Yesterday should have seen us entertain Woodford Cum Membris, but at 2.15pm no one from the opposition had arrived, so Bryan gave them a call, only for them to say they expected us there, as they had it in their fixture as a home game. After several conversations back and forth, they actually admitted that it was their fault, but hoped we could still go to them in August. Rather than just pack everything up and go home, we played 2 triples against each other. Rather than embarrass the Captain and Frenchy, let me just say we lost against Skiddy's triple and Chris's triple. Not a wasted afternoon, but some good practice!
Saturday 18th July at home to Woodford cum Membris
- Hits: 0
Tuesday 14th July away at Bicester.
- Hits: 0
It was another hot day but with a pleasant breeze it made for an enjoyable evening. We managed to win one rink but lost the other four with the final score being 58 - 91. The earlier game on 23 May saw us win 123 - 69 so it was pretty much honours even for the season.
We welcomed Peter Walden for his first game with us and hope that it will be the start of an enjoyable association with Adderbury B C. Also, it was good to see Steve Clarke back in action after a lengthy absence due to health problems.
Rink 2
Jill Hart, Tony Bird and Pete Griffin were in an even game until the last few ends when the opposition pulled away to leave us down 11 -18.
Rink 3
Jackie Wright, Yvonne Twomey and Chris Twomey were well in charge at the half way point at 10 - 4, but a disastrous three ends saw them lose 15 points and whilst they did stage a bit of a comeback they trailed in 16 - 22.
Rink 4
Steve Clarke, Cliff Hall and Chris Skidmore were up against stiff opposition and whilst they won 8 ends two 2s and the rest singles was not enough and they came home 10 - 15.
Rink 5
Tina Timms, John Timms and Bryan Ogilvie found themselves 0 - 6 down after three ends but they managed to halve the ends and a slightly better scoring rate saw them victorious 15 - 13.
Rink 6
Peter Walden, Terri Gold and Len Selby drew the short straw with the sticky wicket near the railway lines to end up 6 - 23.
All in all a most enjoyable evening with good company.
Saturday 11th at home to Brackley
- Hits: 0
Saturday saw us entertain our friends from Brackley. The afternoon was sunny, but with a lovely breeze which made the conditions ideal, but it was decided we would play the game over 14 ends. It was a good result for us and we won handsomely 58-37.
Rink 1 - Lead - Claudia Stokes
No. 2 - Mick Wilkins
No. 3 - Iain Mobbs
Skip - Bryan Ogilvie
After 6 ends the score was level at 5 shots each, but we then took control and went on to win quite comfortably 18-10.
Rink 2 - Lead - Tony Bird
No. 2 - Richard Lawrence
No. 3 - Mark Stokes
Skip - Dave Bryant
After 6 ends we trailed 3-5, but this was the only time the opposition had the lead but Dave's rink won 6 of the remaining 8 ends to come home winners 14-10.
Rink 3 - Lead - John Standen
No. 2 - Yvonne Twomey
No. 3 - Pete Wells
Skip - Chris Twomey
This game ebbed and flowed throughout and with 2 ends to play Chris's rink led 8-6, but unfortunately they lost the last 2 ends and went down by 1 shot 8-9.
Rink 4 - Lead - Pat Clements
No. 2 - Cliff Hall
No. 3 - Pete Griffin
Skip - Chris Skidmore
Skiddy's rink had the game well under control from the off and after 4 ends were leading 10-0 and with 2 ends to play led 18-4, but I think they took pity on the opposition letting them win the last 2 ends, and came away victorious 18-8.
It was nice to see Pat back on the rink and hopefully we will see her a lot more during the season. I am sure the opposition will want their revenge and it is only 2 weeks before we have the return fixture. Thanks to Dave for looking after the bar and as usual to Skiddy and Maggie for setting up the club house before the game.
Wednesday 8th July at home to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Hits: 0
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
- Hits: 0
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
- Hits: 0
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.
