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Great Houghton's
47 Great Houghton's
Rise Continues!
Rise Continues!
For avid readers of Indoor
Bowler, you might have read
about the revival at Great
Houghton (in Northants) Short
Mat Bowls Club a few editions
ago.
Well in the Season that fin-
ished at the end of February
they only went and got pro-
moted again! This time winning
the Evening Division 1 league
run by the NSMBA, which
means next season they will be
playing against the big boys &
girls of the Northants Premier
Great Houghton Division 1 Champions, league!
Great Houghton Division 1 Champions,
L to R Trevor Knight, Winifred Knight, They achieved this with
L to R Trevor Knight, Winifred Knight,
Sally Canavan, Mark Canavan, Gordon Watts, the majority of the Team having
Sally Canavan, Mark Canavan, Gordon Watts,
Sarah Watts, Martin Watts and Denese Watts less than 4 years of Short Mat
Sarah Watts, Martin Watts and Denese Watts
Team Members missing the Photo - Sheila Evans, Bowls experience, and with one
Team Members missing the Photo - Sheila Evans,
John Sullivan, & Lynne Sullivan of their top players not being
John Sullivan, & Lynne Sullivan
available due to recovery from illness! Note, the majority of their Opponents had well over 20
years of Short Mat Bowling experience! So, let's see how they get on next season in the
Northants Premier league, it's going to be a challenge but the whole team are up for it!

Success Again!
Success Again!
In the South Northants
In the South Northants
Village League
Village League
After the NSMBA Winter Leagues fin-
ish in February some of the South
Northants SMB Club's come together
to play in the Village League.
This year 7 Clubs entered,
which was a very healthy turnout, to
play in a new format which would
Great
make playing more interesting while Great
Houghton
playing different players as well. Houghton
The new format was 2 Mats of
Sarah Watts, Gordon Watts, Denese Watts,
Triples playing 3 Woods for 8 ends. Sarah Watts, Gordon Watts, Denese Watts,
Mark Canavan, Winifred Knight, Martin Watts,
Then after the tea break the away Mark Canavan, Winifred Knight, Martin Watts,
Sheila Evans and Sally Canavan
team remained on the same Mats Sheila Evans and Sally Canavan
while the home team swapped mats.
The scoring was 2pts for a mat win, or 1pt each for a draw, and then an extra 2 pts for the
winning team. But if it was 2 mats all at the end of the match, the team with the most shots
would pick up the extra 2pts. This new format and scoring system went down well with the
teams in the league, and meant that every mat had its part to play in the result. In the end the
Champions were Great Houghton on 81 points and a shots difference of +175. The Runners-up
were Sherington on 65 points and +74 shots.
Andy Odell - Great Houghton Secretary