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Sevenoaks v Cobham
Saturday 3rd May 2008 (away)
C Cunnew, J Atkins and D
Lewington12 M Fidge and Others 17
A Baldock, E Cresswell and D
Henning 15 J Martin and Others 13
B Akery, M Chapman and A Chase
18 M Maplesden 15
J Hamill, J Tuck and J Talbot
13 C Chew 29
M McDonald, A Barnes and G
Weller 16 A Gwynn 13
Result: Sevenoaks 74
Cobham 87
Rinks: Won 3 Lost 2
(results supplied by John Tuck)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevenoaks v HSBC Sunday 4th May 2008 (away)
We fared rather better today at
HSBC winning the mens game by 65 shots to 37 shots and the ladies 52-23.
overall score Sevenoaks 117 HSBC 60
R Cutler, J Tuck and D
Lewington 16 P Pettitt and Others 12
B Akery, S Strudwick and A
Doree 23 R Holcome and Others 9
J Barnacle, M McDonald and T
Seabrook 26 D Wiltshire 16
Barbara Ide, G Evans and G
Manning 25 J Easterbrook 12
J Butler, D Chapman and J Hyson
22 D Holcombe 11
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' The first round of the
National Double fours competition saw Sevenoaks men drawn against the
strength of Civil service (Chatham) BC and in a low scoring game the
Sevenoaks team lost 31 - 42. Inspiration came from the four skipped by
Trevor Russell by winning 19 - 17 but the second rink, skipped by David
Henning saw them trailing 0 - 13 after only 6 ends and this lead
was maintained and increased by the Civil Service four to the end of the
game.
Teams :- (1) J. Hamill, J.
Talbot, A. Chase & D. Henning 12 - 25
A.
Cheeseman & Co
(2) K. Pearce,
D. Lewington, A. Doree, T. Russell 19 - 17
R. Wilbrew
& Co '
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Sevenoaks v Westerham
Wednesday 7th May 2008 (away)
G Evans, J Self & J Hyson25
Y Bollon & Others. 7
A Houghton, D Chapman & H
Chapman 28 A Khemsley & Others 9
A Baldock, R Aldred & G
Weller 13
T Igglesden & Others 22
C Cunnew, B Wilkinson & D
Henning 11 R Clark & Others 25
M Curry, R Briley & D
Lewington 16
D Edwards & Others 13
T Ketchin, M McDonald & A
Dore'e 13
P Moore & Others 23
Match Result: Sevenoaks
106 Westerham 99
Ladies 2-0 Men 1-3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevenoaks v Woolwich & Plumstead Wednesday 14th May 2008 (home)
C Cunnew,M McDonald & R
Aldred 9 L Fothergill & Others 19
J Barnacle,R Briley & G
Weller 19 A McPherson & Others 19
A Baldock, R Mackenzie & D
Henning 19 J Smith & Others 15
M Anderson, B Wilkinson & J
Tuck 19 T Dodd & Others 10
T Ketchin, A Cockfield & D
Lewington 23 P Cooper & Others 9
Result: Sevenoaks 89
Woolwich & Plumstead 72
By virtue of winning on 3
rinks and with a tie on 1 rink Sevenoaks B C men defeated Woolwich &
Plumstead B C 89-72. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sevenoaks v Bakers Bexford Saturday 17th May 2008 (home) The encounter between Sevenoaks bowls Club and Bakers Bexford B.C. usually concludes as a very close affair but on this occasion Sevenoaks won on 4 of the 5 rinks played and only lost by one shot on the 5th rink. The overall score was 107 – 56 shots the main contributors being the rinks skipped by Alan Doree (35-4), David Lewington (18-10) and John Tuck (15-8). It was rewarding that Stephen Strudwick’s rink also won on what was the first occasion that Stephen has played skip for the Club. Teams J Barnacle, J Hamill & A.Doree 35. C. Bethel & Co. 4 M Anderson, M Chapman & D.Lewington 18. T. Burton & Co 10 B.Akery, G.Weller & J.Tuck 15. D.Hollingham & Co 8 M.McDonald,R.Briley & S.Strudwick 20 D. Roper & Co 14 C.Cunnew, E.Mitchell & J.Talbot 19. M. Rutty & Co 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevenoaks v Maidstone Thursday 22nd May 2008 The men entertained Maidstone BC in the 1st round of the National Top Team competition. The format comprises the 5 main disciplines of bowls viz. singles, 2-wood singles, pairs, triples & fours and is won by the team winning the most disciplines. Early exchanges in all the games favoured Maidstone particularly the singles when David Henning found himself with a deficit of 4 shots to 17 after 14 ends against Maidstone’s Graham Hardy. However, Hardy was unable to counter Henning’s relentless recovery and the Sevenoaks player won 21-19. Sevenoaks settled down and after a convincing win by Keith Pearce in the 2 wood match by 16 shots to 5 and the triples team gradually wearing away the resistance of their opponents Sevenoaks won the tie by 3 disciplines to 2. In the next round Sevenoaks is drawn away to Marden BC the match to be played on 1st June. Teams (Sevenoaks first) Singles D. Henning bt G Hardy 21 shots to 19 2-Wood K. Pearce bt P Sansom 16 shots to 5 Pairs J Talbot , D. Lewington lost to G. Chapman & Co 12 shots to 25 Triples J Atkins, E. Mitchell, A Chase. bt T Stevens & Co 18 shots to 16 Fours M. McDonald lost to G Horton & Co 17 shots to 23 A Doree S Strudwick T Russell --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hesketh Park v Sevenoaks Saturday 24th May 2008 Sevenoaks men produced another excellent win over Hesketh Park on a very windswept green at Dartford. Comfortable wins on 3 rinks and a narrow loss on the 4th resulted in a 75 – 57 margin. Rinks skipped by T. Russell, A. Doree & E. Mitchell produced respective winning scores of 22-6, 27-23, & 16-12 with D. Lewington losing 10-16 in a tight game. Doree’s game was an unusually high scoring match and was all square after 17 ends but 4 shots on the final end clinched matters for the Sevenoaks trio.
