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BELOW ARE MATCH REPORTS FROM MAY 2001 - OCTOBER 2003.
| Wednesday 15th October 2003 Stoke 5 Lincoln G.C. 3 Another beautiful autumn day for the last match of the season which ended on a high note with the twelfth consecutive home win. History made as this was the first match between these teams. Walt Barber & Philip Varley lost 1 down; John Acton & Ray Beal lost 2 & 1; Joe Lindley & Dick Bell won 4 & 3; Roland Slack & Ray Smith won 3 & 2; Alan Harvey & Vic Jakeman lost 2 & 1; Trevor Harvey & Martin Burton won 1 up; Chris Woof & Dennis Whight won 4 & 3; John Wright & Gordon Hubbard won 4 & 2. |
| Wednesday 1st October 2003 Stoke Seniors 5 Stoke Ladies 7 This year the ladies pipped us but only just as four of the losing games were decided on the last green. Walt Barber & Alan Harvey won 5 & 4; Joe Kime & Ray Beal won 5 & 3; Gordon Hubbard & David Hamston lost 1 down; Gareth Hughes & David Wilson lost 3 & 2; Adrian Childs & Brian Nightingale lost 1 down; John Callow & Vic Jakeman lost 5 & 3; Chris Woof & Don Werner won 3 & 2; Roland Slack & Dennis Whight lost 2 & 1; Fred Bellingall & Fran Stephenson won 4 & 3; John Wright & Roger Nicholls lost 1 down; John Helstrip & John Smeeton won 6 & 5; Mal Whittaker & Peter Stewart lost 2 down. |
| Wednesday 24th September 2003 Stoke 7 Kettering 1 Played on a glorious day with the greens in superb condition, this win extends the home winning sequence to eleven matches. Walt Barber & Trevor Harvey won 5 & 3; Bill Sharman & Wilf Stephenson won 5 & 4; Ray Beal & Adrian Childs won 2 & 1; John Cross & Peter Stewart won 1 up; Bill hendrey & Colin Howett won 3 & 1; Gareth Hughes & Roger Nicholls won 2 & 1; Eric Bamford & Alan Jessop won 4 &2; John Wright & Joe Lindley won 6 & 4. |
| Monday 22nd September 2003 Spalding 6 Stoke 2 The last away match of the season started in warm sunshine and ended in a cold squally downpour, which about sums up the away season - played 17 lost 17. Walt Barber & Roland Slack lost 3 & 1; Gordon Hubbard & Brian Kelly lost 2 & 1; John Acton & Mal Phillips won 2 & 1; Eric Bamford & Tim Haward lost 2 & 1; Dennis Whight & John Callow lost 3 & 2; Don Werner & Malcolm Whittaker won 4 & 3; Wilf Stephenson & Phil Varley lost 3 & 1; John Wright & Dick Bell lost 4 & 3. |
| Wednesday 17th September 2003 Stoke 5½ Rutland County 2½ On another gloriously hot and sunny day Stoke extended their home winning run to 10 matches. Walt Barber & Colin Howett halved; Alan Harvey & Ray Beal won 2 & 1;; Bill Hendrey & Robin Bennett lost 1 down; Alan Jessop & Vic Jakeman halved; Phil Varley & Ken Weatherhogg won 5 & 4; Malcolm Renshaw & Dick Bagshaw won 3 & 1; Gareth Hughes & Adrian Childs halved; Chris Woof & John Wright won 1 up. |
| Wednesday 10th September 2003 Greetham Valley 6½ Stoke 1½ For the second year two teams have completed the double over us, the same two, Burghley Park & Greetham Valley! Walt Barber & John Acton halved; Roland Slack & Gordon Hubbard lost 4 & 3; Adrian Childs & Brian Kelly lost 2 & 1; Richard Leverett & Malcolm Whittaker lost 3 & 1; Dick Bagshaw & Alan Jessop won 2 & 1; Peter Stewart & Terry Garland lost 3 & 1; John Cross & Tony Smith lost 1 down; Dennis Whight & Fred Bellingall lost 7 & 5 |
| Wednesday 27th August 200 Stoke 6 Kibworth 2 Another good home win and the first time we have ever won against Kibworth home or away. Walt Barber & Bill Sharman halved, Alan Harvey & Colin Hobson won 5 & 4; Roger Nicholls & Chris Woof halved; Eric Bamford & Joe Kime won 5 & 4; Ray Smith & John Smeeton won 7 & 6; Fran Stephenson & Joe Lindley won 7 & 6; Bill Hendrey & Phil Varley won 1 up; Gareth Hughes & Don Werner lost 1 down. |
| Thursday 22nd August 2003 Luffenham Heath 5½ Stoke 2½ The anniversary of our last away win passed without the anticipated miracle. Three halves and one win were not enough to turn the tide, but the barbeque which followed was very pleasant. Walt Barber & Robin Bennett halved; Joe Lindley & Tim Haward halved; John Helstrip & Dennis Whight lost 6 & 4; Eric Bamford & Tony Smith lost 1 down; John Callow & Trevor Harvey lost 1 down; Joe Kime & Malcolm Renshaw halved; Ray Beal & Eric Harby lost 5 & 4; John Acton & John Wright won 3 & 2. |
| Wednesday 20th August 2003 Stoke 7 Belton Park 1 Another emphatic win to follow the last two home results 8 - 0 and 8 - 0. Walt Barber & Ray Beal won 2 & 1; Fred Bellingall & Adrian Childs won 5 & 3; Fran Stephenson & Alan Jessop won 7 & 5; David Wilson & Roger Nicholls won 5 & 3; Richard Leverett & John Cross lost 2 & 1; Tim Haward & Roland Slack won 2 & 1; Alan Harvey & Bill Hendrey won 4 & 3; John Wright & Wilf Stephenson won 4 &3. |
