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Rules:
Laws of the Game
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External Links:
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Result Sheets:
Knockout RS
League Match Result Sheet
Competition Entry Forms:
Stockport Singles
Stockport Pairs
Stockport Triples
Covid Restrictions:
Clubs with Restrictions
Welcome to the Stockport Metro Indoor Bowling League
Our aim is to promote the game of Short Mat Bowls in Stockport and the Surrounding Areas during the winter months.
Over 550 players participate, forming 45 Teams from 20 different clubs and are continuing to grow.
The league is open to all ages and all skill levels. Any team wishing to join the league should contact the league secretary.
President: Mr Michael Biggs
Chairman: Mr Andrew Bebbington
Vice Chairman: Mr John Pajak
Honorary Secretary: Mrs Susan Banfield
Honorary Treasurer: Mr Bill Burn
Fixture / Results and Registration Secretary: Mrs Janice Wilson
Competition Secretary: Mr John Cunningham
Stockport ‘A’ Team Captain: Mr Ben Holbrook
Stockport ‘B’ Team Captain: Mr Andrew Bebbington
County Delegate - Cheshire: Mr Adam Smith
County Delegate - Gtr Manchester: Mr Bill Burn
Safeguarding Officer: Mr Clint Crowther
Website Officer: Mrs Janice Wilson
Stockport Metro Home Team Venue:
Ladybridge Park Residents Club
Edenbridge Road
Cheadle Hulme
SK8 5PX
SMIBL LEAGUE UPDATE - 2nd February 2022
TRIPLES COMPETITION 29th JANUARY 2022
PAIRS COMPETITION 11th DECEMBER 2021
SINGLES COMPETITION 6th NOVEMBER 2021
SMIBL 2021/22 Season - Promotion and Relegation
RULE AMENDMENT FOR 2021/22 SEASON
THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW WHEN DRAWING OUT.
NESMBA Championships for 2023
The Annual Individual Championships will be held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th January 2023.
SMIBL LEAGUE UPDATE - 2nd February 2022
As we anticipated there has been quite a lot of disruption during January due to Covid which has resulted in matches having to be postponed. There is now a backlog of fixtures and as a result the Committee has decided to extend the season by 2 weeks to SATURDAY 26th MARCH 2022.
We hope all fixtures will be played by this date and the 2021/22 league program completed. Promotions and relegations will then take place as per BYE-LAW C1.
BYE-LAW C1
Formation of divisions to be decided by League Committee and, wherever possible, teams finishing first and second in the 2nd and lower divisions shall be promoted and the teams finishing bottom and next to bottom shall be relegated. In the event of teams finishing on equal aggregate points, the total aggregate points will be used. If teams are still level, the number of matches won and, if necessary, individual games won will be taken into account.
AGM DEADLINE - 1st March 2022
Please note as per SMIBL Constitution (A11):
Any proposals from Clubs or individuals for changes of rules or notices of motions must be in writing to the League Secretary by 1st March.
This includes notification of new teams wishing to join the league and teams withdrawing from the league.
Best wishes for the remainder of the season. Stay safe and enjoy!
