On Saturday 7th June, Watchet B were at home in the men’s county league. The visitors were Taunton C. Although Watchet won on two of three rinks, Taunton secured a big win on the other rink to take the overall win by 5 shots and claim 8 points to Watchet’s 4.
WBC v Taunton C – Men’s County League
WBC Team
Ashley Archer, Tony Standing, Dave Davies, Geoff Woodward Win 21-16
Keith Saunders, Derek Bowden, Steve Gunner, Ron Scott Loss 9-26
Colin Bowden, Peter Starmer, Eddie Owen, Phil Keith Win 23-16
Overall Result Loss WBC B 53 shots (4 points) v Taunton C 58 shots (8 points)
Report 4th June - Watchet Bowling Club (WBC)
WBC have had mixed fortunes over the next tranche of games…Win some, loose some!
On the 27th May, Kay Knight and Kathy Warner of WBC both travelled to Clevedon to play their National Singles competition. Each match had ebbs and flows.
WBC v Clevedon National Singles Competition
Kay Knight. Loss 16-21
Kathy Warner. Win 21-14
On the 28th May, Kay and Kathy were back in action in the Senior Pairs at home v Ilminster. This was a tough game against Angie Thompson and Heather Grinter, at one point all square, then each team alternatively taking the lead. WBC finally earned the win.
WBC v Ilminster Senior Pairs
Kay Knight, Kathy Warner. Win 19-16
On the 29th May, we played the over 60s mixed double rink against Yeovil.
It was a close game across both rinks. Watchet won overall.
WBC v Yeovil Over 60’s Mixed Rinks
Marilyn Binding, Phil Bowden, Kathy Warner, Alan Knight. Loss 13-17
Kay Knight, Cherril Starmer, Geoff Woodward, Ron Rendell. Win 19-11
Overall Result Win 32-28
On 31st May, Watchet hosted Ilminster in the Top Club competition. Unfortunately, we lost on all four disciplines.
Fours Chrissie Bendle, Norma Wilkinson, Val Bowden, Brenda Woodward 9-25
On the 3rd of June, week two of Jack Stephens league saw Watchet up against Minehead (home and away). At Watchet, the rinks were shared with Minehead winning on one rink by 7 shots and Watchet winning the other by 3 shots. At Minehead, Watchet won on both rinks with one winning convincingly by 12 shots, whilst the other rink picked up 2 shots on the last end to win by 1.
WBC v Minehead Jack Stephens League
Home
C Bowden, S Gunner, A Bryant. Win 22-19
P Starmer, G Woodward, and R Rendel. Loss 12-19
Away
E Owen, R Scott, J Groves. Win 22-10
T Daley, D Bowden, I Trunks. Win 17-16
Overall Result Win WBC 73 shots (9 Points) v Minehead 64 shots (3 Points)
Report 24th May - Watchet Bowling Club (WBC)
WBC continue to do well with only a narrow loss in the friendly game on 24th of May
and an overall win in the competition on the 25th!
On the 24h May, Watchet welcomed Combe Martin for a mixed triple friendly. In what was a close game across all six rinks, Combe Martin came out the winners by seven shots overall.
WBC v Combe Martin H Friendly Mixed Triples
Chris Bendle, Jackie Hutchins, Tickle Daley. Loss 11-19
Peter Bowden, Brenda Woodward, Cherril Starmer. Win 21-18
Marilyn Binding, Jean Hemings, Geoff Woodward. Loss 13-14
Jackie Ealing, Cherry Woodford, Alan Knight. Loss 14-15
Lynda Daley, Peter Starmer, Kay Knight. Loss 13-19
Janet Groves, Colin Bowden, Phil Bowden. Win 18-12
Overall Result Loss 90-97.
Bank Holiday Monday saw the start of the men’s Jack Stephens League. Played across four triples, (Two home and two away), it is contested by each of four local clubs. Week one, saw Watchet up against Porlock. Although the rinks were shared at two apiece, it was Watchet who ran out winners overall by 35 shots and claim six points to Porlock’s five points.
