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OCTOBER 2005 WEEKLY REPORTS |
Week
ending October 28:
Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One Rustics are still settling to life in the top division for
the first time. So far they have been rooted to bottom spot without a win
under their belts. But this week they at last came good — not just once, but
twice. And neither success was against teams ranked as strugglers. First up were opponents with a solid record in the top division, IBC. Don Ebbage, Ron Reed
and Jim Gott had, on paper, the toughest task as they were matched against
June Burman, Ruth Wright and Reg Doughty. At five ends they were 9-6 down,
they then had a bit of a purple patch as they picked up 10 shots without
reply to take the lead 16-9 which gave them the momentum to win the points
20-13. Meanwhile, Audrey Sivill, Malc Rogers and John Sivill — 10-0 up
against Tony Burman, Ted Bourne and Richard White — kept the foot on the
accelerator and their opponents only scored on three ends as the former won
21-6 to earn maximum points for the bottom team — and all that without the
captain. The captain, though, selected himself for the second
game along with Ray Reeson and John Craft. He was never behind against
Stickney’s Angela Saxton, Brian Hooker and Ron Flower, winning 13-7. Audrey
Sivill, Malc Rogers and John Sivill for Rustics did not produce their success
of earlier in the week and went down by the closest of margins 13-12 to
Stickney’s Pete Sharman. Nevertheless, 10 points from 12 for the bottom team
lifts them up four places. The leaders Cosmos safely won their game against in-form
Carlton Road. Royce Reynolds, Chris Hiom and Abb French won 22-8 for the
aggregate points. Replying for the Road, Phil Harris, John Benton and Alan
Coupland (6-3 down at five ends) eased themselves into a comfortable lead
that the Cossies’ captain Keith French could not close down and the Road
picked up two points by winning 14-11. When you play Kirton Town you do need to be wary of
their expertise. Eastenders may have thought their team on the night would
produce the win but they had to be happy with two points only. They have now
had two consecutive losses and setback for their title aspirations. Iris Reeson,
Andrew Limb and Ian Clark won the two points for the Enders with a close
19-16. Replying for the Town, Jeff Homewood, Jill Smith and Dorothy
Hawkesworth won the lion’s share of the points with a 14-10 score against
Matt Whyers, Bunny Reeson and Simon Reeson. IBC, having lost all the bottom team, fared only
slightly better when matched against Freelanders. June Burman, Denis Ellis
and Alan Bates (9-1 down) recovered well against the Landers’ Jeff Nicholson
to win 11-10. Meanwhile Ron Thacker, Des Aelberry and Derek Whelbourn were
tying 13-13 against Richard Toy, Ted Bourne and Richard White. But they
picked up a count of two on the last end to win 15-13 and grab the aggregate
points by one shot for the Landers. Second from bottom Foresters were against second from
top A40 and the points when in favour of the higher team with rink wins of
15-9 and 20-7 for skips Mick Asplen and Sheila King. Holland Fen had no problems disposing of Swineshead who
had only previously lost one game, Mick Tomlin winning 24-13 and Peter
Gorbutt 22-4. Jolly Farmers gave themselves a boost when they won five
of the six points at stake against Crusaders, John Houghton, Shirley Allen
and Dick Allen (trailing 9-10) had a little help from the opposition skip on
the last end and tied 10-10. Shirley
Moore, Ken Rawlings and Joe Moore (leading 9-1) against Gordon Harris,
Michael Emery and John Swain were closed down to 9-8 as Michael had taken up
the skip’s role the change round being made too late, the Farmers went away
against to win 17-13. Boston Electrical Services Division Two Breakaways claimed all the points from the bottom team
Norprint. Keith Bailey, John Marshall and Alan Saxton had a comfortable 18-7 success.
