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Week ending April 27
Marriott Motors Knockout Tournament
The semi-finals and final of the Marriott Motors Knockout
Handicap Tournament have now been contested.
In the first semi-final, Division Two side Butchers
took on Division Three outfit Central (+16). It was a match that saw Central
up for the battle as the Butchers made little headway in closing down the
handicap. In the end, Central finished with a final and match-winning scoreline
of 38-25. Parthians, who finished second in Division Three, were matched
against the Crowns (+10) who finished 10th in the same division. Crowns won
35-24.
The final was close throughout with Central (+3) picking up three counts of
four to maintain the slight advantage they had which was enough to keep the
Crowns at bay. The final scoreline was 30-26 in Central’s favour.
Boston Indoor Bowls Club finals
Club finals started after the Marriott Motors
competition was completed.
First up were the first of the singles events, the under-18s competition
being contested by what most would consider Boston Indoor Bowls Club’s best
junior players, Bex Field against Matt Whyers. Bex did not start too well
being 8-0 down, but she recovered well and won the match.
The Mottram singles, played over 15 ends, went to Pauline Richardson who was
never behind against Iris Reeson winning 13-12.
The men’s two-wood handicap 18-up singles was won by Scott Whyers (+1).
Matched against Keith Swain (+3) he succeeded 18-14.
The ladies pairs saw Jill Smith and Sheila King defeating Janet Whyers and Lorraine
Stevens 30-7.
The men’s pairs was won by Matt Whyers and Mick Asplen who were in
scintillating form as they saw off the challenge of Andrew Limm and Chris
Gill 20-4.
The ladies drawn pairs title went to Joan Sharp and Di Wilson who overcame
Audrey Sivill and Dorothy Hawkesworth with a 22-12 scoreline in their favour.
The men’s over-60s pairs looked all over with three ends remaining as Peter
Tracey and Keith French led 19-10. But then Bryan Sharp and Arnold Bennett showed
some resilient form as they finished with counts of two, five and four to
lift the trophy via a slender but nonetheless impressive recovery win of 21-19.
The Division Three fours saw Fairways’ Mavis Ablard, Lorna Locking, Barbara
Slade and Carol Nundy slip adrift by a 12-15 margin. But they finished with a
flourish to secure a win of 27-16 against Central’s Iris Facey, Marion Epton,
Frank Bembridge and Fred Epton.
The Division Two fours title was won by Matt Smith, Sam Leafe, Rod West and
Jonathan West (Amateurs) who were able to pick up counts of five and four on
ends nine and 15 which saw them through to a success of 21-19 against the
Golfers team of Jerry Gill, Mick Nundy, Graham Scarboro and Norman Ablard.
Two surprise results were produced in the Dickinson Fours and the over-60s
singles when what looked like dead certs to lift the titles, fell to defeat. The
fours rink of Bex Field, Adrian Field, Simon Reeson and Paul Flatters could
not stamp their authority on the game and the underdogs Andrew Limb, Dave
Gill, Chris Gill and Martin Tomlin won 22-19. Meanwhile, the over-60s singles
saw Bill Barton demolish Rob Thacker 16-10, practice on the surface paying
dividends for the winner.
County EBA finals
The County EBA finals at Skegness saw Matt Whyers pick up another county
singles trophy (the under-18s) at the Skegness Indoor Arena when he defeated
Richard Ashton, of Lincoln IBC, by a 21-10 scoreline.
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Week ending April 20:
Marriott Motors Knockout Tournament
The highly popular Marriott Motors Knockout Tournament
started its second week of competition with only five teams from the top
division remaining in the tournament.
The first of the five, namely Freelanders, tried in vain
to carry the flag for the top bowlers. But they fell to Central (+32) of
Benton’s Glazing Division Three. The lower team did especially well, with an
overall success of 50-24. Stars for the Central team were Iris Facey with
Marion and Fred Epton who lost by just one shot to Bryan Sharp, Tom Freeston
and Vic Murtough from the Landers team.
Elsewhere, the Gang overcame Strollers (+5) by just two
shots with a scoreline of 30-28. Meanwhile, Amateurs from Division Two gave
Terriers from Division Three a 20-shot start but won with plenty to spare,
emerging successful by a 56-27 margin.
