Mixed BML results

2025 Season – Crablands retained their position in Division 2 of this league for 2025.

Friday 13th June – BML v Arundel at Arundel. We drew on 1 rink and lost on the other losing overall 31-33. We got 1 league point.

John Ballinger, Julia McLaren & Ray Sayer drew 17-17

Sarah Fewster, David Jones & Mike Lockyer lost 14-16

The friendly team of Tom Oliver, Jane Bunyan & Danny Arnold lost 13-19

Wednesday 11th June – BML v Witterings B at home. Crablands won 1 rink but lost the other gaining 2 league points.

Chris Lewendon, Bill Taylor & Dave Osman won 25-21

John Ballinger, Anita Colliety & Peter Bunyan lost 10-19

The friendly team of Tom Halliday, Brian Powell & Cheryl Brown won 21-12

Wednesday 4th June – BML v RAFA Flyers at RAFA. We won one rink, lost the other but won overall gaining 4 league points.

Val Foyle, Danny Arnold & Ray Sayer won 31-6

Cheryl Brown, David Jones & Dave Osman lost 13-23

The friendly team: Barbara Bond, Lynn Hyett & Anita Colliety lost 12-15

Friday 23th May – BML v Storrington at home. We won on 1 rink and overall gaining 4 league points

Lesley Duff, Anita Colliety & Lew Lewendon lost 13-20

Richard Green, Sheila Jones &  Carol Bowles won 29-10

The friendly team of Louise Arnold, Jo Green & Bill Taylor drew 20-20

Monday 19th May – BML v RAFA Angels at RAFA. We won on both league rinks gaining 6 league points.

Richard Green, Anita Colliety & Tony Dade won 23-15

John Thorp, Jo Green & Danny Arnold won 23-9

The friendly team of Lynn Hyett, Barbara Bond & Brian Powell won 19-16 after 14 ends

Tuesday 13th May – BML v Selsey Bowls Club at home. Sadly we lost on both league rinks so didn’t get any league points

Debbie Jones, Dave Osman & Ian Copper lost 14-20

Jane Bunyan, Mike Lockyer & Carol Bowles lost 10-19

There were 2 friendly matches. Lynn Hyett, Grace Humphreys & David Jones  won 16-8

Hazel Barnett, Carole Cornwell & Pete Bunyan won 25-9

Thursday 8th May – BML v Witterings at Witterings. Sadly we lost on both league rinks so didn’t get any league points

Cheryl Brown, Julia McLaren & John Cornwell lost 9-20

Ray Sayer, Dave Osman & Sheila Jones lost 13-16.

The friendly team of Chris Lewendon, Albert Humphries & Mick Lockyer won 26-13

2024 Season

29th August – BML v Chichester B at home.We won on both rinks gaining 6 league points

Val Palmer, Bob Hoare & Trevor Palmer won 18-9

John Thorp, Jon Bowes & Lesley Duff won 16-8

The friendly team of Jan Sayer, Cheryl Brown & Ray Sayer won 20-12

12th August – BML v Fishbourne away. We lost on both rinks so didn’t get any league points

John Thorp, Val Foyle & Mike Lockyer lost 11-26

Tom Halliday, Jan Sayer & Mark Beeby lost 16-18

7th August – BML v Bognor Blue away.We won on both rinks gaining 6 league points

Tom Halliday, Jan Sayer & Ray Sayer won 16-15

John Ballinger, Julia McLaren & Lesley Duff won 17-16

The friendly team of John Thorp, Sarah Fewster & Jon Bowes won 20-10

5th August – BML v RAFA at home. We won on both rinks gaining 6 league points

Val Palmer, John Ballinger & Trevor Palmer won 23-11

Sylvia Ballinger, Mark Beeby & Ian Cooper won 34-14

The friendly rink of John Thorp, Julia McLaren & Terry Brazier  – awaiting result

1st August – BML v Middleton away. We won on both rinks gaining 6 league points

Tom Oliver, Gill Oliver & Ray Sayer won 17-14

John Thorp, Julia McLaren & Trevor Palmer won 18-16

The friendly rink of Tom Halliday, Jan Sayer & John Ballinger lost 12-20

26th July – BML v Bognor Blue at home. We won on one rink but lost on the other getting 2 league points

