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reports round-up for the 2006-2007 season SEPTEMBER 06 |
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Week ending September 29: Stonehaven Care Home Division One Invaders, with a 100 percent record before their game
this week, felt the backlash of Carlton Road’s loss of all points the
previous week. The Road’s set of Alex Tomlin, John Rylatt and Roland Hall
clinched their points with a success of 22-18. Phil Harris, Geoff Parker and
Alan Coupland had to come from behind to win the rest of the points. At 12
ends they were trailing by five shots and at 15 ends they had still only cut
the deficit to 12-16. But the last six ends saw them finish strongly as they
picked up 10 shots to two to replicate the score of their other trio. Eastenders picked up their second maximum points haul
with a win against the Jolly Farmers. Matt Whyers, Tony Powell and Simon
Reeson succeeded 23-17. Andrew Limb, Bunny Reeson and Paul Flatters were in
good nick and won by the wide margin of 30-7. Rustics were doing well against Freelanders as, after
eight ends, the two trios led 9-6 and 8-6 respectively. The Landers set of
Tom Freeston, Des Aelberry and Jeff Nicholson then saw their scoreline go
from 9-6 down to 22-9 up and they finished by winning 32-15. Meanwhile
Landers’ Bryan Sharp, Vic Murtough and Stan Lawrence went into the lead on
the ninth end 9-8. But this was short-lived as Ray Reeson, Keith Woods and
John Craft did not collapse and the Landers set scored two more shots as the
Rustics claimed two points with a win of 23-11. Leading lights Holland Fen picked up four points when
matched against A40. Keith Tointon, Fred Kirk and Mick Tomlin did not have
many problems in a 20-12 win against Bex Field, Gill Grant and Arnold
Bennett. But Bazza Wilson, Adrian Field and Peter Gorbutt — matched against
Jean Cammack, Maggie Kisby and John McKay — saw the latter 5-12 down at eight
ends, 11-15 in arrears at 15 ends when they must have heard the whisper bets
being wagered on them losing. But anyone betting against the hot favourites
got their fingers burned as the A40 set recovered to win 19-16, thanks to the
skip playing a cracking last wood. Crusaders and Swineshead are two sides who look like
battling for survival come April. They were matched against each other in a
clash that eventually saw all six points go Crusaders’ way. Gordon Harris,
Ken Rawlings and Alan West were 7-6 up at 10 ends and saw the scoreline read
21-10 at the finish. Carol Cliffe, Margaret Chester and Chris Clarke established
a lead of 11-7 at 10 ends but trailed 16-13 at 16 ends. But Swineshead’s set
of Becci Reeson, Pam Dawson and Bob Thompson failed to keep it going as the
Crusaders’ set finished with a flourish for a 23-16 win. Stumpers, with just two points from three games, did
themselves a power of good this week with a fine result against IBC. Margaret
Bycroft, Norma Barnes and Ken Bycroft won 21-16 thanks to a last end count of
four against the IBC set led by Ted Bourne. Meanwhile, Peter Myers, Norman
Bush and Bernard Skelton were never behind in their 17-13 defeat of Reg
Doughty’s set. T & B Containers Division Two When you put your name down on the “floaters” list, you
can be extremely busy and figure in lots of games. Mick Roberts helped
Swineshead in the top division and then turned out for Division Two leaders,
the Gang. Harry Dodd, Rita Epton and John Allen scrambled home 20-17 in a
far-from-convincing win against Stickney’s Angela Saxton, Graham Tooley and
Ron Flower. Pete Vines plus Mick and David Tebbs were 7-7 at seven ends and
11-8 up after 11 ends. Then they picked up a full-house “hot-shot” which
eased them into a 17-8 lead. And they stayed in control to win 22-14 against
Brian Hooker’s set. This loss saw Stickney drop from second spot. Shunters, by virtue of a 4-2 win over Strollers replaced
them in that position. The Strollers let the aggregate points drift away in
the latter stages of the game. For Shunters, Nancy Mason, Rod West and Alan
Mason won 21-14. Replying for the Strollers, Ray Hobart, Beryn Thomas and
Alan Everitt were 21-9 up after 18 ends but were closed down to 21-17 by the
conclusion for only a two-point return. The Norprint captain was able to put out two rinks that
will play together most of the season. And against the Butchers they produced
the goods. Malc Cooke, Margaret Broughton and Colin Avison won 26-12 while
