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to 2025
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Dates
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Well
here we go again, A look forward to what's happening this coming year so
add them to your diaries now so you don't miss out on the fun !
Finals Day |
1000 |
Saturday 6th Sept |
Clubhouse |
Mind Charity event |
1430 |
Friday 26th Sept |
Clubhouse |
Presentation Dinner |
1200 |
Wednesday 26th November |
Golf Club |
Andy's Christmas Quiz |
TBA |
Thursday 18th Dec |
Clubhouse |

A
Change on the website
When
i restarted the website this year i cleared down last years notes and
started again, however i forgot that last year i started making the latest
news at the top so you didn't have to go all the way to the bottom to see
the latest news, anyway today i gone back to that format so the latest
news is now at the top. You can also look at last years index on link
above.
Back
to Gowls Social
Below
is group photo of Gowls Social evening in our non traditional
outfits. I now have some more photos of the Gowls social and
hope to load on here soon !

18th
Aug v Stevenage
Report
by Jeff
A
disappointing defeat to report. At the tea break Bernard Higgs, Sue
Douglas and Andy Denniss were 4 - 9 down, Mike Jeffreys, Chin Tory and
Norman Leslie were 3 - 14 down and Stephen Field, Tricia Jeffreys and Jeff
Tebbutt were 7 - 5 up. After the tea beak things did not improve, although
Norman's team did manage to get within 1 point of the opposition after
they had a skip change, only to concede on 5 of the next 6 ends to finish
15 - 23 down. Jeff's team did no better and only won 2 of the 8 ends after
tea going down 10 - 17. Andy's team were more consistent, only winning 3
of the 18 ends and even managed a wonderful 8 down on end 15 to finally
lose 5 - 26. I think Andy was plane spotting!!!!! This leaves us with a
final result of 29 - 66. I know what the problem was though, they had a
plush green with green grass all over it which was a strange occurrence
for our team.
Teams Were
Team 1 Bernard Higgs, Sue Douglas and Andy Denniss Lost 5-26
Team 2 Mike Jeffreys, Chin Tory and Norman Leslie Lost 15-23
Team 3 Steve Field, Tricia Jeffreys and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 10-17
Final Score 29-66
Season
Results P27 W11 D1 L15
16th Aug v Howard Gardens
Report by Tony Glenn
In the non-availability of any of the 4 captains, I offered to act as
captain for this match but I would add that Paul set it all up for me
for which I was very grateful. it was slightly unusual in that Howard
Garden could only find 8 players which worked well for us as sadly Brian
had to drop out at short notice on health grounds so we played 2 triples
and one pairs. It was a pleasant afternoon, much cooler than recent
weeks but was a bit of a disaster in terms of the bowls, particularly
for the acting captain
Teams
Were
Team
1 Barbara Gilder, Gill Crane and Derek Gilder Won 15-12
Team
2 Ann Morris, Chin Tory and Tony Glenn Lost 6-32
Team
3 Rae Glenn and Peter Moss Lost 13-22
Final
Score Lost 34-66
Season
Results P26 W11 D1 L14
Gowls
Social 12th August
What's
a Gowls social i here you ask? Well the green is divided into 12 varying length
holes and the object is to get your woods to within 1 meter of the Pin. We
had 10 teams some threes (with two woods each), some two's (with Three
woods each) and the team with the most points in each category won a
GARDEN KNOME , ok not the best prizes but a bit of fun. I'm not sure why
as all teams bowl 6 woods but the teams with two players in scored
considerably more that teams of three. Anyway winners of the threes were
Beryl Tyldsey, Gill Crane and Robin Edmett scoring 23 Points. In the pairs
Dom Pearman and Paul Riseborough and Steve Bush and Chin Tory both scored
35 points, so it went to count back (as You would in golf) after 3 and 6
holes they were still level but Paul's team won count back after 9. This
was not easy as someone started marking the scorecard on the wrong hole!)
Anyway
we then retired to the clubhouse where there was cheese and biscuits and
other goodies waiting. we then had some delicious home made cakes and at
this point i should thank Ruth , the cake makers and all the other
helpers. We did a table Quiz whilst eating which was won by Brian
Hutchings table with 30 points. Following this we played Heads and Tails
and then stand-up bingo. The Raffle then concluded the evening. On the
night we made £165 for club coffers so thanks to all for participating
and hopefully everyone enjoyed the evening. Hopefully I will get some
pictures soon and will add them to the website.
