(With thanks to reporter David Lee)
Bramley & Wessex Leagues
The Men’s selectors are very encouraged by the excellent start that our teams in both the Bramley and Wessex Leagues have made this season. We have scored 16.5 points out of 20 in our first two matches in the Bramley including a 10-0 win over 5 Rivers on 13th Dec 2025. We have played only 1 match in the Wessex league so far, winning 14-2 against Victory on 30th Nov 2025. We continue to see a high level of interest from our playing squads to make themselves available to play in these matches which is a big improvement from previous seasons where we often struggled to get 16 players for each match.
Men’s National Results in Dec 2025
Men’s Pairs
Mike Squires & Jon Queripel lost away to Jason Barrett & Martin Brewer from Dolphin 13-17.
David Bradley-Brock & Trevor Keates lost at home to Gary Fountain & Jim Garner from Dolphin 10-18.
Men’s O60’s Singles
Dave Lee narrowly lost away to Jim Garner at Dolphin 21-18 after leading 17-10 at one point!
Men’s O60’s Pairs
Dave Penny & Phil Whyte beat Matt Hennessy & John O’Donnell 19-11 in an all EDIBC match.
Open Pairs
Sue Ginger & Brian Jones beat Alan Geary & Chris Daniels from Dolphin which was a fantastic result against high quality opposition. The match was tied 1 set all and we won the tie-break extra end.
Mixed Pairs
Sadie Baker & Jon Queripel beat Sandra & Alan Adair from Dolphin 18-12 on 28th Nov and also beat Millie Tuck & Antony Hobby, also from Dolphin, 21-7 on 17th Dec which were two great wins as they march into the next round.
Mens 50+ Triples
Trevor Keates, Mike Squires & Jon Queripel beat a team from Dorset Bowls Resort 22-7 at home on 8th Dec whereas Dave Penny, Cliff Aldridge & Lee Croad had a very narrow defeat 15-16 away at Dorchester on 26th Nov.
OSC at Loddon Vale on 7th Dec 2025
Special congratulations go to Mike Squires who was runner up to no less than Wayne Willgress in the final of this Open Singles Circuit (OSC) competition which was played over the weekend of 6th & 7th Dec. The OSC attracts the most experienced indoor bowlers and is a very competitive format.