Sussex players help England to victory

Nine Sussex players were involved as England won the International at the Roffey Club on Saturday 3rd June. England’s men were playing Guernsey in a 12-a-side match and Dave Ingram, Joe Oakley, Martin Cole, Martin Smith, Matthew Knight, Nigel Senior and Phil Osborne were involved as the hosts won 58-8. England’s ladies were also playing…

Chocie is the table Master

Stuart Mepham won his second major Sussex title with victory in the Sussex Masters on Saturday 3rd June at the Roffey Club. Chocie, who had previously won the Sussex Off The Spot, beat Brighton league teammate Bob Hall in a final where both players struggles to fully settle. Stuart was somewhat fortunate to win his…

Draw for Sussex Masters

The Sussex Masters will be played on Saturday 3rd June at the Roffey Club with a start time of 11:30am. Group AA1 – Nigel Senior (1)A2 – Chris Tupper (16)A3 – James Whittle (24) Group BB1 – Phil Osborne (8)B2 – Martin Cole (9)B3 – Dave Ingram (17) Group CC1 – Chris Cox (5)C2 – Stuart Carruthers (12)C3 – Paul Jobbins (20) Group DD1…

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

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.

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…

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…