Posted 26-05-2023
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Away at Sunbury - Thursday 25th May 2023
Another lovely sunny day and another lovely win for Teddington! Well done everybody! Again the only negative was that we could only muster 10 players so we ended up playing 2 Triples and one Rink thanks to Sunbury’s flexibility. As against Staines on Tuesday it was a pretty close match, but a good decisive win for Teddington on one rink helped to seal the victory by 58-47! In fact it was so close on the other 2 rinks that they both ended in draws….
Congratulations on Rink 2 to Val, Gerrard and Bob who won fairly comfortably after a slow start. At the half way point (after 9 ends) they were 5-11 down but they scored a magnificent 7 on end 10, quickly followed by a 5 on End 12 after which they were always comfortably in the lead. They finished with a 26-15 win.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Roger J and Colin had a very close match for the first 14 ends after which the score was 9-10. They looked to be in trouble when they dropped 5 on end 15 which made the score 9-15. However, they won the final 3 ends, with a 4 on end 17 and an equalising point on the final end, making the final score 15-15.
There was also a good come back on Rink 5 where Roger B, Bernard, Jonathan and Vernon were 5-14 down after 12 ends. They also scored 1 point on the final end, with a 2 on the penultimate end, resulting in a final score of 17-17.
After the match, we had a nice tea supplied by the charity Surplus to Supper. Founded in 2017 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surplus to Supper have been active in sourcing and redistributing surplus food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Most notable and delicious for me was the platter of fresh fruits (which contrasted with the platter of doughnuts and pastries!).
Here’s wishing Chris C a speedy recovery from what appears to be like a trapped nerve in her neck/shoulder which meant she had to withdraw on the day. That makes two of us with very sore shoulders! All being well I will have the dressings removed from my shoulder next week. Here’s hoping that Chris will be ok to play in our first R & B League match at Cambridge Park on Saturday.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away at Sunbury - Thursday 25th May 2023
Another lovely sunny day and another lovely win for Teddington! Well done everybody! Again the only negative was that we could only muster 10 players so we ended up playing 2 Triples and one Rink thanks to Sunbury’s flexibility. As against Staines on Tuesday it was a pretty close match, but a good decisive win for Teddington on one rink helped to seal the victory by 58-47! In fact it was so close on the other 2 rinks that they both ended in draws….
Congratulations on Rink 2 to Val, Gerrard and Bob who won fairly comfortably after a slow start. At the half way point (after 9 ends) they were 5-11 down but they scored a magnificent 7 on end 10, quickly followed by a 5 on End 12 after which they were always comfortably in the lead. They finished with a 26-15 win.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Roger J and Colin had a very close match for the first 14 ends after which the score was 9-10. They looked to be in trouble when they dropped 5 on end 15 which made the score 9-15. However, they won the final 3 ends, with a 4 on end 17 and an equalising point on the final end, making the final score 15-15.
There was also a good come back on Rink 5 where Roger B, Bernard, Jonathan and Vernon were 5-14 down after 12 ends. They also scored 1 point on the final end, with a 2 on the penultimate end, resulting in a final score of 17-17.
After the match, we had a nice tea supplied by the charity Surplus to Supper. Founded in 2017 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surplus to Supper have been active in sourcing and redistributing surplus food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Most notable and delicious for me was the platter of fresh fruits (which contrasted with the platter of doughnuts and pastries!).
Here’s wishing Chris C a speedy recovery from what appears to be like a trapped nerve in her neck/shoulder which meant she had to withdraw on the day. That makes two of us with very sore shoulders! All being well I will have the dressings removed from my shoulder next week. Here’s hoping that Chris will be ok to play in our first R & B League match at Cambridge Park on Saturday.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 25-05-2023
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Away at Staines - Tuesday 23rd May 2023
A great performance today – the only real negative was that we had just 8 players available. Staines kindly lent us a player (Celia) so we were able to play 3 Triples in an 18 end match with one point on the first two ends. We won on all 3 rinks with an overall score of 62-35!
On rink 3, Roger B, Gerrard and Bob had a very close game. Apart from the first end which they won, they were never ahead, but they finally drew level on the penultimate end and then won the last end by 1 point to make the final score 14-13.
Rink 4 was also a very close affair. Celia, Bernard and Colin lost each of the first 3 ends by 1 point. The lead then changed hands 5 times before a 5 on the 16th end put Teddington ahead by 18-14. On the last end they were 4 down until Colin delivered his 2nd wood which cut it down to just 1 down, and they held on to win 18-16.
On rink 5, Chris C, Jonathan and Vernon could do little wrong winning 13 of the 18 ends. They led from start to finish with 4 points scored on ends 3, 9, 14 and 18 and they finally won convincingly by 30-6.
Here’s hoping we have more players available for the return match at Grove Park on June 27th.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away at Staines - Tuesday 23rd May 2023
A great performance today – the only real negative was that we had just 8 players available. Staines kindly lent us a player (Celia) so we were able to play 3 Triples in an 18 end match with one point on the first two ends. We won on all 3 rinks with an overall score of 62-35!
On rink 3, Roger B, Gerrard and Bob had a very close game. Apart from the first end which they won, they were never ahead, but they finally drew level on the penultimate end and then won the last end by 1 point to make the final score 14-13.
Rink 4 was also a very close affair. Celia, Bernard and Colin lost each of the first 3 ends by 1 point. The lead then changed hands 5 times before a 5 on the 16th end put Teddington ahead by 18-14. On the last end they were 4 down until Colin delivered his 2nd wood which cut it down to just 1 down, and they held on to win 18-16.
On rink 5, Chris C, Jonathan and Vernon could do little wrong winning 13 of the 18 ends. They led from start to finish with 4 points scored on ends 3, 9, 14 and 18 and they finally won convincingly by 30-6.
Here’s hoping we have more players available for the return match at Grove Park on June 27th.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 22-05-2023
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Away at Hampton -Thursday 18th May 2023
Hampton won comfortably by winning in two triples, drawing on one and losing on the fourth. They also won comfortably on total shots so, although a friendly, we would concede a score of 7-3.
Well done Roger J and Roger B with skip Gerrard who won comfortably 24-16, winning 12 of the 18 ends but with two lapses of 5 shots.
Chris W , Eileen and skip Vernon drew 12 all in a match which was very close throughout with all ends being one or two shots either way.
Maureen, Victor and skip Bob kept close for 9 ends but then steadily went astray to finish 22-9 behind.
It was a similar story for Val. Stuart and Bernard as skip except that we were fairly level till 7 ends before going steadily downhill to finish 21-9 down. (As I said in my after match `speech`: `It showed why I do not usually skip`.`)
Well played Hampton, even without Kevin, who was playing for Middlesex, and Richard who is still injured. We hope to reverse the result on our own green, later in the season.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
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Away at Hampton -Thursday 18th May 2023
Hampton won comfortably by winning in two triples, drawing on one and losing on the fourth. They also won comfortably on total shots so, although a friendly, we would concede a score of 7-3.
Well done Roger J and Roger B with skip Gerrard who won comfortably 24-16, winning 12 of the 18 ends but with two lapses of 5 shots.
Chris W , Eileen and skip Vernon drew 12 all in a match which was very close throughout with all ends being one or two shots either way.
Maureen, Victor and skip Bob kept close for 9 ends but then steadily went astray to finish 22-9 behind.
It was a similar story for Val. Stuart and Bernard as skip except that we were fairly level till 7 ends before going steadily downhill to finish 21-9 down. (As I said in my after match `speech`: `It showed why I do not usually skip`.`)
Well played Hampton, even without Kevin, who was playing for Middlesex, and Richard who is still injured. We hope to reverse the result on our own green, later in the season.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Posted 14-05-2023
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Away at Masonian - Saturday 13th May 2023
Sadly we narrowly lost this 18 end Triples match by 47 points to 50, and by 1 rink to 2. Congratulations to Chris C, Bernard and Vernon who won on their rink. Apologies for my somewhat last minute arrival – I was stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour owing to road works by the Lass O’Richmond Hill. Thank you to Bernard for sorting out with Masonian Captain Steve which rinks our teams played on.
On rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Vernon fought a very close game for the first 10 ends when the scores were tied at 5-5. They then pulled away with 14 points by winning the next 4 ends, but lost the final 3 ends to win the game by 19-9.
On rink 2, Eileen, Roger B and Jonathan were 9-3 ahead after 7 ends, and never behind in the first 10 ends. Unfortunately they went down by 5 on end 8 and then by 4 on ends 13 and 16 from which they couldn’t recover. The final score was 15-20, although Teddington did win 10-8 on rinks!
On rink 3, Val, Roger J and Bob were leading 5-4 after 6 ends, but then went down by 3 and 4 on the next 2 ends. They pulled it back to 11-12 after 13 ends but unfortunately lost by 4 and 2 on the final ends resulting in a 13-21 defeat.
Interestingly, if the match had been 15 rather than 18 ends we would have had a comfortable 43-33 win! It suggests that perhaps some of us we were getting a bit tired and it was notable that Masonian had 2 much younger players. A nice ploughman’s lunch after the match helped to restore our energy levels!
Here’s looking forward to a good game next Thursday (18th May) at Hampton and hopefully another win for Teddington! I’m sorry that owing to a shoulder operation at Kingston Hospital on Tuesday I won’t be able to be there. I hope to be back for the match at Staines on 23rd May.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away at Masonian - Saturday 13th May 2023
Sadly we narrowly lost this 18 end Triples match by 47 points to 50, and by 1 rink to 2. Congratulations to Chris C, Bernard and Vernon who won on their rink. Apologies for my somewhat last minute arrival – I was stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour owing to road works by the Lass O’Richmond Hill. Thank you to Bernard for sorting out with Masonian Captain Steve which rinks our teams played on.
On rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Vernon fought a very close game for the first 10 ends when the scores were tied at 5-5. They then pulled away with 14 points by winning the next 4 ends, but lost the final 3 ends to win the game by 19-9.
On rink 2, Eileen, Roger B and Jonathan were 9-3 ahead after 7 ends, and never behind in the first 10 ends. Unfortunately they went down by 5 on end 8 and then by 4 on ends 13 and 16 from which they couldn’t recover. The final score was 15-20, although Teddington did win 10-8 on rinks!
On rink 3, Val, Roger J and Bob were leading 5-4 after 6 ends, but then went down by 3 and 4 on the next 2 ends. They pulled it back to 11-12 after 13 ends but unfortunately lost by 4 and 2 on the final ends resulting in a 13-21 defeat.
