Match Report: we 23/08/26
Added: Monday 24th August 2026 12:23 pm
Match Reports
Playing in the National championships at Royal Leamington Spa, representing Kent, the Herne Bay fours team of Alfie Lewis, Grant Allen, Ian Robb and Joe Kelly unfortunately lost their first round game 11-13 against Dorset. In a very close game the Bay quartet led early on and held 5 shots on the 5th end, only for the Dorset skip to kill the end with his last wood. Trailing 9-11 starting the 15th end Bay held 4 shots but with his last wood the Dorset skip took a lucky deflection off an outside wood that then rolled in for shot. Luck was truly against the Kent four and they were unable to close the gap on the final 3 ends.
Bay retained their Forest of Blean league title with a 35 shot win over Birchington. The seven and a half points gained gave Bay the title by 5 points.
Herne Bay 117 Birchington 82 (Forest of Blean League)
Dave Knight, Dave Harris, Tony Knibbs 21-12 Russell Cooper, Mo Tipper, Alfie Lewis 14-13 Ray Chipperfield, Bill Robb, Grant Allen 15-15 Peter Hogston, Bob Day, Eddie Allen 20-14 Chris Twyman, Jim Watson, Chris Dawson 24-9 Ged Higgins, Tony Bishop, Brian Bridges 23-19
Herne Bay 167 Medway Bowling Association 118 (Mixed match)
Stuart Ellingworth, Lesley Brown, Tony Knibbs 17-11 Tracy Bishop, Richie Callanan, Peter Bampton 11-10 Dave Stuart, Pauline Hougham, Dennis Plunkett 12-18 Howard Cohn, Ronnie Phillips, Mo Tipper 16-19 Val Keleghar, Mick Minton, Tony Rowson 18-7 Jean White, Mel Plunkett, Jim Watson 34-8 Jan Starkey, Ellen Foster, John Offer 20-8 Peter Hogston, Jill Tipper, Danny Keleghar 19-25 Dave Knight, Mike Head, Marianne Offer 20-12
Herne Bay 98 Metropolitan Police 82 (Mixed match)
Christine Stuart, Ritchie Callanan, John Offer 16-18 George Johnson, Gill Baker, Derek Hewitt 13-22 Darren Barnett, Joyce Whitlock, Jim Watson 19-10 Howard Liptrot, Yve Mann, Tony Knibbs 15-8 Dave Stuart, Sue Grogan, Roger Markwick 7-18 Peter Mann, Dave Brice, Marianne Offer 28-6