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Season 2007 REPORTS by Chris Clarke |
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Results details updated to include September
2 Final tables updated to September 2 |
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TWO
WOOD DIVISION ONE |
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Sleaford Road |
14 |
118 |
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Burton House |
14 |
103 |
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Bicker |
14 |
96 |
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BBC I
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14 |
88 |
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Kirton
A |
14 |
87 |
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Wigtoft |
14 |
70 |
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West End B |
14 |
70 |
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Goodfellowship |
14 |
39 |
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TWO WOOD DIVISION TWO
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Wyberton |
14 |
113 |
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Skirbeck
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14 |
100 |
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Woodhall |
14 |
96 |
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West End A |
14 |
91 |
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Sibsey A |
14 |
80 |
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Swineshead |
14 |
78 |
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Boston Park |
14 |
69 |
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BBC II |
14 |
45 |
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TWO WOOD DIVISION THREE
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Burton
House B
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14 |
135 |
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Jubilee Park |
14 |
124 |
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Sibsey B |
14 |
98 |
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Freiston |
14 |
96 |
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Woodhall B |
14 |
67 |
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Sleaford Road |
14 |
54 |
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Norprint |
14 |
49 |
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Kirton B |
14 |
49 |
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THREE WOOD DIVISION ONE
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Burton House A |
14 |
143 |
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BBC I |
14 |
101 |
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Goodfellowship |
14 |
88 |
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Wigtoft |
14 |
77 |
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Wyberton |
14 |
72 |
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Norprint |
14 |
72 |
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Burton House B |
14 |
64 |
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Castle |
14 |
55 |
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THREE
WOOD DIVISION TWO |
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Team |
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Sibsey A |
14 |
118 |
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Kirton A |
14 |
110 |
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West End B |
14 |
96 |
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Stickney |
14 |
95 |
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West End A |
14 |
86 |
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Freiston |
14 |
59 |
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Jubilee Park |
14 |
57 |
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Wrangle |
14 |
51 |
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THREE WOOD DIVISION THREE
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Pts |
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Woodhall |
13 |
131 |
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Swineshead |
14 |
96 |
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Mareham |
14 |
94 |
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Boston Park |
14 |
87 |
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BBC II |
13 |
74 |
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Sibsey B |
13 |
69 |
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Friskney |
14 |
58 |
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Gosberton |
11 |
27 |
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THREE WOOD DIVISION FOUR
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Team |
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Sleaford Road |
14 |
110 |
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West Skirbeck |
14 |
108 |
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West End C |
14 |
82 |
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Kirton B |
14 |
81 |
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Wyberton |
12 |
79 |
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Donington |
13 |
67 |
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Woodhall B |
13 |
62 |
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Sibsey C |
14 |
59 |
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Round-up for week ending September 2 This will be the final report of the season, although
there are a few results still to come. Should anyone have any dispute with
the tables, they must contact me, in writing, outlining the problem, which
will then be investigated. I would like to thank the teams for their efforts
in trying to complete fixtures in very trying conditions. I am also glad that
the majority of members have conducted their business with consideration and
goodwill, which are worth more that any rules. Talking of rules, members are
reminder that items for consideration at the A.G.M. should be submitted to
Richard white by 31st. October 2007. In Two Wood Division One, the final game of the season
saw relegation candidates West End B’ beat Kirton A 10-2 and 93-85. Although
it brought them level on points with Wigtoft, their shot difference let them
down and they are relegated. Two Wood Division Two was the most competitive section
in the league and has now finally resolved itself. Sibsey A, long shot
promotion possibles, lost at home to Woodhall 1-11 and end up fifth whilet
the visitors finish a creditable third. Wyberton completed their fixtures in
this league on Thursday and Friday. The sheets are not yet to hand, but
reported results are Wyberton 10, Sibsey A 2, and Wyberton 12, West End A 0.
This means that Wyberton and West Skirbeck will be promoted, the relegation
issue having been decided some time ago. Jubilee Park finished their Two Wood Division Three season
with a comprehensive 12-0 (138-40) win over bottom placed Kirton B. They
finish runners-up, with both promoted teams being streets ahead of the pack.
They also did well to tidy up their outstanding fixtures, having had a heavy
backlog at one stage. In Three Wood
Division One, Norprint came up with the goods and beat Goodfellowship
10-2 to ensure their top section status for next year. Convincing wins from
rinks skipped by Ralph Pick, Barry Barton and Richard Vinter ensured the
aggregate 91-42. Wyberton played Burton House A and lost 2-10 Most rinks were
close, the top score being 21-7 for Richard Whittaker, Pete Asplen and Ken
Porter. In Three Wood Division Two, the final match saw promoted
Kirton A play relegated Wrangle and predictably won 10-2. In Three Wood Division Three, last season’s promoted
champions Mareham finished with a 12-0 win over Gosberton. A massive 38-4 win
was recorded by N Cartwright, J Bontoft and J Kennedy and in total the shots
worked out 100-49. There are some results to come in this section, but they
do not affect promotion or relegation. I am sorry to hear that Gosberton are
considering leaving the league. I am also sorry to hear that one factor is
the unwillingness of some opposition teams to play against them on a
Wednesday. A final league table will be posted to interested clubs if
requested. In Three Wood Division Four, Wyberton beat Kirton 10-2,
in a game where only three rinks played. As neither promotion nor relegation was
affected, Wyberton have simply been awarded two points for the rink where
there was no opposition. Maybe we need a rule to cover the allocation of
shots. West End C beat Kirton 8-4, the aggregate being only six different. The
matches Wyberton v Donington and Wyberton v Woodhall B will not be played. No
points will be allocated as neither promotion or relegation issues are
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Round-up for week ending August 26 A healthy number of re-arranged matches have been played
this week, but there are still promotion and relegation issues to be
resolved. This is particularly true at the top end of Two Wood Division Two
which has been close all season. I hope that the key matches can be played.
