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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.
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.…
Congratulations to Stuart Mepham who became the 38th member of the Sussex 20k Club. Stu recorded a break of 20,150 in a Brighton league match at the Stags Head on 15th November. Chocie had had fallen short on occasions last season but started steady with a combination of 10, 20 and 100 splits and was…
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…
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.
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…
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…