The combination of Eileen Brown, Ivor Brown and Ted Benton found their 8-1
lead at seven ends closed down to 10-9 at 13 ends by the Printers’ Barbara
Kenny, Malc Cook and Ralph Pick. The latter, though, did not hold on and went
down 14-9. Norprint fared a lot better in their second game of the
week when they entertained second from top the Gang. With rink points shared,
Ellen Hammond, Margaret Broughton and Chris Avison then picked up a pan-full
on end 11 which ensured them the aggregate points and a second win for the
Printers. Breakaways followed their maximum points haul against
Norprint with another against Shunters. Carol Dowse, Ivor Brown and Gloria
French won 14-6 and Keith Bailey, Jo Dowse and Alan Saxton scoring heavily on
ends two and 14 which enabled them to win 16-12. Top of the league Stumpers shared the rink points with
the Butchers. The Stumpers’ set of Pete Myers, Norma Barnes and Bernard
Skelton won the extra points with a 19-6 scorecard. The Butchers will be glad
October’s games are now completed, having played four and lost four. BBC produced a second win of the season when matched
against Woodhall thanks to the rink success of 20-6 for Sid Cropley, Rene
Howes and Derek Richmond against Woodhall’s top man. Woodhall’s Alan Eastgate,
Malc Hilton and Tom Richardson replied 17-14. The Golfers, matched against Royal Mail, saw all the
points going to the Mail, Skips Keith Sharp and Barry Barton won 23-6 and a
much closer 15-14. There are no contours on the green. Are the Golfers finding
it too hot in Division Two? Amateurs’ captain would be disappointed not to have
secured any points in their game with Parthians. Diane Bedford, Pete Bedford
and Mick Atkin won fairly comfortably 14-8, but Mary Cowham, Pauline Atkin
and Keith Nix squandered an 8-2 lead to be closed down to 9-9 as Amateurs’
Sam Leafe, Brenda Wheway and Martin Middlebrook fought their way back. They
were still level with one end remaining that went to the Parthians for a
final result of 13-10. The Feathers produced a surprise maximum points haul
against highly rated Patriarchs. Skips Sheila Dawson and Derek Hunn won 20-9
and 17-12 to earn good points for the Feathers. Strollers and Vikings were tied 17-17 after 10 ends.
Strollers’ set of Dave France, Mick Hippisley and Keith Swain then picked up
nine shots without reply to win the extra points at stake 22-5. Replying for
Vikings, Janet Loughran, Jenny Holmes and Ron Holmes won 16-8 for two points. Benton’s Glazing Division Three While Rustics were picking up their first win in the top
division, Robins — with the only unbeaten record in the three divisions — saw
their superiority vanish at the hands of the Abrasives. Ivan Stimson, Ann Wys
and Charles Russell (10-0 at six ends) finished winning 15-7. and Ray
Wagstaff, Maureen Brammer and George Bulman (trailing 11-2 at six ends, 9-15
at 11) finished with a three, three and one to snatch the points 16-15. Abrasives followed this huge success with another
against Shipmates. Peter Parker, Phil Stubley and Ray Wagstaff ensured them a
further four points with a win of 22-8. John Balderson, for Shipmates,
replied 20-9. The Saturday morning practice is paying dividends for the
Abrasives! Second team Wrangle was matched against third placed
Punchbowlers and the game saw the higher team snatch the lion’s share of the
points. Tony Drury, Phil Purkiss and Tony Wilson-Carter (14-4 up) hung on to
win 14-11. Replying for the Bowlers, Bill Young, Terry Dawson and Jeff
Skelton — trailing 8-0 picked up seven counts of two to win 14-13. The Burtons
who started in fourth spot moved up a place when they beat the Crowns on both
rinks for all the points. Jo Cowans, Jim Fenner and Mick Greet won 17-7 and
Jean Young, Marge Sleath and Pete Dodes were successful by 14-9. The Terriers started the evening with five points
separating them from their opposition, the Crowns. When it finished they were
one point behind. Doing well for Central were Frank Bembridge, Marion Epton
and Fred Epton who came from behind to win 15-12. Iris Facey, Don Chapman and
P Boxall were involved in an evenly contested game and won the points on the
last end played 13-11. Fairways and Fenhouses shared the rink points with the
aggregate going to the latter by just a single shot. For Fairways, Lorna Locking,
Catherine Isaac and Heather Scarboro won 13-9. Replying for the Houses, Norma
Davis, Ben Davis and Malc Nichols successful 14-9. Two teams in the lower regions, Traders and Highflyers,
both needed maximum points to climb up the table. Their match saw the rink
points shared and the aggregate points going to Traders. Bas Atkin, Peter
Hoyles and Barrie Trigg winning 18-12 for the Flyers. Replying for Traders
Gordon Neal, Ray Robinson and Norman Stanley had an 18-7 success for four
