The ladies made an excellent start to their Kent League campaign with an 8-4 victory over Mote Park.  Sevenoaks were successful on three of the five rinks, and on overall shots by 81-68.

You will remember that Director Dave Fleming recently circulated an email to all members concerning fund raising for future large expenses that the Club will incur in three or four years time. We hope you will be able to help in this respect. 
As an initial fund raising effort, there will be a TABLE SALE in the Churchill room and the Lounge/Bar area, 8.30am to 12.30pm (set up from 7.30am).  

This is an opportunity, not to sell tables, but to sell items of bric-a-brac, odds and ends, etc – anything you would like to dispose of for a few bob. 

A TABLE will cost £10. The Club has over 300 members and we hope some of you will take the opportunity to reserve a table. We will also shortly be emailing all of those who hire the hall to offer them the chance to take part. 
If you are interested in reserving a TABLE, please respond to this Post and pay the £10 on your next visit to the Club.  

Brenda, Joan and Sally

KENT LEAGUE
Sevenoaks Ladies 0 White Oak 10

This was our last game of the season and it was pleasing to see three ladies playing their first Kent League game – Eve Calder, Kathy Williams and Veronica Hunt.

We almost managed a win when Joyce Allen, Linda George, Sylvie Crabb and Lynn Thomson went into the final end 18-16 ahead.   Sadly, defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory as the White Oak ladies managed to score three shots for an 18-19 win.  The Sevenoaks ladies had been 11-1 adrift after six ends but they settled down and did so well to catch up – and almost win!

Dot Fuller, Sue Hogg, Shirley Christian and Captain of the Day, Rosemary Tuck, had a very respectable 13-16 scoreline against the visiting White Oak Captain.

An excellent season for Sevenoaks Ladies who completed 19 out of their 20 Kent League fixtures.   Not too many wins but always a happy team.

Brenda

OYSTER 2 v SEVENOAKS LADIES 8
91 SHOTS TO 63

Another good performance from the ladies, winning on two of the five rinks, although with 5 points going to the overall shots winner, this always makes the score look so much worse

Ann Munro was on top form and along with Joyce Allen, Val Stevens and Rosemary Tuck they were in total control throughout, winning 17-12.  It was 17-8 on 17 ends, but they generously conceded 4 shots to the Oyster ladies on the final end.    That victory came despite playing on an end rink with a ditch that attracted several bowls.

After a poor start, trailing 3-13 after 8 ends, Brenda Bennett, Anne Farley, Jeannette Kisnorbo and Jenny Barnes slowly turned the corner.  Helped by chocolate biscuits kindly provided by the Oyster ladies captain with the midway cup of tea, the Sevenoaks ladies were back in the game, levelling at 14-14 after 14 ends.   The score reached 16-16 with one end to play and the last rink to finish.
The Oyster lead put her first bowl right on the jack and although that bowl remained in place when the skips went to play, Sevenoaks had three very useful bowls just behind the jack.  All that Bennett had to do was tap the holding bowl to move the jack back to the Sevenoaks bowls and that’s what she did.  A bit of a miracle shot but it meant another win for Sevenoaks.

Brenda.

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