The Coronation Shield & Plate Bowls Competition is a popular pairs competition organised by the Chelmsford Bowling Club and sponsored by Hansen Lloyde Asset Management Ltd and continues to provide surprises.

The experienced pair of Joe and Diane Ridley from the Falcon Club were seen off by Stan Lee and his partner from Lionmede by 27-21.

Stan got off to a storming start being 24-10 up after 12 ends which made the Ridley's task a difficult one over the last nine ends.

Alan and Hanne Thorpe, another experienced pair from the Chelmsford club travelled to Tillingham to meet Fred Reeve and partner and came away disappointed after going down 24-12.

Fancied pairs of David Cable from Burnham, Phil Kyffin from Chelmsford, Mark Morhall also of Chelmsford, Bernard Palmer from Ingatestone, Joe Stamper of Lionmede, Terry Dodds of Southminster and Mike Fell of Writtle, all won their matches and progressed into round two.

Ray Walker, the Chelmsford club Competition Secretary said: "The new Coronation Plate competition kicks off this month.

"This competition is for those pairs eliminated in the first round - there are many experienced and well known players taking part which means this event will be just as interesting for the players as the main Shield competition."

The first round results were: - D. Cable (Burnham) 20, G. Gladdon (Southminster) 18; J. Webster (Burnham) W/O, R. Mathew (Chelmsford); R. White (Burnham) 24, S. Slater (Chelmsford) 15; P. Kyffin (Chelmsford) 24, P. Adams (Writtle) 16; J. Miller (Chelmsford) 27, J. Brand (RHP) 20; M. Morhall (Chelmsford) 36, B. Easton (Chelmsford) 11; R. Page (Chelmsford) (W/O), L. Lane (Chelmsford); G. Robson (Chelmsford) 22, C. Brooks (Southminster) 21; G. Haste (Gt Baddow) 22, S. Edwards (Chelmsford) 14; J. William (Gt Baddow) 20, J. De'ath (Southminster) 19; S. Beavis (Falcon) 15, D. Partridge (Ingatestone) 14; R. O'Connor (Ingatestone) (W/O), P. Egleton (Writtle); B. Palmer (Ingatestone) 32, R. Hawes (Christy's) 13; G. Fraser (Lionmede) 18, W. Wright (Southminster) 17; M. W. Lee (Lionmede) 21, R. Allen (Marconi) 20; S. Lee (Lionmede) 27, J. Ridley (Falcon) 21; J. Stamper (Lionmede) 21, R. Jones (Chelmsford) 13; M. Hartshorn (Maldon) 16, E. Brockman (Lionmede) 8; R. Jackson (Marconi) 19, P. Beesley (Marconi) 16; D. Norman (Marconi) 26, J. Caton (Marconi) 15; R. Sparkes (PML) 29, J. Jones (Writtle) 11; T. Button (RHP) 24, R. Hay (Chelmsford) 9; V. Parrish (RHP) 22, G. Wilson (Chelmsford) 9; A. Smith (RHP) 23, R. H. Walker (Chelmsford) 20; K. Burridge (Southminster) 22, F. Solari (Christy's) 4; T. Dodds (Southminster) 28, A. Wood (Christy's) 9; T. Robinson (Southminster) (W/O), L. Pallant (Writtle); A. Hart (Stock) 28, S. Sucker (PML) 13; A. Burton (Tillingham) 26, B. Taylor (Burnham) 5; A. Wingrove (Tillingham) 21, K. Howlett (PML) 11; F. Reeve (Tillingham) 24, A. Thorpe (Chelmsford) 12; M. Fell (Writtle) 23, A. Wager (RHP) 8.

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