Barbara Kenny, Roy Broughton and Ralph Pick enjoyed a 27-12 success. Royal Mail have not had the best of starts, but this
week they certainly did a lot better. Matched against the Patriachs, they
picked up five of the six points at stake. Skip Keith Sharp and his rink won
41-12 while Barry Barton’s rink tied with Ray Woods’ set 17-17 in a good
recovery by the Mail’s skip. The Golfers, having spent three days watching the Ryder
Cup, must have taken inspiration from Europe’s success as their netted their
first points of the season. Matched against the Feathers, David Locking,
Graham Scarboro and Peter dyer picked up three counts of four on their way to
a 23-11 win. Norman Ablard, David Smith and Jerry Gill were 12-10 down after
13 ends but recovered to win 21-14. Woodhall picked up maximum points in their match against
promoted robins who are taking time to find their feet at the new level of
competition. William Busby with George and Ruby Salmon won 25-12 while Dorren
Sharp, Alan Eastage and Eric Ullyatt didn’t find it easy up to the half-way
stage when they held a narrow 8-7 lead. They then had the luxury of a full
house count en route to a 17-12 result — a disappointment for beaten trio
Janet Pape, Eileen Sellars and John Riches. Benton’s Glazing Division Three Traders lost their unbeaten record this week when
Abrasives brushed them aside. Richard Jutsum, Ann Wys and Dave Bridge started
well. Traders closed in but Abrasives had a purple patch between ends 11 and
17 and won with a bit to spare (25-11). Gill Russell, Ivan Stimson and
Charles Russell stood at 8-8 after 11 ends but were 17-10 ahead at 16 ends
and won the rest of the points with a 20-12 margin. Punchbowlers had a full team on the rinks this week and
managed to win the lion’s share of the points against the Burtons. Bill
Young, Charlie Reeson and Jeff Skelton lost out over the last two ends played
to Eileen Smithbone, Chris Hill and Chas Newham with a 19-15 scoreline.
Putting in a winning performance for the Bowelrs were Les Kelly, Barry Julian
and Steve Skelton with a 26-10 win for four points. Crowns and Vikings shared the rink points but the
aggregate went to the latter whose set of Janet Loughran, Ray Loughran and
Gordan Gallichan won 33-7. The Crowns’ captain replied with a 21-18 success
for two points. At the moment, the top team — the Parthians — are
untouchable. But it’s a long season and the task of keeping an unbeaten run
is a formidable one. Matched against Central, Mary Cowham, Ken Hamlin and
Keith Nix were 17-7 ahead after 12 ends but then saw Iris Facey, Hazel Clark
and Peter Boxall score nine shots without reply to close things to 17-16
close to the end. The resilient Parthians didn’t press the panic button,
though, and won 20-16. Diane Bedford, Pauline Atkin and Pete Bedford claimed
a 16-11 success to help bag a full harvest of points. Highflyers’ set of Joy Tory, Robert Goodale and Alan
Watson had a comfortable 18-8 win in their game with IBC. But Linda Garner,
Peter Hoyles and Barry Trigg had a good battle with Margaret Kirk, Rene Howes
and Ted Vere who led 12-11 at 15 ends. But then the bubble burst for the
latter trio who didn’t pick up another shot and fell away to a 23-12 loss. Expectations were high for the Wranglers but they were
dashed by a stunning performance from the Terriers who were anxious to pick
up their first points of the season. Fran King, Bill Mortlock and Bill Earth
had a slender one-point advantage after 15 ends but then picked up 10 shots
without reply to win 25-14. Alf Twiddy, R Peter King and Rosemary Hoskins
trailed 16-13 but picked up a count of three to tie 16-16, the skip doing
well to make both of her bowls count. Trophy congratulations Congratulations go this week to Boston bowlers playing
at Gunton Hall in Norfolk. They lifted the overall top prize trophy and prize
money of £800, new bowls bags plus a free weekend at a Warners Hotel of their
choice. The four players were Janet and John Whyers plus Lorraine and John
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Week ending September 22: Stonehaven Care Home Division One Carlton Road lost their unbeaten record to top of the
table Holland Fen. Disappointingly, they were unable to pick up any points as
the Fenmen had too much clout for them. At the half-way stage it was 17-17
overall. Then Fenmen then lifted their game and with 17 ends played, Adrian
Field, Fred Kirk and Martin Tomlin led 18-8. The Road made the scoreline a
