Valanndor – 1st Round  4th February 2022
Sevenoaks Ladies 67  v. Ashford Ladies 83The Ladies faced tough opposition in the first round of this competition and not unexpectedly went down by 83 shots to 67.   However, the two rinks at Sevenoaks impressed.    Jenny Barnes, Krystina Williams, Jane Taylor and Sue Wallis were on good form.   After scoring five shots on the second end, they never looked back, dominating throughout their 29-16 victory.

Dot Fuller, Margaret Burton, Mel Bridges and Brenda Bennett seriously troubled their opponents and in fact won 12 of the 21 ends but still went down 15-20.

The two teams that travelled to Ashford, skipped by Ann Munro and Anne Welch, were unable to make much impression on the Ashford ladies, going down by a combined total of 23-47;  a long way to go for only 23 shots.

SEVENOAKS LADIES v BROMLEY LADIES
Lost  1 1/2  –  8 1/2

Well done to skip Ann Welch, whose team of Kristina williams, Linda George and Joy-Ann Hemmings were the only winning rink of the day:  22-12.

The draw came from Pam Stanley, Jeanette Kisnorbo, Shirley Christian and Sue Wallis who had a ding-dong battle with their opposition.  Sevenoaks led 2-0, 2-8 down after 6 ends, 8-12 down at 12 ends.  A mini revival saw the Sevenoaks Ladies pick up 8 shots in 4 ends to lead 16-12, but going into the final end 18-16 ahead, they dropped two shots for the draw.  Nevertheless, a good effort from a team that included Pam Stanley playing her first game for the Club.

Having assembled a full team of 6 rinks Sevenoaks engaged in a hard fought game against Stone Lodge and, whilst losing overall 91 – 148.25, did win 3 rinks taking 3 match points.  The captain’s rink, whilst losing by 5 shots coming into the final end, managed a 6 to take the game by 1 shot, whist Tony Buddin’s rink, whilst losing by 4 shots, secured a very narrow win by virtue of the 25% penalty incurred by Stone Lodge for fielding only 3 players.

After talking with Whiteoaks captain we decided we could play a 5 rink game.
All through the game the score on the main board see-sawed between the two clubs. In the end we both had 2 winning rinks and the Captains rink  saw Sevenoaks in the lead for three quarters of the game until Whiteoaks began to win more ends.At the  penultimate end Sevenoaks lead was down to 2 shots:, on the final end Whiteoak were holding 4 but Brenda Bennett managed to get third wood meaning the game ended in a draw.A very enjoyable game and well played.
The final score Sevenoaks 92 and Whiteoaks 98

The English Indoor Bowling Association (EIBA) have today issued the following statement:-

With the Government announcing yesterday that the Country will be moving to ‘Plan B’ of their COVID-19 Guidance, Indoor Bowls Clubs will now need to implement the following protocols.

From Friday 10th December 2021 face coverings will be legally required to be worn by all members, visitors and staff, who have face to face contact with the public, when they enter and move around the venue.

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Please adhere to this legal requirement, whilst also continuing to use the hand sanitisers and avoid physical contact.   At present there is no requirement or intention to curtail bowling or social activities.

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The Directors

The first half was dominated by the Royals with the exception of Brenda Bennetts team who stayed ahead for the whole match finishing with a score of 25 to 12 , making them our highest scoring team. After tea our remaining teams rallied, occasionally taken the lead but the Royals manage to finish with wins on two rinks. Ann Welch team finished with a flurry, overtaking the Royals on the final end with a 5 to win their match. Final score for the four games was 73-67. We can take heart in knowing that we won the match overall with our four teams but because we were two teams down the Royals gained 20 points as our penalty, making the final score 73- 87.

Total points – Sevenoaks 2 , Royals 8.

There will be a Carvery on Sunday January 23^nd, see attached menu for choices, and you can now book using the form at Reception, making your selection and the time you wish to eat.

Payment can be made at Reception, or on the phone, using your card; we’re sorry but cancellations after Weds 18^th cannot be refunded.

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Sevenoaks entertained the ladies from KCLIBA, a team selected from an assortment of indoor clubs in the County.   Thanks to the hard work of our Ladies Organiser, Joan, we actually fielded six rinks (24 players) which was quite an achievement.   Thanks to all those who played, especially the five ladies who were making their debut for Sevenoaks, these virgin match bowlers were Chris Brooks, Kath McCreedy, Jeanie Crouch, Pauline Eldridge and Chris Chapman, while Lesley Jefferies was playing for the second time.  Let’s hope they all put their names down again.

It was a truly friendly afternoon of bowling with victory going to KCLIBA on 5 of the 6 rinks.   Linda George, Jessie Thompson, Joy-Ann Hemmings and Brenda Bennett were responsible for the lone Sevenoaks success.   The quartet had a comfortable lead for most of the game until over the final few ends the opposition gradually closed the gap to level at 20-20 on 20 ends.   The 21st and deciding end did not start well, Sevenoaks going three shots down until Joy-Ann, at her second attempt, produced a wonder bowl through a narrow gap to move the jack to the edge of the ditch and leave Sevenoaks holding the shot.  The opposing skip could not save the day for her team and Brenda drew two more shots for a most satisfying 23-20 win.

After the game our guests were royally entertained with beautifully decorated dinner tables with Christmas crackers, a small gift, and a wonderful seasonal meal of turkey and Christmas pudding – special thanks to Florence for the delicious meal.   Wendy Borer, the KCLIBA Captain, was very impressed and appreciative of all the effort made to entertain her team.

Sevenoaks gentlemen stepped up and played 6 rinks away against old rivals Mote Park.  Unfortunately, despite valiant efforts and leading on 2 rinks for most of the afternoon we went down on 5 rinks but managed a draw on the 6th, losing overall 76-163.  Congratulations and commiserations to Russ Berryman, Martin Hammond, Chris Gardner and Nigel Barnard for securing our half point.