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John McLean
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Charity
Charity
Tournament
Tournament
Players from Hampshire, Somer-
set, Dorset, Wiltshire, East Sus-
sex, West Midlands and London,
played in the fifth running of the
annual Charity Triples event in
honour of John McLean (father
of Jason McLean) who passed
away in July 2010 from pancre-
atic cancer.
It is an event run in support
of Wessex Cancer Trust on or
about the anniversary of John’s
birthday and over the four years
previous to this year’s event,
around £4000 has been raised
by the short mat bowlers.
Each year has seen a
bumper raffle, along with other
Winners the Flying Seamen attractions like “Name the Bear”,
Paul Seaman, Dan Winmill, & Karl Hudson and target bowls. The raffle itself

this year took 45 minutes to be
drawn due to the number of donated prizes.
Playing in groups of five the 30 teams progressed through the round robin matches with
some excellent bowling on display. From novices
to established County and England and ex-Eng-
land bowlers the spirit was “fellowship in bowls”
throughout and with team names like “The Jedi
Knights”, “Pineapple Pete & The 2 Mushtaqs”, ”Jin-
gle Jangle Gangle” and “Cabbage & Two Cauli-
flowers” there was definitely a lot of frivolity
around! Also a variety of brightly coloured polo
shirts and bowls
So into the knockout stages of the main com-
petition went “Pineapple Pete” (Jody Bright, David
White & Paul England), Jedi Knights (Barry Brind-
ley, Richard Walker and Adam Easthope) “Jingle
Jangle Gangle” (Paul & Callum Goodman & Jason
McLean) and The Morello Boys (George, Ben &
Martin Cherry)” as four of the 12 qualifying teams.
The remaining 18 teams including “Cabbage
& Two Cauliflowers” (novices Carly & mum Nicky
Goodman, with Leah Wood), along with “Wrong
Bias Club”, “Ginger Ninjas”, “Southern Gooners”
went into a Consolation Plate competition.
In the main competition, the preliminary Runners-up Jedi Knights
round saw The Jedi Knights dispose of The Barry Brindley, Richard Walker
Morello Boys in a noisy match ending 8-6. & Adam Easthope