little more respectable when they picked up counts of three and four but they
still finished on a 21-15 losing note. John Rylott, John Benton and Alan
Coupland were leading 12-9 but had problems all evening with the Fenmen’s
skip Peter Gorbutt who managed to find good bowls when it mattered. They duly
fell behind and finished with a deficit of 17-14. Kirton Town had a tough second game of the season when
playing Freelanders. The Town captain had shuffled his pack but it didn’t
make much difference to rival top skip Dorothy Hawkesworth. Aided by Ann
Thomas and Sheila Tracey, she won 22-13. It was only good enough for two
points, though, as the Landers’ set of Ron Thacker, Derek Whelbourn and Stan
Lawrence (leading 26-6) eased up somewhat and finished with a 26-14
scoreline. They nearly lost the aggregate points, but no quite! Will the Town
captain now have Ann Kemp skipping permanently as she did well when she
changed position? Swineshead, Stumpers and Eastenders all managed to pick
up points this week. The Enders were back on track after losing by a full
house to Invaders last week. Matched against Crusaders, Matt Whyers, Andrew
Limb and Paul Flatters won 27-13 while Iris Reeson, Tony Powell and Andrew
Reeson (the latter two changing positions) had a close tussle with Gordon
Harris, Ken Rawlings and Chris Clarke but came out on top 19-17. Swineshead, previously on zero points, snatched a pair
from the Jolly Farmers. Pam Dawson, Joans Mews and Fred Scrupps picked up a
count of two on the last end to win 18-17. The Farmers’ other set did not
have it easy as Becci Reeson, S Gibson (floater) and Bob Thompson led 11-4 at
eight ends. The Farmers recovered well and Shirley Moore, Shirley Allen and
Joe Moore won the aggregate points with a 23-15 success. Stumpers, also looking to get off the mark, were matched
against A40 and managed two points with a 19-17 result from Pete Myers, Denis
Robins and Gerry Myers. Surprisingly, the Stumpers’ top rink of Margaret
Bycroft, Norma Barnes and Ken Bycroft (level 13-13 at 17 ends) did not score
another shot and Jean Cammack, Matt Dawson and John McKay (with a change of
mat position) won all the remaining ends to finish 21-13 winners. Invaders carried on the good work from the previous week
when they picked up another six points. They have now accumulated 12 points
from their two games. Matched against the Rustics, Dale Elsam, Sally Gurton
and Paul Gurton won 24-18. Having established a good lead of 18-10 at 12
ends, the scoreline then read 19-17 at 17 ends. But then came a crunch blow
as Rustics dropped a count of five to see the Invaders home. Scott Whyers,
Sandra Tebbs and Ian Tebbs’ game was nearly a mirror image as they led 16-11
at 12 ends and 19-17 at 17 ends before easing away to a 24-20 win. T & B Containers Division Two A top of the table clash found the Gang with maximum
points from two games matched against Strollers who had dropped just two
points. With 12 ends played, Strollers had the upper hand. Dave France, Mick
Hippisley and Keith Swain led 11-8 against Harry Dodd, Denis Tebbs and John
Allen. The latter then scored 11 shots to two against to run out 19-13
winners. Ray Hobart, Berwyn Thomas and Alex Seaton were trailing 8-9 to the
Gang’s Pete Vines, Rita Epton and Ivan Dilley who surged ahead and picked up
two counts of four en route to a 21-15 win. Breakaways, in fourth spot, had a chance to go second
but were involved in a nail-biting battle for the aggregate points against
Royal Mail. With 20 ends played, the Mail had the overall extra points in the
bag. But these swung back to the Breakaways when Keith Bailey, John Marshall
and Alan Saxton picked up a final end count of four to beat Joan Sharp, Barry
Harrington and Keith Sharp despite training 11-128 at one stage. The
Breakaways’ set of John Whyers, Gloria French and John Stevens won with a bit
to spare at 26-10. Norprint are keeping everyone waiting again with points
difficult to come by. Matched against Feathers, they were beaten on both
rinks. Feathers’ skips Derek Hunn and Sheila Dawson were successful 23-11 and
27-8 respectively. The Robins picked up their first points of the season in
a close game against Stickney. Janet Pape, Eileen Sellars and John Riches
claimed a last end count of just one to secure a 17-16 win. Stickney, though,
claimed the other rink and the extra points when Len Fox, Ray Bavin and Brian