| Monday 11th August 2003 Stoke Seniors 2½ Stoke Juniors 2½ A draw but not enough to take the Terry Braime Trophy out of the hands of our juniors who have won it in every year except 1998. Walt Barber & Gareth Hughes won 5 & 4; Bob Lemmon & Mal Phillips won 1 up; John Callow & Eric Harby lost 6 & 5; Terry Garland & Martin Burton halved; Brian Kelly and Tim Haward lost 3 & 2. |
| Wednesday 6th August 2003 Stoke 8 Scraptoft 0 After waiting eighteen years to win 8 - 0 we have repeated the score in consecutive home matches. Walt Barber & Bill Hendrey won 4 & 2; Joe Lindley & Dennis Whight won 1 up; Malcolm Renshaw & Gordon Hubbard won 2 & 1; Adrian Childs & Chris Woof won 5 & 4; Richard Leverett & John Callow won 2 & 1; Martin Burton & Joe Kime won 6 & 4; Alan Harvey & Roland Slack won 1 up; John Wright & Roger Nicholls won 2 & 1 |
| Monday 4th August 2003 Radcliffe on Trent 5½ Stoke 2½ This completes a year of away defeats. Better than last year though when we lost 0½-7½ Walt Barber & John Helstrip lost 3 & 2; David Wilson & Don Werner lost 7 & 6; Adrian Childs & Alan Jessop lost 3 & 1; Eric Bamford & Dick Bell won 3 & 2; Fran & Wilf Stephenson halved; Ray Beal & Fred Bellingall won 3 & 2; Richard Leverett & Dennis Whight lost 5 & 4; John Wright & Tony Smith lost 4 & 3. |
| Wednesday 30th July 2003 Stoke 8 Peterborough Milton 0 Prior to June 2003 there had never been a scoreline of 8 - 0 for or against in any Stoke Seniors match. Then on 20th June we visited Peterborough Milton and lost 8 - 0. Unbelievably in this return fixture we recorded our first ever 8 - 0 victory against the same team. Walt Barber & Gareth Hughes won 5 & 3; Fran Stephenson & Roger Nicholls won 1 up; Alan Harvey & Dennis Whight won 3 & 1; Colin Howett & Phil Varley won 4 & 2; Bill Hendrey & Roland Slack won 1 up; Chris Woof & David Wilson won 2 up; John Wright & Fred Bellingall won 3 & 2; Richard Bell & Richard Leverett won 1 up. |
| Monday 28th July 2003 Stanton on the Wolds 7 Stoke 3 Away record this season - played 12 - lost 12. Walt Barber & Tony Smith lost 2 & 1; Joe Lindley & Vic Jakeman halved; Mal Phillips & Don Werner halved; Tim Haward & John Cross lost 7 & 5; Ken Weatherhogg & Phil Varley won 2 up; Ray Beal & Gareth Hughes won 6 & 5; Dave Wilson & Wilf Stephenson lost 2 & 1; Maurice Pugh & Fran Stephenson lost 6 & 5; Eric Harby & John Callow lost 2 & 1; John Wright & Joe Kime lost 1 down. |
| Thursday 24th July 2003 Blankney 5 Stoke 4 Very close !! Walt Barber & Joe Lindley won 4 & 3; Alan Harvey & Gordon Hubbard lost 3 & 2; Fred Bellingall & Phil Varley lost 4 & 2; Bill Hendrey & Colin Howett won 4 & 3; Roland Slack & Malcolm Whittaker lost 5 & 4; Alan Jessop & John Smeeton lost 5 & 4; John Stapleton & Terry Garland lost 1 down; Bill Sharman & John Acton won 4 & 3; John Wright & Richard Leverett won 3 & 2. |
| Wednesday 16th July 2003 Stoke 5 Spalding 3 On another red hot day we continue our run of 13 games in the pattern win home lose away. Walt Barber & Wilf Stephenson won 7 & 6; Tony Smith & Ray Beal lost 2 down; Dick Bell & John Acton lost 6 & 5; John Stapleton & John Callow won 2 & 1; Fran Stephenson & Alan Harvey won 5 & 4; Tim Haward & Eric Harby won 3 & 2; Gareth Hughes & Alan Jessop won 4 & 2; John Wright & Don Werner lost 4 & 3. |
| Tuesday 15th July 2003 Belton Park 6 Stoke 4 The course was immaculate, the day scorching hot, and we recorded our fifth consecutive defeat. Walt Barber & Roger Nicholls lost 6 & 4; Richard Leverett & Bill Sharman lost 7 & 6; Adrian Childs & John Smeeton lost 5 & 3; Fred Bellingall & Malcolm Renshaw halved; Ray Beal & John Callow lost 6 & 5; John Helstrip & Mal Phillips won 1 up; Phil Varley & Bill Hendrey won 1 up; Colin Hobson & Peter Stewart lost 6 & 5; John Acton & Colin Howett halved; John Wright & Alan Jessop won 3 & 2. |
| Thursday 10th July 2003 Newark 7 Stoke 1 Fourth defeat on the trot !! W Barber & E Bamford lost 6 & 5; R Beal & J Cross lost 5 & 3; F Stephenson & B Lemmon lost 2 down; T Haward & M Whittaker lost 3 & 1; D Whight & T Smith won 2 & 1; A Harvey & M Renshaw lost 3 & 2; W Stephenson & R Slack lost 1 down; E Harby & C Howett lost 4 & 3. |
| Wednesday 9th July 2003 Burghley Park 5 Stoke 3 On a sweltering muggy afternoon Burghley completed the double over us for the second consecutive year. Are we ever going to win away from home again ?? W Barber & D Whight halved; G Hubbard & C Woof won 5 & 4; B Sharman & J Smeeton lost 5 & 4; R Slack & P Stewart halved; D Wilson & V Jakeman lost 4 & 3; R Leverett & D Werner lost 6 & 5; J Acton & J Callow lost 6 & 4; J Wright & A Childs won 1 up. |
| Monday 30th June 2003 Oundle 7 Stoke 1 Our first visit to Oundle and played in dreadfully heavy rain. W Barber & D Greenfield lost 4 & 2; J Lindley & R Beal lost 7 & 6; E Bamford & M Renshaw lost 1 down, T Harvey & F Bellingall lost 3 & 1; D Whight & W Stephenson lost 6 & 4; F Stephenson & T Haward lost 2 down; A Childs & C Howett lost 1 down; A Harvey & R Bell won 1 up. |
