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reports round-up for the 2006-2007 season OCTOBER 06 |
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Week ending October 27: Stonehaven Care Home Division One The early session in the latest action programme
produced a shock result. Reigning champions Cosmos (are they missing their
captain?) fell on both rinks to second-from-bottom Stumpers who duly picked
up their second maximum points haul of the season. Margaret Bycroft, Norma
Barnes and Ken Bycroft were 13-1 up and then 19-4 ahead with 14 ends gone.
Opponents Michael Emery, Sue Simpson-Shaw and Les Feary improved things later
on but were still unable to avert a 24-15 loss. Sheila Gall, Norman bush and
Bernard Skelton trailed by one shot after seven ends but then led 18-11 at 17
ends. And then they hung on for an 18-16 result. It was a great outcome for
the Stumpers and a big blow to Cosmos’ hopes of retaining their crown. IBC let two points drift away to Invaders. Richard
white, Tony Burman and Ted Bourne surprisingly won by a wide margin for IBC
against Scott Whyers and Sandran and Ian Tebbs (22-12). June Burman, Ruth
Wright and Reg Doughty let the points drift away. Early on they led 7-1 and
10-4 but then found themselves 14-10 down at 14 ends with opponents Sally Gurton,
Ken rochford and Keith Stones hanging on for a 17-16 win. Rustics had Alan Saunby back on the green after a
lengthy “rest”. But playing with Don Ebbage and Jim Gott, it wasn’t a happy
return. They were up against Kirton town’s top rink of Jeff Homewood, Jill
Smith and Dorothy Hawkesworth. And the scorecard of 31-4 says it all! For
rustics, Audrey Sivill, Keith Woods and John Craft claimed two points. They
were 11-2 ahead against the Town’s combination of Messrs Thomas, Tracey and
Richardson and found themselves 17-15 down at 19 ends before claiming two
consecutive counts of two to win 19-17. A40 picked up a much-needed maximum points haul against
Crusaders that helped to move them up to third spot. Skip John McKay won with
plenty to spare against John Swain’s set 26-15. A40’s captain Arnold Bennett,
playing with Gill Grant and Sheila King found it hard going against
Crusaders’ Chris Clark. Trailing 11-7, then hit back and recovered to win
17-12. Bottom team Swineshead are still without a win. Matched
against Freelanders, they finished pointless again with the Landers’ skips
Stan Lawrence and Derek Whelbourn winning 23-10 and 22-12 respectively. The top game of the evening’s play saw the previously
undefeated Holland Fen up against second placed Eastenders. The Fen’s Bazza
Wilson, Peter Gorbutt and Martin Tomlin were 8-6 down at seven ends but then
found themselves 18-8 ahead at 12 ends. They then kept their advantage to
ease home 26-22 against Matt Whyers, Tony Powell and Simon Reeson. Meanwhile,
the Fen’s top man Mick Tomlin did not deliver as he had done previously
against Freelanders. Andrew Limb, Ian Clark (best game of the season so far)
and Paul Flatters kept their rival’s set in check and in plenty of trouble
for most of the game to win 20-11. As such, the Fen tumbled to their first
loss of the campaign and finished the night with a mere one-point advantage
over Eastenders at the top. T & B Containers Division Two Table-topping Breakaways stuttered a little when
suffering defeat against second-from-bottom Patriachs. Carole Dowse, Eileen
Brown and Lorraine Stevens were 11-4 ahead at seven ends and found themselves
just one ahead at 13 ends. But Patriachs’ skip Shamus Rooney didn’t maintain
the advantage and the leaders finished up by winning 24-13. Breakaways’ other
set of Keith Bailey, John Marshall and Ala Saxton trailed 14-3 at 11 ends but
recovered to win 26-18. Not a comfortable game for the leaders. The gang fell a further two points behind the leaders
when they could only pick up four points from their game against the
Butchers. David Tebbs, John Allen and Denis Tebbs picked up a count of five
on the ninth end that eased them away to a 22-14 win. Pete Vines, Keith
Hewinson and Mary Hewinson were involved in a close match against Eileen May,
Ron Bagshaw and John Sellars. They were 16-15 up at 19 ends then dropped two
consecutive counts of one to finish by losing 17-16. And in the process, two
points drifted away. Royal Mail picked up six excellent points from their
game with Feathers. This helped to move them up to a more respectable place
in the table. Skips Keith Sharp and Barry Barton won 29-16 and 25-10
respectively. The match between lower lights Golfers and Stickney saw
the former with all six points in the bag at 19 ends played. But by the time
the match reached its conclusion, they only had one to show for their
efforts. Stickney’s Steve Todd, Graham Tooley and Ron Flower finished with a
count of four to win 17-14. Meanwhile, Steve Shaw, Ray Bavin and Brian Hooker
fought back to share their rink points in an 18-18 draw. The Robins picked up two very good points but are still
looking for a first win. Janet Pape, Eileen Sellars and John Riches won a
tight game 20-17. But the Amateurs set of Jonathan West, Albert Bachelor and
Phil Sharp won easily 31-10 to net four points. Benton’s Glazing Division Three The top two sides both picked up maximum points this
week. Leaders Parthians were favourites in their encounter against the Traders.