9th
Aug v Biggleswade
Paul's
Report
A
perfect day for a bowls match but our green condition was not at it's
best, far from it in fact. We managed to win on two rinks but a hefty loss
on the third led to Biggleswade winning by one point with the score at
47-48
Teams
Were
Team
1 Ann Morris, Gill Crane and Derek Gilder Won 16-12
Team
2 Barbara Gilder, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Won 18-14
Team
3 Mike Jeffreys, Chin Tory and Peter Moss Lost 13-22
Final
Score Lost 47-48
Season
Results P25 W11 D1 L13
Next
Social is 12th Aug
Beach
wear, Cheese and Win ! plus GOWLS
Hopefully
you will have received an email detailing this event so make sure you come
down for our last social evening of the season ! It will explain
everything (I Hope)
6th
Aug v Sandy
Lynne's
Report
Nothing
exciting happened as we won on one rink but lost on other two
Teams
Were
Team1
Bernard Higgs, Steve Field, and Derek Gilder Lost 5-24
Team
2 Barbara Gilder, Norman Leslie and Paul Riseborough Won 21-17
Team
3Ann Morris, Lynne Brown and John Atkinson lost 10-21
Final
Score Lost 36-62
Season
Results P24 W11 D1 L12
4th
Aug v Buntingford
Storm
Floris hits the uk and my team felt the force of a Hurricane in our game
(See later on). Well the forecast was rain and more rain and on the first
end, it started, shall we go off said Greg the opposing Skip and Captain.
Give it a minute i said and luckily (Or Unluckily for my team) it remained
dry apart from a downpour at tea so we finished the game. Onto my team ,
after 4 ends, we were struggling but had managed to score zero points. At
Tea it had improved as we were getting closer but still scored zero points
At tea we were as a club 23-9 down , not surprising really as my team were
12-0 down. Forever the optimist i thought we could come back from here but
after 12 ends we were 16-0 down before we got 2 on an end. After we
did our lap of honour for scoring some points, our good luck deserted us.
I fired as they were holding 3 and hit the jack spot on and woods went
everywhere. Four down came the cry from Pete Moss. ,Which summed our day
up Luck wise. We Lost 28-6 On the other two rinks Paul was playing
what sounded like a professional opposing Skip and they narrowly lost
14-11 but looked like they all bowled well. Tony's team had the result
of the day keeping pace with there team and drawing 12-12 on the final
end, which Tony's team won by 1 shot so well done to them.
Teams
Were
Team1
Steve Field, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Lost 11-14
Team
2 Barry Gyles, Pete Moss and Andy Denniss Lost 6-28
Team
3 Rae Glenn, Robin Edmett and Tony Glenn Won 13-12
Final
Score Lost 30-54
Season
Results P23 W11 D1 L11
2nd
Aug v Henlow Park
The
visitors brought us a lottery ticket for the Saturday night draw but unfortunately
not a winner, however don't try to contact me for the next few weeks as i
will be in the Bahamas ! (only joking Linda| ) , As for the game the
conditions were good and we went in for tea holding a 4 shot lead. The tea
and cakes were gorgeous ( I ate 3 bits of Linda's cake) so she can definitely
do tea again ably assisted by Brian. The second half saw more of the sun
so even a bit warmer and we seemed to like it as we won on 2 rinks and
lost on 1 giving us an overall victory.
Teams
Were
Team1
Ann Morris, Peter Moss and John Atkinson Lost 10-17.
Team
2 Steve Field, Sue Douglas and Derek Gilder Won 16-10
Team
3 Barbara Gilder, Gill Crane and Andy Denniss Won 22-9
Final
Score Won 48-36
Season
Results P22 W11 D1 L10
31st
July v Fairfield
Report
by Lynne
Results
of today's match against Fairfield, we lost on all three rinks I'm afraid.
A very pleasant game although we lost! Despite a weather forecast of Rain
and more Rain, we had a dry game with the sun coming out after Tea.
Despite Andy doing a striptease before the game we ladies managed to
control ourselves and play the game after he put his shirt back in !!!
Teams
Were
Team1
Tricia Jeffreys, Norman Leslie and Andy Denniss Lost 11-20
Team
2 Mike Jeffreys, Peter Moss and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 12-20
Team
3 Barry Gyles, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Lost 16-19
Final
Score Lost 39-59
Season
Results P21 W10 D1 L10
30th
July v Datchworth
Report
by Paul
We
had an excellent day for bowls. As usual the home side made us most
welcome and their Green was in great condition.
All of our teams enjoyed their matches but on this
occasion none of them were unable to obtain a win and we lost on all
three rinks.
Our best result on the day came from Team 3. With the
score at 18-19 with one end to play a fair result would have been a
19-19 draw, but Datchworth won the end by one point leaving the final
score at 18-20.
