Adderbury Bowls Club - Match Reports

Saturday 22nd August away to Chipping Norton

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Saturday saw us travel to Chipping Norton for our return fixture. The weather was nice and warm with white fluffy clouds and just a slight breeze, perfect for bowling. That's where the good news ends as, unfortunately we were comprehensively beaten 57-110. The green was lightning fast and they were able to master these conditions much better than us.

Rink 1 - Lead - Yvonne Twomey

No. 2 - John Timms

Skip - Chris Twomey

Chris's rink struggled throughout and, although they won 8 of the 18 ends, could not score high enough when they did and conceded heavily when they lost which unfortunately meant the final score was 11-24.

Rink 2 - Lead - Tina Timms

No. 2 - Dave Drinkwater

Skip - Bryan Ogilvie

A very tight game throughout with both teams winning 9 ends each, but the we picked up a 5 and a 6 on two of these ends which resulted in a win 19-16.

Rink 3 - Lead - Tony Bird

No. 2 - Pete Griffin

Skip - Chris Skidmore

Chris's rink found themselves up against strong competition and could not master the conditions as well as the opposition and soon found themselves 10-1 down after 8 ends. Things did not get much better and they eventually went down 5-20.

Rink 4 - Lead - Richard Lawrence

No. 2 - Mick Wilkins

Skip - Dave Bryant

Another very tight game and, after 12 ends the scores were level 10-10, but unfortunately the opposition won 4 of the remaining 6 ends to come out on top with the final result being a loss 12-16.

Rink 5 - Lead - Kath Buckingham

No. 2 - Terri Gold

Skip - Howard Buckingham

This was a tough ask for Howard's rink, coming up against some league opposition and, although they won 7 ends the opposition scored heavily when they won an end which resulted in a loss 10-34.

Although we lost convincingly it was an enjoyable afternoon and we can say that, as we beat them at Adderbury, we can call it a 'draw'! A big thank you to Jill, who played for the opposition and, as usual whenever we loan players they tend to play extremely well and Jill was no exception.

Thursday 20 August away at Banbury Chestnuts.

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A short hop to Banbury saw us take on The Chestnuts and it proved a successful evening despite the threatening clouds. The game was truncated to 14 ends as the light was not too good and we won by 5 - 0 on ends and by 26 points 73 - 47. The previous game on 12th May saw us victorious 92 - 57.

Rink 1

Tina Timms, Mick Wilkins and Bryan Ogilvie were never troubled and a five and a four early on saw them home by 9 points 17 - 8.

Rink 2

Cliff Hall, Pete Griffin and Chris Skidmore took nine of the ends which included a couple of threes to cross the line 13 - 6.

Rink 3

Tony Bird, Richard Lawrence and Mick Jelfs only took 6 ends but two fours and a five gave them victory 17 - 12.

Rink 4

John Timms, Terri Gold and Chris Twomey were in an extremely tight game and were drawing 8 points all after the penultimate end but the final delivery of the game saw them pinch a single to win 9 - 8.

Rink 5

Dave Drinkwater, Peter Wells and Dave Bryant romped away to a 12 point lead after seven ends, but their hosts staged a comeback including a six which was not enough, so we claimed a victory 17 - 13.

Tuesday 18th August away at Chadlington

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Our annual trip to Chadlington turned out to be a cloudy and pleasantly cool evening with the result being two rinks each but a win for Adderbury 72 - 61.

Thanks are extended to Tina and John Timms who agreed to play for the opposition as they were two players short. The green had a few challenges to it caused by the severe weather conditions of late.

Rink 2

Dave Drinkwater, Tony Bird and Dave Bryant were up against it and only managed to win 6 ends and ended up 9 - 15.

Rink 3

Yvonne Twomey, Mick Wilkins and Chris Twomey were 6 all at 8 ends but then got stuck for five ends resulting in a 12 point deficit but then managed to find a bit of form to come home 13 - 21.

Rink 4

Steve Clarke, Richard Lawrence and Bryan Ogilvie got off to a slow start but a six on the third end set them on course for five point victory 21 - 16.

Rink 5

Cliff Hall, Pete Griffin and Chris Skidmore continued their current run of excellent form by taking 14 ends to hand in a card showing a 20 point victory 29 - 9.

Saturday 15th away to OUP

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Saturday saw us entertain OUP, this will be the last time they will play as OUP, as they are having to give up their green to the Golf Club, which they say will not happen for another 2 or more years. But they will be merging with Begbroke, so we will still see their members but under a new umbrella. We had to loan them 3 of our players, so a huge thank you to John Standen, Mick Wilkins and Steve Clarke for agreeing to play for the opposition. The weather was perfect, lovely sunshine, but not too hot, and the green, as usual played very well. the overall result was a win for us by 75 shots to 58.