Mary Cowham, Ken Hamblin and Keith Nix won 25-16 while Diane Bedford, Pauline
Atkin and Pete Bedford claimed their points with a 23-16 reply. Second placed Highflyers were matched against Vikings in
what was expected to be a close encounter. But that was far from the case as
the Flyers ran away with rink wins of 27-12 and 22-12 for skips Barry Trigg
and Alan Watson respectively. The Crowns were in dazzling form this week as they
picked up their first maximum points haul of the season along with a first
win to lift themselves off the basement rung. Matched against mid-table
Shipmates, George Rennison, Lee mUlholland and Graham Mulholland trailed
17-10 but then picked up nine points without reply to lead 19-17. With time
running out they went into the last end locked at 19-19 but managed to
conjure up a one-shot win to finish off with a 20-19 success. John Adcock,
Sandra Copeland and Peter Copeland were always in command and won their rink
28-7. Taking over the bottom berth were Terriers on the back
of their loss against Fairways. Lorna Locking, Ann Vaughan and Heather
Scarboro won 17-9 while Mavis Ablard, Hazel Smith and Carol Nundy achieved a
19-10 success scorecard. Central and BBC shared the rinks points. For BBC Mike
Campion, Len Tokley and Mu Watson just won 20-14. Replying for Central to win
the aggregate were Hazel Clark, David clark and Frank Bembridge with a 25-10
triumph. The Wranglers tied their game the previous week against
Central. And it was the same again this week when matched against the
Burtons. For Wranglers, Brian Simpson, Fleur Simpson and Russ Rousell won
20-13. Replying for the Burtons were Oliver Fenner, Jim Fenner and Mick Greet
who recorded an 18-11 success. Denny Cup and Egham Trophy The weekend of October 21 and 22 saw Boston involved in
the national team events of the Denny Cup and Egham Trophy. The Denny Cup game against Sleaford was, as expected, an
evenly contested encounter that eventually tipped in Boston’s favour to
secure progress into the next round and a match against Bassetlaw on November
4. The Egham Trophy team were up against Grantham. And with
three rinks winning and just one suffering defeat, it was enough to win and
earn a next round tie against Lincoln on November 19. Meanwhile, the Yetton Trophy campaign gets under way for
Boston with a match against Horncastle on November 2 with a 10am start. |
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Week ending October 20: Stonehaven Care Home Division One With leaders Holland Fen having a bye, chasing duo Eastenders
and Cosmos were matched against teams from the lower reaches. And they took
advantage to close the gap at the top. Cosmos had the easier of the games when they played
bottom team Swineshead. Michael Emery, Sue Simpson-Shaw and Les Feary didn’t have
too comfortable a ride, though. Swineshead’s set of Becci Reeson, Jean
Thompson and Bob Thompson were always in striking distance before losing
20-15. Cossies’ Royce Reynolds, Chris Hiom and Abb French were 18-8 ahead at
15 ends. But for some reason they lost the plot as Janet Vinter, Pam Dawson
and Brian Vinter closed them down inside four ends to trail by just two
points before Cosmos hung on to win 19-16. It leaves them five points behind
the lead slot. Eastenders proved too strong against Rustics and
produced winning scorecards of 26-16 and 27-11 for skips Paul Flatters and
Tony Powell. The Enders are now just three points off the lead spot. IBC’s Reg Doughty is always a problem for the A40 team
(and most others in the league as well) and this week changed nothing.