Teams
Were
Team1
Ann Morris, Steve Field and John Atkinson Lost 11-27
Team
2 Malcolm Summerville, Lynne Brown and Derek Gilder lost 9-20
Team
3 Barbara Gilder, Sue Douglas and Paul Riseborough lost 18-20
Final
Score Lost 38-67
Season
Results P20 W10 D1 L9
26th
July v Steeple Morden
NHBC travelled to play Steeple Morden today. This is a
venue we have always enjoyed our visits to and today was no exception.
Steeple Morden always make you feel welcome.
The only downside was that we lost the match 49-30. We
found the Green was very heavy to play on and rain during the first few
ends made matters worse for our teams. On our rink we greatly appreciated
the generosity of our opposition in playing short jacks to assist Rae,
our lead who was struggling to reach the jack. The
best result for NHBC came from team 1 who came back from 4-12 to draw
their match 14-14
Teams
Were
Team1
Ann Morris, Trish Jeffreys and Andy Denniss Drew 14-14
Team
2 Mike Jeffreys, Lynne Brown and Tony Glenn lost 10-15
Team
3 Rae Glenn, Chin Tory and Paul Riseborough lost 6-20
Final
Score Lost 30-49
Season
Results P19 W10 D1 L8
23rd
July v Stevenage
Stevenage
ended up with a rearranged game in the evening so they could only get 6
players for this afternoon fixture , well done to Simon there captain for
getting 6 and keeping me informed. As for the weather it was a bit iffy
but thankfully stayed dry. We were winning after the first end and after 6
ends we were both drawing so a close game. At tea , Kindly provided by
Anna and Lynne, substitutes for Wendy and Rose, both of who were ill. Get
well soon ladies, we were losing 6-5 on my rink but Jeff's team were
winning 8-3 so a slight lead for us. The reduced Raffle saw Stevenage take
both prizes and back into battle we went. Rhona , there No 1 must have
enjoyed the tea as she continuously kept bowling well in the after tea
session. Chin, our best bowler bowled really well but with no luck I'm
afraid and i had an in and out game. On the other rink it was 9 ends
before Stevenage got off of 3 and Jeff said that, Steve and John both
bowled very well so he didn't have a lot to do. Anyway Jeff's team won by
more than we lost by so another win for NHBC against a very friendly Stevenage
side.
Teams
Were
Team1
Sue Douglas, Chin Tory and Andy Denniss Lost 9-18.
Team
2 Steve Field, John Atkinson and Jeff Tebbutt Won 26-6
Final
Score Won 35-24
Season
Results P18 W10 D1 L7
21st
July Harold Hardy Drawn
At
Today's Roll up the draw for this years Harold Hardy Competition took
place . To see go to the competitions page.
16th
July v Holwell
Lynne's
report
A pleasant afternoon Holwell requested their No 1 on Rink
2 be substituted after tea so two bowlers played 1/2 a match each which
we were happy to agree to. A good afternoon not to much
sunshine a little dull but no rain
Teams
Were
Team1
Barbara Guilder, Norman Leslie and Paul Riseborough Won 19-6
Team
2 Barry Gyles, Lynne Brown and Derek Gilder Won 17-14
Team
3 Malcolm Summerville, Chin Tory and Jeff Tebbutt won 16-11
Final
Score Won 52-31
Season
Results P17 W9 D1 L7
15th
July Fish and Chip Night
Well
the weather forecast for the day was pretty miserable but we managed to
get the the last end before we had a little shower. Anyway it was 3 games
of 3 ends with all woods counting that were within 1 metre so a good bit
of fun , Each team had 3 people but only 2 woods. We had eight teams
of three competing so a very good turn out. The winners were the
team with the highest score ( Doh I cant remember).
Then
off inside for the arrival of the fish (or Chicken) and chips and some
more other members joined us. The Raffle also was conducted with John
Wiggs winning a large share of prizes. On the night we Raised £94 for the
club coffers and it was all down to Chairman's Paul organisation. Also a
Thanks to all the other helpers.
11th
July v Melbourne
Lynne's
report
Results from Melbourn BC game today we lost 30 to their
38 points overall. We won on one rink but lost on two, but despite the
forecast of hot weather when we expected to melt we had a lovely and
very pleasant afternoon in excellent company. They gave us plenty of
cold orange squash, tea, with a very good selection of biscuits, wagon
wheels, gold and twix bars just to name a few. We Only Played 12 ends.
