SEVENOAKS 6  – PRINCE ARTHUR 6
72 SHOTS TO 84

A very competitive afternoon of bowling with honours even at the end of play 6-6, although one heavy loss for Sevenoaks played a big part in the overall shots defeat.

However, looking on the bright side, Sevenoaks won on three of the five rinks with the best effort of the day coming from Cynthia Gaston, Angela Checksfield, Barbara Taylor and Ann Welch.   They romped into a 12-4 lead but four dodgy ends allowed the opposition to reduce the gap to 12-9 before the home team regained the initiative and won with a bit to spare 17-11.

Dot Fuller, Val Stevens, Rosemary Tuck (Captain of the Day) and Sue Wallis seemed to be well in control when leading 14-6 after 10 ends.  Prince Arthur rallied to close the gap to 15-14 but a tense last couple of ends saw Sevenoaks pick up a further 3 shots for an
18-14 victory.

It took Joyce Allen, Sharon Funnell, Sally Garvey and Brenda Bennett 14 ends before they took the lead.   Winning three consecutive ends saw them move ahead 15-11 only to play their only disastrous end of the day, dropping 5 shots to trail again 15-16.   A single on the next end levelled the scores with one end to play.   Joyce and Sharon each played a wonderful bowl inches from the jack which the opposition could not disturb, another shot was added and Sevenoaks were home 19-16.

Brenda

 

BROMLEY 10 SEVENOAKS 0
118 SHOTS TO 54

Another heavy defeat for the ladies but we remain cheerful, are fulfilling our fixtures and trying our best.   Also it’s good to see our more recent members gaining experience in these matches with Mave Helden playing her first Kent League game.

We almost won on one of the five rinks.   Dianne Wills, Angela Checksfield, Rosemary Tuck and Brenda Bennett trailed 7-11 before a perfect forehand from Rosemary gently moved the jack back to waiting Sevenoaks bowls which resulted in a count of 5 shots and a move into the lead after 12 ends.   Sevenoaks kept the initiative, going into the 18th and final end 15-14 only to drop 3 shots and see defeat snatched from the jaws of victory!

Ann Munro’s rink was doing very well up to the 16th end, only 12-13 in arrears then disaster struck.  Ten shots dropped on the last two ends spoiled their day.

Brenda

SEVENOAKS 2 FOLKESTONE 10
52 SHOTS TO 89

This was a hard afternoon against a strong club but at least Sevenoaks improved on the 12-0 defeat from their trip to Folkestone earlier in the season, albeit by only two points though.   The lone victory came on Captain Lynn Thomson’s rink, along with Dot Fuller, Mel Bridges and skip Brenda Bennett.

The score was close throughout with Sevenoaks holding a narrow 10-7 lead after ten ends, which was never relinquished.   The four home ladies were all on good form and a run of four successive winning ends at a vital stage of the game enabled them to achieve a most satisfying 16-13 win.

Ann Welch’s rink were in contention throughout only losing narrowly 10-13.  Val Porter played her first Kent League game gaining good experience despite being on a losing rink.

Brenda

ASHFORD 9 1/2 – SEVENOAKS  2 1/2
118 SHOTS TO 66

Joint Captains of the Day, Sue Wallis and Marian Greenouff, along with Jenny Barnes and Joy-Ann Hemmings, combined for a well-deserved 20-15 victory over the Ashford Captain and her team.   On the fast swinging green it took the Sevenoaks ladies a while to cope, but from 4-6 in arrears after 7 ends, they all suddenly clicked, notching up 11 shots on the next 5 ends to take a 15-6 lead which they did not relinquish.

Cynthia Gaston, Joyce Allen, Mel Bridges and Joan Moffat made a good start, taking an 8-4 lead after 9 ends.   Perhaps the mid-game cup or tea spurred on the Ashford ladies as they took the next four ends to lead 12-8 before a count of 2 and 5 shots put Sevenoaks back in contention and ahead 15-12.   The next two ends were keenly fought but favoured Ashford who went into the final end with a single shot lead.   In a nail-biting finish, Sevenoaks managed to hang on to a single shot for hard-earned 16-16 draw.

Brenda

THE ANGEL 10 SEVENOAKS 2
114 shots to 67

The ladies suffered a heavy defeat at Tonbridge but there was one bright moment when Marian Greenouff, Lynn Thomson and Ann Munro achieved an excellent win.  Only three players, you will note, one medical drop out early in the day.   The trio actually won 25-10 but had to forfeit 25% of their score and were still successful.

