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Season 2008 REPORTS by Chris Clarke |
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Results details updated to August 29 (FINAL
TABLES FEATURED BELOW) |
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TWO
WOOD DIVISION ONE |
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Burton House |
14 |
123 |
353 |
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Bicker |
14 |
104 |
201 |
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Sleaford Road |
14 |
103 |
159 |
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Wigtoft |
14 |
97 |
59 |
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BBC I |
14 |
92 |
33 |
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Kirton A |
14 |
88 |
-19 |
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Wyberton |
14 |
38 |
-376 |
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West Skirbeck |
14 |
28 |
-410 |
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TWO WOOD DIVISION TWO
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West End B |
12 |
98 |
117 |
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Woodhall |
12 |
97 |
195 |
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West End A |
12 |
73 |
4 |
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Burton House B |
12 |
72 |
11 |
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Jubilee |
12 |
62 |
-91 |
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Swineshead |
12 |
57 |
-73 |
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Sibsey A |
12 |
45 |
-163 |
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TWO WOOD DIVISION THREE
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Team |
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Diff |
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BBC II |
15 |
130 |
175 |
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Freiston |
15 |
127 |
366 |
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Woodhall |
15 |
88 |
32 |
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Norprint |
15 |
73 |
-208 |
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Kirton B |
15 |
69 |
-167 |
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Sleaford Road |
15 |
53 |
-198 |
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THREE WOOD DIVISION ONE
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Diff |
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Burton House A |
14 |
134 |
266 |
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Wyberton |
14 |
102 |
113 |
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Wigtoft |
14 |
92 |
70 |
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BBC I |
14 |
90 |
21 |
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Kirton A |
14 |
70 |
-38 |
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Goodfellowship |
14 |
67 |
-144 |
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Sibsey A |
14 |
66 |
-84 |
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Norprint |
14 |
51 |
-204 |
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THREE
WOOD DIVISION TWO |
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Team |
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Pts |
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Woodhall |
14 |
129 |
205 |
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Stickney * |
14 |
106 |
204 |
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Castle |
14 |
98 |
120 |
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West End B |
14 |
80 |
39 |
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Freiston |
14 |
79 |
14 |
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Burton House B |
14 |
70 |
-186 |
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West End A |
14 |
68 |
-104 |
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Swineshead |
14 |
38 |
-292 |
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THREE WOOD DIVISION THREE
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Team |
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Jubilee |
14 |
115 |
233 |
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Mareham |
14 |
102 |
20 |
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Wrangle |
14 |
97 |
70 |
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West Skirbeck |
14 |
88 |
20 |
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BBC II |
14 |
79 |
1 |
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Boston |
14 |
79 |
-74 |
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Sleaford Road |
14 |
57 |
-151 |
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Sibsey B |
14 |
55 |
-119 |
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THREE WOOD DIVISION FOUR
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Team |
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Wyberton |
10 |
81 |
56 |
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Kirton B |
10 |
76 |
60 |
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Woodhall B |
10 |
73 |
79 |
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Donington |
10 |
54 |
1 |
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Friskney |
10 |
51 |
25 |
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Sibsey C |
10 |
25 |
-221 |
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Round-up for week ending August 29 The last results from the 2008 season have finally made
it through my letter box, so we are in a position to publish the final tables
(above). I would like to thank the vast majority of you for your co-operation
in sending results sheets promptly and adequately filled in. A number of
issues were dealt with throughout the season by applying goodwill and
commonsense, although the odd one or two did get a little out of hand. If
anyone has any challenges or disputes regarding the final tables, please let
me have them, in writing and quoting ‘chapter and verse’ by September 14. 2 wood section division 1: Wyberton 0 (40), Kirton 12 (109):
Wyberton, playing one short suffered a heavy defeat on that rink. Bicker 10 (92),
BBC I 2 (66): Bicker deservedly claim the runners up spot with this result,
whilst BBC, former leaders slump to fifth. 2 wood section division 2: Woodhall Town 12 (133), West
End B 0 (62): There were only nine names on the West End side of the sheet
for this game. However, they still hang on as champions, with Woodhall
runners up. 3 wood section division 1: Burton House 10 (88), Norprint
2 (49); Burton House 8 (70), Kirton 4 (67): These two results confirm Burton
House’s unbeaten run, although Kirton came very close to spoiling it. 3 wood section division 2: Burton House B 12 (84), West
End B 0 (63): This result enables Burton House B to avoid relegation, and
unfortunately West End’s A replace them in the drop zone. Three rinks were in
fact very close, and it would have taken only one of them to win to avoid
this. 3 wood section division 3: Jubilee Park 12 (75), Wrangle
0 (46): Jubilee Park are champions, and go up with Mareham, Wrangle just miss
out. 3 wood section division 4: Kirton B 12 (85), Sibsey 0 (43);
Kirton B 0 (27), Woodhall 12 (64): These two results confirm Kirton’s
runners-up status, with Sibsey finishing adrift. Woodhall Town B 0 (43), Wyberton
12 (76): Two good rink wins from skips P Dodes and M Dodes promote Wyberton
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Round-up for week ending August 22 The scheduled part of the season is now complete and the
next two weeks will be taken up with the games postponed for a variety of
reasons. These games, over the remainder of August, will lead (hopefully) to
the final league tables. Burton House are three wood champions as well as two
wood champions. Although details are not included, as I have not yet received
the sheets, they won their last two games to complete the season unbeaten,
although I am told that they really had a tussle with Kirton to get the
aggregate. 2 Wood Section Division 1: West Skirbeck 0 (56), Bicker
12 (81) from week 4: Skirbeck finished their season getting no points from a
close game. The biggest win for Bicker was 10 from Roger Wing and partners,
with Skirbeck only four adrift on two rinks. 2 Wood Section Division 2: Woodhall 12 (117), Burton
House B 0 (71) (week 4): With this creditable win, Woodhall ensured their
place in division one next year. There were good wins on all rinks against a
Burton House team that was not without talent. Jubilee Park 8 (86),
Swineshead 4 (77) A close result went in favour of the home team, thanks to
wins for skips Harry Welburn (25-14) and Craig Aitken (32-7) which just beat
the away results of N Wilcox (27-17) and R Turner(29-12). West End A 8 (101),
Sibsey 4 (79) (week 4): West End A should end mid-table after this victory
over relegated Sibsey. The rinks were shared, the aggregate being won by a
36-12 from Norma Barnes, Gerry Myers and Ray Blackamore. West End A 4 (83),
Burton House B 8 (98) (week 3):
Burton House owe the aggregate points to the 39-9 win from Mark and
Tina Bennett skipped by John Allen. 3 Wood Section Division 1: Wyberton 10 (88),
Goodfellowship 2 (41) (week3): The two points from this game, courtesy of
Shirley, Richard and David Allen ensured first division bowling for another
season for the Fosdyke team. Wyberton could well finish runners up. Norman
Bush, J Elleray and Bernard Skelton won 30-5 for the home team. Wigtoft 3
(62), Wyberton 9 (64) (week 4): A narrow win for Wyberton, with no big wins
and even a draw. Wigtoft 2 (58), Burton House A 10 (78): These points are
enough to give Burton House the three wood title to add to the two wood
championship won earlier. Bob Askey’s rink won 27-14, with more modest wins
from skips Mick Asplen and Ken Porter.
3 Wood Section Division 2: Burton House B 10 (59),
Swineshead 2 (48) (week 8): This was a closer result than the score suggest.
Two rinks were drawn, one was won by three shots and the biggest winners were
Mary Whelbourn, Eric Periera and Pete Vines with 19-11. Burton House B 2
(55), Stickney 10 (85) (week 14): Stickney needed five points to ensure
promotion and got them with room to spare, winning on three rinks and losing
by one on the fourth on what was, by all accounts, a very wet night. These
two results mean that Burton House B need 11 points against West End B to
ensure their second division status at the expense of West End A. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Friskney 0 (66), Wyberton 12
(77) (week 3): There were no big wins in this game, which could easily have
seen the points shared. Rinks skipped by A Westrup (4 shots), Alex Seaton (4
shots), M Dodes (1 shot) and P. Dobbs (2 shots) could easily have been
overturned by one of the stronger Friskney rinks. |
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Round-up for week ending August 15 The last week of fixtures saw rainy weather re-appear,
disrupting matches particularly on Wednesday. A number of issues also raised
their heads this week, all of which have been resolved. Clubs are reminded to
act with commonsense and goodwill. I must also point out that there is no
rule in this league that says games must start at 6.15pm in August. Rule 27
stipulates ‘not later than 6-30 prompt’. You may, of course start earlier by
mutual agreement. 2 Wood Section Division 1: West Skirbeck 10 (96),
Wyberton 2 (72): Having not scored more than 2 points in any game this
season, already relegated club West Skirbeck beat Wyberton, also relegated,
10-2. BBC I 2 (65), Bicker 10 (125): Away scores of 35, 36 and 37 from skips Roger
Wing, Wayne Phoenix and Dave Allerton saw the strong Bicker side take the
bulk of the points. Kirton A 10 (101) – Sleaford Road 2 (69): Albert Crowder,
Dave Gill and Geoff Parker won by 33-10 for Kirton, John Dawson, Ted Bourne
and Paul Wiles won 29-18 for the visitors only points. Wigtoft 8 (96), Burton
House 4 (85): Good wins of 28-16 from Pip Clark and 31-16 from Graham
Wilkinson ensure Wigtoft the aggregate. Backlog: Wyberton v Kirton A wk4,
West Skirbeck v Bicker wk4, Bicker v BBC I wk7. 2 Wood Section Division 2: West End B 8 (89), West End A
4 (76): Leaders West End B move closer to promotion, helped by a 33-10 from
Janet Vinter, Louise Swain and Peter Tracey. Burton House B 2 (81), Sibsey A
10 (88): A set back for promotion hopefuls Burton House was also a slight
lifeline for Sibsey, for whom Pat and Alan Woods with Harold Best won 30-18.
Woodhall 8 (81), West End A 4 (79) week 12: A good rink win from Dennis and
Brenda Crabtree with Dave Bradshaw was enough to get the extra 4 points.
Backlog: West End A v Burton House B wk3, West End A v Sibsey A wk4, Woodhall
v Burton House B wk4, Woodhall B v West End B wk13, Jubilee Park v Swineshead
wk 14. 2 Wood Section Division 3: BBC II 12 (101), Norprint 0
(49): A strong BBC team demolished Norprint to seal their place at the top.
