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Week ending September 1 The season for 2006 has now closed. It has been an
interesting and enjoyable year for all concerned. The final positions for
some are still uncertain, but several winners and losers can be pinpointed. In Two Wood Division One the champions are Sleaford Road with BBC A in second while Swineshead are one of the two demoted sides, the other is still to be decided. Two Wood Division Two champions are West End B while
second place goes to Woodhall. Demoted are Jubilee Park with the second team
as yet again undecided. Two Wood Division Three champions are BBC B but
runners-up spot remains unresolved. Three Wood Division One champions are Burton House and
second place goes to Wyberton. Sibsey A and Kirton A are the two sides to be
relegated. Three Wood Division Two title winners are Castle while
second place goes to West End B. Demoted are Swineshead and Sibsey B. Three Wood Division Three champions are Freiston with
second place going to Friskney. Demoted are Woodhall B and Donington. Three Wood Division Four’s title destiny has not yet
been decided. With only a few results still to be received, not all of
the final positions have yet been assembled. In Two Wood Division One, Sleaford Road took all the
points away at Swineshead (L Feary 11-31 and K French 14-27). And in the
crucial game against BBC A, Sleaford Road came out on top again, 2-10. BBC A saw off
the late challenge of Bicker with a 2-10 win, which gives BBC second place in
the table (S Whyers 13-27 and R Lewis 12-35). Burton House won all rinks away
at Swineshead (P Horn 14-23 and K Porter 16-27). Wigtoft won their home game
against Swineshead with P Clark scoring a 27-11 success. In Two Wood Division Two, Freiston helped their chances
of staying up with a 12-0 win against Jubilee Park. But with one result to
come, things are not totally certain yet. In Two Wood Division Three, BBC B made certain of the
title in style a 10-2 over second placed Sleaford Road who now have to wait
for results to come in from Woodhall and Norprint to see if they are
promoted. In Three Wood Division One, BBC A finished the season
with a full house at home to Burton House B (B Hooker 26-8, R Lewis 18-9 and
B Grant 25-14). In Three Wood Division Two, Castle didn’t need a win to guarantee
their title feat. And they didn’t get one either. West End A took the game
10-2 (J Sellers 22-9, G Wells 11-24). For Jubilee Park it another four points would have been
great for their promotion hopes. But they lost away at Woodhall 10-2 (J
Manley trying to take the aggregate on his own with a win of 11-23). West End B jumped into that promotion slot by beating
Swineshead away 0-12 (J Fensom 8-30). In Three Wood Division Three, Gosberton went so close.
They had two wins (10-2 against West Skirbeck and 4-8 against BBC B), but it
left them three points adrift of second spot. Donington must feel good. They beat Friskney 8-4 (a
26-10 for A Bristow). The four points that Friskney got means they go up into
Division Two. West Skirbeck won 12-0 at home against an already demoted
Woodhall side (29-7 for B Bagley). Wyberton made sure of staying in Division Three.
They won 0-12 away at Central Park (K Woods 13-24). The Three Wood Division Four title is not yet decided. But
a few more points on Mareham’s away on their travels to West End C would have
clinched it. As it was, West End won 9-3 (S Leaf 23-9 and K Swain 24-9). |
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Week ending August 25 Still some vital matches lying in prospect Some critical games still lay ahead, both in the
promotion and demotion stakes despite the fact that the season has already
concluded for some teams. In Two Wood Division One, Bicker are in second place
after a win over Swineshead. But their last game against BBC A will be
crucial. They won 107-70 (D Allerton 29-18, P Hudson 31-12 and P Massingham
28-14). Burton House are coming in with a late sprint. A 12-0 win over West
End A keeps them in fourth place, (P Richardson 33-19 and K Porter 32-15).
Wigtoft added another two wins to their total with an 8-4 success against
Kirton A (A Saunby 35-9, P Clark 30-19) while away at Kirton, they repeated
the exercise with a 4-8 victory. In Two Wood Division Two West End B have secured the
title even after a loss against Sibsey A. So congratulations go to them.
Woodhall will also be gracing Division One next season. They won away at
Freiston 2-10, 14-32 J W Gibb, but lost against Jubilee Park 10-2 but it’s
meaning was insignificant, J Oldroyd 34-19. Central Park gained 10 valuable
points away at Wyberton and could still avoid relegation with one game left
to play. In Two Wood Division Three, BBC B are the champions
still with one game left to play. They added another 10 points against
Norprint, making their lead unassailable (D May 19-31 and R Goodale 13-33).
Who will go up with them is far from certain. Sleaford Road could only manage
a 4-8 win over Kirton (A Townsend 9-22 and J Riches 10-25). Woodhall added 10
points to their total by beating Kirton away (10-25 for D Bradshaw, 12-23 for
D McNaughton and 9-27 for L Trotter). In Three Wood Division One, Burton House A have taken
the title honours while Wyberton take second place. Congratulations go to
both. Burton House won away at Sibsey A 0-12 (K Porter 7-28) and followed up
with a home 8-4 win against Burton House B (K Porter again with a 25-8 card).
Wyberton played Goodfellowship twice. At home they won 10-2 (M Tomlin senior
26-3 and A Limb 24-11). Then away they won 4-8 (B Skelton 9-19 and S Reeson
12-23). Wyberton’s final win was against BBC A 8-4 which secured their
silverware (a 33-3 win for M Tomlin senior and a 26-9 for S Reeson).
Goodfellowship beat Norprint 10-2 (J Moore 20-9 and A Bristow 20-7). Sibsey A
will be related to the Second Division even after a win against Norprint (C
Collings 20-6 and R Pick 8-20). Demotion faces Kirton A.They lost at home to
Wigtoft 2-10 and for the first time in many years they look like playing in
Division Two next season (D Gill 23-9). In Three Wood Division Two, Castle have secured the
title and are promoted. Away from home they beat Woodhall 2-10 (G Wells 7-28,
A Watson 7-24), and at home against one-time title chasers Wrangle they won
12-0 (G Wells 21-6). Jubilee Park are odds on favourites to go up with
Castle. A 12-0 win over Sibsey gives them a seven-point lead over West End B
(F Manley 31-8, D Richardson 22-9, K Manley 21-9 and D Sharpe 24-14).
