Adderbury Bowls Club - Match Reports

Wednesday 8th July at home to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

: Last Updated: 10 July 2026; Hits: 92

Wednesday evening we welcomed our friends from the Fire and Rescue Service who are all drawn from other local clubs. It was another very hot day so the match was shortened to 14 ends. The result was two rinks each but the points tally was in their favour 52 - 45. The green looked excellent and played well, if a little quick, but that was down to the conditions.

Rink 1

Jackie Wright, Paul Jones and Bryan Ogilvie were slow to start being 2 -10 down at 8 ends but then found their form winning the remaining 6 ends to come home winners 12 - 10.

Rink 2

John Dunham, Yvonne Twomey and Chris Twomey took time to get going, being 4 - 8 down at 6 ends, but then took 7 of the last 8 ends to be victors 15 - 9,

Rink 3

Jill Hart, Claudia Stokes and Tony Bird struggled with 5 ends to their credit but a 3 followed by a 4 on the last two ends added a degree of respectability to the scoreline coming in 12 - 16.

Rink 4

Dave Drinkwater, Richard Lawrence and Mick Wilkins were up against tough opposition and only picked up 6 singles, and dropped two fives, to trail in 6 - 17.

Due to their peripatetic nature we only play them once so we look forward to renewing acquaintances next year. This fixture is always on a Wednesday so clashes with the Millenium League at Central in the afternoon thereby restricting player availability. As ever many thanks to Jenny Bird for running the bar for us and to "Team Skidmore" for setting up the lounge.

It was generous of our visitors to donate their match fees to us.

Saturday 4th July away to Bloxham

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Saturday saw us travel a few miles to our near neighbours Bloxham. The weather was nice and warm with a little cloud cover, but ideal for bowls. A very successful afternoon with 4 winning rinks and an overall winning result of 76-40.

Rink 1 - Lead - Claudia Stokes

No. 2 - Dave Drinkwater

No. 3 - Mick Wilkins

Skip - Bryan Ogilvie

A very close game for the fist 9 ends when the score was 7-7. The opposition then scored a 3 on the 10th to give them a 3 points lead, however we only allowed them to win 1 of the remaining 8 ends and came away comfortable winners 23-11.

Rink 2 - Lead - Cliff Hall

No. 2 - Chris Shallis

No. 3 - Pete Griffin

Skip - Chris Skidmore

The only time Chris's rink took their foot off the accelerator was over the last 3 ends when they gave away 6 shots. However, the game was well and truly won before then and we came away with another comfortable win 18-10.

Rink 3 - Lead - Howard Buckingham

No. 2 - Yvonne Twomey

No. 3 - Phil French

Skip - Chris Twomey

The mid week Captain's rink was even more frugal, only allowing the opposition to win 5 ends and yet again came away handsomely 15-6.

Rink 4 - Lead - Kath Buckingham

No. 2 - Richard Lawrence

No. 3 - Mark Stokes

Skip - Dave Bryant

A much closer game as, after 14 ends the score was 11-11, but then Dave's rink turned the screw and took 9 shots over the final 4 ends to come away victorious 20-13.

A very enjoyable game, with a very good result, I am sure Bloxham will want to gain some sort of revenge when they come to us on 29 August.

Tuesday 23rd June at home to Banbury Central

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On the hottest day of the year so far we entertained Central in a reduced game of four triples as they could only raise a dozen players. So rather than drop seven players Yvonne kindly agreed to be reserve and thanks are given to Jill Hart, John Dunham and Tony Bird who played a friendly against Jackie Wright, Paul Jones and Mick Wilkins with the latter trio coming out on top 13 - 7. The match was shortened to 14 ends due to the weather and also the fact that England were due to play Ghana later that evening. The result was a draw in rinks 2 - 2 but the points won showed a different picture with Adderbury claiming a nine point win 51 - 42.

Rink 1

John Timms, Howard Buckingham and Bryan Ogilvie managed six ends but the opposition's better scoring rate saw us come in second 8 - 16.

Rink 2

Tina Timms, Dave Bryant and Chris Twomey struggled to say the least with three ends won to limp home 4 - 13. It was fortunate that their opponents only had one 3 with the rest of their scores being 10 singles.

Rink 3

Kath Buckingham, Terri Gold (sounds like a chocolate) and Iain Mobbs were on fine form taking nine ends and with some hefty scoring managed to hand in a superb card showing a 16 point victory 22 - 6.

Rink 4

Cliff Hall, Pete Griffin and Chris Skidmore were always in control with nine ends to their credit to show a 10 point win 17 - 7.

Thanks must be extended to "Team Skidmore" AKA Maggie and Chris for setting up the room and snacks and also making seating provision for those members who came up to the Club to see the Football. As ever a massive thanks to Jenny Bird for looking after the bar for us on a busy evening. Later on she was joined by Dave Drinkwater, Ted Eley and Phil Gladden to tend to the needs of the England supporters.

We look forward to the return match on Thursday 3rd September when no doubt Central will be looking for revenge.

Saturday 20th at home to Witney Mills

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Saturday saw us entertain Witney Mills on a cloudy but warm afternoon. Again we used all 6 rinks, as we played 6 triples, with a resounding victory by 119 shots to 83.

Rink 1 - Lead - Kath Buckingham

No. 2 - Howard Buckingham

Skip - Mark Stokes

Marks rink shared the ends and in the end the result was a draw, although it looked as though we were heading for a win, with 4 ends to play Mark was leading 14-8, but unfortunately lost the last 4 ends to share the points 14-14.