Interestingly, if the match had been 15 rather than 18 ends we would have had a comfortable 43-33 win! It suggests that perhaps some of us we were getting a bit tired and it was notable that Masonian had 2 much younger players. A nice ploughman’s lunch after the match helped to restore our energy levels!
Here’s looking forward to a good game next Thursday (18th May) at Hampton and hopefully another win for Teddington! I’m sorry that owing to a shoulder operation at Kingston Hospital on Tuesday I won’t be able to be there. I hope to be back for the match at Staines on 23rd May.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 10-05-2023
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Away at Esher - Sunday 7th May 2023
This was a near perfect start to our Friendly Matches in 2023 – the weather was warm and sunny (I wish I’d worn my shorts as Stuart and some others did!), Esher were really welcoming, the ploughman’s after the match was tasty – we won on all 4 rinks with an overall score of 78-46!
On rink 2, Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon had the best score for Teddington. They were never behind in the match and scored 5’s on ends 6 and 7, so by the half way point in the 18 end match they were 17-3 ahead. The 2nd half was a closer affair with the final score being a 24-12 win.
On rink 3, Eileen, Roger J and Colin had a closer match with the scores being level at 7-7 after 11 ends. They then slowly pulled away, with 4 points on end 15 making the big difference, enabling them to win 15-9.
On rink 4, Derek, Stuart and Jonathan also had a close match but they managed to stay just ahead after going into the lead by 7-5 on end 7. After 15 ends they were just 1 ahead, 12-11, but they won all of the last 3 ends finishing with a 19-11 victory.
On rink 5, Chris C., Roger B. and Bob raced into a 13-4 lead after 8 ends which included a 5 on end 4. It was a close game after that with Esher threatening to come back but 6 points on the last 4 ends ensured a 20-14 win.
Here’s looking forward to a good game next Saturday at Masonian BC and hopefully another win for Teddington!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away at Esher - Sunday 7th May 2023
This was a near perfect start to our Friendly Matches in 2023 – the weather was warm and sunny (I wish I’d worn my shorts as Stuart and some others did!), Esher were really welcoming, the ploughman’s after the match was tasty – we won on all 4 rinks with an overall score of 78-46!
On rink 2, Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon had the best score for Teddington. They were never behind in the match and scored 5’s on ends 6 and 7, so by the half way point in the 18 end match they were 17-3 ahead. The 2nd half was a closer affair with the final score being a 24-12 win.
On rink 3, Eileen, Roger J and Colin had a closer match with the scores being level at 7-7 after 11 ends. They then slowly pulled away, with 4 points on end 15 making the big difference, enabling them to win 15-9.
On rink 4, Derek, Stuart and Jonathan also had a close match but they managed to stay just ahead after going into the lead by 7-5 on end 7. After 15 ends they were just 1 ahead, 12-11, but they won all of the last 3 ends finishing with a 19-11 victory.
On rink 5, Chris C., Roger B. and Bob raced into a 13-4 lead after 8 ends which included a 5 on end 4. It was a close game after that with Esher threatening to come back but 6 points on the last 4 ends ensured a 20-14 win.
Here’s looking forward to a good game next Saturday at Masonian BC and hopefully another win for Teddington!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 07-03-2023
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Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 5th March 2023
This was the final deciding match in our 3 match series against Cambridge Park and it’s great to report that WE WON!
It was a close affair, but after 6 ends of this 18 end match it wasn’t looking at all good for Teddington …. we were losing on all 4 rinks with rink 2 already down 1-16 and rink 3 losing 3-10. A remarkable transformation followed leading to Teddington winning the match by 3 rinks to one with a final points score of Teddington 79 Cambridge Park 73.
On rink 1, Jonathan, Peter (Strawberry Hill) and Gerrard had a very close game with never more than 6 points between the 2 teams. They eventually won 17-13.
On rink 2, Alan (Strawberry Hill), Victor and Bob recovered from a poor start and they were the better team in the 2nd half. Frome a score of 1-22 after 9 ends they rallied to lose 9-28.
On rink 3, Stuart, Bernard and Vernon recovered brilliantly winning 6 of the last 7 ends and reversing the score from 9-13 to a 21-16 win.
On rink 4, Eileen, Jim and Colin had an even more remarkable 2nd half. They were losing 6-12 after 8 ends but came back to score a tremendous 26 points in the last 10 ends to win 32-16.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who played. Special thanks to Bernard and Stuart for stepping in to play at the last moment, and to Alan, Peter and Jim for enabling us to field 4 rather than 3 triples.
Finally, here’s wishing a speedy recovery to Chris Caswell who unfortunately tested positive for Covid and had to drop out.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 5th March 2023
This was the final deciding match in our 3 match series against Cambridge Park and it’s great to report that WE WON!
It was a close affair, but after 6 ends of this 18 end match it wasn’t looking at all good for Teddington …. we were losing on all 4 rinks with rink 2 already down 1-16 and rink 3 losing 3-10. A remarkable transformation followed leading to Teddington winning the match by 3 rinks to one with a final points score of Teddington 79 Cambridge Park 73.
On rink 1, Jonathan, Peter (Strawberry Hill) and Gerrard had a very close game with never more than 6 points between the 2 teams. They eventually won 17-13.
On rink 2, Alan (Strawberry Hill), Victor and Bob recovered from a poor start and they were the better team in the 2nd half. Frome a score of 1-22 after 9 ends they rallied to lose 9-28.
On rink 3, Stuart, Bernard and Vernon recovered brilliantly winning 6 of the last 7 ends and reversing the score from 9-13 to a 21-16 win.
On rink 4, Eileen, Jim and Colin had an even more remarkable 2nd half. They were losing 6-12 after 8 ends but came back to score a tremendous 26 points in the last 10 ends to win 32-16.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who played. Special thanks to Bernard and Stuart for stepping in to play at the last moment, and to Alan, Peter and Jim for enabling us to field 4 rather than 3 triples.
Finally, here’s wishing a speedy recovery to Chris Caswell who unfortunately tested positive for Covid and had to drop out.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 22-02-2023
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Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 19th February 2023
Sadly we lost our 2nd match of the 3 match Triple series against Cambridge Park, but that does set up an exciting final deciding match on Sunday 5th March. The final score was CPBC 72, TBC 52 and we lost on 3 of the 4 rinks.
On Rink 1, Alan (Strawberry Hill), Roger B and Bob got off to an even start and were just one shot behind after 6 ends. However, they then lost 6 ends in a row and were always up against it. The final score was 10-20.
On Rink 2, Chris C, Roger J and Gerrard also started ok, being all square after 5 ends. However, the next 5 ends did the damage with two 3's and one 5 against them. There was no coming back and they finally lost 11-24.
On Rink 3, it was close in Stuart, Jonathan and Colin's game. In fact they they won on ends by 10-8. However, 5 dropped on the 2nd end and 6 dropped on the 4th end meant they were always struggling to draw level. They finally lost 13-19.
On Rink 4, there was success for Eileen, Victor and Vernon - well done! They were ahead from the start, winning all of the first 6 ends, and never looked like losing. Their final score was 18-9.
Many thanks to everyone for playing and here's hoping that we can win the final deciding match!
Jonathan Horner (Acting Club Captain)
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Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 19th February 2023
Sadly we lost our 2nd match of the 3 match Triple series against Cambridge Park, but that does set up an exciting final deciding match on Sunday 5th March. The final score was CPBC 72, TBC 52 and we lost on 3 of the 4 rinks.
On Rink 1, Alan (Strawberry Hill), Roger B and Bob got off to an even start and were just one shot behind after 6 ends. However, they then lost 6 ends in a row and were always up against it. The final score was 10-20.
On Rink 2, Chris C, Roger J and Gerrard also started ok, being all square after 5 ends. However, the next 5 ends did the damage with two 3's and one 5 against them. There was no coming back and they finally lost 11-24.
On Rink 3, it was close in Stuart, Jonathan and Colin's game. In fact they they won on ends by 10-8. However, 5 dropped on the 2nd end and 6 dropped on the 4th end meant they were always struggling to draw level. They finally lost 13-19.
On Rink 4, there was success for Eileen, Victor and Vernon - well done! They were ahead from the start, winning all of the first 6 ends, and never looked like losing. Their final score was 18-9.
Many thanks to everyone for playing and here's hoping that we can win the final deciding match!
Jonathan Horner (Acting Club Captain)
Posted 10-02-2023
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Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 5th February 2023
Many thanks to everyone who played – especially to Alan from Strawberry Hill BC - which enabled us to field 3 triples.
It was a very close game. The final match points score was 47-43 – A WIN FOR TEDDINGTON!
On rink 3, Roger B, Victor and Colin’s game was always very close with never more than 3 points in it. Coming up to the last (18th) end it was 12 points all. Sadly, we dropped 3 points on the last end and so lost 12-15.
On rink 2, Eileen, Bob and Gerrard were leading early on, but unfortunately dropped 4 on the 7th end and then 5 on the 12th end from which there was no way back. Their final score was 11-20.
The good news is that on rink 1, Alan, Jonathan and Vernon pulled steadily ahead. Coming up to the last end they were 11 points ahead (19-8). They scored 5 on the last end, despite being 1 down with half the woods bowled, which meant they won 24-8, and consequently we won the match 47-43!
The second match of our 3-match series against CPBC is on Sunday 19th February. Let’s hope we can go one better then and not only win the match but also win on all rinks!
Jonathan Horner (Acting Club Captain)
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Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 5th February 2023
Many thanks to everyone who played – especially to Alan from Strawberry Hill BC - which enabled us to field 3 triples.
It was a very close game. The final match points score was 47-43 – A WIN FOR TEDDINGTON!
On rink 3, Roger B, Victor and Colin’s game was always very close with never more than 3 points in it. Coming up to the last (18th) end it was 12 points all. Sadly, we dropped 3 points on the last end and so lost 12-15.
On rink 2, Eileen, Bob and Gerrard were leading early on, but unfortunately dropped 4 on the 7th end and then 5 on the 12th end from which there was no way back. Their final score was 11-20.
The good news is that on rink 1, Alan, Jonathan and Vernon pulled steadily ahead. Coming up to the last end they were 11 points ahead (19-8). They scored 5 on the last end, despite being 1 down with half the woods bowled, which meant they won 24-8, and consequently we won the match 47-43!