| Thursday 26th June 2003 Sleaford 6 Stoke 2 Away again - lose again !! W Barber & T Haward lost 2 down; B Hendrey & J Smeeton lost 6 & 4; R Bennett & R Smith lost 1 down; V Jakeman & R Leverett won 3 & 2; J Cross & M Whittaker lost 1 down; J Acton & D Werner lost 4 & 3; R Slack & B Sharman lost 4 & 2; J Kime & M Phillips won 4 & 3. |
| Wednesday 25th June 2003 Stoke 5½ Newark 2½ A comfortable home win after the slaughter at Peterborough. W Barber & V Jakeman won 2 & 1; A Harvey & M Renshaw halved; C Howett & J Cross won 3 & 2, P Stewart & R Bennett won 4 & 3; D Wilson & E Harby won 4 & 2, A Childs & T Smith won 6 & 4; G Hubbard & R Slack lost 4 & 2; M Pugh & M Burton lost 6 & 4. |
| Friday 20th June 2003 Peterborough Milton 8 Stoke 0 The fortnights break between fixtures obviously did not work in our favour. This is the first whitewash defeat any of us can recall. A.Harvey & R Leverett lost 2 & 1; A Jessop & F Bellingall lost 6 & 4; M Renshaw & J Cross lost 7 & 5; T.Harvey & T Garland lost 5 & 4; D Whight & W Stephenson lost 8 & 6; R Davenport & E Bamford lost 2 & 1; M Whittaker & R Beal lost 2 & 1; T Haward & K Weatherhogg lost 4 & 3. |
| Friday 6th June 2003 Scraptoft 5 Stoke 3 An away defeat and some big winning & losing margins. Alan Harvey & John Wright lost 6 & 5; Alan Jessop & Joe Kime lost 3 & 1; Dick Bagshaw & Adrian Childs won 1 up; Richard Leverett & John Acton lost 1 down, Les Cooper & Don Werner lost 3 & 2; Ray Smith & Bill Hendrey won 5 & 3; Gordon Hubbard & John Smeeton lost 5 & 3; Maurice Pugh & Dick Bell won 5 & 4. |
| Wednesday 4th June 2003 Stoke 5½ Belton Woods 2½ A match played almost entirely in steady rain. Another run of three consecutive wins and makes up for the defeat at Belton Woods in April. Walt Barber & Steve Stephenson won 3 & 1; Alan Harvey & John Acton won 4 & 3; Peter Stewart & Phil Varley lost 3 & 2; Chris Woof & Eric Harby won 3 & 2; Rob Bennett & John Cross lost 3 & 1; Dennis Whight & Colin Howett won 4 & 3; Wilf Stephenson & John Callow won 1 up; Vic Jakeman & Tony Smith halved. |
| Wednesday 28th May 2003 Stoke 4½ Blankney 3½ Our first ever win against Blankney home or away. Walt Barber & Gordon Hubbard won 3 & 2; Gareth Hughes & Adrian Childs lost 2 & 1; Bill Hendrey & Tim Haward lost 2 & 1; Malcolm Whittaker & Martin Burton lost 2 down; Terry Garland & Malcolm Renshaw halved; Roger Nicholls & Richard Leverett won 2 & 1; Alan Jessop & Roland Slack won 3 & 1; John Wright & Steve Stephenson won 4 & 2. |
| Wednesday
21st May 2003 Stoke 5 Radcliffe on Trent 3 After three defeats it was good to have a win but it wasn't confirmed until the last pair came in. Walt Barber & Dick Bell won 2 & 1; Dick Bagshaw & Ralph Davenport won 1 up; Roger Nicholls & Phil Varley won 3 & 1; John Acton & Bill Hendrey lost 2 & 1; Bill Sharman & Maurice Pugh lost 4 & 3; David Wilson & Don Werner won 6 & 5; Vic Jakeman & John Callow lost 2 & 1; Fred Bellingall & Tony Smith won 1 up. |
| Monday 19th May 2003 Kettering 5½ Stoke 2½ Third defeat in a row. Walt Barber & Alan Jessop lost 5 & 3; Joe Kime & Peter Stewart lost 6 & 5; Terry Garland & John Cross lost 4 & 3; Dick Bagshaw & Gordon Hubbard won 1 up; Trevor Harvey & Ray Beal won 6 & 5; John Stapleton & Chris Woof halved; Dave Hamston & Mick Baines lost 4 & 2; Dennis Whight lost 2 down. |
| Wednesday 30th April 2003 Stoke 2 Burghley Park 6 All eight games were decided on the 18th green. Last season we lost two home matches, against Greetham Valley & Burghley Park. We have lost to both again this year. As the matches passed the Halfway House we were up in 6 down in 2, what happened on the last 8 holes ?? Walt Barber & Richard Leverett lost 1 down; Eric Harby & Mal Phillips lost 1 down; Fred Bellingall & John Callow lost 1 down; Robin Bennett & Mal Whittaker lost 1 down; Peter Stewart & Roland Slack halved; Don Clements & Vic Jakeman lost 1 down; Colin Howett & Gareth Hughes won 2 up; John Wright and Adrian Childs halved. |
| Monday 28th April 2003 Belton Woods 6 Stoke 2 This was one of our away wins last year but not repeated. Walt Barber & Dick Bagshaw won 1 up; Richard Leverett & Terry Garland won 8 & 7; Alan Harvey & Dennis Whight lost 2 down; Peter Stewart & Joe Kime lost 4 & 2; Dick Bell & Tony Smith lost 4 & 3; Fred Bellingall & Bill Hendrey lost 4 & 3; Tim Haward & Malcolm Renshaw lost 3 & 2; Dave Hamston & John Acton lost 4 & 2. |
| Wednesday 23rd April 2003 Stoke 5½ Sleaford 2½ Third win on the trot, welcome back to matches for Vice Captain Alan Harvey. The summer weather continued, the greens are bone dry with very little grass. Walt Barber & Alan Harvey won 5 & 4; Eric Harby & Mal Phillips lost 1 down; John Smeeton & Roger Nicholls won 5 & 3; Wilf Stephenson & Bill Sharman won 2 & 1; Chris Woof & Roland Slack won 3 & 2; Don Werner & David Wilson won 3 & 2; Mick Baines & John Callow halved; Gordon Hubbard & John Stapleton lost 2 & 1. |
