Category: Bowling

Our Teams March On In The Denny Cup And Yetton Trophy

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In the Denny Cup the men beat the Isle of Wight 78-75 to qualify for the Regional Final against Folkstone on Saturday 6th January 2024.
 
In the Yetton Trophy the Ladies beat Adur 66-61 to qualify for the Regional Final against Ashford also on Saturday 6th January 2024.
 
Having qualified for the Mixed Fours Egham Trophy Reginal Final against the very strong Swale Club they lost 68-85 but all credit for reaching that stage of the competition having beaten strong opposition on the way through.

Our Teams are doing well in their County Leagues

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Our men marched on in their efforts to retain the County League title with a resounding 152 ( 8 points ) 85 ( 0 points ) win over the current League leaders Worthing. They are now in 2nd place with a game in hand. Their next League fixture is away to Worthing Pavilion on Sunday 17th December.
 
Our ladies team are currently top of their County League with their next match at home to Denton Island on Thursday 14th December.

Another Successful Week For Our Club

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The two Ladies teams in the Mason Trophy were victorious against Egerton Park 43-34 and 35-25 respectively and will play each other in Round 2 on the 8th December.
 
In the Mixed Egham Trophy we had an excellent win over the Isle of Wight 82-62 and will play the formidable Swale club in the Regional Final on the 10th December.
 
The men began their defence of the County League title by beating Adur 143 ( 5.5 points ) 105 ( 2.5 points ) and will next play Worthing at home on the 2nd December. 

Mixed Success in National Competitions

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In the 3rd round of the Mens Denny Cup they secured victory, albeit narrowly, 82-79 against the Brighton based Preston Club and in the next round will play the Isle of Wight on the 9th December.
 
In the 3rd round of the Ladies Yetton Trophy they also played the Preston Club and had a resounding victory 90-54. They will play the Shoreham based Adur Club in the next round also on the 9th December.
 
Having successfully reached the Regional Final of the Mixed Top Club they came up against the very strong Swale Club from Kent and succumbed 67-104. However the highlight for Eastbourne was the victory by Jo Morris over Wendy King, both England Internationals, by 21-16.”

Weekend of National and County Competitions

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“Eastbourne Indoor Bowls Club had a very satisfactory weekend (11th & 12th November 2023) in National and County competitions.
 
In the 3rd round of the Mixed Fours Egham Trophy they beat Falaise 80-66 and in the next round will play the Isle of Wight on the 26th November.
 
In the Preliminary round of the National Over 50 Mens Triples the rink skipped by Rob Morphett secured a very convincing victory 21-2 over Langney Sports (A) who conceded after only 8 ends.
 
In the London & Southern Counties Mens Fours the rink skipped by Simon Perry beat Egerton Park (B) 16-13 and will play either Egerton Park (A) or Gullivers in the next round.
 
In the National Mens Fours the rink of Jack Wilson, Dave Payne, George Brown and Adrian Wainwright overcame a very strong Falaise rink 15-13 and will play another Eastbourne Four in the next round”.

EIBA National Over 60’s Singles Champion 2023

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Wonderful article on EIBA website about our lovely Jo Morris and her determination to carry on bowling after an horrific neck injury. Such an inspiration to us all and she has helped other members of our club get to grips with using a bowling arm.
 
Jo is proof that if you want something, you have to fight for it. Last month she was crowned EIBA National Over 60’s Singles Champion, five years after she started using a bowling arm when faced with the prospect of giving up the sport she loves forever! 🏆
 
Jo says “The reaction has been mostly complete admiration of my determination to try bowling with the arm. Some say they would just give up bowls, or throw it from the hip, but we both decided we wanted to master the bowling arm to show people there is another alternative.”
 
Here is her story ⬇️

Captains / President “Fives” Day

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60 bowlers took part in todays tournament in memory of our late President Phil Garrett and in support of our captains.
12 teams competed, each team had 5 players and each player had to play 2 games. The format was 6 singles games and 6 triples games played in the morning followed by 6 pairs then 6 fours after lunch.
The winning team was “Mustryarda” and the runners up were “The Motley Crew”
Thank you to everyone who came to support, there was a great atmosphere in the club and lots of fun and banter. Thank you to the bar staff and also those who prepped the sandwiches. A very special thank to George who organised the event and kept it running smoothly.

So Close . . .

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L-R Lorraine Kuhler, Katherine Rednall

Lorraine Kuhler, representing EDIBC  at the finals of the National Ladies Champion of Champions came so close to beating the current Ladies World Champion, Katherine Rednall, narrowly losing by just 2 shots.

Well done Lorraine, we are so proud that you choose to bowl at our club.

Eastbourne Festival for Accessible Sport

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During the recent Eastbourne Festival for Accessible Sport Derek Spiller,
Fred Hughes, Chris and Anita Feltham promoted the Club and the work we
are doing for disability access and inclusion. Our display included examples
of equipment to aid people with a disability to play Bowls as well as details of
facilities at the Club for social activities and meetings etc., for use by non
bowlers from the disabled community.

 

L-R Derek Spiller, Fred Hughes, Chris Feltham

Held at the Archery Field and Sports Hall, Seaside Road the event was well
attended and included demonstrations of a variety of sports for the the
disabled during what was a lovely sunny day. Our stand had a steady stream
of visitors and useful contacts were made with local groups including
Eastbourne MS Society, Eastbourne Blind Society and Eastbourne
Parkinsons Society.

 

 

 

The annual Eastbourne Festival for Accessible Sport is organised by Defiant
Sports, a local charity who provide coaching, events and competitions for
disabled sports. Further details can be found on www.defiantsports.org.uk
We are pleased that we are collaborating with Defiant Sports to make the
game of Bowls available to players of all abilities.

As members of Disability Bowls England our aim is to work towards being a
preferred Club to host County and National Disabled Bowls Matches in
addition to to the above. These exciting developments form part of our on
going community initiatives and we look forward to posting progress updates
in the future