The second match of our 3-match series against CPBC is on Sunday 19th February. Let’s hope we can go one better then and not only win the match but also win on all rinks!
Jonathan Horner (Acting Club Captain)
Posted 01-10-2022
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Home to Sunbury - 26th September 2022
Score: 75-58 - 8 points to 2
Firstly, many thanks to everyone who played. It was not the best of afternoons and I found it very cold. It was our last SML game and also our last game of the season. At the beginning of the match, we were bottom of the League table but with all your valiant efforts we crept up to second from bottom, plus of course we beat Sunbury! Stanwell were bottom and Fordbridge came top but considering all the difficulties we have had over the season I think we didn't do too badly.
Thanks again to Maureen and Vernon for the welcome tea afterwards.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Home to Sunbury - 26th September 2022
Score: 75-58 - 8 points to 2
Firstly, many thanks to everyone who played. It was not the best of afternoons and I found it very cold. It was our last SML game and also our last game of the season. At the beginning of the match, we were bottom of the League table but with all your valiant efforts we crept up to second from bottom, plus of course we beat Sunbury! Stanwell were bottom and Fordbridge came top but considering all the difficulties we have had over the season I think we didn't do too badly.
Thanks again to Maureen and Vernon for the welcome tea afterwards.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 15-09-2022
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Away to Strawberry Hill - 13th September 2022
On a damp afternoon all three triples played well
Chris W, Bernard and Skip Jonathan were well ahead 19-5 after 15 ends, then dropped a 2 and a 6 but recovered 1 on the last end to win 20-13.
Val, Victor and Skip Bob took 5 ends to get going but were level after 6 ends. The rest of the game was nip and tuck until the last end, to lose by 1. 12-13
Eileen, Roger B and Skip Colin had a good win, never in doubt even with Roger B measuring. 15-9.
Match result Teddington 47 Strawberry Hill 25
Well done,
Roger J (Vice Captain)
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Away to Strawberry Hill - 13th September 2022
On a damp afternoon all three triples played well
Chris W, Bernard and Skip Jonathan were well ahead 19-5 after 15 ends, then dropped a 2 and a 6 but recovered 1 on the last end to win 20-13.
Val, Victor and Skip Bob took 5 ends to get going but were level after 6 ends. The rest of the game was nip and tuck until the last end, to lose by 1. 12-13
Eileen, Roger B and Skip Colin had a good win, never in doubt even with Roger B measuring. 15-9.
Match result Teddington 47 Strawberry Hill 25
Well done,
Roger J (Vice Captain)
Posted 31-08-2022
R&B
Home to Mid Surrey - 27th August 2022
Teddington was unable to field a full 12 players. I think Mid Surrey also were unable to do so. It was agreed to play only 2 rinks.
Colin`s team were level pegging in the early ends, went to 15-9 up by the 15th end but failed to win another shot by the 21st end to lose 19-15.
Bob`s team had a similar experience reaching 15-11 up by the 14th end but gradually losing shots to be 18-17 down after the penultimate end. In an ambitious attempt to get 2 or more points for a win, on this rink, 4 shots were lost resulting in a final score of 22-17.
Thus we lost the match, losing 2 out of 2 rinks and 41 shots to 32.
An enjoyable match with a result that did not really reflect the relative strengths of the 2 teams.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
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Home to Mid Surrey - 27th August 2022
Teddington was unable to field a full 12 players. I think Mid Surrey also were unable to do so. It was agreed to play only 2 rinks.
Colin`s team were level pegging in the early ends, went to 15-9 up by the 15th end but failed to win another shot by the 21st end to lose 19-15.
Bob`s team had a similar experience reaching 15-11 up by the 14th end but gradually losing shots to be 18-17 down after the penultimate end. In an ambitious attempt to get 2 or more points for a win, on this rink, 4 shots were lost resulting in a final score of 22-17.
Thus we lost the match, losing 2 out of 2 rinks and 41 shots to 32.
An enjoyable match with a result that did not really reflect the relative strengths of the 2 teams.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 31-08-2022
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Home to Bishop Duppas - 25th August 2022
We only played 3 triples as Bishop Duppas couldn't field another triple. Unfortunately we lost all 3 triples. I had been tempted to postpone the match because of heavy rain in the morning - I wish I had! The points were awarded as 6 to them and 3 to us. This was because Bishop Duppas couldn't claim the overall points and we were given a point for the 4th triple. The score was 58-31. We had a nice chat and tea/coffee and biscuits so thanks to Maureen and Vernon. The afternoon was very pleasant but the green could have been better. Well that is my excuse!
Chris (Club Captain)
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Home to Bishop Duppas - 25th August 2022
We only played 3 triples as Bishop Duppas couldn't field another triple. Unfortunately we lost all 3 triples. I had been tempted to postpone the match because of heavy rain in the morning - I wish I had! The points were awarded as 6 to them and 3 to us. This was because Bishop Duppas couldn't claim the overall points and we were given a point for the 4th triple. The score was 58-31. We had a nice chat and tea/coffee and biscuits so thanks to Maureen and Vernon. The afternoon was very pleasant but the green could have been better. Well that is my excuse!
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 22-08-2022
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Away to Masonians - 20th August 2022
Although we won on 2 rinks out of 3, unfortunately we lost on points 50-59.
We had a very enjoyable afternoon at Masonians and two rinks played well but unfortunately the President and the Captain didn't! It has to be mentioned that Dave Pitt was playing for Masonians on one rink and the team of Colin, Roger J and Eileen won by 19-13 so well done to them and well done to Val, Bernard and Gerrard who won handsomely by 26-16. We had a pleasant chat and meal afterwards and look forward to playing the Masonians next season.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Away to Masonians - 20th August 2022
Although we won on 2 rinks out of 3, unfortunately we lost on points 50-59.
We had a very enjoyable afternoon at Masonians and two rinks played well but unfortunately the President and the Captain didn't! It has to be mentioned that Dave Pitt was playing for Masonians on one rink and the team of Colin, Roger J and Eileen won by 19-13 so well done to them and well done to Val, Bernard and Gerrard who won handsomely by 26-16. We had a pleasant chat and meal afterwards and look forward to playing the Masonians next season.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 19-08-2022
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Away to Hampton - 16th August 2022
The score was 6 points to us and 4 points to Hampton. However the overall score was 66-70. It was a really good game with one rink winning by just one point! We had an enjoyable tea and chat afterwards. Well done to everyone who played and thanks to you all.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Away to Hampton - 16th August 2022
The score was 6 points to us and 4 points to Hampton. However the overall score was 66-70. It was a really good game with one rink winning by just one point! We had an enjoyable tea and chat afterwards. Well done to everyone who played and thanks to you all.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 11-08-2022
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Home to Ashford - 7th August 2022
I am pleased, (and surprised ), to report that Teddington won convincingly by three and a half points to a half.
We had a strong team with what I consider the 5 strongest players in the club. Ashford were much weaker than usual, probably because a number of their best players were involved in the latter stages of national competitions.
Colin`s rink progressed steadily going gradually further ahead, including a 4 and a 5 to win 28-13.
Bob`s rink was behind almost from the start, except for the 13th and 14th end to draw level at the 19th end. The penultimate end was lost by 1 but 2 shots on the last end gave us a win by 14 to 13.
Jonathan`s rink went steadily ahead but was overtaken at the 13th end. The lead fluctuated till a 2 shot win at the final end enabled them to draw at 20 shots each.
Thus we won the match with 2 wins, a draw and 62 shots to 36.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
R&B
Home to Ashford - 7th August 2022
I am pleased, (and surprised ), to report that Teddington won convincingly by three and a half points to a half.
We had a strong team with what I consider the 5 strongest players in the club. Ashford were much weaker than usual, probably because a number of their best players were involved in the latter stages of national competitions.
Colin`s rink progressed steadily going gradually further ahead, including a 4 and a 5 to win 28-13.
Bob`s rink was behind almost from the start, except for the 13th and 14th end to draw level at the 19th end. The penultimate end was lost by 1 but 2 shots on the last end gave us a win by 14 to 13.
Jonathan`s rink went steadily ahead but was overtaken at the 13th end. The lead fluctuated till a 2 shot win at the final end enabled them to draw at 20 shots each.
Thus we won the match with 2 wins, a draw and 62 shots to 36.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 02-08-2022
Friendly
Home to Brentham - 30th July 2022
We welcomed Brentham to Grove Gardens for the first time and had a friendly game which resulted in us winning 66-57. We won on two rinks and lost on two. We actually managed to have 12 players which was good to see and we enjoyed the company of Brentham and look forward to playing them again. Thanks to Maureen and Vernon for the welcome tea after and thanks to all who played.
Chris (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Brentham - 30th July 2022
We welcomed Brentham to Grove Gardens for the first time and had a friendly game which resulted in us winning 66-57. We won on two rinks and lost on two. We actually managed to have 12 players which was good to see and we enjoyed the company of Brentham and look forward to playing them again. Thanks to Maureen and Vernon for the welcome tea after and thanks to all who played.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 30-07-2022
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Home to Hampton - 27th July 2022
All 4 rinks gave it a good go. On 1 Eileen, Victor and Vernon had a hard task losing against their super stars. On 2 Val, Roger J and Colin had a very interesting game scoring 8 only for Hampton to score 4s on the next 2 ends bringing the score level and so it stayed till the last end with Colin getting 2 shots to win the game. On 3 Maureen, Roger B and Jonathan also had a tight game leading by 4 after 15 ends Hampton pulled back to within 1 before we won by 2..Rink 4 Chris W, Stuart and Bernard were down by 13 after 14 ends but won the last 4 ends to make the score respectable. Match result Teddington 4 Hampton 6 but well done to everyone for making it a good match.
Roger J (Vice Captain)
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Home to Hampton - 27th July 2022
All 4 rinks gave it a good go. On 1 Eileen, Victor and Vernon had a hard task losing against their super stars. On 2 Val, Roger J and Colin had a very interesting game scoring 8 only for Hampton to score 4s on the next 2 ends bringing the score level and so it stayed till the last end with Colin getting 2 shots to win the game. On 3 Maureen, Roger B and Jonathan also had a tight game leading by 4 after 15 ends Hampton pulled back to within 1 before we won by 2..Rink 4 Chris W, Stuart and Bernard were down by 13 after 14 ends but won the last 4 ends to make the score respectable. Match result Teddington 4 Hampton 6 but well done to everyone for making it a good match.
