Posted 13-05-2025
Home Match vs Masonians - Saturday 10th May 2025
Our first home 2025 match finished with a loss by 3 rinks to 1 and 69 to 57. After 15 ends, of the 18, we led 3 rinks to 1 and after 17 ends it was 2 all total.
On rink 5, Eileen, Garry and Coilin managed to win by 1 shot in a close fought match. They were behind from the second to the twelfth end but scored two fours t0 keep them ahead to the end.
On Rink 3, Lorraine, playing her first match, Andrew and Bob were ahead for 4 ends, went behind for the next 7 ends, led till the penultimate end, losing by 3 shots on the final end to finish 2 behind.
On Rink 4, Mike, Maureen and Vernon played a close, low scoring match where the lead changed several times till they led by 2 shots with 3 ends to go. Unfortunately they narrowly lost all 3 ends to finish 2 shots behind. After winning the first end by 1 shot, Lynn, Bernard and Gerrard went behind for 3 ends but recovered to go ahead, at the 6th end. 2 wins and 2 losses brought the scores level after 11 ends. Unfortunately losses by 4 and 5, in the next 7 ends, resulted in a loss by 9 shots.
Bernard (Match Captain and Club Vice Captain)
Home Match vs Masonians - Saturday 10th May 2025
Our first home 2025 match finished with a loss by 3 rinks to 1 and 69 to 57. After 15 ends, of the 18, we led 3 rinks to 1 and after 17 ends it was 2 all total.
On rink 5, Eileen, Garry and Coilin managed to win by 1 shot in a close fought match. They were behind from the second to the twelfth end but scored two fours t0 keep them ahead to the end.
On Rink 3, Lorraine, playing her first match, Andrew and Bob were ahead for 4 ends, went behind for the next 7 ends, led till the penultimate end, losing by 3 shots on the final end to finish 2 behind.
On Rink 4, Mike, Maureen and Vernon played a close, low scoring match where the lead changed several times till they led by 2 shots with 3 ends to go. Unfortunately they narrowly lost all 3 ends to finish 2 shots behind. After winning the first end by 1 shot, Lynn, Bernard and Gerrard went behind for 3 ends but recovered to go ahead, at the 6th end. 2 wins and 2 losses brought the scores level after 11 ends. Unfortunately losses by 4 and 5, in the next 7 ends, resulted in a loss by 9 shots.
Bernard (Match Captain and Club Vice Captain)
Posted 26-04-2025
2nd Indoor Match vs Hounslow - Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Our friendly match at Hounslow was very enjoyable, but unfortunately the end result was not quite what we would have liked To start, our thanks go to Matt from Hounslow. As we only had 8 players he kindly stood in as our 9th team member so that we could field 3 triples. We played 2 trial and 18 ends with a break for tea and biscuits after the 9th end.
On rink one Gary, Roger and Colin were 6 all after end 8, but dropped 4 to break for tea 10 - 6 down. Winning 4 of the last 9 ends they finished 11 - 18 against.
On rink two Vernon, Woody and Bob stopped for tea at 9 - 11 just 2 down. Only managing 3 singles on the last 9 ends, they lost 12 - 26.
On rink three Matt, Victor and Gerrard were 15 - 2 down at tea break. They did well winning 5 of the last 9 ends but still lost 13 - 27.
We finished with an overall shot difference of 35. However the end difference was just 6 which doesn't sound so bad, but those 6 ends cost us dear!!
Thank you all for playing and thanks to Hounslow for an enjoyable afternoon.
Vernon Elmes (Acting Captain) and Club President ).
2nd Indoor Match vs Hounslow - Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Our friendly match at Hounslow was very enjoyable, but unfortunately the end result was not quite what we would have liked To start, our thanks go to Matt from Hounslow. As we only had 8 players he kindly stood in as our 9th team member so that we could field 3 triples. We played 2 trial and 18 ends with a break for tea and biscuits after the 9th end.
On rink one Gary, Roger and Colin were 6 all after end 8, but dropped 4 to break for tea 10 - 6 down. Winning 4 of the last 9 ends they finished 11 - 18 against.
On rink two Vernon, Woody and Bob stopped for tea at 9 - 11 just 2 down. Only managing 3 singles on the last 9 ends, they lost 12 - 26.
On rink three Matt, Victor and Gerrard were 15 - 2 down at tea break. They did well winning 5 of the last 9 ends but still lost 13 - 27.
We finished with an overall shot difference of 35. However the end difference was just 6 which doesn't sound so bad, but those 6 ends cost us dear!!
