HOT SHOTS CLUB: November winners
The Bowls International Hot Shots Club is famous throughout the bowls
playing world.
It was launched more than 20 years ago to reward players achieving a maximum score on one end of a competitive match and remains as popular as ever.
Certificates recognising the feat and signed by 15 times world champion Tony Allcock OBE take pride of place in the clubs and homes of bowlers all over the globe.
Different coloured bowls stickers are also available to highlight the achievement of becoming a member of the worldโs largest and most exclusive bowls club.
Apart from having your names recognised in print and featured on our website www.bowlsinternational.com, why not send in a picture as well of the successful pair, triple or four, along with some interesting and relevant details about your claim.
You can provide a few details on the entry form that is featured in this supplement and email your photos to hotshots@bowlsinternational.com
Among this monthโs winners are gold badge winner Peter Hopkins, of Skegness IBC.
Banbury Borough Ladies BCโs Margaret Morris, Linda Sharman, Annie Gilkes and Maureen Osborne scored their hot shot playing in the senior fours at the Bowls England Aviva National Finals against a team from Yorkshire.
Sue Rhodes and Wendy Chandler picked up a hot shot at their club Pewsey Vale BCโs finals weekend. Itโs Pewsey Vale BCโs centenary year too!
Father and son Derrick and Phil Lott, of Yateley BC, Hants, won a hot shot with Richard Chalmers and Les May playing for Aldershot and District Bowling Association at Mychett BC against West Surrey BA.
There was a second eight this season for Buckhurst Hill BCโs Tony Patient and Julie Watkins and another for Jim Dearden, Adrian Evans and Michael Stoddart, of Lanchester BC in Durham who picked up their nine shots against the same team on the same rink, but in different leagues.
One of the youngest winners is 12-year-old Elliot Brown who had a full house with David Main at their club Hurst BC โ believed to be the second oldest bowling club in the country which dates back to 1747. The club still plays at its original green.
Eighty-seven-year-old Brian Smith, of Hemel Hempstead BC, Herts, claimed an eight with new bowler Tim Campbell, while other new bowlers to achieve glory include Chris Knight from Havering IBC, Paul Edwards, of Caerleon BC, Chepstow BCโs Christine Kinney, David Lyon from Ewell Village BC, Newbridge BCโs Emma Fenn, Pete Giles and Paul Smith, of Royal Wootton Bassett BC.
And an amusing story from Raymond Thomas, of Broughton Gifford BC, with his application.
He says: โAs number three, I told my skip to cover the bowls behind the jack as all the opponents bowls were behind. As he went to bowl, my opposite number said to me did I realise you can get a hot shot. Of course, too late to change my instruction, but as it happened, my skip bowled his wood short for covering the back and came into the head making an eight. Their skipper still had a bowl left to play, but he sent it down only for it to go through the head brushing one of our bowls stopping outside
our bowls.โ
Happy bowling and good luck!
BEDS
Co-op Luton BC: P Thompson, T Gentle, J Kightley
Lancaster Avenue BC: Glynis Thornton, Kal Dosanjh, Harold Keech
BERKS
Hurst BC: Elliot Brown, David Main
Maidenhead Thicket BC: Malcolm Summers, Chris Davies, Bob Wyborn
Whiteknights IBC: Aileen Harding, Gill Allen, Barry Dalton, Dyrick Piper
CORNWALL
Hayle and District BC: Phil Sinclair, Roy Hudson, R Quick
CUMBRIA
Eden IBC: Daphne Dodd, Lesley Metcalfe, Peter Metcalfe
Seaton BC: F Wilson, P Armstrong, R Steele
DEVON
Bradninch BC: Dorothy Parsons, Alan Dent, Ken Sykes
Braunton BC: June Harrison, Kath Strickland, Dennis Osborne, Jane Casey
Marldon BC: Anne Clarke, Les Clarke