Roger J (Vice Captain)
Posted 29-07-2022
Friendly
Away to Ember - 24th July 2022
On a very hot afternoon we were able to win 2 out of 3 rinks and an overall total 52.45. On Colin's rink they fought off a fight back leading 19.5 after 11 ends the Ember team scored in the last 7 ends but Eileen, Roger B and Colin held to win 19. 16 .Vernon's rink started with a 5 on the 1st end and never looked back Maureen being a consistent lead supported by Roger J and Vernon to win 22.12. Jonathan's rink were only 1 down after 15 ends but finally lost a close game 11.17 Stuart, Gerrard and Jonathan had their moments.
A good day for us with excellent hosts.
Roger J (Captain on the Day)
Friendly
Away to Ember - 24th July 2022
On a very hot afternoon we were able to win 2 out of 3 rinks and an overall total 52.45. On Colin's rink they fought off a fight back leading 19.5 after 11 ends the Ember team scored in the last 7 ends but Eileen, Roger B and Colin held to win 19. 16 .Vernon's rink started with a 5 on the 1st end and never looked back Maureen being a consistent lead supported by Roger J and Vernon to win 22.12. Jonathan's rink were only 1 down after 15 ends but finally lost a close game 11.17 Stuart, Gerrard and Jonathan had their moments.
A good day for us with excellent hosts.
Roger J (Captain on the Day)
Posted 22-07-2022
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Home to Fordbridge - 20th July 2022
i am pleased to say we had 4 rinks and 4 ladies which was very pleasing and thank you all for playing. The weather was better than it had been a few days ago so made bowling more enjoyable. It was a lovely afternoon with pleasant company and the teams were nip and tuck most of the time and the match ended in a draw 61-61. Unfortunately due to the scoring, we managed 3 points and Fordbridge had 7 points as they won on 3 rinks. We did have a winning rink which included Chris W who was a very welcome addition. He played extremely well and is welcome to play any time he is available. The tea afterwards was very welcome, thanks to Maureen and Vernon.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 11-07-2022
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Away to Mid Surrey - 9th July 2022
We were short of numbers to play this fixture but Maureen kindly stepped in so that we had 11 players which meant we could play 2 full rinks and one rink with 3 players - sadly losing 25% of their score. Thank you Maureen and you and your team did very well - before the 25% was taken off the score was 20-26 which was very good but obviously taking 25% off meant it went down to 15. However it was a good result because at end 10 the score was 6 to us and 18 to Mid Surrey so Maureen, Vernon and Bob came back well. Thanks to all who played because it was extremely hot. We did have a winning rink so scored 2 points. Mid Surrey scored 6 points. It really was a lovely afternoon at a lovely Club and we enjoyed it very much. The meal after was much appreciated. As it was their 100 year anniversary, they presented us with keyring/torch which was a nice gesture. They also had some place mats with their Club's name on but I refrained from taking one!
Chris, (Club Captain)
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Away to Mid Surrey - 9th July 2022
We were short of numbers to play this fixture but Maureen kindly stepped in so that we had 11 players which meant we could play 2 full rinks and one rink with 3 players - sadly losing 25% of their score. Thank you Maureen and you and your team did very well - before the 25% was taken off the score was 20-26 which was very good but obviously taking 25% off meant it went down to 15. However it was a good result because at end 10 the score was 6 to us and 18 to Mid Surrey so Maureen, Vernon and Bob came back well. Thanks to all who played because it was extremely hot. We did have a winning rink so scored 2 points. Mid Surrey scored 6 points. It really was a lovely afternoon at a lovely Club and we enjoyed it very much. The meal after was much appreciated. As it was their 100 year anniversary, they presented us with keyring/torch which was a nice gesture. They also had some place mats with their Club's name on but I refrained from taking one!
Chris, (Club Captain)
Posted 06-07-2022
Friendly
Home to Strawberry Hill - 5th July 2022
We played in a very friendly manner, even letting them win 42-46 so couldn't be friendlier than that! It was good to see some familiar faces from Strawberry Hill and to meet some new members they have. We did have one winning rink - even if I did manage to knock a couple of Maureen's bowls out of the way when she was holding! We had a lovely tea and sandwiches after and a good chat with Strawberry Hill so thanks to Maureen and Vernon.
Chris, (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Strawberry Hill - 5th July 2022
We played in a very friendly manner, even letting them win 42-46 so couldn't be friendlier than that! It was good to see some familiar faces from Strawberry Hill and to meet some new members they have. We did have one winning rink - even if I did manage to knock a couple of Maureen's bowls out of the way when she was holding! We had a lovely tea and sandwiches after and a good chat with Strawberry Hill so thanks to Maureen and Vernon.
Chris, (Club Captain)
Posted 04-07-2022
SML
Away to Fordbridge - 3rd July 2022
Unfortunately we had to play 3 triples instead of 4 triples so automatically lost points. However it was very close on all rinks. The green was very fast and after a while Teddington seemed to get to grips with it and started catching Fordbridge. The overall score was 50-41 and we lost on 2 rinks but drew on another. We lost 9 points to 1 partly because of the missing triple and the score does not reflect how well we played. Well done to all of you and thank you for playing.
Chris, (Club Captain)
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Away to Fordbridge - 3rd July 2022
Unfortunately we had to play 3 triples instead of 4 triples so automatically lost points. However it was very close on all rinks. The green was very fast and after a while Teddington seemed to get to grips with it and started catching Fordbridge. The overall score was 50-41 and we lost on 2 rinks but drew on another. We lost 9 points to 1 partly because of the missing triple and the score does not reflect how well we played. Well done to all of you and thank you for playing.
Chris, (Club Captain)
Posted 02-07-2022
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Home to Cambridge Park - 2nd July 2022
After some confusion as to how to play this match due to lack of numbers by both Clubs, it was decided to play 2 rinks. Maureen very kindly stepped down as we had 9 players and only needed 8 so thank you Maureen. The match, as always with Cambridge Park, was competitive but Teddington won by 1 point. One rink drew 20-20 and the other rink won 25-24 so well done. I do not know how the scoring works but we won! Thank you to all who played and to Maureen for the very welcome tea/coffee afterwards.
Chris, (Club Captain)
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Home to Cambridge Park - 2nd July 2022
After some confusion as to how to play this match due to lack of numbers by both Clubs, it was decided to play 2 rinks. Maureen very kindly stepped down as we had 9 players and only needed 8 so thank you Maureen. The match, as always with Cambridge Park, was competitive but Teddington won by 1 point. One rink drew 20-20 and the other rink won 25-24 so well done. I do not know how the scoring works but we won! Thank you to all who played and to Maureen for the very welcome tea/coffee afterwards.
Chris, (Club Captain)
Posted 01-07-2022
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Away to Bishop Duppas - 26th June 2022
There was some confusion as to where this match was to be played but eventually the match took place at Bishop Duppas. We lost 9 points to 1 and the one point was due to Maureen, Roger J and Jonathan who played very well to end up with a tie and a score of 15-15. They did very well because on end 10 the score was 3-12 so they should be very pleased with themselves. The overall score was 27-79. Again we only had three triples so lost points before we even started. However Bishop Duppas played extremely well. Onward and upward, as they say - next match is at Staines and again only three triples and 2 ladies so again lose points but we shall play as well as we can. Thanks to all the players for playing.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Away to Bishop Duppas - 26th June 2022
There was some confusion as to where this match was to be played but eventually the match took place at Bishop Duppas. We lost 9 points to 1 and the one point was due to Maureen, Roger J and Jonathan who played very well to end up with a tie and a score of 15-15. They did very well because on end 10 the score was 3-12 so they should be very pleased with themselves. The overall score was 27-79. Again we only had three triples so lost points before we even started. However Bishop Duppas played extremely well. Onward and upward, as they say - next match is at Staines and again only three triples and 2 ladies so again lose points but we shall play as well as we can. Thanks to all the players for playing.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 24-06-2022
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Away v Cambridge Park - 19th June 2022
Unfortunately we lost 34 - 69 shots and 10 - 0 in match points, which looks even worse. Two of our teams lost by quite a margin but the team of Val, Roger B and Victor did well and only lost by 6 so well played them. We hope to do better when we next play them. Thanks to all who played.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Away v Cambridge Park - 19th June 2022
Unfortunately we lost 34 - 69 shots and 10 - 0 in match points, which looks even worse. Two of our teams lost by quite a margin but the team of Val, Roger B and Victor did well and only lost by 6 so well played them. We hope to do better when we next play them. Thanks to all who played.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 15-06-2022
R&B
Away v Ashford - 12 th June 2022
To sum up, we were beaten by a cricket score. 103 to 24.
On one rink we had only 3 players with the only consolation being that losing 25 per cent meant only 2 shots. Losing 44-6 must be some sort of record.. In some mitigation, we lacked 3 of our best 5 players including 2 withdrawals within the three days before the match. Colin's team is to be congratulated on losing by only 15 shots.
There is little more to be said except to determine to do better in our remaining matches including our home match against Ashford who are clearly the best in the league.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
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Away v Ashford - 12 th June 2022
To sum up, we were beaten by a cricket score. 103 to 24.
On one rink we had only 3 players with the only consolation being that losing 25 per cent meant only 2 shots. Losing 44-6 must be some sort of record.. In some mitigation, we lacked 3 of our best 5 players including 2 withdrawals within the three days before the match. Colin's team is to be congratulated on losing by only 15 shots.
There is little more to be said except to determine to do better in our remaining matches including our home match against Ashford who are clearly the best in the league.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 09-06-2022
R&B
Home v Hampton - 9th June 2022
Once again, Hampton proved too good for us, winning 3-1.
The result was in doubt until the last bowl of the last rink to finish. If the one shot win on the last end had been three, the whole match would have been a draw at 2-2.
Colin`s team on rink one were twice ahead to be all square after 15 ends. Despite then losing 4 shots they nearly recovered to lose 20-19.
Bob`s team on rink 2 started badly to be 9-3 behind but caught up to be 14 all after 15 ends. They forged ahead to win 20-18, despite losing 3 shots on the last end.
Vernon`s team on rink 5 were level pegging till the eighth end but gradually went further behind, gaining only four shots in the next 12 ends, to lose 22-11.
The match result was 2 rinks to 1 and 60 shots to 50 in favour of Hampton.
Bernard Winter (R&B captain)
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Home v Hampton - 9th June 2022
Once again, Hampton proved too good for us, winning 3-1.
