Club News
Men's Captain's Day a success
£1,000 raised for charity
A brave decision by Captain Mark not to cancel the scheduled Captain’s Day on Saturday, despite the forbidding forecast, meant we had a brilliant afternoon of bowling. Lindfield faced opposition from Uckfield, West Hoathly, Shoreham, Southwick and Hampshire Presidents. We followed orders to be nice to them, with the result being Lindfield 97 Visitors 95.
Play commenced after bacon rolls and hot drinks and continued uninterrupted to everyone's relief.
This was followed by a BBQ by our very own Chefs: Steve Stein, Big Ron Oliver and Peter Ramsey. These were ably assisted by several ladies adding hot potatoes, salad, bread and all topped off by Willy B’s superb coleslaw. The sausages and burgers were bought from our sponsors Woodhouse Butchery.
Competitions update
Mixed progress so far
It's been a rather muted season so far for Lindfield's competitive bowlers. Ian Watson's men's four reached the area final but didn't progress any further. None of the men's triples made it to the area finals however Peter Page's team (with Graham Dale and Phil Taylor) made it to the 3rd round.
In the Top Club the men had to concede a walk-over to Rottingdean after failing to find a mutually convenient date. The ladies play their first Top Club game on Saturday 14th June.
The Tony Allcock trophy fixture at Crouch (Seaford) saw Lindfield's injury-affected team narrowly lose to the hosts.
With the leagues (MSL, Spriggs and Border) all starting this week the pressure on rinks has increased dramatically, and with the first round of club comps due to finish at the weekend the pressure is on to fit games in amongst the strong winds and downpours of rain!
Dress code for 2025
A year of transition
All players should note that the GMC has published new guidance on the dress code for 2025 - click here to read it.
The good news is that the dress code for 2026 will be much simpler!