Matched against Gill Grant, Sheila King and Arnold Bennett for A40, the
Bates, Bourne and Doughty combination (IBC) grabbed two points with an 18-17
success. A40’s other set, though, of Sarah McKay, Matt Dawson and Mick Asplen
were 22-0 up after eight ends and easily won their game 37-7 to secure the
aggregate. Invaders have faded somewhat after a bright start with
only four points being added from their last two games. Matched against
Freelanders, Sally Gurton, Sandra Tebbs and Ian Tebbs did well to beat Tom
Freeston, Des Aelberry and Jeff Nicholson 15-12. Paul Gurton, Ken Rochford
and Keith Stones surprisingly fell by a wide margin to Landers’ Bryan Sharp,
Ron Thacker and Vic Murtough 28-11. Next up for the Invaders are IBC. And
they need to get the lion’s share of the points if they are not to drift down
the table. Have Kirton town found themselves a new skip? Last week
he helped secure a good result against Carlton Road. This week it was Jolly
Farmers who were on the end of a defeat. Chris Bristow, John Houghton and
Alan Bristow were 12-6 up at 10 ends, 14-11 ahead at 13 ends. The Town trio
of Ann Kemp, Robert Dawkes and Peter Tracey found another gear and were ahead
by end 16. The Farmers trio snatched back the lead, the Town’s “prodigy”
nicked the advantage back and hung on to win 20-19. That result was exciting
for Town as it won them two points. But their other set of Dorothy
Hawkesworth, Jeff Homewodd and Jill Smith pulled off a remarkable fightback.
Trailing 15-7 against the Farmers’ Shirley Moore, Barbara Houghton and Joe
Moore, they produced a winning scorecard of 18-16. With the new and longer
game play, a lot of matches are being turned round over the closing ends.
Under last year’s rules, the Farmers would certainly have won four points if
not five. But this time they collected zero. Carlton Road versus Crusaders saw the rink points
shared. Crusaders’ set of Jenny Hill, Alan West and Alan Hill had a close
tussle but came out on top 19-17 against the Road’s Phil Harris, John Benton
and Alan Coupland. Crusaders’ other set of Gordon Harris, Ken Rawlings and
John Swain did well with the jack at their length and were clear by end 10
and still in front four ends later. The road’s John Rylott, Chris Gill and
Geoff Parker picked up a count of four on the 15th end which saw
them lead. Crusaders managed to score on just one more end and the rink
points and aggregate went to the Road with a 20-14 scorecard. T & B Containers Division Two The league leaders were on a bye week. This gave second
placed Breakaways the chance to move up. And they did so to establish a
two-point lead at the top by beating Norprint. But it was far from easy.
Janet Whyers, John Whyers and John Stevens were 17-2 up and 20-4 clear after
15 ends. But then came a fightback from Malc Cook, Margaret Broughton and
Chris Avison to see the margin close to 20-15 at the finish. Carol Dowse,
Eileen Brown and Lorraine Stevens had a two-shot advantage at 17 ends but the
printers’ set of Barbara Kenny, Roy Broughton and Dave toynton did not lie
down and fought back to clinch a dramatic 17-16 win. Royal Mail in the lower reaches produced a good result
against fourth placed Shunters. For the latter Mathew Smith Abb Houlden and
Norman Wright were 8-9 down at nine ends but went away to win 24-15. The
Mail’s four points came from Joan Sharp, Barry Harrington and Keith Sharp who
won with plenty to spare. Strollers saw off the challenge of the golfers. With
four points separating them in the table, they won all the points and widened
the margin. Ray Hobart, Ken Haigh and Alan Everitt won 18-14. Dave France,
Mick Hippisley and Keith Swain trailed 10-13 but won seven of the last eight
ends to win 28-17. The Butchers had too much strength for the Patriachs
with Geoff Dawson and Dave Gill winning 20-11 and 28-16 respectively. Feathers put in a good session against high-riding
Amateurs. Beryl Brewster, Tony Dawson and Sheila Dawson won 25-17 while
Maureen Hunn, Richard Sharp and Derek Hunn tied 19-19 with Anthony Tabor, Sam
Leafe and Eric Taylor. Third placed Woodhall claimed the points against
Stickney who are simply not finding any form at the moment. Doreen Sharp,
Alan Eastgate and Eric Ullyatt won decisively 27-6. William Busby, Ruby
Salmon and George Salmon succeeded 19-16. Benton’s Glazing Division Three Highflyers closed the gap at the top with a six-point
haul against the Fairways. Joy Tory, Bas Atkin and Alan Watson were given a
close tussle and the game was not decided until the final two ends. Here
Mavis Ablard, Lorna Locking and Heather Scarboro for Fairways just lost out
14-12. Linda Garner, Eric Lewis and Barry Trigg were 8-8 at 10 ends but then
had a purple patch that saw them steam into a 24-8 lead before winning 25-13.
