"I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so." Horatio Nelson
The draw for the Norwich Cup semi-finals was conducted at Thorpe Marriott and Hempnall and Bob Carter will have been pleased to avoid each other in the draw. Hevingham were the first name to be drawn out by Thorpe Marriott’s Ted Redwood and the…
Read more: Norwich Cup semi-final draw keeps Carter & Hempnall apart
Norfolk “A” will face London in the quarter-finals of the ESMBA Inter-County “A” Team Championships on Sunday at Daventry Eagles Indoor Bowls Club. In their preliminary round match at the weekend London beat Oxfordshire &ldquo…
Hempnall were quick out of the blocks against visitors Connaught “A” in their Norwich Cup quarter-final clash. Bernie Cudden, Chris East & Rob Cranston opened with an 11-6 win against Richard Harrison’s triple while Mick Pearce,…
The draw for the semi finals of the challenge cup took place at Wymondham last night with Mike Tarrant of Harling doing the draw which saw holders Hempnall drawn against either Bob Carter or Halvergate while Wymondham will play Throrpe Marriott. Both…
Bromsgrove IBC hosted the SMPT English Masters this weekend and Hempnall’s Neil “Singles Specialist” Davidson was the top Norfolk performer making it through to the quarter-finals in the main competition. Drawn in Group 12 he began…
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After a run of eleven straight defeats in the league Connaught “B” finally tasted success as they beat Harling Griffins 8-2 at their Attleborough venue. The result was enough to lift them off the bottom of the Breakland League two points…
Framingham Earl are through to the semi-final stage of the Norwich Cup after defeating a useful looking Horsford Heroes side with a session to spare. Brian Sayer, Ray Kidd & Tyrone Musk gave the home side a good start beating Joyce Hubbard, Mick…