Please send in results promptly, and if you can, please ring them through so
I could publish a final table next Saturday. In Two Wood Division One, the final week 14 result in
this section confirms Burton House beating Wigtoft 10-2. Maybe another
holiday is needed! Notable here was a 39-14 win from Maurice Kemp, John Allen
and Peter Horn. On Friday August 17 Burton House challenged Positions: Champions, In Two Wood Division Two, West Skirbeck got all the
points against BBC II (week 10), notable being a 55-9 result from Derek
Wright, Gordon Gallichan and Rob Day. They finish on 100 points, which
doesn’t quite guarantee them promotion. Wyberton beat Swineshead 11-1 in a
game of close results. Positions: Champions, any two from West Skirbeck 100/14,
West End A 91/13, Wyberton 91/12, Woodhall 85/13, Sibsey A 77/12; relegated,
Boston Park, BBC II. Results outstanding: Sibsey A v Woodhall, Wyberton
v Sibsey A, Wyberton v In Two Wood Division Three, a week 10 result from Burton
House shows the B team, losing at home to Positions: Champions, Burton House B; promoted, In Three Wood Division One, Norprint lost at home to
Burton House A 2-10, leaving Norprint still to find at least two points to
maintain their status from their final game at home to Goodfellowship. Barry
Trigg, Margaret Broughton and Dave France helped with a last end win.
Wyberton lost at home to Goodfellowship 4-8, losing the aggregate by one
shot. Alan Bristow’s rink won 23-11 which was nearly balanced out by the home
teams Mick Dodes and partners 23-10. Mick Tomlin’s 26-21 was then trumped by
John Templeman’s 19-12. By the looks of the sheet this was after a stewards
enquiry! Positions: Champions, Burton House A; runners-up, BBC I;
relegated, Castle plus either Burton House B 64/14 or Norprint 62/13, with
shot difference close enough to matter. Results outstanding: Norprint v Goodfellowship, Wyberton
v Burton House A. In Three Wood Division Two, a week 7 match saw Stickney
lose at home to Sibsey A who are promoted as champions. Three of the four rink
results were close except my rink’s loss of 9-22, and with a few ends to go
the scores were very even across the board. Stickney slip to fourth. West End
A beat Positions: Champions, Sibsey A; promoted, Kirton A;
relegated, In Three Wood Division Three, two results from week 8
show Swineshead beating Sibsey B 10-2 to finish with 96 points and be
promoted. Mareham, who could have overtaken Swineshead for the second
promotion spot lost badly at home 2-10 to already promoted Woodhall (week 6).
The game was close, with two rinks only losing by two shots. BBC II got only
two points at home to Positions: Champions, In Three Wood Division Four, bottom placed Sibsey C played
their game from last week against Donington and won 10-2. West End C lost at
home 4-8 to Woodhall. In spite of a 23-9 win for J. Carrington, F Keller and Positions: Champions, |
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Round-up for week ending August 19 The league has now reached the end of its scheduled
programme. And, despite the thoroughly inclement summer weather, 12 teams
have creditably finished their whole programmes. Most others are also within
striking distance, but two teams have four matches left to play. The league
finishes on August 31, but if anyone needs to play after that date, please
ring accordingly. Please send sheets in promptly, and all should arrive by
September 14 (rule 20). Teams should not make arrangements to “give the
points” or to “share the points”. If you do not intend to play the match,
please send a sheet saying so, and giving any reasons why you think you
should have the points. Please be aware of the effect of your actions on
teams involved in promotion or relegation. In Three Wood Division One, as previously mentioned, the
week 13 game between Burton House and Goodfellowship resulted in a 12-0, 101
to 42 shot win. In week 14, Goodfellowship beat Wigtoft 10-2 to move above
them in the table. Mick Rate, helped by the Baxters, won 29-4 with R.
Piggins, Jim Gott and Pip Clark gaining Wigtoft’s points. BBC I lost 2-10 at
home to leaders Burton House A who, with games in hand, must be home and dry
to repeat last season's success. A 37-8 for Mick Asplen, Jean Cammack and Ken
Porter took care of the aggregate. Meanwhile, Burton House B gave themselves
some chance of survival with an 8-4 win over a strong Wyberton side. In the
basement, Norprint beat Castle 11-1, a result that will send Castle down. A
week 10 sheet shows Wigtoft losing 5-7 at home to Burton House B, the
aggregate being ensured for Burton by Ron Thacker, Les Nicholson and Margaret
Chester's 24-8. The points are valuable to them, but the danger of relegation
remains. |
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Round-up for week ending August 12 A continuation of the fine weather has enabled most
games to be played on schedule, and a number of re-arranged games are being
fitted in also. Please help me by marking on the sheet when the match should
have been played, the week number would be best but the date would also be
useful. Next week is the last week of the schedule, and most teams are no
longer involved in knockout competitions, so, if the weather holds, most
teams may yet finish their games. In Two Wood Division One, Kirton drew with BBC I in a
scheduled match, the only winning rink being courtesy of Stan Lawrence’s rink
30-11. More modest wins from the BBC skips enabled Kirton to take the
aggregate 91-88. Sleaford Road drew level on points by beating them 12-0 on
Tuesday, and then went 12 points clear by beating Goodfellowship on all rinks
on Wednesday. Wigtoft have regained their form and saw off West End B 12-0
and by 40 shots. 111 is the maximum any of the chasing pack can get, but it
is now likely that Sleaford Road will be champions. There was no result sheet
from the Goodfellowship v Burton House match, but I am told that it was 2-10
and this has been recorded for the league table. In Two Wood Division Two, West End A beat table-toppers
West Skirbeck 11-1, to overtake them. The captain was 18-7 down after 15
ends, but won eight of the last 10 to draw 22-22 helped by Peter Myers and
Dorothy Hawkesworth. I will forgive him for sending the result in on an EBA
sheet. Swineshead got no points at home to Sibsey A who won well on all
rinks. BBC II beat Boston Park by 9-3 but only six shots and Woodhall slipped
up at home to Wyberton. They lost 4-8 with Keith Woods’ rink snatching the
aggregate with a 20 shot win. Last week’s result from Swineshead shows them
winning 8-4, with big wins for the rinks skipped by R Turner and M Nichols. In Two Wood Division Three, Jubilee Park, with a number
of games yet to be played, beat Sleaford Road 10-2, and if they keep up
their current form could still easily make the second promotion spot. In the
week seven fixture between the Woodhall teams, Jubilee Park beat Woodhall Spa
Town 12-0. Sibsey B helped their promotion chances by beating bottom placed
Norprint 10-2. However second placed Freiston also got 10 at home to
Woodhall. In spite of a 36-13 win for Woodhall by D. Smith, N. Johnson and C.
