Bungay Bowls Club News

Season's News

Bungay beat Woodbridge by 31 shots in the first round of the Suffolk (Bowls England) Norton Cup.

Bungay beat Halesworth at Halesworth in the 1^st Round of the Suffolk EBF Area A Senior Cup, but lost to Wrentham in the Semi-finals at Bungay.

Roger Bullen, Derek Hinsley and David Sheppard lost in the County Quarter-finals of the Suffolk (Bowls England) Triples Competition.

Two Bungay members were involved in the Suffolk EBF Area A finals at Thurlton over the same weekend. In the under 25’s singles James Gosling lost in the semi-finals 21-12 to Darren Mann of Halesworth. James teamed up with Jack Powley in the Open under-25’s Pairs and beat Georgina Marwood and Craig Parfett in the semi-finals, before losing to Craddock and Allen in the Final.

Bungay lost to Kensington Gardens in the semi-finals of the Custom Kitchens Cup.

In the Suffolk (Bowls England) Millennium Trophy Bungay hosted the highly fancied Ipswich-based club Marlborough with the result to be decided by the first team to win three of the five rinks. Bungay’s Richard Allen put one on the board for Bungay as he convincingly won his two-wood singles. After a marathon 24 ends and a brave fight back by Bungay Captain Roger Bullen, Marlborough level the match by wining the four wood singles 21-20. Despite dropping a five on the 14^th of 18 ends the three wood triples of Dominic Belisario, Derek Hinsley and David Sheppard held on to win by nine shots, before Marlborough again levelled the matched by winning the pairs against Reg Brinded and Jack Newnham. All eyes were now on the Fours rink as Peter Rix, Richard Tuthill, David Feavyour and Jim Reid came under increasing pressure to keep their lead due to excellent bowling by the opposition to a short length jack. Just three shot’s up overall and one down on the end Richard Tuthill, playing at number three, rolled the jack and his wood into the ditch to lay two shots which were not disturbed for the rest of the end. With the final wood of the last end the Marlborough skip moved the jack back to gain a four, which was just one short of forcing an extra end. Bungay therefore go through to their first County semi-final this century where they will meet Halesworth or West Row at Felixstowe on Saturday 12^th September.

Bungay Bowls Club competitive season came to an end last Saturday as they bowed out of the Suffolk (Bowls England) Millennium Trophy. With a home draw advantage in the previous three rounds seeing off Brantham, Sudbury and the much fancied Marlborough, Bungay travelled to Felixstowe and Suffolk green where they faced local rival Halesworth, who had beaten Haverhill, Norbridge, Felixstowe & Suffolk and West Row on their way to the semi-finals. Halesworth were indeed looking for their second County Cup title after winning the Quinton Bowl.

In the two-wood singles Halesworth’s England under-25 squad member and Suffolk U25 champion Ian Catchpole beat Bungay’s Richard Allen 17-12, while their County Singles runner-up Ollie Whyte beat Bungay Captain Roger Bullen 21-12. In the third of five rinks to complete Dominic Belisario, Derek Hinsley and David Sheppard upheld Bungay honour by beating Jamie Rous, Roger Denny and Ryan Willoughby 22-11, but this was followed just a few minutes later by the defeat of Reg Brinded and Colin Powley by Halesworth’s Alistair Cook and John Catchpole by 27 shots to 16 to clinch the game for Halesworth. The Fours game did complete and Halesworth’s Paul Newson, Jon Jordan, Denis Taylor and Daniel Bishop beat Jack Newnham, Richard Tuthill, Eric Trudgill and Jim Reid by 22 shots to 14.

In the other semi-final the 2007 winners Ipswich Bowls Club beat Ipswich & District Bowls Club by the same 4-1 margin.

Despite beating Ipswich Bowls club in the semi-final of Quinton Bowl, Halesworth could not repeat the form and lost on four of the five rinks with only their Fours rink winning, as Ipswich Bowls Club took the title for the second time.