Rink 2 - Lead - Cliff Hall

No. 2 - Pete Griffin

Skip - Chris Skidmore

The '3 Musketeers' were in no mood to lose and only let the opposition win 4 ends and won convincingly 29-9.

Rink 3 - Lead - Jill Hart

No. 2 - John Standen

Skip - Dave Bryant

Although Dave's rink won 8 ends they could not score as heavily as the opposition when they won an end and unfortunately went down 12-23.

Rink 4 - Lead - Yvonne Twomey

No. 2 - Tony Bird

Skip - Chris Twomey

Chris's rink were always in the lead, even though the scores were tight and after the 11th end there was only 1 point in it, but they won 5 of the remaining 7 ends to come away victorious 21-14.

Rink 5 - Lead - Claudia Stokes

No. 2 - Chris Shallis

Skip - Bryan Ogilvie

It looked as though we were heading for defeat as, after 9 ends the Captains rink were 10-3 down, but they scored a 7 on the next end and continued to pile on the pressure to come home victorious 24-14.

Rink 6 - Lead - Terri Gold

No. 2 - Richard Lawrence

Skip - Mick Wilkins

This was Mick's first game as Skip, but this did not worry him winning 11 ends and coming home convincing winners 19-9.

Another enjoyable game played in the right spirit in good company. I am sure they will be keen for revenge in our return fixture at the end of the season, 5 September, and it is hoped the refurbishment of their club house is complete by then, apparently it was due to be finished in April! A big thank you to Dave for standing down and agreeing to run the bar and of course to Skiddy and Maggie for setting out the club house prior to the game.

Tuesday 16 June Centenary celebration match with Bowls England

: Last Updated: 18 June 2026; Hits: 98

The highlight of our Centenary year was the match with a squad from Bowls England which was played on a delightful afternoon affording sunshine, a few clouds and a gentle breeze which made for an enjoyable time. It was good to see six rinks in use and despite that many people it wasn't too crowded. We went down 2 - 4 in rinks but the points score was Adderbury 89 - Bowls England 90! Given that we were up against county players representing eight counties I think that we can say we equipped ourselves very well. We were well supported by members and spectators and had our three life members in attendance - Roger Hack, Derek Smith and Joe Wright.

Our guests were Captain Alan Scholan of Witney Town and Bowls England Vice President, Paul Green, was their guest speaker who gave an informative speech and handed out presents to various people including Jenny and Lucy who were on bar duty. The Captains' duties were shared between Bryan and Chris and thanks must be extended to Jenny and Lucy for running a very busy bar, Janet and Helen for looking after the raffle and Roz and Maggie for helping where needed. Our resident photographer, Maureen Tyrrell was kept busy so thank you Maureen.

Rink 1

Mick Jelfs, Mick Wilkins, Pete Wells and Phil Gladden halved the ends but let the last three go to come home 16 - 19.

Rink 2

Nigel Eley, Jill Hart/John Standen, Dave Bryant and Ted Eley were always in control taking 12 ends to romp home 20 - 7.

Rink 3

Finlay Jelfs, Yvonne Twomey, Paul Jones and Chris Twomey were up against tough opposition, took 7 ends, including a magnificent 5 on the 12th, but trailed in 13 - 21.

Rink 4

Terri Gold, Dave Drinkwater, Iain Mobbs and Bryan Ogilvie had a similar game to rink 3 taking 7 ends to lose by three points 11 - 14,

Rink 5

Paul Jelfs, Richard Lawrence, Phil French and Jamie Wilkinson also halved the ends in a tight game to trail home 13 - 15.

Rink 6

Cliff Hall, Tony Bird, Pete Griffin and Chris Skidmore securred a win with 10 ends in another close game to hand in a two point victory 16 - 14.

After the match we enjoyed a sumptuous buffet provided by Mrs Teas. In addition to the thanks extended above we are grateful to those who assisted in preparing the club before the game.

Saturday 13th away to Carterton

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For a nice change we had lovely sunshine for the afternoon, it's a pity the result was not as lovely, but everyone enjoyed the game and the score does not reflect how the game was contested.

Rink 1 - Lead - Tina Timms

No. 2 - John Timms

Skip - Bryan Ogilvie

We started the game very positively and after 6 ends were leading 8-2, but the opposition clawed their way back and with 4 ends to play we were just 1 shot behind. However on 2 of the ends we were holding 1 shot with 1 wood to go and the Captain hit the 'Jack' on both occasions and succeeded in giving away 1 shot on the 16th and 3 shots on the 17th. Meaning we lost the game 12-19. (Message to Captain "leave the Jack alone!).

Rink 2 - Lead - Jill Hart

No. 2 - Phil French

Skip - Mark Stokes

A very close fought game throughout with never more than 2 shots in it and with 1 end to play we were 1 shot adrift, but unfortunately lost the end by 1 shot thereby losing the game 12-14.

Rink 4 - Lead - Yvonne Twomey

No. 2 - Chris Shallis

Skip - Chris Twomey

After 9 ends Chris's rink were 10-5 ahead but they conceded 4 shots on ends 11,12 and 13 and could not come back from this and unfortunately lost the game 12-20.

Rink 5 - Lead - Claudia Stokes

No. 2 - Terri Gold

Skip - Dave Bryant

The only success of the afternoon belongs to Dave's rink and, although they were 6-11 down after 13 ends they picked up 11 shots over the last 5 ends to run out winners 17-13.

An enjoyable afternoon with good weather and good company and it is a shame that we only play them once each season, hopefully we can try and adjust this if fixtures allow.

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