The diary of an ESBC competitor.
By Paul Morris
Day One – Saturday
Here we are again, all checked in and about to have a full English breakfast to really start the day. Flight is due to leave at 9.50am. This flight is probably the closest I’ll get to first class as
Category: UK News
This Guy won Great Britain’s first European Gold medal with Terry Sullivan in 1965
England’s first European Gold Medalist Tony Blanchett today
1965 in Birmingham England came the European Championships and it was to become a historic moment for bowling in Great Britain as Tony Blanchett and Terry Sullivan won Gold in the doubles for the first European Gold for the country and the first
We speak to the NEW Weber Cup Presenter Tahir Hajat
This year we see a new name at the Weber Cup in Barnsley in September. Tahir Hajat will be joining us for the Trans-Atlantic battle between the USA and Europe so we took the chance to find out a little more about our new host for the biggest bowling event
Dave Morris – Why did a lot of bowlers quit bowling when Reactive balls appeared?
By Dom Gall and Dave Morris
Back in the 90’s when reactive balls appeared, it caused a shockwave still be felt today. One sad truth of the advancement of bowling balls is that some bowlers who had put years into a bowling release were overnight faced with joe average players ripping
Medals of all colours for England at European Senior Championships
England had a great championships with no less than seven medals including a four medal haul and Gold for Gary Baker in the division B All events and Gold for Gordon Humphries in the B division Masters.
ESBC 2017 Standings:
Singles – Division B, Bronze.
Gary Baker.
Doubles – Division A, Bronze.
Gary Baker &
FIFTY YEARS ON – RECYCLED TEEN AND TWENTIES
On Sunday 2 July 2017 we had a gathering at Airport Bowl Heathrow of a few old timers from the era of Wembley Stadium bowl Major City League and tournament bowlers of the 1970’s.
Here is a photograph of Malcolm Glover – First 300 game at Tolworth in 1972 – and
Gavin and Ant’s 24 hour Ten Pin Bowling Guinness World Record Attempt
Go Bowling Shipley, West Yorkshire, England
24th-25th June 2017
Both myself and Ant have been affected by Cancer and we have both lost loved ones because of this horrible disease. I cannot forget how Macmillan helped and supported my sister, she had bowl cancer and fought for 3 years to try and
Entry Form – The 7th BTBA Adult Tour 2017 Shipley HCP Doubles
The 7th BTBA Adult Tour 2017
SHIPLEY HCP DOUBLES
Saturday 5th August 2017 Sunday 6th August 2017
Squad 1 starting at 09:00am, registration opens 08.30am Squad 2 starting at 12.30pm, registration opens 12.00noon Saturday over flow Squad starting at 5pm, registration opens 4.45pm
(B.T.B.A. Sanction No 17/0091)
£864.00 prize fund based on 24 doubles
Jim Brewer Memorial 2017 – BTBA Adult Tour Stop 5 – Chris Oates wins
Poole’s Chris Oates won the 2017 edition of the Jim Brewer Memorial after leading from almost the start. The tall Motiv staffer shot games of 257,239,259,248,244 and 249 for a massive 1496 (249) in qualifying as Matt Chamberlain placed second on 1453 and Same Rose third with 1432.
Round two saw
Grantham Re-entry Doubles 2017
Grantham Re-entry Doubles 2017
In aid of the Under 22 England Squad
Sunday 23rd July 2017
Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7LE
www.granthambowl.co.uk
£400 Prize Fund (minimum of 48 Entries)
SCRATCH & HANDICAP (Max 360 Average for Handicap Division) Multiple re-entries allowed (dependant on availability)
BTBA Sanction Number: 17/0068