2023 Leagues and Competition Results
Leagues
Men’s Leagues
Nines team managed to win the league, well done to those involved.
The Knight Cup team, after a slow start, losing the first six games, rallied to finish fourth.
Clegg Cup team also finished fourth.
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Women’s League
In the Collins & Shipley league managed to finish 3rd.
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Other Leagues
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Bowls Northumberland Edwardson Cup was won by Gosforth.
Parliamentary League was won by Gosforth.
Rington’s Cup, the Gosforth triple of Mark Dickinson, Chris Brown and George Bennett won the title.
Well done all the teams.
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​Club Competitions
Congratulations go to Simon Richardson & Sheila Storey who won the Club Championship’s this year, well done to you both.
The other successful players were.
Men’s Handicap Steve Miller
Men’s Two Bowl Steve Miller
Men’s Senior Singles John Wright
Men’s Pairs Steve Miller & Andy James
Ladies Two Bowl Mattea Ross
Ladies Pairs Sheila Storey & Mattea Ross
Mixed Pairs Paul Trainer & Norma Povey
Tuesday Jumbles Jim McLelland
Bowls Northumberland County Competitions​
Bowls Northumberland Men’s Championship’s
Singles Simon Richardson - Champion
Pairs Chris Yeomans & Josh Minto – Champions
Bowls Northumberland Ladies Championship’s
Two-Bowl Singles Mattea Ross – Runner-Up
Pairs Sheila Storey & Mattea Ross – Runners-Up
Senior Fours Fiona Woods, Norma Povey, Erica Timoney and Sheila Storey - Champions
Northern County Championships
These were held in Lancashire this year where Josh Minto and Richard Curtis, deputising for Chris Yeomans, won the pairs title, well done to you both.
Bowls England Competitions
Mixed Fours – Congratulations to our members Chris Yeomans and Simon Richardson and the two Benfield women of Kayleigh Proctor and Rachael Cartwright who not only qualified but won the National title at Leamington Spa this year, a great achievement, they beat the former World No 1, Nicky Brett and his team in the final, coming back from 2 – 10 down, it was a privilege to watch them.
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Men’s Senior Pairs – Congratulations to our President, Steve Pallas who along with Gary Myerscough from St George’s also reached the regional finals for the second year in succession and reached the last 8 in England.
Men’s Two Fours – Well done to our men’s team that managed to win through to the national quarter final at Leamington Spa losing narrowly on the last end to Worcester, a great effort.
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