Teams (Sevenoaks first) M Anderson, J Atkins & T Russell 22 B Collins & Co 6 M McDonald, J Dawes & D Lewington 10 K Plant & Co 16 M Curry, M Chapman & A Doree 27 P Chambers & Co 23 E Cresswell, S Strudwick & E Mitchell 16 B Ticehurst & Co 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevenoaks v Hartley Country Club Saturday 31st May 2008 Overall Hartley deserved this win by 104 to 81 and by 4 rinks to 2 since they found the Green lines right from the start of the match. Rinks skipped by David Lewington & Alan Doree were the exceptions to a disappointing performance by Sevenoaks. A Baldock, M McDonald & E. Mitchell 10 M.Stark & Co. 17 J.Cooper, G.Weller & J Dawes 11 S Lang & Co 16 M Curry, E,Cresswell & S Gamwells 14 D Osgood & Co. 23 J Barnacle, E Tucker & S Strudwick 11 J Andrews & Co. 23 M Anderson, J Hyson & D Lewington 17 T Price & Co. 12 J Butler, J Tuck & A Doree 18 P Crane & Co 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Top Team Competition Sevenoaks B.C. v Maidstone BC Thursday 22nd May 2008 Sevenoaks' men entertained Maidstone BC in the 1st round of the National Top Team competition. The format comprises the 5 main disciplines of bowls viz. singles, 2-wood singles, pairs, triples & fours and is won by the team winning the most disciplines. Early exchanges in all the games favoured Maidstone particularly the singles when David Henning found himself with a deficit of 4 shots to 17 after 14 ends against Maidstone’s Graham Hardy. However, Hardy was unable to counter Henning’s relentless recovery and the Sevenoaks player won 21-19. Sevenoaks settled down and after a convincing win by Keith Pearce in the 2 wood match by 16 shots to 5 and the triples team gradually wearing away the resistance of their opponents Sevenoaks won the tie by 3 disciplines to 2. In the next round Sevenoaks is drawn away to Marden BC where they anticipate very strong opposition. Singles D. Henning bt G Hardy 21 shots to 19 2-Wood K. Pearce bt P Sansom 16 shots to 5 Pairs J Talbot D. Lewington lost to G. Chapman & Co 12 shots to 25 Triples J Atkins, E. Mitchell, A Chase, bt T Stevens & Co 18 shots to 16 Fours M. McDonald A Doree S Strudwick T Russell lost to G Horton & Co 17 shots to 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Top Team Competition Marden B.C. v Sevenoaks B.C. Sunday 1st June 2008 The format for this 2nd round encounter consists of 5 disciplines, singles, 2-wood singles, pairs, triples & fours. The singles & 2-wood games provided Sevenoaks with a positive start, D Henning winning by 21 shots to 6 & T Russell by 17 -11. the match then revolved around the remaining games to seal a win for Sevenoaks by 3 games to 2. The triples (J Atkins, E Mitchell & A Chase) commenced by scoring 8 shots on the first 2 ends but Marden fought back strongly and after 16 ends led 20-15. The 17th end saw Sevenoaks muster 4 shots leaving the final end a cliffhanger. Sevenoaks were holding 2 shots, with just the 2 Skips to bowl, and held onto these despite Marden’s Skip narrowly missing with all 3 bowls. Sevenoaks Fours (M McDonald, J Talbot, S.Strudwick & A Doree) and the Pairs (J. Hamill & D Lewington) supported the Club well, although losing, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevenoaks B.C. v Horton Kirby B.C. Saturday 7th June 2008 Sevenoaks men showed no mercy on their Horton Kirby visitors and comfortably won on all 5 rinks. Outstanding wins by Syd Gamwells (31-5) and John Dawes (32-8) set the scene and rinks skipped by George Weller, John Talbot & Eric Mitchell followed suit winning by good margins. Overall the score finished 124 shots to 44. Teams (Sevenoaks first) T Ketchin,J Hamill & S Gamwells – 31 N Oenden & Co 5 K Pearce, R Briley & J Dawes - 32 F Brotherhood & Co 8 J Barnacle,J Atkins & E Mitchell – 24 A Money & Co 9 C Cunnew, M Chapman & G Weller – 19 B Lupton & Co 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sevenoaks B.C. v Royal Bank of Scotland Sunday 8th June 2008 David Lewington led the way to a 3 rinks to 1 win by securing a 26 -11 result followed by two further rinks skipped by Jill Dickenson and Alan Doree winning 17-10 & 19-11 respectively.Brilliant sunshine really brought the outdoors game into reality after all the cold and wet start to the season. Sevenoaks won the match with a score of 73 shots to 52 and all bowlers were entertained during the match courtesy of the Biggin Hill air display – our green at