Hooker (leading 16-15) finished with a 17-15 scoreline for four points. The Golfers and Butchers also had a tight tussle. The
Butchers claimed all six points with an overall three-short margin. Tina
Reeson, Roy Bennett and Geoff Dawson were level at 14-14 but won the last end
for a 16-14 success. Eileen May, George Eastgate and John Sellars (with a
two-shot cushion playing the last end) won 19-18. This left the golfers still
looking for their first points of the season. Shunters had a good result against Patriachs by winning
five of the six points at stake. Nancy Mason, Ian Smith and Mathew Smith put
in a fighting performance. They were down 7-15 with 14 ends played but
recovered well to force a 17-17 tie against Patriachs’ new signings and new
recruits to the indoor surface, Tina Bennett, Mark Bennett and Michelle
Dobbs. Abb Houlden, skipping for Derek Butwright, and Frank Smith took the
rest of the points for the Shunters with a 23-18 win. Benton’s Glazing Division Three The three teams at the bottom previously with zero
points had, with the exception of the Terriers, some joy. Something had to
give when Burtons met the Crowns. The former did well and clinched four
points. The rink points were shared. The Burtons’ set of Oliver and Jim
Fenner plus Mick Greet won 29-4 which covered the reply from the Crowns’ captain
of 27-8. The Terriers were matched against Central and the game
went in favour of the latter with identical rink scores of 31-11 for skips
Fred Epton and Peter Boxall. Top of the table Parthians were matched against second
placed Punchbowlers. What might have been a cracking game didn’t turn out
that way as the Bowlers were short of players and fell on both rinks to skips
Keith Nix and Mick Atkin by 24-11 and 23-11 respectively. Traders picked up another six points from their clash
with BBC. Norman Stanley and Ted Vere were evenly matched but a crucial count
of four on the 16th end saw the Stanley, Harden and Hudson trio
ease away for a 15-11 success. Gordon Neal, Cyn Baker and Sid Coultan
(trailing 7-13 at eight ends) hit a purple patch to lead the game 22-13. This
lead was never closed down and they went on to win 29-18. Abrasives are also finding points hard to come by but
they were pleased to take two from high-riding Highflyers. Their success came
from Ivan Stimson, Maureen Brammer and Sue Bridges who hung on to win 20-19.
The Highflyers picked up four points from the bowls of Linda Garner, Peter
Hoyles and Barry Trigg with a 25-18 result that tipped the aggregate in their
favour. Vikings, who are going along successfully, picked up
another six points at the exepsne of Shipmates. It was a game of big counts
for both sides, but the Vikings held the upper hand with skips Geoff Barnes
and Ray Blackamore winning 21-18 and 24-15. |
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Week ending September 15: Stonehaven Care Home Division One Carlton Road have set off really well — holding second
spot with 10 points from 12. Matched against Stumpers, Phil Harris, John
Benton and Geoff Parker did not find it easy going against Gerry Myers, Denis
Robins and new signing and a newcomer to the club from Leicestershire, Barry
Richardson. They were level at nine ends played, level with 16 ends played
(16-16) but the Road gathered themselves and finished strongly to win 21-17.
Alex Tomlin, Chris Gill and Roy Vinter were far too strong for Stumpers set of
Pete Myers, Norma Barnes and Bernard Skelton winning 29-7. The Road have
posted notice to the rest they will be hard to beat. Jolly Farmers nearly posted a shock result over Holland
Fen. With 15 ends played overall the Farmers had the aggregate points. At 16
ends played things had swung back to the Fenmen. At 19 ends the Farmers had
four points won and by end 20 it was six points in the bag. But the vital
last end saw the Fenmen snatch a result and a disappointed Farmers side only
finished with one point. The Fenmen with 11 points from a possible 12 are
setting the pace at the top. The Cosmos are not exactly firing on all cylinders. On
end five against Freelanders, they dropped 11 shots. When did that last
happen? They were looking comfortable with four ends played leading 5-1 and
5-3. For the Landers, Ron Thacker, Vic Murtough and Stan Lawrence picked up a
hot shot count of six to lead 7-5. This gave them momentum and they never
feel behind against Michael Emery, Sue Simpson-Shaw and Les Feary winning 21-19.
