Oyster Ladies 4 Sevenoaks 12
94 shots to 108

A pleasant drive to Whitstable on a warm sunny Spring day, a winning match, a tasty meal and a safe journey home, what more could us ladies wish for.

With some ladies away on the Knockholt bowling holiday, Captain Lynn struggled to organize a team. Thanks to the rule that allows a maximum of three men to play for the ladies in the event of an emergency, Rob Pothurst and Derrick Sowton nobly stepped in along with very new member Lynne Martin who was brave enough to join us.

Victories came on four of the six rinks with the best effort coming from Georgina Taylor, Brenda Bennett and skip Anne Welch, the latter being on particularly good form. They achieved an emphatic 27-12 win.

Mary Gardiner, Lynn Thomson and Joan Moffat went from 11-5 ahead to lead 23-5 in the space of five ends as they comfortably defeated the Oyster Captain’s rink 23-10.

A perfect last four ends from Rob Pothust, Sally Garvey and Eve Strudwick saw them 9-12 down at 14 ends, followed by counts of 4-1-2-1 to win 17-12.

Lynne Martin, Sharon Funnell and Rosemary Tuck only allowed their opponents to win 5 ends in a match that contained single shot wins on 15 of the 18 ends. Final score 18-5 in favour of Sevenoaks.

Jolly well done Ladies!Brenda

Prince Arthur Ladies 10 Sevenoaks 6
102 shots to 89

A good performance from the ladies winning on three of the six rinks and only going down by 13 shots overall.

Captain Lynn had problems raising a team for this game but as rules allow a minimum of three men to play in desperate circumstances, Peter Rose and Russell Hooper nobly stepped in to make up the numbers.

Russell, along with Sally Garvey and skip Ann Munro only allowed their opponents to win 6 of the 18 ends as they strolled to a 25-7 victory. Dot Fuller, Brenda Bennett and Barbara Taylor were close on their heels with their 20-10 success.

The third win came from Cynthia Gaston, Joy-Ann Hemmings and skip Anne Welch, but only just. Our ladies led 13-0 after 7 ends before they went off the boil allowing the opposition to stage a fine revival, levelling 15-15 at 15 ends. The next two ends were shared before Sevenoaks managed to hang on to a single shot on the final end for a 17-16 win.

Brenda

Sevenoaks Ladies 10 swale 6

Sevenoaks Ladies 14 Prince Arthur 2
113-80 shots

What an afternoon, winning on 5 of the 6 rinks and by a considerable shots margin.

Sevenoaks held a very narrow 57-51 shots lead overall when the cup of tea arrived at 11 ends. From then on our ladies piled on the pressure, finishing very strongly with a most satisfying 113-80 end result.

Highest winning rink came from Val Porter, Rosemary Tuck and Mel Bridges who only allowed their opponents to win 5 ends as they romped to a 20-7 victory.

A big pat on the back to the other 15 ladies who played and made a valuable contribution to this very special result for Sevenoaks.

Brenda

SEVENOAKS LADIES 4 SWALE 12
82 shots to 118

Two winning rinks out of the six but it could have been three. Veronica Hunt, Joy-Ann Hemmings and skip Rosemary Tuck were 3-9 down after 6 ends and then won seven out of the next nine ends to lead 15-13 going into the final end. Despite Rosemary’s best efforts, she could not prevent Swale picking up 5 shots to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat!

Joyce Allen, Barbara Taylor and Joan Moffat had a close battle and scores were level 15-15 after 15 ends. A magnificent finish from the Sevenoaks ladies saw them pick up 8 shots on the last three ends for a hard-earned victory.

Success also for Sally Burton, Diana Purssell and Ann Munro. From 2-4 down after 5 ends, suddenly everything clicked, and they enjoyed a winning streak which took them into an 18-5 lead. Swale were far from finished though as they picked up a count of five shots on the 15th end but their effort petered out as Sevenoaks held on for a 19-12 win.

Brenda

KITL LEAGUE
SEVENOAKS 4 OYSTER 12
91 shots to 105

Apart from one rink which went down 8-19, this was a very evenly balanced game. Heather Taylor, playing her first KTL game, Sally Garvey and Ann Munro cruised through their game, leading 9-0 and 15-3 before the opposition woke up. Oyster won the next three ends but Sevenoaks led 17-10 with one end to play. They then dropped a count of six, fortunately not quite enough to prevent Sevenoaks winning!

Val Porter, Rosemary Tuck and Jane Taylor were behind 10-16 with two ends to play but a brilliant finish saw them pick up a single followed by five shots on the final end for a hard-earned 16-16 draw.

Val Stevens, Brenda Bennett and Captain Lynn Thomson had a ding-dong battle with the Oyster captain and her team. However they picked up two counts of 5 shots at times when all seemed lost and went into the final end trailing 17-18. Stevens played two excellent opening holding bowls, which were not disturbed until the Oyster skip managed to tip one away one, leaving Sevenoaks with one shot and an 18-18 draw.

Sally Burton, Barbara Tayor and Anne Welch held a 14-12 lead after 13 ends but then got stuck on 14 shots for four ends as Oyster took an 18-14 lead with one end remaining. A fine finish saw Sevenoaks pick up three shots, but just not quite enough.

Brenda

15th February Race Night, all fully booked but there are some horse left to buy at £1 each with a chance to win a bottle of wine or box of chocolates.