Stickney should be out of trouble, but it still depends on the last games.
They beat West End A 4-8 away (R Rout 11-22 and A Wooding 14-23) In Three Wood Division Three, Friskney increased their
chances of promotion after adding 20 points to their total. Ten of them came
against Central Park (T Bullen 34-8 and N Salmon 16-9) and a further 10 came
away at Woodhall B (A Crofts 14-27, J Bray 10-25 with C Smith responding with
a 34-5). Title winners Freiston beat Wyberton 9-3 where there was a card of
38-8 for B Harrington. Gosberton are pushing hard for glory. A 10-2 win over
Woodhall gives them an outside chance of silverware. With two games left to
play, who can tell? West Skirbeck, trying to avoid the drop, drew away at BBC
B (R Rutherford 7-24 and K Whyers 21-14). In Three Wood Division Four there are still a lot of
games still to play. But Sleaford Road are emerging as favourites to take the
title, a 10-2 win over Mareham, gives them a 17-point lead (22- 9 for T
Bourn). Bottom team Sibsey C had a good 12-0 win over West End C (R Smalley
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Week ending August 18 Trio in pursuit of top section title honours All three title contenders in the Two Wood top section
gained the maximum12 points from their most recent matches. And it means
there’s everything still to play for by championship contenders BBC A,
Sleaford Road and Bicker as the season enters its final phase. However, with two games left to play, Sleaford Road
appear to be the overall favourites. They play BBC A and bottom of the table
Swineshead, while BBC A play Sleaford Road and third placed Bicker, Bicker of
course play BBC A and Swineshead. I am looking forward to exciting games from
all three teams. There are still some concerns as to whether all of the
league’s outstanding matches can be played in the allotted time for the
duration of the season. League officials fear that promotion and relegation
may be decided on forfeited games, which is far from satisfactory and is a
disadvantage to everyone who has worked so hard during the season. With two
weeks still to go, competition organisers hope teams getting all their games
arranged and played can avoid such a scenario. In more detail, BBC A fought hard away at West End A in
the Two Wood Division One and came away with 12 points (A Bennett leading the
way with a 12-30). Sleaford Road also put in a supreme effort to win away at
Kirton A (R Hall 14-33, B Featherstone 13-27 and K French winning by just one
shot 22-23). Bicker away at mid-table Wigtoft also triumphed 0-12 (N Wing
10-29). Goodfellowship, with one game left to play, could be
facing demotion depending on West End’s last two results and Swineshead’s
last four, Burton House beat them 2-10 with M Asplen getting a 10-28 result. In Two Wood Division Two, West End B had their first
defeat of the season away at Woodhall. But the meaning is zero as they are
now promoted to Division One (D Crabtree 35-8, R Dales 22-14). Jubilee Park
are still struggling to stay in the division. They beat West Skirbeck 8-4 (P
Scholey 26-10), but still need another win to stay up. Freiston are also
battling but look to be going down. They lost at home to Sibsey A and their
future looks to be in Division Three. Sibsey B certainly put pay to
Wyberton’s chances of promotion with a 12-0 win (J Peach 39-8, B Thompson
29-16). In Two Wood Division Three, Kirton B have three games
left to play. And this means they have a trio of opportunities to break their
winning duck. Norprint are still looking at their own chances of going up
having taken nine points from Kirton (R Loughran 10-26). And with a game in
hand Norprint could still make the cut. BBC B are now promoted to the Second
Division. A10-2 win against Woodhall made certain (N Turepenny 31-10).
Norprint showed Sleaford Road that they are determined to impress with a 2-10
win when the sides met (R Loughran 11-31, J Riches 33-16). Sleaford Road’s
win over BBC B (B Earth 31-19 and T Bourne 22-13) puts them up into second
place. But third placed Norprint have a game in hand, and it is still all to
play for. In Three Wood Division One, there were mixed results for
BBC A — a 0-12 win away at Kirton A (B Hooker 7-23 and R Lewis 8-23), but
they failed to capitalise on this by losing 2-10 at home to Wigtoft. Wyberton
are also falling short of valuable points. Away at Wigtoft they lost 9-3 and
their promotion ambitions look vulnerable despite still holding second spot. Once at the top of the table, Burton House B fell to
sixth after a poor showing in a 12-0 loss away at Norprint (R Vinter 27-12, T
Hall 25-10, R Motley 20-11 and R Pick 28-16). Burton House A appear
guaranteed of the title. A win of 9-3 over Sibsey A this week leaves them 31
points clear (K Porter 24-8, B Askey 29-12). In Three Wood Division Two, Wrangle appear to have
thrown it all away by losing 2-10 at home against West End A (Geoff Barnes
13-24). As a result, they drop to fourth. Stickney are in deep trouble after
losing both their games this week against Sibsey B 9-3 and against Jubilee
Park 2-10 despite Roy Routs contributing a 29-12 scorecard. Swineshead raised
themselves from the relegation zone with a 10-2 win against Sibsey B. In Three Wood Division Three, Donington had another win.
This time it was 4-8 against Woodhall B (C Smith 30-9 G Simpson 5-28). Good
points away from home, but it all seems too late to save them from the drop.
Central Park hold on to second place after a 1-11 win away at Woodhall B (H
Stanley 12-23, R Davy 9-17). West Skirbeck did themselves some good with a
12-0 win at home to Wyberton (L Stevens 26-7 and H J Stevens 22-13). But they
still have a fight on to stay up. Gosberton move up into third place
following a 12-0 win over Central Park and promotion is not out of their
grasp. Freiston were in tremendous form away at BBC B winning 0-12 (B
Harrington 12-20). They put further distance between themselves and Central
Park. Friskney, with four games to play, could still challenge for promotion.
An 8-4 win against keeps their hopes alive (T Chesterman 27-6 and L Rice
33-8). In Three Wood Division Four, West End C had too much
power for Kirton B in a10-2 result. But according to latest records, West End
still have five games left to play! Sleaford Road stayed at the top following
a 10-2 win over Sibsey C (D Taylor 23-12, M Brown 27-8 and F King 22-10).
