Hertfordshire Carpet Bowls Association

The points totals for the season have been updated following the Essex game. Mick Cook and Craig Hearn are joint leaders on 24 points from their 16 matches played. They have a single point lead over Paul Harris & Jack Smalley with Rebecca Hearn & Jason Ellis a further point back. Just six points separate the top thirteen players. Special mention for Stuart Palmer who has 19 points from just 11 matches played.

Click on the link below for the full list

Hertfordshire secured a good 24-12 win over Essex in their first ECCBA league game of the season on Sunday 25th November 2018.

Click on the link below to read the full match report

https://hcba.webs.com/Herts%20v%20Essex.pdf" target="_blank">http://https://hcba.webs.com/Herts%20v%20Essex.pdf

The season points total list has been updated following the national championships. Neil Tuckey leads the way on 19 points, above Jack Smalley on shot differences. The top 15 places are all just separated by six points. Click on the link below to see the full list.

https://hcba.webs.com/Season%20points%20totals%2018-19-2.pdf" target="_blank">http://https://hcba.webs.com/Season%20points%20totals%2018-19-2.pdf

Hertfordshire finished as runners up at the recent National Championships held at Potters Leisure Resort. The event was won by Suffolk for the 6th straight year.

We accumulated 63 points over the weekend, which was 9 better than our previous best of 54, which was achieved with our 4th place finish last year. Click on the link below for the full match report from the weekend. 

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Congratulations to Stuart Palmer and Neil Tuckey who recently won the County Pairs. They defeated Rebecca Hearn & Craig Hearn in a good final. This was Stuart's first Hertfordshire county title, it was Neil's 3rd pairs title. They will now go on to represent Hertfordshire at the ECCBA and ECBA Champion of Champions events.

Click on the link below to see a lift of Hertfordshire county competitions

The draw has been made for the upcoming County Pairs, which is being held at Applecroft School, Welwyn on Sunday 28th October 2018.

The 25 teams have been drawn into five groups of five. The winners and best three runners up will advance to the quarter finals. Click on the link below for the draw

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Following completion of the ECCBA Team Bowl, the season points total list has been updated. Jack Smalley, who picked up seven points, has taken the early lead.  At this early stage just five points separate first and last. Click on the link below to see the full list;

https://hcba.webs.com/Season%20points%20totals%2018-19.pdf" target="_blank">http://https://hcba.webs.com/Season%20points%20totals%2018-19.pdf

We recently competed at the ECCBA Team Bowl event at Littleport Leisure Centre (hosted by Norfolk). We finished in 4th place, Suffolk took the title for the sixth year in a row and ninth in the last ten.

Click on the link below for match report;

https://hcba.webs.com/Team%20Bowl%2023-09-18.pdf" target="_blank">http://https://hcba.webs.com/Team%20Bowl%2023-09-18.pdf

Congratulations to Symonds Green have complete the league and cup double after a dominant 8-0 win over Braughing in the Final.

Click on the link below for final results;

http://hcba.webs.com/SCAPA%202017-2018-2.pdf

Symonds Green have regained the first division title after winning their final game of the season 7-1 away at Little Hadham to finish on 50 points. Stanstead Abbotts finished as runners up on 44 points. A total that would have been good enough to win the league in 3 of the last 4 seasons.

Essendon, last year's winners suffered a difficult season after the loss of some key players and will drop down into the 2nd division.

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