Teams
Were
Team1
Chin Tory, Tony Glenn and Derek Gilder Lost 9-12
Team
2 Steve Field, Lynne Brown and Paul Riseborough Lost 7-14
Team
3 Norman Leslie, Rae Glenn and Andy Denniss won 14-12
Final
Score Lost 30-38
Season
Results P16 W8 D1 L7
10th
July Afternoon Tea
So
the afternoon tea event arrived and players were welcomed to a nice Pims
drink, well most were before it got knocked off the table! But it wasn't
long before a replacement bottle turned up, Anyway onto the bowls It's
that silly game where you bowl your woods and then bowl the jack up
afterwards so definitely a game of tactics. It finished with Joint winners
Jeff Tebbutt and Steve ( I forgot it was today and turned up late) Field
and Barbara (I always win the socials) Gilder and myself , Both
teams finishing with 12 points. it was fun played in very very hot
conditions. Thanks Paul for organising.
Then
inside for a scrumptious tea of Sarnies, Scones and cream, followed by
cake, What a brilliant spread beautifully presented. I think about
26 people turned out so a very big THANK YOU to Mike and Tricia for
organising and of course all the other helpers for a great day.
10th
July County Update
Unfortunately
John lost his last 8 match by 1 shot so unlucky John and thanks for
putting in a brilliant performance whilst representing NHBC. I attach John's
report of the game.
"where is north herts" asked the nice Batchwood man when i
arrived in St Albans
7 other players appeared all in their "Bowls England" attire
and posh woods,there was me in my nor quite grey shorts and my dads old
woods complete with one cracked !
The young guy i played proceeded to tell me that he had played for England.............
anyway i was 10 - 0 up quite quickly so maybe he wasn't so good ?
He them came back at me and it then read 19 - 19, he got me in the end
but i think he wanted it more than me and i am actually glad he won
All the players knew each other as they are on the "bowls match
circuit" it was a weird kind of atmosphere not one i want to belong
to. That was my "dip in the water" in county matches, not
bothered about it again next year, but all good experience. Funny though
we had 20 spectators and they all said they wanted me to win. Finally
"Tuffy" the guy i played called me "mensch" on
leaving, he is an Israeli jew, i looked it up............."a person
of integrity and honour"
made my day
john a
9th
July v Letchworth
Report
by Paul
We had a very pleasant afternoon of bowls today with
ideal weather conditions for the match. We had a win on one rink, a draw
on another but lost on the third. The overall score was NHBC 54 LGC 48.
Another good win for our club and completing the double this season
against our neighbours.
Teams
Were
Team1
Gill Crane, Lynne Brown and John Atkinson Lost 12-23
Team
2 Rae Glenn, Chin Tory and Jeff Tebbutt drew 17-17
Team
3 Malcolm Summerville, Tony Glenn and Paul Riseborough won 25-8
Final
Score Won 54-48
Season
Results P15 W8 D1 L6
7th
July v Hitchin
Well
a perfect day for bowling as we welcomed the friendly Hitchin team. Being
a roll up day we bowled on Rinks 3,4, and 5, I think the rain the previous
day helped as it seemed to bowl quite well. At Tea we were losing on 2
rinks and winning on the other so we were 21-26 down. So would the tea
make a difference. Unfortunately not, we battled well , and Brian's team
battled harder than the others as they were 9-0 down at one stage but lost
20-9. Derek's team again battled hard but lost by 4. We didn't score again
for the first 3 ends after tea and i thought oh no here we go again but we
ended up winners 21-9. So a very enjoyable game despite the result.
Teams
Were
Team1
Steve Field, Peter Moss and Andy Denniss Won 21-9
Team
2 Norman Leslie, Gill Crane and Derek Gilbert Lost 12-16
Team
3 Barbara Gilder, Chin Tory and Brian Hutchings Lost 9-20
Final
Score Lost 42-45
Season
Results P14 W7 D1 L6
This
Week
A busy week ,
we play Hitchin at Home Monday, Letchworth at Home Wednesday and Melbourne
away on Friday. On Thursday we have Mike and Tricia's Afternoon tea party
and John Atkinson is in the last 8 of the county competition. Good Luck to
John !