Kind Regards
SMIBL CommitteeTRIPLES COMPETITION 29th JANUARY 2022
The draw for the Triples Competition to be held at Ladybridge Park Residents Club is:
GROUP 1 MAT 1
A Geoff Shaw, Alison Brundrett, Nicola Wood
B Paul Maffei, Mandy Maffei, Paula Pettitt
C Dave Tomlin, Linda Tomlin, Christine Forsyth
D Maureen Little, Pauline Camp, Teresa O'Toole
GROUP 2 Mat2
A Steve Wilson, Sheila Wilson, Daz Lloyd
B Tom Morgan, Craig Southwick, Stewart Wood
C Chris Banfield, Sue Banfield, Dave Pettitt
D Andrew Bebbington, Heather Bebbington, Stuart Gaw
GROUP 3 MAT 3
A Ed Pearce, Bill Hayward, Barry McHugh
B Chris Crowther, Peter Roberts, June Crowther
C Andrew Housley, Steve Ward, Dave Wilson
D Clint Crowther, Paul Norbury, Angie Norbury
GROUP 4 MAT 4
A Mark McHugh, Darren Mather, Dennis Hinks
B Mike Clancy, Bill Burn, Ben Holbrook
C Steven Roberts,Mike Anderson, Angela Roberts
D Tony Stevens, Mike Jones, Mick Murphy
GROUP 5 MAT 5
A John Pajak, Luisa Greenhalgh, Gail Knowles
B Graham Knowles, Jean Knowles, John Cooper
C Lorraine France, Myra Concoran, Christine Worral
PAIRS COMPETITION 11th DECEMBER 2021
PAIRS COMPETITION 11th DECEMBER 2021
The draw for the Pairs Competition to be held at Ladybridge Park Residents Club is:
GROUP 1 MAT1
A Mike Clancy & Lee Whiteley
B Andrew Housley & Steve Ward
C Paul Norbury & Angela Norbury
D Steve Wilson & Sheila Wilson
GROUP 2 MAT 2
A Mike Jones & Mick Murphy
B Chris Banfield & Sue Banfield
C David Pettitt & Tony Stevens
D Andrew Bebbington & Heather Bebbington
GROUP 3 MAT 3
A Clint Crowther & June Crowther
B Mark McHugh & Darren Mather
C Steven Roberts & Mike Anderson
D Paul Maffei & Paula Moores
GROUP 4 MAT 4
A Gerry Thackery & Kenny Stanley
B Bent Nielson & John Pajak
C Liam Smith & Dennis Hinks
D Maria Mather & Daniel Mather
GROUP 5 MAT 5
A Dave Wilson & Chris Phillipson
B Heather Jones & Philip Clegg
C John Cunningham & Arthur Edwards
D Graham Knowles & Jean Knowles
GROUP 6 MAT 6
A John Cooper & Irene Taylor
B Chris Crowther & Peter Roberts
C Daz Lloyd & Tom Morgan
SINGLES COMPETITION 6th NOVEMBER 2021
The draw for the Singles Competition to be held at Ladybridge Park Residents' Club is:
GROUP 1 MAT 1
A June Crowther
B Peter Roberts
C Stephen Wilson
D Sheila Wilson
GROUP 2 MAT 2
A Sue Banfield
B John Lax
C John Pajak
D Liam Smith
GROUP 3 MAT 3
A John Cunningham
B Bill Burn
C Steve Rothwell
D John Cooper
GROUP 4 MAT 4
A Mark McHugh
B Clint Crowther
C Tony Stevens
D Chris Crowther
GROUP 5 MAT 5
A Bent Nielson
B Steven Roberts
C Mike Jones
D David Pettitt
GROUP 6 MAT 6
A Chris Banfield
B Martin Ogiliev
C Andrew Bebbington
D Mike Anderson
SMIBL - Dates for your Diary
The dates for our Presentation Evening and AGM have now been confirmed as follows.
Presentation Evening - Saturday 7th May 2022 at GMSSC - 7:00pm
AGM - Sunday 8th May 2022 7:00pm - Venue TBC
Please can you inform all your members of these dates. Confirmation of exact starting times and AGM venue will be issued nearer the time.
Sue Banfield
SMIBL Secretary
SMIBL 2021/22 Season - Promotion and Relegation
Several clubs have asked for clarification regarding promotion and relegations in the 2021/22 season.The SMIBL Committee have been giving this careful consideration following the 'Route Forward' discussion at the AGM on 8th August 2021.
At the SMIBL Committee Meeting on 22nd August, it was felt that we should try to have as normal a season as possible and hence should go ahead with promotions and relegations with the proviso that this would have to be kept under review as the season progressed. A mid-season SMIBL Committee Meeting is scheduledfor 19th December 2021.
The current situation is that it is intended to have promotion and relegations. However this will be dependent on the season being able to be played and completed in a satisfactory manner as determined by the SMIBL Committee.
We apologies for any confusion this may have caused and we will keep you updated as the season progresses.
