Nottingham Indoor Bowls Centre was today gearing up for the start of the 2007 English Indoor Bowls Association National Championships.
The official opening ceremony will be performed on Saturday 14 April at 9:15am by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Des Wilson, the green will then be handed over to the President of the EIBA, Alan Turvey, by the President of Nottingham Indoor Bowls Club, John Mart.
Arrangements are in place to make this one of the finest national championships of recent years with over 30 past & present senior and junior England Internationals competing across the 4 main disciplines (singles, pairs, triples & fours).
The culmination of the 9 days of top-class bowling comes on Sunday 22 April with the County under 25 double rink final and over 60 double rink final at 9:30am, followed by the showpiece Liberty Trophy final between Norfolk and Hampshire starting at 2:00pm.
Admission for the Championships starts at only £1.00 (after 5pm), day tickets at £2.00 or a season ticket for the duration of the Championships only £10.00, offering a saving of £8.00. All admission fees are payable on arrival.
Nottingham IBC completed an astounding clean sweep in the Nottinghamshire men's county competitions last weekend by winning the singles, pairs, triples and fours titles.
Even more astounding was that Nottingham IBC were able to boast 7 of the 8 finalists in the 4 main men's competitions, the only non-Nottingham team being the South Forest quartet in the fours final.
Matt Kime led the way with a singles win against Nottingham compatriot Adam Pearce.
16-year old Charlie Lomax, paired up with three times national champion Duncan Robinson, triumphed over John Coughtrie & Tim Mitchell in the pairs final.
A very tight encounter in the triples ended with Phil Broughton, Ian Griffin & Michael Bowley recording a 1-shot victory over Tim Mitchell, Keith Burton and Mark Roe.
Tim Mitchell, competing in his third final, teamed up with Matt Kime, Ian Griffin and Phil Broughton to defeat John Mildren's South Forest team to the fours championship trophy.
Nottingham also had success in the ladies county competitions with Pam Cutts completing a remarkable day by winning both the Nottingham IBC club singles & Nottinghamshire county singles on the same day.
Pam Cutts defeating club compatriot Audrey Pinder in the county singles final and Jackie Turner in the club singles final.
Nottingham ladies also successful were Angela Porter & Jackie Turner in the ladies pairs and Margaret Lomas, Sue Mart, Brenda Morley & Angela Porter in the ladies fours.
Nottingham IBC is proud to be hosting the English Indoor Bowls Association National Championships from 14-22 April. With admission prices from only £1 after 5pm call into the club, located on Beechdale Road, Bilborough, to have a look.
Summary - Nottinghamshire Indoor Bowls Association County Competitions
Mens Singles
Winner - Matt Kime
Runner-up - Adam Pearce
Mens Pairs
Winners - C Lomax, D Robinson
Runners-up - J Coughtrie, T Mitchell
Mens Triples
Winners - P Broughton, I Griffin, M Bowley
Runners-up - T Mitchell, K Burton, M Roe
Mens Fours
Winners - M Kime, T Mitchell, I Griffin, P Broughton
Junior Pairs
Winners - C Lomax, S Etches
Ladies Singles
Winner - P Cutts
Runner-up - A Pinder
Ladies Pairs
Runners-up - A Porter, J Turner
Ladies Fours
Winners - M Lomas, S Mart, B Morley, A Porter