3rd
July v Shephalbury
Report
by Jeff Tebbutt (And its a long one)
Here
we go again with another fun packed report. It was a very pleasant
temperature with a small cooling breeze. Our teams all played well to
reach the tea break after 10 ends leading by 35 - 17. Andy ,Tony and Rae
were 17 - 3 up, Brian, Linda and Norman were 14 - 5 up and Jeff, Steve and
Barry 4 - 9 down. The Ladies provided some lovely cake along with the
usual tea and biscuits and all seemed well. The second half started and
things went a little downhill. Coming into the last bowl on our rink we
were 1 shot down and 10 - 22 down. Brian's team had already finished and
had won 22 - 13 so we needed a great last shot and fortunately that was
exactly what happened and the bowl shifted the jack so we got 3 on the
last end making our defeat 13 - 22. Over to Andy's rink and what did we
see, they were losing by 17 - 18 with 1 end to play. (That's right they
hadn't scored a single point since the tea break!!!!) Tension mounted as
the end progressed and with 1 bowl to play we were 1 up meaning a draw was
likely. Up steps super Andy and delivers a great bowl to gain another
point so victory was ours by 19 - 18 and overall by 54 - 53. Well done all
bowlers. It was a pity that on Brian's rink 2 of the Shepalbury players
seemed less than sporting and didn't shake hands at the end of the game. A
pity as all their other players were a pleasure to bowl with.
Teams
Were
Team1
Rae Glenn, Tony Glenn and Andy Denniss Won 19-18
Team
2 Norman Leslie, Linda Clark and Brian Hutchings Won 22-13
Team
3 Barry Gyles, Steve Bush and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 22-13
Final
Score Won 54 53
Season
Results P13 W7 D1 L5
2nd
July v Whitethorn
The
forecast was a bit iffy and after a few drops of rain in the morning it
stayed fine. The Green looked in very good shape with grass all over but
was it to thick?. Nobody could seem to reach so the majority of the games
were played to short ends. I found the woods went where you aimed them and
from my point of view i obviously wasn't aiming them right. Anyway at half
time we were trailing 26-15 so still in touching distance with a slight
improvement. Unfortunately the improvement came from Whitethorn who ended
up easy winners on all threee rinks.
Teams
Were
Team1
Dom Pearman, Sue Douglas and Andy Denniss Lost 18-10
Team
2 Malcolm Summerville, Gill Crane and Derek Gilder Lost 21-8
Team
3 Barbara Gilder, Steve Field and John Atkinson Lost 22-10
Final
Score Lost 61-28
Season
Results P12 W6 D1 L5
28th
June v Howards Gardens
A
FIRST for the website
Andy
Denniss reporting live from Norton Common while we entertain Howard
Gardens , well when i say Live it was
live until i stopped off for a coffee, Watered my plants and then had to
wait while windows updated so it could have been Liver (is that a word)
Anyway due to the heat and i can confirm it was bloody hot down
there , the game was reduced to 16 ends. The scores weren't quite
going our way and with 5 ends to go , lets say we were losing on all 3
rinks. Hopefully Jeff's team can produce a remarkable recovery , and it
would be remarkable ! the result will be published when the Final Score is
in via the Teleprinter (Who can remember that?)
Jeff's
Report (It's Brief)
On
a very hot Saturday we came up against very hot opponents. We were losing
at the break and things didn't improve after refreshments as we lost on
all 3 rinks by a mere 26 - 72.
Nothing
left to say!!!!!
Teams
Were
Team1
Stephen Field, Chin Tory and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 20-15
Team
2 Rae Glenn, Gill Crane and Brian Hutchings Lost 21-5
Team
3 Sue Douglas, Linda Clark and Tony Glenn Lost 31-6
Final
Score Lost 72-26
Season
Results P11 W6 D1 L4
25th
June v Buntingford
Report
by Jeff Tebbutt
We
had a pleasant game of bowls this afternoon against a strong Buntingford
team. When we went in for tea after 10 ends things looked very bleak as we
were losing on all 3 rinks by 18 - 32. The tea break obviously
refreshed us and Dom, Chin and Norman turned their 10-11 deficit to a 24 -
18 win. Norman is now the best skip in the club with a 100% record.
Stephen, Steve and Jeff turned a 4 -10 deficit to a 16 -12 victory. Ann,
Sue and Paul turned a 4 - 11 deficit into a 7 - 21 defeat: so alas we lost
overall by 47 - 51 but a valiant effort by all.
Teams
Were
Team1
Dominic Pearman, Chin Tory and Norman Leslie won 24-18
Team
2 Steve Field, Steve Bush and Jeff Tebbutt won 16-12
Team
3 Ann Morris, Sue Douglas and Paul Riseborough Lost 7-21
Final
Score Lost 47-51
Season
Results P10 W6 D1 L3
23rd
June Open Day
Well
the information I have is that it looked like a good turn out for our open
day so well done to John and all those that helped. Seven Potential
members so a good outcome. A picture below of the event but to see lots more
pictures head over to our Gallery. CLICK HERE

Help
Needed Monday PLEASE !
We are part
of the Letchworth festival Group and as such John Atkinson has been busy
advertising our Club and getting new members to try our club. On Monday
after a lot of planning and advertising John is hopeful of a good turnout
of potential new members. He is putting up the Gazebos and hopefully make
it welcoming for all. Your Help would be greatly appreciated i setting up
and talking to these new members.
