The first leg of what should have been The Burma Star Cup was rained off on 19 May so we were pleasantly surprised to be treated to a very pleasant evening for our game which in the past has been subject to damp conditions.  Unfortunately we had two "non showers" so our hosts insisted on imposing the 25% rule which meant that on the two rinks concerned we had to forfeit that percentage of our score.  That said, whilst we went down 2 -3 on the rinks basis, we won the overall game 63 - 58 after deductions or 72 - 58 on a gross basis.  The green looked fast but in fact proved to be anything but that as it seemed to absorb a lot of the momentum put into the woods.  The match was reduced to 16 ends in view of the slightly late start.

 

 

 

Rink 1

 

Kath Buckingham, Paul Jones and Mick Wilkins had to improvise and play a "wonkey donkey" against four players but rose to the occasion by taking 13 ends including a six, a four and a three on ends 4 - 6 which rather put a seal on the game as they romped home winners 25 - 3.

 

 

 

Rink 2

 

John Timms, Yvonne Twomey, Pete Sutton and Chris Twomey found themselves well detached at 11 ends being 4 -11 adrift but made a game of it to end up 10 - 13.

 

 

 

Rink 3

 

Richard Lawrence, Howard Buckingham and Bryan Ogilvie had the other "wonkey donkey" and whilst they halved the number of ends came home a close second 13 - 14.

 

 

 

Rink 5

 

Cliff Hall, Pete Griffin and Chris Skidmore found the going tough and only picked up six ends to trail in 8 - 16.

 

 

 

Rink 6

 

Tina Timms, Tony Bird, Terri Gold and Dave Bryant were in a tight game with the lead changing three times but by taking 10 of the 16 ends the came home victors 16 - 12.

 

 

 

In view of the fact that we only played one leg of the fixture The Burma Star Cup will not be presented this year.

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.  

 

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.

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.