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NOVEMBER 2005 WEEKLY REPORTS |
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Week ending November 25: Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One
Here only two of the leading five teams managed to pick
up maximum points in the latest programme of action. The best game to watch
was the one involving top team Cosmos against Eastenders who held third spot.
This resulted in the Enders winning the lion’s share of the points thanks to
a superb display from young Matt Whyers helped by Tony Powell and Simon
Reeson who gave Keith French, Chris Hiom and Abb French the shutout treatment
on the first six ends played when Cosmos failed to score. The Enders built up
a lead of 12-0 that proved unassailable and even though positional changes only
helped slightly, the final scoreline read 15-7. The two points for the
leaders came from Colin Palmer, Sue Simpson-Shaw and Les Feary who, trailing
4-8 at one stage, picked up eight shots without reply putting them into a
12-8 lead before finally scraping home 13-12. As expected A40 and Holland Fen matched against
Crusaders and IBC picked up six points apiece. Swineshead, playing a double fixture, had a successful
week. Matched against both Invaders and Freelanders, the captain picked the
same six players for both games and it proved worthwhile. Jean Thompson, Joan
Mews and Brian Vinter won 17-9 and 15-7 and Janet Vinter, Pam Dawson and Bob
Thompson won 12-11 and tied 9-9. Lowly Foresters picked up two very good points from
their game with Jolly Farmers, John Stevens winning 13-11. But the Farmers’
set of Daryl Gardner, Shirley Allen and Dick Allen won fairly comfortably
11-6 for four points. Carlton Road and Kirton Town, both on the same points,
shared the rink points. But the aggregate went to the consistent Road team. The
Town’s Jeff Homewood, Jill Smith and Dorothy Hawkesworth — true to form —
picked up two points when winning with a strong finish 11-10. Pete Clark,
Chris Gill and Alan Coupland for the Road came from 8-2 down to record a 17-9
success and four points. Invaders, who had earlier lost all to Swineshead,
recovered well to take the aggregate against Stickney by just one shot. Dale
Elsam, Sally Gurton and Paul Gurton won 20-6. Replying for Stickney Steve
Shaw, Ray Waite and Pete Sharman won against the young trio of Michael Emery,
Andrew Wooding and James Gurton 21-8. Boston Electrical Services Division Two
It was very much a clean sweep for the leading teams in
this week’s schedule — all taking
maximum points into the bargain. Stumpers’ skips Ken Bycroft and
Bernard Skelton won 15-13 and 24-11 against Vikings. The Gang won 12-9 and 21-17 against Royal Mail’s Keith
Thorlby and Barry Barton. Woodhall, with new players aboard, were not at the
‘races’ against Breakaways. Eileen Brown, Ivor Brown and John Marshall won
18-9 and Keith Bailey, Carol Dowse and Alan Saxton had a 18-7 success. Parthians
can be pleased with the result they achieved against Feathers. Doing the
damage for Parthians were Mary Cowham, Keith Nix and Derek Henderson winning
24-10. Some of the Division One captains need to meet up with
Norprint’s captain to seek the formulae for success. Norprint have certainly
got the winning touch, with 23 points won from 24, they are setting the pace. Matched against the Golfers, Ellen Hammond, Margaret
Broughton and Tony Hall picked up the last two ends to win 13-12. And Barbara
Kenny, Chris Avison and Ralph Pick, 17-3 ahead, called it a night and won
17-11. Consistency has been lacking this season in Patriarchs’
game. They have the players but don’t always perform. Matched against
Amateurs five places above them in the table, they produced the bowls and winning
scorecards. Chris Bristow, Alan Woods and Alan Bristow held their game
together and won 12-11. Carol Dawson, Stella Baxter and Colin Baxter
succeeded 15-11. Shunters versus BBC saw the points going to the former.