The result was in doubt until the last bowl of the last rink to finish. If the one shot win on the last end had been three, the whole match would have been a draw at 2-2.
Colin`s team on rink one were twice ahead to be all square after 15 ends. Despite then losing 4 shots they nearly recovered to lose 20-19.
Bob`s team on rink 2 started badly to be 9-3 behind but caught up to be 14 all after 15 ends. They forged ahead to win 20-18, despite losing 3 shots on the last end.
Vernon`s team on rink 5 were level pegging till the eighth end but gradually went further behind, gaining only four shots in the next 12 ends, to lose 22-11.
The match result was 2 rinks to 1 and 60 shots to 50 in favour of Hampton.
Bernard Winter (R&B captain)
Posted 26-05-2022
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Home vs Staines - 24th May 2022.
After a lof of confusion as to whether this match would take place it did, although with only 3 triples and 3 ladies which meant we could not win more than 6 points, as the overall score did not count. Unfortunately it did not go our way and we managed 2 points to their 4 points. Thanks to all for your patience and for playing - it was much appreciated. We had a very close match on my rink along with Roger J and Jonathan and Staines won by the very last bowl on the very last end. It was nip and tuck the whole game and we enjoyed it. The weather was strange to say the least, rain one minute and then beautiful sunshine the next but that is bowling weather for you. We hope on the return match at Staines we will do better and hopefully with 4 teams. Many thanks to Maureen and Vernon for the tea and biscuits - especially at such short notice and playing as well. I must mention the raffle - it was nice that Maureen and Vernon won a prize each - no fixing I can assure you! Roger J continued his run of winning. At least we won the raffle 3 - 0.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Home vs Staines - 24th May 2022.
After a lof of confusion as to whether this match would take place it did, although with only 3 triples and 3 ladies which meant we could not win more than 6 points, as the overall score did not count. Unfortunately it did not go our way and we managed 2 points to their 4 points. Thanks to all for your patience and for playing - it was much appreciated. We had a very close match on my rink along with Roger J and Jonathan and Staines won by the very last bowl on the very last end. It was nip and tuck the whole game and we enjoyed it. The weather was strange to say the least, rain one minute and then beautiful sunshine the next but that is bowling weather for you. We hope on the return match at Staines we will do better and hopefully with 4 teams. Many thanks to Maureen and Vernon for the tea and biscuits - especially at such short notice and playing as well. I must mention the raffle - it was nice that Maureen and Vernon won a prize each - no fixing I can assure you! Roger J continued his run of winning. At least we won the raffle 3 - 0.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 21-05-2022
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Away v Hampton - Thursday 19 May 2022
In contrast to the last match, this one was played in warm sunshine.
Also in contrast to the previous match, we were well and truly beaten.
By way of consolation, Bob`s team managed to win by 28 to 19. They started with 6 shots on the first end but the lead gradually dwindled to be all square after 9 ends. Fortunately they rallied to go steadily ahead to win by 9 shots.
Vernon`s team were soon down by 10 shots after 3 ends and steadily went further behind to lose by 33 to 15.
Worse is to come as Colin`s team lost by 35 to 10.having rallied from 32 shots behind at one stage. All 4 players in the Hampton rink played well and we were well below our best. In slight mitigation. they seemed to get the rub of the green where Skip Richard played superb last bowls in two successive ends to produce swings of 5 and 6 .
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
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Away v Hampton - Thursday 19 May 2022
In contrast to the last match, this one was played in warm sunshine.
Also in contrast to the previous match, we were well and truly beaten.
By way of consolation, Bob`s team managed to win by 28 to 19. They started with 6 shots on the first end but the lead gradually dwindled to be all square after 9 ends. Fortunately they rallied to go steadily ahead to win by 9 shots.
Vernon`s team were soon down by 10 shots after 3 ends and steadily went further behind to lose by 33 to 15.
Worse is to come as Colin`s team lost by 35 to 10.having rallied from 32 shots behind at one stage. All 4 players in the Hampton rink played well and we were well below our best. In slight mitigation. they seemed to get the rub of the green where Skip Richard played superb last bowls in two successive ends to produce swings of 5 and 6 .
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 16-05-2022
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Away v Cambridge Park - Sunday 15th May 2022
The match started in light drizzle but fortunately soon improved to a dry afternoon.
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Bob`s team, on rink 3, started well but lost ground to be 9 all after 14 ends. they then moved steadily ahead to achieve a resounding victory at 21-10.
Colin`s team, on rink 1, made an almost perfect start scoring 7 out of a possible 8 on the first end. That was followed by 5 on the second end. CP retaliated with a 5 on the 3rd end. After that, normality was restored. CP had just the better of the remaining ends but Teddington came out on top with 32-27.
On rink 2, Vernon`s team were just behind in the early exchanges, went ahead in round 8 but immediately behind until they scored 1 on the last end to tie at 24 each.
The overall result was a resounding victory by Teddington
scoring 3.5 points to 0.5, with a total of 77 shots to 61
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
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Away v Cambridge Park - Sunday 15th May 2022
The match started in light drizzle but fortunately soon improved to a dry afternoon.
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Bob`s team, on rink 3, started well but lost ground to be 9 all after 14 ends. they then moved steadily ahead to achieve a resounding victory at 21-10.
Colin`s team, on rink 1, made an almost perfect start scoring 7 out of a possible 8 on the first end. That was followed by 5 on the second end. CP retaliated with a 5 on the 3rd end. After that, normality was restored. CP had just the better of the remaining ends but Teddington came out on top with 32-27.
On rink 2, Vernon`s team were just behind in the early exchanges, went ahead in round 8 but immediately behind until they scored 1 on the last end to tie at 24 each.
The overall result was a resounding victory by Teddington
scoring 3.5 points to 0.5, with a total of 77 shots to 61
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 15-05-2022
Friendly
Home vs Masonians - Saturday 14th May 2022
Despite a really lovely sunny day Teddington lost 41-53 but we had a winning rink 19-13 to Bob, Victor and Eileen so well done. Actually I blame the sunshine because, bowling towards the tea room, it was difficult to see the jack as it was in the shade - well that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Masonians played well but I think after a bit more practice we shall do well. Lovely ploughman's after thanks to Maureen and Vernon. Thanks to everyone for playing and hope you enjoyed playing
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Chris (Club Captain)
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Home vs Masonians - Saturday 14th May 2022
Despite a really lovely sunny day Teddington lost 41-53 but we had a winning rink 19-13 to Bob, Victor and Eileen so well done. Actually I blame the sunshine because, bowling towards the tea room, it was difficult to see the jack as it was in the shade - well that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Masonians played well but I think after a bit more practice we shall do well. Lovely ploughman's after thanks to Maureen and Vernon. Thanks to everyone for playing and hope you enjoyed playing
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Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 23-02-2022
Indoor Friendly
Away vs Cambridge Park - 20th February 2022
I would like to say that we won but unfortunately we did not! We did however have one winning rink so well done to Eileen, Colin and Vernon. It was good to be playing in a competition again and to hear all the usual banter. Thank you to all who played and hopefully we will do better in the next match.
Chris (Club Captain)
Indoor Friendly
Away vs Cambridge Park - 20th February 2022
I would like to say that we won but unfortunately we did not! We did however have one winning rink so well done to Eileen, Colin and Vernon. It was good to be playing in a competition again and to hear all the usual banter. Thank you to all who played and hopefully we will do better in the next match.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 27-09-21
Friendly
Home vs Esher - 25th September - 3 Triples
The last match of the season against Esher at Grove Gardens went ahead on a dismal Saturday afternoon but it was a very enjoyable afternoon. We won overall 55 to 42 and it was a very friendly game. Thanks to everyone who has played during the season and it was pleasing to see some new players. I hope they will continue next season. Thanks too to Maureen and Vernon for the teas they provided - as always much appreciated.
Well that's the end of these reports and the end of the season so hope to see you all next season.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 22-09-21
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Home vs Sunbury - 9th September & Home vs Staines - 16th September, 2021
I have to admit I have been remiss in submitting these reports and I apologise for that. The results however are 66 to us and 51 to Sunbury and 74 to us and 63 to Staines. This means that we won 6 points to 4 for both matches, meaning that we won on 2 rinks and lost 2 rinks but won overall for both matches.
Thank you all for playing and Maureen and Vernon for the tea afterwards. That is the end of the SML matches and I am pleased to report Teddington came third which I think is a very good result!
One more friendly match against Esher and sadly that is the last of our matches for this season. I hope you enjoyed the season despite the many difficulties we have had. See you next season.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Home vs Sunbury - 9th September & Home vs Staines - 16th September, 2021
I have to admit I have been remiss in submitting these reports and I apologise for that. The results however are 66 to us and 51 to Sunbury and 74 to us and 63 to Staines. This means that we won 6 points to 4 for both matches, meaning that we won on 2 rinks and lost 2 rinks but won overall for both matches.
Thank you all for playing and Maureen and Vernon for the tea afterwards. That is the end of the SML matches and I am pleased to report Teddington came third which I think is a very good result!
One more friendly match against Esher and sadly that is the last of our matches for this season. I hope you enjoyed the season despite the many difficulties we have had. See you next season.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 31-08-21
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Home vs Hounslow Conservatives - 29th August 2021 - 4 Triples
A successful match for us in that we won on 3 rinks out of 4 and won overall. This means that we won 8 points and I think could possibly mean we are 3rd in the League or at least joint third with Hounslow Cons - I have not worked out the finer details yet of points for, against and differentials! It was a good game on all rinks and on the losing rink it was only by 5 points so that was good as well. We had a very new lady bowler who enjoyed the experience, which is half the battle. Hopefully she will want to play again at some stage. We have two more SML matches, Sunbury and Staines, which will no doubt be challenging but at least they are home matches - does that make a difference I wonder!
Thanks again to all who played and it was good to have a chat with Hounslow Cons after the match - I am missing the raffles though! Thanks Maureen and Vernon for the tea.
Chris (Club Captain)
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Home vs Hounslow Conservatives - 29th August 2021 - 4 Triples
A successful match for us in that we won on 3 rinks out of 4 and won overall. This means that we won 8 points and I think could possibly mean we are 3rd in the League or at least joint third with Hounslow Cons - I have not worked out the finer details yet of points for, against and differentials! It was a good game on all rinks and on the losing rink it was only by 5 points so that was good as well. We had a very new lady bowler who enjoyed the experience, which is half the battle. Hopefully she will want to play again at some stage. We have two more SML matches, Sunbury and Staines, which will no doubt be challenging but at least they are home matches - does that make a difference I wonder!