points. Wrangle and the Crowns, back on the green, produced a surprise result as highflying Wrangle finished pointless. The Crown’s skips Peter Copeland and Graham Mulholland winning 12-9 and 23-5. Egham Trophy Boston safely secured a place in the next round with an
8-67 success against Horncastle. At home Martin Tomlin won 28-14 and Mick
Tomlin had a 20-16 success against Doug Wells who gave him all kinds of
problems. Away, Les Feary went down 16-14 and Simon Reeson won 21-18. Diary dates Supporters please note the following important dates: Yetton Trophy: Thursday
November 3 versus Skegness, 10am. Egham Trophy: Sunday November 20 versus
Spalding, 10am. Denny Cup: Saturday November 5 versus South Forest, 10am. Denny Cup: While some teams will be in the third round Boston men’s team are just starting their campaign in the Denny Cup. The junior facilities at the indoor club are now paying dividends with the selection of Matt Whyers and James Gurton, joining Andy Dawson who played last season. A surprise selection in the team to a few is Adrian Field playing at home on Mick Tomlin’s rink. No doubt the selectors have watched him closely. He’s spending a lot of time practising. Will he “cut the mustard”? |
Week
ending October 21:
Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One The best game of the evening in the top division was
served up on the late session. It saw Carlton Road versus unbeaten
Eastenders. With seven ends played, the Enders looked like they were on the
way to another win. Andrew Limb, David Allen and Paul Flatters led 6-4 and
Iris Reeson, Tony Powell and Simon Reeson had a 10-3 advantage. With 11 ends
played they still had their noses in front 10-5 and 10-9. The Road’s set of
Chris Gill, Roly Hall and Geoff Parker picked up counts of four and one to
level 10-10. The shot on the last end had to be decided with the use of
callipers and it went in the Road’s favour. So a win of 11.10 was secured.
Meanwhile Phil Harris, John Benton and Alan Coupland for the Road went into the
lead on the 14th end 13-11. But the Enders grabbed a count of two to tie
13-13. The points and win went to the Road 5-1. They are going to be
difficult to beat if they have all their players available. The leaders Cosmos might have expected to get all the
points from the bottom team Rustics who so far have only won five points. But
as they did to A40 and Holland Fen, they also did to the Cossies and won
points when least expected. George Phillips, Royce Reynolds and Keith French
picked up a count of one on the first end and from then on it was all
downhill. Ray Reeson, John Sivill and Keith Stones for Rustics were 5-2 up at
five ends, 10-6 at 10 and went on to win 16-8. Meanwhile Cossies’ set of Abb
French, Sue Simpson Shaw and Les Feary were 3-3 at three ends, 14-4 at 10 and
finished with a score of 27-5. Second and third in the league A40 and Holland Fen
played each other and it finished three points apiece. For A40, Bex Field,
Sheila King and Mick Asplen (playing against Andy Dawson, Andrew Grant and Martin
Tomlin) won 10-9. The Dawson-Tomlin combination found points hard to come by.
Bazza Wilson, Hazel Marshall and Mick Tomlin for the Fenmen just having the
edge over skip Arnold Bennett to win 12-11. Freelanders are on a roll with three consecutive wins.
Tom Freeston, Vic Murtough and Geoff Nicholson won 25-7. Ron Thacker, Des
Aelberry and Derek Whelbourne were given a much tougher game. Shirley Moore,
Ken Rawlings and Joe Moore (for the Farmers) led 11-9 with 12 ends played but
could not maintain their ascendancy and fell in the final stages 16-11. Crusaders, with 10 points won so far and only one win,
gave IBC a fright. Jenny Hill, Alan Hill and Dorothy Quincey fought back from
10-3 down at six ends to lead 16-14 with one end remaining. But the combination
of June Burman, Ruth Wright and Reg Doughty snatched a win when they picked
up a count of four to finish 18-16. Meanwhile Carol Cliffe, Margaret Chester
and Chris Clarke for the Crusaders were always playing catch-up against IBC’s
Richard Toy, Dennis Ellis and Richard White — which they nearly did. Trailing
11-10, they could not muster a shot on the last end and lost 12-10. Swineshead, with just one loss so far, maintained their
winning ways with a success against second from bottom Foresters. For Foresters
Janet Whyers, Lorraine Stevens and John Stevens won 13-11. Replying for
Swineshead, Janet Vinter, Pam Dawson and Bob Thompson won with a bit to spare
against Forester Mary Hewinson for four points 19-7. Invaders were disappointed not to at least have won some
points when matched against Kirton Town. But it was not to be and they
finished pointless. Sally Gurton, Andrew Wooding and James Gurton looked as
though they were in control of their game against the Town’s top rink. But
jack in hand when your lead is playing well is the thing you need and it is
not always a good thing to give it away!The Town’s set of Jeff Homewood, Jill
Smith and Dorothy Hawkesworth (6-1 down with the jack given to them) made hay
