YETTON TROPHY 2nd round
SEVENOAKS 75 FOLKESTONE 65
Following a 1st round bye, the ladies faced tough opposition from the Folkestone club.
On the home green, Jackie Smith, Avril Moss, Jane Taylor and skip Brenda Bennett were neck and neck with their opponents, going into the final end 15-15. They held their nerve and drew two shots for victory. Anne Welch’s rink put up a good fight but just slipped away over the last two ends, losing by only 6 shots.
Encouraging news was coming down the phone lines from Folkestone. At 15 ends Shirley Christian, Sally Garvey, Joy-Ann Hemmings and Ann Munro were holding a 15-8 lead, while Skip Sue Walis and her ladies trailed 7-14. The game on the away green was about 20 minutes behind that at Sevenoaks so a nervous wait was necessary before the final score came through. In the meantime, in the event of a tie, Ann Welch’s rink played an extra end which Sevenoaks won thanks to a superb bowl from Ann.
Eventually the phone call arrived. Ann Munro’s rink had won 24-15 and Sue Wallis drew 18-18. Success for Sevenoaks 75-69. However, sometime later when the away rinks had returned home, it transpired that the lady doing the scoring at Folkestone had got in a right old muddle, Sue’s rink had also won and in fact Sevenoaks got home by 10 shots in the end – even better!