OYSTER 3 SEVENOAKS LADIES 3
Shots win to Oyster

The Oyster Club withdrew from the Kent League earlier this season but were keen to play two friendly triples matches instead.  When they visited Sevenoaks in January, Sevenoaks won 142-95 on shots but lost 2-4 on the rinks.

The away game ended 3-3 on the rinks but the shots victory went to Oyster.   The match cards have mysteriously disappeared so no more information is available.   A big thank you to the lady drivers, particularly on this occasion.

Brenda.

Sevenoaks Ladies 1 1/2 Ashford 10 1/2
75 shots to 110

The two opposing captains rinks featured in an exciting game ending honours even 21-21, but it was almost a victory for Sevenoaks.   Jenny Barnes, Joy-Ann Hemmings, Marian Greenouff and Sue Wallis (the latter two joint captains) won 11 of the 18 ends and were leading 21-18 with one end to play.

Ashford’s ladies put two woods almost touching the jack with the nearest Sevenoaks bowls a couple of feet away to the side.   Skip Sue could not shift the holding bowls leaving the Ashford skip to produce a superb bowl for a count of three and a drawn contest.

The lone victory came from Sharon Funnell, Mel Bridges, Lynn Thomson and Ann Monro.  They trailed 2-8 after 6 ends but soon found their form with a run of 7 consecutive winning ends, eventually recording a fine 19-16 success.

Brenda

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