Billingshurst in shock Division Two win

Billingshurst caused a surprise when they came out on top in a close battle for the Inter League One Day Division Two at the Burgess Hill Con Club on Sunday 25th February. Following their relegation from Division One last year Tunbridge Wells were expected to make a quick return to the top table but came…

Worthing B edge tight B Teams One Day

Worthing B won a very close Inter League B Team competition on Saturday 24th February at Burgess Hill. Four team contested the event with the addition of Billingshurst and only seven points separated the teams at the end of the day. Worthing B won on 34 points with Redhill B second on 33 and Brighton…

Nipper joins Prince teammates in 25k Club

Congratulations to Martin Cole on becoming the eighth member of the Sussex 25k Exceptional Club. Nipper achieved the feat with a break of 25,400 on his beloved AEBBA Table 2 during the West Sussex competition weekend at the Emsworth Club on Saturday 3rd February.

Familiar Names Win the Singles

Kevin Tunstall and Jean Brackenridge increased their total of individual wins with victories in the Sussex Singles at the Burgess Hill CC on Sunday 21st January. KT was winning the event for the seventh time as he beat Martin Cole in the Final. He played out the first leg for 18,170 and was able to…

Barry and Martin win all West Sussex Doubles Final

Barry Holt and Martin Cole beat West Sussex teammates Chris Cox and Daniel Wheal to win the Sussex Doubles on Sunday 20th January at Burgess Hill CC. Both Barry and Martin had won the doubles with different partners but this was the first time they had teamed up together and played very well to win…

Seven Sussex Players in England Squad

Seven Sussex players were selected in the England team for 2024 when it was announced at the AEBBA AGM on Sunday 2nd December. The team are due to play in Guernsey on Saturday 4th May and Nigel Senior, Martin Cole, Joe Oakley, Matthew Knight, Dave Ingram, Martin Smith and Phil Osborne were all picked in…

KT and Jean make Grand Prix Finals

Kevin Tunstall made the Final but was beaten by Matt Jones in the Grand Prix on Sunday 26th November. Sixteen of the top players were split into four groups of four and top seed KT won his group on aggregate after beating Surrey’s Dave Jones in his last game. Two other Sussex players made the…

Joe just fails to defend Under 30’s

Joe Oakley finished runner-up in the AEBBA Under 30’s played at the Totteridge Club on Sunday 26th November. Joe struggled to get going in the Final and was well beaten by Max Burt, who Joe had beaten during the group stages.

Coxy gets 25

Congratulations to Chris Cox who became the seventh member of the Sussex Exclusive 25k club. Chris made a superb 25,160 in the Brighton League at the Stags Head on 15th November. Having watched Stuart Mepham get his first 20k in the leg before, Coxy started quickly and at ten minutes was on just under 13k.…