Bob Walters, Rod West and Norman Wright won 18-7 and Nancy Mason, Abb Houlden
and Alan Mason (18-5 up) saw BBC’s Mike Campion, Mu Watson and Ted Vere
making the scoreline a little more respectable by winning the last three ends
but finishing on the losing side 18-13. BBC, playing their second game of the week against Royal
Mail, could only do slightly better when they picked up one point. For the
Mail Joan Sharp, Barry Harrington and Keith Sharp won impressively 26-5. The Mail’s Ted Bloodworth, Dave Gardner and Keith
Thorlby looked like they may have been lucky to win a point. They were always
behind, and picked up a last end count of three to tie 14-14 against Mike
Campion, Mu Watson and Jack Howes. Benton’s Glazing Division Three
Shipmates, holding up the rest of the division, had a
really good result when playing against the team in fourth spot, the Crowns.
John Burton, Brian Lund and Brian Hunn at 5-11 down picked up seven shots to
win 12-11. Stan Smalley, Jean Stevens and Tony Tomblin were in overdrive and
won with ease 16-4. Wrangle eased themselves into second spot with a success
over Terriers. Margaret Purkiss, Phil Purkiss and Tony Drury (the captain has
learned not to leave him out) won 21-11. Winning for the Terriers for two
points was Ken Thompson with a 12-9 success. Second from bottom Traders did really well against
Fenhouses when they shared the points. For the Houses, Vera Monger, Rosemary
Hoskins and Vic Chester won 16-10 replying for Traders, Maurice Harden,
Gordon Wells and Pete Coulson 11-0 up at five ends, won 15-9. At the upper end of the table, the Fairways were pleased
with the form of their bowlers this week. Matched against the Terriers they
picked up their first maximum points haul of the season. Mavis Ablard, Ann
Vaughan and Barbara Slade secured a close 11-9 win and Chris Gill, Lorna
Locking and Heather Scarboro were never pressed and won 15-10. Before this game they had played the leaders the Robins,
and they were able to hold the Robins up slightly. The Robins’ Janet Pape,
Eileen Sellars and John Riches were involved in a high scoring game and a
scoreline of 22-11. Brenda Hanson, Alan Davey and Brian Stanhope (7-2 ahead)
did not maintain the lead and the Fairways’ Mavis Ablard, Hazel Smith and
Lorna Locking recovered and won the points 13-11. Highflyers were literally doing that this week. Playing
a double fixture they picked up maximum points. Against a strong Burtons’
team, Craig Spencer, Peter Hoyles and Barrie Trigg won 20-7 and Eric Lewis,
Robert Goodale and Ivor Roberts succeeded 15-12. Against Abrasives, skips
Ivor Roberts and Alan Watson won 24-6 and 17-12. Second placed Punchbowlers did not have much joy.
Matched against an inconsistent Central team they finished pointless. Eunice
Belford, Don Belford and P Boxall came from behind to win 16-12 and Iris Facey,
Fred Epton and Dean Chapman with a 13-11 win pulled a set back for the second
team. Egham Trophy
It’s not often that the Boston team defeat county rivals
Spalding in the Egham Trophy. But this year they produced a good result. Paul
Flatters at Boston did a good job holding Spalding’s top man Graham Smith to
a deficit of just one shot, the team winning overall 75-61. Next match is
against Grantham on December 4. |
Week
ending November 18:
Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One Table-topping Cosmos, as expected, were far too strong for
bottom team Foresters as they picked up six comfortable points when the sides
met. Skips Keith French and Les Feary won 21-4 and 22-3. A40 had their best six players out but spluttered to a
halt when matched against Eastenders. A40 look as though they need a new
marque, as their title ambitions fell apart. Bex Field, Sarah McKay and Mick
Asplen lost 17-9 to Andrew Limb, Bunny Reeson and Paul Flatters. Fill Grant,
Maggie Kisby and Sheila King were 8-7 down at ends and dropped counts of two
and three which gave Matt Whyers, Ian Clarke and Simon Reeson a cushion to
win the game 16-11. The Enders, with this result, could push Cossies all the
way. Carlton Road at the moment are in a fine vein of form.
