February League Round-Up
Division 1
A stunning 14-0 defeat of Knodishall A by Walpole & Cookley has brought Walpole fully into contention for the title, with the two teams now effectively neck and neck as we head into the last few games of the season.

Division 2
Reydon remain on course for the title, with Wissett and Leiston St Margarets FC still looking as if the will be they other two teams heading for promotion.

Division 1 Pl Pts 1 Knodishall A 14 126 2 Kelsale 14 117 3 Walpole & Cookley 13 117 4 Knodishall B 14 109 5 Sizewell B 14 95 6 Snape 13 88 7 Orford 14 81 8 Sizewell A 14 80 9 Wenhaston A 12 73 10 Darsham 14 66

Division 2 Pl Pts 1 Reydon 13 122 2 Wissett 12 108 3 Leiston St Marg FC 11 90 4 Riverside 13 88 5 Yoxford 12 84 6 Middleton 11 81 7 Saxmundham 13 70 8 Wenhaston B 10 58 9 Amber 11 41

Heritage Ladies'
Although there were only 27 entries for the Ladies' Singles this year there was no doubting the quality of the players present. Knodishall (who had 6 players entered) dominated proceedings, ending up with 5 of the 8 quarter finalists and 3 of the 4 semi finalists and the eventual winner.

Quarter Finals
Betty Pegg 2-10 Shirley Tilbrook
Jane Evans 1-13 Josephine Smith
Eileen Adamson 2-11 Judy Easy
Jane Robinson 7-9 Rita Daniels

Semi Finals
Shirley Tilbrook 2-9 Josephine Smith
Judy Easy 4-8 Rita Daniels

Final
Josephine Smith 7-5 Rita Daniels

Heritage Men
There were a healthy 51 entries for the Men's Singles. The last 16 saw representatives from 8 clubs of whom Kelsale were the best represented, with 4 qualifiers for the knockout stages.

First Round
Robert Giblin 5-12 Clint Watling
Michael Shipp 2-7 Oscar Mew
Ken Drane 6-3 Trevor Lewis
Doug Adamson 6-8 Billy Thurston
David Hurr 6-2 Arthur Whiting
Mike Daniels 4-7 Paul Daniels
James Rous 10-3 Richard Battle
Peter Masters 4-5 Jon Jordan

Quarter Finals
Clint Watling 6-8 Oscar Mew
Ken Drane 5-8 Billy Thurston
David Hurr 5-8 Paul Daniels
James Rous 9-4 Jon Jordan

Semi Finals
Oscar Mew 5-6 Billy Thurston
Paul Daniels 5-4 James Rous

Final
Billy Thurston 5-8 Paul Daniels

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January League Round-Up
Division 1
Knodishall A are in an increasingly comfortable position now, edging further ahead of their nearest competitors Walpole & Cookley, although a very good run of 53 points from 5 games has pushed Knodishall B up into contention for the runner-up spot.

Division 2
Reydon are still in pole position for the Division 2 title, with Wissett and Leiston St Margarets FC looking as if they will be the other 2 teams heading for promotion. Meanwhile Riverside have picked up 40 points from their last 4 games and have clawed their way back up to mid-table respectability.

Division 1 Pl Pts 1 Knodishall B 12 101 2 Knodishall A 11 101 3 Walpole & Cookley 11 95 4 Kelsale 11 89 5 Sizewell B 12 81 6 Snape 11 79 7 Sizewell A 11 66 8 Orford 11 57 9 Wenhaston A 9 57 10 Darsham 11 44

Division 2 Pl Pts 1 Reydon 12 108 2 Wissett 10 92 3 Middleton 11 81 4 Yoxford 10 74 5 Riverside 10 66 6 Leiston St Marg FC 8 65 7 Wenhaston B 9 54 8 Saxmundham 11 51 9 Amber 9 39

Heritage Pairs
Of the 10 group winners from the round robin stages there were 4 teams who had perfect records of 4 wins out of 4. Knodishall E, Kelsale D, Walpole & Cookley C and Knodishall B. One other team, Wenhaston A were undefeated, with 3 wins and a draw, and the other 5, Knodishall F, Reydon C, Sizewell A, Kelsale A and Reydon A all won 3 and lost 1.

They were joined in the knockout stages by the 6 best runners-up, Knodishall C, Walpole & Cookley A, Darsham A, Wenhaston B, Orford A and Kelsale C, all of whom made their way through with 6 points.