and drew level at end 11 and went on to win 13-8. The Town’s other set of
Janet Tomlin, Ann Kemp and Tony Kemp (10-6 down at nine ends) picked up 10
shots to one against over the next six ends to win 16-11 against Sandra
Tebbs, Paul Gurton and Ian Tebbs. Boston Electrical Services Division Two The Butchers woes’ continue. Matched against Breakaways,
they suffered another defeat. For Breakaways Keith Bailey, Alan Saxton and
Mark Brown recorded a 13-8 success which proved enough for four points as
Butchers’ Tina Reeson, Sylvia Bagshaw and Ron Bagshaw just hung on to win
15-14. The league leaders Stumpers picked up all the points
when they were matched against Shunters. Elliott Dews, Peter Myers and
Bernard Skelton won with a little bit in hand 18-8. Margaret Bycroft, Norma
Barnes and Ken Bycroft were involved in a close game but just edged home
11-10. The Woodhall and Strollers game was high scoring to say
the least. For Strollers Dave France, Mick Hippisley and Keith Swain were in
sparkling form winning 24-2. And Woodhall’s rink gave a sign of relief as
they scored on the last end. Woodhall claimed two points when Alan Eastgate,
Malc Hilton and Tom Richardson were equally rampant in their scoring leading
21-0. But Strollers made the scoreline a little more respectable by picking
up a number of shots to finish 23-14. BBC at last have recorded their first win at the expense
of Vikings and a move off the bottom spot. Winning well for BBC were Mike
Campion, Mu Watson and Ted Vere who went away from their opposition in the
last third of the game to win 22-11. Meanwhile, Vikings did have some joy as Ray Loughran,
Gordon Gallichan and Ray Blackamore just had the edge of defeat Derek
Richmond 13-10. With the Butchers losing, the Gang (in third place)
moved up one spot to second with a win against highly placed Golfers. David
Tebbs, Yvonne Busby and Denis Tebbs came from 10-5 down to win 12-11 against
graham Scarboro. Rita Epton, Pete Vines and John Allen won with a wider
margin of 23-13 against Norman Ablard. Royal Mail, who have been disappointing so far, picked
up five of the six points at stake when the Feathers were the opposition. But
it was not easy. Margaret Gardner, Dave Gardner and Keith Thorlby (trailing
11-14 at one stage late on) tied 14-14 against Beryl Brewster, Derek Hunn and
Sheila Dawson. Joan Sharp, Barry Harrington and Keith Sharp (trailing 2-10
and 7-13) picked up 18 shots without reply to secure a 25-13 success. Norprint and Amateurs’ game was evenly contested. The
result could have gone either way. The Amateurs finished the victors with Sam
Leafe, Albert Batchelor and Phil Sharp hanging on to win 12-11. Anthony
Tabor, Alex Tomlin and Eric Taylor (trailing 11-12) went on to win 17-14. Patriarchs, surprisingly, were able to win all the points in their game against Parthians. Lesley Woods, Carol Dawson and Seamus Rooney playing against Mary Cowham, Pauline Atkin and Keith Nix picked up a count of three on end nine to put their noses in front, which they maintained to win 13-11. Chris Bristow, Alan Woods and Alan Bristow 5-4 at six ends picked up a count of 5-4-3 on their way to a 19-12 success against Derek Henderson. Benton’s Glazing Division Three Central and Traders level on points, but Central with a game in hand and shot advantage also, saw Traders take the advantage in the early stages. Central finished the stronger and Eunice Belford, Don Belford and P Boxall finished with three consecutive twos to win 17-12. Iris Facey, Tania Bembridge and Dean Chapman scored seven shots to two against to win 15-11 and good points for Central. At 10 ends played, Terriers appeared to be running away
with their game against Shipmates. The scores were 13-3 and 14-2 the latter
score was further increased as Alf Twiddy, Glenda Middleton and Ken Thompson
finished with a 23-2 success. Eric Periera, Fran King and Bill Earth were
pipped at the post as Shipmates John Burton, Betty Taylor and John Balderson
picked up 12 shots without reply after trailing 13-3 to snatch two points. Terriers and Shipmates scheduled again to meet in quick
succession, finished again in Terriers’ favour. Skip Chas Newham won 13-9 and
Bill Earth tied 11-11 with Brian Hunn. A successful week for Terriers earned
nine points from a possible 12. Traders, meanwhile, having earlier lost all the points
to Central were against the table toppers the Robins. Neil Lockwood, Terry
Hall and Arnold Pape were hard pressed to win the points and had to win the
last end played to snatch the points 13-12 against the Traders’ Barrie
Hudson, Gordon Wells and Sid Coultan. Alan Hanson, Alan Davey and Brian
Stanhope were in cruise control for Robins and had a decisive 18-8 success. Second in the league, the Punchbowlers safely negotiated
a win against fourth placed Burtons. Jean Young, Terry Dawson and Richard
Bell won 25-12 for the lion’s share of the points. Becci Reeson, Bill Young
