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Bernie Caterer, Pauline Buck, Dominic Barrett and Kirsten Penny to be inducted into the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame.
British Open creator and former AMF Humber Bowling leading light Gordon “Jock” Caie given Distinguished service award
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| Bernie Caterer |
Pauline Buck |
Dominic Barrett | Kirsten Penny |
Jock Caie |
With so many worthy UK bowlers that could be inducted into the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame it was a difficult task for the committee to induct just four in the first year. Nominations were made by each of the ten members and a list was drawn up. The Committee then had access to researched details on each player and a ballot was held to find the final four to be inducted in 2013. After the ballot with each inductee needing a two thirds majority, the final four and service awardee were selected without the need for a second ballot. The players selected were chosen for their achievements in World, European and Domestic tournaments and for additional honours like World Bowler of the Year and induction into the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame.
As well as the players being celebrated and honoured the committee decided there should be an industry award for distinguished service. Since the sport arrived on our shores special individuals all over the United Kingdom have dedicated their time to improving the game and working tirelessly to make the sport better for everyone. From YBC officials to tournament organizers these people are the backbone of our sport and make it possible for bowlers to reach for the stars.
So here is a brief run down of the 2013 inductees
Bernie Caterer bowled when the national team was named Great Britain team and is the first and only British male winner of the AMF Bowling World Cup which was won in Singapore in 1973 and has won a total of three Gold medals, six silver and three bronze medals dating back to 1969 as well as domestic titles.
Pauline Buck bowled for the Great Britain team and England in a glittering career, She is Britain and England’s only winner of two AMF Bowling World cups gained in New York, USA in 1981 and South Africa in 1993. She is also a two time World Bowler of the Year (1981 and 1993) and was inducted into the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame in 2003. Pauline has won six Gold medals, four silver and five bronze medals dating back to 1977 and a winner of over Thirty domestic titles.
Dominic Barrett maybe still young but has an honours list almost unmatched in UK bowling. He is a three time World bowler of the Year (2008, 2009 and 2010), Owner of one PBA title and one regional PBA title, Twice winner of the European Bowling Tour rankings (2010 and 2012), Winner of seven EBT titles, One World Tenpin masters title (2009), Seven other European titles, Three Gold medals, two Silver and seven Bronze medals dating back to 2008 as well as numerous domestic titles.
Kirsten Penny is a two time World bowler of the Year (2001 and 2003), Inducted into the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame in 2010, European Bowling Tour rankings winner in 2007, Thirteen EBT titles, Nine Gold medals, two Silver and ten Bronze medals dating back to 1995 as well as further European and Asian titles and over forty domestic titles.
Gordon “Jock” Caie worked for AMF International from 1959 and then changed to AMF Humber Bowling. Planned the first World Cup with AMF’s Vic Kalman. Promoted many national and international tournaments including the European Gold Cup and then the prestigious British Open.
The inductions are planned to take place at the Weber Cup at the Metrodome in Barnsley prior to the Sunday afternoon session on October 13th with the presentations being televised for Sky Sports. A dedicated website is to be built to house the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame, Details on it’s launch will be announced later this year.