| Wednesday 16th April 2003 Stoke 6 Oundle 2 A new fixture, the first time these teams have met, played on a glorious day with temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees. Walt Barber & Fred Bellingall won 1 up; Roland Slack & Gareth Hughes won 4 & 3; Joe Lindley & Ken Weatherhogg lost 1 down; Don Clements & Colin Howett won 1 up; Adrian Childs & John Cross won 1 up; Peter Stewart & Mal Whittaker lost 4 & 3; Dave Wilson & Richard Leverett won 5 & 4; Alan Jessop & John Wright won 5 & 3. |
| Wednesday 9th April 2003 Stoke 6½ Stanton on the Wolds 1½ First win of the season, the course was bone hard after a month virtually without rain, the greens were very difficult for the visitors as they were rock hard with little grass growth. John Acton & Tim Haward made their match debuts. Walt Barber & John Wright won 5 & 4; Joe Kime & John Smeeton halved; Wilf Stephenson & Joe Kime won 6 & 4; Dennis Whight & Ralph Davenport won 4 & 2; Terry Garland & John Acton won 4 & 2; Eric Bamford & Phil Varley won 7 & 5; Ray Beal & Tim Haward lost 2 & 1; Vic Jakeman & Malcolm Renshaw won 6 & 5. |
| Tuesday 8th April 2003 Rutland County 6 Stoke 2 Defeat by the same score as last year! Walt Barber & Adrian Childs lost 3 & 1; Dick Bagshaw & John Callow won 5 & 4; Joe Lindley & Eric Harby lost 3 & 2; Peter Stewart & Roger Nicholls lost 3 & 2; Terry Garland & Richard Leverett lost 5 & 4; Mick Baines & John Stapleton lost 2 & 1; Alan Jessop & Gordon Hubbard halved; John Wright & Don Werner halved. |
| Wednesday 26th March 2003 Stoke 4 Luffenham Heath 4 Played on another warm spring day and for the last time off the old stroke index and winter tees. Walt Barber & Chris Woof won 2 & 1; John Wright & Roland Slack lost 2 down; Fred Bellingall & Eric Bamford won 2 up; Dick Bell & Ray Beal lost 5 & 3; John Cross & Mal Whittaker lost 3 & 2; Robin Bennett & Bill Sharman won 2 & 1; Gareth Hughes & Colin Howett won 2 & 1; Malcolm Renshaw & Joe Lindley lost 2 & 1. |
| Wednesday 19th March 2003 Stoke 3½ Greetham Valley 4½ The new season started earlier than ever before on a beautiful springlike day. Captain Walt took ill just before tee off with Chris Woof standing in at the last minute. The result a disappointing one game defeat, exactly the same score as last year to a Greetham side who did the double over us in 2002 and are proving to be very difficuult opponents. Chris Woof & Dick Bagshaw lost 3 & 1; John Wright & Dave Wilson lost 2 & 1; Richard Leverett & Tony Smith won 4 & 3; Adrian Childs & Don Clements won 4 & 2; Alan Jessop & Vic Jakeman halved; Joe Kime & Dennis Whight lost 4 & 2; Wilf Stephenson & Roger Nicholls won 2 up; Terry Garland & Eric Harby lost 3 & 2 |
| Thursday 24th October 2002 Burghley Park 5½ Stoke 2½ Stoke Seniors have never played a fixture as late in the year as this but it was the rearranged match rained off in July. A sunny autum day did not help us much and Burghley completed the double. The course was in excellent condition but is being ravaged by badger damage for which they seem unable to find a solution W Barber & J Lindley lost 3 & 2, J Wright & T Smith won 3 & 2, R Slack & M Renshaw lost 5 & 4, V Jakeman & G Hughes lost 1 down, E Harby & P Stewart lost 1 down, R Davenport & B Hendrey lost 6 & 5, D Bagshaw & R Bennett won 5 & 3, P Varley & J Cross halved. |
| Wednesday 2nd October 2002 Stoke Seniors 7 Stoke Ladies 3 |
| Monday 23rd September 2002 Spalding 7 Stoke 1 Yet again we escape the whitewash by the skin of our teeth. W Barber & D Clements lost 2 & 1; J Kime & M Baines lost 6 & 5; Richard Leverett & Colin Howett won 4 & 2; J Wright & P Varley lost 2 & 1; V Jakeman & T Smith lost 5 & 3; M Pugh & M Whittaker lost 3 & 1; R Smith & D Werner lost 4 & 2; E Harby & R Davenport lost 2 & 1. |
| Wednesday 18th September 2002 Stoke 4½ Rutland County 3½ The same result as for this fixture last year and back to winning ways F Bellingall & J Callow halved; J Lindley & D Whight won 4 & 3; W Barber & T Harvey won 3 & 2; A Jessop & J Smeeton won 5 & 3; E Harby & D Wilson lost 3 & 2; C Woof & M Pugh won 7 & 6; R Smith & M Baines lost 3 & 1; D Clements & R Beal lost 3 & 1. |
| Wednesday 11th September 2002 Stoke 3½ Greetham Valley 4½ Only the second home defeat of the season F Bellingall & V Jakeman lost 2 & 1; M Phillips & G Hughes won 4 & 3; G Hubbard & R Nicholls lost 3 & 2; R Leverett & R Davenport lost 2 & 1; F Stephenson & B Lemmon halved; J Lindley & P Stewart won 1 up; R Bennett & W Barber lost 1 down; P Varley & K Weatherhogg won 4 & 2 |
| Monday 9th September 2002 Kettering v. Stoke - Match abandoned The first game had reached the 14th green when torrential rain started flooding the greens making it impossible to continue and the match was abandoned. Team:- W Barber & J Kime; D Clements & K Weatherhogg; C Howett & M Baines; W Stephenson & R Beal; E Harby & J Callow; D Whight & T Harvey; R Smiith & J Cross; D Werner & T Smith. |
