2015

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All ready for replacing the turf.

And they're off! Opening Day 2015. Eager bowlers start the first ends.

Part way through Opening Day & all blue skies, sunshine & heavy concentration.

Trials for Men's 4s A & B teams. Weather decidedly chilly even for late April.

Late May, and a friendly against North Yorkshire Leagues.
Forty-eight eager bowlers being addressed by the Captains.

The club is crammed with eager spectators early July, watching the Hunts County semifinals.

Hunts EBF Mixed Pairs Champions
Jane Baldwin & Robert Jepson

Hunts EBF Mixed Rinks Runners Up
E J Cousins (with Lee & Tom Swannell)

John Smith Club Triples Champions
Pat Cook, Alan Bradshaw & Ron Bull (with Mike Hall, President)

Late August, and the last but one men's B team league match recovers from rain under a glorious rainbow.

The President's Cup  Men's 4 Bowls Singles Champion
Tony Dymond

The President's Shield Men's 4 Bowls Runner Up
Geoff Barlow

The Scotney Cup Ladies 4 Bowls Singles Champion
Sue Cross

The Scotney Cup Ladies 4 Bowls Singles Runner Up
E J Cousins

The Jack Jepson Shield Men's 2 Bowls Singles Champion
Geoff Barlow

The Jack Jepson Shield Men's 2 Bowls Singles Runner Up
Owen Darlington

The Jean McDonald Cup Ladies 2 Bowls Singles Champion
Sue Cross

The Jean McDonald Cup Ladies 2 Bowls Singles Runner Up
E J Cousins

The Secretary's Cup Mixed 4 Bowls Singles Champion
David Skelton

The Secretary's Cup Mixed 4 Bowls Singles Runner Up
John McKinnie

The Bill Rickwood Memorial Shield Over 60s Mixed 4 Bowls Singles Champion
John Woodley

The Bill Rickwood Memorial Shield Over 60s Mixed 4 Bowls Singles Runner Up
David Jones

The President's Shield Non-Winners Mixed 4 Bowls Singles Champion
David Jones

The Jack Stocker Cup Mixed 4 Bowls Pairs Champions
Robert Jepson & Ian Cousins

The Jack Stocker Cup Mixed 4 Bowls Pairs Runners Up
Carole Barker & David Jones

The Jack Wetherell Shield Men's 4 Bowls Drawn Pairs Champions
Geoff Painter & John Woodley

The Jack Wetherell Shield Men's 4 Bowls Drawn Pairs Runners Up
John Buchanan & Martin Fisher

The Werba Cup Ladies 4 Bowls Drawn Pairs Champions
Jane Baldwin & Pat Cook

The Werba Cup Ladies 4 Bowls Drawn Pairs Runners Up
Sue Cross & Glenys Cousins

The Parkinson Cup Men's Handicapped 4 Bowls Singles Champion
Geoff Barlow

The Parkinson Cup Men's Handicapped 4 Bowls Singles Runner Up
John McKinnie

St Ives players on tour with the Huntingdonshire PPA,
lined up just before the match against Scone Bowling Club.

Here's the full contingent of touring players at Scone Bowling Club.



IOG Industry Awards Winners - Best Bowling Green Grounds Team of the Year
Below is the ground maintenance team taking a well-earned break from applying their skills. This skills have been recognised and rewarded by the Institute of Groundsmanship Industry Awards 2015. Our grounds team beat Sunderland Bowls Club for the title Best Bowling Green Grounds Team of the Year.

An independent evaluation took place, including an inspection of our green. There was also an Oscar-style awards dinner at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel on Wednesday 4 November. Our trusty representatives were amongst grounds staff experts from the likes of Manchester United FC, Essex County Cricket Club and Murrayfield Rugby Union. Awesome!

You can read the IOG press release and view an image of the trophy below. Well done David, Ian. Tony, Ron Derek and Don!

David Jones, Ian Cousins, Tony Dymond, Ron Bull, Derek Garner & Don Benton