Hollybush must have been directly under the flight path ! Teams (Sevenoaks first) M McDonald, E Mitchell & D Lewington 26 – G Miles &Co 11 J Butler, E Tucker & G Manning 11 - S Riley &Co 20 J Barnacle, S Strudwick &A Doree 19 - N Perkins & Co 11 C Jolley, D Chapman & J Dickenson 17 - C Sullivan & Co 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Club Night Throughout the season all Thursday evenings are designated Club Nights and are open to new or experienced bowlers for them to come along to our green in Hollybush Lane ( alongside the Indoor centre). The evening is free and enables those less experienced bowlers to try their hand at this very rewarding sport. All ages would be made very welcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonbridge, v Sevenoaks Wednesday 11th June 2008 In our first match this season in the Millenium League, away to Tonbridge, the Sevenoaks Ladies gained full points . The rink skipped by H Chapman trailed from the first end, but with a score of 4 on the 14th end and a six on the last they completed a thrilling comeback against local rivals to win 17-13. In contrast the rink skipped by J Hyson took command in the early stages and were comfortable winners 24-12. B Ide,J Self & HChapman 17 - A Waters & Co 13 J Butler, D Chapman & J Hyson 24 - P Corke & Co 12 At the same venue the men were engaged in a very tight contest with the over-all score swinging first one way and then the other throughout the the match. The rinks skipped by S Gamwells and D Lewington were convincing winners with scores of 24-10 and 27-15 respectively. Meanwhile on the other 2 rinks Tonbridge were in control. In spite of trailing by only 1 shot after 12 ends the rink skipped by A Doree were overwhelmed in the remaining 9 ends conceding 18 shots and only scoring 5 shots.At the end of the match Tonbridge were the overall winners by the narrow margin of 4 shots. M McDonald, T Ketchin, R Aldred & S Gamwells 24 - R Davies & Co 10 R Briley, A Cockfield, S Strudwick & D Lewington 27 - E Hockley & Co 15 A Baldock, G Weller, J Tuck & A Doree 15 - P Corke & Co 29 C Cunnew, M Anderson, J Hamill & E Mitchell 11 - B Falloon 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Top Team Competition – Sevenoaks B.C. v VCD B.C. This match lived up to expectations for quality when Sevenoaks men met VCD, the latter having reached the last 4 in the country in 2007, and Sevenoaks won by 3 disciplines to 2 in a very hard fought match. Keith Pearce, playing the Two-Wood singles got off to a good start by winning 16 shots to 4 closely followed by David Henning winning the singles 21 – 16 after a thrilling game. Whilst the Sevenoaks 4’s (M McDonald, K Strudwick, J Talbot & A Doree) and the Pairs (J Hamill & D Lewington) lost, Sevenoaks secured the overall win in a tightly contested Triples (J Atkins, E Mitchell & T Russell) by 17 shots to 13. Sevenoaks next meet either Horton Kirby or Cobham bowls clubs in the 5th round, on their home ground at Hollybush. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Millennium League Sevenoaks B.C. v The Grove B.C. Saturday 14th June 2008 After losing their first game in this league on Thursday, Sevenoaks men dominated the game winning by 72 shots to 63 and by 3 rinks to 1. Each winning rink secures 2 points and the side with the best aggregate over the 4 rinks receives 4 bonus points, leading to Sevenoaks scoring 10 points to 2 for The Grove. David Lewington’s four had the best rink score of 20 – 9 and was well supported by Eric Mitchell (17-14) and John Dawes (18-17). John Talbot skipped the one losing rink by the narrow margin of 17-23. Teams (Sevenoaks 1st.) B Akery, E Cresswell, S Gamwells & J Dawes 18 D Morgan & Co 17 M McDonald, G Weller, J Tuck & E Mitchell 17 B Fairgrass & Co 14 C Cunnew, M Anderson, S Strudwick & J Talbot 17 J Westwood & Co 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marden B C v Sevenoaks B C Thursday 19th June 2008 In the latest Millenium League matches played at Marden B C Sevenoaks Ladies were engaged in a very close match. Each side won on one rink, with that skipped by Geraldine Manning winning by 25 shots to 15. On the second rink skipped by Joy Hyson they lost by 10 shots to 20 and as a result the match was tied, leaving both clubs with 3 points. Although the winning triple were always in control it took 4 shots on the last end to secure a tied match for the club in a very tense finish.
