WHIST

Winners for August 22: Top score - Gladys Cleaton; 1st lady - Enid Jones; 2nd lady - Joan Rees; 1st gent - R. Hughes; 2nd gent - Gill Groom; 1st half winner - Eric Sutcliffe; 2nd half - Muriel Griffiths; longest sitter - Gladys Irvine.

Raffle winners: Joan Dorling and Robert Irvine.

Whist is played every Thursday evening at the Tenby Bowling Club function room, 7.30 pm sharp. New members are always welcome.

TEXACO TROPHY 2002

Rapidly approaching, the popular Texaco Open Three Wood Pairs happens again next weekend, September 7 and 8. This annual beano of bowling has been over-subscribed since February when the entry forms were launched. The testing round-robin format is a great leveller, generating the usual crop of upsets and famous victories, a chance for the ordinary club bowlers to do battle with some of the finest bowlers. All are excellent company and good sports.

MANAGEMENT

NOMINATIONS FOR 2003

As usual on September 1 the list for prospective nominees for management for the 2003 season is posted. It is a good chance to show your appreciation for all the pleasure you have had from your chosen sport. Join the team and encourage others into the sport at one of the finest clubs in Wales.

CASTLE HILL CUP

This popular end of season cup, presented by John Evans, (currently of Cornwall), is open to all members who were knocked out of all singles cups by the second round, male or female, and open to all members who joined the club after the club competitions had commenced.

It is the exciting best of three sets format, played by own arrangement, throughout September.

CLUB FINALS

The weather was kind for Finals Day and happily the organisation went smoothly.

Four ladies cups are still to be played for, however; also one men's cup. This was due to the unavoidable absence of contenders. These matches should be played during coming weeks and results will be published later.

Among those absent were our Welsh juniors Ceris Hewlings and Janine Bancroft who were on international duty at Leamington Spa.

Dr Evan Williams Under 18s: winner - Luke Guymer 21; runner-up - Craig Guymer 5.

Meyrick Price singles handicap: winner - Robert Hughes 21; runner-up - Jonathan Hubbard 5.

T. P. Hughes singles: winner - Terry Preston 21; runner-up - Peter Day 7.

Gerald Fox singles: winner - Pat Currie 21; runner-up - Paul Diment 17.

Evans and Johns two-wood pairs: winners - Peter Day and Andrew Muskett 22; runners-up - Ian Badham and Paul Diment 16.

Wyn Samuel over 65s singles: winner - Roy Powling 21; runner-up - Sam McNeilly 20.

Marquiss Rose Bowl mixed pairs: winners - Helen and John Baggott 22; runners-up - Mary Morris and Ray Holly 19.

Chris Crockford under 18s: winner - Craig Guymer 21; runner-up - Luke Guymer 16.

Meryrick Price singles scratch: winner - Robert Hughes 21; runner-up - Jonathan Hubbard 8.

Emlyn Morgan singles: winner - Paul Diment 22; runner-up - Robert Hughes 17.

Maurice Ormond two-wood singles: winner - Paul Mearns 21; runner-up - Paul Diment 17.

W. F. Jones two-wood triples: winners - D. Spencer, I. Badham, A. Muskett 20; runners-up - P. Day, R. Holly, J. Baggott 13.

Lloyd-Jones and Thomas over 65s pairs: Winners - Sam McNeilly and Roy Powling 23; runners-up - Terry Preston and Gwyn Beynon 8.

LADIES CUPS

PLAYED TO DATE

New Pavilion four-wood pairs: winners - Vera Williams and Joan Dorling 23; runners-up - Audrey Owens and Rene Silcox 22.

Margaret Perry triples: winners - Lyn Deli, Val James, Alison Redman 18; runners-up - Rose Handicott, Mair Marquiss, Audrey Owens 11.

Gwyneth Batchelor two-wood over 60s pairs: winners - Mary Morris and Mair Marquiss 18; runners-up Val James and Joan Dorling 10.

YORKSHIRE CUP

It is with very sincere regret that we found it necessary to cancel the above competition. The reason is fairly obvious. There was insufficient support from the membership and it was impossible to find a satisfactory format with only seven pairs.

The sponsorship prize money will be returned to Yorkshire Building Society who have already been informed of the cancellation.

Further annual continuation of this cup will have to be discussed seriously at a later date.

TENBY 53

LONDON WELSH 58

(abandoned after 10 ends)

At half-time it started to drizzle, then rain, then hail, then a deluge, as the green slowly started to dissappear under water, followed by the jacks and woods, and then the corks in the ditches started to float away. Yes, this was August, when a flash flood hit the town.

The game was abandoned at half-time, yet miraculously the green was playable in the early evening. Our visitors were the exiles from the 'Big Smoke'. They presented the club with a magnificent slate clock and were regular visitors to the clubhouse all through the week.

It would have been interesting to see the final result as the home side had four rinks in very close contests at half-time, before the deluge.

Rink scores (Tenby first, visiting skips only):

B. Russell, S. Carswell, R. Thake, B. Bailey 9; D. Thomas 11.

J. Hubbard, H. Meads, B. Best, A. Grimbaldeston 5; P. O'Docherty 15.

G. Hughes, K. Lloyd, D. Hodson, M. Crockford 8; E. Parry 9.

T. Brutnell, E. Dorling, T. Powling, G. Beynon 13; L. Davies 6.

J. Richards, D. Watkins, G. Hill, D. King Thomas 8; D. Mahoney 7.

J. Richards, S. Diment, L. Richards, M. Donoghue 10; P. Toyman 10.