Smith, Woodhall still lost the aggregate by 19 shots. There was no result
sheet for the Burton House B v Kirton B fixture but I am told that it was
10-2 and this has been recorded for the league table. In Three Wood Division One, Norprint lost 4-8 to
Wyberton in a relegation zone struggle. Barry Barton and Ralph Pick skipped
their rinks to modest wins, but Wyberton won the aggregate points 76-64. In a
rearranged week seven game, Wyberton also beat Burton House B 10-2. These two
results will lift Wyberton out of the relegation zone. Mid-table Wigtoft beat
second placed BBCI 8-4, the 22-10 by M Campbell, J Gott and P Clark
influencing the aggregate. Burton House B beat fellow strugglers 8-4 to make
up ground, but both teams could face the drop. There was no result sheet for
Goodfellowship v Burton House A but I am told that it was 0-12 and this has
been recorded for the league table. In Three Wood Division Two, the two promotion slots are
likely to be occupied by either Sibsey A, Kirton or Stickney. On Monday,
Stickney beat West End A 8-4, with rink wins from myself, for a change, and
Roy Rout. The West End rinks skipped by Ralph Sawer and Geoff Barnes came
within four shots of the aggregate. On Wednesday, Stickney visited Kirton in
a re-arranged week right match and failed dismally losing all the points. On
Monday, Kirton had previously won away at Freiston 2-10, so are looking a
good bet for one of the places. In a re-arranged week eight game on
Wednesday, Freiston lost at home to West End A 1-11. Sibsey meanwhile beat
Jubilee Park 9-3 in a very close game, six being the highest winning score.
Sibsey and Stickney play each other twice on the next two Mondays, so there
is still all to play for. West End B gathered all the points at home to
Wrangle, Eric Ulyatt’s rink winning 32-6. In Three Wood Division Three, leaders Woodhall, with
matches in hand, beat third placed Mareham le Fen 8-4. A 30-15 from Dave
Bradshaw, Stuart Balderstone and Brian Connelly helped secure a 7 shot aggregate.
Meanwhile, Boston Park beat second placed Swineshead 10-2. BBC II, doing
quite well, beat Sibsey ‘B’, doing slightly less well by 10 point to 2. A
22-9 rink score from A Houlden, T Johns and A Mason helped secure the
aggregate of 75-60, with only P Woods, P Stubley and R Dennis scoring for the
visitors. The bottom two teams played each other, with Friskney winning 8-4,
but the aggregate was only three shots. In Three Wood Division Four, from week 12, Donington
beat second placed West Skirbeck 8-4 in a game that either team could have
won, no rink winning by more than a 4 shot margin and the aggregate being
69-64. West Skirbeck did better in a re-arranged week 8 game, beating
Sleaford Road 10-2. Third placed Kirton meanwhile lost at home to Woodhall
4-8, again in a well-balanced game. West End C won 10-2 at home to Donington,
and with matches in hand can still do well. Seventh placed Wyberton beat top
dogs Sleaford Road 8-4, whereas bottom placed Sibsey C lost 0-12 to West
Skirbeck who now go top. Very good wins for the rinks of John Whyers, John
Stevens and Lorraine Stevens, with a closer effort from Barry Bagley’s rink
secured a massive 65-point advantage. |
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Round-up for week ending August 5 A 6-6 draw is statistically a rare result, so it
raises eyebrows when a number of these occur in matches that are re-stagings
of postponed matches. Combined with a ‘whisper in my ear’ that a captain is
offering to ‘share the points’ rather than replay the match means that
‘six-all’ draws will be closely looked at if certain teams are involved. In Two Wood Division One, we now have the
sheet for the week 11 game between Burton House and BBC I. The 8-4 result is confirmed
and notable are huge wins for Richard White, 53-8, and Ken Porter 42-5. Scott
Whyers rink picked up the points for BBC. We have a full set of results for
week 12. BBC I lost by 5 shots and 2-10 at home to contenders Sleaford Road.
The scores indicate a close match that could have gone either way. West End B
effectively put an end to Burton House’s dwindling hopes by beating them
9-3.The rinks of Eric Ulyatt and John Fensom won by enough shots to cancel
out a 30-15 reply by Richard White. Peter Tracey and Ken Porter drew.
Goodfellowship lost further ground at he bottom with a 4-8 defeat by Wigtoft,
who are not totally out danger themselves. Big wins by P Clark 37-11 and G
Wilkinson 30-13 secured the aggregate. One time runaway leaders Bicker are steadily
being reeled in. This week they fell 3-9 at home to Kirton. Stan Lawrence’s
30-16 gained the aggregate for Kirton whilst Roger Wing and Roy Vinter drew. Positions: Bicker points 86/played 12, Sleaford
Road 74/9, Kirton A 69/10, BBC I 66/10, Burton House 65/10, Wigtoft 55/11,
West End B 43/10, Goodfellowship 34/10. In Two Wood Division Two, again in week 11, BBC
II lost at home to Wyberton 2-10. All rinks were reasonably close and the
aggregate only 15. Also Swineshead lost at home to West Skirbeck 2-10, again
with tight rink scores, John Stevens’ 8-shot win being the biggest. A
re-arranged match between BBC II and West Skirbeck, from week 3, resulted in
a 2-10 home defeat. On the following day Skirbeck were away to Wyberton and
again got 10 points, with John Stevens’ 46-7 being spectacular. The 30 points
gained take Skirbeck take them from seventh to the top. Woodhall drop to
third after losing at home 2-10 to West End A who are second. Good wins for
R. Holmes, with some good partners, John Sellers and R. Blackamore got the
points whilst the captain lost to John Gee. Sibsey A beat BBC II 10-2 making
the losers certain relegation candidates. Positions: West Skirbeck 82/11, West End A
80/12, Woodhall 74/11, Wyberton 72/10, Sibsey A 65/11, Boston Park 62/12,
Swineshead 59/10, BBC II 34/11. No sheets as yet for Swineshead v Boston
Park. In Two Wood Division Three, a
re-arranged week 8 match saw Freiston beat Norprint 8-4 and by 16 shots.