and Jeff Skelton had a comfortable lead in the early stages but they were
gradually pegged back and the Burtons’ Eileen Smithbone, Roger Young and
Chris Hill drew level on end 12 and won the rink points 14-13. Wrangle are still proving hard to beat and are looking
like serious promotion contenders. Matched against the Crowns they showed
great resilience and won five of the six points at stake. Jill Rousell, Tony
Drury and Russ Rousell, in a low scoring game, won 10-9. Brian Simpson, Fleur
Simpson and Harry Dodd tied 17-17 having led 12-3. The Crowns’ Margaret
Dixon, Sandra Copeland and Peter Copeland had a mini-revival that pulled them
ahead 15-12. Having done the hard work they dropped a count of five to go
behind again 17-15 but thankfully picked up the last end. Highflyers’ league position at the moment is not what we
expect. Matched against Fairways they clinched the points and moved
themselves out of the lower regions. Joy Troy, Robert Goodale and Alan Watson
won 14-7 and Barrie Trigg, Eric Lewis and Ivor Roberts secured a tie on the
last end 12-12. Abrasives were involved in a tight and tense battle against Fenhouses. Derek Cooper, Maureen Brammer and Charles Russell had themselves a slight advantage at end 11 but the Houses’ Linda Garner, Alan Butler and Mal Nichols pulled this back and they went into the last end level 11-11. The Abrasives picked up a count of four to win 15-11. Meanwhile Phil Stubley, Peter Parker and Ray Wagstaff scrambled a result (3-11 down at 10 ends, they tied 11-11 against the Houses’ Vera Monger, Rosemary Hoskins and Vic Chester and what looked like a result for the Houses they only finished with one point. Yetton Trophy Boston safely negotiated their preliminary round tie against Sleaford, winning by 90-66 on a home and away shots aggregate. Doing well for Boston at Sleaford were Janet Whyers, Sheila Tracey, Jill Smith and Dorothy Hawkesworth who won 24-10. At home Janet Tomlin, Norma Barnes, Chris Hiom and Sheila King also won with a scoreline of 30-10. Next game is November 3 versus Skegness. |
Week
ending October 14:
Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One THE top two teams in this division have struggled for points.
Cosmos played against Kirton Town and were losing the aggregate points with
13 ends played, as the overall scoreline saw the Town with a one shot
advantage 24-23. The Town rink of Jeff Homewood, Jill Smith and Peter
Tracey were never behind against Cossies’ top rink of Royce Reynolds, Chris
Hiom and Abb French. And when the number two went to skip to try and get a
result, it nearly worked. But the Town hung on for a win of 15-10. Cossies’
captain Keith French with Sue Simpson Shaw and Les Feary finished strongly to
grab the extra points with a 21-10 success. But it was not east for them. In second place Holland Fen, back again on rinks five
and six, were comprehensively beaten. Freelanders came off the green with all
the points. Ron Thacker, Bryan Sharp and Derek Whelbourn were never troubled
and won 20-10 against Adrian Field, Fred Kirk and Peter Gorbutt. Tom Freeston,
Vic Murtough and Jeff Nicholson had the toughest of tasks to win their points
against the Fenmen’s Andy Dawson, Keith Tointon and Martin Tomlin. At 11 ends played the game was tied 8-8 but the Landers
then scored 11 shots without reply to win 19-8 and another game for the
Fenmen where rinks six proves difficult to win the points. Swineshead expected a tough encounter with IBC. And with
only one loss so far for Swineshead, this could have been a huge task for
them. But they are proving hard to beat as Janet Vinter, Jo Grant and Bob
Thompson won with plenty to spare 20-8. Replying for IBC skip Richard White
(8-11 down) picked up five shots without reply to squeeze home 13-11 for two
points. Swineshead will be pleased at this stage of the season to be in the
top five. The two promoted teams — Invaders and Rustics — came
head-to-head and it was the former who won all the points. Dale Elsam, Scott
Whyers and Paul Gurton won 17-10 and Sally Gurton, Ian Tebbs and James Gurton
had an 18-10 success. Dallying in the relegation zone, Crusaders and Foresters
have games in hand. This they duly did. Jenny Hill, John Swain and Chris
Clarke took the aggregate with a 24-14 scorecard. Replying for Foresters,
skip Keith Hewinson won 15-10. Carlton Road against Stickney saw all the points going
to the Road. Jeff Powell, Chris Gill and Roy Vinter won 15-7 and John Benton,
Phil Harris and Alan Coupland (7-7 at nine ends) went on to win 15-7. A40 always know they are faced with a difficult game
when Jolly Farmers are the opposition. While the final scorecards read 17-7
and 14-6 to skips Arnold Bennett and Sheila King, the margin does not reflect
the course of play. Boston Electrical Services Division Two The Butchers went five games and picked up 29 points
from a possible 30. But the league leaders are now showing indifferent form.
