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Congratulations to Ros Appleby who won her first individual National title when winning the AEBBA Special Ladies at the Totteridge Club on Sunday 6th October. Ros beat Oxford’s Pauline Withey in a close final having beaten another Oxford player in Jenny Florey in the semi-final. The eight players who entered were split into groups and…

Kevin Tunstall’s Henty team followed up their Watney Mann success by finishing runners-up in the National Team Championship at the Totteridge Club on Sunday 6th October. The competition was won by Tunbridge Wells Constitutional Club, representing Kent, who won all five matches to finish on 19 points. The Henty won three matches and finished on…

The 2019-20 Season of the Inter League Home and Away competition started on Sunday 29th September with five matches. In Division One Brighton A took on their B team in their new home venue of the Stags Head and came out comfortable winners. Grant Tully won the first for the hosts before Jim Greensted made…

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…