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Fresh start for bowlers
Fresh start for bowlers
Stamford’s indoor bowlers kick-off their 2025-26 season with a home match for its B team in the Lincs League Division Two against Scunthorpe on Saturday (2.10pm).
Not since the Covid epidemic have the two clubs - 80 miles apart - met, after the county executive re-modelled the league into north and south divisions.
The new format will find John Suffling’s B team also facing trips to Dunholme, Boston B, Sleaford, Skegness and Grantham.
Stamford A - champions in 2023-24 - were due to play at Lincoln on Sunday, in their opening division one fixture but had to postpone until a later date.
Stamford B: D Morgan, I Zucchetti, M Dye, D Henshaw; A Patterson, G Hulme, D Edwards, J V Pearson; R Blake, G Clarke, A Hynes, P Buckley; P Shaw, J Suffling, B Orme, P Knapp.
Stamford’s mixed team visit Dunholme in the first match of the Division Two season on Sunday October 12 (1.30pm).
Team: L Cave, L Hulme, D Hudson, D Cave; R Blake, S Henshaw, R March, D Henshaw; C Warters, J Lonslow, G Hulme, A March; J Suffling, V Du’Kett, S Suffling, B Warters.
The draws have been made for the qualifying rounds of the Lincs IBA county competitions, with Stamford players well represented.
Men’s singles: A Warrington or T Newman - Borret v T Barwell; N Wilkie v N Wright; G Patrickson v C Ballard; O Aspinall v N Crees or M Porter.
Open Sets singles: C Ford or A Warrington v C Ballard or G Patrickson, T Barwell v J Pearson, M Porter v N Wright, S Suffling v N Wilkie, N Crees or O Aspinall v J Suffling or K Porter.
Over 60 Open Singles: J Pearson or J Bourne v C Ford or J Suffling, T Barwell or S Suffling v G Patrickson or K Vinter, M Porter or N Crees v J Pitt.
Stamford's annual pilgrimage to Potters in Norfolk took place this last week.
Stamford's annual pilgrimage to Potters in Norfolk took place this last week.
Three teams successfully negotiated their way to the knock out rounds and another played a strong Nottingham side on the quarters.
Hilary & Graham Watson with Rosemary Roberts and Tony Dolby fought well in the knock out round without avail. Whilst Pete Linnell, Bob Sandall With Rita & Sam Downs fought back well against their opposition only to narrowly on the last end by 5 shots to 7.
It was then left to the newly put together rink of veterans, John & Shirley Suffling together with relative newcomers, Mark & Maxine Webb to take on Dave Adams rink from Nottingham. Not scoring in the early ends saw them fall behind only to rally to leave a nail biter last end to play. The shots holding changed from 2 up to 2 down on several occasions on this end but sadly for Stamford the final score went Nottingham's to progress them to the semis.
However with Stamford having a greater proportion of entered rinks reaching the final stages than other club's they were awarded the Top Club Trophy.
Some of the team from Stamford with Edna Rippin when receiving the top club trophy
Club leader, Edna Rippin receiving the top club trophy from Greg Harlow
Stamford's Top Rink from l to r: Mark & Maxine Webb & Shirley & John Suffling.
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