BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
Sponsored by Bob Henstridge of A,A, Locksmiths
91 Preston Drove, Brighton, East Sussex
01273 505575
BILL HAWKINS CUP
Draw 2008; RULES w.e.f. 21 January 2008 and PAST WINNERS
BILL HAWKINS CUP RULES
Every Club playing in the League will automatically have the same number of Teams entered for the Bill Hawkins cup competition as it has playing in the League, whatever Division they may be in.
Each TEAM shall be represented by
a] eight [8] players who may be substituted in different rounds. [Subject to Rule 2 [B] below].
b] Except in the Final, one FOUR shall play at HOME and one FOUR on their opponents green. Each game shall consist of 21 ends, but an Extra end must be played on the Challengers green. In the event of a tie the shots scored on the extra end shall be taken into account.
2. ELIGIBILITY
a] Only registered players may be played
[subject to registration Rule 10 [A] ].
b] Having once played in a TEAM a player is not eligible to play for any other TEAM that season.
3. CONDITIONS
All games shall be played under EBA LAWS and Brighton, Hove and District League Rules and shall be under the management of the Executive Council of the Brighton, Hove and District Bowling League.
4. DRAW
a] The first drawn Team shall be termed “THE CHALLENGER” and the second Team drawn will be termed “THE OPPONENTS”.
b] The Challenger shall offer three [3] dates, one of which must be a weekend. NO EXTENSION OF DATES will be allowed unless the game cannot be completed due to climatic conditions whereupon they must re-arrange the game within three [3] days of the date fixed.
c] The Hon. Competitions Secretary will notify all winners of their opponents for the next round.
5. FINAL
The Final shall be played on a neutral green [to be decided by the Management Committee] on the second Sunday in September each year.
6. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
The winners of each round shall TELEPHONE THE RESULT WITHIN 24 HOURS of the match being played. Both Captains shall send all signed scorecards to the Hon. Competitions Secretary within 48 hours.
7. TROPHY
The winners to receive the “Bill Hawkins Cup” and the runners-up to receive the “Mary Craddock Cup”, to be held until 30 August of the following year.
Amendment Rule 4b One date to be a weekend
12th December 1995
Amendment Rule 6 Insert ‘Captains shall send’ add ‘48 hours’
10th December 1996
Amendment Rule 3 Addition of Brighton, Hove and District Rules
10th December 2003
Amendment Rule 1 clarification of eligibility of number of Teams entered
6th December 2006
Amendment Rule 2 clarification of eligibility of players per Team
6th December 2006
Amendment Rule 4 clarification of “Challenger” and “Opponents”
6th December 2006
Winners 2006
Hove and Kingsway ‘B’
BILL HAWKINS CUP FINAL – 2008
Sunday 14 September at 2.30pm
Hangleton Bowling Club
Rowan Avenue, Hove
St Ann’s Well Gardens beat Preston ‘A’ 41 - 23
Rink 1 [18 ends]:
St Ann’s Well Gardens 18
S Law, R Harrocks, P Meyrick, P Spicer
Preston ‘A’ 12
E South, G Clack, A Dade, T Woolgar
Rink 2 [19 ends]:
St Ann’s Well Gardesn 23
R Laker, J Herrington, D Higgins, M Law
Preston ‘A’ 11
