Dates for 2025

Date                      Competition                       Opponent            Location               Time

Sun 4th May        Walter Cross                                                    Croydon BC        9.30am All Day

Sun 10th May      Middleton Cup Trial                                       Chipstead            10.00am

Sun 11th May      HC Competition Finals                                  Old Coulsdon      9.30am All Day

Sat 17th May       Balcomb Trophy                Hampshire   . Alton Social BC . . . 9.30am

Sat 17th May ......Balcomb Trophy ...............Sussex . . . . . .Alton Social BC . . 1.00pm

Sun 18th May      Balcomb Trophy                IOW . . . . . . . .Alton Social BC. 9.30am

Sat 24th May       Home Counties League   Middlesex Ashford BC                     11am

Sun 25th May      Middleton Cup 2nd Trial                                Chipstead            10.00am

Sat 31st May        Home Counties League   Bucks                    Chipstead            11.00am

Sat 31st May        White Rose                           Horsham BC        

Sat 31st May        White Rose                           Horsham BC         

Sun 1st June        White Rose                        Horsham BC               

Sat 7th June         Middleton Cup                  Sussex                  Popesmead         11.00am

Tue 17th June      O60s Inter County            Berks                    Desborough          12.00pm

Sat 21st June       Middleton Cup                  Middlesex            Hendon                11.00am

Sat 28th June       Home Counties League   Oxford                  Chipstead            11.00am

Sat 12th July        Middleton Cup                  Kent                      Chipstead            2.00pm

Tue 15th July       O60s Inter County            Knockout             TBC                       TBC

Sat 19th July        HCL Final                                                          Egham                  TBC

Tue 5th Aug          O60s Inter County            Knockout            TBC                        TBC

Sat 9th Aug           Middleton Cup QF                                         TBC                       TBC

13th - 31st Aug National Finals Leamington

Middleton Cup

The following players have been selected for the Middleton Cup Second Trial on Sunday 25th May 2025 at Chipstead BC, CR5 3SG.

Report at 9.30 for a 10.00am start.

Dress code is Club or County attire.

Refreshments will be available.

The Middleton Cup team will be selected following the second HCL match on 31st May

Paul Coleman, Will Matthews, Dave Thomas, Jake Ladd, Duncan Heard, Damien Olver, Nathan Beeson, George Hopper, Andrew Richardson, Dave Hall, Jon Wilson, Paul Jenkins, Barry Jenkins, Will Vizer Allen, Mark Dunne, Mark Bishop, Ian Meyer, Gary Clark, Jeff O’Leary, Simon Greenwood, Dave McCallum, Terry Friday, Harry Cushen, Norman Ross, James Freemantle, Dan Capon, Charlie Souter, Jamie Tindall, Paul Bennett, Ian Jenkins, Matt White, Billy Shortt.

 Not available for the second trial

All Old Dean players, Mark Jones

 Balcomb Trophy

The format of the Balcomb Trophy changes this year with teams of 10 players who will play in 4 disciplines of singles, pairs, triples and fours.  This is played on a round robin basis with all matches played over 1 weekend of May 17th & 18th, with the winners progressing to the National Finals at Leamington.  We are drawn to play Hampshire at 9.30 on the Saturday and Sussex at 1.00pm.  We then play IOW at 9.30am on the Sunday.  The venue is Alton Social BC, GU34 1RF.

Singles 21 up 4 bowls – Charlie Souter

Pairs 18 ends 3 bowls – Paul Coleman & Matt White

Triples 18 ends 2 bowls – Paul Jenkins, Callum Sharp & Jon Wilson

Fours 15 ends 2 bowls – Jamie Tindall, Dave Thomas, Paul Bennett & Damien Olver

Over 60s Inter County Cup

Tuesday June 17th vs Berkshire at Desborough BC, 10 Green Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 1XZ.  Report by 11.20 for a 12.00pm start

Dress code is County shirt with navy blue below the waist.

This is a knockout competition with following rounds on Tuesday 15th July and 5th August. Venues and times TBC.

Chris Jones                         Richard Tingley                 Sarah Austin

Shan Maylin                       Pam Garden                       Di Double

Neil Winter                        Pauline Clarke                   Jeff O’Leaary

Debbie Souter                   Dave McCallum                 Paul Bennett

Kate Capon                        Kat Hornbrook                   Chris Turner       

Carol McGrail                    Zoe Hollins                         Teresa Orriss

Eamon O’Flynn                  Gethin Jenkins                   Tony Hilton

Mark Dunne                       John Sinnott                       Margaret Smith

Reserves Tony Doyle, Barrie Emanuel, Gill Platt

Home Counties League

The following players have been selected to play in the first HCL match against Middlesex on Saturday 24th May at Ashford BC TW15 3JX.  Please report by 10.30am for 11.00am start.

Dress Code is County Shirt with Navy blue below the waist.

The first HCL score was 145-84 with points of 20-2

Martin Payne                     Bill Shortt                            Paul Coleman

Barry Jenkins                     Aaron Harding                   Terry Berry

Dan Capon                         Gethin Jenkins                   Tony Hilton*

Ian Jenkins                         John Sinnott                       Will Matthews*

Richard Tingley                 James Rabson                   Chris Turner

Andrew Richardson*       Duncan Heard *               Harry Cushen

Jeff O’Leary*                     Dave Thomas*                  Liam Mulcahy

Paul Bennett*                   Mark Jones*                      Mark Dunne

 *Played in the last Middleton Cup match

The following players have been selected to play in the second HCL match against Bucks on Saturday 31st May at Chipstead BC CR5 3SG.

Please report by 10.30am for an 11.00am start

Dress county is County shirt with Navy Blue below the waist.

Bill Shortt                           Richard Tingley                 Terry Friday*

Aaron Harding                   Jeff O’Leary*                     John Graham

Gethin Jenkins                 Paul Bennett*                    John Stone

John Sinnott                      Damien Olver*                  Mark Jones*

Chris Jones                         Ian Parker              Peter Marlow

Terry Berry                         Simon Fillary                      Dave Hall

Tony Hilton*                      Eamon O’Flynn                  Dan Capon

Will Matthews*                 Mark Dunne                       Jon Wilson*