Sue Upsall, Muriel Watson and Gus Grant won 30-10. Kirton B 4 (52), Woodhall
8 (98). Freiston 12 (96), Sleaford Road 0 (69): Second place Freiston occupy
match the leaders by scoring a maximum in a game in which three rinks were
close. Maureen and Derek Hunn, with R Woodcock, won by 32-16. Backlog: Kirton
B v Norprint wk4, Freiston v Sleaford Road wk5. 3 Wood Section Division 1: BBC I 3 (60), Burton House A
9 (73): Burton House creep closer to the title but can still be caught. While
Pete Vines, Di Wilson and Mick Asplen won 26-13, the maximum rink win after
that was 3, and the result could have gone either way. Norprint 4 (71),
Kirton 8 (74): The bottom two clubs fought out a game that in the end helped
neither of them, although Kirton will move up a place. Skips Stan Lawrence
(23-12) and Brian Bannister (25-14) won for Kirton, Barry Trigg won narrowly
for Norprint, and a 23-6 from Dave France, Tony Hall and Ben Allitt came
close to winning the aggregate. Goodfellowship 2 (57), Wigtoft 10 (73):
Goodfellowship slip into the bottom two whilst Wigtoft still have a slim
chance of catching the leaders. The big rink win was John Murphy, Seamus
Rooney and Graham Wilkinson with a 30-16. Wyberton 10 (65), Sibsey 2 (58): A
close game with no big wins. Backlog: Wyberton v Goodfellowship wk3, Burton
House A v Norprint wk3, Wigtoft v Wyberton wk4, Wigtoft v Burton House A wk5,
Burton House A v Kirton A wk9. 3 Wood Section Division 2: Apology: An error was found
in week for the league table. A result for West End A had been recorded for
West End B. Burton House B 0 (41), Woodhall 12 (94): This result from week 13 deepens the
despair of the Burton House second string and propels Woodhall towards the winners
slot. Ray Dales, Paul Fox and John Gee won particularly well with 25-7.
Castle 10 (83), Swineshead 2 (53): This was a good win for a strong Castle
side that should see them finish third. Woodhall 12 (79), West End A 0 (50):
Woodhall will finish as champions following this win. David Bradshaw, Paul
Fox and Brian Connelly were the big winners with 29-9. West End B 4 (60),
Freiston 8 (62): Both teams should finish mid-table after this close game.
Skips Ian Smith and Barry Harrington for Freiston slightly outscored John
Fensom and Peter Tracey for West End. Burton House B 2, Stickney 10 (no sheet
available as yet). Backlog: Burton House B v Swineshead wk8, Burton House B v
West End B wk10. 3 Wood Section Division 3: BBC 12 (79), Sibsey B 0 (54):
This comprehensive win for BBC from week 13 will take them clear of the
bottom 2 and make it impossible for Sibsey to escape. Sibsey B 10 (66),
Sleaford Road 2 (48): A good win in their last game has come to late for
Sibsey. Derek Smith, Peter Truepenny and Alan Dunnett won 24-11. Boston Park
2 (57), Mareham 10 (71): Mareham hit form again after last week
disappointment with D. Sanderson, C Fricker and Jim Kennedy winning 24-15.
This will put Mareham second as the previous top two did not play. West
Skirbeck 12 (86), BBC II 0 (47): This was another good result for Skirbeck
with wins from all rinks skipped by Robbie Rutherford 17-11, John Stevens
28-11, Barry Bagley 19-8 and P Hoyles 22–17. West Skirbeck 3 (46), Boston
Park 9 (54) from week 9. This win for Boston Park will keep them in mid
table. Backlog: Jubilee Park v Wrangle wk 14. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Donington 10 (63), Sibsey C 2
(41). Backlog: Friskney v Wyberton wk3, Woodhall B v Wyberton wk7, Kirton B v
Sibsey C wk9, Kirton B v Woodhall B wk13, |
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Round-up for week ending August 8 After the penultimate round of fixtures in the various
divisions, little has still been decided. However, Burton House are Division
Two champions and last years winners Sleaford Road are runners-up. In all
other divisions, a few other issues have been decided, as will be detailed
below. However, I expect there to be fewer but larger divisions next year, so
promotion and relegation may not be as it seems. As the outdoor season begins to draw to a close, and before you
all hibernate, can I ask clubs to consider the entries for next year please?
Each year teams are sent a sheet to take to the annual meeting entering the
teams for the following year. This year, two teams dropped out shortly before
the season began. This caused me a lot of extra work and in one case deprived
other members of games. Other clubs found themselves short of players and
were good enough to struggle through the season to avoid further disruption.
I know that it is difficult to predict as far ahead as May next year, but
please think about this matter while you are all still together, and let me
know if you are going to drop teams 2 Wood
Section Division 1: Burton House A 10 (117), Wyberton 2 (70); Kirton A 10
(108), BBC I 2 (85); Wigtoft 11 (1), West Skirbeck 58; Sleaford Road 9 (97),
Bicker 3 (80). Champions are Burton House, with Sleaford Road as runners-up.
Wyberton and West Skirbeck are relegated. 2 Wood
Section Division 2: Swineshead 9 (87), Sibsey 3 (72); Jubilee Park 10 (97), Burton House B 2
(91). Winners and runners-up will be from West End B, Woodhall and Burton
House B Any of the other four could still be relegated. 2 wood
section division 3: Kirton B 2 (61), Norprint 10 (92); Sleaford Road 2 (71),
BBC II 10 (105) from week 11; Sleaford Road 4 (76), Woodhall 8 (98); Freiston
4 (83), BBC II 8 (85). Either BBC II or Freiston will win, the other being
runner-up. 3 Wood
Section Division 1: Norprint 8 (78), Wyberton 4 (68); Burton House A 8 (68),
Goodfellowship 4 (56); Wigtoft 10 (94), BBC I 2 (51); Kirton A 4 (67), Sibsey
8 (72). Any from the top four could still win it, 113 points being the
target. Any of the lower four could be relegated. 3 Wood
Section Division 2: Stickney 12 (91), West End A 0 (51); Freiston 4 (67),
Castle 8 (76); West End B 8 (62), Swineshead 4 (57). The champions and
runners-up will come from Woodhall, Stickney or Castle. Swineshead are
relegated, plus any one of the other teams. 3 Wood
Section Division 3: Sleaford Road 2 (48), West Skirbeck 10 (68); Jubilee Park
12 (102), Mareham 0 (31); Boston Park 9 (70), Wrangle 3 (57). The winner and
runner up will come from Jubilee Park, Wrangle or Mareham. Sleaford Road are
relegated. 3 Wood
Section Division 4: I must apologise for an error that had been made in the
league table for this division. This has now been corrected and all other
results checked. Kirton B 8 (71), Wyberton 4 (61) from week 12; Sibsey C 4
(63), Friskney 8 (76). No promotion or relegation issues are decided as yet
due to the backlog of fixtures. |
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Round-up for week ending August 1 Although the season has only two weeks to go, very few
matters are resolved yet. However, to use a crown green term, many are “all
but”. I would be surprised if Burton House did not win both the two wood
championships. 2 Wood Section Division 1: Bicker 10 (103), Kirton 2
(79): This was a comprehensive win for the strong Bicker side. Kirton have
never really played up to their potential this year. Three rinks were won and
lost by less than three shots, with only Dave Allerton’s rink winning well
for Bicker (35-15). Sleaford Road 2(79), Wigtoft 10 (90): Sleaford Rd. wasted
their game in hand by losing at home. Only the former Nomads, Colin Palmer,
George Hardstaff and Keith French won whilst skips Ali Saunby, Pip Clark and
Graham Wilkinson netted most of the points for the visitors. BBC I 4 (83),
Sleaford Road 8 (88): Both teams were in with a chance of taking the
championship, but this has receded after they split the points. Skips Rod
West and captain Arnold Bennett provided the home points, whilst the Nomads
won by one and Messrs Bertram, Tointon and Ab French won 32-13 to take the
aggregate. Wyberton 4 (83), Wigtoft 8 (96): Wins of 33-16 and 30-17 from
visiting skips Steve Fisher and Graham Wilkinson were enough to take the
aggregate. Burton House 12 (126), West Skirbeck 0 (55): Skirbeck did not
manage their 2 this week, but I am told that D. Butwright, Ivor Roberts and P
Hoyles lost it on the last two ends (19-22) Burton House Skips Pete Asplen,
Bob Askey and Mick Asplen all won with scores in themed 30s. 2 Wood Section Division 2: Burton House B 10 (107),
Jubilee Park 2 (76): A previously
cancelled week 6 result has a good win for Burton House that should haul them
up the table. The biggest rink win was 34-14 from Alan Bates, Tina White and
Margaret Chester. Swineshead 2 (82), Burton House B 10 (111): A further ten
for Burton House, this time with Derek Whelbourn, assisted by Mark and Tina
Bennett winning 36-13. Burton House B 10 (92), Swineshead 2 (71): The return
fixture from week 5 showed the same result. Margaret Chester, helped no doubt
by Tina White and Alan Bates won 33-20. Sibsey A 2 (79), Jubilee Park 10
(105): This was a much needed win for Jubilee Park, who keep their hopes of
staying in this division alive. A Herrick, K Manley and J Ulyatt won 40-11,
whilst for the home side Charles Russell’s rink won 30-13. 2 wood section division 3: Sleaford Road 4 (80), Kirton B 8 (93): This match between the
two bottom teams showed a 33-12 win for Kirton’s J Bates, S Cressey and R
Fant. Woodhall Spa 2 (70), BBC II 10 (91): This was a good win for second
placed BBC over near rivals Woodhall. Norprint 2 (52), Freiston 10 (123): Top
team Freiston were far too good for strugglers Norprint, the three winning
skips all scoring over 30 shots. 3 wood section division 1: Sibsey 10 (77), Norprint 2
(53): Sibsey’s recent run of good form continues, but with only two games
left may not be enough to keep them up. There were big wins for Gordon Wells,
Lee Archer and Keith Woods (22-12) and Tracy Hodgson, Maureen Brammer and
Derek Grainger (21-7). Wyberton 12 (87), Kirton 0 (60): Kirton had no answer
at all for a rampant Wyberton team. The rink wins were not huge, 6 or 7, but
the overall consistency gained all the points. BBC I 10 (66), Goodfellowship
2 (54): Challengers BBC beat the mid table Fosdyke club modestly on three
rinks, with Joe Moore’s rink gaining two points for the visitors. Burton
House 10 (83), Wigtoft 2 (48): Burton House keep moving towards the
championship with a series of good wins, but are not there yet. N Gott, B
Holden and Ali Saunby got the only points for Wigtoft with a one shot win. 3 wood section division 2: Always the division that gets
all its results in early, by Thursday I already have an up to date league
table. Woodhall Spa 5 (70), Stickney 7 (77): The top two teams played each
other with Stckney narrowly coming out on top. Skips Ken Robinson and Shaun
Wells drew, but the rest of Stickney’s points were courtesy of David Todd,
Steve Todd and Jeff Nicholson with a 27-14 that won the aggregate with room
to spare. However, the Committee have agreed to dock Stickney the 5 points
they gained in the week 2 game when they breached rule 22. Castle 12 (81),
West End B 0 (39): Next two teams in the division exchange places after this
rout by Castle. The visitors did not reach double figures on three rinks.