Seaton BC: Norman Stone, Alan Densley, Keith Merrit, Heather Hudson
Stuart Road BC: Dennis Barton, Eddy Bartlett, Steve Pierce
DORSET
Boscombe Cliff BC: Ellie Wilson, Malcolm Symons, Bob Ferguson, Paul Lyle
Dolphin IBC: Stuart Stephens, Jason Barrett
Dorchester BC: Peter Lindsley, Mervyn Travers
Dorchester BC: Kevin Andrews, Trevor Elliott
East Dorset IBC: Janette Sutherland, Martin Mortimer
West Moors Memorial BC:
Graham Reynolds, Chas Wake, Chris Campion, Keith James
DURHAM
Hartlepool IBC: Ken Bartlett, Ted Flintoff
Lanchester BC: Jim Dearden, Adrian Evans, Michael Stoddart
Newham Grange BC: Dennis Clarke, Miranda Coulson, Peter Sigsworth, Stan Dixon
ESSEX
Bocking Alliance BC: Simon Twin, Jane Bouche, Michael May
Buckhurst Hill BC: Tony Patient, Julie Watkins
Corringham and Fobbing BC: David Doo, David Kinch, Bill Simpson, Ken Chesworth
Dunmow BC: Lynda Reed, Joy Green, Maxine Watling
Essex County BC: Alison Martin, Glynis Burridge, Sue Taylor, Sue Kemp
Falcon IBC: Sheila Rainsborough, Lynne Haste, Sue Moore, Pauline Tucker
Havering IBC: Jim Whiting, Sue Thomas, Chris Knight, Alan Thomas
Standon and Puckeridge BC: Janet Ranford, Stanley Kelley, Peter Mumford, Robert Swann
Woodford BC: Mike Vernon, Mo Howe, Jim Howe, Christine Vernon
GLOS
Cheltenham Whaddon BC: Julie Beaven, David Rose, Malcolm Hodges, David Hooper
Elsenham BC: Margaret Spearman, Alison Curtis, Steve Culling, Dave Spearman
Fairford BC: Chris Moby, Brian Hill, Leo DโLea, Ron Taylor
Frampton-On-Severn BC: Jacquie Parry, John Butt, Peter Throup, Lee Elliott
GB Britton BC: M McGrath, R Woodey, T Pennell, W Browne
Henleaze BC: Dave Rogerson, Anne Halls, Sharon Mitchell, John McCullough
Victory Park BC: Paul Nicholls, Mo Clarke, Chris Waldron, Dave Hatherall
Winget BC: Mike Heath, John Gadd, Dave Obee, Lee Hudson
HANTS
County BC: Alan Young, Ernest Lamb
Howard Park BC: James Durrant, Steve Pusey, Kevin McKenzie
Milton Park BC: Bryan Cherry, Steve Burr, Tony Molloy, Dave Brown
Yateley BC: Richard Chalmers, Derrick Lott, Phil Lott, Les May
HEREFORDSHIRE
Brimfield and Little Hereford BC: Susan Northwood, Rosie Sheridan, Richard Griffiths
HERTS
Hemel Hempstead BC: Tim Campbell, Brian Smith
Kings Langley BC: Graham Hatch, David Macpherson, Richard Rigarlsford, Gary Young
ISLE OF WIGHT
Sandown BC: Dave Higgs, John Michelmore, Colin Crow, Alan Sewell
KENT
Ashford Town BC: David Giles, Clare Cunningham, Jeff Price
Belvedere Social BC: Jean Payne, Gordon Vousden, Ailsa Hughes
Borough Green BC: Gordon Curtis, Paul Fennell, David Round, Allen Banks
Cranbrook BC: Michael Duddle, Malcolm Moore
Ditton BC: Bill Burt, Shirley Andrews, David Andrews
West Wickham BC: Lesley Santhanam, Michael Burch, Alan Molenthin
LEICS
Melton and District IBC: Carol Pick and David Pick
LINCS
Lincoln IBC: Sylvia Staton, Gill Thompson, Doug Clark, Carl Staton
Market Deeping BC: David Roberts, Richard Smith, Christopher Bines
Market Deeping BC: David Roberts, Malcolm Matthews, Christopher Bines
Market Deeping BC: David Roberts, Trevor Cummins, Christopher Bines
Market Deeping BC: Roger Clark, Emma Providence, Anthony Kemp
Market Deeping BC: Sue Bellamy, Arthur Bellamy, Julie Nolan
Market Deeping BC: Linda Kemp, Emma Providence, Anthony Kemp
Market Deeping BC: Richard Smith, Trevor Cummins, James Dod
Skegness IBC: Frances Hopkins, Peter Hopkins, Bryn Foxon
MIDDLESEX
Bush Hill Park Tennis and Social Club: Linda Watts, Jacquie Quin
Finsbury Park BC: John Rainbow, Rose Goldberg, Colin Skerratt
Harefield Hospital BC: R Younger, M Keane, A Keane, L Andrews
Holtwhites BC: Chris Loftis, Rod Smith
Ladygate BC: J Reeves, E Marchant, B Trease
Stanmore BC: Alan Keller, Laurence Pinkus
NORFOLK
Cromer Marrams BC: Bob Allard, Roger OโLeary, Roger Greef
Gissing BC: E Fairweather, B Royal, S Thompson
NORTHUMBERLAND