Kirton beat Norprint 8-4, and Jubilee Park beat Freiston 8-4 but by only one
shot. Sleaford Road only got two points at home to Woodhall and Burton House
B scored 10 at home to Sibsey B with Alan Woods getting the consolation
points. Positions: Burton House B 107/10,
Freiston 80/12, Sibsey B 77/12, Jubilee Park 52/7, Woodhall B 52/10, Kirton B
48/11, Sleaford Road 46/12, Norprint 42/10. Still missing from last week (11)
is Jubilee Park v Norprint. In Three Wood Division One, the
result from week 11 of Burton House B 2, Burton House A 10 is now here and
entered, a big 26-5 win from Mick Asplen being notable. Also a re-arranged
week 8 match from Castle saw them lose at home 2-10 to Wigtoft. Only Stan
Avison won for the home team, with steady wins for the Wigtoft skips of
Wilkinson, Saunby and Rooney. A sheet which, after some investigation, was
shown to be a rearranged week 8 match between Burton House B and BBC I
resulted in a 2-10 result. Norprint lost at home to Burton House B 4-8, with
a good away win for Pete Vines by 28-8. The aggregate was only 3. Meanwhile
at the opposite end of the table, leaders Burton House A beat Wigtoft 12-0
and seem a safe bet for the championship. Wyberton beat Castle 8-4, and move
closer to safety, whilst Goodfellowship lost 4-8 at home to second placed BBC
I. Positions: Burton House A 101/10, BBC I
95/12, Goodfellowship 68/10, Wigfoft 62/11, Castle 50/12, Norprint 45/10,
Wyberton 44/9, Burton House B 39/10. In Three Wood Division Two in a rearranged week
8 match, Wrangle lost at home to Sibsey A 2-10. Sibsey A again gained 10
points away to West End A to go top. In the lower end of the division,
Freiston beat Wrangle 7-5 to keep just above them, with a 33-5 from Sandra
Tebbs making all the difference. Stickney beat Jubilee Park 10-2 to stay
second, with the author’s rink being 0-14 down after three ends. A change of
skip retrieved the position to 17-22. Kirton lost at home to West End B 2-10,
to drop to third, with Eric Ulyatt’s rink winning 24-8 for West End. Positions: Sibsey A 87/10, Stickney 83/10,
Kirton A 78/11, West End B 64/11, West End A 54/10, Freiston 54/11, Wrangle
49/12, Jubilee Park 47/11. In Three Wood Division Three, BBC II got all the
points at home to Friskney winning comprehensively on all rinks with a score
of 105-47. Second placed Swineshead beat third placed , Mareham 10-2, while
Boston Park lost at home to Woodhall 4-8, but only by 3 shots. Sibsey B gave
themselves breathing space at the lower end of the division with a 12-0 win
over Gosberton. Positions: Woodhall 93/9, Swineshead 82/11, Mareham
65/10, BBC2 62/11, Boston Park 58/10, Sibsey B 56/10, Friskney 41/10,
Gosberton 23/9. Still no sheet from week 11 for Boston Park v Friskney. In Three Wood Division Four, a late-arriving week
11 result is Donington and Sleaford Road drawing, with the rink of T Bush, P
Atkin and S Taylor being the only Sleaford Road winning rink, but winning
well enough to snatch the aggregate by 4 shots. In week 12, Sleaford Road
were away to Woodhall and won 8-4, by only by 6 shots. West End C beat Sibsey
C 10-2 again by only 5 shots. Kirton B beat Wyberton 10-2 to stay in the
running. Positions: Sleaford Road 92/11, West Skirbeck
72/10, Kirton B 71/10, Donington 59/10, West End C 52/9, Woodhall B 46/10,
Wyberton 41/9, Sibsey C 35/10. No result as yet Donington v West Skirbeck. |
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Round-up for week ending July 29 Week 11 of the 14-week season has now passed and many
clubs are still behind with their fixtures. It is important to remember that
most clubs play in a number of other leagues in addition to this one, so it
is difficult to judge progress with the backlog. Inevitably some clubs will
not complete their fixtures. I would like to ask the various fixture
secretaries to contact me, preferably in writing, to let me know what games
will not be played, together with any other information that the committee
will need to consider. Please be aware of rules 14, 15, 16 and 20. In Two Wood Division One, Wigtoft, back from their
holidays, were sufficiently refreshed to beat third placed Sleaford Road 8-4.
Pip Clark and Seamus Rooney’s rinks for Wigtoft outscored Les Feary and Paul
Wiles to gain the aggregate. Kirton had a comprehensive 12-0 win over
Goodfellowship, with Roy Vinter’s rink scoring 36 and John Evans rink going
even better with 42 in a 129-55 romp. Bottom placed West End ‘B’ upset the
form-book with a 10-2 win over top team Bicker, with Peter Tracey, J. Fensom
and Eric Ulyatt’s rinks all posting wins. We have no sheet in yet for Burton
House v BBC I, but my mole tells me that it was 8-4 to the home team. If this
is so, Bicker are still strong favourites, with Sleaford Road, who have to
play them and have games in hand, with the best chance of catching them. I
suspect that the hopes of anyone else have gone for a Burton. No results
sheet for Burton House v BBC I but reported result is included in the table. In Two Wood Division Two, strugglers Sibsey A managed a
9-3 win over leaders West End A which will bring them closer to safety. Three
rinks were close, but the West End captain went down quite heavily again.
