Seventy-eight short mat bowlers played in the Poppy Appeal Triples competition at March Indoor Bowls Club on Sunday 20 November. It was a really enjoyable day with a great atmosphere and the added bonus of raising £408 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
The top three teams were in third place Rob Bonello, Gwen Siggee and Jayne Thorpe with 8 points and +26 shots, second Daphne Fane, Dennis Miller and Derek Adams from Suffolk with 8 shots and +31 shots and the winners Rosemary Richardson, Sheila Page and John Page with 8 points and +32 shots.
The results for the remaining 23 teams were D Butcher, J Fox, R Fox - 4 (-8); S Graham-Cameron, T Hart, J Peters - 4 (0); D Baker, M Hastings, B Cousins - 8 (+19); D Deller, S Deller, P Martell - 0 (-39); J Paddy, P Fayers, N Martin - 4 (+1); S Smith, G Smith, C Roberts - 4 (+5); R Paddy, M Paddy, S Brinkley - 4 (-1); M Taylor, L Fyson, M Fyson - 2 (-11); L Crowe, J Jarvis, M Boswell - 8 (+22); J Goff, M Mee, J Goff - 4 (+19); M Newton, V Hempsell, J Russell - 6 (+21); L White, R Cooper, T Croucher - 2 (-28); H Dale, M Nobbs, S Selby - 3 (-11); B Newton, G Russell, P Bretagne - 2 (-13); D Fincham, G Lunn, R Fincham - 4 (+23); M Rea, S Smith, L Mitchell - 2 (-15); M Bell, J Spriggs, D Warriner - 2 (+6); M Thrush, A Bynam, D Hill - 0 (-20); L Rogers, V Ware, E Perfitt - 2 (-13); M Fox, B Fox, G Ward - 4 (+17); J Charter, P Claridge, J Mortlock - 7 (+2); D Claridge, D Mortlock, E Ruggles - 6 (-9); R Mayhew, A Barnett, I Ruggles - 0 (-69).
A very big thank you to everyone for their support, help and generous donations of raffle prizes.