Matched against Jolly Farmers they were always in control and skips Roy
Vinter and Alan Coupland reeled off wins of 18-8 and 14-10. Invaders and IBC (on the same number of points) saw
their match’s lion’s share go to the latter. Doing well for Invaders, Sandra
Tebbs, Scott Whyers and Ian Tebbs won 18-15. Replying for IBC were Alan
Bates, Ted Bourne and Richard White who claimed the aggregate with a success
of 18-10. Freelanders and Stickney also shared the rink points.
Stickney had to settle for two points only with a close win from Steve Shaw,
Ron Flower and Pete Sharman 17-16. The Landers set of Ron Thacker, Des
Aelberry and Derek Whelbourn had an 18-5 success for four points. Kirton Town’s strong rink of Jeff Homewood, Jill Smith
and Dorothy Hawkesworth were in commanding form and won with ease 19-5 against
Crusaders’ Carol Cliffe, Margaret Chester and Chris Clare for four points.
Crusaders’ Gordon Harris, John Swain and Denis Clare never behind against
Janet Tomlin, Ann Kemp and Peter Tracey picking up two surprise points, 11-9. Rustics second from bottom gave themselves a boost as they picked up four of the six points at stake against Swineshead. Rustics’ Ray Reeson, John Craft and Jim Gott were in imperious form as they established a 15-1 lead and went on to win 19-6. Replying for Swineshead Janet Vinter, Jo Grant and Freddie Scrupps 12-4 up hung on to win 12-8. Boston Electrical Services Division Two Stumpers are still the team to beat as they set the pace. Matched against Parthians, Eliot Dews, Gerry Myers and Denis Robins had established a good lead by the half-way stage and won 18-8. Margaret Bycroft, Norma Barnes and Ken Bycroft were tied 8-8 against the Parthians’ Mary Cowham, Derek Henderson and Keith Nix at eight ends played. But the Stumpers’ trio picked up eight shots without reply to lead 16-8 and won 16-11. Second placed the Gang had to be happy with just two points from their game with Shunters. Winning well for the Shunters were Nancy Mason, Abb Houlden and Alan Mason with a 17-13, which took the aggregate by one shot. Replying for the Gang Mick Roberts, Pete Vines and Ivan Dilley won 15-12. It was for good points for the underdogs. Third placed Strollers were matched against Patriarchs who are always a difficult team to beat. Alex Seaton, Bob Pearce and Ray Hobart went down 13-11 to Marie Woods, Chris Bristow and Alan Bristow. Winning four points for Strollers with an 18-7 success were Dave France, Mick Hippisley and Bob Bexon. With Strollers dropping two points Breakaways were able to move into third spot when they defeated fifth placed Royal Mail. Collecting all the points were Keith Bailey, John Marshall and Alan Saxton with a 19-8 and Eileen Brown, Carol Dowse and Ted Benton with a close 16-14. Mid-table Amateurs playing rock bottom Vikings saw the rink points shared. For Vikings Janet Loughran, Jenny Holmes and Gordon Gallichan won 18-8. But it was not enough for the aggregate as Amateurs’ Sam Leafe, Tony Nixon and Martin Middlebrook produced a winning scorecard of 22-4. The Butchers are certainly in a recession. Yet another loss was suffered. and the points earned in the first five weeks are now being overtaken. Matched against Feathers, they suffered rink defeats of 11-9 and 21-9 and they have now dropped to seventh position. Norprint are in the ascendancy as they have now won four matches on the roll. Matched against BBC they lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a maximum points haul, Pam Vinter, Alan Townsend and Tony Hall won 19-12. Ellen Hammond, Margaret Broughton and Ralph Pick had a 13-6 victory. Woodhall, with a return to the indoor club and signing of Richard Whitaker, have strengthened and to give the captain the chance to restructure his playing format. Matched against the Golfers they won both rinks. Richard Whitaker, Malc Hilton and Tom Richardson won 18-4 and Doreen Sharp, Alan Eastgate and Eric Ulyatt picked up a pan full on the last end to win 17-9. The top four can now expect the Woodhall team to be in contention for a promotion spot at the end of the season. Benton’s Glazing Division Three The top-of-the-table clash between the leading team
Robins and second placed the Crowns saw all the points going to the leaders.
