WELCOME TO WARWICKSHIRE WOMEN'
S BOWLING ASSOCIATION
It has been a very exciting season so far, success for the Johns Trophy team as they celebrate a win against Devon to take them to the National Semi Finals on Sunday 30 August. Congratulations also go to Royal Leamington Spa who won through in the National Top Club to the Nationals when they will play on Friday 28 August in the Quarter Finals - we wish them and all our Warwickshire players every success. Please come along and support these teams as well as your own club members who have reached the County Finals and will be representing Warwickshire at the Nationals. I look forward to seeing you there.
Enjoy the rest of the season's bowling.
Vanessa
County President
CONGRATULATIONS AND COMMISERATIONS
Anyone who plays lawn bowls competitively aspires to play at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa where the England Nationals are held every year. Whether you are 8 or 80 the opportunity is there and for the young it is a stepping stone to play for England and travel Internationally.
Last year Warwickshire’s Kirsty Richards skipped a successful National Fours team to win the trophy at Leamington and, having won the County Fours, returned this year to try and retain their title. After five challenging games against Dorset, Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire they reached the final. Once again the weather was warm and sunny as skip Kirsty Richards stepped on to the green with Michelle Meadowcroft, Jacqui Ashley and Emily Kernick, to play another Dorset team.
They were fairly evenly matched for most of the game 3 all at 5 ends, 10-9 at 13 but the 14th end saw their opponents pull ahead for the first time before they managed to pull the score back to 13 all on the 17th end. The final end saw Warwickshire holding game until the Dorset skip played a perfect draw to hold shot and go on to win - 15-13.
To reach a final at the Nationals is an incredible achievement and despite their obvious disappointment they should hold their heads up high at the way they played the game.
CONGRATULATIONS
Many congratulations go to Emily Kernick (Royal Leamington Spa) who took the Ladies' 2 Wood Singles Crown at the Nationals winning the final against Katherine Hawes-Watts (Headington, Oxfordshire) 18-4. Congratulations also go to Chris Brereton (Welford) who took the Men's 2 Wood Singles Crown winning the final against Joe Sanford (West Wickham, Kent) 15-14. The County is very proud of you both.
90th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION MATCH
90th Anniversaries don’t happen very often and the atmosphere was great for the match against The Friends of English Bowling held to celebrate Warwickshire Women’s Bowling Association on achieving such a milestone. The match took place during the England Nationals at Royal Leamington Spa (RLS) – an opportunity for Members of Friends of English Bowling, who travel from all over the country, to play a celebratory game whilst in the area supporting competitors representing their Counties at these Championships.