Maybe they don’t travel well. West End A 10 (82), Burton House B 2 (70): West
End move well clear of the bottom two, but Burton House sink further. The
biggest win was 20-11 from Mister Rogers, Mick Hippisley and Ray
Blackamore. Freiston 10 (93), Swineshead 2 (58): Freiston move towards
mid-division safety, and Swineshead should look out their parachutes, with
only Gill Dawson, B. Clark and Geoff Dawson getting them any points. For the
home team, Richard Sharp, Sandra Tebbs and Barry Nightingale won 25-9, with
Wendy Sharp, Beryl Brewster and John Stray getting 22-8. 3 Wood Section Division 3: Sleaford Road 8 (68), Boston
Park 4 (66) Only two shots separated the teams at the end of this week 4
match. Skips Arnold Pape and C. Newham won for the Park, but Mick Brown and
Ted Bourne just pipped them to the aggregate. Sibsey B 7 (67), West
Skirbeck 5 (64) George Bulman’s rink drew with Barry Bagley’s, but Alan
Dunnett’s rink win of 21-9 was enough to win the aggregate for Sibsey.
Sleaford Road 2 (57), BBC II 10 (79) The best win in this game was a 24-8
from BBC’s D Cunningham, B Sansam and J Meeds. Wrangle 4 (61), Mareham 8
(65): The two top teams met in this clash, with Mareham having struggled
lately. Both won two rinks, with a 17-9 from A Wickers, C Beardsworth and J
Kennedy’s 17-9 being enough to get the aggregate in a close game. Boston Park
2 (58), Jubilee Park 10 (80): Jubilee Park move into a close third place with
this win. Mr and Mrs Welburn with Frank Manley won 22-13, which was the
Park’s biggest win. |
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Round-up for week ending July 25 The Shipstone Cup competition was successfully held at
Sibsey Bowls Club on Saturday July 26. Six triples entered, two from the home
green, and one each from Freiston, Friskney, BBC and Stickney. Each team
played the others, so there were five games of eight ends. The day was nice,
the competition was well organised and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
The winners were the home rink of Wendy King, Eileen Brown and Ivor Brown. 2 Wood Section Division 1: BBC I 10, Burton House 2: A
text result not confirmed by the sheet yet shows a major slip up for the
champions elect. This may turn into a three horse race. Wigtoft 10 (99),
Sleaford Road 2 (92): Second placed Sleaford Road also slipped up at Wigtoft,
also getting only two points. There were narrow wins for the home skips P
Clark and G Wilkinson, with S Fisher’s rink getting a 31-19. Les Feary’s rink
replied well with 30-20 but fell either shots short of the aggregate. Kirton
A 12 (106), Wyberton 0 (79): Kirton went a long way to making their place in
this division safe with this result. Wyberton however look like facing the
drop. Three rinks were close with Darren Little, Dave Gill and Geoff Parker
being more convincing with 30-17. Bicker 10 (88), West Skirbeck 2 (81): This
was disappointing for Skirbeck as they got to within seven shots for the
aggregate. Wayne Phoenix’s rink won well for Bicker, but there was a 28-16
reply from a Skirbeck rink, sorry I can’t say who as the away team names are
not on the sheet. So, Burton House are still 15 points clear of both Sleaford
Road and BBC I, having played a game more. 2 Wood Section Division 2: West End B 10 (93), Sibsey 2
(81): This result from last week shows the divisions leaders beating the
bottom club. Again three rinks were close, but Sally Hippisley, Keith Swain
and John Fensom won 27-17. West End B 12 (104) Jubilee Park 0 (72) This weeks
result is also good for the leaders who now have a 25 point lead, whilst the
park side are beginning to flirt with relegation. Burton House B 2 (72),
Woodhall 10 (92): Second placed Woodhall confirmed their pedigree with this
result over a Burton House team that still have a number of games in hand. Notable
was a 32-13 for captain Brenda Crabtree’s rink. Sibsey A 10 (111),West End A
2 (65): A good result result for bottom placed Sibsey over third Placed West
End A brings them close to the pack. There was a particularly good score of
35-7 from J. Gash, M. Dobbs and Dave Bridges. 2 Wood Section Division 3: Kirton 8 (85), BBC II 4 (80):
The leaders slipped up away to the bottom club and slip a place. Rinks
skipped by K Gomm (27-16) and G Gorringe (28-16) won for Kirton, while the
BBC winners were D May and Phil Markham who did enough to win the aggregate.
Norprint 10 (89), Sleaford Road 2 (82): Seven shots was enough to get the
bulk of the points for Norprint in this game at the lower end of the table.
All rinks had narrows wins. Freiston 10 (91), Woodhall 2 (73): Freiston go
top as a result of this convincing win. Beryl Brewster, Harold Philpott and D
Woodcock won 30-17 3 wood section division 1: Burton House 12 (81), Sibsey
A 0 (54) The leaders pull further ahead with games in hand. Three home rinks
had to fight to win by 4 shots each, but Ted Tasker, Tom Richardson and Ken
Porter won 24-9. Wyberton 3 (67) Wigtoft 9 (77): Wigtoft got the better of
this mid table clash against a Wyberton team who are still not making any
waves. Andrew Limb, Ivan Kisby and Mick Dodes won 24-11 which was topped by a
32-11 from the Rooney family with G. Wilkinson. Norprint 2 (58), BBC I 10 (83): Norprint grabbed two
points with a single shot win from Richard Vinter’s rink and stay bottom. BBC
go second, but others have games in hand. Kirton A 2 (59), Goodfellowship 10
(81): These two teams swapped places at the lower end of mid-table. Gordon
Harris, Chris Gill and Geoff Parker got the home teams points with 26-7, but
wins of 20-14 (Mick Rate), 30-8 (all the Allens) and 24-11 (John Templeman)
more that won the aggregate. 3 wood section division 2: SWINESHEAD 8 (72) STICKNEY 4
(69): A first win of the season for this Swineshead team came against a
Stickney team who were playing two people short. The two short rinks did well
to keep in touch losing by just 2 and 5. Stickney can ill afford to drop
points in this way. Woodhall Town 9 (67), Castle 3 (66): Leaders Woodhall
will pull further away after this narrow win over fourth. place Castle. A 9
shot home rink win from skip Bill Busby was matched by the away rink skipped
by P. Ulyett. Brian Connelly, Norman Wrigglesworth and Dave Bradshaw won by
one for the Town, and skips Josie Cutting and Neil Rodgers drew. West End B 8
(86), West End A 4 (63): This game went according to form, and the B side are
still third but closing in on the second promotion spot. Notable was a 30-8
win for Alf Twiddy, Keith Swain and J Fenson against a very good A-team rink.
Burton House B 9 (75), Freiston 3 (72): This was a close game in all
respects. The biggest rink win was three shots. Burton House are still
seventh, but do have two games in hand on most teams. More results like this
are needed if they are to avoid a second successive relegation. 3 wood section division 3: Boston Park 12 (78), Sleaford
Road 0 (43): Park will pull out of the bottom two after this one sided result
against fellow strugglers Sleaford Road. Jubilee Park 11 (97), Sibsey B 1
(47): Third placed Park did well against struggler Sibsey B winning by 18, 17
and 15 on three of the rinks. One Sibsey rink drew, but again I cannot tell
you who as the sheet has the same names for the home and away players. BBC II
10 (83), Mareham 2 (63): Mareham lose for the second week on the trot and
relinquish the lead. Bill Mortlock’s rink won 25-14 for BBC, and one rink won
for Mareham, but there are no names on their side of the sheet. Wrangle 10
(63), West. Skirbeck 2 (53): Wrangle go top as a result of this strong
win and Mareham’s slip-up. Cyn Baker, Jill Rousell and Russ Rousell won 24-9
while Derek Wright, Mick Bond and John Stevens got the consolation points for
Skirbeck. 3 wood section division 4: Sibsey C 4 (64), Woodhall B 8
(64): In most 8-4 results, both sides win two rinks and one gets four points
for the aggregate. This time Peter Parkers rink was the only one for Sibsey
by 28-9, and this was enough to share the aggregate. Woodhall won two rinks
narrowly and a 29-13 from Duncan Macnaughton’s rink. Friskney 0 (59), Kirton
B 12 (77): Kirton B go second with all the points from a close game, with the
22-13 from T Pitt’s rink being the only large score. Donington 3 (54),
Friskney 9 (83): According to the sheets, on the same night as the above
game, a second separate Friskney team played a week 12 match at Donington.
Notable was a creditable 36-12 win from Margaret Grant, Ruth Crofts and Roger
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Round-up for week ending July 18 SUPPORT NEEDED FOR SHIPSTONE CUP The Shipstone Cup has been contested by Boston League teams
since 1949 and possibly earlier. In recent years it has fallen into decline
and has been cancelled on some occasions. This year it is a triples
competition and will be played at Sibsey B.C. on Saturday 26th. July. Entries
are currently low, and more are needed. Please contact Sue Bridges on 01205
750314 by Thursday July 24 and enter a set. Two sets are allowed per club. It
would be disappointing for the competition to be allowed to die out like the
Fred Fossitt Memorial Trophy did. ***** 2 Wood Section Division 1: Sleaford Road’s title hopes
took a knock with an unusual 6 all draw at home to Wyberton. There were
narrow wins for visiting skips N Blakey, Simon Reeson and Dave Heron, but a
massive 44-11 from Colin Palmer, George Hardstaff and Keith French ensured
the aggregate with room to spare. Bicker lost 2-10 to Burton House in an
expectedly tight game, with only Pete Vines, Di Wilson and Mick Asplen
winning strongly. West Skirbeck got their usual 2 at home to Kirton A
courtesy of Derek Wright, T. Davison and Ivan Dilley. Darren Little, Dave
Gill and Geoff Parker won 34-13 for the visitors. Wigtoft also lost 2-10 at
home, their opponents were BBC I, whose W Bray, M Watson and Arnold Bennett
won 34-8. 2 Wood Section Division 2: Burton House B are now
getting into their stride and won 10-2 at home to West End A by 8 shots.
