The men’s selectors – Adam Broom, Ken Farge, Matt Hennessy, Roger Chambers and Dave Lee have been encouraged by the increased number of players wishing to make themselves available to play for the club in the Bramley & Wessex leagues this season. It was felt that a combination of the new club shirt and having Adam and Matt as Captains, has attracted some new experienced bowlers to EDIBC; let’s hope it results in improved results for 2025/2026.
Summary of National Team Results in November 2025
Egham – mixed – unfortunately we lost 89-55 to a strong Dorchester team
O60’s Double Rink – we beat Dolphin ‘B’ 31-30 in R1 but lost to Dolphin ‘A’ 42-34 in R2
Men’s National Wins in November 2025
Men’s Singles
Jon Queripel won his R1 match 21-20 but narrowly lost to Chris Daniels from Dolphin 21-19 in R2
Ian Dowrick won his R1 match 22-14 but lost to Ged Costelloe from Dorchester 21-10 in R2
John O’Donnell won his R1 match 21-10 but lost to Jamie Watkiss from Dorchester 21-8 in R2
Men’s Pairs
Jon Queripel’s team won both their preliminary round and R1 against solid opposition
Adam Broom’s team beat a strong Dolphin team in prelim but lost to Dorchester in R1
David Bradley Brook’s team won a close match vs Dolphin (17-16) in R1
Men’s Triples
Phil Whyte’s team had a good win (17-8) in the prelim round against Moonfleet
Men’s 2 Wood Singles
Jon Queripel had a good win (21-7) in the prelim round vs Luke Fowell at Dolphin
Lee Croad won a very close match (21-20) vs Alan Geary from Dolphin in the prelim round
Men’s Over 60’s Singles
Lee Croad had two good wins in the prelim and R1 – both matches against Dolphin
Dave Lee narrowly won his R1 match (21-18) vs Nick Cavill from Dolphin
Men’s Over 60’s Pairs
Phil Whyte’s team won their R1 match (16-12) vs Brian Hobby’s team from Dolphin
Matt Hennessy’s team won a close R1 match (16-15) vs Paul Fowell’s team from Dolphin
Lee Croad’s team had an excellent win in their R1 match (27-2) vs Dolphin team
STOP PRESS
EDIBC WIN 1st Bramley League match 70-66 on Sat 29th November 2025
EDIBC WIN 1st Wessex League match 67-66 on Sun 30th November 2025