| Thursday 22nd August 2002 Luffenham Heath 3½ Stoke 4½ A rare away win, and the double over Luffenham. They used to be one of our most difficult opponents but we have now not lost to them for over two years. J Wright & J Martindale won 2 & 1; J Kime & T Smith halved; A Jessop & E Harby won 4 & 3; M Renshaw & D Whight lost 4 & 3; F Stephenson & A Childs won 1 up; J Lindley & R Leverett lost 2 & 1; C Woof & R Slack lost 4 & 3; Wtephenson & R Davenport won 3 & 2. |
| Wednesday 21st
August 2002 Stoke 6½ Belton Park 1½ A surprisingly easy home win F Bellingall & D Wilson won 4 & 3; G Hughes & D Bell halved; A Harvey & J Cross won 5 & 4;D Bagshaw & C Howett won 2 & 1; E Bamford & B Lemmon won 5 & 4; J Wright & M Baines won 5 & 3; J Smeeton & R Nicholls won 4 & 3; R Bennettt & M Whittaker lost 4 & 3. |
| Thursday 15th August 2002 Newark 7 Stoke 1 Club Captain Bob Griffin joined the Seniors for this match, and the result away from home again came very close to a whitewash when after seven games we were losing 7 - 0 ; the saviours were Alan Jessop & Don Clements who won the last match. F Bellingall & B Griffin lost 1 down; J Wight & G Hubbard lost 3 & 2; A Childs & R Bennett lost 4 & 3; C Woof & R Beal lost 4 & 2; F Stephenson & M Pugh lost 2 & 1; A Harvey & G Hughes lost 3 & 2; R Smith & R Davenport lost 2 down; A Jessop & D Clements won 5 & 4 |
| Monday 12th August 2002 Terry Braime Trophy Seniors 2 Juniors 3 Yet again the Juniors retained the trophy, but a closer result this year. Fred Bellingall & Dick Bagshaw lost 4 & 2; Ray Smith & Don Clements won 5 & 3; Bob Lemmon & Dennis Whight Lost 1 down; Gareth Hughes & Mick Baines won 2 up; Brian Kelly & Steve Stephenson lost 3 & 2 |
| Wednesday 7th August 2002 Stoke 6 Scraptoft 2 Some big margins in this home win. Fred Bellingall & Steve Stephenson won 7 & 6; Chris Woof & Bill Hendrey won 1 up; Alan Jessop & Bob Lemmon won 7 & 5; Brian Kelly & Tony Smith won 4 & 3; Roland Slack & Malcolm Renshaw lost 2 & 1; Joe Kime & Dennis Whight lost 1 down; David Tocher & Walt Barber won 3 & 1; Richard Leverett & John Smeeton won 6 & 4 |
| Monday 5th August 2002 Radcliffe on Trent 7½ Stoke 0½ The heaviest of defeats and almost a whitewash but for the valiant effort of David Tocher & David Wilson who scraped a single half. We haven't won against Radcliffe in two seasons with draws at Stoke and defeats at Radcliffe! Fred Bellingall & Gareth Hughes lost 2 & 1; Wilf Stephenson & Eric Harby lost 5 & 4; David Tocher & David Wilson halved; John Wright & Don Werner lost 3 & 1; Les Cooper & Mick Baines lost 7 & 6; Dick Bagshaw & Ian Dobson lost 2 down; Steve Stephenson & Walt Barber lost 5 & 4; Mal Phillips & John Cross lost 4 & 2. |
| Wednesday 31st July Stoke 6½ Peterborough Milton 1½ The game went ahead despite heavy overnight rain following two days of torrential rain making this the wettest July for over 40 years. Another home win. F Bellingall & D Bagshaw won 3 & 2; J Kime & R Davenport won 3 & 2; C Woof & J Smeeton won 5 & 4; A Harvey & B Hendrey won 3 & 2; P Varley & D Whight won 2 & 1; R Bennett & D Bell halved; R Leverett & V Jakeman won 2& 1; E Harby & R Beal lost 2 & 1. |
| Monday 29th July 2002 Stanton on the Wolds 5 Stoke 5 For only the second time this season Stoke avoided an away defeat by drawing 5 - 5 on a blisteringly hot day. Before we get to carried away with the result, this was the only match we won away from home last season. F Bellingall & M Renshaw won 6 & 5; J Lindley & J Cross lost 4 & 2; R Smith & K Weatherhogg lost 3 & 1; A Jessop & J Callow halved; D Tocher & D Clements lost 1 down; J Wright & D Whight won 3 & 2; W Stephenson & D Wilson lost 2 & 1; B Kelly & A Childs halved; M Smith & M Whittaker won 1 up; F Stephenson & D Werner won 5 & 4 |
| Thursday 25th July 2002 Blankney 6 Stoke 3 Our first visit to Blankney met with general approval despite the result. They drew at Stoke earlier in the season so we still have not won home or away against our two latest additions to the fixture list Blankney and Kibworth. F Bellingall & A Harvey lost 5 & 3; G Hubbard & J Smeeton lost 2 & 1; R Bennett & R Beal lost 3 & 1; A Childs & D Whight lost 3 & 1; R Leverett & W Barber won 2 & 1; D Tocher & D Werner lost 3 & 1; L Cooper & R Slack won 3 & 2; J Lindley & B Hendrey won 2 & 1; J Wright & V Jakeman lost 4 & 2 |
| Wednesday 24th July 2002 Stoke 5 Kettering 3 Unusually an afternoon tee-off at home - produced the usual home result - a win. W Barber & W Stephenson won 2 & 1; D Bell & D Bagshaw won 6 & 4; J Callow & P Varley lost 3 & 2; J Lindley & R Nicholls won 4 & 3; J Cross & B Kelly lost 2 & 1; K Weatherhogg & C Woof lost 5 & 4; A Jessop & J Wright won 7 & 5; E Harby & M Smith won 3 & 2 |