The First Round saw comfortable wins for Walpole A over Reydon C (14-1), Kelsale D over Orford A (12-1) and Darsham A over Reydon A (14-2), while Wenhaston A took a close 6-2 win over Kelsale C. Sizewell A held on to beat Knodishall B 6-4, as did Knodishall E in their 6-5 defeat over Walpole C and Kelsale A who were 4 shots ahead with 2 ends to go but only finished 5-4 up over Knodishall C. But the true epic of the round came in the match between Wenhaston B and Knodishall F. Wenhaston started well and were 4-1 ahead 3 ends in, but with 6 ends played it had switched around to a 6-4 lead for Knodishall, however 2 shots to Wenhaston on the final end took the game to an extra end which was tied with touching woods for both teams, before the game was finally settled in Wenhaston's favour on a record 9th end.

The Quarter Finals paired both remaining Knodishall teams, finishing in an easy 11-2 win to Knodishall E. Walpole A started their game against Sizewell A weel, going 5-0 up after 3 ends, but Sizewell won all the remaining ends to finish 10-5 ahead. Kelsale D's 6-2 win over Darsham A was much closer than the final score shows and Wenhaston A hung on to beat Kelsale A 9-7.

The Semi Finals saw a win for Kelsale D of 9-2 over Knodishall E and a much closer 5-3 win for Sizewell A who came from behind to beat Wenhaston A 5-3.

The final was more one-sided than it should have been as Kelsale D ran out 12-0 winners over Sizewell A.

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Heritage Fours
Although the lads from Walpole & Cookley won out on the day, their route to the title was by no means as easy as it had looked as though it would be, early on.

They had breezed through the round robin stages with 4 wins out of 4, scoring 44 shots and conceding only 9. And they were one of only two teams from the 21 present, to take maximum points in their group games, the others being Sizewell B. The other group winners were Knodishall B and Sizewell A, who would be joined in the knockout stages by Wenhaston (who only squeezed through by virtue of having conceeded less shots than Orford), Middelton A, Knodishall E and Riverside, who managed to make their way though with only 2 wins out of their 4 games, just ahead of 2 other teams in their group who did the same.

It was only at this stage that Walpole really had to work. Their Quarter Final game against Knodishall B went down to the final end which they had gone into with a 3 shot lead, coming out of it just 1 ahead, winning 5-4.

Group winners Sizewell B were drawn against Knodishall E whom they had already beaten once, something which they were unable to repeat as they went from 2-0 up after 2 ends to lose 2-9.

Previously unbeaten Sizewell B met their match in Middleton A who really didn't let Sizewell get a look-in as they won 6-1. And there was an equally comfortable win for Wenhaston as they overcame Riverside 9-2.

For the Semi Finals Knodishall E took on Middleton A and all but cruised through as they lost just 1 end in their 8-3 victory. But again it was hard work for Walpole in their game against Wenhaston. This time it was just 1 shot an end, shared equally by the 2 teams over the 6 ends, forcing an extra, deciding end which Walpole took to win 4-3.

And into the Final they finally looked to have met their match. Knodishall started strongly, taking 3 on the first end and holding a 4-1 lead with just 3 ends to go. But Walpole fought their way back, drawing level on the 5th end and taking the next and final end to win 5-4, repeating the winning margin from both their previous games.

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November League Round-Up
Division 1
Knodishall A have now made their way to the top, continuing their strong start. Walpole & Cookley have games in hand which should put them in a position to challenge the leaders, once they have caught up, although it remains to be seen how much of an effect their change of venue will have on their chances. Meanwhile Kelsale have slowed after a good start and are now starting to slip back off the pace, as are Knodishall B, while Sizewell B are starting to get their act together are are rising up the table.

Division 2
After a very average start from Reydon they put together a stunning set of results in November, picking up 39 points in just 3 games, to fire them to to the top of the division and putting them way out in front in the early running for the title. This leaves the former front runners Wissett, Leiston St Marg FC and Middleton to gather themselves up and begin the chase in the new year.

Division 1 Pl Pts 1 Knodishall A 7 64 2 Kelsale 7 62 3 Sizewell B 8 58 4 Sizewell A 8 54 5 Walpole & Cookley 6 54 6 Knodishall B 7 48 7 Snape 6 46 8 Orford 8 36 9 Darsham 8 34 10 Wenhaston A 5 34

Division 2 Pl Pts 1 Reydon 7 66 2 Middleton 7 56 3 Wissett 6 51 4 Yoxford 7 49 5 Leiston St Marg FC 5 43 6 Wenhaston B 6 38 7 Saxmundham 7 36 8 Amber 5 27 9 Riverside 6 26

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Walpole & Cookley
Unfortunately the club will no longer be able to use the school for their home games. However they have been able to arrange a new venue at Holton Village Hall.

