Herefordshire Short Mat Bowling Association

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National Qualifiers

Nationals

Each year the county is allocated places in the various disciplines at the National Finals based on the numbers of entries within the county to the qualifying events for these tournaments. At different times the national qualifiers have been held as separate events or combined with the county championships. Recorded below are the qualifiers who have taken up places in the nationals from the county.

Please note these records are presently incomplete. Where the county has been allocated multiple places in the past in various competitions we only have records of the winners and runners-up in the qualifying events. If anyone can fill any of the remaining gaps then please contact Ian Roe so the records can be updated.

Herefordshire have won one National Championship as a County. In March 2020, Shirley Cox (Woolhope), Kate Williams (Ross), John Mills (Woolhope) and Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel) won the National Mixed Fours Championship. To read the write up, please click here

2024 Qualifiers

The Herefordshire Short Mat Bowling Association held their National Qualifiers at Ross Bowling Club over the weekend of 9th/10th and 16th December. Entries were strong and have seen Herefordshire increase their allocation to two places in the each discipline and to three places in the Over 55 Pairs at the main National competition at Melton Mowbray and Solihull respectively in April. John Mills was the standout performer of the qualifiers, securing his place in all five available disciplines. Good luck to all Herefordshire representatives. 

DisciplineNo of EntriesNo of PlacesQualifiers
Singles142John Mills (Woolhope); David Millington Jones (Ross)
Under-18 Singles00N/A
Pairs92John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel); Dave Watkins & Ian Roe (Ross)
Over 55 Pairs73Dave Watkins & Ian Roe (Ross); Shirley Cox & Bryan Wakins (Woolhope); Gary Peachey & David Millington Jones (Ross)
Triples52Linda Lewis (Ross), Shirley Cox & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope); Becci Cox, John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel)
Fours52Sophie Heather-Warner (Gorsley Chapel), Becci Cox, John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel); Shirley Cox (Woolhope), Richard Bemand, Dean Rudman (Gorsley Chapel) & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope)
Mixed Fours42Becci Cox (Woolhope), Kate Williams (Weston), John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel); Dawn and Shirley Cox (Woolhope), Dean Rudman (Gorlsey Chapel) & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope)

Record of Qualifiers

Singles Qualifiers

YearPlacesSingles Qualifiers
20242John Mills (Woolhope); David Millington Jones (Ross)
20232John Mills (Woolhope); Bryan Watkins (Woolhope)
20221Ian Roe (Ross)
20201John Mills (Woolhope)
20191Ian Park (Ross)
20181Shaun Jones (Ross)
20172John Mills (Woolhope); Ian Roe (Ross)
20162Tony Vitale (Larruperz); John Jillings (Woolhope)
20152Tony Vitale (Larruperz); Ian Park (Woolhope)
20141John Mills (Woolhope)
20131John Clapson (Lea)
20121Tony Vitale (Larruperz)
20111Brian Claessen (Lea)
2010No entries
20091Andy Mayes (Woolhope)
20081Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20071Neil Kellett (Fownhope)
20062John Stannard (Fownhope), Tony Vitale (Larruperz)
20052Frank Garrett (Ross), John Stannard (Fownhope)
20043Fred Jolley (Fownhope), James Zimmermann (Ross), Les Williams (Ross)
20033Andrew Mollett (Fownhope), Harry Walters (Ross), Anthony Rogers (Woolhope)
20022Fred Jolley (Fownhope), Nigel Skyrme (Sellack)
20012Nigel Skyrme (Sellack), Les Phillips (Larruperz)
20002Andrew Mollett (Fownhope), Margaret Eggleton (Ross)

Pairs Qualifiers

YearPlacesPairs Qualifiers
20242John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel); Dave Watkins & Ian Roe (Ross)
20231Dean Rudman & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel)
20221Dawn Cox & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope)
20201Shirley Cox & John Mills (Woolhope)
20191John Mills (Woolhope) & Shaun Jones (Ross)
20182Ian Roe & Ian Park (Ross); John Mills & Anthony Rogers (Woolhope)
20172Tony Vitale (Larruperz) & Ian Park (Ross); Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20162John Mills & John Jillings (Woolhope); David Warren (Aston Ingham) & John Davies (Gorsley Chapel)
20152Ali & Ian Roe (Ross); Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20141John Clapson & Jim Tingle (Lea)
20131George Marshall & Tony Vitale (Ross / Larruperz)
20121George Marshall & Colin Barnes (Ross)
2009/10/11No entries
20081Dave Luther & Andy Mayes (Woolhope)
20071Sandra & Anthony Rogers (Woolhope)
20062Les Williams & James Zimmermann (Ross); Fred Jolley & Alf Wye (Fownhope/Lea)
20052Les Williams & James Zimmermann (Ross); Fred Jolley & Mark Carpenter (Fownhope/Aston Ingham)
20043Betty & Harold Aubrey (Weston); Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope); Anthony Rogers & Roland Gardiner (Woolhope)
20033Brenda & Frank Garrett (Ross); Pamela & Neil Kellett (Tarrington); Anthony Rogers & Roland Gardiner (Woolhope)
20022John Stannard & Fred Jolley (Fownhope); Anthony Rogers & Roland Gardiner (Woolhope)
20012John Stannard & Fred Jolley (Fownhope); Anthony Rogers & Roland Gardiner (Woolhope)
20002Margit & Alex Kiliti (Ross); Roger Hunt & Andrew Mollett (Fownhope)

