Watney Mann 2023 Draw
The draw for the Watney Mann was made last night and is as follows. Quarter-Finals (to be played by 24th June) Semi-Finals (to be played by 22nd July) Final (to be played by 26th August) Winner of SF2 v Winner of SF1
Author: Stuart Carruthers
Dave Ingram Runner-Up in Guernsey
Dave Ingram was the runner-up in the Guernsey Open on Sunday 30th April. Dave lost to local player Bob Chapple in the Final. Defending Open champion Joe Oakley won the plate beating teammate Martin Cole in the Final.
Inter League 2022/23 April Round-Up
One match from Series Eight in Division One was played on Sunday 2nd April with the big South Coast derby between Worthing A and Brighton A taking place. A defeat for either would end their title hopes. A close match which was ebbed and flowed and was won by the home team in a decider.…
Mark James Runner-Up in Surrey Open
Mark James finished runner-up in the Surrey Open on Sunday 16th April. Put in first in the Final Mark set England captain Curt Driver a target of over 19k but it wasn’t enough as Curt breezed past it. Joe Oakley continued his good recent form in making the semi-finals. The Plate Final was an all…
Coxy makes it to 20k
Congratulations to Chris Cox who became the 37th member of the Sussex 20k Club. Chris recorded a break of 20,540 (exact total to be confirmed) at the Surrey Open on Sunday in his Plate semi-final victory. He was well ahead of time though out and was almost flawless until a small wobble when nearing the total;…
Inter League 2022/23 March Round-Up
In Division One two matches were played during March with one scheduled Series Seven match and a brought forward Series Eight match. In the Series Seven game on Sunday 12th March Worthing A kept their title hopes alive with a 4-3 away win Tunbridge Wells where all legs went with the break. Pete Sainsbury, Richard…
Silent quietly joins the 20k Club
Congratulation to Matthew Knight who became the 36th player to join the Sussex 20k Club with a table play-out in the Kent Classic on 26th March. After several near misses in the past few years Silent kept his cool to breeze past 20k in making 21,840. Matt achieved his break in the first-leg of a…
Nipper wins in Kent
Martin Cole won a high quality Kent Classic on Sunday 26th March at the Six-in-One Club in Tonbridge. England captain Curt Driver has set Nipper a tough target in the Final with a 21,800 play-out, but Martin responded with over 23k to claim the victory. This was Martin’s first Open victory on the Mainland. Martin…
Gandalf is the 4-Pin Master
Colin Southouse won the second World Four-Pin Championship on Saturday 25th March in Sudbury. Colin beat local player Jeff Bridges in a close Final with Colin getting the last ball at the second attempt.
Jim and Joe make the perfect pair
Jim Millward and Joe Oakley won the AEBBA Doubles on Sunday 5th March at the Suncliff Hotel in Bournemouth. Jim and Joe beat fellow Sussex pairing Kevin Tunstall and Martin Cole in a high-quality Final with Joe making an easy looking 9k and touch to give them a 3-1 win. The winning pair had beaten…