Chloe Shield 2017

A day of short mat bowls and a boost for charity was the result as Doddington SMBC hosted its annual Chloe Shield charity competition on Friday 14th July 2017. Fifty-four short mat bowlers from across Cambridgeshire and from neighbouring counties Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire, competed in the all-day triples event. The competition is played each year in memory of Chloe and Pauline Peters and once again proved to be a remarkable success.

Whilst all competitors were determined to be successful in their games the clubs aim as always was for everyone to have an enjoyable day while raising money for a worthy cause. Delicious cakes and refreshments provided by Doddington members along with afternoon ice creams certainly set the scene for a good day for all concerned. A well supported raffle contributed to a fantastic sum of £373 raised for the charity which this year was nominated as - Anthony Nolan - saving lives of people with blood cancer.

The competitive spirit made the competition very exciting with a number of teams closely fighting it out for the top positions using the newly introduced live scoring facility, updating players throughout the day on the current positions. All eighteen teams earned points and several teams were only separated by shot difference on the final table. The fourth position went to J Charter (Fen Drayton), H Stevens & J Peters (both Doddington) with 7 Points +23 Shots. In third place were the Outwell trio of M Hodgson, D Mack & B Wright losing only one game therefore finishing on 8 points +33 shots. Runners up this year were Suffolk’s D Baker, M Hastings & B Cousins winning four and drawing one game giving them a total of 9 points +34 shots. However, the 2017 Chloe Shield Champions were L White (Doddington), J Russell & C Plaice (Walpole Highway) winning all games finishing on 10 points +32 shots.

The club chairman said ‘a big thank you to everyone involved in helping on the day and to the support of the bowlers who once again made the Chloe Shield a success’. A message on the day was received from Anthony Nolan’s Community Fundraiser Beatrix Passmore and read; ‘I want to start by saying a huge thank you for choosing to support Anthony Nolan today, and for raising money for our life saving cause. I’m really sorry that I couldn’t be with you today to thank you in person, but I wanted to make sure that you all know how much we value and appreciate your generous support.’

This competition has raised a fantastic amount of valuable funds for a number of charities over the years and the club look forward to holding the event for many more years to come helping to save lives along the way.