J Kuhler, A Carver, D Anderson, J Deacon
BILL HAWKINS CUP - PAST WINNERS
The first winner recorded on the cup is Kingsway ‘A’ in 1963
The full list of past winners is:
Year Winner Runner Up
2009 Hove & Kingsway ‘B’ The Drive
2008 St Ann’s Well Gardens Preston ‘A’
2007 Preston ‘A’ Newhaven
2006 Hove & Kingsway ‘B’ Southwick Park ‘A’
2005 Dyke Road Mackie ‘A’
2004 Hollingbury Park ‘B’ Mackie ‘A’
2003 Hollingbury Park ‘B’ Mackie ‘B’
2002 Hove & Kingsway ‘B’ Hangleton ‘A’
2001 Mackie ‘A’ Southwick Park ‘A’
2000 Hove & Kingsway ‘B’ Hove & Kingsway ‘A’
1999 St Ann’s Well Hollingbury Park ‘A’
1998 Mackie ‘A’ Woodingdean ‘A’
1997 Hollingbury ‘A’ Brighton
1996 Hollingbury ‘A’ Woodingdean ‘A’
1995 Preston ‘A’ Hove & Kingsway ‘A’
1994 Mackie ‘A’ Preston ‘A’
1993 Portslade Hove Park
1992 Mackie Hollingbury Park ‘A’
1991 Hove Park Civil Service
1990 Hollingbury Park ‘A’ Shoreham ‘A’
1989 Preston ‘A’ SEGAS
1988 Shoreham ‘A’ Woodingdean ‘A’
1987 Preston Manor ‘A’ Lewes
1986 Hove & Kingsway ‘A’ Civil Service
1985 Rottingdean Woodingdean ‘A’
1984 Hove & Kingsway ‘A’ Hollingbury Park ‘A’
1983 Civil Service Hove & Kingsway ‘A’
1982 Preston ‘A’ British Rail
1981 Hollingbury Park ‘A’ Civil Service
1980 British Rail Shoreham
1979 Mackie Preston Manor ‘B’
1978 Brighton Preston
1977 SEGAS Hove Park
1976 Civil Service Preston
1975 Southwick Hollingbury Park
1974 Hove Park Preston Manor ‘A’
1973 Hollingbury Park SEGAS
1972 SEGAS Civil Service
1971 Civil Service SEGAS
1970 Preston Manor Hollingbury Park
1969 Southwick Preston Manor
1968 Preston Manor Hove
1967 Avondale
1966 Hove Park
1965 Preston Manor
1964 Preston Manor
Winners 2007 Preston ‘A’
‘Photo courtesy Cynthia Joel [Preston BC]
Rink 1: A Carver, E Hagger, D Alderton, K Thatcher
Rink 2: I Collins, E South, B Griffin, A Finnie
Cup Presentation 2007
Winning Captain Brian Griffin receives the
Bill Hawkins Cup
from League President Clive Bennett
‘Photo courtesy Cynthia Joel [Preston BC]
Cup Presentation 2007
Newhaven Captain receives the Mary Craddock Cup
from League President Clive Bennett
‘Photo courtesy Cynthia Joel [Preston BC]
CUP DRAW 2009 [Preliminary and First Round Matches]
[second round matches to be completed by 12 July,
quarter finals by 23 July, semi finals by 13 August
Final will be played on Sunday 13 September
Preliminary Round [by 24 May] First Round [by 14 June]
[1] Peacehaven ‘A’ v Portslade Peacehaven ‘A’ v Dyke Road Park
[2] Saltdean v Hollingbury Park Hollingbury Park v Newhaven
[3] Lewes ‘B’ v Vicarage Lewes ‘B’ v Woodingdean ‘A’
Woodingdean ‘B’ v Hove & Kingsway ‘A’
Lancing v Southwick ‘A’
The Drive v Hangleton ‘A’
Mackie ‘B’ v Southwick ‘B’
British Rail v Shoreham ‘B’
Hove & Kingsway ‘B’ v Hove Park
Hove & Kingsway ‘C’ v Preston ‘C’
Preston ‘B’ v Southwick Park ‘A’
Peacehaven ‘B’ v Hangleton ‘B’
St Ann’s Well Gdns v Southwick Park ‘B’
[4] Brighton ‘B’ v Preston ‘A’ Preston ‘A’ v Rottingdean
[5] Carlton v Shoreham ‘A’ Carlton v Mackie ‘A’
[6] Hollingbury Park ‘A’ v Lewes ‘A’ Lewes ‘A’ v Brighton ‘A’
Runners Up 2006
Southwick Park ‘A’
Winners 2008 St Ann’s Well Gardens
Presentation of Trophy to winning team by
C Bennett [League President]
K Fennell [Treasurer] - left and
A C Grisbrook [Chairman] - right