Update
on county Cup
HUGE
congratulations to John Atkinson who has survived another round and is now
in the last eight of the unbadged County singles. This game is played on
neutral territory and i believe the venue to be at Batchwood on July
10th. Good Luck John and well done!
17th
June Hospice evening
Each
Year we do a social for the Hospice society and this year Lynne Brown
Organised. We started off with a game of Bowls called Hong Kong Bowls ( I
Think) where you play in pairs and the first bowler bowls 2 woods, the
next bowls 4 and the the first bowler bowls there two , then change for
next end. You play 3 ends and the play two more games. So each team
plays three games and the results were Me and Rae Glenn got 14 points but piping
us by a a Point were the Husband and Wife pairing of Derek and Barbara
Gilder. Well done to them.
What
followed was tea and Cakes in the clubhouse with an enjoyable quiz about
films and a raffle with prizes kindly donated by the members. anyway the
upshot of the whole evening was that Lynne managed to raise a magnificent
£284 pounds which will be donated to the hospice so a big thank you to
Lynne and all of the other helpers who made cakes , sold raffle tickets or
helped on the night.
County
Updates
In
the pairs John Atkinson and Norman Leslie went out but pit up a good fight
but went down 19-14 against Stevenage. In the singles John won his 3rd
round game which were all local but now has to travel to Hoddesdon for his
next match so well done John and good luck !
12th
June v Stotfold
Lynne's
report
In
what looks like a very good game we ended up with our first draw of the
season.
Teams
were
Team
1 Ann Morris, Chin Tory and Paul Riseborough won 21-19
Team
2 Barbara Gilder, Lynne Brown and Jeff Tebbutt won 16-12
Team
3 Norman Leslie, Sue Douglas and Brian Hutchings lost 18-12
Final
Score Drew 49-49
Season
Results P9 W6 D1 L2
6th
June v Melbourne
Match
Report by Paul
Today's match, Friday 6th June, was one of our toughest
games to date. When we stopped for a break after 9 ends we were losing
on two rinks and ahead by one point on the other.
The tea and biscuits worked wonders for the NHBC teams. We managed to
win on two rinks and lost narrowly, by 4 points, on the third.
One of the best results of the day was from Team 3 who
came back from 16-11 down to win their match 23-16, a great team
performance.
Teams
were
Team
1 Gill Crane, Brian Hutchings and Derek Gilder Won 15-12
Team
2 Malcolm Summerville, Pete Moss and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 13-9
team
3 Barbara Gilder, Chin Tory and Paul Riseborough won 23-16
Final
score - Won 47-41
Season
Results P8 W6 D0 L2
5th
June v Shephalbury
Well
where do we start here, The weather, after discussions at 1030 with Mike,
there Captain, he said they had had some showers but the sun was out
so we decided he would phone me at 1230 if the weather worsened. He didn't
phone so I left a dry but cloudy Arlesey, Letchworth and on way down
motorway a few spots of rain. On leaving the motorway the heavens opened
and i thought that would be that. 5 minutes later on arrival the sun was
back out so we decided to give it a go, They already had put down the wet
weather mats used for bowling. The game started with most wearing
raincoats due to the intermittent light rain when during the 7th end, the
heavens opened again so a quick retreat to the clubhouse. At this stage we
were losing narrowly on all 3 rinks 17-10 down but the tea didn't help us
at all as we lost heavily on two rinks and the best rink was Tony's who
only suffered a 15-13 defeat
so well done to him and his team. Jeff was second best losing 22-9 and I won't
mention my teams 27-3 walloping (Oh I Did). On the plus side two players
were making there debuts for the club, Barry Gyles and Steve Bush. Barry
was in my team and was the best bowler by far for us and reports i had of
Steve was that he bowled very well so well done to both of them. The only
Plus side was we won 2nd and third prizes in the raffle by the husband and
wife team of Tony And Rae Glenn. Tony won a bottle of wine and Rae some Rhubarb,
when I say some, enough to keep Tony in rhubarb crumble till the end of
the year.
Teams
were
Team
1 Mike Jeffreys, Barry Gyles and Andy Denniss Lost 27-3
Team
2 Steve
Bush, Rae Glenn and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 22-9
.
Team 3 Steve
Field, Norman Leslie and Tony Glenn Lost 15--13
Final
Score Lost 64-25
Season
Results P7 W5 D0 L2
Herts
County Update
Unfortunately
we lost in our game against Whitethorn 18-12 in the triples. Lets just say
it wasn't our lucky night.
