Bowls Wiltshire News Feed

Middleton Cup Trial v Westlecot B.C

Sat, 05 May 2012 17:21:23 +0100

The following players have been asked to attend the Middleton Cup trial match against Westlecot B.C on Sunday 13th May, which will commence at 10.00am.

Nick Revell (Alderbury)	Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton)
Dave Godwin (Chippenham Town	Chris Cheesley (Wootton Bassett)
Paul MacDonald (Chippenham Town)	Kevin Embling (Wootton Bassett)
Kevin Carter (Highworth)	Tom Walkley (Wootton Bassett)
Keith Bailey (Holt)	Josh Cottle (Wootton Bassett)
Wayne Snook (Holt)	Gary Morphet (Wootton Bassett)
Wayne Simmonds (Holt)	James Nobbs (Wootton Bassett)
Russell Francis (Spencer Moulton)	Tom Skull (Wootton Bassett)

Johns Trophy Trial Team To Face Mens SWC Side

Sat, 05 May 2012 16:58:38 +0100

In preparation for the 2012 Johns Trophy Championship, Bowls Wiltshire Ladies will be taking on the Mens South Western Counties side at Amesbury B.C on Sunday 13th May. Johns Trophy team manager Rose Adlam will be hoping that the game will give the Ladies team not only a good idea of who will make the final 24, but also good competitive practice for the forthcoming group stage match against Somerset on 2nd June.

Meanwhile the Mens South Western Counties team manager Denis Holborow will be hoping for much the same for his side ahead of their first match against Bowls Dorset on June 3rd.

International Trials for Wiltshire Bowlers

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:36:20 +0100

Bowls Wiltshire is delighted to announce that the following members have been selected for Mens England International trials to be held at Norgren BC, Warwickshire, on the 26th/27th May.

Senior Trial - 27th May - Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton)

Junior Trial - 26th May - Michael Richards (Westlecot), Wayne Snook (Holt)

Westlecot Open 1st Round Draw

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:13:55 +0000

The first round draw has been made for the upcoming 2012 Dexion Westlecot Open. There are a number of tasty looking first round ties but the pick of these must surely be World number 4 Mark Royal (Mid Suffolk) against last year's runner up Andy Moore (Christie Miller). Defending champion Danny Denison (Torquay) takes on North Wilts' Wayne Snook in what will be a tough start to his defence for the Devon bowler, whilst England International Graham Shadwell (Clarrie Dunbar) will start against Scott Edwards (Adur).

Ladies 2012 National and County Championship Draws Online

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:57:31 +0000

The Ladies 2012 National and County Championship draws are now available online. The draws for the National events (Singles, Pairs, Triples, Fours, Under 25's Singles, Under 25's Pairs and 2 Wood Singles) are now available for both north and south sections.

You can access the 2012 National draws here.

Defending singles champion Margaret Annetts (Salisbury) starts her defence against 2011 unbadged singles champion Karen Kirby (Blue Circle) while defending pairs champions Alex Jacobs and Sue Cooke start their defence at Box against Shirley Day and her partner from Warminster.

2012 Westlecot Open

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:08:21 +0000

The second Westlecot Open, sponsored by Dexion, will take place over the weekend of March 24th/25th. The format will be the same as in last year's tournament - 2 sections of 32 players where 4 qualifiers from each of the sections will meet in the quarter-finals on the Sunday afternoon. With a total prize fund in excess of £2000, and some high profile players taking part in the tournament, it is sure to be a weekend of top quality bowls, which everyone is welcome to be a part of.

Wiltshire Men To Face Dorset In Middleton Cup Opener

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:34:49 +0000

Wiltshire Men will play Dorset in their first match of the 2012 Middleton Cup, which will be held at Wootton Bassett B.C on Saturday 2nd June. The opening match will be followed by an away trip to Herefordshire on the 9th June, a home tie against Gloucestershire on the 16th and an away game against local rivals Somerset on the 23rd, to finish off the group stage.

Mens 2012 National and County Championship Draws Online

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:17:46 +0000

The Mens 2012 National and County Championship draws are now available online. The draws for the National events (Singles, Pairs, Triples, Fours, Under 25's Singles and 2 Wood Singles) are now available for area's 1,2 and 3, with the area 4 draws becoming available in the next few weeks. You can access the 2012 National draws here.

There are some tasty first round draws with last season's National Semi-Finalist and Bowls Wiltshire Singles Champion Mel Biggs (Westlecot), taking on Wiltshire's Under 25's Singles Champion Tom Walkley (Wootton Bassett) in the singles draw.

Reflections of Presidency

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:54:16 +0000

2011 Bowls Wiltshire Men's President Mike Hallam, gives his own personal reflections on what was an extreamley successful year.

It was a good year for Bowls Wiltshire (Men) in 2011. The revised system of playing Championship Matches on Mondays and Fridays with the Fours and Triples played earlier in the season and the Pairs and Singles immediately after was started and was welcomed by most players.

The Bowls Wiltshire Website was put on line in May and we are indebted to Wayne Simmonds for all the hard work he has put into this. The Middleton Cup Team progressed to the Quarter Finals but were beaten by Berkshire. At Worthing we had 3 Teams in semi-finals with Mel Biggs in the Singles, Chippenham Town in the Mixed Fours and our Under 25 Team in the White Rose Trophy.

Biggs Up For Local Sportsman Award

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:37:58 +0000

Westlecot bowler Mel Biggs has been shortlisted for the Sportsman of the Year Award by local newspaper, The Swindon Advertiser. The nomination comes as no real surprise as Mel had an outstanding season during the summer.

Mel qualified for the National Championship finals in all of the four main disciplines and was only one win away from reaching the final of the National Singles. Winning the singles would have seen him become only the second person to have won all four National titles, having previously already won the pairs, triples and fours, so this was a remarkable achievement.

Please vote for Mel by either phoning 09011510386 or texting ‘AWARDS 0386’ to 80360. Please show your support and hopefully Mel will pick up the award, which he fully deserves.