Here is a more comprehensive list of the titles, medals and honours each of the inductees have won
Bernie Caterer
1969 European Championships Denmark – Fives Gold, Bronze in 8’s
1970 European Team Cup, Breda, Netherlands – Fives Silver
1972 European Team Cup, Berlin, Germany – Fives Silver
1972 European Champions Cup Germany – Fives Gold
1973 World Cup Champion, Singapore
1973 European Championships, Ireland – Eights Silver, Fives Silver
1975 World Championships, London, England – Doubles Gold, Eights Bronze
1976 European Team Cup, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Fives Silver
1976 European Champions Cup Netherlands – Fives Silver
1978 SBC Streatham 1st
1978 SBC Tolworth 1st
1979 SBC Masters Streatham 1st
1980 European Champions Cup Italy – Fives Bronze
1981 SBC Stevenage 1st
1982 PTBC Wokingham 1st
1973 World Champion – Total medals – 3 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze – domestic titles
Pauline Buck
1977 European Championships Masters Finland – Silver
1980 European Champions cup, Rome, Italy – Team Bronze
1981 New York, World Cup Champion
1981 WBW bowler of the year
1981 BTBA Nationals 1st
1988 PTBC Wolverhampton 1st
1988 NST Wolverhampton 1st
1988 PTBC Stevenage 1st
1989 PTBC Crawley 1st
1989 PTBC Wolverhampton 1st
1990 NST Crawley 1st
1990 PTBC Tolworth 1st
1990 Brunswick World Open Qualifier 1st
1990 PTBC Nottingham 1st
1990 NST Blackpool 1st
1992 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
1993 South Africa World Cup Champion
1993 WBW bowler of the year
1993 World Games Netherlands Singles Gold
1993 European Championships Sweden – Doubles Gold, Fives Gold
1993 European Champions Cup israel _ Gold
1994 European Champions Cup Austria – Silver
1994 European Champions Cup Netherlands – Fives Bronze
1994 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
1995 European Champions Cup Netherlands – Bronze
1997 European Championships England – Trios Silver, Fives Bronze
1998 Commonwealth games Malaysia – Mixed Doubles Silver, Doubles Bronze
1998 European Champions cup, Malmo, Sweden – Team Bronze
2003 Inducted into the WBW Hall of Fame
2004 European Team Cup England – Fives Gold
2004 World Tenpin Team Cup – Fives Gold
1992 – 2006 winner of 28 domestic titles
2 time World cup winner, 2 time world bowler of the year, Inducted into WBW Hall of Fame (2010)– Total medals – 6 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze – domestic titles – European titles
Dominic Barrett
2004 Wellingborough Doubles – Winner
2005 Jim Brewer Memorial, Poole – Winner
2006 European Champions cup, Riga, Latvia – Bronze
2006 AMF World cup qualifier, Newbury 1st
2007 EBT 4th Oltremare Columbia 300 Open winner
2008 EBT Ankara Open winner
2008 EBT Qatar International Open winner
2008 World Youth Championships, Orlando, USA – Singles Gold, Doubles Silver, All Events Gold, Masters Bronze
2008 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
2008 World Mens Championships, Bangkok, Thailand – Masters Bronze
2008 WBW World bowler of the year
2008 Sofia International Open – winner
2009 European Mens Championships, Aalborg, Denmark – Doubles Bronze, Trios Bronze, Team Bronze, All Events Silver, Masters Gold
2009 World Tenpin Masters, Barnsley, England – winner
2009 WBW World bowler of the year
2010 EBT Bowltech Aalborg International winner
2010 World Mens Championships, Munich, Germany – Singles Bronze,
2010 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
2010 WBW World bowler of the year
2010 European Bowling Tour Rankings winner
2010 Basildon Singles winner
2010 EBT Satellite Wroclaw Open, Poland – winner
2011 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
2011 EBT BNC Open winner
2011 31st AIK Tournament, Stockholm, Sweden – Winner
2011 EBT Qatar Bowling Open winner
2011 H.H. Emir’s Cup, Qatar – winner
2011 PBA West/Northwest Regions Sands Regency Casino Open winner
2012 PBA World Series of Bowling Scorpion champion
2012 European Bowling Tour Rankings Champion
3 time World bowler of the year – 1 PBA title, 1 PBA Regional title – Total medals – 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 7 Bronze – 2 European rankings titles – 7 European titles – 1 World tenpin masters title – domestic titles 7 other European titles
Kirsten Penny
1993 NST Strykers, Bushbury winner
1993 PTBC Tottenham winner
1994 Leamington Spa Singles winner
1994 Coca Cola fives, Nottingham winner
