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BRITISH CROWN GREEN PROFESSIONAL BOWLING ASSOCIATION
ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF
THE 2018 DOUGIE WRIGHT XMAS HANDICAP

AS WE MOVE TOWARDS DECEMBER, THOUGHTS SHOULD TURN TO THE DOUGIE WRIGHT XMAS HANDICAP WHICH WE WILL BE HOLDING OVER THE XMAS PERIOD. THE HANDICAP WILL BE GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY MRS WRIGHT & PANEL MEMBERS

THERE IS A FIELD OF 32 MADE UP MAINLY OF REGULAR PANEL BOWLERS SUPPLEMENTED BY SOME TOP HANDICAP PLAYERS WHO CONTINUE TO PLAY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS

THERE ARE 8 QUALIFYING DATES COMMENCING ON 14TH DECEMBER, WHEN 4 PLAYERS WILL PLAY DOWN TO 1

TO REDUCE THE ENTRANTS TO 32, IT IS NECESSARY TO HOLD A PRE-QUALIFIER TO ARRIVE AT THE 4TH PLAYER FOR THE QUALIFIER BEING HELD ON FRIDAY 21ST DECEMBER

WITH THERE BEING 3 GAMES EACH QUALIFYING DAY, PLAY WILL COMMENCE @ NOON TO TRY AND AVOID ANY LATE FINISHES

LISTED BELOW ARE THE 4 PLAYERS FOR EACH OF THE DAYS, TOGETHER WITH THEIR HANDICAPS FOR QUALIFYING AND THEY WILL DRAW FOR PLAYING POSITIONS EACH DAY

GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AS 41UP's WITH HANDICAPS RANGING FROM 8 UP TO 15 AS SHOWN IN THE BRACKETS
HANDICAPS FOR THE PRE-QUALIFIER ON 13TH DECEMBER WILL BE ALLOCATED ON THE DAY

THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER - PRE-QUALIFIER

RONNIE BELSHAW (12) 41 v 38 ALAN LANCASTER (15)

MATT GILLIES (10) 41 v 37 DANNY WOODWARD (12)

RONNIE BELSHAW (12) 41 v 37 MATT GILLIES (10)

RONNIE NOW TAKES HIS PLACE IN THE HANDICAP ON 21st DECEMBER

FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBER

DAVE HIGGINBOTTOM (10) 41 v 33 STEPHEN LEACH (14)

DUNCAN WATKINS (14) 41 v 35 CHRIS MORRISON (10)

DAVE HIGGINBOTTOM (10) 41 v 39 DUNCAN WATKINS (14)

DAVE DREW NUMBER 6 FOR THE FINAL DAY  

MONDAY 17TH DECEMBER

CRAIG GANT (13) 41 v 38 PHIL BOYDELL (13)

DAVID MAY (12) 41 V 28 BILLY GRIFFITHS (15)

DAVID MAY (12) 41 V 32 CRAIG GANT (13)

DAVID DREW NUMBER 4 FOR FINAL DAY

TUESDAY 18TH DECEMBER

GEORGE CHADWICK (14) 41 v 33 NOEL BURROWS (10)

GRAEME WILSON (11) 41 v 33 NEIL SMITH (15)

GRAEME WILSON (11) 41 v 37 GEORGE CHADWICK

GRAEME DREW NUMBER 7 FOR THE FINAL DAY

WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER

LEE JOHNSTONE (13) 41 v 39 JOHN CROSSLEY (10)

KEVIN TRUBY (15) 41 v 30 GLYNN COOKSON (13)

KEVIN TRUBY (15) 41 v 39 LEE JOHNSTONE (13)

KEVIN HAS DRAWN NUMBER 1 

THURSDAY 20TH DECEMBER

DAVE WATTERS (14) 41 v 40 ANDY MORRISON (14)

STUART MORT (11) 41 v 39 KEITH ROBINSON (15)

STUART MORT (11) 41 v 31 DAVE WATTERS (14)

STUART DREW NUMBER 2 & WILL PLAY KEVIN TRUBY

FRIDAY 21ST DECEMBER

ANDY FLEMING (15) 41 v 37 RONNIE BELSHAW (15)

BILLY SPEED (12) 41 v 40 WAYNE DITCHFIELD (8)

BILLY SPEED (12) 41 v 31 ANDY FLEMING (15)

BILLY DREW NUMBER 5 & NOW PLAYS DAVE HIGGINBOTTOM

THURSDAY 27TH DECEMBER

KEVAN SHAW (10) 41 v 39 TOMMY JOHNSTONE (13)

DANNY SILLITOE (15) 41 v 27 JON PALMER (13)

KEVAN SHAW (10) 41 v 29 DANNY SILLITOE (15)

KEVAN DREW NUMBER 3 & WILL BE PLAYING DAVID MAY

FRIDAY 28TH DECEMBER

SIMON COUPE (11) 41 v 21 CHRIS COOKE (13)

ANDY HAYES (15) 41 v 27 IAN PENZER (15)

SIMON COUPE (11) 41 v 30 ANDY HAYES (15)

SIMON SLOTS IN AT NUMBER 8

THE FINAL WILL BE ON SUNDAY 6TH JANUARY 2019 STARTING @ NOON

1. KEVIN TRUBY (15)
32
2. STUART MORT (11)
41
34
3. KEVAN SHAW (10)
38
4. DAVID MAY (12)
41
41
41
5. BILLY SPEED (11)
41
38
6. DAVE HIGGINBOTTOM (10)
36
7. GRAEME WILSON (11)
41
41
39
8. SIMON COUPE (10)
33
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