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CWEBC Competitions List

Introduction

Colchester West End Bowling Club (CWEBC) has a number of internal club competitions open to club members, these competitions include a number of knock-out competitions and also a number of day event competitions.

Knock-Out Competitions

There are several knock-out competitions. Entries for the knockout competitions are open between December and April, in advance of the start of season. A draw is then held on one of the club social evenings around the time the green is re-opened for play.

The available knock-out competitions are;

  • The Mens Championship Singles Competition (The Weston Cup) - open to all male playing members of the club.
  • The Ladies Championship Singles Competition (The Fred Berry Cup) - open to all female playing members of the club.
  • The Mens Pairs Competition (The Cameron Cup) - open to all male playing members, members agree their own partner.
  • The Ladies Handicap Pairs (The Mary Barron Trophy) - open to all female playing members, pairs are selected by the Competition Secretary to provide an even combined handicap.
  • The Open Handicap Singles (The Leeds Cup) - open to all male and female playing members. Players with a lower handicap are given a point advantage equal to the opposition players handicap minus their handicap. The maximum handicap in the club is 8, the minimum handicap for a new outdoor bowler is 1, therefore the maximum advantage is 7.
  • The Open 'Novice Singles' - open to all male and female players where the entrants have not previously won a singles competition with CWEBC or any other club.
  • The Beginners Competition (The Vere Churchyard Shield) - open to all male and female playing members who have been given a handicap of 3 or less for that playing season.
  • The Open Over 65s Singles (The Reg Girling Veterans Trophy) - open to all male and female players over the age of 65.
  • The Open Handicap Pairs (The Kerridge Cup) - open to all male and female playing members, entrants will be matched into pairs by the competition secretary to provide an even combined handicap.
  • The Mixed Pairs (The Mann Cup) - open to all male and female playing members, members should agree their own partner, each pair must include one male and one female partner.
  • The Open Mixed Triples (The Eddie Bennett Cup) - open to all male and female playing members, members should agree their own team, but each team must include at least one male and one female playing member.
  • The Singles Plate Competition (The Arthur Cup) - open to all players knocked out in the first competitive round of play for the season, in any singles competition.

Day Competitions

In addition to the knock-out competitions, there are a number of day competitions. In the day competitions, all the preliminary rounds / matches that decide those progressing to the final will take place on a single day, usually a Saturday or Sunday, and the dates will be available in the club calendar.

The available day competitions are;

  • Open Handicap Two Bowl Pairs Competition (The Orrock Cup) - open to all male and female playing members, entrants are paired by the competition secretary to provide an even handicap among the pairings. The preliminary rounds will see each pairing play 3 games of 7 ends. The results from those games are entered into a league table and the top two teams will progress to the play-off on finals weekend.
  • Open Handicap Triples (The Shepherd Cup) - open to all male and female playing members, entrants are formed into teams by the competition secretary to provide an even handicap among the triples. The preliminary rounds will see each triple play 3 games of 6 ends. The results from those games are entered into a league table and the top two teams will progress to the play-off on finals weekend.
  • The Two Bowl Singles (The Dent Cup) - open to all male and female playing members and run as a knockout competition through to the semi-final on the day. Entrants should be aware that they may play 3 - 4 matches during the course of the day if they are lucky enough to progress through to the semi-final. The final will be played on finals weekend.
  • The Jack High Tournament - open to all male and female playing members. Entrants can submit their own team of triples. Scoring in the games played in the Jack High Tournament will be 4 points to the closest bowl, 3 for second, 2 for third and 1 point for the 4th, teams can gain points without winning the end.

Associate Competitions

  • St. Helena Hospice Day