Abrasives’ captain has to be pleased with the way his
team has performed this term. They moved into fourth place with a good result
against the Shipmates. Charles Russell, Ann Wys and George Bulman won 23-18
while Phil Stubley, Dave Bridges and Ray Wagstaff netted a convincing 31-10
success. Punchbowlers’ Bill young, Richard Bell and Jeff Skelton
picked up two “hot-shots” on their way to a 40-9 success while Les Kelly,
Terry Dawson and Bill Barton (also with a hot-shot) succeeded 27-17 to leave
BBC pointless. Vikings, looking for an immediate return back to the
higher division maintained their unbeaten run with a maximum points haul
against Burtons. Skips Ron Holmes and Ray Blackamore won 25-17 and 20-11
respectively. Traders just hung on to the aggregate points thanks to a
good finish from Barrie Hudson, Margaret Harris and Norman Stanley who won
23-16. The Crown’s captain nearly matched this strong finish. They were 11-11
at 16 ends and won 17-12. But two points was all they got from the game. The Wranglers in the lower reaches put up a good fight
against Central. The rink points were shared and so were the aggregate
points. Wranglers’ Derek Green, Tony Drury and Stuart Green won 30-14.
Replying for the Central were Dave Clark, Hazel Clark and Peter Boxall who
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Week ending October 13: Stonehaven Care Home Division One This was a week of good individual performances as well
as fine team displays. The leaders Holland Fen took on an optimistic
Freelanders side. Two of the Landers players, after the match, felt they had been
well and truly “dispatched” by the Tomlins. Mick and Martin Tomlin were
deemed to have been just too hot as the Fen won with plenty to spare — rink
scores of 27-10 and 21-7. Kirton Town were matched against Carlton Road and it saw
Town rest their top rink. But they still came out with the lion’s share of
points. Ann Thomas, Sheila Tracey and Pauline Richardson proved too strong
for Phil Harris, Alex Tomlin and John Benton with a 23-13 win. Ann Kemp,
Robert Dawkes and Peter Tracey were 13-9 ahead after 12 ends, 17-14 down at
17 ends and then tied their game against Chris Gill, Roland Hall and Roy
Vinter at 17-17. It was a good team performance by Kirton that netted five
points. The Invaders set of Scott Whyers, Sandra Tebbs and Ian
Tebbs were 10-5 down against Cosmos’ Royce Reynolds, Chris Hiom and Abb
French but then scored 11 shots without reply to lead 16-10 and eventually
won the points with a 19-16 scorecard. The champions had to rely on George
Phillips, Sue Simpson-Shaw and Keith French to win the aggregate points as
they demolished Invaders’ Dale Elsam, Keith Stones and Paul Gurton by a 30-16
margin. The champions need to pick up a few more maximum points hauls or
retaining the title might just be a dream. Third-from-bottom IBC were in real need of a good points
return. Matched against Crusaders’ Alan Bates, Tony Burman and Ted Bourne,
they had no problems in winning their points against Gordon Harris, John
Swain and Margaret Chester. The former trio were 18-5 up at 12 ends and
eventually cruised home 21-16. June Burman, Ruth Wright and Reg Doughty had a
slender advantage at 15 ends when leading 14-12. The Cusaders’ set collapsed
and it was a six-point haul for IBC with a score of 26-12. On paper, Eastenders’ match against second-from-bottom
Stumpers should have been a comfortable six-pointer for the former. But it
was not the case as Margaret and Ken Bycroft put in two good individual
performances. And with a little help from Norma Barnes, they took care of the
challenge of Andrew limb, Bunny Reeson and Paul Flatters by a 22-15
scoreline. The aggregate points were also very nearly won, but the Enders set
