Thame Bowls Club Weekly News Report No 6
On Sunday 19th May, Thame were home to Henley and had lovely weather, with opponents friendly and gracious, the green looked good but unfortunately none of these helped the team to a win. Captain Colin French’s opposite captain, Andy sorted rinks and played separately but all rinks lost. Our best just lost out to a wide last bowl, wicking in to take the end and the game. Overall Thame 44 Henley 74. Colin said ‘My thanks to all who helped with the teas, laying out of the rinks, the raffle, the bar the clearing away and last but not least, the green team.
Thame Ladies played away at Aston Clinton on Monday 20th May and won with a score of 43 - 28. Winning rink of 22- 11 was Philippa Feltham, Jan Sargeant, and skip Ann Ashfield (first time as skip for Ladies). The other rink included Jan Baker which was her first game for the ladies. All in all, an enjoyable, friendly match captained by Jill Brooks, together with glorious weather.
The Men’s League team took on the ex-division 1 side, Adderbury on Thursday 23rd May and were well beaten. They lost by 95 shots to 38 and with no winning rink, giving Adderbury all 6 league points. The following day they took on South Oxford in the Norfolk Cup and were narrowly beaten by 89 shots to 78. Thame’s best rink was played by Adrian Wilcox, Leonard Grimshaw and skip Ray Plested who drew 18 shots all.
On Saturday 25th May, Thame played their close neighbours, Long Crendon and went down 99 shots to 75 in a friendly and exciting match. The warm sunshine and generous crowd brought a holiday atmosphere to the afternoon and one group enjoyed afternoon tea under a parasol.
The Whitsun Trophy, scheduled for Sunday 26th May has been postponed until 23rd June in view of the rain forecast (which did arrive on time).
27.5.2024
