Club News
Thursday 12th June
Market Deeping Royals have qualified for the quarter finals as second in Group A.
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Tuesday 3rd June
Boor & Wainwright Shield Competition
All but one of the final matches in the round-robin group stage of this competition have now been played, with the following teams qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Group A: 1. Blackstones D, 2. Market Deeping Royals or Blackstones A (to be determined when Blackstones A have played their final match on 11th June).
Group B: 1. Market Deeping Regals 2. Barnack Vikings.
Group C: 1. Oakham A, 2. Greetham Poachers.
Group D: 1. Stamford Town Dragons, 2. Carlby Corgis.
Congratulations to all these teams. Details of the quarter final draw are on this website.
The results were clear cut in Group D, but in each of the other groups the qualifiers were not decided until the very last match on 2nd June. Blackstones D topped group A with 10 points from 6 matches, but the second qualifier Group A is yet to be decided. The top two teams in Group B were the only teams with 8 points from 6 matches, with their final positions determined by aggregate scores. Three teams in Group C scored 8 points from 6 matches, with Carlby Bees narrowly missing out to Greetham Poachers by just 3 shots difference in aggregate score.
Tuesday 29th April
National Titles for our Bowlers.
Ollie Jeapes and Martyn Dolby, representing Northants but qualifying out of Stamford IBC, retained their respective Under 25 and Over 60 national singles titles at Lincoln’s indoor stadium.
Another Stamford pair, Paul Dalliday and Simon Law, also claimed the men’s triples trophy, alongside Tristan Morton and, after a gruelling day, were losing finalists with Louise Harris in the mixed rinks.
For Jeapes it was a comfortable 21-16 win in the final while Dolby survived a 21-20 semi-final against North Cambs before beating home favourite Danny Brown 21-13.
Having already won the men’s Eversley Trophy for county executives - the women finished in a best ever second place in the equivalent Harry Carver Trophy - Northants set a new record of success.
For full results visit www.northantsbowlingfederation.co.uk
Sunday 20th April
Outdoor bowls clubs in the Stamford League, such as Wittering (see below), are preparing for the new season by opening their greens for practice before the start of the Boor & Wainwright Shield competition on Friday 9th May. As well as roll-ups, some clubs have arranged early-season friendly matches for additional experience for members in the run-up to the start of competitive bowling, as well as competitions over the holiday weekend. The sustained period of dry weather has left greens in much firmer condition than is usual at this stage in the year, with the promise of much faster rinks.
In the photo below, Wittering’s new President Dave Don casts the first jack of the 2025 season, with other club members looking on.
Back row: Ally McNaughton, Jim Mackay, Katie Bailey, Paul Bailey, Dave Roberts.
Front row: Billy Andrew, Mick Smith, James Henderson, Dave Pusch, Dean Wilkinson, Mike Anderson and Darren Middleton.
13 November: AGM
The Stamford & District Bowls League held its 75th AGM on Wednesday 13th November at the Danish Invader, Stamford. Chairman Charlie Underwood welcomed club representatives and, after a minutes silence in memory of those no longer with us, trophies were presented to this season’s winners.
Following reports from the committee and discussion about possible changes to the league format, Charlie Underwood thanked retiring President Rita Downs for her work over the past two years and welcomed new President Michael “Dusty” Miller. This year’s President’s charity will be Prostate Cancer.