| Wednesday 17th July 2002 Stoke 5½ Spalding 2½ A win at last, the first since 19th June. W Barber & A Harvey won 7 & 5; A Childs & V Jakeman won 6 & 5; L Cooper & M Whittaker halved; G Hubbard & R Leverett won 3 & 2; J Lindley & R Slack won 7 & 6; R Smith & M Pugh lost 5 & 4; D Werner & D Whight won 3 & 2; J Kime & K Weatherhogg lost 2 down. |
| Tuesday 16th July 2002 Belton Park 6 Stoke 4 A repeat of last years score and our fourth consecutive defeat, at least they were all away from home. F Bellingall & A Jessop lost 1 down; M Smith & E Harby halved; R Leverett & M Whittaker won 3 & 2; G Hughes & J Cross lost 4 & 3;D Bagshaw & D Werner lost 5 & 4; J Wright & R Davenport halved; W Stephenson & D Clements lost 1 down; P Varley & W Barber won 3 & 2; B Kelly & R Beal lost 3 & 2 |
| Friday 12th July 2002 Kibworth 5 Stoke 3 Our third fixture against Kibworth and the score is now Kibworth 3 Stoke 0. Perhaps next year ! but the defeat was by the narrowest of margins - three of the lost games were by 1 hole. Fred Bellingall & John Wright won 4 & 2; Alan Harvey & John Callow won 2 & 1; Ray Smith & Peter Stewart lost 1 down; Tony Smith & Don Clements lost 1 down; Steve Stephenson & Bill Hendrey lost 1 down; Adrian Childs & John Smeeton lost 4 & 3; Dick Bagshaw & Ken Weatherhogg won 1 up; Richard Leverett & Dick Bell lost 3 & 2. |
| Thursday 27th June 2002 Sleaford 6½ Stoke 1½ A hole in one against us in one match; Brian Kelly hit the clubhouse window out of the bunker on the 18th and his partner John Smeeton birdied that hole - they were the only winners. Fred Bellingall & Wilf Stephenson lost 3 & 2; John Wright & John Cross lost 5 & 3; Adrian Childs & Mike Baines halved; Roland Slack & Ken Weatherhogg lost 3 & 2; Bob Bennett & Tony Smith lost 2 & 1; Gareth Hughes & Bill Hendrey lost 7 & 5; Chris Woof & Dennis Whight lost 5 & 3; Brian Kelly & John Smeeton won 3 & 1. |
| Friday 21st June
2002 Peterborough Milton 5½ Stoke 2½ The longest day of the year, some of the team watched the England Brazil World Cup match before the golf and in a similar fashion went into an early lead and then trailed away to lose another away match, John Wright & Brian Kelly won 2 & 1; Malcolm Renshaw & Don Werner won 1 up; Mike Smith & Vic Jakeman halved; Eric Bamford & Ken Weatherhogg lost 2 & 1; Ray Smith & Tony Smith lost 4 & 2; Eric Harby & John Cross lost 3 & 2; Gordon Hubbard & Steve Stephenson lost 1 down; Wilf Stephenson & Dick Bell lost 3 & 2. |
| Wednesday 19th June 2002 Stoke 6 Newark 2 Fred Bellingall & Dick Bell won 1 up; Ray Smith & Bill Hendrey won 2 up; Terry Garland & Bill Tyler lost 2 & 1; Mal Phillips & Roger Nicholls won 2 & 1; Robin Bennett & Ralph Davenport won 5 & 3; Malcolm Renshaw & Mick Baines lost 1 down; Roland Slack & Bob Lemmon won 2 up; Walt Barber & Maurice Pugh won 5 & 3. |
| Wednesday 13th June 2002 Scraptoft 6 Stoke 2 After three games without defeat we travel again and recall how difficult away matches are. Fred Bellingall & Walt Barber lost 3 & 2; Chris Woof & John Cross lost 6 & 4; Brian Kelly & Dennis Whight lost 3 & 2; Steve Stephenson & Bill Hendrey lost 2 & 1; Wilf Stephenson & Adrian Childs won 6 & 5; Mike Smith & John Smeeton won 4 & 3; David Tocher & Roland Slack lost 2 & 1; Alan Jessop & Ray Smith lost 2 & 1. |
| Wednesday 5th June 2002 Stoke 6 Belton Woods 2 The double over Belton Woods, a rare feat because a double involves an away win !! and we are on a roll - three games without defeat. Fred Bellingall & Gordon Hubbard won 4 & 2; Phil Varley & Bill Tyler lost 3 & 2; Richard Leverett & Peter Stewart won 3 & 2; Eric Harby & Tony Smith won 1 up; John Wright & Walt Barber lost 3 & 1; Wilf Stephenson & Ken Weatherhogg won 3 & 1; Joe Kime & Roger Nicholls won 4 & 3; Dick Bagshaw & Alan Harvey won 6 & 5. |
| Wednesday 29th May 2002 Stoke 4 Blankney 4 Our first regular fixture against Blankney produced another home draw. Fred Bellingall & Chris Woof won 4 & 3; Eric Bamford & Ray Beal won 1 up; Malcolm Renshaw & Mike Smith halved; Steve Stephenson & Roger Nicholls lost 2 & 1; Walt Barber & Roland Slack lost 4 & 3; Adrian Childs & Ken Weatherhogg halved; Alan Jessop & Dennis Whight won 1 up; Alan Harvey & Bob Lemmon lost 5 & 4. |
| Wednesday 22nd May 2002 Stoke 4 Radcliffe on Trent 4 The first drawn game of the season! Fred Bellingall & Mal Phillips lost 1 down; Alan Jessop & Tony Smith won 5 & 3; Dick Bagshaw & Vic Jakeman won 6 & 5; Brian Kelly & Terry Garland lost 2 & 1; Steve Stephenson & Maurice Pugh halved; Adrian Childs & Walt Barber lost 3 & 1; Joe Lindley & Don Werner still hot from their Open success won 1 up; Gordon Hubbard & Gareth Hughes each recovering from organising an Open competition halved. |
