Bowls
County targets Middleton Cup joy
WILTSHIRE Men's Bowls Association are led by president Mel Williams (Highworth) and have two Middleton Cup trial games against Oxfordshire (May 4) and Berkshire (May 10) at Chippenham Town (2pm).
The competition, the national inter-county championship, sees Wiltshire competing back in the South West group again.
They face Cornwall and Dorset away at St Austell and Dorchester respectively on May 31 and June 21. They will entertain Somerset and Devon on June 7 and July 5 at Chippenham Town.
The selectors have selected two teams to take part in the trial matches on May 4 and 10.
TEAMS
Versus Oxfordshire (Sunday, May 4)
Rink 1: Allan Stell, Norman Gould, Jeremy Hazelton and Steve Heseltine (a ll Chippenham Town); Rink 2: Richard Jennings (Chip T), Terry Spreadbury, Steve Mitchell (both Amesbury) and Billy McCay (Chip T); Rink 3: Ben Hatton (Amesbury), Dan Hodges (Holt), Paul Macdonald (Spencer Moulton) and Gary Morphet (Rodbourne Cheney); Rink 4: Stewart Allison, Martin Whittaker, Malcolm Drew (all Westinghouse) and Andrew Colebrooke (S Moulton); Rink 5: Michael Snell (Wootton Bassett), Dan Hoskins, Des Rideout and Mike Jackson (all Westlecot); Rink 6: Tony Keating (S Moulton), Chris Cheesley (Purton), Ben Gadd (Holt) and Ian Williams (Purton). Res: Mike Shawyer and Jeff Nichols (both Westlecot).
Versus Berkshire (Saturday May 10)
Rink 1: Wayne Snook (Holt), Jeff Nichols (Westlecot), Andrew Colebrooke and Russell Francis (both S Moulton); Rink 2: Tom Walkley (WB), Mickey Crook (Amesbury), Ian Williams (Purton) and Dave Snell (WB); Rink 3: Kevin Embling, Kyle Anderson, Mike Shawyer and Mel Biggs (all Westlecot); Rink 4: David Godwin (Chip T), Miles Roberts, Paul Sloman and Mark Dyer (all Westlecot); Rink 5: Michael Richards, Paul Kistle (both Westlecot), Ben Gadd (Holt) and Neil Smith (Westlecot); Rink 6: Wayne Simmons, Keith Bailey (both Holt), Keith Hutchens (W'house) and Steve Snell (WB). Res: John Ellis (Amesbury) and John Thomas (Westlecot).
The county play at Alderbury (75th anniversary) on June 22, seven days after helping to celebrate Swindon BC's centenery.
The next month sees president Mel Williams take his representative team to Malmesbury for centenary celebrations on July 20 and to Cricklade (80th anniversary) the following Sunday.
The county championship semi-finals in national singles, pairs, triples and fours, that decide who goes to Worthing, will be held at Chippenham Town on Sunday, July 13.
The finals are scheduled for Saturday, July 26 at Westlecot, while the county competition finals day will be held at Chippenham on September 7.
The annual Wiltshire Bowlers Joint Council mixed galas, in aid of the men and womens' benevolent funds, take place on Sunday August 17 at three venues around the county.
Wiltshire County Women's BA, under the presidency of Sue Raymond (Chippenham Town), open their 2008 season with a John's Trophy (inter-county championship) trial game at Devizes.
Rink 1: Rose Ellis (Amesbury), Sue Cooke, Janet Hardie and Alex Jacobs (all Box); Rink 2: Eileen Hawker (Spencer Melksham), Isobel Dawson (Corsham), Pat Jones (Supermarine) and Sue Frost (Alderbury); Rink 3: Jean Bird (Purton), Maureen Rogers, Bev Williamson (both Wootton Bassett) and Wendy Anderson (Stratton Churchway); Rink 4: Ann Hindley (Wilton), Brenda Hunter (Wroughton), Nancy Oliver (Salisbury) and Margurite Alexander (Devizes); Rink 5: Jill Webb (Wroughton), Jean Collier (Box), Michele Williams (Cooper-Avon) and Babs Salter (Wroughton); Rink 6: Audrey Ralls (Alderbury), Carole Grenfell (Box), Linda Kingston (Highworth) and Ann Richards (Amesbury); Rink 7: Margaret Webber (Alderbury), Jo Dunford, Joyce Jasper (both War) and Janet Willis (Stratton C); Rink 8: June Corbett (Town Gardens), Evelyn Tape (C Avon), Marcia Cottle (S Melksham) and Val Mortimer (Westlecot).
Res: Janice Bull (Amesbury), Debbie Shadwell (C Avon), Fiz Mace (N Wilts) and Sue Burgess (Warminster);
WILTSHIRE women then face Hampshire in the preliminary round of the competition at Three Mile Cross (near Reading) on May 27.
And they are drawn against Hampshire in the first round of the Walker Cup Double Rinks at Didcot on June 5.
Chippenham Town also hosts the county ladies finals day on July 21 and county competitions day on September 5.
It will also be the venue for county ladies final representative game of the season - a clash with the county men on September 10.
9:58am Saturday 26th April 2008
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