1995 European Youth Team Cup, Netanya, Israel – Team Silver
1997 PTBC Dunstable winner
1997 European Championships England – Fives Bronze
1998 European Champions cup, Malmo, Sweden – Team Bronze
1998 PTBC Chelmsford winner
1998 Jim Brewer Memorial, Poole winner
1998 Wolverhampton doubles winner
1998 PTBC Newbury winner
1999 World Championships Abu Dhabi – Masters Bronze
1999 PTBC Fareham winner
1999 Team England Doubles, Coventry winner
1999 PTBC Enfield winner
1999 European Fives, Norwich winner
1999 Portsmouth singles winner
1999 Jim Brewer Memorial, Poole winner
1999 British Open, Nottingham winner
2000 Team England doubles winner
2000 Scott Banks Memorial winner
2000 AMF World cup qualifier, Nottingham winner
2000 PTBC Newbury winner
2000 British Open, Nottingham winner
2000 World Cup Portugal – Bronze
2000 EBT British Open Champion
2001 Bushbury singles winner
2001 AMF World cup qualifier, Nottingham winner
2001 European Championships Denmark – Doubles Gold, Trios Gold, All Events Gold, Masters Gold, Fives Bronze
2001 EBT Vodafone Malta Open winner
2001 WBW Bowler of the year
2001 World Games Japan – Mixed doubles Gold
2002 PTBC Crawley winner
2002 PTBC Newbury winner
2002 Coca Cola fives, Nottingham winner
2002 EBT Aalborg International winner
2002 EBT Kungsbacka International winner
2002 Queen’s Tournament 5th (Made the TV show)
2002 Egypt open winner
2003 Sheffield singles winner
2003 Bahrain open winner
2003 Indonesian open winner
2003 Thailand open winner
2003 EBT Dutch Brunswick Open winner
2003 WBW World bowler of the year
2003 World Championships Malaysia – Doubles Gold, Trios silver
2003 World Ranking Masters USA – Bronze
2003 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
2004 BTBA Nationals, Airport winner
2004 Wellingborough doubles winner
2004 Irish open, Stillorgan – Winner
2004 World Ranking Masters Russia – Bronze
2005 PTBC Newbury winner
2005 BTBA Nationals, Coventry winner
2006 PTBC Tolworth winner
2006 European women’s masters winner
2007 EBT V Catalonia Open winner
2007 EBT Ankara Open winner
2007 European Bowling Tour Rankings winner
2007 Women’s world champs team bronze (and World record for 1 game)
2008 EBT VI Catalonia Open winner
2008 European women’s masters winner
2008 Federation cup singles, doubles and all events winner
2008 EBT English Open winner
2008 European Bowling Tour Masters – Bronze
2008 Qatar open winner
2009 European Champions Cup Greece – Gold
2009 EBT VII Catalonia Open winner
2009 EBT 31 Trofeu interacional Ciutat de Barcelona winner
2010 European Champions Cup Turkey – Gold
2010 WBW inducted into hall of fame
2012 World Cup Poland – Bronze
2013 Commonwealth championships, New Zealand – Singles Gold,
1992 – 2006 winner of 33 domestic titles
2 time World bowler of the year, Inducted into WBW Hall of Fame (2010) EBT Rankings winner (2007), 13 EBT Titles, Total medals – 9 Gold, 2 Silver, 10 Bronze over 40 Domestic titles. Further European and Asian titles.
About the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame
A UK Tenpin Hall of Fame has been long overdue for many years. We have had many amazing bowlers who have won just about everything from World Cups and World Championships to PBA and European titles. But there was never a place to honour these exceptional bowlers until now. At long last some of the most influential people in UK bowling have been brought together to form the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame.
They include; International bowling writer and former World of Tenpin owner Keith Hale chaired the committee, Secretary of the Tenpin bowling Proprietors Association John Ashbridge, BTBA chairman Pat White and BTBA’s Bernie White, Bowltech UK’s Nick Keppe, Bowling Vision’s Graham Waller, TV Commentator Cass Edwards, PTBC’s Andy James, Former NST creator David Grainger, Former British Open organizer and AMF Humber’s Jock Caie and Talktenpin’s Dominic Gall.
With many thanks to Wes Pye at Storm Bowling the awards will be sponsored by Storm Products Inc and for 2013 four players (Two women and two men) will be inducted. There will also be an industry award for Distinguished Service with sponsor to be announced soon.
The inductions are planned to take place at the Weber Cup at the Metrodome in Barnsley prior to the Sunday afternoon session on October 13th with the presentations being televised for Sky Sports.