WBC v Porlock (H & A) Jack Stephens Men’s Triples
Home
Eddie Owen, Geoff Woodward, Alan Bryant. Win 31-4
Tickle Daley, Phil Bowden, Jack Groves. Loss 16-18
Away
Steve Waterman, Ron Scott, Ron Rendell. Loss 12-14
Peter Starmer, Pete Bowden, Ian Trunks. Win 19-7
Overall Result Win 78-43 (6points)
Report 13th may - Watchet Bowling Club (WBC) are still on a roll!
On the 13th of May, the Ladies home team had a good game against Somerton in the South West Ladies League (SWLL) despite the rumbling of thunder all around and one heavy rain shower. Somerton started gaining but Watchet managed to pull away resulting in a very good win.
The WBC away team had two debut players for the SWLL who excelled themselves. All the team contributed together very well on a much heavier rink. It was tight fought, low scoring and down to a draw going into the last end. Unfortunately, Watchet were unable to find the win but did manage to avoid the rain.
WBC v Somerton SWLL Fours
Home
Marilyn Binding, Chris Hall, Cherril Starmer, Kay Knight. Win 21 - 11
Away
Nel Groves, Lynda Daley, Brenda Woodward, Kathy Warner Loss 11-12
Overall Result Win 32-23 (2 points).
Report 13th May - Watchet
Bowling Club (WBC) are on a roll!
The
first ladies fixture of the outdoor season took place on the 29th of
April which was a friendly home game against North Petherton. It was very well
supported by our team, indeed we asked our opponents to supply another team. It
was a very enjoyable game that resulted in a good win for WBC.
WBC
v North Petherton (H) Triples
Di Bramall, Brenda Woodward, Kathy Warner. Draw 14 -14
Norma Wilkinson, Jackie Eling, Sharon Bowden. Loss 10-15
Overall Result Win. 73-51.
The
3rd of May saw the start of the Men’s County League season, with
Watchet A team hosting Bristol B. Watchet couldn’t have asked for a better
start, winning on all three rinks and overall by 43 shots to claim 12 points.
Watchet B were away at and to North Petherton B. They also enjoyed their
afternoon, winning on two rinks and by 15 shots overall to claim 10 points.
WBC
A v Bristol B
C Rendell, R Groves, A Knight, I Trunks. Win 30 – 19
S Waterman, M Webber, S Hooper, R Hooper. Win 24 -12
Pe Bowden, R Rendell, A Bryant, J Groves. Win 31 – 11
Overall Result Win. 85 – 42 (12 points)
WBC
B v North Petherton B
K Saunders, R Beresford, E Owen, G Woodward. Win 25 –
15
S Gunner, D Bowden, D Davies, P Keith. Loss 16 – 34
C Bowden, N Virgin, T Daley, Ph Bowden. Win 33 – 10
Overall Result Win. 74 – 59 (10 points)
On
the 10th May, both Watchet sides were away in the Men’s County League. Watchet
A travelled to Congresbury and secured a good win. They won on two of three
rinks and won overall by 11 shots, picking up 10 points. Watchet B went to
Ilminster to face their D Team. Another good game saw them run out winners by
28 shots overall, wining all three rinks to claim the maximum 12 points.
WBC
A v Congresbury A
C Rendell, M Webber, R Hooper, I Trunks. Loss 14- 16
T Daley, R Rendell, A Bryant, J Groves. Win 26 – 18
S Waterman, N Virgin, R Groves, A Knight. Win 20 – 15
Overall Result Win. 60 – 49 (10 points)
WBC
B Team v Ilminster D
C Bendle, C Bowden, E Owen, Ph Bowden. Win 29 - 19
R Anthony, R Beresford, K Warner, H Edwards. Win 23 -
18
J Groves, K Saunders ,
S Gunner, D Davies. Win 22 – 19
Overall Result Win 74-46 (12-0 Points)
And you could try bowls for free at our Open Day on
Sunday 25th May from noon till 4pm at WBC, Culvercliffe Rd., Watchet
TA23 0EN. You just need to bring flat shoes and yourself!