The top two from Division Three were matched against each other and Parthians
(+5) saw off the champions Highflyers 29-21. Two more teams from the bottom
division also came up against each other. BBC (+10) lost out to Abrasives by
a 30-34 scoreline.
Carlton Road, from Division One, managed to win through to the next round
with a comprehensive win against Vikings (+30), from the bottom division, the
overall score being 61-38. But there was disappointment for Swineshead who,
despite their Division One status, fell to Breakaways (+5).
Holland Fen’s captain after their encounter with Royal Mail (+14) said his
Denny Cup players did not perform to their capabilities on the night. Bazza Wilson,
Adrian Field and Martin Tomlin fell to Barry Barton, Ted Bloodworth and Keith
Thorlby. Without the help of the handicap, this result saw another top side
bite the dust.
Fairways, who normally do well in the contest, fell to Central (+6) 26-31.
The last of the Division One outfits to play were Stumpers. Matched against
Butchers (+14) they fell 38-26.
Back on the green, Carlton Road, the last of the big boys still in the
tournament, were hoping to match their form of the previous evening. Having given
their opposition 30 shots and won through convincingly. Matched against
Feathers (+23) it looked on paper not too difficult a task but the Division
One outfit bowed out 34-46.
The Burtons (+6) continued their good results with another one against Abrasives,
winning 32-16. Second in Division Two, Breakaways, played second from
Division Three Parthians (+17), the overall score going to the latter 39-28.
Woodhall (+2) matched against the Gang at the halfway stage looked like it
was going to be a win for Woodhall. But the Gang recovered well to win 33-25.
Crowns (+17) did really well to win through against
Amateurs. Doing well for the Crowns were Brian Blackbourn with Sandra and
Peter Copeland who beat Amateurs top rink of Jonathan West, Albert Batchelor
and Phil Sharp 14-10. Amateurs Anthony Tabor, Sam Leafe and Eric Taylor would
be disappointed as they wound down the handicap advantage given the
opposition.
Wednesday evening saw the quarter-finals being played. First up were
Parthians (+6) against Feathers. Winning a place into the semi-finals are
Parthians who succeeded 38-23. Next up were Central (+4) against the Burtons.
This was a shock result with Central booking their place in the semi-finals
with a win of 39-22. Another shock result was the Gang falling to the
Butchers (+8). Doing well for the Butchers were Eileen May, Dave Gill and
John Sellars.
The last of the quarter-finals was the Crowns (+22) matched against the
champions of Division Two, Royal Mail. The Division Three team won through in
a very close match 40-27.
Trudy Bates Trophy
In other spheres, Boston Indoor Bowls Club’s ladies’ team, last year’s winner
of the Trudy Bates Trophy, again contested the final. Matched against Lincoln
on Louth’s fast surface they fell rather heavily by a margin of 111-78.
Boston had only one winning rink which was Janet Vinter, Norma Bates, Ann
Thomas and Mary Hewinson who won 25-15.
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Week ending April 6:
Stonehaven Care Home Division One
As expected, the top two finished on a high when they
both grabbed maximum points from their final fixtures of the season.
Champions Eastenders were matched against Kirton Town. Andrew Limb, Ian
Clarke and Paul Flatters won convincingly by a 24-9 margin. Matt Whyers, Tony
Powell and Simon Reeson knew before the match that if they faced Town’s Jeff
Homewood, Jill Smith and Dorothy Hawkesworth it wouldn’t be easy. And this
was certainly the case. Trailing 14-13 with 18 ends played, they just
squeezed home 18-14. Eastenders are thus worthy champions having lost just
one game all season — when tumbling to the Invaders.
Holland Fen were matched against Rustics and saw skips
Peter Gorbutt and Mick Tomlin winning 15-13 and 25-11 respectively.
Last year’s champions Cosmos will probably reflect with
disappointment on the fact that they have relinquished their crown having
finished 16 points behind the table-toppers in third spot and have not been
at their best for parts of the campaign. And against A40 they saw two more
points go astray. Royce Reynolds, Asbb French and Les Feary won well 31-13.
Replying for A40 were Sarah McKay, Maggie Kisby and Mick Asplen who always
had the edge in a 20-18 rink win.