Thanks again to all who played and it was good to have a chat with Hounslow Cons after the match - I am missing the raffles though! Thanks Maureen and Vernon for the tea.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 31-08-21
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Away vs Ashford - 28th August - 3 Rink
Once again, 12 players were eventually found to fulfil the fixture, - this time including my son David who had never played a game of bowls before.
Once again, skip Bob led his team of Chris, Ted and Vernon to a narrow victory by 22 to 21. An early lead changed at the 10th' and 11th ends, losing 4 and 5 shots respectively 6 shots behind at 15 ends became level at 20 ends. 1 shot on the last end was enough to secure victory. Well played!
Unfortunately, Jonathan`s team of Roger J, Victor and Gerrard were soundly beaten as Ashford piled on the pressure throughout with 2 fours, 2 fives and a six, resulting in a loss for us by 44 shots to 13.
A match draw was still a possibility as Colin`s team of Roger B, David and Bernard were 15-10 up at 10 ends but losses by 3 and 5 in succession ensured that they went behind and stayed that way to lose by 22 shots to 17. Thanks to David for agreeing to turn out and I thought he played well despite his total lack of experience.
The result was a loss by 2 – 1 and 87 shots to 52.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
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Away vs Ashford - 28th August - 3 Rink
Once again, 12 players were eventually found to fulfil the fixture, - this time including my son David who had never played a game of bowls before.
Once again, skip Bob led his team of Chris, Ted and Vernon to a narrow victory by 22 to 21. An early lead changed at the 10th' and 11th ends, losing 4 and 5 shots respectively 6 shots behind at 15 ends became level at 20 ends. 1 shot on the last end was enough to secure victory. Well played!
Unfortunately, Jonathan`s team of Roger J, Victor and Gerrard were soundly beaten as Ashford piled on the pressure throughout with 2 fours, 2 fives and a six, resulting in a loss for us by 44 shots to 13.
A match draw was still a possibility as Colin`s team of Roger B, David and Bernard were 15-10 up at 10 ends but losses by 3 and 5 in succession ensured that they went behind and stayed that way to lose by 22 shots to 17. Thanks to David for agreeing to turn out and I thought he played well despite his total lack of experience.
The result was a loss by 2 – 1 and 87 shots to 52.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 27-08-21
SML
Away vs Bishop Duppas - 26th August 2021
Unfortunately Bishop Duppas played too well and we lost very badly - so badly I won't report the result! We did however have one winning rink so we will receive 2 points. The winning team was thanks to Bob and Gerrard while I struggled with the fast green! Thanks too to Val, Roger B's wife, who stepped in for us at the last minute so that we were able to field 3 ladies - it was much appreciated. Hopefully everyone enjoyed meeting the Bishop Duppas members and the tea and cake afterwards. Only another 3 SML matches to worry about.
Thank you all for playing.
Chris (Club Captain)
SML
Away vs Bishop Duppas - 26th August 2021
Unfortunately Bishop Duppas played too well and we lost very badly - so badly I won't report the result! We did however have one winning rink so we will receive 2 points. The winning team was thanks to Bob and Gerrard while I struggled with the fast green! Thanks too to Val, Roger B's wife, who stepped in for us at the last minute so that we were able to field 3 ladies - it was much appreciated. Hopefully everyone enjoyed meeting the Bishop Duppas members and the tea and cake afterwards. Only another 3 SML matches to worry about.
Thank you all for playing.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 22-08-21
R&B
Away vs Hampton - 19th August - 3 Rink
12 players were eventually found to fulfil the fixture, - until 2 dropped out in the final 24 hours.
We lost one of our strongest players in Gerrard, to be replaced by Maureen. Even later one of our new members, Bruno, had to drop out through a cycling accident which injured 2 vertebrae. I am happy to report that, with the help of an inhaler Gerrard is much better and ready to play again. Unfortunately Bruno is out for the rest of the season and we wish him a full and speedy recovery. He reports that he has enjoyed his play so far and looks forward to re-joining next summer. He was replaced, at the last minute, by Brian Holder, making a welcome return but very much out of practice. The rinks were juggled to try to make the most of the available 12 but, in retrospect, I could have done better.
On rink 1, Chris, Stuart, Ted and Skip Vernon forged steadily ahead to win by 20 to 12. Well done. With some variations this combination has done well all season.
On rink 2, Brian H, Maureen, Roger J and Skip Jonathan were ahead up to 7 ends and again from 15 to 17 ends but finally lost 22 to 16, after losing by 3 shots on the last end, including 2 measures.
On rink 3, Skip Colin played brilliantly to keep us level up to 11 ends when Maria, Jim and Bernard forced him to turn 3 ,4 and 5 shot deficits into 1 shot in our favour. Unfortunately, it was too much to expect him to win the contest on his own and we eventually lost 23 to 17.
The final result was a 3-1 loss, losing 2 rinks to 1 and 57 shots to 53.
Thanks to all who played, particularly those who stepped in reluctantly at the last minute and well done for a very competitive result.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
R&B
Away vs Hampton - 19th August - 3 Rink
12 players were eventually found to fulfil the fixture, - until 2 dropped out in the final 24 hours.
We lost one of our strongest players in Gerrard, to be replaced by Maureen. Even later one of our new members, Bruno, had to drop out through a cycling accident which injured 2 vertebrae. I am happy to report that, with the help of an inhaler Gerrard is much better and ready to play again. Unfortunately Bruno is out for the rest of the season and we wish him a full and speedy recovery. He reports that he has enjoyed his play so far and looks forward to re-joining next summer. He was replaced, at the last minute, by Brian Holder, making a welcome return but very much out of practice. The rinks were juggled to try to make the most of the available 12 but, in retrospect, I could have done better.
On rink 1, Chris, Stuart, Ted and Skip Vernon forged steadily ahead to win by 20 to 12. Well done. With some variations this combination has done well all season.
On rink 2, Brian H, Maureen, Roger J and Skip Jonathan were ahead up to 7 ends and again from 15 to 17 ends but finally lost 22 to 16, after losing by 3 shots on the last end, including 2 measures.
On rink 3, Skip Colin played brilliantly to keep us level up to 11 ends when Maria, Jim and Bernard forced him to turn 3 ,4 and 5 shot deficits into 1 shot in our favour. Unfortunately, it was too much to expect him to win the contest on his own and we eventually lost 23 to 17.
The final result was a 3-1 loss, losing 2 rinks to 1 and 57 shots to 53.
Thanks to all who played, particularly those who stepped in reluctantly at the last minute and well done for a very competitive result.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 22-08-21
R&B
Home vs Mid Surrey - 17th August.- 3 Rink
Unfortunately the weather was miserable and quite chilly at times but at least we were able to finish the match before having to get torches out.
There were differing results on each rink ---- Bob's team won, Jonathan's team lost and my team drew. My match was the strangest bowls game I have played; after being 18 - 0 down we came back to get a draw at 19 all.
Therefore points awarded are 2.5 to Mid Surrey, 1.5 to us.
Thanks to all who took part
Colin (Captain of the day)
R&B
Home vs Mid Surrey - 17th August.- 3 Rink
Unfortunately the weather was miserable and quite chilly at times but at least we were able to finish the match before having to get torches out.
There were differing results on each rink ---- Bob's team won, Jonathan's team lost and my team drew. My match was the strangest bowls game I have played; after being 18 - 0 down we came back to get a draw at 19 all.
Therefore points awarded are 2.5 to Mid Surrey, 1.5 to us.
Thanks to all who took part
Colin (Captain of the day)
Posted 16-08-21
President vs Captain, Charity Day - 15th August 2021
It was a lovely afternoon and the weather was kind to us. Both rinks played with good spirit and the usual banter and the result was a draw which I think was a good result as there were no losers - apart from maybe those in the raffle! Thanks to everyone who donated raffle prizes and a lot of fun was had during it, especially as some may have won more prizes than others, but it was all in good fun and hopefully raised some money for charity. Thank you to everyone who played and to those who came to support us, it was lovely to see you. It was also nice to have a 'Maureen and Vernon tea' back again in the tearoom and many thanks to them for their hard work - it was lovely and much appreciated - especially by me as I had strawberries and cream!
Chris (Club Captain)
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President vs Captain, Charity Day - 15th August 2021
It was a lovely afternoon and the weather was kind to us. Both rinks played with good spirit and the usual banter and the result was a draw which I think was a good result as there were no losers - apart from maybe those in the raffle! Thanks to everyone who donated raffle prizes and a lot of fun was had during it, especially as some may have won more prizes than others, but it was all in good fun and hopefully raised some money for charity. Thank you to everyone who played and to those who came to support us, it was lovely to see you. It was also nice to have a 'Maureen and Vernon tea' back again in the tearoom and many thanks to them for their hard work - it was lovely and much appreciated - especially by me as I had strawberries and cream!
Chris (Club Captain)
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Posted 11-08-21
Friendly
Away vs Weybridge - 8th August 2021
We had a very enjoyable match against Weybridge although we only had two triples. They were a friendly bunch and it is a shame if this is their last season - it all depends on planning permission. Hopefully we may be able to play them next season but we will have to wait and see. The two rinks were very close, Weybridge won one rink but only by one point and we won the other rink. Thanks to all who made the journey and played.
Chris (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away vs Weybridge - 8th August 2021
We had a very enjoyable match against Weybridge although we only had two triples. They were a friendly bunch and it is a shame if this is their last season - it all depends on planning permission. Hopefully we may be able to play them next season but we will have to wait and see. The two rinks were very close, Weybridge won one rink but only by one point and we won the other rink. Thanks to all who made the journey and played.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 02-08-21
Friendly
Away vs Brentham - 31st July 2021
This again was a new venue for us but we had a really close competitive game. The score was 48-55. We managed a draw on one rink 18-18, the other two were 15-19 and 15-18, so really close. The green was in good condition and we all played well. It made a change to be able to have tea/coffee and biscuits and a chat with Brentham members after the match, something we haven't done for quite a while. Apparently we had some light rain, the rain in Teddington was quite a downpour so just as well it was an away match. Brentham hopefully will be coming to Grove Gardens and it will be good to catch up with them again
Thank you all for making the journey and hope you enjoyed the afternoon.