Woodhall beat Swineshead 10-2 and by 27 shots. 2 Wood Section Division 3: This division has each team
playing each other for the third time, two rinks at home two rinks away,
unless agreed otherwise. I hope that this is working out, but promise it
won’t happen again next year. An unusual result from Kirton saw them lose 3-9
and by ten shots to Freiston. One rink drew, there was a 40-18 from J Bates,
B Martin and G Gorringe for the home team and a 37-8 for Freiston from Derek
Hunn’s rink. Norprint lost 4-8 at home to Woodhall, with visiting skip Duncan
McNaughton winning 35-16. 3 Wood Section Division 1: Goodfellowship will slip down
the table after this disappointing result against Wyberton who won steadily
on all rinks and by 46 shots. Sibsey A meanwhile are on the up following a
9-3 win over a strong Wigtoft team. There were narrow wins for skips Barry
Freeston, Charles Russell and Dave Bridges, with Ali Saunby’s rink getting
the points for Wigtoft. Leaders BBC I won 8-4 against Kirton, with a 35-7
from Sue Upsall, Alan West and Ron Flower. Norprint were swamped by Burton
House 0-12 and 42-88. A 27-7 from Richard Whittaker, Tom Richardson and Steve
Asplen was notable. 3 Wood Section Division 2: Second placed Stickney will
be disappointed to lose 8-4 at home to Freiston, losing the aggregate by only
one shot. Leaders Woodhall moved further ahead with a 12-0 win away to bottom
club Swineshead. Castle drop to fourth after an 8-4 loss away to West End A.
Doing the damage was Jenny Holmes, Ann Kemp and Ralph Sawer with a 33-8. 3 Wood Section Division 3: Mareham’s unbeaten run
stretching back to the second week of the season has come to an end. During
that period they had picked up 78 out of the 96 points available. Spoiling
the run were Sleaford Rd. who won narrowly on Mick Brown’s rink, and had good
wins from skips Tony Bush and D. Taylor. Mareham’s only points came from
captain Pete Smith with D Hodgson and J Smith. Hot on Mareham’s heels are
Wrangle who picked up all the points at home to BBC II, and are now only two
points behind the leaders. West Skirbeck won 8-4 at home to Jubilee Park, but
got the aggregate by only one shot. Boston Park won 10-2 home to Sibsey B. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Late submission of results is
an issue at the moment. The record has been taken by a result from June 4
that arrived with me on July 17. It showed Kirton B took ten points from
Friskney with a 70-54 shot difference. Wyberton beat Friskney 8-4 and by 89
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Round-up for week ending July 11 Sleaford Road
moved close to Burton House in the Two Wood Championship, and they still have
a game in hand. BBC I are hanging on as outsiders. In the Three Wood Section,
Burton House were rained off and BBC I go top, but have played three games
more. 2 Wood Section Division One: In a week eight result, Kirton A drew
6-6 with Wigtoft. This was achieved by he away rinks skipped by G. Wilkinson,
P. Clark and M. Clark winning narrowly, with Gordon Harris, Brian Bates and
Bryan Bannister winning 27-14 to steal the aggregate by one shot. In past
times, “Arsenal 1” used to be a regular part of football results. This season
“West Skirbeck 2” is equally frequent in bowls. Playing away to Sleaford
Road, their steady progress towards a drop into Division Two continued. The
home team took 10 points, bringing them closer to leaders Burton House. John
Dawson, Keith Tointon and Paul Wiles scored 38 for the home team while Gordon
Gallichan, Ivor Roberts and P. Hoyles got Skirbeck's points. Although the
sheet yet has not yet been received, Kirton lost 4-8 at home to Burton House.
Please try to ensure that the sheets arrive the Saturday of the week in which
the game is played. Wigtoft are safe in mid-table after a 10-2 win over
Bicker. Notable was a 35-11 from John Murphy, Seamus Rooney and G. Wilkinson.
One time leaders BBC I are creeping up the table again after a 10-2 win over
Wyberton, who remain in the lower reaches of the table. Bun Reeson, Tina
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Round-up for week ending July 4 As we enter the second half of the season, the league
tables are beginning to take shape. Please help to keep them up to date by getting
the results to me promptly. Most games are played at the latest on Wednesday,
so should be with me Saturday at the latest to be included. 2 Wood Section Division 1: Sleaford Road 10 (106), Kirton 2 (61): A week 7 result
shows Sleaford Road making good ground, and Kirton not keeping clear of the
drop. A 32-7 for Sue Simpson-Shaw, Ted Bourne and Les Feary made a big
difference for the home team, with skip Brian Bannister getting the
consolation points for Kirton. Burton House 8 (85), Sleaford Road 4 (80): A
potential title decider went narrowly to the leaders. Three rinks were close,
but Mr. and Mrs Asplen, with Richard White won by 11 to claim the aggregate.
West Skirbeck 2 (77), BBC I 10 (110): The usual two points for Skirbeck saw
the lose ground. A narrow win for Derek Wright, Ken Sharman and Ivan Dilley
was all they had to show. BBC have dropped off the pace recently but could
still challenge for the title. Wins for skips Alan West, Rod West and Arnold
Bennett saw them home. Wyberton 2 (72), Bicker 10 (116) Notable rink wins
recorded for Bicker were a 43-13 for skip Dave Allerton and 32-17 for Paul
Massingham. No results in for Kirton A v Wigtoft. 2 Wood Section Division 2: Swineshead 2 (68), West End B 10 (109): A 36-14 win for
West End’s Diane Bedford, Sheila Sawer and Pete Bedford and a 31-12 from
Sally Hippisley, Keith Swain and John Fensom won them the bulk of the points.
Jubilee Park 2 (83), West End B 10 (111): This was a rearranged match from
week 4 and resulted in another ten points for the visitors. All the winning
rinks scored 29 shots, skips Pete Bedford, Norman Ablard and Janet Vinter for
West End, and Dennis Sharpe for the home team. Sibsey A 8 (89), Woodhall 4
(82) Bottom club Sibsey ambushed second placed Woodhall with a valuable 7-shot
win. Wins for rinks skipped by Charles Russell and Barry Thompson for Sibsey
narrowly outscored replies from Dennis Crabtree and John Gee. West End A 8
(97), Jubilee Park 4 (77): A 36-15 win for Norma Barnes, Gerry Myers and Ray
Blackamore and a more modest 21-18 from Peter Myers, Dorothy Hawkesworth and
Geoff Barnes was enough to outscore Jubilee Park and claim the aggregate
comfortably. 2 Wood Section Division 3: Woodhall Spa 10 (122), Kirton
B 2 (71): Notable were rink wins of 48-14 from John Anstee, Ernie Brown and
Audrey Brown and 35-12 from Duncan McNaughton’s rink. J Bates, R Martin and R
Fant got a 30-14 for Kirton. Norprint 2 (69), BBC II 10 (101): Top club BBC
extend their league at the expense of Norprint. There were big wins on three rinks
skipped by Rob Goodale (32-13), Eric Lewis (28-15) and J. Meeds (25-14) with
only R Loughran’s rink counting for the home team. Sleaford Road 8 (82),
Freiston 4 (79): A rink win of 30-16 from L. Mitchell, Ray Hobart and D
Taylor was enough to narrowly gain the aggregate points, with both sides
winning two rinks. 3 Wood Section Division 1: Norprint 6 (67),
Goodfellowship 6 (67): This tightest possible result probably did neither
side any good. A 27-9 for Dave France, Margaret Broughton and Ralph Pick for
Norprint was just bettered by a 27-9 for the visitors Shirley Moore, Colin
Baxter and Joe Moore. Both the other rinks were close resulting in a tied
game. Judging by the sheet, there were a number of recounts by the captains.
Wyberton 4 (72), Burton House A 8 (79): Wyberton narrowly missed out on the
aggregate. There was a good win for A Tomlin, D Heron and M Tomlin for the
home team. The visitors’ score of 26-15 from R Whittaker, P Asplen and S
Asplen bettered this. No results in for Sibsey A v BBC I and Kirton A v
Wigtoft. 3 Wood Section Division 2: Castle 6 (70), Stickney 6
(75): Castle won narrowly on three rinks, but a 23-9 for David Todd, Steve
Todd and Jeff Nicholson was enough for the aggregate. The result may
disappoint both teams. Freiston 4 (66), West End A 8 (77): A home 20-5 from
Mark Brown’s rink was matched by a 28-14 from Jenny Holmes, Mr Rogers and
John Sellars, and overtaken by a 30-14 for R Blackamore’s rink to gain West
End the extra 4 points. West End B 4 (64), Woodhall 8 (68): Woodhall increase
their lead slightly with this result. Again it was a narrow win with rinks
skipped by Dennis Crabtree (24-9) and David Bradshaw (23-15) for the visitors
bettering a modest win for Norman Ablard’s rink and a 21-5 from home skip
Pete Bedford. No results in for Burton House B v Swineshead. 3 Wood Section Division 3: Mareham 10 (87), West
Skirbeck 2 (50): Skirbeck drop further behind the leaders Mareham. A home
31-6 for Doreen Sanderson, Colin Beardsworth and Jim Kennedy and 33-7 from
Ann Wickens, Joe smith and Pete Smith was the bulk of the points stay at
home. Jubilee Park 10 (82), Sleaford Road 2 (60): Ray Hobart’s rink got he
points for the visitors, and Frank Manley and partners got a 24-8 for the
home team. BBC II 0 (48): Boston Park 12 (65): Bottom team Boston Park
surprise the third placed team with a convincing win, although none of the
away rinks won by more than 5 shots. Wrangle 11 (66), Sibsey B 1 (55): Second
placed Wrangle consolidated their place with a narrow shots win. Again, five
shots was the biggest rink margin, with Wrangle skip Ian Drury drawing with
Sibsey skip Barry Thompson. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Woodhall Spa Town 12 (90),
Donington 0 (48): Three points separated the sides at the start, but Woodhall
move clear helped by a 29-7 from Dave & Carolyn Smith with Margaret
McNaughton. Sibsey 2 (64), Wyberton 10 (71): Another close shots
score saw M Stopper, captain H Best and K Bourne getting the only home points
with a 21-13 win. For Wyberton, Pete Dodes’ rink won by one, Alec Seaton by 8
and Gerald Horrey by 6 to bag the bulk of the points. |
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Round-up for week ending June 27 2 Wood Section Division 1: Burton House 12 (101),
Wigtoft 0 (62): A comprehensive win for the top team shows their strength. Will
this be their year? The biggest win was a 33-13 for Ken Porter, Jean Cammack
and Richard Whittaker; Wyberton 10 (97), West Skirbeck 2(81) A huge 36-16 win for Skirbeck’s Derek Wright,
Rob Day and Ivan Dilley was not enough to overturn the 32-10 from Norman
Bush, Eileen Smithbone and Mick Dodes for Wyberton. Skips Mick Tomlin and
Dave Heron and their rinks added the rest of the points for the home team. No
results are to hand for Bicker v BBC I, which I think was postponed, or
Sleaford Road v Kirton A, which may be late. Burton House stay top, with
Sleaford Road capable of catching them. 2 Wood Section Division 2: West End A 9 (89), West End B
3 (78): Front-runners West End B lost quite heavily to the A team in this
derby match. For the B team Sally Hippisley, Keith Swain and John Fensom won
by 28-14 and for the A team Joe Rechowicz, Ann Kemp and Tommy Horn won 29-15.