Neil Lockwood, Terry Hall and Arnold Pape were 6-3 down at five ends but
finished with an emphatic win of 17-7. Janet Pape, Eileen Sellars and John
Riches had to fight hard for their points with a winning 13-12 scorecard
against Margaret Dixon, Sandra Copeland and Mick Goddard. The leaders are now
looking invincible and they have one hand on the Division Three title trophy. Wrangle bounced back after last week’s defeat when they
won five of the six points from Traders. Brian Simpson, Fleur Simpson and
Russ Rousell (7-3 down) fought back well to win 16-8. Jill Rousell, Brian
Barwick and Tony Drury (back in the team) forced a tie with Traders’ Margaret
Harris, Cyn Baker and Pete Coulson 13-13. Two surprise results were Abrasives’ maximum points haul
against Central and Highflyers’ result against Terriers. Abrasives captain
put out a strong team and they did the business for him. Phil Stubley, Peter
Parker and Ray Wagstaff won 26-6 and M Brammer, A Wys and Charles Russell
established a large lead by end nine
that proved unassailable as they ran out winners 15-8. Highflyers were as convincing in their win. Craig
Spencer, Peter Hoyles and Barrie Trigg picked up a pan full on their way to a
20-7 success and Bas Atkin, Robert Goodale and Ivor Roberts (11-1 up at eight
ends) secured the points with an 18-8 win. Fenhouses, as expected, were able to beat the bottom
team Shipmates. Norma Davis, Ben Davis and Malc Nichols did not have an easy
ride as Betty Taylor, Jean Stevens and John Balderson made them fight to the
end as the Houses won 15-13. Vera Monger, Frank Smith and Vic Chester (10-8
up at 10 ends) finished with a success of 16-8. The Burtons are having a great season and are definitely
in with a shout for a promotion spot. Matched against Fairways, Olive Fenner,
Jim Fenner and Mick Greet won 16-11 and Eileen Smithbone, Jen Young and Pete
Dodes had a 13-8 success. Pounchbowlers were able to move to second spot when they
picked up the lion’s share of the points against Fairways. But the margin was
very close. Becci Reeson, Bill Young and Jeff Skelton for the Bowlers won 20-9.
Replying for the Fairways Chris Gill, Lorna Locking and Heather Scarbro
succeeded 16-6 — the aggregate being won on the last end as the Reeson,
Young, Skelton trio picked up a count of five. Under-25s honours England under-25 international team: The Boston Indoor
Bowls Club had good news with news that Bex Field (having previously been
selected for a trial for the England team at Egham), learned that she was
back in the team after a year’s absence. The international series will be
held in mid-January in Newport, south Wales. |
Week
ending November 11:
Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One Table-topping Cosmos safeguarded their proud claim to
the best record in all divisions with an emphatic destruction of IBC in their
latest fixture. The leading lights pocketed maximum points against a
somewhat weakened IBC team. Colin Palmer, Chris Hiom and Abb French gave
IBC’s skipper and team-mates Richard Toy and Ted Bourne just three scoring
opportunities and ran away with the game 29-4. Barry Freeston, Sue Simpson
Shaw and Les Feary established a 14-3 lead in the early stages and went on to
win 20-14. The question is who will be the team to halt the leaders? Second placed A40 saw Arnold Bennett skip his partners
to a 25-8 success against Stickney’s Ron Flower. Meanwhile Bex Field, Sarah
McKay and Mick Asplen were trailing 5-10 at eight ends against Steve Todd,
Ray Waite and Brian Hooker. But a change of length saw the former storm away
to win 24-12. The Carlton Road versus Holland Fen game was a close run
affair at the finish. In the earlier stages the Fenmen had the advantage.
