Hot Shots Club: September 2023
Drum roll please… we have more gold badge winners this month to announce.
Congratulations to Denise Fagan, of Harrogate IBC, and Sutton on Sea BC’s David Heppenstall and Geoff Brown who achieved a double hot shot together on June 8 in their home match against Alford and scored their third one in the return fixture on July 27. Other successful applicants this month include Jean Holsey, Janet Williamson and Val Strutt, of Bitton Park BC, who scored a nine during their first match together in the South Devon Ladies Bowls League, while Terry Vine, of Goodwood Bowls and Social Club, claimed a hot shot with Phil Sansby and Paul Thompson, in only his fourth game after three years out due to illness.
Francois Kicq, who hails from Belgium, only started bowling this season at Hope Paton BC and was successful with Jim Paterson and Dennis Baillie, while Phillip Wakefield at West Mersea BC only joined the club in May and had a hot shot in his first competitive match with Colin Harvey and Dave Shannon.
Janet Wight, Val Edwards, Pete Hawking and Mike Stevenson had a full house during a president’s charity spoon day at Bedford Priory BC which raised £106 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Bournemouth BC has also recorded its first hot shot in at least 10 years thanks to Annie Bugiel, Heather Carr and Lyn Eider.
Elsewhere, there was a second hot shot for Michael Cooper, of Gosforth and Coxlodge BC, plus two for Grace and Gary Murphy at Benitachell BC in Spain.Can they all make three to join the elite gold badge winning gang before the end of the season?
Thomas Belcher, of Farringdon BC, had his grandfather John Rimmer playing three in their hot shot winning combination which also featured John Collins and Darren Strowger.
There’s also been a battle for the oldest hot shot winner this month – with Albert Humphreys, of Crablands BC, taking top spot at 96 years of age, closely followed by Brian Bontoft, of Shepshed Town BC, at 87, the same age as Arthur Pound, of Malmesbury, who was playing with Bob Stinchombe, 86!
At the other end of the age scale, Ruben Madden is only 16 and joined Sydenham BC at the end of last season. He claimed a hot shot with Daryl Perkins, 21, Dylan Morrow and Graham McKee.
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 world’s 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
LATEST WINNERS
BEDS
Bedford Priory BC: Janet Wight,
Val Edwards, Pete Hawking,
Mike Stevenson
Great Barford BC: Marianne Beavis, Maz Lyon
Henlow Park BC: Ian Bigley,
Dennis West, Paul Bryant
Luton IBC: Malcolm Hancock,
Alex Porter, Sarah Morgan
BERKS
Desborough BC: Bob Forster,
Kim Barao
Faringdon BC: John Collins,
Darren Strowger, John Rimmer, Thomas Belcher
Sunningdale BC: Simon Dyson,
Ken Long, Ian Head
Three Mile Cross BC: Andy Friend,
Bill Bissett, David Allen, Richard Clark
Trenthams BC: Adrian Salmon,
David Ward, Tom Hanks, Paul Worthy
BUCKS
Chesham BC: Chris Fillery,
John Bleakley, Colin Parsons, Alan Cohn
CAMBS
Fordham BC: David Smith,
Bob McCallister
CUMBRIA
Fitz Park BC: John Sewell, Alan Hind, Phil Barnes, Dave Brannan
DEVON
Bideford Victoria Park BC:
Sharon Hockin, Peter Hockin
Bideford Victoria Park BC: Mick Allin, Terry Allcock, Dave Woolfe
Bitton Park BC: Jean Holsey,
Janet Williamson, Val Strutt
Devon CBA: Emma Cooper,
Zoe Wellicombe, Joan Harding, Sue Evans
Exonia BC: Mike Davis, Kelvin Russell, June Carbines
Plymstock BC: Sue Ellis, Martyn Ellis
Tiverton Borough BC: Kevin Finan, Peter Thornton, Lloyd Daniels,
John Gutteridge
DORSET
Branksome Park BC: Brian Miller,
Alan Gamblin, Eric Munden,
Roger Richardson
