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MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT SHORT MAT TRIPLES LEAGUE

Date of last update: 27 July 2010

Affiliated to:

 

Kent County Short Mat Bowling Association.

http://www.kentshortmatbowls.co.uk/

English Short Mat Bowling Association.

http://www.esmba.co.uk

 

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27 July 10. Agenda for Annual Meeting to be held at Langley Village Hall on Wednesday 25th August 2010 published. To view click here.

25 Apr 10. Detling beat Tovil to win the Messer Cup final held at Detling Village Hall on Sunday 25 April 2010. Click here for details.

16 Apr 10. League results updated and final league standings published. Click here for links.

8 Mar 10. Kent “A” lose in the semi final of the English National Inter-County Championship. Click here for details.

2 Oct 09. West Kent League win the Inplay Challenge Trophy for 2009. Click here for full results and photos.

3 May 09. Ted Messer presents to the League a new cup to present to the knockout cup winners. Click here for details

May 09. All results for 2008/09 and previous seasons can be found on the Hall of Fame and Archive pages. Click here for links.

 

LEAGUE OFFICERS

Secretary:

Marion Smith

Shorne Short Mat Bowls Club

Home telephone: 01474 – 357678

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Treasurer:

Mick Sayer

Langley Short Mat Bowls Club

Home telephone: 01622 – 861457

e-mail: micksayer@timicomail.co.uk

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SEASON 2009/10 RESULTS & LEAGUE POSITIONS

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

 

Ted Messer Cup Results

Hall of Fame

Notices

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History

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LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING to be held at LANGLEY VILLAGE HALL on WEDNESDAY 25 AUGUST 2010 starting at 7.30pm

HISTORY

The Maidstone and District Short Mat Triples League was founded in 1987 and consisted of one league of six clubs. These clubs were: Detling, Langley, Rochester, Sutton Valence, Tovil & YMCA.

By 1999 the league had expanded to five divisions and encompassed clubs from Grain, in the north, New Ash Green, in the west, Marden, in the south to Lenham in the east. A total of 23 clubs then entered teams into the league with a number of clubs entering more than one team.

In 2002 the league reduced to four divisions. In 2009, with the addition of one new club, Ditton BC – Short Mat Section, a total of 18 clubs entered teams into the league which continued to operate four divisions.

The league season starts in October of each year and runs until April the following year. The league format is three teams of triples playing each club on a home and away basis.

In addition to the league a knockout shield competition is held. The competition format is two teams of triples playing at whichever club has been drawn at home. The winning club being decided on shot difference on the summation of the two mat scores. The semi-finals and final of the knockout competition is held each year at a different venue around the geographical area of the league. In addition to the competition finals being played the presentation of all the league shields and trophies takes place.

To encourage competition between the various leagues within Kent, Inplay Ltd donated the Inplay Challenge Trophy. This trophy was first competed for at the end of the 1990/91 season and is played for annually. Teams of triples from the winning teams of the competing leagues play each other, generally in September, at venues hosted by each league in turn. Originally the competition was between the Maidstone & District, Malling and South East Kent leagues. In 2000 the competition was extended to embrace the Swale and West Kent Leagues.

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Ted Messer Knockout Cup

The original cup, pictured on the right, was presented to the Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples League by Ted Messer in 1998 and the first winner was Langley “A”. Since then the cup has been competed for every year. In May 2009 Ted Messer kindly replaced the old cup with the new one pictured on the left. The first winning team to receive the new cup was Tovil SMBC.

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It was with regret that the League had to report that Ted Messer died on Sunday 24 May 2009. Ted was a member of Tovil SMBC back in 1987 when with others he helped create the Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples League.

To read various memories of Ted go to www.kentshortmatbowls.co.uk/archivekent09D.html#Ted

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Inplay challenge trophy 2009.

Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples League competed for the Inplay Challenge Trophy, which was won by West Kent League, at the Inter-League competition held at Dymchurch Village Hall on Sunday 20 September 2009.

The Maidstone & District Triples League was represented by teams from:

Langley: Margaret Birks, Mick Sayer and Thomas Coles. P4, W3, L1.

Ryarsh: Maureen and Roger Staple and Derek Ford. P4, W3, L1.

Chalk Village: Roy Winnett, Frank Davis and Alan Clark. P4, L4

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The Inplay Challenge Trophy

 

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 Dymchurch Village Hall.

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The days’s event in progress.

Results Table:

 

PLAYED

WON

DREW

LOST

POINTS

WEST KENT

Kemsing, St. Mary’s Platt & Chiddingstone.

12

8

1

3

17

SWALE

Teynham, Borden & Newington.

12

6

2

4

14

MAIDSTONE

Langley, Ryarsh & Chalk Village.

12

6

0

6

12

SOUTH EAST KENT

Rye, Hamstreet & Hawkinge

12

5

0

7

10

MALLING

Aylesford, Burham 1 & Burham 2.

10

2

1

9

7

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KENT “A” LOSE TO WEST MIDLANDS IN THE SEMI FINAL OF THE ENGLISH INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2009/2010

West Midlands halted the Kent “A” team's campaign for this season in the semi final. Having lost last season in the semi-finals, Kent “A” again failed to progress to the final losing at the same hurdle. The “A” team finished top of their regional league against East Sussex, Hampshire and West Sussex to qualify for the national knockout stage. In the quarter finals Essex were beaten 24-16 (187 shots – 157 shots) before being beaten by West Midlands, the eventual ICC winners, 15-25 (162 shots – 187 shots) in the semi finals.

Kent "A" have previously been English "A" County Champions in 2001/02, 2005/06 and 2006/07 and have been losing finalists on four occasions.

The Kent Premier Team finished their 2009/10 campaign at the quarter finals when they lost to Hampshire.

The Kent Premier team came second in their regional league against East Sussex, London and West Sussex to qualify for the national knockout stage. In the preliminary round Worcestershire were beaten 29 - 11 (217 shots – 135 shots) before losing to Hampshire 12-28 (152 shots – 184 shots) in the quarter finals. 

Kent have previously been English County Champions in 1994/95, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03 and have been losing finalists on four occasions.

Players from the following clubs within the Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples League were represented in the Kent Premier team: Burham, Langley, Ryarsh, Tovil and Tunbury.

Players from the following clubs within the Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples League were represented in the Kent "A" team: Burham, Detling, Ryarsh, Shorne, Tovil and Tunbury.

Full results can be found on the Kent County Short Mat Bowling Association website.

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SEASON 2009/10 RESULTS & LEAGUE POSITIONS

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

 

Ted Messer Cup Results

Hall of Fame

Notices

Links

 

Next Event

History

Fixture Lists

Archive