In
the Pairs John And Norman played in a marathon , again against
Whitethorn starting at 1800 finishing at 2100 , It was 17-17 going
into the last end when the north Herts. boys got a 4 to win 21-17.
Well done to them so they progress into the next round.
28th
May v Datchworth
NHBC have had another successful outcome in our Home
match against Datchworth on Wed 28th May. We won the match with an
overall score of 58-45, a great result. We won on two out of three
rinks, Team 1 were drawing 20-20 with one end to play, but the team from
Datchworth managed to hold shot to win the match 21-20.
Team
were
Team
1 Sue Douglas, Derek Guilder and Andy Denniss Lost 21-20.
Team
2 Barbara
Gilder, John Atkinson and Jeff Tebbutt won 19-12
.
Team 3 Bernard
Higgs, Chin Tory and Paul Risborough won 19-12
Final
Score Won 58-45
Season
Results P6 W5 D0 L1
Herts
County Cups
An
update on the county competitions.
In
the singles John Atkinson won through to the next round on Monday coming
from 16-8 down to win 21-17, what a great result, well done John. John and
Norman Leslie are also playing in the pairs with an away game at Whitethorn
being played the 3rd June at Whitethorn. In the triples, myself Jeff
Tebbutt and Norman Leslie play Whitethorn on Friday 30th at Home.
22st
May v Three Horseshoes
Report
by Jeff Tebbutt
Bernard,
Chin and Andy lost 13 - 22 after staging a mini comeback, Tricia, Mike and
Robin came back from 4-8 down at tea break to win 18 - 10 and Dom, Norman
and Jeff won 27 - 9. Dom played his first game for us and put in a very
good debut appearance .The weather got warmer as the match progressed and
I was getting worried as Norman kept removing layers of clothing. Our
overall win was by 58 - 41. Well done team.
Team
were
Team
1 Bernard Higgs, Chin Tory and Andy Denniss Lost 13--22.
Team
2 Tricia Jeffreys, Mike Jeffreys and Robin Edmett won18-10
.
Team 3 Dom Pearman, Norman Leslie and Jeff Tebbutt won 27-9
Final
Score Won 58-41
Season
Results P5 W4 D0 L1
21st
May v Holwell
So
the forecast on the Saturday was for a nice sunny day against Holwell,
Sunday and Monday it went to 50% rain and Tuesday and Wednesday it went to
30% rain so not looking too good. However on arrival it was nice and sunny
but with a bit of a keen wind so the big question was Jumper or no jumper.
I decided on jumper but it didn't help. Anyway onto the game. As we
stopped for tea we were winning on two rinks but losing on the other but
we were 28-19 up. Tea was needed and I won the football card with
Blackpool so a much needed fiver came my way. After tea Paul's Team who
were winning 14-10 continued in the same vain and won 19-10. My team were
also winning 9-4 and went on to win 14-8. At this point i must mention
that the jumper didn't really help me as I continued to bowl rubbish so
must thank Malcolm and Robin for carrying me! Johns team were losing 10-5
at the halfway stage but were then losing 15-5 but a 4 and a 5 saw them
pull back to only lose by 2 so definitely an up and down game. Anyway my
first win as Captain this year so much needed.
Team
were
Team
1 Stephen Field, Derek Guilder and John Atkinson Lost 17--19.
Team
2 Norman Leslie, Chin Tory and Paul Riseborough won19-10
.
Team 3 Malcolm Summerville, Robin Edmett and Andy Denniss won 14-8
Final
Score Won 50-37
Season
Results P4 W3 D0 L1
Herts
County Cups
This
year we have a Small number of entries into the county cup games . John
Atkinson is playing in the singles and won his first match , so well done
John. Myself , Jeff Tebbutt and Norman Leslie have entered the triples and
got a bye into the next round. I think both of the next round matches are
scheduled for this week.
May
15th v Sandy
Report
by Jeff Tebbutt
Today
we entertained Sandy on a much cooler day than 14th. All teams played well
and when we went in for tea we were winning on 2 rinks and drawing on the
3rd.. An overall win by 58 to 24. I am delighted to get a win in this
seasons opener for me as captain. The wagtail kept invading the green to
encourage us and narrowly escaped collisions with the bowls.!!!! A lucky
mascot perhaps.
Well
done all the bowlers.
Team
were
Team
1 Stephen Field, Mike Jeffreys and Brian Hutchings won 19
-13.
Team
2 Bernard Higgs, Linda Clark and Paul Riseborough won17- 7
.