Skips R Blackamore and Janet Vinter drew. Swineshead 12 (116), Jubilee Park 0
(60): Mid-table Swineshead have come alive and beaten Jubilee Park
convincingly. Eileen May, Joan Mews and R Turner won 35-16 and Geoff Dawson’s
ring won 31-11. Sibsey A 2 (80), Burton House B 10 (97): A rare outing for
Burton House B saw them grab the bulk of the points at Sibsey, although the
aggregate difference was not huge. 2 Wood Section Division 3: BBC II 12 (110), Woodhall 0
(79): This was a good win for the leaders over a strong Woodhall side. Rinks
skipped by J Meads and Robert Goodale won by 10 shots, and E. Lewis, rink won
by 9. The closest rink was a two shot win for D. May’s rink who were almost
held by C Bradshaw, I Aitken and R Crick. Freiston 10 (119), Norprint 2 (69): A 50-shot win saw
Freiston go second with a game in hand. Big wins were recorded from skips
Derek Hunn, Keith Posey and Barry Nightingale. M.Shaw, B Shaw and J Stainton
replied for Norprint. Kirton B 8 (93), Sleaford Road 4 (86): There were only
seven shots in the aggregate. The rink that made the difference for Kirton
was A. Britchford, J Bates and A Randall with a 31-18. 3 Wood Section Division 1: Wigtoft 10 (88),
Goodfellowship 2 (50): Wigtoft will go third as a result of this game. There
were steady wins for Wigtoft skips P Clark, Ali Saunby and G Wilkinson, with
Shirley Allen, Mick Rate and John Templeman getting the only points for the
Fosdyke side. Burton House A 12 (72), BBC I 0(46) Burton House go top after
this result, and still have a game in hand. The big win was by Phil Harris,
Di Wilson and Mick Asplen with a 26-7, with Brian Grant’s rink getting the
points for BBC. Kirton A 8 (75), Norprint 4 (64): Both mid-table teams
gained valuable points. Geoff Parker’s 15-10 for Kirton was matched by Tony
Hall’s 15-10 for Norprint. However Tony Nixon, M Goddard and J Evans secured
the aggregate with a 23-10 win for Kirton. 3 Wood Section Division 2: This is always the first
division to get all its results in. This week we have the following scores.
West End A 7 (66), Woodhall 5 (59) Lowly West End A gained some valuable
points over leaders Woodhall, who will just stay top. Making the difference
for West end were Jenny Holmes, Dorothy Hawkesworth and Gerry Myers who won
24-11 to get not only the rink points but the aggregate also. Woodhall had
winning rinks from skips Dennis Crabtree and Ken Robinson but Woodhall fell 7
shots short. Skips R Blackamore and B Connelly drew. Swineshead 2 (53),
Castle 10 (82): Castle remain fourth in spite of this win. Brian Sweet’s rink
won 22-7 and Stan Avison’s won 29-10. Gill and Geoff Dawson, with B Clarke
got the Swineshead points. Stickney 10 (85), Burton House B (64): This game
takes Stickney to within a point of Woodhall at the top, while Burton House
remain in sixth place. Gill and Dave Newman, with captain Shaun Wells won
29-16 after, I am told, a shaky start. Margaret Chester’s rink was the only
winner for Burton House who are, surprisingly, finding this division heavy
going. Freiston 6 (57), West End B 6 (52): Narrow wins for West End skips Ron
Holmes, Derek Robins and John Fensom fell 5 shots short of the aggregate.
Collecting all of Freiston’s six points were Beryl Brewster, Freda Hardy and
John Stray with a 21-5 win. West End B 11 (114), Burton House B 1 (43): This
was a rearranged game from week 3, and was a comprehensive win for West End
against a Burton House team that cannot be described as weak. Notable were
wins of 37-3 for Jenny Holmes, Norma Barnes and D Robins and a 32-8 from
Sally Hippisley, Keith swain and John Fensom. West End B are now in touch
with the leaders. 3 Wood Section Division 3: Mareham Le Fen 11 (78),
Boston Park 1 (57): Mareham are putting a lot of daylight between themselves
and the pack, and are beginning to look a good bet for another promotion.
There were steady rink wins for Mareham skips John Bontoft, Jim Kennedy and
Alan Moore. Captain Pete Smith drew with the Park’s Peter Simpson. Wrangle 4
(62), Jubilee Park 8 (63): Losing the aggregate by one shot is always
disappointing and often provokes finger pointing. There were big wins for
both a home rink (25-9 for David Clark, V Mabbitt and Ian Drury) and an away
rink (28-6 for A. Herrick, T Bourne and D Sharpe) and in the end the result
could have gone either way. BBC II 10 (74), West Skirbeck 2 (44): One-time
leaders will slip further down the table after this result. For BBC, C
Cunningham, Eric Lewis and Ken Whyers won 29-10, with P. Wickstead, Rob
Rutherford and Ken Sharman winning 18-11 for Skirbeck’s points. Sleaford Road
10 (76), SIBSEY 2 (62): D Smith, George Bulman and Alan Dunnett salvaged two
points for Sibsey. Wins from skips Bill Earth (2 shots) John Riches (9 shots)
and Tony Bush (4 shots) secured the rest of the points for Sleaford Road. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Sibsey 5 (57), Donington 7
(73): Sibsey won two rinks and drew one, but were beaten to the aggregate by
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Round-up for week ending June 20 Both Woodhall Spa Town’s three wood teams are top of
their respective divisions. In the two wood league, the division two team is
also in a promotion spot and the third division team is third. 2 Wood Section Division 1, Sleaford Rd10 (86), BBC I 2
(68): A week five result shows Arnold Bennett getting the consolation points
for BBC; BBC I 6 (90),Kirton 6 (88): Again the only rink to win was skipped
by Mr Bennett. The 37-7 outcome earned the four point aggregate as well for
BBC. Bicker 2 (79),Sleaford Rd10 (91): Ten points again for Sleaford Road
with Keith French’s rink win (29-17) making the difference. West Skirbeck 1
(70),Wigtoft 11 (110): More gloom for Skirbeck as Wigtoft return refreshed
from the holidays. Wyberton 0(57)-Burton House A 12 (91): There were big wins
for the Burton House team on three rinks to keep them in pole position. 2 Wood Section Division 2, Sibsey A 2 (79),Swineshead 10
(114): Good wins for rinks skipped by R Turner and L Bristow gained the
points for Swineshead. West End B 9 (101), Woodhall 3 (78): Notable was a
35-16 for West End from Mavis and Norman Ablard with K Hamblin. 2 Wood Section Division 3, Sleaford Rd 8 (91), Norprint
4 (87): Two drawn rinks here. The aggregate was won by C Wicks, E Priestley
and A Hayden; Woodhall 2 (92),Freiston 10 (123): A big win of 54-14 was
recorded by W Sharp, R Woodcock and D Hunn. BBC II 12 (88),Kirton 0 (66):
This was less one-sided than it looks, the rink scores all being close. 3 Wood Section Division 1, Wyberton 10 (80), Norprint 2
(44): A 27-6 for Mick Tomlin’s rink and a 22-7 from Simon Reeson’s earned the
points; Goodfellowship 5 (66), Burton House A 7(68): One rink was drawn with
skips Ken Porter for Burton House and David Allen for Goodfellowship winning
well. Sibsey A 10 (68), Kirton A 2 (59): This was a well-needed win for
bottom club Sibsey. All rinks results were close. BBC I 3 (62), Wigtoft 9
(82): Skips A Saunby and G Wilkinson won well for the visitors. 3 Wood Section Division 2, Swineshead 2 (58),West End B
10 (78): Two drawn rinks gave the bottom club their only two points; Castle 6
(66), Freiston 6 (70): A 29-8 win for Freda Hardy, Yvonne Smith and Barry
Nightingale was enough for all six points for the visitors; West End A 4
(57), Stickney 8 (66): There were
narrow wins for two home rinks but the aggregate was secured for Stickney by
a 17-12 from Shaun Well’s rink and 20-13 from Jeff Nicholson’s; Woodhall 10
(82), Burton House. B 2 (56): A 27-11 from Brenda and Dennis Crabtree along
with Josie Cutting secured the extra four points. 3 Wood Section Division 3, Mareham 9 (68), Jubilee Park
3 (58): A win of 21-9 from Ann Wickes, Stuart Knowles and Jim Kennedy made
the difference for Mareham; Sibsey B 4 (61), BBC II 8 (81): There were two
rink win each, but the 27-8 from T Johns, B Sansam and J Meads gained the
aggregate points for the visitors; West Skirbeck 8 (70), Sleaford Rd 4 (63):
Again each team won two rinks, but a 29-8 from skip Barry Bagley, with two
good partners T Brooks and R Mills helped to settle the destiny of the extra
four points; Wrangle 10 (91), Boston Park 2 (55): Wrangle made ground on the
top two thanks to a 30-10 win from David Clark, V Mabbitt and Ian Drury. 3 Wood Section Division 4, Woodhall B 8 (80), Kirton B 4
(69): Leaders Woodhall got the aggregate in spite of a 26-14 for the visitors
from M Goringe, B Woods and A Pinnick; Friskney 8 (84), Sibsey C 4 (51):
Notable is a 41-4 from D Darby, B Clow and R Sands. All other rinks were
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Round-up for week ending June 13 2 Wood Section Division 1 West Skirbeck 2 (80),Burton House A 10(109): Skirbeck continue
to struggle, remain bottom with six points and at this stage look to be
certainties for relegation. Burton House remain in pole position with 45
points from five games. For the visitors Ken Porter, with Richard Whittaker
and Ted Tasker won 33-15, with Pete Vines, Maurice Kemp and Mick Asplen
winning 30-17 on a green that used to be unfathomable to many visitors. For
the home team, Mick Roberts, Gordon Gallichan and Robbie Rutherford won
28-14. Wigtoft 11 (98), Wyberton 1(63): Two teams struggling in the nether
regions of the division met with all the points except one going to the home
team. A 32-8 result from L Blackamore, S Rooney and G Wilkinson led the way,
with only a single point from N Blakey’s rink to show for Wyberton. The
result raises Wigtoft to fifth place (21 from 4 games) with Wyberton seventh
(10/4). Kirton 0 (61), Bicker 12 (126): Kirton may well fall into the
relegation zone. With two tough matches coming up they are sixth. with only
14 points from four games. A strong Bicker side won well, with three of the
rinks scoring over 30 shots, the best being A and D Slaughter with Roger Wing
winning 36-9. They move up to third (33/4). Sleaford Road v BBC I: No result
has arrived as yet, although the game is believed to have been played. Sleaford
Road have 30 points from three games and are fourth, BBC are second with 34
from 4. 2 Wood Section Division 2 Jubilee Park 10 (117), Sibsey A 2 (79): Sibsey got their
first points of the season in this division courtesy of the rink skipper by
Lee Archer, who won well (23-13) They remain seventh. All the other home
rinks won, but none as well as the 42-18 scored by D West, T Bourne and J
Wyatt. Jubilee Park are now fourth with 18 points from 33 games. West End A
10 (97), Woodhall Spa Town 2 (62): Leaders Woodhall came down to earth with a
bump at the Princess Street green. David Bradshaw with Dennis & Brenda
Crabtree picked up the consolation points with a 20-19. Ann Kemp, A. Twiddy
and Tommy Horn won 32-10 for West End. West End A are third with 24/3. As
West End B have a bye week, the remain second (32 points from 3 games)
Woodhall remain top (34/4). Burton House B v Swineshead No result has arrived
and I suspect that the game was not played. Burton House B have only played
one game and have no points. Swineshead are 5th. with ten points from their
three games. 2 Wood Section Division 3 BBC II 8 (79), Freiston 4 (78): This is the first of
three very close results from this division. A 4-shot win for the BBC rink
skipped by D May was equalled for the visitors by Keith Posey’s rink.