Mick Tomlin was leading 7-1 at six ends but could not hang on to his points.
When 9-5 ahead at 12 ends, he dropped counts of two and three and the Road’s
captain Geoff Parker killed the last end played to grab two points for the
Road. The club’s top man is struggling. Two league losses on the roll and a
Denny Cup loss in less than a week is unheard of! The Fenmen relied on Martin
Tomlin to lift four points with a 16-12 win. The Road’s front end had
dominated the game. Foresters are so unpredictable. Last week they beat
Freelanders. This week they failed to produce. Against newly promoted
Invaders they finished pointless when they really need some share of the
points against a fellow struggler. Sally Gurton, Paul Gurton and James Gurton
defeated Gordon Shipp, Keith Hewinson and Mary Hewinson 15-10 and Sandra
Tebbs, Scott Whyers and Ian Tebbs won 18-9. Has the bubble burst for Swineshead? Matched against
Kirton Town they could only finish with two points. Jean Thompson, Jo Grant
and Freddie Scrupps finished strongly to win 14-12. The Town’s set of Ann
Thomas, Sheila Tracey and Tony Kemp were never behind in securing a 13-8
success for four points. Crusaders, second from bottom, were ecstatic with the
maximum points haul they had against fourth from bottom Rustics. Jenny Hill,
Alan Hill and Denis Clare winning 26-8 and Carol Cliffe, Margaret Chester and
Chris Clarke with a 13-9. Eastenders’ captain had the luxury of resting Matt
Whyers and still picked up six points from Freelanders. With just two points
separating them in the table before the game, the Enders finished the night
eight points ahead. Skips Tony Powell and Paul Flatters won 18-10 and 25-7. Stickney finished their week on a high. Matched against Jolly Farmers Steve Shaw, Len Fox and Pete Sharman lifted the points with a 14-8 scorecard for four points. Joe Moore replied for the Farmers 14-11. Boston Electrical Services Division Two Stumpers widened the gap at the top when they picked up five of the six points at stake. Matched against the Golfers, skip Bernard Skelton tied 11-11 against Graham Scarboro and Ken Bycroft won 15-9 against Peter Dyer. The chasing pack had mixed fortunes. Second placed the Gang shared the spoils with fourth placed Strollers. Ivan Dilley won 18-14 for the Gang. Ray Hobart, Ken Haigh and Bob Bexon replied 14-10 for Strollers. Amateurs overcame third placed Breakaways. Anthony Tabor, Alex Tomlin and Eric Taylor won 12-9. Sam Leafe, Albert Bachelor and Phil Sharp squeezed home 11-10. It’s six losses on the roll for the Butchers who looked like they were going to walk the league. Matched against Norprint, they ran out of stamina as — leading 10-4 and 6-3 — their game was put on the back burners as Norprint’s skips got a stranglehold. Pam Vinter, Chris Avison and Tony Hall recovered to win 16-11 and Barbara Kenny, Alan Townsend and Ralph Pick won 12-6. Royal Mail took advantage of the teams above them not being able to consolidate and won maximum points when matched against the bottom team. Joan Sharp, Barry Harrington and Keith Sharp won 17-7 and Margaret Gardner, Dave Gardner and Keith Thorlby came from behind to edge home 12-11. Shunters did well against Patriarchs when the picked up four good points. Jack Taylor, Mathew Smith and Chris Medcalf, 5-4 down at eight ends, gave their opposition no more opportunities and ran away to win 19-5. Alan Bristow picked up two points for the Patriarchs with a 14-11 success. Feathers’ skips Derek Hunn and Sheila Dawson claimed all the points from BBC. The former picking up a least end count to win 18-17. Woodhall surprised Parthians when they were also able to win all the points. Tom Richardson and Ruby Salmon had scorecards of 22-9 and 13-8. Benton’s Glazing Division Three As expected the Punchbowlers versus Crowns game was a close run battle. The finish saw the points shared 3-3. Becci Reeson, Jean Young and Jeff Skelton (7-0 ahead with two ends played) trailed 9-10 at nine ends but finished powerfully to win 16-10. Brian Blackburn, Albert Crowder and Ron Holland for the Crowns, replied with a 14-8. The Crowns carried on the good work with a win against Abrasives and moved to second spot. But with the chasing pack having games in hand, they may not stay their too long. The Robins are still maintaining there good record and top spot. Matched against Central, Neil Lockwood, Terry Hall and Arnold Pape won by a margin of 18-5. Replying for Central, Frank Bembridge, Marion Epton and Fred Epton