Cossies’ other set of George Phillips, Colin Palmer and Keith French
meanwhile having had the set back on end five when they dropped a count of
five, picked up their game. From 5-8 down they went into a 14-8 lead and
finished with a 20-17 success to snatch the extra points by just one shot.
It’s early days and no doubt the champions will improve. Eastenders had their backs against the wall in their
game with the Invaders, and they looked like they missed the man suffering
with a bad back! Dale Elsam (what a terrific game he had), Ken Rochford and
Keith Stones saw off the strong trio of Matt Whyers, Tony Powell and Simon
Reeson 20-13. Scott Whyers, Sandra and Ian Tebbs picked up two counts of five
on their way to a convincing 26-17 success against Andrew Limb, Bunny Reeson
and Paul Flatters. Superb maximum points came for the Invaders against a
possible top two team. Rustics who picked up maximum points last week found IBC
a different proposition this week. For IBC Alan Bates, Tony Burman and Ted
Bourne had a comfortable result 26-13. Meanwhile, June Burman, Ruth Wright
and Reg Doughty found it harder going for IBC. In a fluctuating game they
trailed 4-10 at seven ends, led 16-14 at 16 ends played, but then only
managed to score one more shot and the Rustics trio of Audrey Sivill, Jim
Gott and John Sivill won the game 19-17 to claim two points. A40, at 10 ends played against Swineshead, looked like
they were going to be involved in a close tussle with leads of 8-5 and 8-4.
The scorelines at the finish read 21-14 and 37-7 for A40’s skips Mick Asplen
and Arnold Bennett. Swineshead at the moment are looking decidedly shaky. T & B Containers Division Two With Breakaways on a bye week, the Gang kept up their
100 percent record when posting a maximum points haul against Norprint. With
new signing Harry Dodd aboard playing alongside the captain John Allen and
Ivan Dilley and trailing 5-11 they put in a burst of scoring ends to win
23-16. David Tebbs, Rita Epton and Denis Tebbs were 8-10 down at 10 ends but won
eight of the remaining 11 ends to succeed 26-15. The best result of the evening’s games was Amateurs
eclipse of Royal Mail. It was a closely contested game with Vera Monger, Tony
Nixon and Vic Chester overcoming the Mail’s Joan Sharp, Keith Sharp and Keith
Thorlby 20-16. Jonathan West, Albert Bachelor and Phil Sharp with an even
closer win of 15-13. Amateurs have started their programme really well. Butchers and Shunters shared the rink points. For the
Butchers, Eileen May, Ron and Sheila Bagshaw won with a five-shot margin.
Replying for Shunters, Mathew Smith, Rod West and Norman Wright nicked the
aggregate points wining 15-9. Woodhall and Patriachs also shared the rink points. The
aggregate going to Woodhall when Doreen Sharp, Alan Eastgate and Tom
Richardson won 27-19. Doing well for Patriachs were Tina and Mark Bennett
playing their first league match along with Ray Woods. They got the better of
Woodhall’s experienced George and Ruby Salmon and Eric Ulyatt 20-16. It’s
always good to win your first points for the team! Stickney’s skips Brian Hooker and Ron Flower had a
little bit in hand when they defeated Feathers 22-17 and 32-8 respectively. The Robins are still looking for their first points in
the higher division. Strollers had the upper hand from the start winning
19-10 and 21-15 for all the points and a good start to the season. Benton’s Glazing Division Three The Crowns’ captain was in scintillating form in the
pre-season men’s versus ladies warm-up game. But the first two league games
have seen him bite the dust. Matched against the Wranglers the team went down
on both rinks with Wranglers’ skips Tony Drury and Malc Nichols winning 20-9
and 27-15. Traders and the Burtons started their quest for points
for the season. It saw the Traders in commanding form. Margaret Harris, Ray
Robinson and Pete Coulson won 21-11 while Gordon Wells, Cyn Baker and Sid Coultan did even better with a 3412 success. Vikings’ Geoff Barnes and Ray Blackamore did really well
against Fairways. Playing a player short, they still produced a winning
scored of 19-13. The result was enough to win the extra points. Also, the