Boston Park and Woodhall drew in an unusual way. Boston Park won on three
rinks to get their six points, but G Cutting and partners won by 42-4 for
Woodhall to get the aggregate by 16 shots and their share of the points. No
results sheets as yet for Swineshead v W. Skirbeck and BBC II v Wyberton. In Two Wood Division Three, mid-table Sleaford Road lost
4-8 at home to second placed Sibsey B. In a re-arranged week one game Kirton
drew 6-6 with Jubilee Park. Only one Kirton rink, Dave Gill’s won, the others
lost by 2, 1 and 1, so Dave’s nine shots netted the other four points. Again
there were no clues on the sheet that this was a re-arranged fixture. In the
battle of the basement, Woodhall help their survival chances with a 8-4 win
over Kirton. Two rinks were won by each side, but a 37-15 by S Anstee, C
Hawkins and J Anstee ensured the extra four points by 102-76. Third placed
Freiston lost ground when losing to runaway leaders Burton House B by 2-10.
No sheet yet for Jubilee Park v Norprint. In Three Wood Division One, Norprint lost 3-9 at home to
second placed BBC I. Barbara Kenny, Chris Avison and Ralph Pick had a good
win for the home team while skips Barry Barton and Ron Flower drew. Big wins
by Gus Grant and Scott Whyers bagged the aggregate for BBC. Bottom team
Wyberton won 10-2 at home to Wigtoft in a close match. Two rinks were drawn,
Wyberton won the others by one shot and seven shots and so got the bulk of
the points. Castle lost at home to Goodfellowship 4-8 with both sides winning
two rinks but John Templeman’s rink won the extra 4 points with a 34-11 win.
No sheet for the Burton House derby, but I hear that the A team won 10-2, and
that the B team’s points were courtesy of a six on the last end. No sheet yet
for Burton House ‘B’ v Burton House ‘A’ but reported result included. In Two Wood Division Two, climbers Stickney got all the
points away to Wrangle in a very tight game. With two ends to go, the points
were shared, but in the end the rink wins were 2, 2, 1 and 7. Kirton set the pace
at the top with a 12-0 win over Jubilee Park, including a big win for Ken
Rawlings, Tony Nixon and Stan Lawrence. Freiston lost 3-9 to third placed
Sibsey ‘A’. Keith Stones’ rink won by two for the home team, and John Stray
and Ivor Brown drew, but good wins by Dave Bridges and Gordon Wells won the
aggregate 92-69. In the West End derby, having correctly identified
themselves, B beat A 12-0 to move from bottom to fourth. The BBC II Three Wood Division Three results always
appear through my letter box before I get up, this week’s recording an 8-4
win over Mareham although the aggregate was only four shots. Top dogs
Woodhall Town beat Sibsey B 10-2, a big win by B Connelly’s rink 22-5 just
overpowering a 21-9 by R Dennis for Sibsey to grab the extra points.
Swineshead, in second place, drew with bottom team Gosberton, in spite of
losing on three rinks. A 32-8 by P Rickett, D Armstrong and J Bannister saved
the four extra points. No sheet as yet for Boston Park v Friskney. In Three Wood Division Four, second placed West Skirbeck drew 6-6 with third placed Kirton B. Only one rink won for the home team, Rob Rutherford and partners and the shots were 50-49. West End C lost 0-12 at home to lowly Wyberton. Rink losses of 1, 3, 1 and 11 meant that with a different result may have been possible. Meanwhile Sibsey C won 8-4 against Woodhall B, but the win still leave them bottom. No sheet in as yet Donington v Sleaford Road. |
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Round-up for week ending July 22 It was a reasonably fine week on the nights of three-wood
action. This, though, was in sharp contrast to the heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
It is good to see results from re-arranged matches trickling in. Hopefully we
shall get to the end of the season with all games played. Captains are asked
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Round-up for week ending July 15 The weather has returned to near normality and
the results are the only things that are flooding in. In Two Wood Division One, BBC I have risen up
the table as a result of a 12-0 win over the struggling Goodfellowship.
Scoring more than 30 shots on each rink, they notched up a 133-60 aggregate
that may stand them in good stead at the end of the season. Leaders Bicker
scored 10 points against Wigtoft, which keeps them top of the table. Sleaford
Road scored a maximum at home against West End B, and the match between
Kirton and Burton House was not played. Two Wood Division Two is a tight division, with 13
points covering seven of the eight teams. West Skirbeck, who were seventh,
will shoot up the table as a result of a 10-2 win over Sibsey A who were
sixth. Rob Rutherford had a good win for Skirbeck and Sue Bridges for Sibsey.
In a tight game, Woodhall Town lost at home to BBC II 3-9, but only by five
shots. Wyberton took all the points at home to Boston Park to go top of the
table, whilst West End A beat Swineshead 10-2 with R Blackamore’s rink
scoring 41 shots. Only the West End captain dropped points. This is still a
tight division with both promotion slots up for grabs. In Two Wood Division Three, Sibsey B and Jubilee
Park both won two rinks in their game, but the aggregate went to Sibsey due
to an 18 shot win by Ivor Brown’s rinks giving the home team eight points.