Team 3 Rae Glenn, Robin Edmett and Jeff Tebbutt won 22-4
Final
Score Won 58-24
Season
Results P3 W2 D0 L1
May
14th v Letchworth Garden City
Report
by Paul Riseborough
We had an excellent day of bowls on Letchworth G.C's
green yesterday Wed 14th May. It was my first club
match as Captain this year and I am very pleased to report that we won
on all three rinks.
At the break, after ten ends played, things were not looking too good.
We were ahead 10-6 on my rink, but teams 1&2 were losing 7-5
and 8-5 respectively. What a difference a cup of
Team 1 - recovered to win their match 16-13, but best of
all team 2 came back to win 19-11,an amazing turn round. My team also
won with the score standing at 22-11 at the end .well done all three
teams.
Teams
were
Team
1 Sue Douglas, Robin Edmett And Jeff Tebbutt Won 16-13
Team
2 Norman Leslie, Peggy Atkins and John Atkinson Won 19-11
Team
3 Malcolm Summerville, Tony Glenn and Paul Riseborough Won 22-11
Final
Score Won 57-35
Season
Results P2 W1 D0 L1
Fund
raising evening May 13th
Unfortunately
I do not have any details on this , even though i did ask Jeff ! but
hopefully it was a good evening and Jeff's efforts managed to raise £150
for club funds.
9th
May v Steeple Morden
Game
postponed Steeple Morden couldn't get team
VE
Day Celebrations 5th May
The
stepping out players performed the songs from the 1940's and a very
enjoyable evening it was. Along with the songs , there was some great food
and cake as well as a quiz. It also raised some money for club coffers. So
a great result and well done to all for organising. I took a video of the
last song with the intention of putting on here but having trouble at the
moment , i will work on it !
First
game 1st May v Riverain
Our
first fixture of the year v Riverain, again on what must have been one of
the hottest ever First day games. Riverain could only get 7 Players so I
tried to see if i could get some extras to make up the nine from each
side. I couldn't so i confirmed with there captain that we would just play
two rinks. This is where the problems started, on arrival there captain
asked who we were going to loan to them, I replied No one as i had confirmed
two Rinks. Evidently a rink is four players but we only had taken 6
players, I didn't know that a rink was four, i thought it was somewhere
where you bowled. Anyway we ended up playing 3 players each on two rinks !
As
for the game itself we were 12-9 up at the halfway stage as we stopped for
a cup of tea. We then resumed battle after the tea and I think the tea
must have had an effect on all players as Paul's Team Romped home 17-8.
But Jeff's team struggled a little and after Paul's team had finished it
came down to Jeff's team to play the last end with the scores at 27-27. Unfortunately
we couldn't get the result we needed and lost the end by 4 shots but a
very enjoyable day.
Teams
Were
Stephen
Field, Chin Tory and Paul Riseborough Won 17-8
Bernard
Higgs, John Atkinson and Jeff Tebbutt Lost 10-23
Final
Score Lost 27-31
Season
Results P1 W0 D0 L1
Chairmans
Social 29th April
Well
we all know how cold it is at the end of April so chairman Paul decided on
a quiz and some munches rather than play bowls. As always when you plan
ahead it went wrong, It was probably one of the hottest days in April for
a while but your not to know that are you.
Anyway
Paul asked me to to do a quiz and rather than be the normal competitive
quiz that i normally do, teams were allowed to be whatever just for a bit
of fun. I think about 25 people turned up and for a Fiver each we were
given some gorgeous hotdogs and then some delicious cake that had been
made by the ladies (Sue And Chin i think) which we enjoyed after the
hotdogs (supplied by Lynne and Tricia)
Anyway
back to the quiz, did i say non competitive ? As i shouted out the answers
, you could see teams hoping they were going to be the winners ! There
were 40 questions and i think a team won with 33 with two teams finishing
on 32. I also did a mini marathon round of 45 questions which a team won
with 42 i think.
Anyway
I think everyone really enjoyed the evening so well done chairman Paul for
organising.
First
Roll up 28th April
Well
After the Stirling work of John Atkinson and Norman Leslie plus a few
others, we turned up to see the green and gardens looking in very good
shape. We were rewarded by 5 or 6 newcomers to the club and Mike Jeffreys
took them to one side for the first session to teach them the ropes and by
all accounts did an excellent job. As well as the newcomers we also had
about 20 members there on a glorious sunny day which was perfect for our
first roll up. We stopped for a cuppa halfway through which was the ideal
opportunity to greet the newbies and catch up with old friends, So a
Brilliant start to the season.
We
Are Back!
Its
the first bowl up of the season on Monday with our first game on Thursday
, lets hope for a good season !!!!
Draws
Completed !
Ok
Today the draws were held for the various competitions and are now
available to see on the club competitions page
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