Fairways skip Carol Nundy was happy to snatch a close 16-15 win for two points. Highflyers were tested by Central and only managed to
win two points. The Flyers’ points came from Joy Tory, Robert Goodale and
Alan Watson picking up a ‘hot shot’ on their way to a close 19-17 success. Doing the damage for Central and winning 20-14 were
Tracey Bembridge, Iris Facey and Peter Boxall. Terriers are not having much
joy at the moment — possibly because they have been matched against two teams
who will surely be up at the top come April. Last week, Parthians claimed all the points. This week
it was Punchbowlers. Punchbowlers’ skip Barry Julian, assisted by Les Kelly
and Terry Dawson won by a massive 36-4. Jeff Skelton, skipping for Charlie
Reeson and Michelle White, won a little more sedately at 14-11. Parthians, as
expected, won all the points from Abrasives. Skips Pete Bedford and Mick
Atkin successful 18-12 and 24-13. |
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ending September 8:
Stonehaven Care Home Division One In Stonehaven Care Home Division One, Holland Fen set the pace in the new format for the night leagues with a comprehensive win against promoted Stumpers. Skips Hazel Marshall and Mick Tomlin successful 24-13 and 29-12. Hot on their heels were Rustics who surprisingly collected all the points from Swineshead. Don Ebbage, John Sivill and Jim Gott was 24-7 and Ray Reeson, Keith Woods and John Craft had a 21-15 success. Swineshead’s zero points tally was matched by fancied
A40 who fell to Freelanders. The Landers’ skips Stan Lawrence and Jeff
Nicholson won with identical scorelines of 18-15. Carlton Road won four of
the six points at stake from Jolly Farmers. The Farmers’ trio of Shirley
Allen, Dick Allen and Joe Moore won an evenly matched game 17-13. The Road’s
set of Phil Harris, John Benton and Chris Gill (8-8 at 10 ends) went away to win 27-11 to secure the aggregate points. The champions of last season Cosmos dropped two points
to IBC. Last year’s format with 16 ends played would have seen IBC win four
points. But the longer time limit saw Michael Emery, Sue Simpson Shaw and Les
Feary for Cossies swing the game around and they won the aggregate points.
IBC settled for two points from June Burman, Ruth Wright and Reg Doughty with
a surprising 12-3 lead at eight ends, saw off the challenge of Cossies
reliable rink 21-16. Kirton Town and Crusaders shared the rink points. For
Crusaders Jenny Hill, Alan West and Alan Hill won 18-12. Replying for the
Town, Ann Kemp, Jill Smith and Dorothy Hawkesworth with a 10-0 lead at eight
ends played, won convincingly 19-10 against Carol Cliffe, Margaret Chester
and Chris Clarke. T and B Containers Division Two In T and B Containers Division Two, Breakaways — who finished in the top three last season — were matched against the Golfers secured all six points. It was not easy for new signings Janet Whyers with Lorraine and John Stevens who had to come from 5-13 down at 10 ends to secure a win of 18-16 against Norman Ablard. The Breakaways other set of Keith Baily, Jo Dowse and
Alan Saxton did not have the same problems leading 14-1 at nine ends finished
winning 19-8. The only other team to win maximum points was the Gang who
edged out the promoted Robins team 18-14 and 20-14. Strollers versus Norprint was extremely close and the
latter might have been praying for the bell with 19 ends played overall as
they had six points in the bag. Norprint had Dave Toynton skipping for Malc
Cook and Margaret Broughton but they fell 20-22 to Strollers’ Ray Hobart,
Keith Haigh and Alan Everitt. The Printers’ other set of Barbara Kenny, Roy
Broughton and Ralph Pick just hung on with a 16-15 success against Keith
Swain. But the Strollers snatched the aggregate points by just one shot. Patriachs just got home against Feathers. Lesley Woods,
Alan Woods and Shamus Rooney were 15-15 at 19 ends and finished with a two
and three to win 20-15. Marie Woods, Darren Little and Ray Woods were
trailing 15-21 at 19 ends and finished with a one and four but failed by two
shots to win all six points. Feathers’ other set hung on to win 21-20 and take two