of Matt Whyers, Ian Clark and Simon Reeson replied 22-14, Simon nicking the
aggregate with his final bowl. A40’s set of Jean Cammack, Maggie Kisby and John McKay
came up against Joe Moore’s set. The skip was playing at his best and the
A40s team nearly went down. Jolly Farmers’ Shirley Moore and Barbara Houghton
— playing with Joe — picked up a full house count on the eighth end that saw
them 9-10 down. By end 13, they had fallen further behind at 10-16. But by
the 16th end, it was 16-16 thanks to a great turnover bowl from
Joe (three down to make a count of four). By end 18 they led 19-17. By end 19
it was back in A40’s favour and the Farmers just lost 21-20. Bex Field, Sarah
McKay and Mick Aslen had no such problems with a solid performance to win
23-9 against David Allen’s set. T & B Containers Division Two The top two teams were able to accumulate maximum points
this week. Strollers, in third spot, were matched against the second placed
team — the result eventually going the way of Woodhall, who took over third
place as a consequence. Royal Mail are not delivering the goods at the moment.
Matched against table-topping the Gang, they fell on both rinks. Here the
Ganag’s Pete Vines, Rita Epton and Mary Hewinson plus Harry Dodd, Ivan Dilley
and Denis Tebbs seemed to have comfortable rides with rink wins of 30-11 and
28-12 respectively. Breakaways’ Janet Whyers, Gloria French and John Stevens
didn’t have many difficulties in winning the points against Strollers’ Bob
Pearce, Berwyn Thomas and Alex Seaton with a scoreline of 27-12. Meanwhile,
Breakaways set of John Whyers, John Marshall and John Stevens were involved in
an evenly contested gamewere grateful to pick up a count of five on the
seventh end that eventually saw them through to win 19-17 against the
Strollers’ Dave France, Mick Hippisley and Keith Swain. The Golfers “rested” Jerry Gill, but was it wise as they
only pocketed two points? Matched against a strong Woodhall set of Richard
Whittaker, Alan Eastgate and Tom Richardson, the Golfers’ set of Norman
Ablard, Mick Nundy and Graham Scarboro (trailing 8-11) made positional
changes that worked and they ran out 25-19 winners. Shunters’ Mathew Smith, Rod West and Norman Wright had
the luxury of picking up counts of four, five and six on their way to a 26-6
success. Trying to match that score, Amateurs’ Anthony Tabor, Sam Leafe and
Eric Taylor just failed when winning 28-11 and the aggregate points went to
Shunters. Norprint’s Dave Toynton is putting time in on the green
with plenty of practice work. And this paid off. Playing with with Tony Hall
and Alan Townsend, the skip picked up their points with a win of 18-14. The
printers’ other set of Malc Cooke, Margaret Broughton and Chris Avison stood
12-12 at 16 ends before slipping clear to win 21-15. It left Stickney
pointless. The Robins are beginning to find their feet in a higher
division and possibly they should have pocketed the aggregate points against
the Butchers. The extra points, however, were lost over the concluding ends.
Winning two points for the Robins were Janet Pape, Eileen Sellars and John
Riches with a 16-11 success. The Butchers’ Kirsty Dryden, Jean Stevens and
Geoff Dawson recorded a win of 23-14 for four points. Benton’s Glazing Division Three Table-topping Parthians with maximum points from five
previous games fell, surprisingly, to the Vikings. Doing the dame of the latter’s
behalf were Barbara Moore, Ray Moore and Gordon Gallichan with an emphatic
win of 26-9. Parthians captain Keith Nix together with Mary Cowham and Keith
Hamlin scrambled home with an 18-13 win for just two points for the leaders.
The Vikings duly maintained their unbeaten run. Another surprise result from the evening’s play was that
of second-bottom Terriers winning on both rinks against third placed Traders.
