Bowlers issue invitations left, right and centre

After some close matches, Lancing were the winners with 30 points, with Worthing Pavilion second on 29 and Southbourne third with 27.

A vote of thanks from Witterings captain Tony Nixon was extended to sponsors Henry Adams Estate Agents,The Shore Inn and Bowling Abroad - and to Waterhog Africa for their donation of a special prize.

Meanwhile, the Witterings ladies’ invitation was held in soaring temperatures and six teams of ladies had an enjoyable afternoon.

Bognor Regis won with 32½ points, followed by Witterings and Norfolk both on 32. On countback, Witterings were given second spot.

A meal was enjoyed by all the players. Speeches and presentations followed with a vote of thanks to the ladies’ captain Diane Leach, who had sponsored the occasion.

Witterings 92 GM Spitfires 65

A hotshot by Gwilym Morgan’s team ensured a good West Sussex League win for Witterings, who won on three rinks and gained eight points.

Scores: Stuart Hooker, Bryan Smethurst, Glyn Dobson, Gwilym Morgan (s) 29-18; Alan May, Tony Nixon, Fred Knotts, Ray Stephens (s) 15-9; Ron Prior, Brian Barnes, Eric Shoyer, Lindsay Bangs (s) won 26-18; Nige Miller, Mark White, Ken Clark, John Langworthy (s) won 28-14.

Witterings men’ captain Tony Nixon hosted and afternoon of friendly matches. Four mixed rinks played four sets of five ends each and the winning team comprised Carole Tuffin, Jan Derkatsch, John Heathorn and Sue Dobson (s), who won with 34 points.

Witterings 57 Bognor 60

Scores (friendly): Lesley Swift, Jackie Clapton, Jan Derkatsch, Anne May (skip) drew 21-21; Sheila Currell, Sue Dobson, Ros Hanbury, Chris Horsley (skip) won 24-11; Margaret Bowell, Val Hooker, Diane Leach, Maureen Mulligan (skip) lost 28-12.

Witterings 60 Pagham 60

Scores (friendly): Doug Holden, Alan May, Ken Clark and Ray Stephens (skip) lost 23-15; Koors Engelbrecht, Nige Miller, Glyn Dobson and Tony Nixon (Skip) won 27-18; Geoff Harsant, Stuart Hooker, Chris Jelf and Gwilym Morgan (skip) lost 19-18.

CHICHESTER

Tarring Priory A 71 Chichester A 79

In a top-of-the-table clash in the West Sussex division one, Chichester A were victorious by eight shots but in securing seven points they are now ten points clear of their nearest rivals and need ten points from their last two games to take the title.

Bognor B 82 Chichester B 52

Chichester B’s chances of promotion faded when they picked up only three points away to Bognor B in the West Sussex division three. A good second-half performance by Bognor saw them win the match 82-71, however, Chichester were later docked 19 shots for playing an ineligible player.

Scores: A Deller, T Wiseman, J Pickard, A Avery (skip) won 23-19; C Porter, A Stewart, T Haigh, M Hannant (skip) lost 28-14; A Daines, B Money, K Burt, P White (skip) lost 20-19 (later docked 19 shots); L Etherington, S Wilson, N Dearman, C Wade (skip) drew 15-15

Little Spain 54 Chichester 110

Chichester travelled to Selsey for a mixed friendly. Chichester recorded a comfortable victory.

Scores: C Campling, B Money, T Haigh (skip) won 25-11; T Gaffney, S Wilson, T Wiseman (skip) won 26-6; L Campling, L Etherington, C Wade (skip) lost 16-15; F Downing, N Dearman, J Pickard (skip) won 24-9; R Smith, A Daines, P White (skip) won 20-12.

Chichester 105 Worthing Grasshoppers 67

In this mixed friendly, Chichester then pulled away over the second half of the game.

Scores: L Etherington, K Ball, B Butler (skip) won 32-6; G Buckle, V Pickering, M Lewis (skip) won 18-7; M Schofield, K Burt, P White (skip) won 18-10; A Stewart, P Merritt, B Talmage (skip) won 19-13; N Dearman, T Haigh, D Schofield (skip) lost 15-10; L Shipp, B Money, L Edmonds (skip) lost 16-8.

Chichester 120 Tiverton West End 91

Chichester entertained a touring team from Devon and ended up with a 29-shot win.

Scores: L Campling, B Hole, C Spicer, D Schofield (skip) won 33-7; R Smith, M Schofield, J White, T Gaffney (skip) lost 31-19; D Hogg, C Campling, S Baverstock, K Ball (skip) won 27-14; I Taylor, P Hague, V Pickering, B Talmage (skip) won 23-19; F Downing, T Jennings, P Green, S Meyer (skip) lost 20-18.