Tom Halliday, Julia McLaren & Trevor Palmer won 19-18

John Ballinger, Gill Oliver & Mike Lockyer lost 13-15

22nd July – BML v Middleton home. We won on both rinks getting 6 league points

Val Palmer, Bill Taylor & Mick Lockyer won 20-8

Archie Coletta, Cheryl Brown & Trevor Palmer won 30-11

The friendly team of Jan Sayer, Bob Hoare & Terry Brazier won 27-8

Friday 16th July – BML v Pagham at home. Sadly we lost on both rinks gaining 0 league points.

John Thorp, Gill Oliver & Trevor Palmer lost 10-14

Tom Halliday, Lesley Duff & Trevor Plaistow lost 14-18

Tuesday 9th July – BML v Aldingbourne at home. We won on one rink but lost on the other gaining 2 league points

Tom Halliday, Julia McLaren & Trevor Palmer won 19 -11

John Thorp, Jan Sayer & Mark Beeby lost 5-19

Friday 5th July – BML v Pagham away. We won on one rink but lost on the other gaining 4 league points

John Thorp, Sarah Fewster, Trevor Palmer won 18-13

Val Palmer, Jan Sayer & Ray sayer lost 15-16

Monday 1st July –  BML v Chichester B away.  Sadly we lost on both rinks gaining 0 league points.

Mark Beeby, Sarah Fewster & Lesley Duff  lost 12-19

Ray sayer, Julia McLaren & Trevor Palmer lost 16-21

Monday 24th June – BML v Aldingbourne away. 

Aldingbourne have an artificial green which is quite a challenge for lawn bowlers and sadly we lost on both rinks and gained 0 league points

Teams were: Mark Beeby, Julia McLaren & Peter Blackman

John Thorp, Jo Green & Sue Blyth

Thursday 20th June – BML v Witterings at home – we won on both rinks and gained 6 league points

Jon Bowes, John Ballinger & Sue Blyth won 18-15

Tom Halliday, Gill Oliver & Archie Coletta won 24-11

The friendly team of Sylvia Ballinger, John Thorp & Trevor Plaistow also won 18-11

Wednesday 5th June – BML v RAFA away – we lost on both rinks and got no league points

John Ballinger, Gill Oliver & Ray Sayer lost 17-21

John Thorp, Bill Taylor & Anita Colliety lost 9-22

The friendly team of Sarah Fewster, Davis Jones & Archie Coletta lost 12-15

Monday 3rd June BML v Fishbourne at home – we won on both rinks and got 6 league points

Val Palmer, Trevor Plaistow & Peter Blackman won 21-14

John ballinger, Sarah Fewster & Trevor Palmer won 18-7

We had 2 friendly teams playing – Sylvia Ballinger, Cheryl Brown & Mike Lockyer drew 16-16

John Thorp, Julia McLaren & Ray Sayer won 12-11

Sunday 19th May – BML v Witterings at Witterings – we won one match and lost one gaining 2 league points

Val Palmer, Tom Oliver & Carol Bowles won 17-13

Cheryl Brown, Peter Blackman & Trevor Palmer lost 11-24

The friendly team: Gill Oliver, Melva Bateman & John Thorp also lost.

2023 Season

Crablands v Witterings at home – Friday 1st September

In the last BML match of the season Crablands won 40-32 gaining 5 league points
John Thorp, Julia McLaren and Sue Blyth won 20-12
Mark Beeby, Sarah Fewster and John Cornwell drew 20-20
Friendly – Tom Oliver, Val and Trevor Palmer won 16-7

Crablands v Chichester B at Chichester – Friday 11th August

Sadly Crablands lost on all rinks 15-40 and got no points
John Thorp, Lesley Duff and Trevor Plaistow lost 6-25
John Ballinger, Julia McLaren and Anita Colliety lost 9-15
The friendly fared better – Sylvia Ballinger, Tom Halliday and Tom Oliver won 21-14

Crablands v RAFA at home – Monday 7th August

Crablands won on both league rinks 39-28 and gained 6 league points

Dave Osman. Julia McLaren & peter Blackman won 20-14

Kevin Gibbs, Lesley duff & Trevor Palmer won 19-14

The friendly of Bette ward, Alan Whitlock & Ian Cooper lost 13-18

Crablands v Middleton at Middleton – Thursday 3rd August

Crablands won on both league rinks 48-36 and gained 6 league points
John Thorp, Melva Bateman and Trevor Palmer won 23-14
John Ballinger, Sarah Fewster and Dave Osman won 25-22
The friendly triple of Jan and Ray Sayer with Peter Blackman won 24-25.