Mareham are in second place and a win over Kirton B did their promotion
chances no harm (31-7 for J Kennedy and 8-27 for A Crowder). |
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Week ending August 11 Maximum haul sees Road driving clear Sleaford Road banged in another 12-pointer to move nine
points clear in the two wood top section. This leaves both BBC A and Bicker with
a difficult task as Sleaford Road, on paper at least, seem to have the
easiest three games left to play. Burton House in the three-wood category are
in an unassailable position. But Wyberton, after collecting 20 points from
two games have moved into second place. With only two and half weeks of the
season left for playing, a concern must be for some teams as to whether they
can fit all their games in. One team in particular have seven fixtures left
to play while others have as many as five and six. In Two Wood Division One, title-chasing Bicker beat
Kirton A 10-2. They took three rinks and only lost the fourth by one shot.
Best wins were 32-18 by R Wing and 31-18 by P Hudson. Sleaford Road made no
mistakes against Wigtoft when adding another 12 points to their total (P
Wiles 29-13 and K French 33-10). BBC A put in a strong show against
Goodfellowship (R Lewis 32 -13, S Whyers 27-14) but have two difficult games
ahead against Bicker and Sleaford Road. Goodfellowship sent Swineshead
further into relegation troubles after an 8-4 win (a 44-7 for J Templeman). In Two Wood Division Two, Wyberton slipped up badly at
home to Sibsey A. By tumbling 0-12, they lost second place. And with only two
games left to play promotion is going to be difficult for them. Sibsey B made
things a bit easier by winning at home to West Skirbeck (a 29-18 for B
Hudson’s rink). Freiston have four games left to play and could avoid
relegation if they show the form that they did against Central Park when
winning 4-8 (I Smith 12-30). West End B are now the only team undefeated and
seem certain of Division One games next year. In their latest match they beat
Jubilee Park 8-4 (E Ullyatt 34-14). In Two Wood Division Three, Woodhall opened the door
slightly to Sleaford Road by losing to them 4-8. It’s a result that could
deprive them of Division Two action next season (J Anstee 29-14, C Smith
34-22, D Taylor 16-43 and B Earth 11-30). BBC B look as if they are going up
beating so far winless Kirton B 2-10 (M Kirk 9-30, W Mortlock 9-29 and R Chapman
replying 33-16). In Three Wood Division One, moving into unfamiliar
ground are Wigtoft after losing their two games played this week. They are
now are second from bottom with a real danger of Second Division bowls next
year. They lost 11-1 against Sibsey A and 10-2 against Wyberton. Norprint put
up a strong challenge against leaders Burton House A, loosing 4-8 (M Asplen
making the difference with a 12-26 result). BBC A’s once strong position must
now be over via defeat against Goodfellowship at home (J Moore 14-23).
Goodfellowship against Sibsey A finished with just one shot the difference
51-52. But seven points went to Sibsey. Burton House B fell foul of
Wyberton’s charge for silverware, the latter winning 2-10 (B Skelton 15-23
and M Tomlin senior 14-27). In Three Wood Division Two West End B moved up a place
into second after beating Sibsey B 4-8. Wrangle fell a place into third after
only collecting two points away at Jubilee Park (a 27-8 for F Manley). Castle
stay in top place following a 10-2 win over Sibsey B (S Avison 26-12, A
Watson 22-9). Swineshead won at Woodhall 3-9 (J Bannister 14-27). Can they
still stay in Division Two? With just two games left to play it’s not going
to be easy. Stickney move down to third from bottom with a 2-10 loss aginst
Woodhall. In Three Wood Division Three, Gosberton are safe but
Donington are certain to be demoted after their 8-4 defeat when the sides met
(M Greet 2-11, J Pell 17-7 I Bristow 11-22). BBC B kept their flame alight
following a 2-10 win against Wyberton (J Meeds 8-20). Freiston are now 20
points clear at the top of the table after beating previously undefeated
Central Park 10-2 (B Nightingale 30-6). In Three Wood Division Four, Sleaford Road look to be
going up. Their 8-4 win against Kirton B seems to make that fact a certainty.
Sibsey C held promotion prospects Mareham to a 6-6 draw, even though Mareham
won three of the rinks. A score of 31-3 from R Smalley gave Sibsey the
aggregate. West End C beat leaders Sleaford Road 10-2 (E Devs 24-14 and S Leafe
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Week ending August 4 Title races heading for thrilling conclusions The title races in all sections of the Boston and
District League are heading towards their conclusion. And plenty of excitement
is lying in prospect. Sleaford Road have moved seven points clear at the top
of Division One in the two wood section after collecting 20 points from the
two results submitted this week. BBC A, Bicker and Burton House are in close
pursuit. West End B seem to have Division Two by sitting 23 points clear. The
Division Three race sees BBC B as hot favourites but Woodhall, In Two Wood Division One S Francis (with a 14-32) and B
Askey (19-29) gave Burton House a 83-102 win away at Kirton. Wigtoft had a
safe 10-2 win against In Two Wood Division Two, West End B moved even closer
to the title after seeing off In Two Wood Division Three, Woodhall knocked back
Sleaford Road’s chances of promotion after a 10-2 win. And they themselves
are only 10 points behind BBC B (28-8 for C Smith). BBC B stay in top place
after a 10-2 win against Norprint (34-16 for R Goodale and 31-15 In Three Wood Division One, Burton House A added 10 more
points to their total away at Kirton, which now leaves them an incredible 34
points clear. Wigtoft are struggling to find form this year and a 3-9 defeat
by Norprint still leaves them third from bottom (G Wilkinson 26-14). Another
11 points for Norprint came against Goodfellowship (R Motley 25-8 and D Vinter