Over 55 Pairs Qualifiers

YearPlacesOver 55 Pairs Qualifiers
20243Dave Watkins & Ian Roe (Ross); Shirley Cox & Bryan Wakins (Woolhope); Gary Peachey & David Millington Jones (Ross)
20233Shirley Cox & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope); Peter Wright & Ian Roe (Ross); Dean Rudman (Gorsley) & Steve Kite (Lea)
20222Shirley Cox & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope); Peter Wright & Ian Roe (Ross)
20201David Millington Jones & Peter Wright (Weston)
20191Ian Roe & Ian Park (Ross)
20181Terry Darrington & Rita Hancock (Aston Ingham)

Triples Qualifiers

YearPlacesTriples Qualifiers
20242Linda Lewis (Ross), Shirley Cox & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope); Becci Cox, John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel)
20232Shirley and Becci Cox & John Mills (Woolhope); Alan Link, Jo Millington & Pete Goulding (St Martin's)
20221Bryan Watkins, Dawn & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20201Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), Shirley Cox & John Mills (Woolhope)
20192John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope); Dave Watkins, Ian Roe & Shaun Jones (Ross)
20182Ian Roe, Pam & Ian Park (Ross); John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20172Ali & Ian Roe, Ian Park (Ross); John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20163John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope); Ali & Ian Roe, Ian Park (Ross); Mark Cinderey (Llangarrion), David Millington Jones & John Jillings (Woolhope)
20153David Millington Jones, Peter Clarke, Ian Park (Woolhope); Kate Williams (Ross), Joseph Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), Luke Rawlings (Larruperz); Ieuan Roberts, Merion Attwood, Colin Smith (Lea)
2009-14No entries
20081John Stringer, Fred Jolley, Les Phillips (Larruperz/Fownhope)
20071Pamela & Neil Kellett, Fred Jolley (Fownhope)
20062Faye Middlecote, Hazel & Tony Vitale (Larruperz); Pamela & Neil Kellett, Fred Jolley (Fownhope)
20052Les Phillips, June Pearce, Kath Bradley (Larruperz); Alf & Sheila Wye, Sheila Whittingham (Larruperz)
20043Margaret Eggleton, Les Williams, James Zimmermann (Ross); Brenda & Andrew Mollett, Roger Hunt (Fownhope); Dave Gardiner, Sandra & Phil Rogers (Woolhope)
20033Brenda & Frank Garrett, Harry Walters (Ross); Brenda & Andrew Mollett, Roger Hunt (Fownhope); Margaret Eggleton, David Luther, Les Williams (Ross)
20022Gladys & Ivor Skyrme, David Lane (Sellack); June Pearce, Kath Bradley, Les Phillips (Larruperz)
20012Margaret Eggleton, Steve & Les Williams (Ross); Tony Vitale, Barry Payne, Len Hill (Ross)
20002Brenda Mollett, John Stannard, Fred Jolley (Fownhope); Alf & Sheila Wye, Anne Watkins (Lea)