However, skip Robert Goodale’s 7 shot win was just enough to get the
aggregate over J Walker’s 6-shot win for Freiston. BBC II remain top with 42
points, Freiston are third on 36 with a game in hand. Norprint 4 (90), Kirton
B 8 (91): Big wins for rinks skipped by R. Loughran and R Hulley for Norprint
were not quite enough to beat Kirton B’s winning rinks for skips K Gomm and T
Pitts. In spite of this Kirton stay bottom on 15 points with a game in hand
on the others, and Norprint are fourth on 31. Woodhall 12 (89), Sleaford Road
0 (81): There were narrow wins for Woodhall on all rinks (1, 1, 2 and 3
shots) leaving Sleaford Rd. unlucky to be pointless. Woodhall shoot up to
second with 39 points and a game in hand on the leaders, Sleaford Rod
languish in fifth place. 3 Wood Section Division 1 Norprint 12 (76), Sibsey 0 (54): Norprint move off the
bottom to sixth with this win (20 pts from 4 games) and are replaced by
Sibsey (11 pts from 5). The wins from skips Tony Hall (18-12), D Toynton
(22-16) Ralph Pick (20-12) and Barry Barton (16-14) were steady rather than
spectacular but ensured maximum points. Kirton A 10 (66), Wyberton 2 (53): A
relatively close game saw the majority of the points go to Kirton, with rinks
skipper by Geoff Parker, Dave Gill and Stan Lawrence winning. The points for
Wyberton came from a 2-shot win by A Tomlin, D Heron and M Tomlin. Kirton are
fourth (28 from 5) and Wyberton seventh (14 from 3). Goodfellowship 8 (79),
BBC I 4 (72): Skips Richard Lewis and Scott Whyers led their rinks to 5 and
12 shot wins for the visitors. This was more than matched by Shirley and Joe
Moore with Shirley Allen (30-13) and Chris and Allen Bristow with Sue Hoyles
(19-12). Goodfellowship are second with 32 pts from 4 games and BBC remain
top with 36 from 5.Wigtoft v Burton House A was postponed on Monday morning.
The holiday season at Wigtoft continues and only 12 players were available.
With two then dropping out, rearranging seemed the sensible thing to do.
Thanks to Ali Saunby for letting everyone know. 3 Wood Section Division 2 Burton House B 10 (82), West End A 1 (54): A good win
for Burton House takes them up to fourth on 28 points with a match in hand. A
notable rink win was the 31-5 from Tina Bennett, Roy Bennett and Tom Richardson.
West End’s Jenny Holmes, Norma Barnes and Ray Blackamore got their 2 points
with a 22-10, the team being in seventh place in the table. West End B 6
(80), Castle 4 (71): The other West End team are sixth after this result,
with a game in hand. Only one rink won for them, a 26-9 from Janet Vinter, P
Carter and Norman Ablard being enough to win the aggregate as well. Castle
are now third on 29 points, with wins for skips Stan Avison, B Sweet and
George Wells. Swineshead 2 (57), Freiston 10 (79): Bottom placed Swineshead
(13pts) were well beaten by Freiston who move up to fifth with 28. Notable
was the 31-6 win for the visitors from Richard Sharp, Yvonne Smith and Barry
Nightingale and a 24-8 win for the home rink of G Sharp, Pam Dawson and Lee
Bristow. Stickney 4 (60), Woodhall Spa Town 8 (71): The top two teams are
well ahead of the pack, and swapped positions after this game. Woodhall, with
a 23-10 from Denis Hoyes, Terry Cockerill and Cas Bradshaw, and a 18-13 from
David Bradshaw’s rink, gave the visitors the aggregate points to take them
top on 46 points with Stickney following on 42. 3 Wood Section Division 3 Jubilee Park 12 (90), Boston Park 0 (52): Jubilee Park
move up to fourth as a result of this win with 33 points. A good win of 32-12
was recorded for J Sharpe, K Manley and J Wyatt. Boston Park came close on
one rink but remain seventh on 16 points. BBC II 9 (86), Sleaford Road 3 (56): A 36-10 from A
Houlden, P Desforges and A Mason helped BBC to a win that places them fifth
on 29 points. Sleaford Road are eighth on 14 points with Bill Earth and John
Riches steering their rinks to the points. Mareham Le Fen 10 (78), Wrangle 2 (50): Mareham are now
top on 42, with a good win for Ann Wickens, Shirley Kennedy and Alan Moore at
25-8. I cannot tell you who won the points for Wrangle, as that side of the
sheet is blank. Wrangle now have 34 points and are third. West Skirbeck 8
(68), Sibsey B 4(60): Skirbeck move up to second on 36 points, after a
better result this week. Rinks skipped by Robbie Rutherford (19-11) and John
Stevens (23-18) did enough to get the aggregate. T Harrison and Gordon Wells
helped their rinks to gain the 4 points for Sibsey who are sixth with 24
points. 3 Wood Section Division 4 Wyberton 10 (79), Kirton 2 (44): A convincing win for
Wyberton takes them to third place with 24 points. Mick Dodes, Ivan Kisby and
Alex Seaton won 26-8. Kirton are fourth with 22. Friskney 8 (66), Donington 4
(61): This was a narrow win for Friskney in a game with no big rink wins.
Friskney are sixth with 10 points but have only played twice. Donington are
second with 28 points. Woodhall Spa Town lead the division with 30 from 4,
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Round-up for week ending June 6 A number of results are missing this week. Some matches
will have been postponed due to the rainy conditions, some results will be on
their way, and some will have been left behind the clock on the mantelpiece
and have been forgotten. 2 Wood Section Division 1: Burton House 12 (98), Kirton
0 (64): In a promptly rearranged week 2 match, Burton House convincingly beat
Kirton. One rink won by 2, two rinks won by 9 and the biggest win was a 27-13
from Baz Richardson, Maurice Kemp & Richard White. Burton House 10 (106),
BBC I 2 (63): The previous night Burton House had played BBC who were two
players short. This led to rinks wins of 39-12 and 37-8. BBC managed two
points from A. Buxton, G Tooley and R West. Being short of players meant that
realistically the best that BBC could do was to get 4 points. As the game was
against a team that could be challenging them for the title, the event may
well be significant. Leading positions: Burton House P 4, Pts 35; BBC
I P 4, Pts 34; Sleaford Road P 3, Pts 30; Bicker P 3, Pts 21;
Kirton A P 3, Pts 14; Wigtoft P 3, Pts 10; Wyberton P 3, Pts 9; West Skirbeck
P 3, Pts 4. 2 Wood Section Division 2: No results submitted. 2 Wood Section Division 3: BBC II 10 (67), Norprint 2
(64): This was another close game where the result might have been very
different. There were two draws, unusual in itself, with the winning rinks
skipped by Bill Mortlock (16-14) and Phil Markham (18-17) being worth 6
points each as it turned out. Leading positions: BBC II P 5, Pts 34;
Freiston P 4, Pts 32; Norprint P 4, Pts 27; Woodhall P 4, Pts 27;
Sleaford Road P 4, Pts 17; Kirton B P 3, Pts
7. 3 Wood Section Division 1: BBC I 8 (53), Norprint 4
(49): A modest win for the league leaders with a 20-6 from M Stares, J West
and S Whyers being enough to overtake Norprint’s 19-7 from B Mellor, M Mellor
and Baz Barton for the aggregate points. Sibsey A 2 (52), Burton House A 10
(74): A good win for Burton House with big wins from rinks skipped by Maurice
Kemp and Steve Asplen. The consolation points for Sibsey were narrowly gained
by Tracey Hodgson, Maureen Brammer and Sue Bridges. Wigtoft’s game versus
Wyberton is re-arranged as Wigtoft are on holiday. Goodfellowship 8 (62),
Kirton A 2 (62): Aggregate draws are rare, and even more rare where on side wins
three of the four rinks. So the modest win by seven shots from Gordon Harris,
Dave Gill and Geoff Parker was enough to balance out the one shot win from
Alan Bristow’s rink, four shot win from skip John Templeman and one shot win
from David Allen and partners. Leading positions: BBC I P 4, Pts 32;
Burton House A P 3, Pts 30; Goodfellowship P 3, Pts 24; Wigtoft P
3, Pts 21; Kirton A P 4, Pts 18; Wyberton P 2; Pts 12; Sibsey
A P 4, Pts 11; Norprint P 3, Pts 8. 3 Wood Section Division 2: Stickney 12 (95), Swineshead
0 (44): A massive 51 shot win for the home team ensures that they will remain
near the top. The biggest winning rink was from Steve Shaw, Cliff Jupp and
John Maury (32-8). Freiston 4 (55), Burton House B 8 (57): This was a match
where the aggregate could have gone either way, the decisive win being a 19-9
for Burton House from P and D Vines skipped by Peter Horn. Castle 2 (47),
Woodhall Spa Town 10 (58): A 19-7 from P Fox, N Wrigglesworth and K Robinson
put the aggregate points beyond reach for Woodhall. N Burton, B Edwards and B
Sweet got Castles only points 16-11. West End A 2 (42), West End B 10 (56):
In one of many West End derbies this year, Janet Vinter’s team came out on
top. According to the sheet Peter Tracey Played twice, so that may have been
the cause. Leading positions: Stickney P 4, Pts 38; Woodhall P 4, Pts
38; Castle P 4, Pts 23; West End B P 3, Pts 19; Burton House B P 3,
Pts 18; Freiston P 4, Pts 18; West End A P 4, Pts 15;
Swineshead P 4, Pts 11. 3 Wood Section Division 3: Sibsey B 8 (88), Jubilee Park
4 (59): This was a good result for Sibsey against a strong Jubilee Park side.