Chris (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away vs Brentham - 31st July 2021
This again was a new venue for us but we had a really close competitive game. The score was 48-55. We managed a draw on one rink 18-18, the other two were 15-19 and 15-18, so really close. The green was in good condition and we all played well. It made a change to be able to have tea/coffee and biscuits and a chat with Brentham members after the match, something we haven't done for quite a while. Apparently we had some light rain, the rain in Teddington was quite a downpour so just as well it was an away match. Brentham hopefully will be coming to Grove Gardens and it will be good to catch up with them again
Thank you all for making the journey and hope you enjoyed the afternoon.
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 28-07-21
SML
Away vs Hounslow Conservatives - 24th July 2021
The postponed game against Hounslow Cons went ahead on Saturday 24th July. The anticipated bad weather did not arrive and we had a good afternoon. It was a new venue for most of us and we did find the green somewhat challenging. However we lost on two rinks, won on two rinks and won overall with a score of 64-60 - thanks probably to Maria, Roger J and Bob getting a 6 at one point. Well played everybody.
The next match is away to Weybridge on Sunday 8th August - names would be appreciated!
Chris (Club Captain)
SML
Away vs Hounslow Conservatives - 24th July 2021
The postponed game against Hounslow Cons went ahead on Saturday 24th July. The anticipated bad weather did not arrive and we had a good afternoon. It was a new venue for most of us and we did find the green somewhat challenging. However we lost on two rinks, won on two rinks and won overall with a score of 64-60 - thanks probably to Maria, Roger J and Bob getting a 6 at one point. Well played everybody.
The next match is away to Weybridge on Sunday 8th August - names would be appreciated!
Chris (Club Captain)
Posted 24-07-21
SML
Home vs Fordbridge Park - 21st July 2021
Another match played in sweltering heat but mitigated by us winning the match by virtue of our higher overall score. The match was level with wins on 2 rinks each but thanks to a convincing win on Colin’s rink (30 - 7) and on Vernon’s rink
(23 - 8) we won the match 6 points to 4. This goes some way in redressing our heavy loss against the same opponent earlier in the month.
Thank you and we’ll done everybody
Ted Mitchell. (Vice Captain)
SML
Home vs Fordbridge Park - 21st July 2021
Another match played in sweltering heat but mitigated by us winning the match by virtue of our higher overall score. The match was level with wins on 2 rinks each but thanks to a convincing win on Colin’s rink (30 - 7) and on Vernon’s rink
(23 - 8) we won the match 6 points to 4. This goes some way in redressing our heavy loss against the same opponent earlier in the month.
Thank you and we’ll done everybody
Ted Mitchell. (Vice Captain)
Posted 12-07-21
R&B
Away vs Mid Surrey - 10th July - 3 Rink
Another decisive win though perhaps the final score flattered us a little.
The players available were almost the same 12 as last week so it was decided to keep the combinations as much the same as possible. Maureen reluctantly agreed to replace Chris and I thank her for helping me out. A swap in the order in Bob`s team resulted in a very close match where 2 shots on the last end resulted in a 1 shot win. Jonathan`s team started well with a six shot lead after 3 ends which was roughly maintained to finish 5 shots ahead. There were fluctuating fortunes for Colin`s team, staying just ahead from start to the 17th end where a disastrous 5 shot loss saw them go 1 shot behind. Fortunately, a 4 shot win on the next end and 2 small wins saw them home by 6 shots. The final score was 3 rinks to nil and 59 shots to 47.
Again, congratulations for a terrific team effort.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
R&B
Away vs Mid Surrey - 10th July - 3 Rink
Another decisive win though perhaps the final score flattered us a little.
The players available were almost the same 12 as last week so it was decided to keep the combinations as much the same as possible. Maureen reluctantly agreed to replace Chris and I thank her for helping me out. A swap in the order in Bob`s team resulted in a very close match where 2 shots on the last end resulted in a 1 shot win. Jonathan`s team started well with a six shot lead after 3 ends which was roughly maintained to finish 5 shots ahead. There were fluctuating fortunes for Colin`s team, staying just ahead from start to the 17th end where a disastrous 5 shot loss saw them go 1 shot behind. Fortunately, a 4 shot win on the next end and 2 small wins saw them home by 6 shots. The final score was 3 rinks to nil and 59 shots to 47.
Again, congratulations for a terrific team effort.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 08-07-21
SML
Away vs Fordbridge - 4th July 2021.
Fordbridge are a very friendly Club and set in pleasant surroundings. Unfortunately it did rain so that again did not help us although we cannot really use that as an excuse. Fordbridge played very well. The rink consisting of myself, Jim and Vernon were unlucky as it was nip and tuck throughout the match until the 17th end when we lost a 2 and a 3 so they won 13-17. Jim, one of our new members, played his first match and, like Bruno the previous week, played very well. Hopefully he enjoyed playing and will play again in the near future. We lost on all rinks so don't qualify for any points. However they will be coming to Grove Gardens on 21st July so maybe that result will be in our favour. Thanks again to everyone for playing.
Friendly
Home vs Strawberry Hill - 6th July 2021.
This match was against more familiar opponents although they did have some new members we had not seen before. Of course the rain came down quite heavily - we seem to be playing in the rain more times than not and it is about time we had some decent weather! This was a friendly match and I am pleased to say we won on all three rinks so that was encouraging after the loss to Fordbridge.
The next SML match is at home to Cambridge Park on Sunday 18th July when no doubt they will be after revenge for the R&B matches. Bring it on!
Chris, Club Captain
SML
Away vs Fordbridge - 4th July 2021.
Fordbridge are a very friendly Club and set in pleasant surroundings. Unfortunately it did rain so that again did not help us although we cannot really use that as an excuse. Fordbridge played very well. The rink consisting of myself, Jim and Vernon were unlucky as it was nip and tuck throughout the match until the 17th end when we lost a 2 and a 3 so they won 13-17. Jim, one of our new members, played his first match and, like Bruno the previous week, played very well. Hopefully he enjoyed playing and will play again in the near future. We lost on all rinks so don't qualify for any points. However they will be coming to Grove Gardens on 21st July so maybe that result will be in our favour. Thanks again to everyone for playing.
Friendly
Home vs Strawberry Hill - 6th July 2021.
This match was against more familiar opponents although they did have some new members we had not seen before. Of course the rain came down quite heavily - we seem to be playing in the rain more times than not and it is about time we had some decent weather! This was a friendly match and I am pleased to say we won on all three rinks so that was encouraging after the loss to Fordbridge.
The next SML match is at home to Cambridge Park on Sunday 18th July when no doubt they will be after revenge for the R&B matches. Bring it on!
Chris, Club Captain
Posted 04-07-21
R&B
Home vs Cambridge Park - 3rd July - 3 Rink
A most decisive win to complete the double over Cambridge Park.
On rink 1, skip Bob led his team of Chris, Ted and Vernon to a huge win by 22 shots, winning 14 of the 21 ends including one phenomenal 7 shots, demonstrating that it was a team effort.
Not to be outdone, on rink 2, Jonathan led his team, of Eileen, Roger B and Gerrard, to a great win by 11 shots, despite losing the last end by 5 shots.
The whitewash was completed by Colin`s team of Maria, Roger J and Bernard gaining a more humble result, winning by 2 shots. Fortunes fluctuated as a lead of 5 shots, after 10 ends, dwindled to 15 all, with 2 ends to play. Fortunately, wins by 1 shot each saw us over the line.
Congratulations for a terrific team effort.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
R&B
Home vs Cambridge Park - 3rd July - 3 Rink
A most decisive win to complete the double over Cambridge Park.
On rink 1, skip Bob led his team of Chris, Ted and Vernon to a huge win by 22 shots, winning 14 of the 21 ends including one phenomenal 7 shots, demonstrating that it was a team effort.
Not to be outdone, on rink 2, Jonathan led his team, of Eileen, Roger B and Gerrard, to a great win by 11 shots, despite losing the last end by 5 shots.
The whitewash was completed by Colin`s team of Maria, Roger J and Bernard gaining a more humble result, winning by 2 shots. Fortunes fluctuated as a lead of 5 shots, after 10 ends, dwindled to 15 all, with 2 ends to play. Fortunately, wins by 1 shot each saw us over the line.
Congratulations for a terrific team effort.
Bernard Winter (R&B Captain)
Posted 30-06-21
SML
Away vs Staines - 29th June 2021.
This match was played with the thought very much in mind of the forthcoming England game later and the hope we would get home in time to see most of it - I am pleased to say we managed to see at least the second half! I would like to say we followed England's result but we didn't! The rain did not help and we lost on 3 rinks and won on one so managed to get 2 points. Thank you everyone for playing not only because England were on TV but also because the rain had been forecast and it was quite unpleasant towards the end. I would just like to mention that Bruno played his first competitive game and played really well - which helped Teddington having one winning rink. Our opponents could not believe it was his first game - hopefully it is the first of many for him.
SML
Home vs Bishop Duppas - 27th June 2021
The much anticipated rain did not appear so we were able to play. It was an interesting match and at least one rink was challenging and caused a few problems (that was my excuse when my bowl didn't go where I wanted it to!). Anyhow although we drew 2 rinks each, we won 72-63 which gave us 6 points to their 4 so well done - keeps us in the race!
Chris, Captain
SML
Away vs Staines - 29th June 2021.
This match was played with the thought very much in mind of the forthcoming England game later and the hope we would get home in time to see most of it - I am pleased to say we managed to see at least the second half! I would like to say we followed England's result but we didn't! The rain did not help and we lost on 3 rinks and won on one so managed to get 2 points. Thank you everyone for playing not only because England were on TV but also because the rain had been forecast and it was quite unpleasant towards the end. I would just like to mention that Bruno played his first competitive game and played really well - which helped Teddington having one winning rink. Our opponents could not believe it was his first game - hopefully it is the first of many for him.
SML
Home vs Bishop Duppas - 27th June 2021
The much anticipated rain did not appear so we were able to play. It was an interesting match and at least one rink was challenging and caused a few problems (that was my excuse when my bowl didn't go where I wanted it to!). Anyhow although we drew 2 rinks each, we won 72-63 which gave us 6 points to their 4 so well done - keeps us in the race!