Kind Regards
Susan Banfield
SMIBL Secretary
RULE AMENDMENT FOR 2021/22 SEASON
The rule amendment has been agreed by the SMIBL Committee as a direct consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic. This will be in place for the 2021/22 season only. Permanent amendment to the rules must be subject to EGM/AGM approval.
Temporary Rule Amendment
If due to exceptional circumstances, a team finds they are a player short, they may play one player twice.
The player will be drawn from the first four players by the opposing captain.
A point deduction will be incurred from the total match score as follows:
3 points deducted if a home match.
2 points deducted if an away match.
This process is limited to a maximum of 2 occasions before 31st December 2021 and 1 occasion after 31st December 2021.
Agreed by SMIBL Committee on 22nd August 2021.
Susan Banfield
League Secretary
THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW WHEN DRAWING OUT.
When a team is a player short then the names of the first 4 players should be written on individual pieces of paper and turned so the names are face down, so no one knows which name is on which paper.
The opposition captain then chooses 1 piece of paper and that is the player who plays two games.
When the second session starts the games start on zero as usual and are played first to 15 points.
On the score sheet the player who plays twice should be indicated by Players Name (2).
When the results are entered onto the website, the points will be deducted automatically
Stockport Metro Team Fixtures 2021 - 2022
Stockport Metro has two teams into the NESMBA in which they will play against against various counties in Northern England.
The full results for both teams can be found on the official NESMBA Website.
STOCKPORT METRO A
Sunday 31st October 2021
AWAY
West Yorkshire A 164 shots 14 points
Stockport Metro A 193 shots 26 points
Sunday 07th November 2021
AWAY
North Yorkshire B 166 shots 19 points
Stockport Metro A 168 shots 21 points
Saturday 04th December 2021
HOME
Stockport Metro A 269 shots 32 points
North Yorkshire B 131 shots 8 points
Sunday 16th January 2022
HOME
Stockport Metro A 299 shots 36 points
Humberside A 96 shots 4 points
Sunday 23rd January 2022
AWAY
Staffordshire 227 shots 24 points
Stockport Metro A 148 shots 16 points
Sunday 30th January 2022
AWAY
Humberside A 163 shots 22 points
Stockport Metro A 182 shots 18 points
Saturday 05th February
HOME
Stockport Metro A 279 shots 38 points
Durham 95 shots 2 points
Sunday 06th February 2022 average points awarded
HOME
Stockport Metro A 25 points
West Yorkshire A 15 points
Sunday 20th February 2022
HOME
Stockport Metro A 208 shots 25 points
Staffordshire 127 shots 15 points
Sunday 06th March 2022
AWAY
Durham 143 shots 10 points
Stockport Metro A 200 shots 30 points
STOCKPORT METRO B
Sunday 10th October 2021
HOME
Stockport Metro B 167 shots 16 points
North Yorkshire A 180 shots 24 points
Saturday 24th October 2021 average points awarded
HOME
Stockport Metro B 24 points
Humberside B 16 points
Saturday 07th November 2021
HOME
Stockport Metro B 173 shots 20 points
Derbyshire 188 shots 20 points
Sunday 21st November 2021
AWAY
Humberside B 164 shots 18 points
Stockport Metro B 185 shots 22 points
Sunday 05th December 2021
AWAY
North Yorkshire C 248 shots 36 points
Stockport Metro B 95 shots 4 points
Sunday 23rd January 2022
AWAY
Derbyshire 229 shots 34 points
Stockport Metro B 130 shots 6 points
Sunday 30th January 2022 average points awarded
AWAY
North Yorkshire A 25 points
Stockport Metro B 15 points
Saturday 13th February 2022
HOME
Stockport Metro B 197 shots 27 points
West Yorkshire B 146 shots 13 points
Sunday 20th February 2022
AWAY
West Yorkshire B 168 shots 19 points
Stockport Metro B 176 shots 21 points
Sunday 27th February 2022 rearranged from 19th December 2021
HOME
Stockport Metro B 161 shots 14 points
North Yorkshire C 171 shots 26 points
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