Fours Qualifiers

YearPlacesFours Qualifiers
20242Sophie Heather-Warner (Gorsley Chapel), Becci Cox, John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel); Shirley Cox (Woolhope), Richard Bemand, Dean Rudman (Gorsley Chapel) & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope)
20232Shirley & Becci Cox, John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley); Alan Link, Jo Millington, Jim Knowles & Pete Goulding (St Martins
2022Insufficient entries to run qualifier
20202Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope); Darren Dobson (Ross), David Millington Jones, Peter Wright (Weston) & Jill Howells (Golden Valley)
20192Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope); Dave Watkins, Kate Williams, Ian Roe & Shaun Jones (Ross)
20182Mike Conway (Aston Ingham), Mark Cinderey (Langarron), David Millington Jones & Anthony Rogers (Woolhope); Kate Williams (Ross), John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20172Dominic & Anthony Rogers (Woolhope), Ian Roe & Ian Park (Ross); Rod Dawson (Woolhope); Fran Jones (Escley), Mark Cinderey (Llangarron) & Rita Hancock (Aston Ingham)
20162John Jillings, John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope); Rod Dawson (Woolhope), Fran Jones (Escley), Terry Darrington & Rita Hancock (Aston Ingham)
20152Carole Rowland, Derek Griffiths, Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope); Rod Dawson (Tarrington), John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
2009-14No entries
20081John Stringer, Colin Boyse, Fred Jolley, Les Phillips (Larruperz/Fownhope)
2007No entries
20063David Watkins, Tony Dew, Les Williams, James Zimmermann (Ross); June Pearce, Kath Bradley, Margaret Davies, Les Phillips (Larruperz); Gill & David Dudley, Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope)
20053Margaret Eggleton, David Watkins, Les Williams, James Zimmermann (Ross); Brenda & Frank Garrett, Terry Carter, Harry Walters (Ross); Mike Nicholson, Bernard Aubrey, Mark Carpenter, Derek Buckland (Aston Ingham)
20043Betty & Harold Aubrey, Mike & Tony Mortimer (Weston/Aston Ingham); Phil & Anthony Rogers, Roland and David Gardiner (Woolhope); Dave Watkins, Margaret Eggleton, Les Williams, James Zimmermann (Ross)
20034Sue & John Stannard, Hilary Mansell, Fred Jolley (Fownhope); Brenda & Andrew Mollett, Ron Price, Roger Hunt (Fownhope); Eileen Watkins, Kath Bradley, June Pearce, Les Phillips (Larruperz); David Luther, Margaret Eggleton, Len Hill, Les Williams (Ross)
20023Brenda & Frank Garrett, Terry Carter, Harry Walters (Ross); Ron Price, Brenda & Andrew Mollett, Roger Hunt (Fownhope); Third qualifier unknown
20012Anthony & Phil Rogers, Roland & David Gardiner (Woolhope); Les Phillips, June Pearce, Andy Bames, Gavin Wright (Larruperz)
20002Les Phillips, June Pearce, Andy Bames, Kath Bradley (Larruperz); Margaret Eggleton, Dave Luther, Les Williams, Geoff Burden (Ross)

Mixed Fours Qualifiers

YearPlacesMixed Fours Qualifiers
20242Becci Cox (Woolhope), Kate Williams (Weston), John Mills (Woolhope) & Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel); Dawn and Shirley Cox (Woolhope), Dean Rudman (Gorlsey Chapel) & Bryan Watkins (Woolhope)
20231Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), Kate Williams (Weston), Shirley Cox & John Mills (Woolhope)
20221Kate Williams (Ross), Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), Shirley Cox & John Mills (Woolhope)
20202Wendy Soilleux (Tarrington), David Millington Jones, Peter Wright (Weston) & Jill Howells (Golden Valley); Kate Williams (Ross), Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), Shirley Cox & John Mills (Woolhope)
20191Joe Loveys (Gorsley Chapel), John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20181Dominic Rogers, John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20171Ali & Ian Roe, Pam & Ian Park (Ross)
20161John Jillings, John Mills, Shirley & Becci Cox (Woolhope)
20152John Mills, Shirley, Becci & Charlie Cox (Woolhope); Carole Rowland, Derek Griffiths, Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope)
2014No entries
20131Mark & Isobel Wardley, Pamela & Neil Kellett (Escley/Whitchurch)
2007-12No entries
20061Ruth Hodges, Fred Jolley, Pamela & Neil Kellett (Tarrington/Fownhope); Sue & John Stannard, Madge & Peter Daines (Fownhope)
20052Dave Gardiner, Phil Rogers, Becci & Dawn Cox (Woolhope); Brenda & Frank Garrett, Betty & Harold Aubrey (Ross/Weston)
20043Sheila & Alf Wye, Anne Watkins, George Marshall (Lea/Ross); Brenda & Andrew Mollett, Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope); Third qualifier unknown
20032Chris & Roland Gardiner, Sandra & Anthony Rogers (Woolhope); Brenda & Andrew Mollett, Sue & John Stannard (Fownhope)
20021Hilary Mansell, Margaret Eggleton, Les Williams, Fred Jolley (Fownhope/Ross)
20011Christine Gardiner, Les Griffiths, Sandra & Anthony Rogers (Woolhope)
2000No entries

Under 18s Qualifiers

YearPlacesUnder 18s Qualifiers
20240No Entries
20231Bradley Kite (Lea)
2020, 2022No entries
20191Dominic Rogers (Woolhope)
20181Dominic Rogers (Woolhope)
20171Dominic Rogers (Woolhope)
20161Luke Rawlings (Larruperz)
20153Luke Rawlings (Larruperz), Sophia Millington Jones (Woolhope), Dominic Rogers (Woolhope)
20143Luke Rawlings (Larruperz), Sophia Millington Jones (Woolhope), Dominic Rogers (Woolhope)
20132Luke Rawlings (Larruperz), Cameron Johnson (Fownhope)
20121Kate Williams (Lea)
2006-11No entries
20051Mark Carpenter (Aston Ingham)
20043Mark Carpenter (Aston Ingham), Shaun Jones (Bromyard); Third qualifier unknown
20034Shaun Jones (Bromyard), Nigel Skyrme (Sellack); Third & Fourth qualifiers unknown
20023Nigel Skyrme (Sellack), David Skyrme (Sellack); Harry Rhodes (Woolhope)
20012Nigel Skyrme (Sellack), Karen Skyrme (Sellack)
20002Karen Skyrme (Sellack), Nigel Skyrme (Sellack)

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