Grant's Close Battle in the Nationals
Added: Sunday 17th August 2025 8:07 pm
Match Reports, National
Herne Bay bowler Grant Allen beat opponents from Devon, Worcestershire and Northumberland to reach the quarter final stage of the 2 wood singles at the English National championships held at Leamington Spa. His quarter final was a close affair with the scores level at the allotted 21 ends resulting in an extra end decider being played which unfortunately Grant was unable to win. Bay were beaten by 28 shots at Birchington in the East Kent mixed triples league but beaten by Chislet by 103 shots to pick up 15 of the 17 available points in the Catherine Wheeler league. Bay won both away friendly games at Metropolitan Police and Woodlands Park.
Birchington 113 Herne Bay 85 (East Kent Mixed Triples League)
Dave Knight, Marianne Offer, John Holland 14-19 Peter Mann, Lyn Phillips, Bill Robb 9-19 Peter Nash, Jill Tipper, John Offer 14-22 Jacqui Cooper, Mo Tipper, Bob Day 20-11 Yvi Mann, Shaun Green, Tony Bishop 18-9 Anita Harding, Paul Evans, Russell Cooper 10-33
Herne Bay 163 Chislet 60 (Catherine Wheeler League)
Pam Head, Peter Bampton, Chris Dawson 32-6 Chris Twyman, Ronnie Phillips, John Offer 14-8 Pat Pout, Roger Markwick, Russell Cooper 14-19 Christine Stuart, Paul Evans, Tony Bishop 35-9 Mary Watson, Stuart Emert, Danny Keleghar 36-7 Edie Nicholls, John Toms, Tony Rowson 32-11
Westbrook 119 Herne Bay 91 (Mixed Match)
Cliff Cheeseman, Ellen Foster, Marianne Offer 16-15 George Johnson, S Gorgon, John Offer 11-25 John Grogan, Mike Head, Lyn Phillips 28-9 Linda Cheeseman, John Locke, Derek Judd 7-22 Shaun Green, Pam Head, John Holland 15-30 Tony Ackland, Joyce Whitlock, Roger Markwick 14-18
Metropolitan Police 75 Herne Bay 115 (Mixed Match)
Lesley Brown, Richie Callanan, Bill Robb 21-14 Christine Stuart, Paul Slim, Bill Castle 22-11 Derek Judd, Peter Nash, Vicky Lewis 17-15 Shaun Green, Marianne Offer, John Offer 24-8 Dave Stuart, Dave Brice, Lyn Phillips 14-14 Andy Brown, Linda Charlesworth 17-13
Woodlands Park 71 Herne Bay 129 (Mixed Match)
Sue Grogan, Dave Brice John Offer 37-9 Edie Nicholls, Peter Nash, Tony Knibbs 29-10 George Johnson, Gill Baker, John Holland 16-11 Tony Ackland, Joyce Whitlock, Lyn Phillips 7-20 John Grogan, Richie Callanan, Vicky Lewis 17-12 Pam Head, John Locke, Stuart Emert 23-9