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MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT SHORT MAT TRIPLES LEAGUE
Date of last update: 28 April 2008
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Affiliated to:
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Kent
County Short Mat Bowling Association. http://www.kentshortmatbowls.co.uk/ English
Short Mat Bowling Association. |
28
April 08. Langley A win the Ted Messer Cup Final held at Downswood Community
Centre on Sunday 27 April 08. Click here for details
22
April 08. League results updated. Click
here for links. Divisions 1, 2, 3 & 4 final positions published.
The
league season for 2007/08 was probably the closest fought season for all
divisions to decide the outcome. All divisions needed the outcome of the final
game to decide who would be the winners.
In Div
2 Hempstead Valley went to Culverstone A knowing they needed 3pts to avoid
relegation and Culverstone A needed all 10pts to win the division. At the end
of the game Hempstead Valley won one mat which meant they had tied with Shorne
for bottom place with 41pts each, but Shorne had the better shots difference
and stayed off the bottom of the division. At the other end Culverstone A
finished 1pt behind Boughton Monchelsea, who topped the division.
In Div
3 Ryarsh A hosted Balfour knowing that they could lose one mat and still gain
enough points to beat Marden to the division top spot. Ryarsh A did just
that, won the game 8-2 and took the top spot by 1pt.
In Div
4 Ryarsh were again involved in deciding top spot. Ryarsh B hosted Tunbury
B and Tunbury needed 6pts to take the winners spot from Snodland B. Tunbury
B only lost one mat and had done enough to win the division. The score of 2-8
also meant that Ryarsh B had not done enough to avoid picking up the Wooden
Spoon for this season.
In
Div1, with Tovil having taken maximum points from their last three games, the
last game of the season involved Langley A going to Burham A needing 5pts
to win the league title. At the end of the game Langley had won 1 mat, drawn 1
mat and lost 1 mat and were 1 shot short of sharing the points for shots. With
the result 25 shots 26 shots and 3pts 7pts, Tovil won the division with
2pts to spare.
Congratulations
to all teams for a well fought season.
10 Mar 07. Kent "A" lose in the final of the English National Inter-County "A" Championship. Click here for details.
27 Sept 07. South East Kent Triples League win Inplay Challenge Trophy for 2007. Click here for details
26 Aug 07. All results for 2006/07 season transferred to Hall of Fame and Archive pages. Click here for links.
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LEAGUE OFFICERS |
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Secretary: Marion
Smith Shorne
Short Mat Bowls Club Home telephone:
01474 - 357678 e-mail: |
Treasurer: Mick
Sayer Langley
Short Mat Bowls Club Home
telephone: 01622 - 861457 e-mail: micksayer@clara.co.uk |
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SEASON 2007/08 RESULTS & LEAGUE POSITIONS |
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ANNUAL MEETING. To be held on Wednesday 13 August 2008 at 7.30pm at Langley
Village Hall. |
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 2007 a total of 17 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.
South
East Kent Triples League won the Inplay Trophy at the Inter-League competition
held at Snodland Community Centre on Saturday 22 September 2007.
The
Maidstone & District Triples League was represented by teams from:
Langley: Bob Whiting, Reg Wager and Thomas Coles. Played 4: Won 3, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Culverstone: Rita and Tony Horn and Norman Dedman. Played 4: Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 3.
Hempstead Valley: Marion King, Ted Horan and Sid Brown. Played 4: Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 2.
Results Table
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1st game |
2nd game |
3rd game |
4th game |
Shots |
Points |
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South East Kent Hawkinge Wye Stone |
15 - 2 12 - 6 6 - 9 |
8 - 9 12 - 3 21 - 4 |
18 - 0 7 - 5 10 - 3 |
14 - 3 8 - 8 10 - 6 |
55 - 14 39 - 22 47 - 22 |
6 7 6 |
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+83 |
19 |
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Swale Borden Eastling Bredgar |
8 - 6 9 - 7 7 - 6 |
9 - 5 9 - 6 6 - 12 |
0 - 18 9 - 6 8 - 7 |
8 - 4 9 - 7 7 - 7 |
25 - 33 36 - 26 28 - 32 |
6 8 5 |
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19 |
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Maidstone Langley Culverstone Hempstead Valley |
6 - 8 4 - 14 8 - 9 |
9 - 8 7 - 7 10 - 9 |
9 - 4 5 - 7 4 - 21 |
14 - 3 7 - 9 7 - 7 |
25 - 33 23 - 37 29 46 |
6 1 3 |
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-16 |
10 |
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Malling Burham Bluebells Burham Bobcats Aylesford Amblers |
7 - 9 14 - 4 6 - 7 |
13 - 11 3 - 12 9 - 8 |
3 - 14 4 - 8 15 - 3 |
3 - 14 7 - 7 3 - 10 |
26 - 48 28 - 31 33 - 28 |
2 3 4 |
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-20 |
9 |
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West Kent Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 |
2 - 15 9 - 10 7 - 7 |
5 - 9 11 - 13 3 - 15 |
4 - 9 6 - 9 7 - 8 |
7 - 7 8 - 8 6 - 10 |
18 - 40 34 - 40 23 - 40 |
1 1 1 |
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-45 |
3 |
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KENT "A" LOSE IN THE FINAL OF THE ENGLISH INTER COUNTY
"A" CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2007/2008
Congratulations
to the Kent "A" Team for their performances in this years English
Inter County "A" Championships. Having reached the final for the
third year running, they were unable to retain the title, eventually losing to
West Sussex A. The final was played on Sunday 9 March 2008 at Northampton.
The
Kent "A" team came second in their regional league against East
Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey to qualify for the national knockout
stage. In the preliminary round Norfolk were beaten 25-11 (181 shots 161), in
the quarterfinals Somerset were defeated 22-14 (189 shots - 186) and Cornwall were
defeated 20-16 (174 shots - 156) in the semi-finals. In the final, Kent A
lost to West Sussex A 11-25 (154 shots - 180).
Players
from the following clubs within the Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples
League were represented in the Kent "A" team: Burham, Chalk Village,
Culverstone, Downswood, Shorne and Tunbury.
Kent
"A" has previously been English "A" County Champions in
2001/02, 2005/06 and 2006/07.
Cheshire
halted the Kent Premier team's campaign for this season, in the semi-finals.
The Premier team finished top of their regional league against East Sussex,
Surrey and London to qualify for the national knockout stage. In the
quarterfinals Avon were beaten 27-9 (214 shots - 132), before Kent finally lost
to Cheshire in the semi-final.
Players
from the following clubs within the Maidstone & District Short Mat Triples
League were represented in the Kent Premier team: Burham, Downswood, Langley,
Tovil and Tunbury.
Kent
has previously been English County Champions in 1994/95, 1997/98, 1998/99,
2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03.
Full results can be found on the Kent County Short Mat Bowling Association website.
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