Chris, Captain
Posted 21-06-21
SML
Away vs Cambridge Park - 20th June 2021
We were lucky that it did not rain so the match went ahead and, as is usual against Cambridge Park, it soon became more competitive than friendly but was played in a good spirit. On two rinks the games were very close but Teddington won I am pleased to say - by 2 points on one rink and by 1 on the other so nail biting stuff ! At 2 rinks each and with CP having the highest overall score, we came away with four points in the League, so well done to everyone. Thank you all for playing, especially Jonathan as he had walked down Snowdon the day before and was in a fair bit of pain but carried on valiantly!
On to Bishop Duppas next - a home match. Will this give us an advantage - let's hope so.
Chris, Captain
Posted 19-06-21
R&B League
Home vs Ashford (and Hampton) - 19th June/8th June 3 Rink
Unfortunately, after 2 good results in the league, we were soundly beaten by an Ashford side which was too good for us. We lost on all 3 rinks and a points total of 69 to 38. Bob`s team of Eileen, Roger B and Victor put up a stern resistance to be 15, 14 up after 17 ends but finished 20, 15 down after the next 4 ends. Colin`s team lost by 10 points and Gerrard`s team kept in touch until the 7th end but went steadily behind to lose by 16 points in the end. As one who contributed to this score, I felt that the opposing skip was just too good for us especially as he seemed to frequently get the `rub of the green`.
I apologise for the absence of a report on the Hampton match on 8th June. Just for the record, I report that it was a good match and ended in a draw. (I believe that Hampton won 2 rinks to 1 and Teddington scored more points.)
Bernard Winter, R&B Captain
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Posted 13-06-21
Aldrich Rose Bowl - Saturday 12 June
We had beautiful warm sunny weather to play our Aldrich Rose Bowl internal club competition. Ten players participated in this randomly drawn 4 wood pairs competition in which each pair played 4 ends against each of the other pairs. Special thanks to Hugh for agreeing to play at short notice, hence making us up to an even number of participants.
Congratulations to the winning pair, Eileen and Vernon, who finished with an overall score of +9, largely thanks to a 9-1 victory in their final match. Hot on their heels were runners up Gerrard and Jonathan who finished on +8.
A special well done and thank you to our new member Bruno who played really well with partner Colin and also won first prize in the raffle. We look forward to Bruno playing in his first match against another club soon.
Well done to Roger B and Roger J who managed to score 7 points on a single end, and to Gerrard and Jonathan who were the only team to remain unbeaten.
A big thank you to Maureen for arranging the tea and raffle.
Jonathan Horner, Competition Secretary
Aldrich Rose Bowl - Saturday 12 June
We had beautiful warm sunny weather to play our Aldrich Rose Bowl internal club competition. Ten players participated in this randomly drawn 4 wood pairs competition in which each pair played 4 ends against each of the other pairs. Special thanks to Hugh for agreeing to play at short notice, hence making us up to an even number of participants.
Congratulations to the winning pair, Eileen and Vernon, who finished with an overall score of +9, largely thanks to a 9-1 victory in their final match. Hot on their heels were runners up Gerrard and Jonathan who finished on +8.
A special well done and thank you to our new member Bruno who played really well with partner Colin and also won first prize in the raffle. We look forward to Bruno playing in his first match against another club soon.
Well done to Roger B and Roger J who managed to score 7 points on a single end, and to Gerrard and Jonathan who were the only team to remain unbeaten.
A big thank you to Maureen for arranging the tea and raffle.
Jonathan Horner, Competition Secretary
Posted 29-05-21
Songest Cup - Saturday 29 May
Saturday afternoon 29 May was warm and sunny, perfect weather for the club’s first internal one day 4 wood pairs competition, The Songest Cup. It was impossible to separate two of the teams, Victor and Vernon and Maureen & Jonathan, who both finished with an overall score of +11. The club rules don’t include what to do in the event of a tie, so it was provisionally decided that there will be a 3 End Play Off at our next Roll Up on June 2nd. Some players suggested that it would be nice if the trophy could be shared between the two teams – or perhaps that Vernon & Maureen should have an arm wrestling match to decide the winners! Well done to Chris & Bob who gained 6 points on the very first end played. Special thanks to Maureen for making the tea and organising a raffle - in which Vernon won the first prize and Brian the second. Thank you to everyone who played for making it an enjoyable afternoon.
Jonathan, Competition Secretary
Songest Cup - Saturday 29 May
Saturday afternoon 29 May was warm and sunny, perfect weather for the club’s first internal one day 4 wood pairs competition, The Songest Cup. It was impossible to separate two of the teams, Victor and Vernon and Maureen & Jonathan, who both finished with an overall score of +11. The club rules don’t include what to do in the event of a tie, so it was provisionally decided that there will be a 3 End Play Off at our next Roll Up on June 2nd. Some players suggested that it would be nice if the trophy could be shared between the two teams – or perhaps that Vernon & Maureen should have an arm wrestling match to decide the winners! Well done to Chris & Bob who gained 6 points on the very first end played. Special thanks to Maureen for making the tea and organising a raffle - in which Vernon won the first prize and Brian the second. Thank you to everyone who played for making it an enjoyable afternoon.
Jonathan, Competition Secretary
Posted 28-05-21
Away vs Sunbury - 27th May 2021 - SML match
Our first introduction to the South Middlesex League went very well at Sunbury. The weather was lovely and no rain or wind which made a very welcome change. The match was very competitive but I am delighted to say we won! We were victorious by 3 rinks to 1 and also the overall score (80 - 61).
The scoring for SML is 2 points for each winning rink and 2 points for the team with the greater number of shots overall, We therefore won 8 league points to 2. Everyone played well and I hope enjoyed the afternoon. Thank you to all who played - on to the next match at home to Stanwell on 10th June - teams to be confirmed.
Chris, Captain
Away vs Sunbury - 27th May 2021 - SML match
Our first introduction to the South Middlesex League went very well at Sunbury. The weather was lovely and no rain or wind which made a very welcome change. The match was very competitive but I am delighted to say we won! We were victorious by 3 rinks to 1 and also the overall score (80 - 61).
The scoring for SML is 2 points for each winning rink and 2 points for the team with the greater number of shots overall, We therefore won 8 league points to 2. Everyone played well and I hope enjoyed the afternoon. Thank you to all who played - on to the next match at home to Stanwell on 10th June - teams to be confirmed.
Chris, Captain
Posted 21-05-21
Home vs Hampton - 20th May - 3 Triples
Well what can I say - we lost! 38-54. I blame the weather as it was cold and windy. Thank you to all who played. It was good to catch up with Hampton and hopefully we can do better when we play them again.
Chris Captain
Home vs Hampton - 20th May - 3 Triples
Well what can I say - we lost! 38-54. I blame the weather as it was cold and windy. Thank you to all who played. It was good to catch up with Hampton and hopefully we can do better when we play them again.
Chris Captain
Posted 18-05-21
R&B League
Away at Cambridge Park - 16th May - 3 Rinks
A rather damp day for our first visit to CP for some time but fortunately it only drizzled lightly on us and cleared up well before the end. We managed to win by 2 rinks to 1 and totals of 54 to 47.
Jonathan`s team of Roger J, Bernard, and Eileen started well to lead by 11 points after 16 ends, with everybody contributing well. After a late surge from CP the result was a win by 5 points, to pave the way for an overall points win.
Colin`s team of Victor, Ted and Vernon soon went 8-2 down but recovered well to reach 8 all by half way. After trailing by up to 4 shots from then on, they managed to level the scores by the penultimate end. A 3-shot margin on the final end ensured that Teddington won the match as a whole,on both rinks and points.
Gerrard`s team of Roger B, Maureen and Bob started well to lead by 8-1, after 6 ends but CP fought back to level after 11 ends and remain ahead by 1 or 2 points, finishing just 1 point ahead.
Well played Teddington.
Bernard Winter, R&B Captain
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R&B League
Away at Cambridge Park - 16th May - 3 Rinks
A rather damp day for our first visit to CP for some time but fortunately it only drizzled lightly on us and cleared up well before the end. We managed to win by 2 rinks to 1 and totals of 54 to 47.
Jonathan`s team of Roger J, Bernard, and Eileen started well to lead by 11 points after 16 ends, with everybody contributing well. After a late surge from CP the result was a win by 5 points, to pave the way for an overall points win.
Colin`s team of Victor, Ted and Vernon soon went 8-2 down but recovered well to reach 8 all by half way. After trailing by up to 4 shots from then on, they managed to level the scores by the penultimate end. A 3-shot margin on the final end ensured that Teddington won the match as a whole,on both rinks and points.
Gerrard`s team of Roger B, Maureen and Bob started well to lead by 8-1, after 6 ends but CP fought back to level after 11 ends and remain ahead by 1 or 2 points, finishing just 1 point ahead.
Well played Teddington.
Bernard Winter, R&B Captain
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Posted 11-05-21
Away at Esher - 9th May 2021. - 3 triples
At last, the long awaited first match of the season and the first time some had been on the green for probably a year. Esher had everything well organised and welcomed us as long lost friends. We were lucky with the weather as the rain held off and we all had an enjoyable afternoon. It was all the more pleasing as we won 59-39 and we won on all three rinks - Eileen, Jonathan and Colin by one point on the last end! Surprisingly there were no speeches after the game which was a result for me! They provided drinks from the bar and a choice of a packet of crisps or cheddar biscuits which was a novel idea. I did hear that a bird (thought to be a crow) swooped onto one of the tables and flew off with a packet of crisps in its beak - unfortunately it meant Maureen went without - we hope the crow enjoyed them. It was very pleasant sitting chatting with Esher members after the game in a very relaxed manner. Well done everyone and thank you for playing.
Chris, Captain
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Away at Esher - 9th May 2021. - 3 triples
At last, the long awaited first match of the season and the first time some had been on the green for probably a year. Esher had everything well organised and welcomed us as long lost friends. We were lucky with the weather as the rain held off and we all had an enjoyable afternoon. It was all the more pleasing as we won 59-39 and we won on all three rinks - Eileen, Jonathan and Colin by one point on the last end! Surprisingly there were no speeches after the game which was a result for me! They provided drinks from the bar and a choice of a packet of crisps or cheddar biscuits which was a novel idea. I did hear that a bird (thought to be a crow) swooped onto one of the tables and flew off with a packet of crisps in its beak - unfortunately it meant Maureen went without - we hope the crow enjoyed them. It was very pleasant sitting chatting with Esher members after the game in a very relaxed manner. Well done everyone and thank you for playing.
Chris, Captain
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