Cranleigh RBL Bowls News
NEWS FROM ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SURREY & SE AREA BOWLS FINALS 2007 held at Cranleigh RBL 26 August 2007 Singles/Pairs/Triples/Fours/MxdPairs/SESingles/SEPairs/SEFours/SEMxdPairs
NEWS FROM ROYAL BRITISH LEGION NATIONAL BOWLS FINALS 2006
held at Melton
Mowbray 1st and 2nd July 2006
Cranleigh were well represented in the finals but because of their
cumulative success had to play 3 times on Saturday in searing 30 degree
heat from 9.30 am to 7.00 pm:
1) Fours Quarter Finalists: Cranleigh RBL Andy Gladwell, Len Thompson, Paddy Jones, Linda Lamb beat Metropolitan (Greenford BC)
2) Pairs Quarter Finalists: Len Thompson, Paddy Jones beat Ireland (Lisburn)
3) Mixed Pairs Quarter Finalists: Andy Gladwell and Linda Lamb lost to
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4) Fours Semi Finalists: Cranleigh RBL Andy Gladwell, Len Thompson, Paddy Jones, Linda Lamb lost to Wales (Resolven)
5) Pairs Semi Finalists: Cranleigh RBL Len Thompson, Paddy Jones, lost to East (Bedfordshire) Richard Drury and lead
WORTHING OPEN MENS BOWLS TOURNAMENT 2005
1) Triples Winners Cranleigh RBL
Mark Overington, Graham Duvergier, Len Thompson
Scores:
BIG O 18 LONG 17
BIG O 18 BIRNIE 10
BIG O 20 STEVENS 7
BIG O 21 SANDERS 12
BIG O 19 CASWALL 7
BIG O 20 CAMPBELL 17
2) Fours Finalists Cranleigh RBL
Mark Overington, Graham Duvergier, Neil Potter, Len Thompson
Scores:
BIG O WALKOVER
BIG O 23 BATALIS 9
BIG O 22 BUTLER 21
BIG O 24 MOSES 9
BIG O 18 GALE 22
SURREY COUNTY BA SUCCESSES 2005
County Pairs winners Mark Overington and Tony Lewis
Badge winner in Unbadged Singles competition Andy Bullen
WORTHING OPEN MENS BOWLS TOURNAMENT 2004
1) Fours Winners Cranleigh RBL
Mark Overington, Graham Duvergier, Neil Potter, Len Thompson
Won 16:15 v
Andy Gladwell, Harold Peacock, Tony Lewis, Peter Barnett also of Cranleigh
RBL
2) Triples Winners Cranleigh RBL
Mark Overington, Graham Duvergier, Len Thompson
Won 23:4 v
R Stoddart (Graystone Essex), A Hurst, Franco Mannini
3) Pairs Winners Cranleigh RBL
Mark Overington, Graham Duvergier
Won 21:11 v
G Miller, J Donoghue (Iver Heath, Bucks)
4) Singles Winner Cranleigh RBL
Mark Overington
Won 21:6 v
David Hubbard (Hove & Kingsway)
These are historic achievements in the field of Lawn Bowls. There
were at least 400 entries from 134 clubs, many of whom were present county
bowlers and a few ex-internationals.
It was the first and possibly the last time that all four major championships
have been won by the same club and as a result winning 14 trophies, as
shown above.
According to Tom Nicholds the Tournament Organiser, this was the first
time in the history of the tournament (running for 71 years) that two
teams from the same club (Cranleigh RBL) had contested the final of the
Fours competition.
The fours winners also won the Old Coulsdon Open Fours Tournament
sponsored by Renault Croydon. This means they have played 19 games unbeaten
since they won the Worthing Open Fours last year. Surrey CBA Selectors
please note!!!!!
For all club competitions the club use Sportsdraw, the on-line computer draw program at http://www.sportsdraw.co.uk developed by Len Thompson.
The actual draws made for our club are shown below:
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ROGUES GALLERY
Open Day 2005
Open Day Winners - Chipstead : Runners Up - Wallington 
Worthing Immortality 2004 
EBA National Pairs Finalists 2001 
Our victorious Tea Ladies who beat Tony Barratt's (Sussex skip) team
31:15 in 2001 
Surrey County Fours Winners 2002 (Third time in six years)
MARK OVERINGTON'S DAUGHTER LAURA
Laura died peacefully on 9th February 2004, aged 17 years old. Much loved by everyone who knew her, she will always be in our thoughts, Judy, Mark and family.
The service took place at St Nicholas Church, Cranleigh on Tuesday 17th
February at 2.30pm.
Donations were to Christopher's Hospice.
Enquiries to Cranleigh Funerals 01483 275758
Mark, Judy and family again wish to thank all bowling friends for their contributions which helped Laura to realise one of her dreams of going to Disneyland, Paris in November 2003.
The photographs below show how much she enjoyed it.
Len Thompson - SCBA Secretary 2000-2002
Disneyland photos
Could someone tell me which one is the wolf?
