match, so they got the right result to keep him happy.
The rink scores were as follows ( county skips names only ):-
Paul Wilkinson 16-16, John Bowley 29-11, Martyn Allsopp 34-10,
Phil Broughton 15-14, Eric Thompson 17-14, John Arnett 20-14.
A special thanks must go to the home club Long Eaton Town, not
only for their fascilities, but the excellent buffet they laid on for
us after the match.
I think the selectors now have a few difficult decisions to make
but it can only be good for the future of Derbyshire County bowls.
2008 competitions draw
Please Note :-
For this year we have made all the competitors in
the top half of the draw 'Derbyshire A' and all those in
the bottom half of the draw 'Derbyshire B'.
This is to try and let everyone plan earlier what
draw they may have at Worthing if they qualify.
Sad News
Dear all,
It is with deep regret that I have to inform you
that Betty Hall died on Thursday 10th April. I am sure everyone
is aware of the contribution Betty and her late husband Stuart
gave towards County and Club bowling in Derbyshire, and she
will be sadly missed.
Therefore I am sure all the Derbyshire Executives, and club
bowlers, would like to pass on their condolences to her family and
friends at this sad time.
The funeral Service will be held on Wednesday 23rd at Trinity
Church Long Eaton at 11.30am, Crematorium 12.30, Reception afterwards
at LE Town BC.
John Bowley
Hon Sec DBA
Team Nationals for clubs in Derbyshire
Should our county's clubs (only 3 in the Top Club & 4 in the 2 rink)have an internal play-off for next season instead of paying the national entry fee's, only to be played off against each other before entering into the 'main' body of our area?
Where bigger counties also have to play each other to qualify, they can and most often do play various different clubs.
Send us your views and we'll post up on the site for general viewing!
