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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…
Nigel Senior was the furthest progressing Sussex player at the World Championships which were played at the Merton Hotel in St Helier, Jersey on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November. The Brighton star played well to reach the semi-finals but was beaten at that stage by doubles partner Trevor Gallienne of Guernsey. In the Final…
Joe Oakley and Martin Cole made their first attempt playing as a pair at the World Championships a successful on by winning the doubles in Jersey on Saturday 11th November. They overcame a tough run to the Final to beat Chris Tupper and partner Harry Barbet in three legs in the Final on the Saturday…
Nigel Senior and Jean Brackenridge both played well and finished in the places at the AEBBA Individual event at the Totteridge Club on Sunday 29th October. Both competitions, consisting of champions from each county, were played in an all play all group format. Nige won five of his six matches but was pipped by Oxford’s…
Matthew Knight was beaten by Curt Driver in the Final of the AEBBA Over 50’s at the Totteridge Club on Sunday 29th October. It was a repeat of the Final from a year ago but with a different results as the England captain beat Silent by the small margin of 500 points.
Sussex Champions the Stags Head finished third at the AEBBA Team Championship at the Totteridge Club on Sunday 15th October. The tournament was remarkably won by Kent’s Tunbridge Wells Constitutional Club who had to give away four legs due to only having four players. The winners had 13 points, runners-up Merstham Village Club from Surrey…
Sussex Ladies played well but finished bottom of the table in the County Championship Division Two on Sunday 17th September. The Ladies had a tough start against eventual winners Northants but improved as the day went on and only narrowly lost to Oxon B 7.5-6.5 in Series 3 before ending with a 7-7 draw against…
Sussex A lost out narrowly in Kent during a tense final series of matches at the County Championship on Sunday 10th September at the Totteridge Club. Going into the last round of matches Kent, Surrey and Sussex A were all level on points. The former two were playing each other while Sussex A while taking…
Martin Cole won his second Open of the year when taking the 30th Oxon Open on Saturday 8th July. Martin beat long time doubles partner Kevin Tunstall in the Final in which both players lost breaks on a tough table in a low scoring match. Nipper had won the Kent Classic earlier in the year…
Sussex players had a good day at the National Off The Spot played the the Roffey Club on Sunday 25th June. The headline was Kevin Tunstall winning another National event when he beat Joe Oakley in the Final but the county also provided ten of the Last 16, six of the quarter-finalists and three of…