The move will also mean a change of match night to Thursdays, but Pat Jones will be in touch with all the relevant clubs to rearrange the games.

The fixtures list has been updated accordingly.

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October League Round-Up
Division 1
Although they are currently lying in only third place, Knodishall A have clearly made the best start and are now the only undefeated team in the First Division. Strong starts also for Kelsale, Walpole & Cookley and Knodishall B, although each of those teams has slowed a little after good wins in their first couple of games.

Division 2
Wissett are the the clear front runners in Division 2 at this early stage, having won 4 out of 4 to date. Meanwhile Middleton show signs of a return to form after a couple of years in the doldrums and Leiston St Marg FC and Yoxford have made promising starts.

Division 1 Pl Pts 1 Kelsale 5 47 2 Knodishall B 5 40 3 Knodishall A 4 39 4 Sizewell A 5 35 5 Walpole & Cookley 4 32 6 Darsham 5 29 7 Sizewell B 5 29 8 Snape 4 26 9 Orford 5 19 10 Wenhaston A 2 12

Division 2 Pl Pts 1 Wissett 4 43 2 Leiston St Marg FC 4 32 3 Saxmundham 5 31 4 Yoxford 4 31 5 Middleton 3 28 6 Reydon 4 27 7 Amber 4 24 8 Riverside 5 18 9 Wenhaston B 3 18

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Heritage Charity Fours

This year's entry of 55 teams matched last year's with a 50/50 split between teams from inside and outside of the league.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the event and helped us to raise £1400 for this year's charities.

First Round
Out of 11 groups only 3 teams made it through the Round Robin stage with perfect records, Darsham, Nayland B and Tithe Barn B, in contrast Snape somehow managed to win their group with just 5 points.
Thurston A 0-11 Claydon A
Nayland B 5-7 Gilkins
Wenhaston A 5-2 Tithe Barn B
Middleton A 3-5 Darsham A
Knodishall E 13-2 Nacton A
Reydon B 3-8 Kelsale C
Langham B 5-1 Snape A
Hitcham B 2-13 Tuddenham B

Quarter Finals
Knodishall E 5-2 Kelsale C
Wenhaston A 5-2 Tuddenham B
Claydon A 9-6 Darsham A
Gilkins 4-5 Langham B

Semi Finals
Knodishall E 1-13 Claydon A
Wenhaston A 13-2 Langham B

Final
After a pair of semi finals which were very one-sided affairs we were treated to an superb final with two very evenly matched teams that went all the way to the very final shot of the game.
Going into the final end Wenhaston held a one shot advantage and were holding a further shot with all their woods bowls, but Claydon's final shot reversed the score, taking them from one down to three up in one fell swoop, and taking the game 6-4.

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Good News

We are very pleased to say that Amber have now comfirmed that they have been able sign up some new players and as a result they will definitely be competing in the League for the forthcoming season.

As a result we will be sticking with the original 2008/9 fixtures lists.

However they have decided not to take part in the Cup, giving them more time to fulfil their League match obligations.

As a result the draw for the Cup will remain unaltered.

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Pre-Season Meeting

Although this meeting had been arranged in order to do little more than make the draw for the initial stages of the Knockout Cup, another matter came up earlier in the day which also had to be discussed.

A few hours before the meeting the League was advised that Amber had taken the decision to withdraw from the forthcoming season, due to a lack of players.

Amber's withdrawal potentially left us with an imbalance between the two divisions, ie 10 teams in Division 1 and 8 teams in Division 2. It was therefore suggested that Knodishall B, who had only been reprieved from demotion last season by the withdrawal of Thorpeness at the end of last season, should be demoted after all.

On discussing the possibility the representative from Knodishall B said that although the team did not want to be demoted it was something about which they would be prepared to accept the League's decision, given that under normal circumstances they would have been relegated.

A vote was therefore taken and it was decided that Knodishall B would have their relegation reinstated in order that Divisions 1 and 2 would have 9 teams each for the forthcoming season.

In order to cause as little disruption as possible, this late in the day, Knodishall B's Division 1 fixtures have been deleted and they will take up Amber's Division 2 fixtures.

Revised fixture lists have been drawn up and will be sent out to all clubs as soon as possible.

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