| Wednesday 1st May 2002 Stoke 2 Burghley Park 6 So much for the start of a winning run, after the first away win for ages on Monday, on Wednesday the first home defeat for about a year, and well beaten to!! Fred Bellingall & Eric Harby lost 5 & 3; Gareth Hughes & Roger Nicholls lost 3 & 2; Alan Harvey & Walt Barber won 4 & 3; Mal Phillips & John Smeeton lost 3 & 2; Brian Kelly & Ralph Davenport lost 2 & 1; Wilf Stephenson & Ken Weatherhogg won 3 & 2; John Wright & Bill Hendrey lost 6 & 4; Alan Jessop & John Cross lost 4 & 2. |
| Monday 29th April 2002 Belton Woods 3 Stoke 5 An away win at last after nearly a year! Could this be the start of a winning run, the biggest winning margin for ages last week and now an away win with four home fixtures before our next away match. The charity fine was for anyone whose ball went into water, we played the Lakes course and everyone had to pay!! Fred Bellingall & Richard Leverett lost 2 down; Wilf Stephenson & Ian Dobson won 3 & 2; Dick Bagshaw & Ralph Davenport halved; John Wright & Dennis Whight won 4 & 3; Adrian Childs & John Stapleton lost by 1 hole; Alan Jessop & Don Werner won 2 & 1; Walt Barber & Gordon Hubbard won 3 & 2; Roland Slack & Phil Varley halved. |
| Wednesday 24th April 2002 Stoke 7½ Sleaford 0½ Nearly a whitewash!! Our biggest winning margin for over a year. Fred Bellingall & Roger Nicholls won by 1 hole; Adrian Childs & Ray Beal won 4 & 3; Joe Lindley and Eric Harby won 1 up; Gordon Hubbard & Vic Jakeman won 3 & 2; Ray Smith & John Kennedy won 2 & 1; Richard Leverett & Bob Lemmon halved; David Tocher & Tony Smith won 4 & 2; Dick Bagshaw & Bill Hendrey won 2 & 1; |
| Thursday 18th April 2002 Greetham Valley 6 Stoke Seniors 2 Yet another heavy defeat away from home Fred Bellingall & Don Clements lost 4 & 3; Eric Bamford & Dick Bell won 2 up; Roland Slack & Dennis Whight lost 5 & 3; Wilf Stephenson & John Smeeton won 2 up; Eric Harby & Mauric Pugh lost 4 & 3; Steve Stephenson & John Cross lost 5 & 3; Joe Lindley & Vic Jakeman lost 4 & 3; Terry Garland & Mike Cleaver lost 4 & 3. |
| Wednesday 10th April 2002 Stoke Seniors 5 Stanton on the Wolds 3 A second home win but not assured until the last game came in. Fred Bellingall & Roland Slack lost 3 & 2, Steve Stephenson and John Smeeton lost 2 down, Dennis Whight & Alan Harvey won 4 & 3, John Cross & Phil Varley lost 2 & 1, Chris Woof & Terry Garland won 5 & 3, John Wright & Mike Smith won 3 & 2, Bob Lemmon & Ken Weatherhogg won 1 up, Maurice Pugh and Roger Nicholls won 4 & 3. |
| Tuesday 9th April 2002 RUTLAND COUNTY 6 STOKE 2 Stokes away season has started in much the same as last with an away defeat. At one stage we were 5-0 down but wins by two of the last three games made the score more respectable Walter Barber & Alan Jessop lost 1 down Adrian Childs and Vic Jakeman lost 3 & 2 Gordon Hubbard & Ralph Davenport lost 5 & 3 Joe Lindley & Tony Smith lost 2 & 1 David Tocher & John Helstrip lost 5 & 4 Richard Leverett & Bill Hendrey won 2 up Robin Bennett & John Stapleton lost 2 down Ray Smith & Ray Beal won 2 up |
| Wednesday 27th March 2002 STOKE SENIORS 4½ LUFFENHAM HEATH 3½ Fred Bellingall's first match as captain on a glorious spring day, in fact the best day of the year so far, unbroken sunshine and back on the grass tees. So far so good played one won one! F.Bellingall & D.Whight won 4 & 3; R.Bennett & D.Tocher lost 1 down; J.Wright & M.Cleaver won 5 & 3; A.Harvey & J.Smeeton won 4 & 3; D.Bagshaw & D.Bell lost 1 down; F.Stephenson & P.Varley won 2 up; M.Renshaw & E.Harby lost 1 down;W.Stephenson & E.Bamford halved. |
| SEASON 2001 |
| Wednesday 25th September SENIORS 8 LADIES 4 A misty start followed by near perfect conditions, 24 players each side and an enjoyable match, however no details as the opposition requested 'no publicity!' |
| Monday 24th September 2001 SPALDING 7½ STOKE SENIORS ½ What a way to end the season, with the heaviest defeat which would have been a whitewash but for the last pair getting a half. John Hall & Richard Leverett lost 7 & 6; John Smeeton & Steve Stephenson lost 2 down; Brian Kelly & Vic Jakeman lost 2 & 1; John Wright & Phil Varley lost 2 & 1; Joe Lindley & Dick Bagshaw lost 2 down; Eric Bamford & Dennis Whight lost 4 & 3; Roger Nicholls & Roland Slack lost 3 & 2; Bill Hendrey & Alan Harvey halved |
| Wednesday 19th September 2001 STOKE SENIORS 4½ RUTLAND COUNTY 3½ Played in the difficult conditions of a north wind and driving rain. A narrow home victory which was undecided until the last game came in. Fred Bellingall & Tony Smith Won 4 & 3; David Tocher & Bill Tyler won 5 & 3; Vic Jakeman & Ken Weatherhogg lost 2 & 1; Terry Garland & Joe Lindley lost 3 & 1; Don Clements & Ralph Davenport halved; Bob Lemmon & Les Cooper won 4 & 3; John Cross & Roland Slack won 2 up; Gordon Hubbard & John Wright won 2 & 1. |
