Author: Stuart Carruthers

Sussex Ladies finished third in the County Championship Division Two played at Arborfield RBL on Sunday 22nd September. The competition was won by Buckinghamshire, who finished ahead of Berkshire on aggregate score after both teams ended on 20 points. Sussex Ladies were beaten by both of the top two but won their other two games…

Sussex A won the AEBBA County Championship 2019 at the RBL Club in Arborsfield on Sunday 15th September. Captained by Kevin Tunstall the team won four of their five matches to finish on 23 points, to finished two points clear of Surrey in second place. The A’s started strongly with a 5-2 win over the…

Kevin Tunstall’s Henty team from the Worthing League won the Watney Mann with a convincing 8-2 win against Alexandra. Having won 4-1 at home earlier in August, Henty needed just two legs at the Alexandra on Thursday 22nd August and despite losing the first won the next two with the break. The team also had…

I am pleased to announce the following Sussex County Teams were selected at a committee meeting following the AGM. A Team: Ian Lelliott Jim Millward Kevin Tunstall (captain) Martin Cole Matthew Knight Nigel Senior Phil Osborne B Team (Tony Jenner captain): Barry Holt Chris Cox Joe Oakley Martin Smith Rob Hall Stuart Carruthers Stuart Mepham…

I would like to thank everybody who attended the SCBBA AGM last night. There are two changes to the committee with Lorraine Hall stepping down as Ladies Captain and being replaced by Michelle Baden; and Kevin Tunstall winning a vote 9-7 to replace Nigel Senior as A Team Captain. I would like to thank Nigel…

Bob Osborne beat James Whittle in an all Sussex plate final at the Bucks Open held at the Totteridge Club in High Wycombe on Sunday 4th August. In the main competition Nigel Senior reached the semi-final while Michelle Baden won the prize for the highest Ladies break.

Stuart Mepham beat defending champion Matthew Knight to win the fifth Sussex Off The Spot, which was played at the Burgess Hill Constitutional Club on Saturday 27th July. Stuart had a lead of 11k after getting the balls back regularly in the first leg and Matt was unable to eat into deficit during his break…

Kevin Tunstall won his third National Open of 2019 when beating Worthing teammate Gerry Fitzjohn in the Kent Classic held on 21st July. KT had already won the Surrey Open and National Off The Spot and was in superb form all day at the Six in One Club in Tonbridge. Sussex dominated the latter stages…

Kevin Tunstall became National Off The Spot champion again after winning the AEBBA event at the Totteridge Community Centre in High Wycombe on Sunday 30th June. KT played superbly all day and took advantage of an early miss by Kent’s Curt Driver to run out an easy winner in the Final. He had a tough…

Nigel Senior followed his success in the Sussex Masters the day before by winning the Sussex Open on Sunday 2nd June at the Roffey Club in Horsham. It was a second Open of the year for Nigel, who won the Oxon Open in February, and continued his brilliant 2019, which was also included a National…