Bottom of the table Swineshead were looking to finish
with a flourish but had to settle for four points against IBC. For the latter,
Jean Thompson, Joan Mews and Bob Thompson won 18-12. Ted Bourne skipped the
rink for IBC’s 20-16 reply.
Freelanders and Stumpers shared the rink points as well
as the aggregate spoils when ties were produced on both rinks, the cards
reading 14-14 and 16-16.
Invaders enjoyed the speed of the surface this week when
matched against Crusaders. Dale Elsam, Keith Stones and Paul Gurton were 20-0
ahead after 10 ends and went on to win 32-9. Michael Penfold, Ken Rochford
and Ian Tebbs tied 20-20.
T and B Containers Division Two
Royal Mail thought they would need up to four points
when playing on the second session on Monday to make sure of the title. But
when they watched the results from the first session, the championship was theirs
without needing any points whatsoever.
Second-placed Breakaways blew their chance of promotion. Needing just two
points they only managed to win one from their game against the Butchers.
That lone return point came from the bowls of Janet Whyers, Gloria French and
John Stevens who tied 18-18 with Ron Bagshaw, Sylvia Bagshaw and Geoff
Dawson. The Butchers’ other set of Eileen May, Tina Reeson and Dave Gill won
28-16.
The Gang, in third spot, were matched against Patriarchs. And they picked up
all six points which put them level with Breakaways on shot difference and in
second spot. Rita Epton, Mary Hewinson and Keith Hewinson won 18-13 and Harry
Dodd, Ivan Dilley and John Allen were successful by a 24-11 margin.
Woodhall, also pressing the top two, surprisingly let two points drift away
against the Feathers. John Riches, Bill Barton and Tom Richardson finished
strongly to win 16-14. But Doreen Sharp, Alan Eastgate and Eric Ulyatt (who
were 19-18 up going into the last end) then dropped a count of two to lose
20-19 to Beryl Brewster, Tony Dawson and Sheila Dawson.
The champions the Royal Mail were able to play relaxed bowls against Robins
and duly took all six points with comfortable rink wins for skips Keith Sharp
and Keith Thorlby by 25-9 and 38-9 respectively.
Amateurs and Stickney shared the rink points with Stickney winning the
aggregate points when Frank Smith, Angela Saxon and Ron Flower won 26-19.
Golfers won all the points against Shunters. Jerry Gill, Ron Hulley and
Norman Ablard won 29-15. In reply, Shunters’ Ian Smith put in a terrific
performance, but all to no avail as Bill Smith, Mick Nundy and Graham
Scarboro picked up the rest of the points with a 26-11 victory.
Benton’s Glazing
Division Three
With the title
already won, Highflyers rested on their laurels. And third-placed Wranglers
picked up the lion’s share of the points by just one shot when the sides met.
For the Flyers, Linda Garner, Peter Hoyles and Barrie Trigg, although
winning, took their foot off the pedal. Leading 20-7 at 16 ends they did not
win another shot and Brian Simpson, Fleur Simpson and Russ Rousell closed
them down to a 20-17 scoreline. Jill Rousell, Tony Drury and Stuart Green won
four points for the Wranglers with a 19-15 win.
Second-placed Parthians also let two points drift away. Matched against the
Crowns, Diane Bedford, Pauline Atkin and Peter Bedford won well 24-14.
Replying for the Crowns, skip Albert Crowder saw his rink home 17-13.
Shipmates, definitely the underdogs in their match against Traders, pulled
out all the stops to record a win. The stars for Shipmates were Betty Taylor,
John Balderson and Brian Hunn with a win of 23-9. Two points went to Traders
from the bowls of Maurice Harding, Barrie Hudson and Norman Stanley, who won
16-12.
Vikings lifted all the points from their game with Terriers. Ships Ray
Blackamore and Gordon Gallichan had winning scorecards of 22-15 and 21-9.
Another six points for Fairways saw them finish in their highest ever
position. Matched against Central, Jean Spratt, Lorna Locking and Barbara
Slade won 24-15 while Mavis Ablard, Hazel Smith and Carol Nundy had a 22-16
win.
The Burtons had established good leads by the half-way stage in their game
against BBC, skips Mick Greet and Charles Newham powering their rinks on to respective
winning scorecards of 30-13 and 20-13.
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