Three rinks were quite even, the difference being made by the 32-6 for K
Bourne, I Stimson and R Smalley for Sibsey. Mareham Le Fen 10 (78), BBC II 2
(56): Mareham surge closer to the top, helped greatly by a 24-9 from D
Sanderson, J Smith and Pete Smith. West Skirbeck 2 (45), Wrangle 10 (71):
Leaders fell heavily at home to Wrangle, who now go top. Notable was a 27-4
win for Wrangle by Jill and Russ Rousell with Ian Drury. Skip John Stevens
got the two points for Skirbeck, who will no doubt be disappointed. Leading
positions: Wrangle P 4, Pts 32; Mareham P 4, Pts 32; West Skirbeck P 4, Pts
28; Jubilee Park P 4, Pts 21; Sibsey B P 4, Pts 20; BBC II P 4, Pts
20; Boston Park P 3, Pts 16; Sleaford Road P 3, Pts
11. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Sibsey C 0 (43), Kirton B 12
(97): This is a result from week 2 that has been caught in a time warp at
Sibsey. The biggest winning rink for Kirton was R Woods, J Adcock and D
Little with a 32-8. Woodhall Spa Town B 10 (49), Sibsey C 2 (28): In a game
that looks as though it was shortened due to the weather, there were
convincing wins for the home team from rinks skipped by T Cockerill (15-4)
and C Smith (16-3). R Dennis’ rink won 13-7 for Sibsey. Donington 8 (86),
Wyberton 4 (53): This re-arranged week two match shows a good win for
Donington with a 36-5 from captain Trevor Williams, Maurice Allen and Geoff
Simpson. Leading positions: Woodhall B P 4, Pts 30; Donington P 3,
Pts 24; Kirton B P 2, Pts 20; Wyberton P 2, Pts 14; Sibsey C P 4, Pts 6;
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Round-up for week ending May 30 After
the third full week of the season, BBC head the first divisions of both
the 2 wood and 3 wood sections. During this week last year, no games at all
had been played due to heavy rain. 2 Wood
Section Division 1: BBC I 12 (97), Wigtoft 0 (66): BBC won convincingly on
rinks skipped by Alan West and Ted Vere, with the other two rinks being
close. Wyberton 2 (83), Sleaford Rd 10 (98): Another good win for the away
team keeps them close on the heels of the leaders. Home points were gained
for A Westrup, P Flatters and D Heron (31-9), but this big win was not enough
to get close to the aggregate. Kirton A 10 (111), W Skirbeck 2 (76): A
convincing rink score of 39-11 for the home rink Darren Little, Ray Woods and
Dave Gill set the tone for this match, with only Janet Whyers, Ivor Roberts
and& John Stevens 27-19 getting any points for Skirbeck. Burton House 11
(105), Bicker1(78): Burton House, with the customary match in hand, were too
much for a strong Bicker side. Big wins for skips Tony Powell and Mick
Asplen, with a more modest one for Bob Askey were only matched by a draw
between rinks skipped by Ken Porter (Burton House) and Roger Wing (Bicker). 2 Wood
Section Division 2: Swineshead 4 (74), Woodhall Spa Town 8 (95): Another good win for leaders Woodhall.
Rink points were shared, but big wins of 23-12 by D Crabtree and partners and
28-12 for George Salmon’s rink ensured the aggregate. Sibsey A 0(77), West
End B 12(93): Still without a point after 2 games, Sibsey were unlucky not to
pick up some points against second placed West End ‘B’ Three rinks were close, losing
by 3, 2 and 1 shots, but a 27-17 win for Sally Hippisley, Keith Swain and
John Fensom was more convincing. We have no result for West End A v Burton
House B, assumed cancelled and Jubilee Park had a bye. 2 Wood
Section Division 3: Freiston 10 (109), BBC II 2 (78): In this small division,
where the teams will play each other three times, Freiston are the early
leaders. A convincing 34-9 win from M Smith, H Philpott and J Walker was
notable. Sleaford Rd 2 (74), Woodhall Spa Town 10 (89): Another good win for
second placed Woodhall away at Peck Avenue. Fran King’s rink picked up the
consolation points with a 26-15, but R Crick, I Aitken and C Bradshaw
bettered this with a 31-17 for WST. 3 Wood
Section Division 1: Kirton A2 (64): BBC I 10 (70): This was a close game that
could have gone either way. The Little- Woods- Gill rink again won for
Kirton, this time by 6 shots, whereas Ted Vere’s rink won by 8 shots for BBC.
Brian Grant’s rink won by 3, and Scott Whyers rink by 1. The result
takes BBC top. Wigtoft 9 (73),Sibsey A 3 (60): Wigtoft are second after this
win over Sibsey A. Pete Clark, Peter Parker and Barry Freeston were the only
Sibsey rink to win, a draw coming from skips M Clark (Wigtoft) v S Bridge
(Sibsey). A 25-12 from P Clark’s rink and a 21-16 from G Wilkinson and
partners sealed the points for Wigtoft. The other two games in this division
were postponed. Thanks to those who kept me informed. 3 Wood
Section Division 2: Burton House B 2 (59),Castle 10 (65): This game
from week 2 was played Wednesday. Although there were only six shots in it,
it was enough to get Castle the bulk of the points and take them to third
position in the table. There were single shot wins on three rinks, with A
Watson’s rink for Castle winning by 5. This was possibly one of those nights
when people went home thinking “if only…” Castle 10 (78), West End A 2 (49):
Castle had picked up another 10 points on Monday from this weeks game. This
was not so close, with N Burton, P Ulyett and B Sweet winning 26-5, with only
Mavis Ablard, Peter Myers and Geoff Barnes getting points for West End with a
25-12. Woodhall Spa Town 8 (72),Swineshead 4 (68): Only four shots separated
the teams. Rinks skipped by B Connelly and B Crabtree for WST each won by 4,
with M Nichols and partners, 3 shots, and L. Bristow’s rink winning, 1 shot,
for Swineshead. Freiston 2 (65), Stickney 10 (79): A good win by Penny Giles,
S Todd and Alan Peacock of 24-9 sealed the win for Stickney to send them
second. We have no result for West End B v Burton House B. 3 Wood
Section Division 3: Jubilee Park 4 (66), W Skirbeck 8 (69): Another
close game sees West Skirbeck at the top of this division. Wins from skips
Barry Bagley (21-12) and John Stevens (22-15), were nearly, but not quite
matched by Jubilee Parks Frank Manley (17-13) and J Wyatt (22-13). According
to the sheet J Sharpe, K Manley and J Wyatt played for both sides. I am sure
that this is a slip of the pen rather than a registration issue. B.B.C. II 12
(74), Wrangle 0 (54): Having got 22 points from the first two games, Wrangle
come down to earth with a bump, but remain second. The biggest rink win for
BBC was from Phil Markham, Billy Epton and Eric Lewis with 19-10. Mareham 10
(66), Sleaford Rd 2 (57): Back to form N Cartwright, Noel Bush and Jim
Kennedy won 23-7 for Mareham, while Craig Spencer and Fran King helped Ted
Bourne to a 23-11 for Sleaford Road. Sibsey B 10 (87), Boston Park 2 (54) A
good win for Sibsey B with Jill Russell, Ann Wys helping Tony Harrison to a
30-16 win, with Boston Park’s rink of Brian Blackburn, Eileen Dorrington and
Arnold Pape winning 15-13 for the consolation points. 3 Wood
Section Division 4: As mentioned at the beginning of the season, a
late withdrawal has left this league with very few games, which must be
disappointing to those remaining. The only result to hand this week is
Donington 4 (55), Kirton B 8 (57), a match yielding another very tight
finish. A 22-10 win for J Fant, B Woods and J Adcock guaranteed the 4
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Round-up for week ending May 23 I suspect that this week, a few games were rearranged so
that people could watch the football, and also I would not be surprised if
captains found they could not get a team for Monday May 26 with it being a
bank holiday. 2 Wood Section Division 1: West Skirbeck 2 (80),
Sleaford Road 10 (93): Sleaford Road pick up their second ‘10’ at the expense
of West Skirbeck, who continue to struggle. A good 27-15 win for Janet
Whyers, Doug Staples and John Stevens got two deserved points for the home
team. Wyberton 4 (80), BBC I 8 (97): A game with high scores, the aggregate
points being won for the visitors rinks skipped by Rod West (30-15) and
Jonathan West (35-19). Bicker 10 (100),
Wigtoft 2(63): Bicker made the running in this division for most of
last season, before being pipped at the post. A solid win here with a 32-12
win for Dave Allerton’s rink, and two other rinks scoring 27 shots. 2 Wood Section Division 2: Jubilee Park 0(65) –
Woodhall Spa Town 12(103) This was a surprising full house for Town in this
Woodhall derby game. Rinks skipped by John Gee and R Dales both scored over
30, and only Craig Aitken’s rink came close for the Park, losing by only two.