| Wednesday 12th September 2001 STOKE SENIORS 7 GREETHAM VALLEY 1 Another very convincing home win Fred Bellingall & Eric Bamford won 1 up; John Helstrip & Vic Jakeman won 6 & 5, Walter Barber & Dick Bell won 5 & 3;Eric Harby & Dick Bagshaw won 1 up; Joe Lindley & John Cross won 3 & 2; Bill Hendrey & David Tocher lost 3 & 2; Mick Smith & Bob Lemmon won 7 & 5; Roger Nicholls & Phillip Varley won 2 up. |
| Thursday 6th September 2001 RADCLIFFE ON TRENT 5 STOKE SENIORS 3 John Hall & Vic Jakeman lost 8 & 6. Richard Leverett & Ken Weatherhogg lost 1 down. Les Cooper & Roger Nicholls halved. Eric Harby & Fred Bellingall lost 3 & 1. David Tocher & Roland Slack lost 5 & 3. Adrian Childs & Gareth Hughes halved. Joe Lindley & Alan Harvey won 1 up. Steve Stephenson & Dennis Whight won 3 & 2. |
| Monday 3rd September 2001 BELTON WOODS 5 STOKE SENIORS 4 John Hall & Steve Stephenson lost 2 down , Mike Smith & Bill Tyler lost 7 & 6 , Richard Bell & Walter Barber lost 4 & 2, Don Werner & John Helstrip won 4 & 2 ,Les Cooper & Eric Harby won 4 & 3 , David Tocher & Tony Smith won 4 & 3 , Phillip Varley & Roland Slack won 1 up , Brian Kelly & Dennis Whight lost 6 & 5 Alan Jessop & Roger Nicholls lost 2 & 1. |
| Wednesday 29th September 2001 STOKE SENIORS 6½ KETTERING 1½ John Hall & Gordon Hubbard lost 2 & 1. Don Clements & Alan Harvey won 1 up. Ray Beal & Mike Cleaver won 3 & 2. Vic Jakeman & Bob Lemmon halved. Malcolm Renshaw & Eric Bamford won 1 up. Ralph Davenport & Wilf Stephenson won 3 & 2. Dick Bagshaw & Gareth Hughes won 3 & 1. Joe Lindley & Adrian Childs won 5 & 4. |
| 23rd August
2001 Luffenham Heath 4 Stoke Seniors 4 A rare event - an away draw! Only the second away match this season in which we have not lost. An afternoon match in pleasant conditions on an excellent course followed by a barbeque. John Hall & Malcolm Renshaw lost 2 & 1; Fred Bellingall & Dick Bell lost 4 & 3; Vic Jakeman & Wilf Stephenson won 2 & 1; Terry Garland & Dick Bagshaw won 2 & 1; John Helstrip & John Wright Lost 4 & 3; Adrian Childs & Steve Stephenson won 4 & 2; Phil Varley & Gareth Hughes won 5 & 4; Tony Smith & Brian Kelly lost 7 & 6. |
| 22nd August 2001 Stoke Seniors 7½ Belton Park 2½ Another good home win to balance the 6-4 defeat at Belton Park earlier in the season. These fixtures, reintroduced this season have been keenly fought and look as though they are now firmly in the list for the future. John Hall & Richard Leverett won 6 & 4; Alan Jessop & Roland Slack lost 3 & 2; Roger Nicholls & Bob Lemmon won 4 & 3; Ray Beal & Les Cooper won 4 & 3; Ken Weatherhogg & John Wright halved; Tony Smith & Mike Smith won 6 & 5; Maurice Pugh & Don Clements lost 4 & 3; Ralph Davenport & John Cross won 6 & 4; Bill Hendrey & Dick Bagshaw won 5 & 3; Alan Harvey & Dennis Whight won 2 up. |
| 20th August 2001 Seniors lost to Juniors The details are not to hand but apparently it was a narrow victory !! Well done to the Juniors - yet again. |
| 16th August 2001 Newark 6 Stoke Seniors 2 The match started in torrential rain with water standing on the greens but by the halfway house the sun was shining and blue skies. Only two games reached the last green. Fred Bellingall & Steve Stephenson lost 5 & 3; Rob Bennett & Malcolm Renshaw lost 5 & 4; Eric Bamford & Les Cooper lost 1 down; Ken Weatherhogg & Alan Harvey lost 7 & 6; Dennis Whight & Mike Smith won 2 & 1; Vic Jakeman & Ray Beal lost 2 down; John Smeeton & Bill Tyler won 4 & 3; John Cross & John Wright lost 3 & 1. |
| 8th August
2001 Stoke Seniors 5½ Scraptoft 2½ Two wins on the trot! John Hall & John Callow lost 1 down; Roland Slack & Bill Hendrey lost 1 down; Walter Barber & Eric Bamford won 6 & 4; Alan Jessop & Steve Stephenson won 2 & 1; Don Clements & Wilf Stephenson won 6 & 5; Brian Kelly & Ray Beal won 5 & 4; Bob Lemmon & Mike Cleaver won 6 & 5; Phil Varley & Adrian Childs halved. |
| 1st
August 2001 Stoke Seniors 5 Peterborough Milton 3 At last a win, the first since June 20th. Three well won games 5 & 3, 4 & 3, and the final game 6 & 5; and four halved games, which as always might have gone either way, if only, if only!! Now for Radcliffe on Monday and Scraptoft Wednesday. John Hall & Alan Harvey halved; Richard Bell & Adrian Childs won 5 & 3; Bill Tyler & Roger Nicholls halved; Mike Smith & Terry Garland won 4 & 3; Dennis Whight & Ralph Davenport lost 5 & 3; John Kennedy & Dick Bagshaw halved; Gareth Hughes & John Smeeton halved; Richard Leverett & Gordon Hubbard won 6 & 5. |
| 17th July 2001 Belton Park Seniors 6 Stoke Rochford 4 Close but not close enough- a sixth defeat on the trot. This fixture was dropped about eight years ago following difficulties reputedly caused by Stoke Seniorss Captain of the day and have taken a long time to resolve, however the match was a great success and looks like being one of the best fixtures in the calendar. Grantham Journal attended and took team photos before the match so look out for this weeks Journal. J |
