Prince Arthur 8 Sevenoaks Ladies 2
81 shots to 59

A very good performance on three of the five rinks gave us two wins and a narrow defeat although we were well adrift on shots.

Joyce Allen, Cynthia Gaston, Avril Moss and Anne Welch took a 5-4 lead after 8 ends and never looked back, going on to win in fine style 15-10.

The victory for Val Stevens, Sharon Funnell, Eve Strudwick and Ann Munro was more exciting,   They trailed  5-10 after 10 ends but, once again, it seemed the half way cup of tea worked its magic.  The Sevenoaks ladies then won 7 of the next 8 ends for a well earned 15-11 victory.

Angela Checksfield, Diana Purssell, Lynn Thomson and Joan Moffat made a slow start going 3-11 down after 10 ends but a second half rally saw much improved bowls as they narrowed the gap to 12-14 going into the final end.  Unfortunately the opposition scored another two shots.

Brenda

SEVENOAKS LADIES 2 ASHFORD 8
66 SHOTS TO 83

Considering Ashford are currently top of the Kent League we gave them a good run for their money, only losing 2-3 on the rinks and by a modest 17 shots overall.
We only took half a point from one drawn rink when we visited Ashford so this was a much improved performance, albeit having the advantage of home rink.

Kristina Williams, Sharon Funnell in her first KL game, Avril Moss and Ann Munro trailed 7-8 after 11 ends but took control after tea break winning three ends on the trot as they went on to win 15-12.

Dot Fuller, Jessie Thompson, Eve Strudwick and Brenda Bennett won by a similar score and a similar chain of events.   They trailed 7-9 after 12 ends but one brilliant end when they scored five shots to lead 12-9 changed the game.  The foursome went on to win four out of the remaining five ends.

Brenda

Sevenoaks Ladies 1/2 Prince Arthur 9 1/2
69 shots to 106

We try our hardest and do our best, in fact we were close to scoring 2 points today but in the end, it was only a half point,

Marian Greenouff, Diana Purssell, Eve Strudwick and Captain of the Day Ann Munro had a ding dong battle with the opposing Captain’s team.   At the 10 end tea break, the home team held a narrow 10-9 lead, then added a further four shots on the next end.   Prince Arthur responded with devastating effect scoring 5-1-5 on the next three ends to go into the lead 20-14.  Great credit to the Sevenoaks ladies who came back strongly scoring 4-1-2 to go ahead 21-20 with one end remaining.

Sevenoaks were holding four shots when the two skips went to bowl.   Unfortunately the visiting skip produced an excellent wood to draw the shot which could not be bettered – honours even at 21-21.

Dianne Wills, Mel Bridges, Lynn Thomson and Sue Wallis recovered from a 7-12 deficit to lead 15-13 with two ends to play.   Prince Arthur fought back to level the scores and in a tight finish found the winning bowl to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat 20-21.

Brenda

BROMLEY 9 SEVENOAKS LADIES 1
88 shots to 63

It looked as if the ladies were going to leave Bromley pointless but an 18th end win from Angela Checksfield, Diana Purssell, Joy-Ann Hemmigs and Ann Munro saved the white wash.   The team trailed 9-14 with three ends to play before a magnificent resurgence saw them score 3-2-1 to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat!

Sevenoaks almost won on Linda George, Avril Moss, Eve Strudwick and Ann Welch’s rink.  A good late run saw them recover from 5-12 to 16-16 with one end to play but Bromley held firm to
win 16-17.

Brenda Bennett’s rink scored four shots to lead 11-9 after enjoying the half time cup of tea but then failed to score again, losing 11-21.  They certainly had the drank cups of tea!

Brenda

Sevenoaks Ladies 2 Folkestone 8
70 shots to 79

We gave Folkestone a good run for their money, only losing by 9 shots and winning on two of the three rinks.  Losing on overall shots is always a blow as it costs a team five points.

Sue Hogg, Jessie Thomson, Joy-Ann Hemmings and Sue Wallis had a marvellous start winning 10 of the first 11 ends and opening up a 13-1 lead.  The opposition did begin to improve but  Sevenoaks ladies continued to shine, winning 20-8.

Marian Greenouff, Jeannette Kisnorbo, Eve Strudwick and Brenda Bennett were given a hard time by their opposition and held a narrow 11-10 lead with four ends to play.   However, they won those four ends notching up ten shots in the process for a fine 21-10 victory.

Sevenoaks almost got themselves another point when Rosemary Tuck’s rink were 13-14 after 16 ends.  Unfortunately the chance slipped away as they dropped two single shots on the final two ends.

Brenda

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Angel IBC 10 v Sevenoaks IBC Ladies 0
109 shots to 52

Just one of those days, a very tough away match.

Captain of the day, Ann Munro, along with Joy-Ann Hemmings, Diana Purssell and Diane Wills performed well only going down 11-14.
Sue Wallis, Sally Garvey, Barbara Taylor and Marian Greenouff stayed in the hunt, and also narrowly lost by a three shot margin, 15-18.
The other three rinks suffered heavy defeats.

Brenda.