Competitions Results & Information
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This is a club triples competition which was held for the first time at Bromyard Leisure Centre in April 1999. Short Mat bowlers from clubs in the joint association of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire were invited to play and 30 teams took up the challenge. Fownhope beat Corse and Staunton in the final in a very close game. This initial running of the event came at the end of the era of the joint association of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The increase in the number of short mat bowling clubs had made it possible for each county to establish their own association in the ESMBA.
The competition continues as an HSMBA event in the new venue of the Larruperz Centre, Ross on Wye and has been renamed the County Triples Challenge Cup. Each county club is invited to enter one team and then, if necessary, numbers are made up to 16 entrants by inviting additional teams from those clubs entering.
The 2022-23 competition was held on Sunday 5th March 2022 at Ross Bowling Club with 14 teams from 8 clubs competing initially in 4 round robin groups before the group winners and runners up progressed to the knockout stage. Four different clubs were represented in the semi-
Sophie Heather-Warner, Dean Rudman & Joe Loveys (Gorsley) bt Kim Wooden, Peter Goulding & Rhys Palmer (St Martin’s) 10-9
Harold Aubrey, Kate Williams & Tim Ridgen (Weston) bt & Jennifer Welch, David Bowen & Stuart Mcintyre (Ledbury) 10-7
Harold Aubrey, Kate Williams & Tim Rigden (Weston) bt Sophie Heather-Warner, Dean Rudman & Joe Loveys (Gorsley) 9-6
Year | Winner (Players) | Winner (Team) | Runner-up (Players) | Runner-up (Team) |
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2023 | Harold Aubrey, Kate Williams & Tim Rigden | Weston | Sophie Heather-Warner, Dean Rudman & Joe Loveys | Gorsley |
2022 | No Competition | |||
2021 | No Competition | |||
2020 | No Competition | |||
2019 | Rob George, Ian Roe & Ian Park | Ross | Linda Lewis, Luke Rawlings & Tony Vitale | Larruperz |
2018 | Mike Conway, Terry Darrington, Rita Hancock | Aston Ingham | Lorraine Pearce, June Pearce, Tony Vitale | Larruperz |
2017 | Elaine George, Les Williams, Dave Watkins | Ross | Fran Jones, Betty & Harold Aubrey | Weston |
2016 | George Marshall, Les Williams, Dave Watkins | Ross | Dominic, Sandra & Anthony Rogers | Woolhope |
2015 | Gwyneth Jones, Merion Attwood, Colin Smith | Lea | Gillian & Brian Gange, Janet Cooper | Fownhope |
2014 | Ali and Ian Roe, David Watkins | Ross | Colin Boyse, Alf Wye, Les Phillips | Larruperz |
2013 | June Smith, Merion Attwood, Colin Smith | Lea | Ali and Ian Roe, David Watkins | Ross |
2012 | David Watkins, Les Williams, Colin Barnes | Ross | Fay Middlecote, Hazel and Tony Vitale | Larruperz |
2011 | Derek Griffiths, Mark and Isobel Wardley | Fownhope | Mark Bowden, Shirley and Becci Cox | Woolhope |
2010 | Shirley and Becci Cox, Andy Mayes | Woolhope | Les Williams, Paul Hook, Colin Barnes | Ross |
2009 | Faye Middlecote, Hazel and Tony Vitale | Larruperz | Ray Bilby, Betty and Harold Aubrey | Weston under Penyard |
2008 | Hilary Marshall, Sue and John Stannard | Fownhope | David Watkins, Les Williams, J. Zimmerman | Ross |
2007 | Sandra, Phil, Anthony Rogers | Woolhope | Tim Rigdon, Betty and Harold Aubrey | Weston under Penyard |
2006 | David Watkins, Les Williams, J. Zimmerman | Ross | Tim Rigdon, Betty and Harold Aubrey | Weston under Penyard |
2005 | Sandra, Phil, Anthony Rogers | Woolhope | Hilary Marshall, Sue and John Stannard | Fownhope |
2004 | Sandra, Phil, Anthony Rogers | Woolhope | Ann Watkins, Sheila and Alf Wye | Lea |
2003 | Sue and John Stannard, Fred Jolley | Fownhope | Brenda and Frank Garrett, Harry Walters | Ross |
2002 | June Pearce, Hazel Vitale, Les Phillips | Larruperz | Karen and Nigel Skyrme, Gareth Barnfield | Sellack |
2001 | Anthony Rogers, Roland Gardener, Sandra Rogers | Woolhope | Hilary Mansell, Brenda and Andrew Mollett | Fownhope |
2000 | Margaret Eggleton, Dave Luther, Les Williams | Ross | Margaret Ashby, Michael Mortimer, Wolfred Thomas | Aston Ingham |
1999 | Sue and John Stannard, Fred Jolley | Fownhope | Ivor and June Carter, Pat Boaler | Corse & Staunton |
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