Branksome Park BC: Andy Upshall, John Cake, Mike Barron, Alan Bliss
Branksome Park BC: Andy Upshall, Deric Pritchard, Dominic Cockcroft, Bob Harris
Bridport BC: Chris Coram,
Trevor Deadman-Spall, Neil Kennedy, Bob Willcox
Dolphin IBC: Babs Hawkins,
Eric Jordan-Tubbs
Dolphin IBC: Gareth Johnston,
Jason Barrett
Dorchester BC: Karen Ellis,
Malcolm Rendell, Geoff Ellis
Ferndown BC: Daria Rampelt,
Stephen Redmond, Jerry Wiseman, Steve Small
Stalbridge IBC: David Bishton,
Jay Shortland, Adrian Hill
DURHAM
Darlington South Park BC:
Mary Dickson, Ann Macquitty,
Jane Basset
Darlington South Park BC: Rick Parfitt, Chris Bradley, Paul Bailey
Peterlee BC: Jackalyn Classen,
Brenda Robson
ESSEX
Castle Point BC: Jimmy Yeend,
Eddie Willy, Alf Beesley
Clockhouse BC: Bernie Finch,
Eamonn Smyth
Connaught BC: Alun North,
Paul Shawyer, Paul Hodges, James Hill
Ford Sports (Basildon) BC:
Gus Camilleri, John Gay, Mike Ferrall, Alan Homan
Holland-on-Sea (York Road) BC:
Sue Murray, Sue Johnston,
Maureen Kendrick, Pearl Macintyre
Maldon BC: Geoff Cox, Mark Piper,
Eric Dow, Paul Charlton
Rayleigh BC: Suzanne Geach,
David Wells
The Connaught Club BC:
Clive Woodward, Steve Francis
Thorpe Bay BC: Ian Whitehead, Richard Goodwin, John Ward
West Mersea BC: Phillip Wakefield, Colin Harvey, Dave Shannon
Witham BC: Peter French,
Stuart Moore, Peter Chapman
GLOS
Henleaze BC: J Weaver, K Forster,
J Conroy, C Fox
Yate and District BC: Hugh Christopher, Michael Blake, Maurice Hawkins,
Keith Watson
HANTS
Bedhampton BC: David Cooper,
Chris Bone, Mike Redfern,
John Brightman
Bournemouth BC: Annie Bugiel, Heather Carr, Lyn Eider
Cowplain BC: Gary Weaver,
Gary Farmer, Bill Roberts, Dave Powe
Fordingbridge BC: Richard Bennett, Peter Knight
Kings Park BC: Forrest Thomson,
Andy Darch, Dan King, Laura Kitcher
Pembroke Gardens BC: Margaret Rees, Trudi Birbeck, Jennie Edgeller, Jill Taylor
Southampton (Old) Bowling Green BC: Phil Wells, Tony Panella, Kevin Vines
Waterlooville BC: Lesley Speight,
Terry Taylor, Dave Ayre
Waterside BC: Philip Laskowski,
Harold Lawes, Martin Alexander,
John Wills
HERTS
Croxley Guild BC: Maggie Moir,
Lynda Cox, Julie Watts
Harpenden BC: Brian Moores,
Tony Redford, Kevin Brazier,
Steve Maynard
Hoddesdon and Rye BC: Dave Fussell, John Stevenson, Richard Rogers,
Barry Osman
Potters Bar BC: Susie Thurlow,
Diane Jewell
Rosedale BC: Janet Passingham,
Barry Turner, Fred Cable
Stevenage Town BC: Martyn Gasson, Phil Wilkinson, Jim Winters
HEREFORDSHIRE
Ledbury BC: Joan Newton,
Sheila Robbins, Janet Bloise
HUNTS
Brompton Institute BC: Tom Swannell, Trevor Murray, Wayne Bailey,
Lewis Baker
Holywell-cum-Needingworth BC:
Bob Thurgood, Geoff Quinsee,
Frank Johnson
Holywell-cum-Needingworth BC:
Pat Leavesley, Jenny Lloyd, Sue Johnson
ISLE OF WIGHT
Bembridge BC: Ian Vallender,
Gorden Holmes, John Holloway,
Nick Clements
Totland Bay BC: Rob Hallam,
Andrew Morris, John Edwards,
Steve Freeman
KENT
Angel IBC: Warren Foy, Jess Young, Richard Wood
Cliftonville BC: Rosemary Pretty,
Lynne Belsey, Jean Taylor
Kearsney BC: Guy Peto,
Tom Blackwell, Fred Ponton
Manor House BC: Carol Collier,
Sandra Smith, Ray Kuschel
Peninsula BC: Colleen McMonies,
Keith McMonies
Thanet BC: Paul Cooper, Steve Grout, Dave Robinson, Steve Smith
Tonbridge BC: Valery King,
Margaret Shilling, Joan Campbell
West Wickham BC: John Hendry,
Cliff Lynn, Mike Taylor
LEICS
Battram BC: Andrew Wilks,
Mark English, Keith Allen
Goodwood Bowls and Social Club: Terry Vine, Phil Sansby,
Paul Thompson
Shepshed Town BC: Rachel Hirons, Diane Smith, Brian Bontoft
Sutton on Sea BC: Geoff Brown, Carol Francis, David Heppenstall
LINCS
North Somercotes BC:
Mike Norman, Wendy Brown,
Harry Brown
