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BOB VISE FINAL 2023

BOB VISE FINAL 2023

First SADBA Final of the 2023 season.

Bob Vise Trophy Final North Mymms v Welwyn & District.  Harpenden hosted this Final and looked after us very well indeed THANK YOU

We were treated to some very sporting bowling by two club sides who were determined to enjoy their day in the sun which stayed shining for most of the morning.

Welwyn & District retained the Trophy so well done to them.

North Mymms put up a gallant fight on all rinks and there were some very exciting heads in all four elements of the competition:  Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours.

Well done to all involved:  you have set a very high standard for the rest of our Finals this year.  Jones Cup Final is on Friday 8th (evening) and all our other Finals are on Saturday 9th September – all at Harpenden BC.

Photographs courtesy of Chris Linfield of Harpenden.  (“clicking” on any of the photos in the gallery below will open them into a slide show format.)

Michael J Woodhams  (Officer in charge on the day)

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SADBA ANNUAL CHARITY GALA

SADBA ANNUAL CHARITY GALA

Once agaIn we look forward to the Annual SADBA Gala day which this year is to be held on Tuesday 5th September at Harpenden Bowls Club and is in aid of the President’s Charity SENSE that helps people with complex difficulties including deaf blindness.

Teams of three are invited to enter and may be all men, women or mixed at a cost of only £15 a team.  Full details of the event and entry forms can be found here:  SADBA GALA POSTER 2023.  All the SADBA clubs have received details and the poster and entry forms should also be available on your Club noticeboard.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our President,  Gordon Burrow or Assistant Treasurer, Brian Burfoot.  Their contact details are shown here:  https://sadba.club/contacts

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OUTDOOR MATCHES 2023

OUTDOOR MATCHES 2023

Our 3rd outdoor match this year was against the St Albans & District Ladies Association (SADLBA) and held at Harperbury BC at 10.00 on Saturday 8th July.   It was a great game and a close result in favour of the men.   The Match Report can be found here:  Result Sheet SADBA v SADLBA 8th July 2023

The outdoor match is against the President’s Own Club, Harpenden, was on Saturday 10th June, with victory to our President.  A lovely afternoon.    The Match Report can be found here:  Result Sheet President v His Own Club 10 June 2023

The first of the District’s outdoor matches was held on Saturday 13th May at Shire Park against London Scottish.  It was a great match played in excellent spirits and with a superb meal to follow.  Well done to Shire Park who hosted the match..  The result was a close win for SADBA.  The Match Report can be found here:   Result Sheet SADBA v LONDON SCOTTISH 13th May 2023

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INDOOR MATCHES WINTER 2022/23

INDOOR MATCHES – OCTOBER 2022 TO MARCH 2023

The final indoor match of the season was another good win this time against the St Albans & District Ladies Association (SADLBA) on Saturday 25th March.   Here is the match report: Result Sheet SADBA v SADLBA 25TH MARCH 2023

The SADBA Indoor Match is against Herts Indoor Bowling Club played 18th March at Herts IBC resulted in a good win for the the District.   The match report can be found here: Result Sheet SADBA v Herts 18th March 2023

The SADBA Match against London Scottish was played on 4th March at Woodside IBC, Horseshoe Lane, Watford WD25 7HH.  Download the Match Report here:  Result Report SADBA v LONDON SCOTTISH 4TH MARCH 2023

Two matches planned for 26th February and 26th March have had to be re-scheduled for 18th and 19th March (although we have subsequently cancelled the 19th match because of difficulties in filling two teams on consecutive days).   Details of the matches can be found here: https://sadba.club/matches/?swcfpc=1#Indoors.  The match still planned is against Herts IBC.  Other matches are unchanged

If any bowlers have put their names down for either or both of these matches and cannot play on the new date then please advise our Match Secretary, Terry Atkinson (contact details under the CONTACTS tab).  Likewise contact Terry is your name was not down and you now wish to play on either or both of those dates.

The 4th SADBA Indoor Match this winter was the President’s Invitation Match on Sunday 22nd January at Hatfield BC.  The invited teams are the winners of the Bob Vise Trophy (Welwyn & District), Jones Cup (Welwyn Garden City), Triples League (Hemel Hempstead) & Club Rink League (Harpenden).

The report and photgraphs for this match are now available in the following post below.

I am sorry to say that the 3rd match in the Indoor series due on 10th December at Glebelands has been cancelled because of difficuties in fielding a full team.

The 2nd match in our Indoor series was held at Harpenden IBC on Saturday 12th November, resulting in a win by Harpenden.  The Match Report can be found here:   Result Sheet SADBA v HARPENDEN IBC 12-11-2022 .

The first of our indoor matches against Watford IBC was held at the Woodside IBC venue on Thursday 13th October.  Sadly SADBA did not get start the Indoor season with a win.    Here is the match result:  Result Sheet SADBA v WATFORD W IBC 13-10-2022

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PRESIDENT’S INVITATION SHIELD MATCH

PRESIDENT’S INVITATION SHIELD MATCH

The President’s Invitation Shield Match was held Sunday 22nd January at Hatfield BC.  The invited teams are the winners of the Bob Vise Trophy (Welwyn & District), Jones Cup (Welwyn Garden City), Triples League (Hemel Hempstead) & Club Rink League (Harpenden).  Each team played against a SADBA team with the team with the overall shot difference being the winner.

It was a great afternoon with Welwyn and District taking the honours and Hemel Hempstead in second place.  The winning team was Martin Reeve, Peter Bowyer, Len Tye and Paddy Jones.

 

For the District,  the President’s side, the top rink was: Ivan Coleman, Nigel Dickenson, Peter Stokes and Alan Harman.

Michael Woodhams, League Secretary, coordinated the match and has provided a Match Report here: Presidents Invitation Match Report 22 January2023.

Ian Hulley, our Match Secretary, has produced Result sheet and scoring and this is to be found here:  Result Sheet SADBA v PRESIDENTS INVITATION 22 January 2023