secured two points with a 16-11 success. Third placed Wrangle have their top skip out injured and decided to leave another top man on the bench — and promptly fell to mid table Fenhouses. The Houses’ skips Vic Chester and Malc Nichols had scorecards of 17-5 and 15-15. The Burtons won the lion’s share of the points when matched against Highflyers. Eileen Smithbone, Marge Sleath and Mick Greet won 16-6. For the Flyers, Joy Tory, Robert Goodale and Alan Watson had a 16-10 success for two points. The Fairways had a good result against the Terriers which moved them above their opposition in the table. Doing well for the Fairways, Mavis Ablard, Hazel Smith and Carol Nundy were in overdrive in the first half of the game and had a 13-shot advantage which saw them win the aggregate points. Replying for the Terriers Chas Newham finished well to claim two points with a 17-11 success against Barbara Slade. Bottom team Shipmates put up a good effort against third from bottom Traders. But it was the higher team who won the aggregate points. For Shipmates Brian Hunn won 18-15. Traders replied with a 15-9 from Barry Hudson, Maurice Harding and skip Norman Stanley. Denny Cup Boston men’s team disappointingly went out of the competition at the first time of asking against South Forest by a 13-shot margin. The home rinks are under pressure to produce and with one rink losing at home the result can always be difficult to obtain. Next up for the Boston team is the Plate, a competition for first round losers, against Alfreton. |
Week
ending November 4:
Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One Leaders Cosmos were without a game. And second placed
A40 closed the gap to just one point. Matched against IBC it proved a tough encounter.
Thankfully for A40, Bex Field, Maggie Kisby and Sheila King (trailing 8-7 at
one point) gave their opponents just one scoring end as they notched up 11 shots
thanks to some sterling work from Sheila King as they ran away 17-9.
Meanwhile, Mick Asplen had his work cut out when the scores were level
playing the last end. One shot was earned to win 15-14 to pocket six good
points for the second team. The bottom team Foresters surprised high-flying
Freelanders as they won the extra points. Beryl Parker, Keith Hewinson and
Mary Hewinson did the damage for Foresters by winning 16-11. Another team in the top six fell by the wayside. Swineshead tumbled on both rinks to the
Jolly Farmers with identical scores of 14-12 for skips Dick Allen and Joe
More. Kirton Town, in fourth spot, were also set back on their
heels. Steve Shaw, Ray Bavin and Pete Sharman finished strongly to win four
points with an 18-10 result. Eastenders and Carlton Road, as expected, picked up
maximum points against Rustics and Invaders respectively. Second from bottom Crusaders will be pleased to nick two
points from Holland Fen. Winning rink for the Fenmen was that of Andy Dawson,
Keith Tointon and Martin Tomlin with an 18-9 scorecard. Adrian Field, Hazel
Marshall and Mick Tomlin fell to Jenny Hill, Margaret Chester and Alan Hill
14-11. Boston Electrical Services Division Two The leaders, Stumpers, claimed all six points when
matched against BBC. The fifth placed side also surprisngly picked up maximum
points from the second team, Breakaways. The Butchers, who had set the table alight at one stage,
continued their dismal form with another loss against Woodhall. Skips for
Woodhall, George Salmon and Tom Richardson won 19-14 and 15-7. The Gang saw two points drift away to the Feathers. Pete
Vines, Ken Rochford and Ivan Dilley won the aggregate points for their team
with a massive 24-3 success. Bottom team Norprint gave themselves another
boost with a good result against mid-table Patriarchs. Skips Ralph Pick and
Tony Hall had scorecards of 12-12 and 14-10. Vikings slipped to bottom spot when they saw all the
points go to third from bottom Shunters whose skips Alan Mason and Norman
Wright were successful by 23-6 and 16-11. Royal Mail possibly should have won
all six points when matched against Parthians. At 7-2 down at six ends, they
grabbed the lead on the 10th end and closed the game out for an 11-10 result. The Golfers scrambled a close win in their game with the
Amateurs by a one-shot overall margin. Jerry Gill, Rod Bursnell and Norman
Ablard won 17-12. Replying for the Amateurs, Anthony Tabor, Alex Tomlin and
Eric Taylor scored a 15-11 success. Benton’s Glazing Division Three The Abrasives’ captain said his team had an off-night.