North Somercotes BC: Dean Townend, Denise Day, Russell Brooks
Sutton on Sea BC: Geoff Brown, Carol Francis, David Heppenstall
MIDDLESEX
Century BC: Janet Stokes,
Terry Fitzgerald, Andy Docker
Harrow BC: Grant Rickells, Philip Bayley
NORFOLK
Ellen Trivett, Sharon Boyce,
Sandra Faircloth
NORTHANTS
Daventry IBC: Pete Barratt,
Andy Wolstenholme
NORTHUMBERLAND
Gosforth BC: M G Ross, J McClelland, B Duell
Gosforth BC: K Preston, W Gibson, B Duell
Gosforth and Coxlodge BC:
Michael Cooper, Jan Hogg,
Andy Handyside
Gosforth and Coxlodge BC:
Michael Cooper, Viv Havelock,
Marie Harrison
Gosforth and Coxlodge BC:
Carol Smith, Alan Gill, Bobby Taylor
Ponteland BC: Jean Ramsay,
Amanda Shipley, Ann Pearson
NOTTS
Duke of Wellington BC:
Lisa Scothern, Keith Parker
Mansfield BC: Harvey Klar, Sammi Hurst
SOMERSET
Minehead BC: Mike O’Keefe,
Richard Knight, Ivor Glanville
North Petherton BC: Philip Tipney, Dave Weeks, Peter Heydenrych
St Andrews BC: Ian Allchorne, Charles Andrews, Alan Dawes,
Del Johns
Yatton BC: Chris Archer, Brian O’Dea, Trevor Passingham, Simon Pascoe
SURREY
Cheam Fields BC: Berry Newman, George Melham, Bernie Pettit,
Bill Beney
Hersham BC: Lesley Todd,
Moira Brock, Dave Wingfield
Knaphill BC: Carol Harding,
Susan Patey, Christine Hames
Ottershaw BC: Graham Skinner,
Bob McDonald, Graham Dear
Ottershaw BC: Stacey Brown, Graham Dear
Southey BC: Amanda Thomas,
David K Thomas
Wallington BC: Martin Varndell,
Jon Wedge, Dave Cabot
West Byfleet BC: David Tucker, Graham Dawber, Steve Parnham, Robin Fudge
SUSSEX
Crablands BC: Dave Evans,
Albert Humphreys, Lew Lewendon, Ian Ford
Horsham BC: Barbara Meyer,
Irene Gettins
Horsham BC: Martin Jolliffe,
Irene Gettins, Martin Gardner,
Stuart King
Peacehaven and Telscombe BC: Mary Reilly, Jacqui Grant,
Sandi Northwood
Storrington BC: Valerie Kerry,
Rolf Huber
Worthing IBC: Julie Bent,
Ray Goodall, Mick Wilson
WARKS
Warwick Boat Club: Elizah Hurst, Caroline Halliwell, Christine Hurst, David Hurst
WILTS
Chippenham Park BC:
Martin Woolford, Roy Wilkins
Chippenham Town BC: K Ringham,
C Noble, J Dix, D Williams
Devizes BC: Denise Howard, Marguerite Alexander, Bev Lilley
Malmesbury BC: Tom Cassidy, Wayne Preece, Arthur Pound,
Bob Stinchcombe
Supermarine BC: Anne Ellis,
Ann Andrews, Cheryl Walker
Westlecot BC: John Anderson, Nathan Richards, Ben Choules,
Jake Webster
WORCS
Barbourne Green BC:
Steve Rawlings, Tony Mann,
Andy Wildman
YORKSHIRE
Swanland BC: Gail Newlove,
Pauline Dimmack (double hotshot)
Swanland BC: Barbara Watson,
Rose Whittles
Swanland BC: Kevin Burnett,
Ty Roberts, John Haslem
SCOTLAND
Hope Paton BC: Francois Kicq,
Jim Paterson, Dennis Baillie
Inverness BC: Elaine Davidson,
Ian Penwright
Prestwick BC: Alison Linich,
Carol Philip, Sandi Wallace,
Marion Thomson
Troon Portland BC: Evelyn Ross, Agnes Howie
NORTHERN IRELAND
CI Knock BC: Margaret Thompson, Ann Sweeney, Karen McNeill,
Moya McGuile
Sydenham BC: Daryl Perkins, Reuban Madden, Dylan Morrow, Graham McKee
IRELAND
Bray BC: Liam Collins,
Ger Hollingsworth, John Gilliland, Bob Neilson
Bray BC: John Reynolds,
Bryon Dancer, Roddy O’Leary,
John Browne
Clontarf BC: Patricia Killian,
Pauline McGinn, Connie Noble,
Joan Doyle
WALES
Bro Myrddin BC: Ernie Wood,
Linda Gadd, Paul Gadd
Cardiff BC: Josh Wilder,
Steve Griffiths, Andie O’Cock,
Gary Williams
St Julians Ladies BC: Zena Edwards, Linda Elwell, Caroline Bancroft
Wyndham BC: Phil James,
Martyn Williams, Teresa Morgan, Ellis Jones
SPAIN
Almeria Lawn BC: Keith Porter,
Ken Richardson
Benitachell BC: Grace and
Gary Murphy (double hot shot)
Caption: Gold badge winner Denise Fagan, of Harrogate IBC
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