Freiston beat Kirton B by 10-2, with good wins on three rinks and Burton
House B scored another maximum at home against Woodhall. The game between
Norprint and Sleaford Road. was drawn 6-6. In spite of winning only one rink,
the home team won the aggregate thanks to a 32-11 win by P West and partners. In Three Wood Division One, leaders BBC I won 9-3 in a
tight game against Wyberton. No rink won by more than four shots and one was
drawn, the aggregate dividing margin being just four shots. Second placed
Wigtoft scored only two points at home to strugglers Norprint who bagged 10
points, a 10-shot rink win by R Vinter contributing to the overall seven-shot
aggregate. Goodfellowship scored a 12-0 win against the Burton House second
string, while Burton House A fared better with a 10-2 win over Castle, with
Stan Avison’s rink scoring the consolation points. In Three Wood Division Two, Jubilee Park eased their
relegation worries with a 10-2 win over mid-table Freiston. The game between
the two top teams saw Sibsey A beat Kirton A 10-2. Sibsey will now go top.
Mid-table Stickney beat West End B 9-3. Stickney, fielding players with ages
from 13 to 89, enjoyed a big win from Bill Bellamy, Wally Long and Penny
Giles, West End’s points coming from a draw and a single shot win. West End A
beat Wrangle 8-4 with Geoff Barnes’ rink scoring a good win. In Three Wood Division Three, Sibsey
B shared the points with Mareham. The visitors won on three rinks, but Sibsey
won the aggregate by one shot thanks to a 21-10 from Ray Dennis and partners.
Woodhall, second placed with matches in hand, proved too strong for the BBC
second string, winning all 12 points at the Robin Hoods Walk ground.
Gosberton lost narrowly at home by 7 shots to Boston Park, but won on only
one rink and so only got two points. In Three Wood Division Four Third
placed West Skirbeck won all the points away at Woodhall. Barry Bagley had
some good partners helping him to a 26-11 win. West End C beat runaway
leaders Sleaford Road at home. Each side had two big rink wins, but the
aggregate went by just two shots to the visitors. Kirton A beat Sibsey 8-4 in
a low scoring game. No players names were submitted on the Sibsey side of the
sheet, so there is little opportunity for commentary. There is no result yet
for Wyberton v Donington, but it may still be in the sorting office. |
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Round-up for week ending July 8 The start of week eight in the Boston and District Bowls
League was again a soggy affair, causing yet more postponements in the
three-wood section. Some two-wood games were played on Tuesday, but the
three-wood section was badly hit again on Wednesday. The previously missing sheet from Sleaford Road versus
Kirton A has arrived. As reported the result was 10-2. I cannot report who
got the two points for Kirton as no players’ names were entered on their side
of the sheet. |
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Round-up for week ending July 1 Week seven arrived with torrential rain in the early
hours of Monday morning. Although this ceased in mid-morning, some greens
remained unplayable. In addition, the postal dispute has delayed some results
from Tuesday and Wednesday. In Two Wood Division One, when Bicker played Sleaford
Road either team knew they could take the top spot in the table from Burton
House. When the result sheet arrived the day after the tables were sent for
publication, it showed that Bicker had won 12–0 (101-71). In week seven,
Wigtoft lost at home to Burton House 4-8, but only by seven shots thanks to a
good win by Bob Askey of 37-14 for BH. Goodfellowship lost a home also by
4-8, West End B winning thanks to John Fenson’s rinks huge 50-4 shot win.
Bicker surprisingly lost at home to BBC I in a tight game with some very
narrow rink wins. Although the sheet is not to hand, I am told that Sleaford
Road won 10-2 against Kirton. So Bicker remain top on shot difference from
Burton House, with BBC I and Sleaford Road a further four points behind,
although the Peck Avenue club have a match in hand. In Two Wood Division Two, in a week seven match, West
End A were well beaten at home by a strong Wyberton team, 2–10 being the
score. Sibsey A beat Boston Park 10-2, with a 21-shot win for D Bridges for
the home side and a 21-shot win for C Hill for the Park closing the aggregate
to 90-79. Woodhall beat West Skirbeck 10-2 and BBC II beat Swineshead 11-1
although the aggregate was only 17. Woodhall are top with a three-point lead
over Boston Park who have played a game more. Even after this week’s win, BBC
II are still well adrift at the bottom. In Two Wood Division Three, the Burton House B bandwagon
continues to roll with another 12-0 win, this week’s victims being Norprint.
With one defeat and 63 points out of 72 played for, they have the best record
in the divisions. Freiston B beat the Sleaford Road second string 10-2. No
results in week seven for this league yet. In Three Wood Division One, a one-sided result, 12-0 (89
shots to 29) was posted by Burton House A over table toppers BBC I. Castle
lost 2-10 at home to Norprint, in what looks from the scores, to maybe be an
abbreviated game. Wigtoft beat Goodfellowship by five shots which gave them
an 8-4 win and took them to second in the table. In Three Wood Division Two Wrangle beat leaders Kirton A
10-2, with only Ray Woods getting the points for Kirton who remain top. In Three Wood Division Three, Gosberton and Friskney drew
6-6, each with 74 shots, in a week six encounter. In one of the matches that
did take place on June 25, Gosberton lost 12-0 away at BBC II. Later in the
week, Sibsey B beat Friskney 8-4, with the four aggregate points being
decided by only one shot. Swineshead remain top in spite of losing 0-12 at
home to Woodhall. They have though played more games than anyone else, with
Woodhall having only played 4. At the bottom of the table, Gosberton are
adrift. In Three Wood Division Four, top dogs Sleaford Road