At the same venue Sevenoaks men
were also battling to come to terms with a much faster green than they are
used to playing on at Sevenoaks. In the early stages the two winning rinks
found themselves in arrears but steady bowling enabled the rink skipped by
John Dawes to take the lead on the fifteenth end for a final score of 24 shots
to 18. The other rink led by Ralph Aldred took the lead at the half-way stage
to win by 29 shots to 21. Sevenoaks looked as though they would secure a
further victory on the rink skipped by John Talbot leading up until
the fifteenth end, but with the opposition producing some excellent woods the
home side scored a further 12 shots without reply. On the remaining rink the
home side took control midway through the game and were comfortable winners by
28 shots to 14. The overall score favoured the home team by 10 shots and
gained them 6 points to Sevenoaks' 4.
Sevenoaks Ladies
J Briley, H Chapman & G Manning
25 C Collins & Co 15
A Houghton, G Evans & J Hyson
10 L Smith & Co 20
Sevenoaks Men
A Baldock,A Cockfield, M McDonald &
J Dawes 24 D Collin & Co 18
J Atkins, P Haden-Scott, S
Strudwick & R Aldred 29 M Pantony & Co 21
C Cunnew, R Briley J Tuck & J
Talbot 10 M Scott &
Co 20
B Akery, E Cresswell, T Ketchin & E
Mitchell 14 R Dibley & Co 28
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Sevenoaks men visited
Maidstone Bowls Club in a Millennium Trophy knockout competition and enjoyed
an overall 103 shots to 94 success albeit that some senior players were unable
to take part. John Barnacle, in his first representative game for Sevenoaks,
conceded only 2 shots to his experienced opponent in losing 19-21. Strength
was shown by John Talbot in guiding his four (Stephen Strudwick, Ralph Aldred
& Michael Chapman) to a resounding 31-13 victory whilst David Lewington’s
triple (John Atkins & Eric Mitchell) maintained the pressure on the Maidstone
triple winining 27-17. Since the result of the match depended on getting the
best aggregate score the efforts of the Two-Wood singles and Pairs disciplines
was essential and whilst both of these games were lost (Mike McDonald –
Two-Wood, Trevor Seabrook & John Dawes – Pairs) they kept a close eye on the
scoreboard and did not give their opponents any chance of over-hauling the
lead that was earlier set by the Sevenoaks team.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The annual visit of Ditton B.C. to play both the ladies & men teams of Sevenoaks, in the Millenium League, resulted in a significant win for the men and a marginal loss for the ladies. In the ladies section Hilary Chapman regained the initiative after being 8-17 in arrears after 9 ends but aided by Peggy Mitchell and June Briley won all but three of the remaining ends to triumph 21 shots to 19. The second ladies team skipped by Geraldine Manning with Elaine Mason & Linda Wynn in support narrowly lost 13-15 having earlier gained a 12-6 lead after13 ends. Ditton won the game gaining 4 points to Sevenoaks 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sevenoaks men, however, crushed Ditton’s team winning on all 4 rinks and securing the maximum of 12 points. The highest winning rink was skipped by Captain Eric Mitchell who along with John Atkins, Peter Haden Scott & Michael Chapman overwhelmed the opposition 26 shots to 11. Two tightly fought games resulting in single shot wins for Sevenoaks were skipped by John Dawes and Trevor Russell whilst Ralph Aldred and his team got through by 5 shots clinching an 81 shots to 59 win for Sevenoaks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the latest friendly match against Knockholt B.C. a very closely contested match ended with each club winning on two rinks and with a tie on the remaining rink. For the home side Barbara Ide, Peter Haden-Scott and Sid Gamwells were the star performers winning by 26 shots to 11. The rink skipped by John Dawes along with June Briley and John Barnacle won a much closer encounter by just 2 shots (13-11). The rink which finished tied at 17 shots to both sides was extremely well contested, with the lead fluctuating first with one side and then the other. A single shot for the visitors on the last end brought to an end a facinating encounter. Heavy losses on the two remaining rinks meant that Knockholt were overall winners by 82 shots to Sevenoaks 76. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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