Debbie Hogg, Denise Latter, Wendy Adams and April Janman are through to the final of the Gladys Rowland competition after a 34-12 win against Seaford. They will play Lancing in the final at Burgess Hill.

Crablands 47 Chichester 30

Chichester lost on both rinks in their penultimate game in the C&M League.

Scores: Mary Potter, Denise Latter, Wendy Adams & April Janman lost 24-16; Chris Hobbs, Pam Rampton, Sue Miles & Betty Spicer lost 23-14.

Chichester 40 Bognor 40

Chichester have failed to retain the C&M League title after managing only a draw in a close-fought game at home to Bognor.

Scores: Chris Hobbs, Steph Baverstock, Sue Miles & April Janman won 25-12; Debbie Hogg, Pam Rampton, Wendy Adams & Betty Spicer lost 28-15.

FISHBOURNE

Fishbourne reached the final of the Holbrook Cup after a very close game against Hotham, winning the match by two shots.

Fishbourne will play Billingshurst or Pagham in the final at Stedham on Saturday, September 3 with a 2.30pm start.

Scores: Chris Lankshear,Tony Bleach and Peter Winter (s) won 17-12, Wendy White, Brian Henham and Kirk Hardman (s) lost 18-17, Lionel Kneale, Alan Banham and Tony White (s) lost 17-15.

A match against Waterlooville was lost 96-77.

Scores: J Pack, E Badger and J Lankshear lost 20-14, S Hill, J Conway and B Wallsgrove lost 19-15, Y Squires, A Marsh and B Denny lost 20-13; K Ridley, C Lankshear and K Hardman won 22-16, S Denny, B Pack and L Kneale lost 21-13.

Against Hayling Island, Fishbourne had a 61-59 victory.

Scores: I Roberts, S Lewis and A Banham won 15-14, S Denny, E Badger and M Howard lost 20-11, G Summers, B Pack and T White won 18-10, J Pack, B Denny and A Marsh won 17-15.

A tussle with Grasshoppers resulted in another two-shot victory for Fishbourne, the score 75-73.

Scores: I Roberts, A Saunders and B Wallsgrove lost 15-13, W Cooper, R Stone and T Bleach won 19-13; S Lewis, M Reed and J Lankshear lost 19-9; C Lankshear, B Pack and B Cooper won 25-5; K Ridley, E Badger and G Summers lost 21-9.

In BM League matches, Fishbourne lost 74-53 to Chichester and 39-18 to Pulborough. In the Chichester game Peter Winter’s triple won 26-6 for two points but Bernard Wallsgrove’s triple lost 20-6 against a strong triple.

The Pulborough game resulted in a one-shot defeat for Wallsgrove’s triple. Winter’s triple went down 24-9. Both friendlies were lost.

WEST DEAN

Fittleworth 53 West Dean 46

In this close away game, Fittleworth won overall. West Dean and Fittleworth each won one rink, the other being drawn.

Scores: David Harding, Jim, John Elliott [s] drew 13-13; Pam Patterson, Brian, David Turner [s] won 23-16; Ann Hiscock, Sylvia, John Butterworth [s] lost 24-10.

West Dean 48 Southbourne 51

In another close game, Southbourne were the winners by three shots. West Dean and Southbourne each won on one rink and the other was drawn.

Scores: Ian Morrison, Bob Holman, David Harding [s] drew 13-13 with Irene Jennings, Pete Jasinski & Alan Shelley (s); Pam Patterson, John Elliott, Phil Muggeridge [s] beat John Staker, Joan Frost & Dave Young (s) 21-17; Ann Hiscock, David Turner, John Butterworth [s] lost 19-12 to Eileen Keane, Jim Jennings & Pete Garrard (s).

CRABLANDS

Crablands Ladies hosted Chichester in the C&M League and gained a valuable six points.

Scores: G Humphreys, M Bateman, S Blyth and C Ruler won 23-14; C Lewendon, J Adams, V Foyle and S Jones won 24-16.

Crablands hosted Bognor Ladies in the same league three days later but took only two points.

Scores: G Humphreys, M Bateman, S Blyth and C Ruler won 21-16; P Osborn, J Adams, M Back and S Jones lost 27-16; (friendly): H Cooper, J Izen, V Tyrrell and C Cornwell won 20-18.

The ladies’ invitation day was enjoyed by teams from Chichester, Middleton and Little Spain. Winner was Joan Spicer from Little Spain with a plus-24 shot difference. Chris Lewendon from Crablands was runner-up with plus-17 and Cynthia Ruler from Crablands won the spider.

Crablands’ men had two division-one games, beginning with an away game at Norfolk where they gained four points. They lost 83-72.