LATEST NEWS
18 March 2024
Under 18’s at Nottingham
Good luck to our Under Mixed Under 18 Team who are in the National Semi Final at Nottingham on Sunday 24 March where we face Lincolnshire
The selected team is
Martin Mason
Zach Miller
Luke Bell
Molly Firth
Charlie May
Liam May
Travelling reserves
Grace Read and Finn Patel
Competition Finals
The schedule of this Season’s Championship Finals on Sunday 24 March has been added to the website
We have some competitors who have problems on the Saturday, mainly due to commitments to the National Finals at Nottingham. The finals will all be held on Sunday 24, with the Triples starting at 3.00pm
If you have not already done so :-
Please confirm that your team will attend on the Sunday to play in the County Final at Chawton Park in accordance with the attached schedule.
Please also confirm the order in which your team will play Lead, 2, 3, Skip in order that I can adjust the schedule accordingly
(NB, the potential problem.has not materialised. The Chawton Park players did not progress to Wessex Match final stages on Sunday so no county finals rescheduling is required)
Best wishes to all competitors, I will see you on Sunday
Bill Jackson
17 March 2024
Bramley Bowl
An amazingly close contest this season. The top six teams were separated by just 4 points
Congratulations to Banister Park who wins the Bramley Bowl with 45 points
Atherley only 4 points behind finish in sixth place
Loddon Vale only lost one match, but finished fourth
Chawton Park came from 6th place to tie Palmerston with 43 points, but Palmerston wins the Trisham Trophy with a better shot difference
03 March 2024
County Friendly v Bedfordshire
A great match to play in, where Bedfordshire won 116-
Whilst Bedfordshire always held a lead in the over-
Colts badges were awarded to Dave Bradbury and Brian Minall of Longmeadow and to David Westbrook of Loddon Vale. Paul Knowles was presented with his 25 game flash
The fixture will again be held at Loddon Vale next season with Hampshire being the host Club
02 March 2024
Liberty Trophy Semi Final v Kent CIBA
Sadly our great run in this season’s Liberty Trophy came to an end this morning as we were defeated by Kent, losing by 94 shots to 109
The rink scores were as follows:
Danny Smith 19 -
Adam Clark 12 -
Gary Starks 15 -
Adam White 21 -
Martyn Wise 14 -
Leo May 13 -
31 January 2024
Hampshire IBA v Surrey CIBA at Palmerston
Leading by 8 shots against Surrey after the first 10 ends changed to a 24 shot deficit in the next three.
Hampshire continued to leak shots to finally lose by 107-
Three players received their colts badges -
Hampshire’s only winning rink, 26-
25 January 2024
Hampshire v Kent Tourists
This 5 rink match against Kent resulted in a convincing win by 43 shots, (68-
East Dorset, who hosted the game, with their fantastic new lighting, laid on an excellent meal for the teams and visitors. The home club, in the shape of Martin Mortimore, Bill Merritt, Dave Morrison and Bob Sprules provided our only winning rink. Martin Mortimore was awarded his Colt’s badge
17 January 2024
Hampshire Men v HCWIBA
The men retained the trophy with a comfortable win 147 shots against 98. Our top rink was Ken Locke, Geoff Jessup, Rob Oliver and Bill Jackson, who led 10-
Colts badges were awarded to Mel Nancarrow, Mike Clements and Roger Somerset all from Victory IBC. After playing the required 2 years, with at least two away games, congratulations go to Graham Sampson from Chawton Park, who received his County badge, having played in 21 games during the required period
11 January 2024
County Championships
The draws for all County Championships have been added to the website
07 January 2024
County Friendly v Berkshire
In a game where the overall score had Hampshire winning by almost 30 shots for much of the match, they won 3.5 rinks to 2.5. However, going into the final end of the final rink to finish the lead had been cut to a single shot. Hampshire lost the end to lose the match 120 -
We welcomed Nick Rogers from Longmeadow who received his colts badge. Congratulations to the top rink from Chawton Park and comprising Jim Bellis, Phil Wood, Graham Sampson and Gary M Johnson
17 December 2023
National Under 25 Double Rink v Sussex
Hampshire Under 25’s had a good win yesterday beating Sussex Under 25’s
It was a close game, we had a bit of a wobble from the 9th end to the 17th but came good in the final 3 ends on both rinks to win with a score of Sussex 36 Hampshire 42
Sussex Hampshire
2 5 ends 14
11 10 ends 21
23 15 ends 24
34 18 ends 28
36 21 ends 42
The next round is the Quarter Final on Sunday 11 February 2024 when we face the winners of Essex or Kent
County Friendly v London Scottish BA
The county again met our friends from the London Scottish Bowling Association led by their retiring President Bill Dickie. In a match where Hampshire got away to an early lead, 5 of the rinks were within 4 shots of each other after 18 ends. However, the home club rink of Geoff Topp, Aki Atkins, David Cooper and John Blair won by 30 shots to 7, giving the county an overall victory score 120-
