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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
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.
JANUARY 2022 UPDATE
To All Members
Happy New Year to you all.
Cases of the Omicron variant remain high and the SMIBL Committee feel there will be inevitable disruption to games throughout January.
If you are unable to fulfil a fixture due to Covid 'within your camp', please ensure you give your opposition as much notice as possible. In addition, the Committee will be sympathetic if a team feels uncomfortable about playing in the current situation. Again, we would ask that a decision to postpone a game is made as early as possible.
At the present time we clearly do not know if the season can be completed and hence are unable to make any decisions regarding promotion and relegations.
Our priority remains to keep our members safe and especially for everyone to feel safe when attending venues. At the same time we want to continue with our short mat season if at all possible.
AMENDMENT TO TEMPORARY RULE 2021/22 SEASON - as agreed at SMIBL Committee Meeting 19/12/2021 - change highlighted in red
Temporary Rule Amendment
If due to exceptional circumstance, a team finds they are a player short, they may play one player twice.
The player will be drawn from the 1st four players by the opposing captain
A points 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 2 Occasions after 31st December 2021.
Please refer to the ESMBA website for the latest guidelines. The SMIBL Committee recommends that the Covid protocols of wearing a face mask, sanitising and good ventilationare followed.
http://www.esmba.co.uk/coronavirus/
Thank you for your support and understanding and let's hope as 2022 progresses, life becomes a little easier for us all.
Kind Regards
SMIBL Committee
SMIBL Mid Season Update
The SMIBL Committee held a mid-season review meeting on the evening of Sunday 19th December (via Zoom!). The season so far has gone extremely well with 95% of scheduled matches being completed. Clearly the emergence of the Omicron variant has caused the Committee some concern and we will be meeting again on 2nd January to discuss the way forward based on both current Government guidelines and ESMBA guidelines.
We will issue an update as soon as possible after this meeting. Our priority is the safety of our members and we need to ensure we can continue to enjoy our bowling in a safe environment.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Wythenshawe will continue to play their home matches at Brinnington for the remainder of the season as the Lifestyle Centre will be used as a vaccination centre for the foreseeable future.
Thank you for all your support and understanding in what has been a challenging season.
Best wishes for a very happy and safe Christmas.
Kind Regards
SMIBL Committee
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
Stockport Metro A
Sunday 30th January 2022
AWAY
Humberside A
Stockport Metro A
Saturday 05th February
HOME
Stockport Metro A
Durham
Sunday 06th February 2022
HOME
Stockport Metro A
West Yorkshire A
Sunday 20th February 2022
HOME
Stockport Metro A
Staffordshire
Sunday 06th March 2022
AWAY
Durham
Stockport Metro A
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 match postponed
HOME
Stockport Metro B
Humberside B
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 19th December 2021 match postponed
HOME
Stockport Metro B
North Yorkshire C
Sunday 23rd January 2022
AWAY
Derbyshire
Stockport Metro B
Sunday 30th January 2022
AWAY
North Yorkshire A
Stockport Metro B
Saturday 13th February 2022
HOME
Stockport Metro B
West Yorkshire B
Sunday 20th February 2022
AWAY
West Yorkshire B
Stockport Metro B
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West Yorkshire A |
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Saturday 29th February 2020 |
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Stockport Metro |
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