Having picked up some good points of late, they came off the green with no
rewards against the Punchbowlers. For the Bowlers, Becci Reeson, Richard Bell
and Barry Julian won with a little in hand, by a margin of 29-7. New signing
Norman Truepenny along with Bill Young and Jeff Skelton cruised home 18-11. Two teams in the lower regions Fairways and Traders
shared the rink points. But the aggregate points went to the Fairways with
Mavis Ablard, Barbara Slade and Carol Nundy winning 19-6. Maurice harding,
Gordon neal and Sid Coultan fell short of the requirement with an 18-12
success. The Terriers looked well beaten in their game against
the Crowns. They trailed 14-7 and 16-9 on the two rinks but made a remarkable
recovery, losing by just one shot overall — but still only gained one point.
Eric Pereira, Fran King and Bill Earth finished two, two and two to lose
14-13 and Alf Twiddy, Peter King and Ken Thompson ended with a one and a six to
tie 16-16. Central looked like they had six points in the bag
against high-flying Burtons. But the game finished as a tie. Skip Don Chapman
(for Central) won 9-7 and in reply for the Burtons, skip Jim Fenner won 11-9
as his team claimed a share of the points. Fenhouses just had the edge over Highflyers. Sharing the
rink points, the aggregate went to the Houses by just four shots. Vera
Monger, Rosemary Hoskins and Vic Chester won 18-8. Barry Trigg replied for
the Flyers 16-10. Second in the table Wrangle were given a tough time by
bottom team, Shipmates. But they came through it with flying colours. Jill
Rousell, Tony Drury and Russ Rousell looked like they were losing their rink
points when 12-7 down. But they recovered to tie 13-13. Margaret Purkiss, Phil
Purkiss and Tony Wilson-Carter had to battle all the way. They were 7-0 down
at three ends, 7-7 at nine ends, 9-9 at 12 ends and finished with a one and
four to win 14-9 in what was a close call for the Wrangle outfit. Punchbowlers finished their week off with a return match
against Wrangle. Last week Wrangle won, but this time it was the Bowlers who
came out on top. Charlie Reeson, Bill Young and Richard bell were well in
control of their game with a won of 20-4. Replying for Wrangle with a 14-10
success were Brian Simpson, Fleur Simpson and Tony Wilson-Carter. The leaders, Robins, have lost only one game and it
looked like they were on the way to another maximum points haul against
Central. Janey Pape, Eileen Sellars and John Riches comfortably won their
points 24-5. Alan Hanson, Arnold Pape and Brian Stanhope were 15-3 up but
then faced a second half rampage from Central’s Frank Bembridge, Marion Epton
and Fred Epton and two points evaporated as Central won this rink 18-17. Yetton Trophy Boston ladies eased themselves into the next round of
the competition with an 86-64 win against Skegness. The seasiders are closing
the gap. The result was much wider when the sides met in December 2002. Next
up is a match against Lincoln on December 1 with a 10am start. |