Swineshead 2(71), West End A 10(96) A tidy win for the visitors, with only E
May, J Mews and R Turner winning for the home team. West End B 12(101),
Burton House B 0(61): A good result for West End against a strong Burton
House team. Three rinks were close, but a 34-7 in favour of Sally Hippisley,
Keith Swain and John Fensom ensured a large aggregate win. 2 wood section division 3: Sleaford Road 11 (87), Kirton
B 1 (65): A pair of narrow wins and 27-11 from Tony Bush’s rink
together with Debbie and Neil Harrison and Bill Earth getting a draw earned
the bulk of the points for Sleaford Road. Woodhall Spa Town 8 (114), BBC II 4
(76): This game was notable for a score of 49 recorded by L Patterson, A
Brown and E Brown for WST and a 32 recorded by D May’s rink for BBC. Norprint
12 (108), Freiston 0 (70): Solid wins for the Norprint rinks skipped by R
Loughran, J Stainton, R Hulley and B Trigg against a Freiston side I would
have expected to sneak a few points. 3 Wood Section Division 1: Kirton A 2(61), Burton House
10 (64): Although champions Burton House gained most of the points, the
scores were close. Wins of 4 for Jean Cammacks rink, 3 for Ken Porter’s rink
and 4 for Maurice Kemps rink only just outweighed Brian Bates, Brian
Bannister and Dave Gills reply of 20-12. In fact the win was by 3 shots
rather than the 7 on the sheet. Goodfellowship 6 (65), Sibsey A 6(59):
Another tight game, though this time a six-shot win only managed to get six
points. Sibsey won three rinks narrowly, but the rink of P Rate, R Allen and
D Allen won by 26-7, which was enough for the rink points and the aggregate
also. Wyberton 10 (70), BBC 2(62): Three home wins, including a 25-17 from
Bun Reeson, Tina Reeson and Dave Heron were enough to beat a creditable 22-10
for BBC from M Staires, Jonathan West and Scott Whyers who beat a strong home
rink. Norprint 2 (62), Wigtoft 10 (65): This was a very close game, with the
biggest rink win being 2 shots, and the all important 4 for the aggregate
going to the visitors. It could easily have been very different. 3 Wood Section Division 2: Woodhall Spa Town 10 (86),
Freiston 2 (56): A home 30-11 from Ian Aitken, Dave Bradshaw and Dennis Hoyes
and a 21-12 from Paul Fox, Ken Robinson and Ruby Salmon helped towards a 30
shot win, with Barry Nightingale’s rink getting the consolation points for
Freiston. Swineshead 3 (63), West End A 9 (80): A 24-11 win for skip R.
Blackamore and a 25-16 for Geoff Barnes’ rink help the away team to success.
West End B 7 (76), Stickney 5 (70): J Dews, Norman Ablard and Pete Bedford
ensured the aggregate points for West End by winning 32-10. Unfortunately
Stickney fielded a player who was already registered with another club, so
the committee must rule on the validity of their points. Rule 22 clear states
that ‘a player may represent only one club.’ 3 Wood Section Division 3: Mareham-Le-Fen 10 (85),
Sibsey B 2 (47): Mareham recorded a good win at home, with a lot of their big
name players on show. Big wins on three of the home rinks, including a 32-7
from Noel Bush and partners, netted the points but there was a very good win
for Sibsey from K Bourne, George Bulman and Barry Thompson (24-7) against S
Kennedy, John Bontoft and Jim Kennedy who are usually a handful on their own
ground. BBC II 4 (63), Jubilee Park 8 (65): Games don’t come much closer than
this. Big home wins for skips A Mason (19-8) and J Meads (26-10) were bettered
by Jubilee Park’s skips of F Manley (30-9) and D. Oldroyd (17-9). Boston Park
4 (61), West Skirbeck 8 (66): Rinks skipped by C Hill (21-12) and G Merlo
(21-19) won for the Park, but the reply of C Hoyles (15-10) and L Stevens
(20-9) ensured the aggregate points. Wrangle 12 (76), Sleaford Road 2 (54):
Home wins for skips K Bailey (20-18), J Chappell (29-7) and J Skelton (19-7)
ensured most of the points for the home side with Mick Brown, Peter King and
Ted Bourne getting the 2 points for the visitors. 3 Wood Section Division 4: Wyberton 10 (70), Sibsey C 2
(57): This was a game from week 1 shows a steady win for the home team.
Friskney 2 (70), Woodhall 10 (89): The Woodhall spa Town B team looks strong
on paper, and so it proved on the green. Only Janet Booley’s rink posted any
points for Friskney, with Woodhall rink of C Hawking, A Brown and E Brown
winning 25-7 which ensured the four aggregate points. We finish with a reminder to all clubs to destroy old
results sheets that do not have my name on them. You should have enough for
this season, but if you want any more please contact me. |
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Round-up for week ending May 16 In contrast to last year, the start of the league season
has been played in fine weather. It is hoped that this continues, and that
the struggles of last year are not repeated. 2 Wood Section Division 1: Bicker 9 (117), Wyberton 3
(86): A good win for Bicker against a Wyberton team who are slightly short on
players. The rink of A Slaughter and R Bourne, skipped by Wayne Phoenix,
picked up two full house scores of 6 in their 40 shots to 9 rink score.
Sleaford Road 10 (89), Burton House A 2 (68): Last year’s champions get off
to a good start against last year’s runners-up. Wins from skips R Hall
(27-13) K French (23-18) and A French (26-15) were enough to beat the reply
of 22-13 from Mick Asplen’s rink. BBC I 12 (125), West Skirbeck 0 (52):
Promoted teams often struggle to find their form in this strong division, with
West Skirbeck heavily beaten on all rinks. Wigtoft 8 (89), Kirton A 4 (87):
This very even game had no rinks winning by more than six shots, and no doubt
there were many woods that could have overturned the aggregate of two. 2 Wood Section Division 2: Due to a team dropping out
after the fixtures had been completed, Burton House B had a bye this week.
West End B 8 (92), Swineshead 4 (89): A very close result with a 28-13 for B
Bambridge and partners for the home team being pipped by a 33-16 win for Swineshead
by B Turner’s rink. One narrow win each resulted in the 4 aggregate points
going to West End. Jubilee Park 8 (108), West End A 4 (80): Remarkable in
this game was a 42-11 win for H Welburn against a two-man West End rink.
Woodhall Town 12 (116), Sibsey A 0 (74): A flying start for a strong Woodhall
team who narrowly missed out on promotion last year. One rink was
particularly high scoring, with J Bradley, D Hoyes and R Dales scoring 35
shots for the home team, with D Smith, P Truepenny and T Harrison replying
with 23, which would have generally been enough to win. 2 Wood Section Division 3: Due to some teams having
withdrawn, this division consists of six teams playing each other three
times. The extra game generated was played in the week starting May 5. Kirton
B 2 (66), Freiston 10 (82): There
were good wins for the away team for the rinks of Barry Nightingale, Derek
Hunn and Jim Walker with a good reply for Kirton from Sandra Copeland’s set.
Woodhall Spa Town 9 (100), Norprint 3 (83): A good start for Woodhall. The
rink skipped by Lou Trotter won heavily for the home team, with J Stainton
and partners the only winners for Norprint. Sleaford Road 2 (77), BBC II 10
(102): Notable was a 34-11 win for the home rink of R Hudson, C.Medcalf and D
May. In the games played week starting May 12, we had the following. Freiston
12 (122), Woodhall 0 (56): Three big rink wins, including a 40-9 for skip
Sandra Tebbs net all the points for the strong Freiston team. Kirton B 4
(87), BBC II 8 (91): Another good win for BBC II, but by a narrow margin. Rob
Goodale’s rink won by 8, and Bill Mortlock’s by 7, with replies of 7 from
Sandra Copeland and 4 from K. Gomm. Norprint 10 (90), Sleaford Road 2 (71):
Narrow results were attained on three rinks, with a 26-14 from M McLean, D
Allenby and J Stainton ensuring the aggregate for Norprint. 3 Wood Section Division 1: BBC I 12 (87), Sibsey 0 (52):
Last year’s Division 2 champions Sibsey got off to a disappointing start
against last years runners-up BBC I. Big wins were recorded for the rinks of
Scott Whyers, Ted Vere and Richard Lewis with a more modest win from Brian
Hooker’s set. Burton House A 10 (67), Wyberton 2 (56): Narrow wins for the
rinks skipped by Bob Askey and Mick Asplen for the home team were more than
matched the 17-6 win for Wyberton from Maggie Kisby, Andrew Limb and Mick
Dodes but the 22-8 recorded for Burton House by Richard Whitaker, Jean
Cammack and Steve Asplen ensured the aggregate. Goodfellowship 10 (62),
Norprint 2 (49): Norprint escaped relegation last year with the last game of
the season, and may struggle again this year. Wigtoft 2 (62), Kirton A 10
(82): A good result from newly promoted Kirton A over a Wigtoft team who, I
gather, are short on numbers, but still very strong. 3 Wood Section Division 2: West End A 2 (52), Freiston
10 (76): Freiston posted a solid 23-6 result from Richard Sharp, Sandra Tebbs
and Barry Nightingale, with Noleen Sharp, Malcolm Rogers and John Sellers
getting the consolation points for West End. Woodhall Spa Town 10 (73), West
End B 2 (56): Only two points again for West End, this time from John
Fensom’s rink. P Fox, G Salmon and K Robinson scored heavily for the home
team. Stickney 11 (72), Castle 1 (42): A disappointing start for newly
relegated Castle against a beefed up Stickney side. There were good wins for
the home side from skips Alan Harrison and Jeff Nicholson and their partners.
Swineshead 4 (59), Burton House B 8 (70): The other relegated side fared
better by winning the aggregate points, mainly due to a good 8-23 win from
Peter Horn with Mr & Mrs Vines. 3 Wood Section Division 3: Sibsey B 0 (59), Wrangle 12
(75): This was closer than it looks, with no rink winning by more than 6
shots. A few good woods could have made all the difference. Sleaford Road 7
(72), Jubilee Park 5 (62): On this occasion, the 10 shot difference produced
an even result, with the rink of T Taylor, Bill Earth and John Riches
producing a 27-6 result to win the aggregate. West Skirbeck 10 (89), Mareham
2 (38): Newly-promoted Skirbeck got off to a good start with convincing
wins from the rinks skipped by John Stevens (26-5), Lorraine Stevens (23-9)
and Robbie Rutherford (28-10), with Pete Smith’s rink getting the remaining
points for Mareham. No result for Boston Park v BBC II 3 Wood Section Division 4: A note of apology is due here. The late withdrawal of a team has meant that each team will play only 10 games. It was not possible at this late stage to rearrange anything, but next season the divisions will again be restructured. As a result of this withdrawal, Kirton B and Friskney had bye weeks. Donington 12 (69), Woodhall B (54): Although only 15 shots separated the teams, there were narrow wins on all rinks for the home team. Again the biggest winning margin was 6 shots. No result has arrived yet for Wyberton v Sibsey C. |
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