BUPA CARE HOMES OPEN: These championships at Norbreck Castle in Blackpool have provoked plenty of comment, writes Geoff Martyr.

Most of the spectators were crown green bowlers and they generally approved of the coloured bowls, the carpet and playing from one end.

But flat green bowlers did not like the players' costumes.

Nearly all of the matches provided excellent bowling and not one top seed reached the final. Many thought Andy Thomson would go through only for him to be knocked out by an unseeded Australian.

In my opinion the atmosphere was a little bit lacking and it was difficult for the players to relax.

DENNY CUP

Wey Valley 92 Camberley 64

Rink 1: I Ross 35 P Short 17; 2: P Vamvacopoulos 20 B Short 12; 3: A Hatto 17 D Richie 21; 4: C Young 20 J Marsland 14.

Wey Valley are hoping to better last year's performance when they reached the quarter finals.

Other scores: Mote Park 75 Old Coulsdon 51, Cyphers 85 Crystal Palace 75, Margate 85 Denton Isle 69, Cambridge Park 79 Egham 95; Paddington 82 King George Field 81; Croydon 130 Bromley 67.

DENNY PLATE

Sutton 100 North Kent 52

Rink 1: J Smith, P Medlin, R Watson, T Soper 23, K Griffin 13; 2: R Wharf, M Appleford, J Ledger, R Coles 22, E Bishop 11; 3: J Jones, C Radley, K Adams, J Roll 29,R Riddick 10; 4: T Buckland, L Kemp, P Wright, S Shanley 26; R Young 18.

Both Sutton's home and away teams won convincingly.

YETTON TROPHY

Sutton Ladies 70

Crystal Palace 61

Rink 1: D Mitchell, J Miller, P Wills, S Rickman 27, J Barnes 13; 2: J Newall, D Parmee, I Baker, S Stewart 18, C Duarte 13; 3: M Stone, J Turner, M Vandrau, D Lewis 14, L Stevens 14; 4: A Perry, P MacDonald, J Wheatley, J Watson 11, E West 21.

Sutton will play Croydon in the next round of the Yetton Trophy on December 6 after this good performance against Croydon. Rinks one and two, who were at home, won by 19 shots which more than compensated for the away team's 10-shot deficit.

Fixtures: Mole Valley v Hounslow, King George Field v Elmbridge, Sutton v Croydon. All December 6.

OVER 60s EIBA MATCH

Sutton 31 Croydon 48

Rink 1: D Hunter, B Swain, E Mitchell, R Willson 12, D Hunter 24; 2: P Scott, D Self, R Watson, D Miller 19, K Hadrill 24.

This match resulted in a 12-shot win for Croydon but not before a valient attempt by David Miller with his rink taking a five on the last end.

FRIENDLIES

King George Field 100

Croydon 131

Rink 1: D Pearce, L Nutley, B Dennison, I Durham 16, P Kinnaird 31; 2: J Bailey, R Payne, J Guinnard, D Pogson 21, J Hawes 13; 3: K Dobinson, B Reid, R Wooster, K Hartfield 23. R Hudson 12; 4: P Ungless, T Josolyne, R Skinner, S Hart 13, K Hadrill 26; 5: D Nightingale, K Webb, T Carter, G Archer 9; D Francis 24; 6: I Cohen, A Martin, J Sukhu, D Perry 18, D Hunter 25.

King George Field 130 Victory IBC (Portsmouth) 114

Rink 1: B Pantling, A Martin, S Taylor, I Durham 32, R Curtis 10; 2: D Earl, A Moore, T Carter, D Leach 24, D Newland 22; 3: P Ungless, J Sherman, E Bacon, F Turner 14, K Morgan 22; 4: C Rand, K Langley, R Anstee, D Pogson 15, C Dixon 21; 5: K Mann, N Din, R Ward, J Sukhu 22, D Collins 22; 6: J Bailey, R Snow, I Black, T Clary 23, A Hale 17.

King George Field 177 Eastbourne & District 108

Rink 1: P Beeson, J Worthington, A Richardson, I Durham 31, A Carter 9; 2: B Garner, N Frampton, L Nutley, R Wrenn 29, M Mitchell 16; 3: D Waters, J Dutch, G Roberts, K Hartfield 24, B Doughty 19; 4: F Nash, B Cox, J Guinnard, A Alexander 25, M Sparkes 14; 5: F Ungless, E Richardson, L Nelson, J Sukhu 31, R Cable 15; 6: J Gumbrell, C Cauldrey, A Warren, B Campbell 17, D Fermer 17; 7: M Porter, D Barnard, C Banderet, D Perry 20; G Finch 18.

King George Field 188 Epsom Fire Service 123

Rink 1: J Hedges, R Eades, M Milburn, D Perry 17, P Brown 28; 2: F Beeson, B Prichard, P Lapensee, L Smith 27, B Roberts 15; 3: B Cullen, T Brown, L Nutley, A Alexander 37, H Callachan 16; 4: G Finch, N Hasan, K Henderson, J Scott 31, W Chandler 10; 5: N Frampton, M Bean, R Skinner, J Astill 21, A Gurr 18; 6: E Coles, B Cox, B Butler, G Beddall 28; A Vincent 19; 7: J Barella, D Smith, L Nelson, J Round 27; S Hayward 17.

Other scores

Friendlies: Sutton Men 132 Sevenoaks 93; Sutton Men 79 Mole Valley 63;King George Field 174 Northolt & District 108.

Fixtures

November 20: Surrey CIBA v Wilshire. November 27: Norfolk v Surrey CIBA.

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