27-14). In Three Wood Division Two, West End B have given
thesmelves an outside chance of promotion following an 8-4 win against
Stickney (B Vinter 25-12 and D Robins 21-9). Woodhall, trying to avoid the
drop, banged in a 3-9 win away against Sibsey B (K Robins 9-19, D Crabtree
7-16). But the rink of C Collings and J W Gee produced a very close game
finishing 9-9. Castle came out top in their game at the top of the table
Wrangle who had to settle for just two points. Castle are now making a
serious charge for silverware (A Watson 7-21), and again there was a
low-scoring close rink with a score of 8-9 between R Rousell and R
Pockington. Swineshead are still in trouble. But they managed a 10-2 win
against West End A (19-6 for H V Metcalf, 25-12 for J Bouchereau while R
Blackmore responded with a 11-25 result). Friskney came away from BBC B with
a win and put themselves in a promotion position. The margin was 2-10 with R
Burbidge’s 11-21 rink win leading the way. Donington suffered perhaps their
biggest defeat 37-107 at the hands of Freiston (4-31 for B Hunn, 14-20 for B
Harrington, 10-25 for J Stray and 9-31 for S Tebbs). But it must have been a
source of jubilation for Donington when they followed up with a 2-10 win away
to Wyberton. In Three Wood Division Four, Sibsey C chalked up their
third win against Kirton B by 10-2 and after three careful views of the
scoresheet, it revealed that the rink of J Goodson had the remarkable score
of 33-0 (can anyone ever remember a nil on a result card?) Sleaford Road took
10 points away from Sibsey C (F Epton 12-25 and T Bourn 12-29). Mareham could
only managed two points away at Sibsey C, but still remain confident of
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Week ending July 28 Olive clinches cup success The 2006 Shipstones Cup was played at the green of
Stickney Bowls Club on Saturday July 29. The cup itself was presented to the
Boston Bowls League for a singles championship by the brewers James Shipstone
and Sons Ltd in 1949, when it was won by T Knowles. This year’s competition consisted of a ‘round robin’
contest with each player involved in three games of 12 ends of EBF two wood
singles. After the three games, only three players had the maximum six points
and the championship was decided on shot difference. The runner-up was
Richard White of Burton House Bowls Club and the champion was Olive Wells of
Friskney Bowls Clubs. The trophy and prizes was presented by the chairman of
the Boston Bowls League, Alan Bates of the Burton House Bowls Club. Thanks
went to all involved in the organisation of the event with congratulations
going to Olive Wells. In Two Wood Division One, leaders for so long this
season BBC A are now in a position were they can be caught and overtaken.
Bicker have a game in hand and are only seven points behind while Sleaford
Road have two games in hand and are 13 points behind. It’s going to be a
tense last four games for BBC as they have to play both the aforementioned
clubs. Burton House played BBC A and came out winning 10-2. It wasn’t
the close game that was anticipated, A Bennett the only winning rink for BBC,
while the other three rinks were overwhelmed, M Asplen 32-14, P Richardson
27-15 and S Francis 24-14. Sleaford Road, made their challenge clear with a
10-2 win over West End (J Sellars came close to winning the aggregate for In Two Wood Division Two, West End B are still charging
out in front and are almost sure of Division One games next season. Sibsey
were the team to suffer West End’s wrath this week. The result was 12-0 and
115-72on shots (P Tracy 30-15 and J Fensom 31-19). West Skirbeck enjoyed a
12-0 victory away at Freiston, notable success being the rink of R Rutherford
with a 13-41 win. Freiston must now be looking at the drop into Division
Three. Mid-table Central Park gave potential relegation In Two Wood Division Three, Woodhall B have the chance
to go up into Division Two. A 10-2 win against Kirton puts them above Sleaford
Road by one point (C Smith 38-12 and D MacNaughton 41-8). In Three Wood Division One, Burton House A continued
their relentless charge for the title by overwhelming Wigtoft 41-123 on shots
(R White 9-36, K Porter 12-28 and S Asplen 4-38). BBC A still could take the
runners-up position. They gained eight points away at Sibsey A and notably an
8-27 result from S Whyers kept their challenge on track. Wyberton could also
be in with a shout. At Kirton they collected eight points (M Tomlin junior
12-24). Burton House B are still in second place but with a
little ground lost against Kirton A (D Gill 9-17). In Three Wood Division Two, A Wooding and S Wells
recorded good scores in Stickney’s win over Sibsey, 27-13 and 34-5
respectively. Castle moved up into second place after defeating Swineshead
10-2 (P Rudd 26-14). Woodhall made their position a little safer with a 12-0
win against West End (21-10 for J Gee and 23-11 for D Crabtree). Wrangle were
back after a bit of a holiday and a 10-2 win puts them at the top of the
table. Next week’s game against Castle should be interesting. Not out of it
yet, In Three Wood Division Three, Central Park kept their
100 percent record intact away at BBC B. Undefeated they charge relentlessly
on (C Newham 9-18, P Simpson 12-21). Friskney’s T Bullen with a 28-5 and J
Smith with a 24-11 added to the 84-51 win over struggling In Three Wood Division Four, Mareham are back on the top
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Week ending July 21 House double chances dented by Wigtoft In Two Wood Division One, Wigtoft’s win over Burton
House, seems to have denied the latter the chance of the double again this
year. Even despite a brave win from B Askey of 15-32, Wigtoft took 10 points.
Bicker are still on a charge but they were involved in a close affair against
West End A. There was one winning rink each while the other two rinks were
drawn. R Wing with a 36-12 helped to give Bicker the aggregate. Kirton A gave BBC A their third defeat with a 10-2 win.