County President, John Kellow, awarded a colts badge to Roger Jones of New Milton and a 25 game flash was given to Geoff Jessup of Banister Park
Seasons Greetings to all
16 December 2023
Liberty Trophy Team v Somerset
Hampshire took centre stage against Somerset today in the Liberty Trophy
Looking at the stars Somerset had out playing, the Hampshire men knew this was going to be a very difficult game to win
Hampshire absolutely flew out the blocks with a healthy lead at 5 ends, the consistency of all the Hampshire players were top notch with all 6 rinks playing as a team which lead to the healthy lead continuing right through the game
A fantastic result for Hampshire winning 130-
Scores are as follows -
5 ends
A. Clark 10 -
L. May 4 -
D. Smith 4 -
A. White 9 -
M. Wise 4 -
G. Starks 5 -
10 ends
A. Clark 13 -
L. May 11 -
D. Smith 8 -
A. White 14 -
M. Wise 6 -
G. Starks 9 -
15 ends
A. Clark 19 -
L. May 13 -
D. Smith 9 -
A. White 19 -
M. Wise 15 -
G. Starks 15 -
18 ends
A. Clark 20 -
L. May 17 -
D. Smith 16 -
A. White 22 -
M. Wise 21 -
G. Starks 17 -
21 ends & final score
A. Clark 24 -
L. May 24 -
D. Smith 16 -
A. White 22 -
M. Wise 22 -
G. Starks 22 -
Overall scores -
5 ends 36-
10 ends 61-
15 ends 90-
18 ends 113-
21 ends 130-
26 November 2023
County Friendly v Dorset
In a very competitive match at Atherley, Dorset got revenge for their defeat in the Don Gough Trophy match, winning by one shot (121 -
David Webb and David Thurgood (CP) were presented with their colts badges and it was also great to see Bill Jackson presented with a flash following completion of 100 games for the County
21 November 2023
Over 60’s v Sussex
Our Over 60’s campaign got underway today against a Sussex side that looked very strong across the board. Hampshire men took to the stage and after 10 ends we knew that in order to win we were going to have to dig very deep and not allow the 2 hour syndrome to kick in!
Without any warning a little magic from 2 rinks that were skipped by Mick Barrett and Adrian Ash gave Hampshire one hell of a boost but the other 4 rinks still had to keep the Sussex boys under wraps and they did …. with a winning margin of over 20 shots. Congratulations to all involved, an incredible game to watch and be a part of
Hampshire take on Devon next, on Tuesday 16 January. Team details will be published on the website
Adam White
15 November 2023
County Friendly vs Sussex
The second County Friendly of the season saw us host Sussex at Victory today. In a very close match unfortunately Hampshire lost the match by just 4 shots in a 102 -
The Top rink was the Atherley four of Peter Scannell, John Gunson, Steve Saunders and Kevin Smith who won by 28 shots to 7
31 October 2023
Over 60’s Team
The players selected for the opening match in the Over 60’s Inter County Competition has been added to the website
29 October 2023
County Friendly vs Dorset
Hampshire had not won against Dorset for 4 years before travelling to Dolphin IBC today. Winning on 4 rinks we secured a welcome win by 129 shots to 107
Executive Rink was Nigel Bechelet, Neil Calderwood, Bill Jackson, John Kellow 22 -
Rodger Somerset, Mike Clements, Reid Wilcockson, Vic Phipps 18 -
Nick Anderson, Aki Atkins, Graham Sampson, Gary M Johnson 36 -
Kevin Goode, Mike Watts ,Dave Webb, Peter Sanders 12 -
Peter Scannell, Mario Spring, Steve Saunders, John Gunson 19 -
John Towner, Tony Banks, Alan Taylor, Colin Stokes 22 -
We awarded Colts Badges to Neil Calderwood of Banister Park, Tony Banks of New Milton, Mike Watts and Rodger Somerset of Victory as well as 25 Game Flashes to Vic Phipps of Victory and Peter Sanders of Longmeadow
A Brilliant Win For Hampshire -
28 October 2023
Liberty Trophy Team v Berkshire
Hampshire faced Berkshire in the first round of the Liberty Trophy this morning with a handful of people making their debut games and did not disappoint, with Hampshire men starting off very strongly. The overall score was a very nice cushion because when Berkshire made their comeback and got within 2 shots but Hampshire used the last quarter of the game to press on and get the job done
Hampshire will now meet Somerset in the next round on Saturday 16 December at Dorchester IBC. Congratulations to all involved, and looking forward to what will be a tough game just before Christmas
Scores are as follows:
Rink scores -
G. Starks 9-
A. Clark 4-
C. Kane 4-
D. Smith 4-
S. Rowney 7-
M. Wise 4-
10 ends -
G. Starks 17-
A. Clark 8-
C. Kane 9-
D. Smith 14-
S. Rowney 9-
M. Wise 7-
15 ends -
G. Starks 21-
A. Clark 11-
C. Kane 9-
D. Smith 19-
S. Rowney 13-
M. Wise 8-
18 ends -
G. Starks 25-
A. Clark 20-
C. Kane 10-
D. Smith 22-
S. Rowney 14-
M. Wise 11-
21 ends -
G. Starks 26-
A. Clark 23-
C. Kane 10-
D. Smith 25-
S. Rowney 15-
M. Wise 16-
Overall scores -
5 ends -
10 ends -
15 ends -
18 ends -
21 ends -
Adam White
Hampshire Team Manager
18 October 2023
Liberty Trophy Team
The players selected for the opening match in the Liberty Trophy has been added to the website
27 September 2023
Team Trials
The names selected for the Liberty Trophy and Over 60’s Inter County teams have been uploaded to the relevant pages