Crablands v Pagham at home – Friday 28th July

Crablands won 40-25 gaining all six league points
John Thorp, Gill Oliver  & Trevor Palmer won 21-11
Lesley Duff, Trevor Plaistow & Peter Blackman won 19-14
Crablands v Middleton at home – Monday 24th July
Crablands won 44-23 gaining all six league points
Julia McLaren, Bryan Jackson & Trevor Palmer won 24-8
Sylvia Ballinger, John Thorp & Peter Blackman won 20-15
Crablands v Aldingbourne at Aldingbourne – Friday 14th July
The match was cancelled due to a waterlogged green and the teams shared the points
Crablands v Norfolk at Norfolk – Wednesday 12th July
Crablands lost 31-45 but gained a valuable 2 points
Amanda Ward (first league game ever), Kevin Gibbs and Ian Cooper won 24-20
Julia McClaren, Lesley Duff and Trevor Palmer lost 7-25
The friendly rink of Bette Ward, Jon Bowes and Ray Sayer won 15-14
Crablands v Pagham at Pagham  – Sunday 9th July
Crablands won on both rinks 39-27 and gained 6 league points
John Thorp, Julia McLaren and John Cornwell won 21-14
Anita Colliety, Tom Oliver and Peter Blackman won 18-13
The friendly rink of Trevor Plaistow, Lesley Duff and Trevor Palmer also won 21-11
Crablands v Aldingbourne at home  – Sunday 25th June
Crablands won on one rink and lost on the other gaining 4 league points.
John Thorp, Sarah Fewster & Peter Blackman won 19-9
John Ballinger, Dave Osman & Sue Blyth lost 17-18
Crablands v Storrington at Storrington  – Monday 12th June
Crablands drew on one rink and lost on the other gaining just 1 league point.
Richard Green, Julia Mclaren & Sarah Fewster drew 17-17
Sylvia ballinger, Ray Sayer & Mike Lockyer lost 20-23
The friendly team of Sheila Plaistow, Melva Bateman & Carole Cornwell lost 10-19
Crablands v RAFA at RAFA  – Wednesday  7th June
Crablands lost 25-28 and consequently got no league points
John Thorp, Julia McLaren and Bryan Jackson lost 12-13
Richard Green, Sarah Fewster and Trevor Palmer lost 13-15
A friendly triple of Sheila Plaistow, Melva Bateman and Mikey Lockyer won 30-10
Crablands v Norfolk at home  – Friday  2nd June
Crablands won one match but lost the other with an overall score of 31-34. They got 2 league points
Richard Green, Julia McLaren & John Cornwell won 17-14
John Thorp, Sheila Plaistow & Dave Osman lost 14-20
Friendly – Sylvia Ballinger, Mollie Back & Trevor Plaistow won 17-16
Crablands v Storrington at home  – Friday  26th May
Unfortunately Crablands lost both league matches and consequently got no league points
Tom Oliver, Lesley Duff & Sarah Fewster lost 8-16
Richard Green, Chris Lewendon & Mike Lockyer lost 11-14
There was a friendly triples match too. John Thorp, Tony Dann & Ian Cooper won 25-14
Crablands v Witterings at Witterings  – Sunday  21st May
Unfortunately Crablands lost both league matches and consequently got no league points
John Thorp, Lesley Duff & Trevor Palmer lost 14-21
Richard Green, Val palmer & Sue Blyth lost 10-23
There was a friendly match too – John Ballinger, Sarah Fewster & John Cornwell won 20-10
Crablands v Chichester B at home – Sunday  14th May
Crablands had a very successful afternoon gaining all 6 league points.
John Thorp, Sarah Fewster & Trevor palmer won 23-9
John Ballinger, Dave Evans & Carol Bowles won 23-14
There was a friendly triples match too. Sylvia Ballinger, Archie Coletta & Sue Blyth lost 9-22
