Thame Bowls Club weekly newsletter No 21.
On Tuesday 12 September, Thame captained by Gordon Taylor, had good news! They won the game against Bassetsbury Manor by 60 shots to 55; they won 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks with one drawn. The best winning rink was Alfred Jochum, Keith Brooks, and Geoff Roynon.
On a pleasantly warm afternoon on Saturday 16 September, Thame hosted a friendly match, captained by Bill Giles, against Cheddington Bowls Club. Four triples played out a very close game with both sides winning on 2 rinks. However, Cheddington ran out winners by 70 shots to 65. Thame's top rink was John Wilkinson, Mike Hants and skip Sharon Heafey by 28 shots to 9.
The day started well on 17 September, as Thame arrived at Hazells for the last Sunday away game of the season, but the heavens soon opened and the rain poured down, delaying the start by 40 minutes. The game was subsequently shortened to 15 ends. The going was hard on a very wet green and bowls of water were supplied at the end of the rinks to wash and clean the woods after every end. At 10 ends Thame was leading by 49 shots to 39 but it all went downhill after that and Hazells turned out winners after 15 ends by 78 shots to 64. Top rink for Thame was Mike Zakaszewski, Pauline Holmes and skip Jill Brooks by 19 shots to 11.
Captain Bill Giles said ‘I would like to thank all the members who put their names down to play on Sundays making it much easier for us to fulfil all our fixtures’.
18.9.2023