triumphed 8-4 over Wyberton in a week six match. Mareham versus Woodhall was
not played, this being the only postponement from week six. In week seven,
Sleaford Road posted a 12-0 (58-shot) win over Kirton B. Sleaford Road lead
the table by 24 shots, but others have matches in hand. All in all, a disrupted week. I hope that captains and
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Round-up for week ending June 24 I ask captains to take care when filling in the results
sheets. You have one sheet to deal with. I have 28. Please at least fill in
the date, whether it is two wood or three wood and the division. This week I
had one sheet missing the names of the teams playing as well! Admittedly,
though, that is an exception, I am glad to say. For all those that already do
this, thank you. Two Wood Division One: Burton House 12, West End B 0;
Sleaford Rd 10, BBC I 2 (a convincing win from Keith French and more modest
ones from Paul Wiles and Les Feary gained the aggregate points by 13 shots,
with only Scott Whyers rink gaining a 9-shot win for BBC); BBC I 2, Kirton
10; West End B 8, Wigtoft 4; Burton House 10, Goodfellowship 2. Two Wood Division Two:
Boston Park 12, BBC II 0; Sibsey A 4, Swineshead 8 (with both teams
winning two rinks, a 25-13 win for M Nicholls’ rink got the aggregate by 4
points for Swineshead); Wyberton 4, Woodhall 8; West Skirbeck 10, West End A
2. Two Wood Division Three: Kirton B 0, Burton House B 12
(it is getting a safe bet to back the Burton House second string for division
2 bowls next year); Norprint 4, Sibsey B 8; Woodhall 4, Freiston 8; Sleaford
Rd 0, Jubilee Park 12. Three Wood section:
Burton House B 46, Norprint 4; Heavy rain brought about the postponement
of the matches between Gosberton and Sibsey C (3w d3) and West Skirbeck and
Donington (3w d4). Also no sheets have been returned for Wyberton v Kirton B
and Sibsey C v West End C so I assume that they were also called off. Three Wood Division One: Castle 4, Burton House B 8 (Burton House won the
aggregate by five shots due to a big win by Audrey Sivill, new boy Roy
Bennett and G Porter); BBC I 10, Wigtoft 2; Wyberton 4, Norprint 8 (Norprint
gained the aggregate points by four shots thanks to a 11-shot win by Ralph
Pick’s set); Burton House A 2, Goodfellowship 10. Three Wood Division Two: West End A 12, Stickney 0 (the
less said the better!); Kirton A 8, Freiston 4 (Geoff Parker’s rink bagged
the extra four points); Jubilee Park 4, Sibsey A 8; Wrangle 10, West End B 2. Three Wood Division Three: Swineshead
12, Boston Park 0; Sibsey B 6, BBC II 6 (a rare draw with each side winning
two rinks and scoring 53 shots). Three Wood Division Four: Woodhall Town 12,
Kirton B 0; Donington 10, West End C 2; West Skirbeck 10, Sibsey C 2 (Barry
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Round-up for week ending June 17 The league tables fully updated last week (featured
above) will bring joy to some, reassurance to some and dismay to others. In
the two wood section, Burton House A must be disappointed with two ducks from
their Division One team, while the new Division Three team have got off to a
flying start with 35 out of 36 points. In the three wood section, Division
Three outfit Mareham, who got promoted in their first season, are going very
well. I feel the need to check whether results I am missing are the result of
postponements rather than postal malfunctions. Missing are: week 1 – 2w d2
Wyberton v Swineshead, 2w d3 Kirton B v Jubilee Pk, 2w d3 Friskney v
Woodhall; week 3 – 2w d1 Goodfellowship v Sleaford Rd; 2w d2 BBC2 v West
Skirbeck, 2w d3 Jubilee Pk v Burton House B, Woodhall v Norprint; 3w d1
Wyberton v Goodfellowship, Norprint v Burton House A, 3w d2 Wrangle v Jubilee
Pk, Freiston v Stickney, West End B v Sibsey A, 3w d3 Woodhall v Gosberton,
3w d4 West End C v Woodhall B. I am aware of many of these call-offs thanks
to those captains involved. However, if there is a game that has been played
and is on the list above, please let me know. Recent results are: Week Three: Two Wood Division Two: West End A 2, Boston Park 10 Week four: Two Wood Division One: Bicker 12, West End B 0; Sleaford
Road 10, Wigtoft 2. Two Wood Division Two: West Skirbeck 0, Swineshead 12;
Wyberton 8, BBC II 4. Three Wood Division Three: Gosberton 2, Swineshead 10. Three Wood Division Four: Wyberton 4, West End C 8. Week five: Two Wood Division One: Kirton A 0, Bicker 12; Wigtoft
11, Goodfellowship 1. Two Wood Division Two: West End A 7, Woodhall 5; BBC II
0, Sibsey A 12; Boston Park 4, Swineshead 8; West Skirbeck 2, Wyberton 10
(Ike Dilley’s 30 shots to 8 win, the only one for Skirbeck narrowly failed to
win the aggregate, 81-85) Two Wood Division Three: Sibsey B 8, Burton House B 4
(this is the first lost game for the new Burton House team. Each side won two
rinks well, with the aggregate going in favour of the home side by 91 to 89);
Woodhall Spa 8, Sleaford Road 4; Freiston 10, Jubilee Park 2; Norprint 0,
Kirton B 12. Three Wood Division One: BBC I 10, Goodfellowship 2;
Castle 2, Wyberton 10 (a stronger Wyberton team more than doubled the
side’s points); Wigtoft 2, Burton House A 10. Three Wood Division Two: Jubilee Park 0, Stickney 12;
Sibsey A 10, West End A 2; West End B 2, Kirton 10 (a poor week for the
West End teams); Wrangle 2, Freiston 10. Three Wood Division Three: Woodhall Town 12, Boston Park
0; Friskney 10, BBC II 2; Mareham 10, Swineshead 2 (a comprehensive win for
the home team in the game between two strong sides). Three Wood Division Four: Sleaford Road 12, Woodhall 0. Including results arrived on Friday June 15, the front
runners in the various divisions are as follows:
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Round-up for week ending June 10 Bad weather at the beginning of week three meant that a
number of games were not played. Two Wood Division One: Burton House 10, Bicker 2;
Wigtoft 2, BBC I 10; Kirton 12, West End 0; BBC I 12, Burton House 0;
