Sevenoaks Ladies 76 Oyster Ladies 88
In this 4-rink Trophy competition for Kent Clubs, Sevenoaks were unfortunate in drawing the holders, and also Kent League Champions, in the first round.
On the home green, Linda George, Doris Chapman, Sue Wallis and Ann Munro’s foursome played a blinder, leading all the way. Oyster had 11 shots on the 15th end and were allowed no more, Sevenoaks going on win handsomely 24-11. Eve Strudwick’s rink went down 15-24 which left a home advantage of 8 shots.
The eight ladies playing away faced an early alarm call, a long journey (actually in lovely sunshine) and a difficult task on the Oyster green. Margaret Elsdon’s rink went down 16-31. Thanks to a particularly encouraging performance from lead Joy-Ann Hemmings, skip Brenda Bennett, Joan Moffat and Anne Welch managed to reach 17-19 down with one end to play but then dropped a further two shots.
Overall a 12 shots difference at the end of the day was a creditable performance against strong opposition.