This now leaves BBC just five points clear at the top of the table (R Woods
registered a 30-14 win, S Whyers responded with a 19-32 scorecard). Sleaford
Road can’t at this stage be written out of the scene. With two games in hand,
a couple of 12-pointers will see them in the driving seat. A big 113-81
triumph against Goodfellowship brought them another 10 points (K French with
a 32-16). In Two Wood Division Two, Jubilee In Two Wood Division Three, BBC B now have an 11-point lead
after a 12-0 victory over Woodhall B (D May 26-17 and In Three Wood Division One, Wigtoft are in the
unfamiliar position of second bottom. And Burton House B capitalised with a
4-8 win (P Richardson 10-20, S Francis 9-27, M Clarke 21-10). Wyberton never
gave Sibsey A much of a chance in a 95-48 win (26-9 for B Skelton, 29-7 for M
Tomlin junior and 30-12 In Three Wood Division Two, Wrangle are now on top of a
hugely competitive section. A 12-0 win over Sibsey must have given them
renewed confidence (R Witherington 23-9). Woodhall were thankful for the
eight points gained against Stickney. They remain second from bottom but with
games in hand (23-8 for D Crabtree, 29-14 for K Robinson while A Wooding
replied with a 14-28). Jubilee In Three Wood Division Three, Gosberton let Wyberton go
home with just one point (M Hammond with a 32-6 result). Donington’s troubles
have continued. A big fat zero was their return at home to BBC B (best win
for the visitors being J Heeds’ rink’s 9-19). Central Park are the only
undefeated team in the leagues and they showed In Three Wood Division Four, T Nixon got up a full head of steam for Kirton B with a 31-8 in their game against West End C. Kirton also gain another 10 points when defeating Mareham 10-2 (23-10 for R Bennett). |
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Week ending July 14 Crucial time on points-piling trail After 11 weeks of the playing season, all matches are becoming vital in their own right. Some of the basement area teams are going to find it hard to recover sufficiently to stay in their respective divisions. But it’s just as crucial at the other end where championships are at stake. In the two wood section, Bicker are forging ahead and are posing a threat to BBC A. It could even depend on the last game of season when these two teams play each other. West End B in Division Two seem well on the way to bounce back into Division One. In Division Three, BBC, Woodhall, Sleaford Road and Norprint all stand a chance of taking the top two places. Division One of the three wood section appears to be in
the safe hands of Burton House. It would be difficult to think they could let
the title slip away from them at this stage. They are 14 points clear and
beat second place BBC A this week. They surely must have the crown in sight.
Division Two is a totally different picture with at least five teams pitching
for the title. Only 10 points separates this quintet and with a mixed bunch
of results, title honours are not in any way predictable. In Division Three,
the top two seem to have it between them. The reality of the ‘Hot Shot’ feat seems to be becoming
a common occurrence. Two more rinks have achieved the honour this week — J
Gee, P Newton and J W Gee for Woodhall plus In this week’s action, in Two Wood Division One, Bicker
are climbing the table after an 8-4 win at home to Wigtoft, (R Wing 34-19) and
a 2-10 away win at Goodfellowship (11-32 for D Allerton, 15-31 for P Hudson).
Two games were also played by BBC A. There was jubilation with an 11-1 home
win against Swineshead, but away at In Two Wood Division Two Woodhall remain in second place
despite a loss at Wyberton (S Reeson had a 41-12). West End B extended their
lead at the top and put In Two Wood Division Three, In Three Wood Division One, Burton House A put an even
wider gap between themselves and BBC A after winning 10-2 when the sides met
(S Asplen with a 22-10 card). Goodfellowship are climbing nicely thanks to a
9-3 win against Burton House B. This gives them a chance of second place,
still with a game in hand. Norprint kept up their supporting role, despite
losing against Wyberton. But it’s still going to be a big climb to stay in
Division One next year. Sibsey A moved up one place following a 7-5 win over
Kirton. In Three Wood Division Two, Wrangle are down to fourth.
Their success formula seems to be slipping but they are still only five
points away from the leaders. There were two heavy rink losses for them
against Woodhall who benefited from a 7-34 win for K Robinson and an 11-25
triumph by D Hoyes. Jubilee In Three Wood Division Three, Donington appear to be
heading for the drop, notably on the back of a 4-8 loss against West Skirbeck
(K Thorley 6-18 and B Bagley 8-24). Woodhall versus Wyberton saw eight points
go to the latter. But there were no names on the Wyberton sheet, hence no
details to report. Freiston banged in a 12-pointer to put them within two
points of the top. This came against Gosberton (a 17-9 for J Stray and a
24-12 for K Stones). In Three Wood Division Four Mareham were back in action
after a short break and gave bottom team Sibsey C a shock with a 114-37
result to grab all 12 points (35-3 for V Scott, 33-9 for J Kennedy, 21-12 for
P Smith and 25-13 for S Stephens). West End C found the sort of form they are
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Week ending July 7 Central Park stand alone in unbeaten stakes Only one team in the Boston and District Bowls League
remains unbeaten. And that accolade goes to Central Park in Division Three of
the three-wood section. And with half the season already completed they stand
on the highest points total of 82. Meanwhile in the other divisions, a clearer picture of
the teams that may go down is beginning to emerge. But the battle for the top
place is still wide open in nearly all divisions. Bicker, in the two-wood
section, are making the biggest impression. Last week they beat BBC A and
this week they saw off Burton House with a 10-2 victory. League officials have been requested to offer a reminder
that the Chestnut Homes competition for the under-25 bowlers is being held at
the BBC rinks on Sunday July 16. This event features top bowlers from all
over the country, with bowling starting at 9am. Anyone with a clear space in
their diaries is almost certain to have an event well worth viewing. Meanwhile, back to the domestic issues of the Boston
League and in Two Wood Division One, Bicker are hitting form at the right
time — two big scalps added to their totem pole in the past two weeks, Burton
House being the latest (P Massingham’s rink win of 26-13 in a 92-84 victory).