Goodfellowship 2, Kirton A 10. Two Wood Division Two: Swineshead 8, Woodhall 4; Sibsey
A 4, Wyberton 8; West End A 10, Sibsey A 2; Woodhall Town 10, Boston Park 2. Two Wood Division Three: Sleaford Rd 8, Kirton 4;
Freiston 10, Sibsey B 2; Sibsey B 4, Sleaford Road 8; Norprint 2, Jubilee
Park 10; Burton House B 11, Freiston 1; Kirton B 2, Woodhall 10. Three Wood Division One: Burton House B 2, Wigtoft 10;
BBC I 10, Norprint 2; Wigtoft 11, Wyberton 1; Goodfellowship 4, Castle 8. Three Wood Division Two: Kirton A 12, West End A 0;
Stickney 12, Wrangle 0; Jubilee Park 4, Kirton A 8; West End A 6, West End B
6; Sibsey A 8, Freiston 4. Three Wood Division Three: Mareham 10, Friskney 2;
Boston Park 8, Sibsey B 4; BBC II 10, Swineshead 2; Sibsey B 4, Woodhall Spa
Town 8; Mareham 8, BBC II 4; Friskney 4, Boston Park 8. Three Wood Division Four: Donington 11, Wyberton 1 (week
2 result); West Skirbeck 10, Wyberton 2; Sibsey C 2, Sleaford Road 10; Donington
6, Kirton B 6; Woodhall 12, Sibsey C 0; Sleaford Road 12, Donington 0; Kirton
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Round-up for weeks ending May 27 and June 3 I returned from holiday to
find 53 results sheets waiting for me from the opening throes of the new
season. Having spent most of the following day getting wet at Burton House
and then drying out again, I set out to deal with the results on Monday. In week one, the following
results were submitted: Two Wood Division One:
Wigtoft 10, Kirton A 2; Bicker 4, Goodfellowship 8; BBC 10, West End B 2;
Sleaford Road 12, Burton House 0. There was a good start for Sleaford Road,
with 105 shots scored to Burton House’s 77. Three rinks were close, although
there was a comprehensive win by L Feary of 29-13. Two Wood Division Two:
Woodhall Spa Town 8, Sibsey A 4; West Skirbeck 10, Boston Park 2; West End B
10, BBC II 2; Wyberton v Swineshead (postponed). Two Wood Division Three:
Sibsey B 8, Woodhall Spa Town 4; Norprint 10, Freiston 2, Burton House B
12, Sleaford Road 0. Burton House’s second string are a new team to the
league and got quickly off the blocks by winning well on all rinks against
Sleaford Road. No result sheet has been submitted for Kirton B v Jubilee
Park. Three Wood Division One:
Wigtoft 4, Castle 8; Burton House A 10, Wyberton 2; Goodfellowship 10,
Norprint 2; BBC I 11, Burton House B 1. A win for BBC by 101 shots to 47.
Burton House were two players short, and on a full rink Jonathan West, Alan
West and Scott Whyers won 29-9. Three Wood Division Two:
Sibsey 12, Wrangle 0; Jubilee Park 10, West End B 2; West End A 12, Freiston
0; Stickney 8, Kirton A 4. Big wins of 27-10 for Ray Woods and 30-6 for Roy
Rout left the aggregate at 70-62 to Stickney. Three Wood Division Three:
Boston Park 8, BBC II 4; Sibsey B 2, Swineshead 10; Gosberton 2, Mareham 10.
Mareham only joined the league last year and were promoted as champions. Good
rink wins from J Keeney 33-7 and John Bontoft 37–4 secured the aggregate
whilst Bob Bemrose secured two points for Gosberton. No result sheet has been
submitted for Friskney vs Woodhall Spa Town. Three Wood Division Three:
Woodhall Spa Town B 4, Donington 8; Wyberton 4, Sibsey C 8; Sleaford Road 2,
West Skirbeck 10; Kirton B 12, West End C 0 (here Ray Woods again secured a
big win of 37-3). Results sheets missing for
week two are West End B v Sleaford Road in Two Wood Division One; West End B
v Stickney in Three Wood Division Two; West End C v Sleaford Road in Three
Wood Division Four and Donington v Wyberton in Three Wood Division Four. Spot
the common factor! Highlights from the week 2
results are: Burton House 12, Kirton A 0 in Two Wood Division One. Three rinks were close but Ken Porter posted a 37-9 result. There was a big win away for Freiston 12-0 against Kirton B in Two Wood Division Three with big wins on all rinks. Wyberton 4, BBC I 8 was the scoreline in Three Wood Division One. A 57-58 win secured the aggregate points for BBC. The J West, A West, S Whyers combination won 26-7 for BBC, a result that was nearly balanced by A Tomlin, D Heron and M Tomlin senior with a 20-3 scoreline. Mareham playing at home missed out by two shots against Sibsey B in Three Wood Division Three losing 4-8 on points and by just 71 to 73 on shots. In Three Wood Division Four, John Stevens’ rink scored 54 shots in their game against Woodhall Spa Town B. As I write this on Tuesday (May 29), a number of two wood and three wood matches have been reported as postponed. Attention is duly drawn to rules 14, 15 and 16, but I am sure goodwill and common sense will prevail. |
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Round-up for week ending May 6 All systems go for new
campaign The 2007 season of the
Boston and District Bowls League starts with matches in the week beginning
May 14, although a few matches will be played the previous week. It is a season of changes.
This is my first season as match secretary, and I would like to thank my
predecessor Derek Grainger for the hard work, accuracy, fairness and good
humour that typified his service to the league. The structure of the leagues
has altered to give divisions of eight teams. The length of the season drops
from 18 weeks to 14, and the number of matches played from 16 to 14. There will be no bye weeks
or double weeks, and hopefully the shorter season will enable the fixtures to
be completed in good time. The deadline for player
registrations has passed and I would like to thank the majority of teams who
have returned the forms. I still await returns from Kirton, Swineshead and
Wyberton. Please ensure that I have these before any fixtures are played to
avoid playing unregistered players. I will make no predictions
about who will win leagues and who will be relegated. All will become clear as the season progresses.
I will report again after a few results are in. The remainder of the
committee and I wish all teams a harmonious and enjoyable season. Chris Clarke Match secretary |
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