Crablands keep their cool to land ladies' bowls title

Crablands ladies - C&M League division one winners

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Crablands Ladies have won the C&M League first division by taking four points in a 43-40 win at Aldingbourne.

Scores: C Lewendon, M Bateman, P Terry and S Jones won 31-8; G Humphreys, J Adams, S Blyth and C Ruler lost 32-12.

A mixed friendly at Marine Gardens, Worthing, saw Crablands win 70-63.

Scores: J Izen, R Shambrook, N Reynolds and I Ford won 24-18; B Berry, J Taylor, J Saunders and T Dade won 17-12; E Brooker, D Jonas, A Blyth and D Adams drew 13-13; L Lewendon, E Willcocks, M Back and R Humphrey lost 20-16.

A West Sussex League first-division match at home to Norfolk earned Crablands four points to secure their place in the first division next season, despite a 76-69 loss.

Scores: N Crump, D Muncey, D Clacey and R Humphrey won 23-18; N Reynolds, A Humphreys, J Cornwell and M Heasman won 18-17; M Campbell, T Hanlon, A Blyth and D Adams lost 21-15; A Bateman, J Saunders, T Dade and I Ford lost 20-13.

Crablands ladies travelled to Witterings for a friendly, winning on both rinks.

FISHBOURNE

Against RAFA, Fishbourne won 75-56.

Scores: C Lankshear, M Beal and T White won 22-8; W White, D McTurk and J Lankshear won 25-13, S Hill, A Marsh and G Summers won 16-13; W Dean, A Saunders and B Wallsgrove lost 22-12.

Fishbourne beat Arundel 75-54.

Scores: C Lankshear, A Marsh and T White lost 15-14, D Packham, J Lankshear and T Bleach lost 15-13, G Summers, G Collins and B Wallsgrove won 27-13; W White, B Henham and M Reed won 21-11.

Against Rogate, Fishbourne lost 58-49.

Scores: K Ridley, G Summers and J Lankshear lost 26-10; C Martin, C Lankshear and B Wallsgrove lost 16-15; E Badger, A Marsh and G Collins won 24-16.

In a match versus Bognor, Fishbourne won 90-82.

Scores: W Cooper, B Denny and B Wallsgrove won 24-13; B Payne, A Marsh and B Cooper won 27-12; K Ridley, C and J Lankshear lost 23-12; I Roberts, A Saunders and T White lost 15-13; W White, K Fancy and A Banham lost 19-14.

Against West Dean, Fishbourne won 52-41.

Scores: W Cooper, E Badger and B Wallsgrove won 16-15; D Packham, A Saunders and J Lankshear won 19-8; C Lankshear, A Marsh and B Cooper lost 18-17.

CHICHESTER

Debbie Hogg, Denise Latter, Wendy Adams and April Janman have won the Gladys Rowland competition, beating Lancing at Burgess Hill.

With the score level going into the last end, Chichester picked up two shots to win 24-22.

Chichester 33 Polegate 42

Playing at Henfield in the County Double Rink final, Chichester won on one rink but lost on the other against a strong team from Polegate.

Scores: Debbie Hogg, Steph Baverstock, Wendy Adams & April Janman won 19-18; Chris Hobbs, Bridget Collins, Sue Miles & Betty Spicer lost 24-14.

Chichester 32 Wittering 37

In a friendly, Chichester won on one rink and lost on the other, losing overall by five shots.

Scores: Frances Downing, Sandra Pickard, Mary Potter & Denise Latter won 19-9; Jean Hole, Rosemary Manning, Steph Baverstock & Betty Spicer lost 28-13.

FITTLEWORTH

The club’s finals were played over two days, hit by inclement weather.