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
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
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
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.
Val and Trevor Palmer with Barbara Bond won 19-12
Mark Beeby, Alan Blyth and Carol Bowles lost 13-20
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.
Richard Green, Barbara Bond and Tony Dade won 25-9
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!