All our 2022 season’s BML matches have now been played and we await final results of our place in Division 2
Crablands v Witterings at home – Friday  2nd September
Crablands won on both rinks gaining all 6 league points – a great end to the season!
Val Palmer, Dave Osman and carol Bowles won 23-10
Julia McLaren, Cheryl Brown and Trevor Palmer won 19-15
There was also a friendly game – Jon Bowes, Lesley duff and Sarah Fewster lost 12-19.
Crablands v Bognor Blue at Bognor – Tuesday  30th August
Crablands won one game and lost the other gaining 2 league points – no scores available at present.
Val Palmer, John Thorp and Mollie Back
Chris Lewendon, Val Foyle and Tony Dade
Friendly team – Sarah Fewster, Joan Adams and Trevor Palmer.
Crablands v Chichester B at home – Friday  26th August
Crablands won on one rink and lost on the other so gained 4  league points 41-30
Chris Lewenden, Cheryl Brown and John Cornwell won 26-8
John Thorpe, Barbara Bond and Mollie Back lost 15-22
Crablands v Storrington at home – Monday  22nd August
Crablands narrowly lost by just 1 point 38-39 gaining 2 league points
Richard Green, Lesley Duff and Trevor Palmer won 22-14
Val Palmer, John Ballinger and Carol Bowles lost 16-25
The friendly rink of Sylvia Ballinger, Trevor Plaistow and Sarah Fewster also came second.
Crablands v Bognor Red at Bognor – Monday  15th August
Crablands won on one rink and Bognor on the other so we gained 3 league points
Val and Trevor Palmer with Barbara Bond won 19-12
Mark Beeby, Alan Blyth and Carol Bowles lost 13-20
Crablands v RAFA at home – Monday  8th August
Crablands won on both rinks 36-19 and gained 6 league points
Sylvia Ballinger, Joan Adams and Trevor Palmer won 21-8
Jean Hole, John Ballinger and Sarah Fewster won 15-11
Crablands v Middleton at Middleton – Thursday  4th August
Crablands won on one rink and lost on the other with a total points score of 29-35 so we got 2 league points.
Chris Lewendon, Kevin Gibbs and Cheryl Brown won 15-12
Chris Bond, Barbara Bond and Lew lewendon lost 14-23
The Friendly triple of Lesley Duff, Sarah Fewster and Val Foyle lost 10-2
Crablands v Pagham at home – Friday 29th July
Crablands suffered a narrow defeat 38-39 gaining just 1 league point
John Thorp, Tom Oliver and Mollie Back drew 21-21
Sheila Plaistow, Cheryl Brown and Trevor Palmer on the vert last endlost 17-18
The Friendly triple of Val Palmer, Sarah Fewster and Trevor Plaistow lost 13-12.
Crablands v Middleton at home – Monday 25th July
Crablands won on both rinks 57-19 gaining 6 league points
Val Palmer, Alan Blyth and Trevor Palmer won 32-10
Richard Green, Barbara Bond and Tony Dade won 25-9
The Friendly Triple of Ray Sayer, John Ballinger and Sue Blyth won 26-9.

Crablands v Bognor Blue at Bognor – Friday 15th July

Crablands lost on both rinks 24-49 so got no league points for this match

Julia McClaren, Mike Lockyer and Trevor Palmer lost 13-21

Richard Green, Sylvia Ballinger and Trevor Plaistow lost 11-28

The friendly triple fared better – Val Palmer, Sheila Plaistow and Melva Bateman won 19-15.

BML v Pagham at Pagham  – Sunday 10 July

Both league teams did well and won giving us all 6 league points.

Lesley Duff, Gill Oliver and Tony Dade won 20-17

Tom Oliver, Mike Lockyer and Mollie Back won 19-11

There was also a friendly match with new bowler Ron Sayer joining Sarah Fewster and Val Foyle. They came second!