This week they finished with zero points. And having won only two last week,
they have suddenly lost their way. Toppling them were the bottom of the league Vikings.
Janet Loughran, Jenny Holmes and Ron Holmes (level playing the last end
11-11) won 14-11 against skip Keith Woods. Barbara Moor, Ron Moore and Gordon
Gallichan were in sparkling form and recorded a 20-3 success against John
Sellars. This result saw the Butchers drop to second and the team
previously in third spot, Stumpers, moved to the top albeit on shot
difference with a maximum points haul against Strollers. Skips for the
Stumpers Tommy Horn and Ken Bycroft won 14-8 and 16-9. The team holding second spot before the games started
suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Parthians. The Gang’s David Tebbs,
Yvonne Busby and Denis Tebbs just held on to two points with a win of 13-12.
But replying for Parthians Gerald Horrey, Len Collier and Derek Henderson
(9-10 down at 11 ends) picked up five successive counts of one to win 14-10
for four points. It was bound to happen sooner rather than later for
Norprint as they picked up their first win of the season. Pam Vinter, Chris
Avison and Tony Hall for the Printers won 15-10. Ellen Hammond, Margaret
Broughton and Ralph Pick (4-15 down) reduced the arrears dramatically before
just losing 13-15 and Royal Mail finished on the losing side. Breakaways versus BBC saw the rink points shared. BBC’s
set of Sue Upsall, Mu Watson and Ted Vere were level, playing the last end at
13-13. They won 14-13. Replying for the Breakaways, Eileen Brown, Ivor Brown
and Gloria French won with plenty to spare for four points 29-8. Woodhall and Shunters also shared the rink points. But
the aggregate points went to Woodhall with Alan Eastgate, Malc Hilton and Tom
Richardson winning 22-10. Jack Taylor, Mathew Smith and Chris Medcalf replied
for Shunters, 16-13. The Golfers looked like they might have been on the wobble. But this week they recorded a good result where they possibly least expected against high-flying Patriarchs. David Locking, Mick Nundy and Graham Scarboro won 15-11 and Jerry Gill, David Smith and Norman Ablard made a superb recovery, coming from 5-13 down to win 14-13. The week was even better when they picked up a further six points, with Shunters finding themselves on the losing side of the second time in the week. Skip Norman Ablard won 16-9 and Rod Bursnell, in a close encounter with Shunters’ Alan Mason, just won it on the last two ends played 15-12. Amateurs’ captain sat himself on the bench and the team
came up trumps for him. Sam Leafe, Brenda Wheway and Martin Middlebrook won
23-12. Anthony Tabor, Alex Tomlin and Eric Taylor with a 20-5 success against
Feathers. Benton’s Glazing Division Three The Burtons, playing a double week, did not fare too
well. Matched against Fairways they were only able to win one point. The
Burtons’ set of Eileen Smithbone, Marge Sleath and Pete Dodes (11-7 up)
dropped consecutive counts of two to finish tying 11-11 against the Fairways’
Chris Gill, Lorna Locking and Heather Scarboro. The Fairways set of Mavis
Ablard, Catherine Isaac and Carol Nundy had the upper hand in the early
stages when they led 10-1. The Burtons’ Olive Fenner, Jim Fenner and Mick
Greet pegged them back to a one short deficit but the Fairways ran out
winners 15-10. Next up for the Burtons were Shipmates. And they won a
further four points. Roger Young, Chris Hill and Jim Fenner playing against
and under strength (in numbers) Shipmates set won 24-6. Betty Taylor, Brian
Hunn and John Balderson for Shipmates just managed to win 11-9. The top-of-the-table clash between the Robins and
Fenhouses saw the leaders (the Robins) widen the gap and maintain their
unbeaten record with rink wins of 15-8 and 13-12 for skips John Riches and
Brian Stanhope. The bottom team Highflyers, whoa re at the moment in a
false position, surprisingly beat the Crowns in third spot. Joy Troy, Robert
Goodale and Alan Watson won 17-10 and Eric Lewis, Dot Cox and Ivor Roberts
with a 23-4 success. Highflyers followed this success with a disappointing
result against Punchbowlers. The Bowlers, who had earlier in the week conceded their
game to the Terriers because of the unavailability of players, finished on a
high with Becci Reeson, Richard Bell and Barry Julian winning 17-12 and Bill
Young, Terry Dawson and Jeff Skelton snatching a close game 14-12. After last week’s fine result Abrasives were put on the