points. The Royal Mail versus Stickney game saw the Mail win the
extra points by one shot. For Stickney, Steve Todd, Graham Tooley and Ron
Flowers 6-6 at nine ends won nine of the 11 remaining ends played to secure a
21-8 success. Replying for the Mail, Joan Sharp, Barry Harrington and Keith
Sharp won with a scoreline of 25-11. Woodhall suprisingly lost the aggregate
points to Amateurs. Richard Whitaker, Ruby Salmon and Tom Richardson won by
three shots 22-19. Replying for Amateurs, Anthony Tabor, Sam Leafe and Eric
Taylor cruised home 22-16 against Woodhall’s top man (will the new bowls make
a difference) to secure the extra points. Benton’s Glazing Division Three In Benton’s Glazing Division Three, Parthians — who should be in the top three all season — started their campaign with a maximum points haul against Terriers. Diane Bedford, Pauline Atkin and Pete Bedford led 23-6 at 16 ends and eased up, but still finished winning 23-16. Mary Cowham, Ken Hamlin and Keith Nix (16-13 at 15 ends) went away to win 25-13. Also winning all six points were the Highflyers. Skips
Alan Watson and Barrie Trigg demolished the six points were the Highflyers.
Skips Alan Watson and Barrie Trigg demolished the Crowns 28-12 and 36-9. Punchbowlers’ set of Les Kelly, Terry Dawson and Barry
Julian secured the extra points available against Abrasives with a win of
29-6. The Abrasives’ set of Richard Jutsam, Ann Wys and Dave Bridges while
having a good win of 32-16, had to be happy with two points. Vikings provided another game with a one-shot margin
overall result. Matched against Central, Barbara Moor, Geoff Barnes and
Gordon Gallichan won 17-10 which was one more than the scoreline of 24-18
from Frank Bembridge, Marion and Fred Epton for Central. Fairways produced a good result against the Wranglers.
Mavis Ablard, Barbara Slade and Carol Nundy won 24-10 against Jill Rousell,
Tony Drury and Malc Nichols. Replying for the Wranglers, Brian Simpson, Fleur
Simpson and Russ Rousell produced a winning scoreline of 22-17. Shipmates and BBC shared the rink points but it was the
latter BBC who won the extra points with Sue Upsall, Margaret Kirk and Derek
Richmond winning 19-12 in reply to the 16-14 from Shipmates John Balderson. Dickinson Pairs title decided The rounds of the Dickinson Pairs before the semi-finals
were completed last week. Going through to the last four were Jill Smith and
Tom Richardson who were forced to an extra end by Gerry Gill and Graham
Scarboro. They went on to play the pairing of Harry Dodd and John Sivill who
had defeated Barry Harrington and John Swain. Tina Reeson and Matt Whyers saw
off the challenge of Derek and Stuart Green 69-51. They faced in the second
semi-final, Jenny Hill and Keith Thorlby who had defeated Charlie and Simon
Reeson 61-59. Jill Smith and Tom Richardson were never behind and booked
their place in the final with a win of 69-51. Tina Reeson and Matt Whyers at
10 ends were tied 45-45, picked up 17 shots to 13 against to win 62-58. The
final saw Tina and Matt (never behind) lift the trophy with a 66-44 win. |
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ending September 1:
Dickinson Pairs under way The opening session of the Dickinson Pairs contest at Boston Indoor
Bowls Club saw the green full for the three sessions. Two father-and-daughter
pairings had great successes. Chelsea and Martin Tomlin and Charlie and Simon
Reeson eased through the first round with wins of 62-58 and 71-59.
Joan and Keith Sharp, Carol Dowse and Mark Brown, Jenny Hill and Keith
Thorlby, Gordon Harris and Bernard Skelton were all made sure of returning
for another game. Anthony Tabor and Pete Bedford squeezed through 65-55.
Richard Whittaker and John Sivill won 71-39. The closest game of the first
night's play saw Sophie Scott and Bob Thompson taken to an extra end by
Doreen Sharp and Eric Ulyatt, the former pair recovering to force a tie on
the last end played. Unfortunately there were a number of conceded games on
the second night's play - due mainly to the overlap of the outdoor teams
finishing their programme.
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