The game could have gone either way but the team struggling in the lower
reaches picked up much-needed points. Fran King, Glenda Middleton and Tony
Wilson-Carter won 17-16 while Phil Rickett, R Peter king and Barry Thompson
gained a 16-14 success to complete an unexpected win and produce a shock
setback for the Traders. Wranglers are not, at the moment, coming up to
expectations. Matched against BBC, they managed to win only two points — and
that was by a slender one-shot margin, 19-18 having led 18-10 at 15 ends.
Doing well for BBC was skip Mu Watson with a 20-14 win against Russ Rousell
playing along with Derek Green and Tony Drury. The Burtons and Fairways shared the rink points with the
aggregate going to the Burtons by a six-shot margin. For the victors, Olive
Fenner, Jim Fenner and Mick Greet won 26-12. Replying for the Fairways, Mavis
Ablard, Hazel Smith and Heather Scarboro claimed two points with a 21-13 win. Abrasives were another side that saw the aggregate
points drift away over the concluding ends. Matched against the Central, the
Abrasives’ Richard Jutsam, Ivan Stimson and Dave Bridges were 22-9 up at 16
ends but did not score another shot at Central captain Fred Epton and his set
closed the scoreline down to 22-17. Central’s other set of Tracy Bembridge,
Iris Facey and Peter Boxall also picked up shots over the latter stages to win
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Week ending October 6: Stonehaven Care Home Division One It was cut and thrust in the top division this week with
the team that will probably finish in the top four matched against each
other. First up was the Carlton Road versus Eastenders clash.
For the Road, John Benton, Roland Hall and Roy Vinter, having battled back
from 13-6 down to lead 19-13 saw what they thought was a two-point return
drift away in a 22-21 loss to Enders’ Andrew Limb, Bunny Reeson and Paul
Flatters. Also for the Road, John Rylatt, Geoff Parker and Alex Coupland had
their noses in front with one end played. But that was the last time they
were ahead as they were put on the back-burners by Matt Whyers, Andrew Reeson
and Tony Powell who recorded a decisive 31-15 win. Unbeaten leaders Holland Fen were up against champions
Cosmos, also without a loss thus far. Abb French, Sue Simpson-Shaw and Les
Feary head to battle against a fortuitous performance by Martin Tomlin’s rink
but obtained a 22-15 win for the Cossies. But this margin of success wasn’t
enough as Keith Tointon, Hazel Marshall and Mick Tomlin demolished George
Phillips, Royce Reynolds and Keith French 24-10. It was the Cossies’ first
defeat of the season. But the Fenmen march on. As expected, Kirton Town had too much strength for the
Stumpers. Ann Thomas, Sheila Tracey and Pauline Richardson won 20-14 and the
Town’s top set secured a win of 25-14. IBC and Jolly Farmers shared the rink points and also the
aggregate points. For IBC, June Burman, Ruth Wright and Reg Doughty (21-10 up
at 13 ends) hung on to succeed 24-22. For the Farmers, Daryl Gardner, Dfick
Allen and David Allen (18-7 ahead on one point), just kept their noses in
front against Alan Bates, Tony Burman and Ted Bourne in an 18-16 success. Swineshead, who are yet to win, were matched against
Invaders who are in good form. When the game was finished, Swineshead were
still looking for their first win. Janet Vinter, Brian Vinter and Fred Scrupps
did well against Scott whyers, Sally Gurton and Paul Gurton to win 18-14. But
the Invaders have an in-form rink who are hard to beat. Dale Elsam, Ken
Rochford and Keith Stones had no problems in securing the aggregate points
with a 30-10 success against Pam Dawson, Joan Mews and Bob Thompson. It’s
early days yet, but Swineshead will soon have to be up and running. Elsewhere, Crusaders surprisingly fell to Rustics. For
the Crusaders, Margaret Chester, John Swain and Denis Clare won 22-18. For
rustics, Audrey Sivill, Jim Gott and John Sivill (13-0 up after six ends)
were never going to be caught en route to a 25-12 win for four points. T & B Containers Division Two Two unbeaten records fell this week when the leaders and
third placed teams were beaten. The Gang, previously with a maximum haul,
fell on both rinks to mid-table Amateurs. Rita Epton, Keith Hewinson and Mary
