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I hope your season’s going well, it’s has been a mixed start to the season so far. Our main problem this season is availability, but it has given me a chance to try some new players in the teams, which helps build a stronger team for the future.
I find it very disappointing when a team is playing a match & spectators are sitting on the bank condemning the team that’s playing. If I hear you condemning a team while they are play & they can hear you I will challenge your timing & criticism of any of the team. I have said before I want to build a strong team to win national titles. WESSEX Our first game was against Daventry & we had 9 players not available. We lost on 3 rinks & won on the other, & the overall shots carried us through to win the match 92 shots to 90 (10 – 6 on points). Not the best result but a wins a win. In our next game we played the Nomads with 5 players not available & with a little bit of moving around we had a stronger team. We won on all 4 rinks (16 – 0 on points) the overall score didn’t reflect the game. It was a hard fought game & well played to all the players. We currently sit at the top of the Wessex league but Church Gresley are only 4 shots behind us so we need to keep on winning all our games. We now play Solihull this Sunday & we need to play for full points, so keep up the good bowls & the results will continue. TOP CLUB Again we played the first round of the Top Club against Welford & again we lost. We came close in the pairs in the triples losing by 1 shot & we drew one of the 2 wood games. EGHAM TROPHY We had a great run in the Egham last season, unfortunately we lost in the first round game against Bromsgrove. OVER 60s What a nail biter to start with, this was a great game to watch & a fantastic extra end. I will cut a long story short, at 18 ends over the 2 rinks we were 4 shots behind. Our away team had finished they had won 21 - 20 but the home team had 2 ends to play & 4 shots behind. With a single on the 20th & a 2 on the 21st end the home team had lost 19 – 20 so 40 all. The extra end should have been played at Bromsgrove but one of their player’s had gone home, so we played the extra end at home. We were holding the shot when the front end had finished and their 3 with his first bowl opened the head up and pushed the jack out to the string. Brian Lever drew shot 1 yard behind the jack, their 3 drew second wood a foot behind Brian’s. Dave Sands drew shot bowl 18inches past the jack the winner I thought. Their skip drew a great shot bowl within 8inches of the jack. I must admit I thought this was the game winner but Dave pull a fantastic bowl out & drew a perfect bowl 2 inches behind the jack. Their skip played a weighted bowl touched Dave’s bowl and rolled it over but not enough to take shot. Well done all of you great game to watch. WARWICK TROPHY The first game in the Warwick trophy is getting closer & I’m really looking forward to this competition. We have won it in the past & I’m sure we can win it again. This should be a great competition for our up & coming bowlers to make the next step in competitive bowls. This is going to be very hard to pick as there is a lot of you I want to try out this season. If you read the rules this team is for up & coming bowlers, I we try & mix the team the best I can. This will be a hard league to win, as long as all the teams put out there up & coming bowlers we should have a great chance of winning. DENNY CUP Our first round game was against Coventry we usually have a tough game & we had 7 players not available. We had our first win in the Denny cup for the past couple of years winning well 87 to 65 shot. We all know it’s always harder to win the Denny cup as your only playing winners. We have a tough draw but we have a strong team if everyone is available. In the second round we played Barwell and we knew this was going to be a tough game as they are a very strong team. All 4 rinks played well and we won on 3 rinks and lost on 1, the score was 78 to 64 this was a great win. We now play Leicester which we played last year & we beat them by 2 shots. I believe the team is stronger and the balance of each rink is very good. Every time I pick the team I believe each rink is good enough to win their game. When we play Leicester we need to come out of the blocks running with no slip ups. We had some great games last season in the Denny plate but we need to step it up if we want a good run in the Denny cup. UNDER 25’s The under 25’s first round game was against the team that knocked us out last season Erewash. The team has changed this year due to 2 players being too old, as we have some great juniors coming up we still have a great chance of winning this year. When we played Erewash we played very well on both rinks & both rinks won. We play South Shields in the next round at Selby indoor bowls club, we will be getting a mini bus as long as we can fill it. If you would like to come & watch the under 25’s let me know. At the moment the game will be on December 19th 12pm start. I believe we can win this title & it’s long overdue. This is Liam’s last chance as he’s too old next year so please call him Granddad. Darren Ward Team Manager On Sunday 29th November 2pm start the club will be hosting a Bowls Drive, a fun competition where bowlers will compete in a round robin format, this is open to members and non-members so if you have a friend who might want to give bowls a go bring them along. Contact a member of staff for more information.