Rink 1 - Lead - Tony Bird

No. 2 - Richard Lawrence

Skip - Chris Twomey

A very close game and after 12 ends Chris's triple were leading by 1 shot 12-11. However a disastrous 13th end saw them concede 7 shots, but they fought back well and going into the final end the scores were level 19-19, but unfortunately they lost the last end by 1 shot and the match 19-20.

Rink 2 - Lead - Tina Timms

No. 2 - John Timms

No. 3 - Terri Gold

Skip - Bryan Ogilvie

A slow start from the Captains rink conceding a 5 on the 4th end to be behind 7-2, but they won 10 of the remaining 14 ends to come home victorious 20-17.

Rink 3 - Lead - Cliff Hall

No. 2 - Pete Griffin

Skip - Chris Skidmore

A close game up to the 11th end, when the scores were 8-7 in our favour, but a strong finish saw us comfortable winners 15-10.

Rink 4 - Lead - Dave Drinkwater

No. 2 - Yvonne Twomey

No. 3 - Paul Jones

Skip - Phil French

Strange to see Yvonne on a separate rink to Chris, but this made little difference as Phil's rink were never in any danger of losing, winning 11 of the 18 ends and coming home comfortable winners 21-11.

A very pleasant game played in ideal conditions and with a good result. Again a huge thank you to John, Mick and Steve who played for the opposition, and as usual to Jenny for looking after the bar and to Chris and Maggie for setting up the club house prior to the game. As mentioned earlier, no more games against OUP, but we will see their members, but under the flag of Begbroke in future seasons.

Tuesday 11th August away at Woodford cum Membris

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It turned out to be a pleasant evening with a cool breeze ideal for our match which was reduced to 16 ends. We welcomed two new players, Rob Pink and his son Josh, to the midweek game and hope that it will be the start of a happy and successful relationship for all of us. It was also great to see Finlay and Jasper in our squad, a point that was picked up by some of the opposition who said it was important to see youngsters playing for the future of the game. The inclusion of the three lads must have reduced our group average age by at least 20 years! It was also good to see Dan Wegerhoff playing for the first time this season. Thanks to our hosts for lending us Jess to make up the numbers.

We won 2.5 to 1.5 on ends but the points score was 67 - 44.

Rink 2

Dan Wegerhoff, Jill Hart, Paul Jones and Bryan Ogilvie were 4 -10 down at 7 ends but they found their form and took six of the last nine ends to win 18 - 14.

Rink 4

Jess (W-C-M), Jasper Jelfs, Yvonne Twomey and Chris Twomey were never troubled taking 9 ends and four fours and a five saw them home in style 28 - 8.

Triple 5

Steve Clarke, Finlay Jelfs and Phil French were well matched with their opponents in a very even game with 8 ends each and a score of 10 - 10.

Triple 6

Josh Pink, Tony Bird and Rob Pink were 3 - 11 down at 10 ends but they found a purple patch and took five of the last six ends and just lost out 11 - 12.

An enjoyable evening and a pleasant supper, not to mention a good result, made for a good time.

Saturday 8th August away at Little Compton

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Saturday saw us travel to Little Compton for our return fixture, as they were our first opponents at the start of the season. The day was cloudy but nice and warm, just the conditions for playing bowls. For those who have not sampled the conditions of the Little Compton green, let me say I use the word 'green' loosely, however the game was played in good spirits but unfortunately we lost the game 48-56, which overturned the result from our home game against them when we were victors 88-59. I would like to thank Richard Lawrence, who kindly agreed to play for them, as they could only field 10 players. This meant we had to play 2 rinks and 1 triple, but as soon as we loan anyone to the opposition they always play out of their skin, and unfortunately Richard was no exception!!

Rink 1 - Lead - Tina Timms

No. 2 - John Timms

No. 3 - Terri Gold

Skip - Bryan Ogilvie

As soon as the Captain realised he was playing on Rink 1 he knew he would be up against it, as usual it was like playing on a sheet of glass, I don't think I have seen so many wood in the ditch in one game. However, the opposition were also unable to read the green and as a result we came away with a comfortable victory 19-10.

Rink 2 - Lead - Steve Clarke

No. 2 - Tony Bird

No. 3 - Mick Wilkins

Skip - Dave Bryant

Unfortunately Dave's rink came up against very strong opposition and very soon found themselves 11-0 down after 5 ends. They did however put up stiffer resistance over the next 13 ends losing these by 2 shots, but the end result was a loss 12-25.

Rink 4 - Lead - Cliff Hall

No,.2 - Pete Griffin

Skip - Chris Skidmore

Like Dave's rink Chris's rink gave the opposition a large start and were 7-0 down after 3 ends. But for this start they would have won the game, but unfortunately went down by 4 shots 17-21.

A very pleasant afternoon, with cake and sandwiches after the game, which went down well and we look forward to renewing our battles next season. Again a big thank you to Richard for agreeing to play for the opposition.

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