Benfield BC: Alan Pomfrey, Stuart Williams, Matthew Bishop, Brian Rootham
Hexham Elvaston BC: J Lambert, K Hurst, M Terry
OXON
Banbury Borough Ladies BC: Margaret Morris, Linda Sharman, Annie Gilkes, Maureen Osborne
Banbury Cross IBC: Andy Winter, Nick Spencer
SOMERSET
Nailsea BC: Mrs M Excell, Mr R Bees, Mr B Excell
Portishead RBL Ladies BC: Jan Barrett-Cross, Jenny Jackson
Shepton Mallet BC: Becky Moran, Margaret OโNeil, Chris Arnold
St Anneโs Park BC: Colin Clapp, Rob Brice, Bob Kemp, Chris Harris
Yeovil BC: K Forster, B Colby, T Ayre, P Colby
SUFFOLK
Boxford BC: Moira Carr, Margaret Blakebrough, Stephen Marszal
Hadleigh BC: Maitland Cuisnall, Moyra Daniels, Clive Joseph
Trimley (Cranfield) BC: Terry Piner, David Kerr
SURREY
Bookham BC: Sue Mullins, Lesley Searle, Prue Miles, Jo Shaw
Cheam Fields BC: Judy Dennis, Liz Bristow, Sylvia Russell, Judith Kelly
Epsom Park BC: Stefan Lukatschat, Roger Rashleigh, David Finch, Terry Berry
Ewell Village BC: David Lyon, Tracie Bailey, Tony Doyle
Merrow Village BC: Lesley Burburry, Allen Mead, John Wills
Southey BC: Brian Wells, David Dobinson, Derek St Romaine, Andrew Evans
SUSSEX
Burgess Hill BC: Dave Fry, Christine Salter, Tony Salter, Richard Cooke
Egerton Park IBC: Marie Burton, Ken Brook, Mick Burton
Motcombe Gardens BC: Paul Goodwin, John Burroughs, Sid Swan
Motcombe Gardens BC: Mike Grierson, Carol Putland, John Burroughs
Southwick BC: Keith Salvage, Sue Bratt, Eddy Sears, James Hale
The Crouch BC: Alison Simmons, William Mitchell, Ken Whippy
TYNE AND WEAR
Gateshead IBC: Jean Atkinson, George Dodsworth, Keith Atkinson
WILTS
Broughton Gifford BC: Rodger Warburton, Richard Mizen, Ray Thomas, Stephen Faulkner
Devizes BC: Penny Fuller, Wendy Gibbon, Pam Nash
Pewsey Vale BC: Sue Rhodes, Wendy Chandler
Royal Wootton Bassett BC: Pete Giles, Paul Smith, Mike Skull, Nige Walkley
YORKS
Bedale Bowling Green Society: Richard Lee, Peter Hardy, John Butler
Harrogate IBC: Cheryl Swift, Gary Swift
Mulgrave BC: Peter Bennison, Kathryn Horness, Ian Welford
IRELAND
Greystones BC: Kevin McDonald, Frank McLaughlin, John Keegan, Richard Bierney
Westmanstown BC: Marie Magner, Marie Hickey, Catherine Dunne, Ann Hegarty
NORTHERN IRELAND
Annalong BC: Eddie Chambers, Cecil Lonsdale, Pearl Perry, Jim Stevenson
Ards BC: Trish Smyth, Nessie Spence, May Beattie, Linda Cleland
Ballinderry BC: Eamon Gorman, Noel Marsden, Keith Morrison, Raymond Stubbs
Co Antrim IBC: Irene McCullough, Pat Kane, Billy Beverage
Curran BC: Brian McCracken, Jackie Wallace, Raymond Robinson, Matthew Lindsay
Willowfield BC: Drew Hiles, John Madden, Michael Cockcroft, Jim Miller
WALES
Caerleon BC: Brian Sully, Paul Edwards, John Tovey, Keith Jones
Chepstow BC: June Hull, Christine Kinney, Peter Shapland, Phil Jarman
Dinefwr IBC: John Thomas, Bryan Rees, Noreen Liles, Maureen Williams
Newbridge BC: Maggie Moore, Emma Fenn
SCOTLAND
Laurencekirk BC: Tracy McGillivary, Alicia Tait
MISCELLANEOUS
City and County of Bristol: Cedric Allsop, Kevin Whitehead, Mike Davies, Tim Bartlett
Caption: Jan Barrett-Cross and Jenny Jackson, of Portishead BC, had a hot shot in a new competition for novices at West Backwell BC. The duo, on an unfamiliar green in damp conditions, scored seven touchers on their first four ends of their first match winning them the Jack Happy competition. They are seen receiving their prize-money from Caleb Thomas, of WeSport
Bowls International is the worldโs most respected bowling magazine, available monthly in both digital and print formats.
- SUBSCRIBE to Bowls International
- Buy a PRINT COPY of Bowls International
- Buy a DIGITAL COPY of Bowls International
A six-month print subscription to Bowls International is priced at just ยฃ19.90, or a 12-month subscription is ยฃ35.99 โ thatโs less than ยฃ3 per month and includes FREE POSTAGE.