back burners this week when traders succeeded in winning all the points,
Maurice Harden, Ray Robinson and Stan Coultan won 21-7 and B Hudson, Margaret
Harris and Pete Coulson had a 17-11 winning scorecard. Wrangle are definitely a surprise package this season,
they have strengthened the team and it is paying dividends. They are in a
‘dizzy’ top three position. Tony Drury, Phil Purkiss and Tony Wilson-Carter
(3-6 down at seven ends) managed to impose themselves and won 15-7. Brian
Simpson, Fleur Simpson and Harry Dodd are proving difficult to beat and
leading 8-7 at nine ends ran out winners 24-7. Yetton Trophy Thursday October 20 is the date for the preliminary round
of the national team event, the Yetton Trophy and the Boston team are drawn
against Sleaford Town. The team have Chris Hiom and Janet Tomlin available so
changes have been made, expectations are high and a good run in the
competition is expected. Sleaford will be tough opposition so the team will have
to be at their best to get a result. The support for the team last year was
phenomenal and much appreciated. So please carry on the good work. Game
starts at 10am. |
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Week ending October 7: Miko Coffee (East Midlands) Division One A40 suffered a consecutive and disappointing defeat at the hands of top section leaders Cosmos. Gill Grant, Maggie Kisby and Sheila King found Cossies’ skip Keith French producing all of his skills to snatch two points winning 12-10. Bex Field, Sarah McKay and Mick Asplen were really not in contention against the Cossies’ Royce Reynolds, Chris Hiom and Abb French and went down by a wide margin of 20-10. At the moment A40’s captain might be well advised to consider the offer of a coaching session from the Cossies who kept their top spot. But chasing hard are Holland Fen who with a double
fixture picked up 11 points from 12 to finish in second spot just four points
behind the leaders. Stickney were first up for the Fenmen and comfortable
rink wins of 21-11 and 21-6 were recorded. Next up were the bottom team
Rustics and the Fenmen surprisingly dropped a point and again rink six proved
a stumbling block. For the Rustics Audrey Sivill, Malc Rogers and John Sivill
(trailing 7-11) picked up counts of one and four to lead 12-11, with Peter
Gorbutt for the Fenmen counting one on the last end to tie 12-12, the
Fenmen’s other rink winning with a lot in hand 32-11. Eastenders, still undefeated, picked up six comfortable
points in their game against Crusaders. Skips Tony Powell and Paul Flatters
winning 20-11 and 32-9. Swineshead are going along sweetly at the moment.
Matched against Stickney they won all the points with Jean Thompson, Joan
Mews and Brian Vinter succeeding 17-10 and Janet Vinter, Freddy Scrupps and
Bob Thompson with a winning scorecard of 18-10. Stickney, having started well
would be disappointed with their week’s work. Jolly Farmers’ game against Kirton Town was topsy-turvy
with the Farmers ahead on both rinks at nine ends played. The Town’s top rink
then got to grips with the situation and Jeff Homewood, Jill Smith and
Dorothy Hawkesworth 10-12 down picked up 10 shots without reply and ran away
from their opponents to win 24-13. Janet Tomlin, Ann Kemp and Peter Tracey
4-10 down scored 10 shots to one against in their remaining ends to squeeze
home 14-11. Freelanders and Invaders shared the rink points with the
additional points going to the Landers Tom Freeston, Geoff Taylor and Geoff
Nicholson had a comfortable evening with a 30-8 success. Replying for
Invaders, Dale Elsam, Scott Whyers and Paul Gurton won 16-9 against Vic
Murtough. Foresters are struggling. Up against a solid Carlton
Road team they failed to win a point. Skipping for the Road, Roy Vinter and
Alan Coupland won 19-5 and 25-6 respectively. Boston Electrical Services Division Two The Butchers (previously played five, won five like the
Robins in Division Three) lost their unbeaten record this week. With two
thirds of their game played, Butchers’ Sylvia Bagshaw, John Bannister and Ron
Bagshaw trailed 14-10 and were still in contention. But Patriarchs’ Chris
Bristow, Alan Woods and Alan Bristow slipped into overdrive and powered away
to win 25-13. The leaders had to be satisfied with just two points as Eileen
May, Geoff Dawson and Dave Gill (leading 13-6 at one point) hung on to win
14-12. The Gang, lying in third spot, had a successful week.