Hewinson were always trailing against Tony Nixon, Sam Leafe and Eric Taylor
and lost 20-16. Harry Dodd, David Tebbs and Dennis Tebbs had the slightest of
advantages at 14 ends. But then they promptly dropped six shots in two ends
that saw Jonathan West, Albert Bachelor and Phil Sharp take a 15-10 lead. At
19 ends the Gang trailed 15-14. In the next end the Gang laid a good three
shots to the good, but Albert bowled shot wood that gave the Amateurs a
cushion of two shots playing the last end. And they finished with an 18-14
success. Shunters surprisingly fell to the Feathers. For Sunters,
Nancy Mason, Frank Smith and Alan Mason secured two points with a win of
19-16. The Feathers’ set of Beryl Brewster plus Tony and Sheila Dawson picked
up the additional points and inflicted Shunters’ first loss with a scoreline
of 28-9. The Golfers picked up their second win of the season
when matched against Patriachs. David Locking, Peter dyer and Ron hulley won
23-16 and Norman Ablard, David Smith and Jerry Gill collected a 35-5 success. Strollers were in good form in their game against the
Butchers. Both winning rinks for skips Keith Swain and Alan Everitt produced
winning scorecards of 20-11. Breakaways are the only team with no losses. And matched
against bottom side the Robins, there was no fear of them going down this
week. Janet Whyers, Gloria French and John Whyers won 35-9 while Carol Dowse,
Eileen Brown and Lorraine Stevens won 19-13. Norprint’s team put in some time on the practice green
this week. And it paid dividiends. Pam Vinter, Dave Toynton and Tony Hall for
the printers were matched against Woodhall’s top skip and top rink. It was
8-8 at 11 ends and the latter then went away to win 24-11. Barbara Kenny, Roy
Broughton and Ralph Pick picked up a full house score on the 16th
end that eased them into a 17-14 lead. And they hung on to win 19-18. Close,
but nevertheless, two points went to the printers. Benton’s Glazing Division Three With eight ends played, Fairways were doing fairly well
against leaders Parthians. But that was as far as it went as the
table-toppers picked up and Diane Bedford, Pauline Atkin and Pete Bedford won
32-13. Gerlad Horrey, Mick Rogers and Mick Atkin (with a two-shot advantage
at eight ends) went away to win 21-13. The question is: what team in the
division will be the first to beat them? Or with they go through the campaign
undefeated? Highflyers, in second spot and six points behind the
leaders, let the gap widen when they dropped two points to the Burtons — and
it was close to being four. Doing well for the Burtons were Oliver Fenner,
Jean Young and Mick Greet who were never behind in their win of 20-13.
Replying for the Flyers, Joy Tory, Robert Goodale and Alan Watson (27-13 up),
dropped six shots without reply to hang on to the extra points by just one
shot (27-19). Second from bottom BBC were matched against basement side
the Crowns. The match saw the former win the lion’s share of the points. Sue
Upsall, Margaret Kirk and Derek Richmond had a resounding win of 28-13
against the Crowns’ skipper. Are those “tiger” woods not performing, perhaps?
Claiming two points for the Crowns were Brian Blackbourn, Albert Crowder and
Peter Emery with a win of 24-15. Two teams just above them in the table were also paired
up — Shipmates versus the Terriers. It saw Betty Taylor, Brian Hunn and John
Balderson for the former tying 14-14. Claiming the rest of the points for the
Shipmates were John Burton, Brian Samson and Rowland Chapman with a good
finish to win 19-13. The Wranglers versus Abrasives game saw the latter just
having the edge. Derek Green, Tony Drury and stuart Green for the Wranglers,
on paper, should win lots of games. But it’s on the green where the business
is done. They came up a resilient Abrasives set of Ray Wagstaff, Peter Parker
and Sue Bridges who put up a winning performance and a scoreboard of 19-14.
Brian Simpson, Fleur Simpson and Malc Nichols enjoyed 6-0 and 11-6 leads but
then dropped a full house en route to a 20-19 loss to Richard Jutsam, Ivan
Stimson and Dale Bridges, the latter winning just eight of the 21 ends
played. |
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