Swineshead are finding it hard work with only one win so far. Last week they
went down at home to In Two Wood Division Two, Freiston remain second from
bottom after drawing 6-6 away at Sibsey B, this via winning just one rink, B
Nightingale giving them the aggregate 12-39. And then at West Skirbeck they
lost 10-2 (Ivan Dilley 33-12 while D Hunn applied some pressure with a 16-44
result). Woodhall and West End B are trading big result blows punch for
punch. Woodhall won at home 12-0 against In Two Wood Division Three, BBC B opened some clear
distance at the top of the table after a 12-0 victory over Kirton B (D May
34-11, R Goodale 44-10 and In Three Wood Division One, Burton House B won Sibsey A
8-4, an adjustment in the points now sees them in third place (D Welbourne
with a 26-12 rink win). There was a big jump for Goodfellowship up from
second bottom to In Three Wood Division Two, West End B shot to the top
after a crushing win over previous leaders In Three Wood Division Three, there was a first win for In Three Wood Division Four, West End C shared the rinks
with Kirton B. Eventually it was a close run thing on shots with the final
outcome being 65-69 (A Pinnock 16-27, M Hippisley 22-16). Sleaford Road stay
in top position after an 8-4 victory over West End C (F Epton 32-5 and B
Earth 26-9). Mareham were back in form with a 12-0 over West End C (S Stevens
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Week ending June 30 Positive views despite loss for table-toppers BBC A are top of the tree in the two wood section of the
Boston and District Bowls League. In their latest match they came up against
Bicker. They lost the game 4-8, but up to the final wood delivered they could
have won 10-2. Admiration goes to BBC captain Richard Lewis who congratulated
Bicker on an enjoyable and well played game. It’s good to see this sort of
attitude in our sport. A Herrick, W West and D Sharpe of Jubilee Park also
deserve commendation on picking up a “Hot Shots” award for a full house of
nine points scored in one end of their game against Stickney. That’s two in
two weeks — remarkable. In Two Wood Division One, Bicker’s win over BBC A hasn’t
affected the top of table places, but R Wing’s magical wood on the last end
resulted in BBC’s first defeat. Swineshead managed two games this week but
unfortunately took only four points from them. They lost 70-117 at home to
Wigtoft and then on their travels they went down 107-66 to Burton House (S
Francis led the way with a 33-13 and B Askey scored a 32-11 rink win). In Two Wood Division Two, Woodhall were also in the
three figure points scoring with a shots result of 107-73 against West
Skirbeck (G Cutting 33-14). This moves Woodhall up into second place from
third. Sibsey B beat their close rivals Central Park 8-4. This steers them
both a little further away from the foot of the table (J Peach 28-12). In Two Wood Division Three, even with a loss against
Norprint and by collecting only three points, Woodhall moved to the top of
table on equal points with BBC B (R Loughran for Norprint 32-19). BBC B
slipped up at home to Sleaford Road. They could have moved clear of Woodhall
with a win, but only managed two points (D Taylor 15-38, B Earth 12-36). Over in Three Wood Division One, Wyberton moved up the
table despite winning only once from two matches on their schedule. At home
they beat Kirton A 8-4 but then they lost out at home to Burton House B,
albeit only by one shot for a two rinks apiece outcome and an overall score
of 57-58. It’s Burton House that now lead the three wood section after two
wins this week. Their second success came against challengers BBC A. It was a
bit of a “crusher” with a score of 94-55 (Morris Kemp with a 32-6 win and M
Chester 31-12). In Three Wood Division Two, Jubilee Park had an 11-1 win
over Woodhall to take a six-point lead in Division Two (D Sharpe 25-7 and K
Manley 23-11). Castle moved up one place from an unfamiliar third from bottom
slot via an 8-4 over West End A (S Avison 24-8). But this win was not
capitalised on when a 12-0 loss followed away at West End B. Wrangle have
lost the lead position after a couple of bad results. But it’s still looking
like they are on the comeback trail when beating Stickney 8-4 (R Witherington
23-7). In Three Wood Division Three, Friskney put Donington
into more bottom of the table troubles. Friskney won a home game 12-0 (V
Grala 34-5, R Crofts 32-13 and T Bullen 19-8 led the rink wins). West
Skirbeck are still trying to find that first elusive win. They were defeated
2-10 by Gosberton and then lost to Woodhall B 8-4. But the shots score was
69-68 — as close as it gets. Freiston are pushing hard for promotion. Away at
Wyberton they won 2-10, which keeps them in second place (K Stones 7-29 and I
Smith 11-24). In Three Wood Division Four, Kirton beat Sibsey C 9-3
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Week ending June 23 Road trio revel in ‘Hot-Shots’ feat
In Two Wood Division One, Burton House are coming on
strong again after a 2-10 win away at West End A (M Kemp, J Sivill and P
Richards leading the winning rinks). Bicker also had a big win away at
Swineshead by 2-10 and 79-107 (N Wing won 17-30 along with a 15-33 by another
pair whose names were unreadable on the score sheet). In Two Wood Division Two, West End B soldier on
undefeated. Even with a player short they beat Sibsey A 2-10, but only just,
C Russell putting in a frightener with a rink win of 29-15. Woodhall put
themselves within reach of the top after picking up 20 points this week —
10-2 against Freiston (36-19 for D Crabtree), and the following night 10-2
against Jubilee Park (G Salmon 27-8, R Dales 36-15). Central Park came up
against an in-form Wyberton (M Atkin taking a 8-39 and B Skelton 15-27). In Two Wood Division Three, BBC hold onto the lead after
winning away at Norprint. There were three amazing rinks for W Mortlock
11-26, E Vere 15-29 and M Stares 10-32. Kirton are suffering badly this
season and are yet to win a game. They went down 2-10 to Woodhall and 73-126
on shots (D McNaughton 16-33, D Bradshaw 17-28 and C Smith 11-41). It looks
like a toe-to-toe battle for top spot between Burton House A and BBC A.
Burton House A defeated club-mates Burton House B 2-10 while BBC defeated
Wyberton 10-2. Just one point now separates these two teams, 60 to 59.
Norprint, unless their fortunes change, are looking already at the drop zone.