Playing a double fixture they picked up four points against Woodhall and all
six against BBC. Denis Tebbs did particularly well skipping his rink to two
victories 23-5 and 31-6. The Gang go up to second spot just one point behind
the leaders. Third place Stumpers shared the rink points with the
Feathers. Margaret Bycroft, Norma Barnes and Ken Bycroft picked up the
additional points with a 24-6 success. Replying for Feathers, Beryl Brewster,
Tony Dawson and Sheila Dawson won 13-6. Strollers bounced back from their disastrous results
last week when they picked up all the points from Amateurs. Skips Berwyn
Thomas and Keith Swain won 18-9 and 18-4. Royal Mail’s thoughts of promotion were brought to a
halt this week when Shunters delivered on both rinks. Bob Walters, Rod West
and Norman Wright won 14-11 and Jack Taylor, Mathew Smith and Chris Medcalf
had a success of 16-13. One must say that the Mail let this game slip away
from them. As expected, the Parthians were too strong for the Vikings with
skips Keith Nix and Mick Atkin claiming wins of 14-6 and 21-7. The Golfers, after their good start, are slowly but
surely slipping down the table. Matched against Breakaways, they came off the
green pointless. The Breakaways’ Gloria French, Sue Bridges and Ted Benton
won 12-9 and Keith Bailey, John Marshall and Alan Saxton (trailing 7-8) went
away to win 19-9. Norprint, who were in the top division last season are
struggling at the moment and a first win for this season is proving hard to
come by. Playing against Woodhall, Barbara Kenny, Malc Cook and Ralph Pick
did well against Woodhall’s top skip, winning 15-6. But they had to be happy
with those two points as Woodhall’s Alan Eastgate, Malc Hilton and Tom
Richardson won 22-7 for the aggregate. Benton’s Glazing Division Three Traders — previously without a win — at last produced what
they are capable of with a good result against high-flying Punchbowlers. With
rink points shared, Gordon Wells, Ray Robinson and Pete Coulson won
convincingly 27-6 for four points. Playing a double week they then picked up
two more points from the Fairways. Maurice Harding, Cyn Baker and Norman Stanley
came from behind to win 16-14 on the last end. The Fairways’ Chris Gill,
Hazel Smith and Heather Scarboro replying 16-11 for the extra points. At the moment the top team seem to be unbeatable.
Playing in a top of the table clash against the Burtons the Robins won on
both rinks 18-10 and 20-13 for skips Arnold Pape and John Riches for a 10
point cushion at the top. With the Burtons losing, the Crowns closed to within one
point of them with a success against the Fairways. Skip Graham Mulholland
tied with Barbara Slade 12-12 and the captain Peter Copeland won 15-10. Fenhouses gave themselves a comfortably cushion at the
half-way stage of their game against Shipmates, which was not closed down.
Linda Garner, Barry Thompson and Alan Butler winning 14-8 and Norma Davis,
Ben Davis and Malc Nichols with a 17-9 success. This win for the Houses
pushed them up to second spot. Wrangle are giving the impression they want a promotion
spot. Playing against Highflyers they picked up four useful points. Doing
well for the village team, Brian Simpson, Fleur Simpson and Harry Dodd (what
an asset he is proving for the team) won 25-13, Alan Watson for the Flyers
replying 14-8. Terriers, on paper, would possibly be too strong for the
Abrasives. But it is on the green where it all happens and the Abrasives
produced a good result. Richard Jutsam, Ivan Stimson and Charles Russell
winning 18-8 and Derek Cooper, Maureen Brammer and Ray Wagstaff 17-7 up ran
out winners 18-15. Abrasives’ captain Ivan Stimson went home happy, having
won all the points. The week finished on a low point for Punchbowlers having
earlier lost to the bottom team, they suffered a similar fate at the hands of
Central. Frank Bembridge, Marian Epton and Fred Epton for Central winning by
14-7. Replying for the Bowlers, Stuart Van Beirendonck (leading 15-7 at one
stage) hung on to his points at the end with a 15-13 success. |