Pudsymania hit Rugby Thornfield Indoor Bowls Club as 14 teams battled it out to see who would be crowned winners of the Children in Need Gala 2015.
After the first round of games “Colins Comets” and “X Rail” had recorded a perfect eight points to lead “Kiddywinks” and “Take Heart” by one point. A point further back in joint fifth were “Nappers” and “Mix n Match”. “X Rail” were three points clear heading into the half-time break, “Kiddywinks” and “Mix n Match” were joint second with “Nappers” in fourth and “Atherley Widowers” fifth. With one set of games left to play “X Rail” still led but “Mix n Match” were now just one point behind them. “Take Heart” were in third place while “Kiddywinks”, “Atherley Widowers”, “Colins Comets”, “The Floral Dance” and “Nappers” were all joint fourth. The gala came down to the wire, “X Rail” and “Mix n Match” both finishing with 25 points. There can only be one winner so it then came down to shots scored which meant this years winners were “Mix n Match” (John and Rita Courtney, Phil Blundell and Mark Courtney) having scored two shots more. Three teams were level in joint third to complete the top five, “Kiddywinks”, “The Floral Dance” and “Nappers”. A special mention goes to one of the clubs youngest members, Evelyn Wheeler, who helped boost fund by selling home made cakes during the afternoon. After an impressive 90-45 victory over City of Birmingham in the first round of the Yetton Trophy, Thornfield ladies next opponents would be Bromsgrove. The rinks playing at home consisted of Mary Entwistle, Jean Sands, Elaine Cresswell and Yvonne Bromfield; Sandy Boulton, Janet Arkell, Jean Nicholson and Jane Redfern. The away rinks were Mandy Dahlgren, Margaret Kinder, Sigrid Thomas and Maureen Edwards; Jean Barnett, Mary Duckett, Pat Dahlgren and Pat Bax.
A good start saw Thornfield leading on three out of four rinks to give an overall seven shot advantage. By the midway point Bromfield's rink had overturned their deficit to lead by a shot but Redfern and co now trailed by five. Over in Bromsgrove Edwards and co led by two while Bax's rink were two down, giving Bromsgrove an overall four shot lead. With three ends left to play the rink scores were Bromfield 16-13, Redfern 13-20, Edwards 20-14 and Bax 15-15, Thornfield ahead by two overall. In a tense finish Bax and co reclaimed the lead to win 19-16, Bromfield's rink held off a late rally to win 17-16. Thornfield were given extra breathing space when Edwards and co took seven shots at the expense of two to win 27-16. With two ends to play Redfern's rink were two shots adrift but when they took the twentieth end with a single it meant Bromsgrove could no longer win, Thornfield took the fixture 78-69 and now face Welford in the next round. Bromsgrove also provided the opposition in the Mason Trophy. Mary Entwistle Jean Sands, Elaine Cresswell and Yvonne Bromfield were the home rink while Trudy Windsor, Pat Dahlgren, Pat Bax and Maureen Edwards played away. Neither side could make home advantage count in the first ten ends, Bromfield down 3-11 with Edwards winning 9-6. Heading into the final three ends Bromfield and co were still struggling, 11-18 down, but Edwards' rink had increased their lead to 22-8, giving Thornfield a seven shot advantage. Bromsgrove's home rink took a treble on the final end, Edwards finishing 23-12 up. Heading into their final end Bromfield were 11-21 down, the overall lead one shot in Thornfield's favour. Bromfield and co knew they could not lose the last end, dropping one would see the scores level and force an extra end, more than one and the game was Bromsgroves. A good finish saw Bromfield and co pick up four shots to finish 15-21 down but more importantly helping Thornfield win 38-33 overall to progress to the next round where they will face City of Birmingham. |
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