Sibsey beat them 4-8. Rinks were shared, two each. Sibsey scraped in with a
shots total of 77-79. Wigtoft won three rinks, but had to settle for a draw
when losing the aggregate 67-72 due to the rink of R Woods with an 11-33
result. In Three Wood Division Two, Wrangle are playing a
strange programme. After no defeats from four games, they have now lost
heavily in the last two. And there were no points for them away at rivals West
End A (E Ulyatt 25-5). In Three Wood Division Three, Central Park (still
undefeated from eight games) saw off the challenge of Friskney with ease by a
10-2 scoreline. Gosberton must have liked it at Woodhall. They went home with
11 points, albeit with no fantastic scores from what seems to have been a
close game. West Skirbeck are working hard to get themselves away from the
basement area of the table. They won two rinks and drew a third. It should
have been points in the bag but a heavy defeat of 7-25 from E Lewis saw the
aggregate spoils drift away. In Three Wood Division Four, as mentioned at the top of
this report, Sleaford Road are putting it together after a shaky start. They
gave Mareham a good seeing off with a 12-0 result, the highlight of which was
the “Hot Shot” rink of R Hobart, T Taylor and D Taylor. |
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Week ending June 16 Maximum haul, but Burton still trail leaders The past week in the Boston and District Bowls League
has been a mixed one. Most fixtures managed to be played and reach
conclusions. But torrential downpours waterlogged a few greens and some
encounters had to be abandoned. In Two Wood Division One, Burton House collected a good
12 points from their win at home to Goodfellowship. This still, though,
leaves them 24 points adrift of BBC A (there was a 31-21 rink win for R
White). BBC A recorded another 10-point haul this week against West End A. So
far this season they have scored two 12-pointers and four 10s. In this latest
win, the highlight was a 35-13 rink win for K N Grant. In Two Wood Division Two, Wyberton (currently in second
place) beat Sibsey B 10-2 and 94-84 on shots. West End B defeated Woodhall
8-4 to keep them top of the table (J Fensom 29-18 and R Tracey 33-13 while R
Dales replied with a 14-25). West Skirbeck showed no sympathy for Jubilee
Park’s hard season when they beat them 12-0 and by a shots margin of 115-36
(J Whyers 27-9, R Rutherford 43-6 and I Dilley 29-9). Meanwhile, Sibsey A
took three rinks away from Freiston with a shots win of 91-81. In Two Wood Division Three Kirton B have had a quite
season, only seven points gained from six games. It was a case of just two
more added this week at home to Norprint (J Stainton 9-38, S Copeland 9-32).
Sleaford Road picked up their second win at the expense of title challengers
Norprint, albeit in a tight 85-81 shots win. BBC B moved ahead of Woodhall
after beating them at Woodhall 2-10 (J Meeds 6-26). In Three Wood Division One, Burton House B beat bottom
team Norprint 11-1. This keeps them in contention for honours. BBC A could do
with a few 10-pointers. They lost top place to Burton House after defeating
Kirton 8-4 (B Hooker 20-9). In Three Wood Division Two, West End A are making some
ground up the charts after defeating current leaders Wrangle. It was a
convincing win by 10-2 (G Barnes 19-8, J Sellars 24-8). Swineshead had their
first win of the season away at Sibsey B 4-8 (J Bouchereau on form with a
rink win of 11-23). In Three Wood Division Three Wyberton added another 10 points
nd in doing so kept their promotion hopes alive, this at the expense of West
Skirbeck (N Blakey 24-14 and K Woods 24-12). Donington had a blank sheet at
home to Woodhall. They lost all four rinks and certainly need to change up a
gear to avoid the drop. Central Park are going from strength to strength with
seven wins from seven games. These this week Woodhall were the victims. But
it was a mightily close thing on the aggregate 79-78, due mainly to H Stanley
of Woodhall winning by 9-25. Freiston are also maintaining their winning
streak. This time a 9-3 win against BBC B kept them in second place. In Three Wood Division Four, Sleaford Road will be happy
after an 11-1 victory over Sibsey C. This moves them to top of the table, but
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Week ending June 9 Welcome 10 points as Road’s run rolls on In Two Wood Division One, Sleaford Road are still
maintaining their winning run of form. But it’s a lack of double figure
points returns that is keeping them adrift of leaders BBC A. In fact, to
illustrate the fact, this week saw them gain their first 10-point return when
beating Swineshead. Kirton A suffered badly at home to Bicker, losing three
rinks and collecting only two points. Wigtoft are also finding it difficult this year having
always been up with the top three in previous seasons. Their form has simply
left them this year. Their game against Sleaford Road was one of the closest,
to be recorded — Wigtoft won two rinks and drew a third, but Sleaford Road
still took the aggregate 83-84. Goodfellowship were the receiving end of BBC
A’s winning form (a rink win of 15-28 for skip K N Grant while S Whyers won
13-34) In Two Wood Division Two, just one rink let down
Wyberton in a 2-10 win away at Sibsey A (J Peach for Sibsey got a 32-11
result to avoid a whitewash). Jubilee Park are struggling at the moment.
After a first week win they have since only collected eight points in four
games. And two more losses came this week. Both were at home, 2-10 against Central
Park and 2-10 against West End B. West Skirbeck defeated Sibsey B where Ivan
Dilley suffered an unexpected loss while B Bagley picked up a 29-12 result. In Two Wood Division Three, Woodhall beat Sleaford Road
8-4 (D MacNaughton 34-12). BBC B made some ground on leaders Woodhall with a
0-12 win away at Kirton B (wins for D May 10-31, R Goodale 13-25, E Vere
13-32 and E Lee 18-37 in a solid team effort). In Three Wood Division One, there was a close game and
win for Sibsey A away at Wigtoft. The score was 74-75, this with Sibsey
winning three rinks. Three results came in for Burton House. First was a 6-6
draw against Wigtoft, the latter winning on just one rink — but this was a
7-20 result. Their second match against Kirton was a whitewash 12-0 and against
Norprint they won 10-2 (K Porter 36-8, S Asplen 35-12). This in turn shoots
them up into the top position. BBC A aren’t laying down yet. A 4-8 win away
at Goodfellowship keeps them in touch with a game in hand. In Three Wood Division Two Roy Rout topped the scores in
a home win for Stickney, romping in with a 29-12 result in their 10-2 win.
Sibsey B couldn’t hold Castle even though Tony Harrison recorded a 21-8 win.
This simply couldn’t better scores of 11-25 for N Coupland and 11-17 for S
Avison. Wrangle continued their charge for Division One games next season. A
10-2 win against Jubilee Park fully illustrated their determination. West End B’s J Fensom cruised home with a 24-6 scoreline
and P Tracey had a 25-12 to seal the winning spoils against against Sibsey B.