After a slow start, 8-0 down after 6 ends, Jenny Barnes, Barbara Taylor, Joy-Ann Hemmings and Sue Wallis recovered well, leveling the scores at 12-12 after 14 ends.  The Angel then scored five shots on the next three ends before a final Sevenoaks rally narrowed the score to 15-17.

Brenda

Swale Ladies 12 Sevenoaks 0
95 shots To 44

Captain of the Day, Ann Munro, had her problems with this match.   Two ladies dropped out a couple of days before the game but Ann managed to find replacements, then another lady fell by the wayside on the morning of the game meaning we had to travel one short.

Fifteen minutes before the match was due to start Sevenoaks were still two ladies missing.  They eventually arrived in the nick of time due to a serious sat nav malfunction – let’s blame that – meaning they ended up on the M2 by mistake.  Oh dear, and the next exit was about 9 miles on.

We were comfortably in second place as far as the bowls was concerned.   However, best performance of the day came from Veronica Hunt, Val Stevens and Lynn Thomson, who had a missing player.  They actually won 15-13 against the Swale foursome but sadly had to forfeit 25% of their score for being a player light.

Despite the heavy defeat, we had a tasty meal, pleasant company, won one raffle prize and all got home safely.

Brenda

 

 

Lost 2-4 on the rinks, but won overall 102 shots to 95

Oyster ladies dropped out of the Kent League at the start of the season but were happy to make the trip to Sevenoaks for a friendly 6-triples game, and we will return the favour in March.

Sevenoaks led by over 20 shots at one stage, but Oyster slowly closed the gap, Sevenoaks clinging on for a 7 shots victory at the finish.  This was largely due to a massive 32-9 win by Captain Ann Munro and her team of Gail Leathers and Joy-Ann Hemmigs.  It is usual for the opposing captain to field a strong team but this was definitely not the case in this match.  Well done to Gail in her first match for the ladies team.

The second win came from Val Stevens, Barbara Taylor and skip Mel Bridges.   Trailing 8-11 after 13 ends, Sevenoaks picked up a single shot followed by a count of six, and then another single to take a commanding 16-11 lead.  Credit to the Oyster ladies who won the final two ends but could only add a further three shots.

Brenda

 

Valanndor Trophy 1st round
Sevenoaks 1 Swale 3
60 shots to 85

A good performance from the two home rinks with one win and 40-33 overall shots success.

The win came from Jenny Barnes, Avril Moss, Joan Moffat and Brenda Bennett who were all on form in their 26-14 victory.

Swale kept their two strongest rinks at home and Sevenoaks skips Ann Munro and Sue Wallis and their teams could make little headway, ending with a 32 shot deficit.

Brenda

Sevenoaks Ladies 6 – The Royals Ladies 6.
87 shots to 60

Three victories enabled Sevenoaks to hold The Royals to a 6-6 draw on Tunbridge Wells rink.

Rosemary Tuck’s team scraped home 13-12 having trailed 9-10 at the halfway stage.

Joyce Allen, Angela Checksfield, Joy-Ann Hemmigs and Ann Munro dropped 6 shots on the 11th end.  Finding themselves 7-14 in arrears, they set about their efforts to recover with a vengeance winning 6 of the last 7 ends and amassing sufficient shots for a very well-earned 19-17 victory.

Best win of the match came from Shirley Christian, Barbara Taylor, Mel Bridges and Ann Welch.  They too recovered from a losing position, 8-10 at 13 ends, winning 4 of the last 5 ends, which included a count of 6 on the 15th end thus gaining two very valuable points for their 19-14 success towards the overall match draw.

Heavy defeats from rinks skipped by Sue Wallis and Brenda Bennett did little to help the overall shots score.

Brenda

KENT LEAGUE SEVENOAKS IBC 2 v THE ANGEL IBC 10

Things were going very nicely at ten ends, four rinks just ahead and one not looking so good.

In the end Brenda Bennett’s rink suffered a dismal 19 shot loss which the other rinks could not cover, despite their best efforts.

Our two points came from Sally Burton, Sharon Funnell, Diana Purssell and Jane Taylor with their 15-14 win, although they kept the rest of the team in suspense over the last three ends as they were leading 15-9.

Skips Mel Bridges went down by one shot, Sue Wallis and Ann Munro by three shots – all good efforts.

Brenda