Elsewhere, Swineshead, yet to win a game, helped Woodhall to their first win
by just a two-shot (66-68). Jubilee Park remain in second place after a 10-2
win against West End A 23-9 F Manley. In Three Wood Division Three, BBC B beat Wyberton 9-3
thanks mainly to a 26-10 from J Meeds. Gosberton overwhelmed visitors
Friskney 12-0 (B Brerose 27-15, S Cousins 23-12, T Davies 15-9 and M Greet
20-14). Central Park remain undefeated this season. A good win against
Freiston sees them on track for promotion aspirations. In Three Wood Division Four Sleaford Road took three
rinks away from Kirton B (an 11-26 for D Taylor and 9-20 for T Bourn). |
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Week ending June 2 Victory at last for Swineshead In Two Wood
Division One, Swineshead at last got a win. It came in the match when they
entertained Goodfellowship. And it yielded a full house of 10 points in a
93-91 thriller. J Templeman came close to nicking the aggregate with a 14-33. There was a good win for Goodfellowship at Sibsey A. And
the 10 points earned keeps them in touch. Sibsey are still without a win. In Three Wood Division Three, Freiston are producing
some magnificent form and a 12-0 win against Donington gives them 42 points
from four games (R Matson 26-10, B Nightingale 37-7 and J Stray 38-6). At
home to Gosberton, Donington won one and drew another rink but only collected
three points. S Cousins did the most damage with a 9-20 result. |
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Week ending May 26 BBC A keep up relentless run of success In the Two Wood section BBC A seem to be firmly on track
for a season of success. They already have 44 points from four games,
dropping only four in the process. And this achievement has already put them
14 points clear of second placed West End A. In the Three Wood section, meanwhile, Burton House B are
playing well at the moment and they lead the top division table on 31 points,
five clear of second placed Wyberton. Last week was notable for the large volume of high
scoring games with little thought that such marks could be bettered. But in
Sibsey B’s home Two Wood Division Two clash with West End B, the rink of S
Hippesley, K Swain and skip J Fensom for the visitors attained a remarkable
score of 4-60 — a stunning average of 3.6 shots. Over a full 18 ends, the
scorecard would have made very interesting reading! In Two Wood Division One, BBC A extended their lead with
a 10-2 win over last year’s champions Burton House even through the shots
scores were close at 96-91. Wigtoft shared the rinks with Goodfellowship, but
the scores of 26-14 from A Saunby and 30-18 from M Clark won them the
aggregate. Kirton A came out convincing winners over Swineshead 104-79 (a
35-16 card for J Evans). West End A are in second place on 27 points. Even
though they lost the home game to Sleaford 4-8, it could have been a lot
worse if the last wood of Colin Palmer had been played, the end was lost to a
measure. In Two Wood Division Two, Wyberton kept their challenge
alive after a 10-2 win over Jubilee Park. Woodhall are second place after a
10-2 win against Sibsey A. High scoring rinks were by J W Gee 38-12 and J
Riglin 32-19. As mentioned previously, one rink in the Sibsey B team suffered
a tremendous loss by 56 shots, one of the widest margins seen in the league’s
recent history. It, of course, helped West End B to carry the aggregate, and
sees them 13 points clear at the top of the table. In Two Wood Division Three, Norprint suffered their
first loss of the campaign against Woodhall who, in the process, remain
unbeaten. Norprint still top the table by virtue of playing one more game
than second place Woodhall. Another game that saw the scores counted up on a
calculator involved Sleaford Road against BBC B. The result was heavy on
shots, namely 96-106. But it also contained two rinks of hugely varying
fortunes — W Mortlock’s team winning 7-57 for BBC while, for Sleaford Road, J
Riches’ set won 45-9. In Three Wood Division One, BBC A’s win over Sibsey 10-2
moves them up into third place. Burton House B are making remarkable
progress. They top the table on 31 points. And a 2-10 win away at Kirton A
proves their determined mood (a rink win of 4-29 for S Francis being a
highlight). In Three Wood Division Three, Wyberton now are making
steady progress after a shaky start. They grabbed their second win at the
expense of Gosberton and earned another 10 points in the process. Donington
were then another victim of a Wyberton side playing two matches in a few
days. Top rinks scores here went to B Skelton 11-29, A Westrop 12-24 and N
Blakey 6-32. Central Park are still going strong in undefeated fashion. And
after four games they lead the way with 38 points. BBC B came in with a
strong challenge. They shared the rinks but lost out by just two shots 63-61
(top rink wins for D Young 24-9 and E Lewis 8-22). In Three Wood Division Four, Mareham are top of the
table after another 2-10 win away at West End C (top rink wins here for E
Dews 28-13, S Kennedy 9-17 and P Smith 8-17). Sibsey C came oh so close with
a 56-57 reverse at home to Kirton B. Skip J Dellecott and his team did most
of the damage with a 6-18 result. Sibsey C, from a game played on May 10
against Sleaford Road, registered a 10-point win (R Hoskin 22-10 and J Peach
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Week ending May 19 Unbeaten records rolling on in week of high
scores Eleven teams maintained 100 percent records during the
past week and others chalked up some really impressive scores. But on the
down side it was amazing to see some of the low aggregate four-rink scores
returned! In Two Wood Division One, BBC are sticking closely to
their game plan for the season, that being to win them all. It was a case of
three on the trot for them this week. But only a 10-pointer after two
previous 12s. Losing just one rink at home to Kirton, they are now 10 points
clear at the top of the table Burton House who beat Wigtoft with a strong
score of 102 to 67 (a 33-11 win for J Cammack). West End A overcame the
challenge from Bicker by seven shots, winning 88-81 — all close rinks with
margins of ones and twos (J Sellars 23-17). Bicker overwhelmed Goodfellowship
117-86 (P Massingham 33-21, and R Wing 41-12). Goodfellowship then lost a
close game at home to Sleaford Road. A score of 94-95 saw Sleaford Road take
nine points. In Two Wood Division Two, West End B is showing good form. Winning away at Freiston gave them their third 10-pointer (J Fensom 13-28). Central Park out-shot West Skirbeck 108-67 (D Young 35-12, C Newham 30-15). It was very much a case of home games f |