Thank you all for playing and thanks to Hounslow for an enjoyable afternoon.
Vernon Elmes (Acting Captain) and Club President ).
Posted 26-02-2025
2nd Indoor Match against Cambridge Park Sunday 23rd February 2025
Another heavy defeat by C P by 3 rinks to 0 and 82 shots to 39. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable match against players we know well. Firstly, I must thank Jonathan for all his hard work in getting a team together, aided by a cooperative opposing captain, Kevin, who lent us Malcolm to make the match into 3 triples. Once again, I seek some consolation by looking at the scorecards more closely. On rink 1, skip Colin, Bernard and Garry started badly with a 5 against on the second end to be 11 shots down after 8 ends. Finally losing 25-16 meant that we had the better of the final 10 ends by 10 shots to 9. Garry played well despite this being only his second venture indoors. On rink 3 skip Bob and Woody with CP player Malcolm were trailing by only 3 shots after 10 ends. Malcolm had to retire with a painful knee, at about that time, but fortunately Karen was able to take over. Perhaps it is just as well that the card is almost unreadable after that as the final score was 35-16. On rink 4, skip Vernon, Gerrard and Mike, playing only his second indoor game, started well with a 2 shot win on the first end but unfortunately managed only 5 one shot wins after that. Meanwhile, their opponents were scoring steadily with several single shot wins and a four, 3 threes and a two to win by 22-7.
Bernard Winter (Acting Captain)
2nd Indoor Match against Cambridge Park Sunday 23rd February 2025
Another heavy defeat by C P by 3 rinks to 0 and 82 shots to 39. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable match against players we know well. Firstly, I must thank Jonathan for all his hard work in getting a team together, aided by a cooperative opposing captain, Kevin, who lent us Malcolm to make the match into 3 triples. Once again, I seek some consolation by looking at the scorecards more closely. On rink 1, skip Colin, Bernard and Garry started badly with a 5 against on the second end to be 11 shots down after 8 ends. Finally losing 25-16 meant that we had the better of the final 10 ends by 10 shots to 9. Garry played well despite this being only his second venture indoors. On rink 3 skip Bob and Woody with CP player Malcolm were trailing by only 3 shots after 10 ends. Malcolm had to retire with a painful knee, at about that time, but fortunately Karen was able to take over. Perhaps it is just as well that the card is almost unreadable after that as the final score was 35-16. On rink 4, skip Vernon, Gerrard and Mike, playing only his second indoor game, started well with a 2 shot win on the first end but unfortunately managed only 5 one shot wins after that. Meanwhile, their opponents were scoring steadily with several single shot wins and a four, 3 threes and a two to win by 22-7.
Bernard Winter (Acting Captain)
Posted 14-02-2025
Indoor Match against Cambridge Park - Sunday 2nd February 2025
Our first 2025 indoor match, against Cambridge Park seemed like a disaster, at first look. However closer inspection showed that we were not totally outclassed.
On rink 4, skip Colin with Lynn and Victor were ahead 12-8 after 11 ends, despite the fact that Lynn had never played indoors before. They were still ahead, 15-13, after the penultimate 17th end but lost the final end by 3 shots to lose 16-15. Well played!
On rink 3, Skip Vernon with CP player Tony O`Brien and Bernard were 23 -9 down after 11 ends but retrieved some pride by finishing 28-14, by keeping level, 5 all, on the last 7 ends. We all generally held our own with the opposition except that Kevin, their skip and indoor club captain, was just too good for us.
Once again we had a sizeable defeat on rink 1. Mike, also playing indoor for the first time, with Eileen and skip, Bob. This time we stayed fairly level in the early ends to be 3 all after 6 ends and only 5-4 down after 8. Unfortunately, 2 fours and a three left us 19-8 down after 17 ends. Worse was to follow with 6 against on the final end to give a final score of 25-8.
Well played all round especially the 2 newcomers. We look forward to two more indoor matches against CP and hope that Lynn and Mike will want to play in them.
Bernard Winter (Acting Captain)
Indoor Match against Cambridge Park - Sunday 2nd February 2025
Our first 2025 indoor match, against Cambridge Park seemed like a disaster, at first look. However closer inspection showed that we were not totally outclassed.
On rink 4, skip Colin with Lynn and Victor were ahead 12-8 after 11 ends, despite the fact that Lynn had never played indoors before. They were still ahead, 15-13, after the penultimate 17th end but lost the final end by 3 shots to lose 16-15. Well played!
On rink 3, Skip Vernon with CP player Tony O`Brien and Bernard were 23 -9 down after 11 ends but retrieved some pride by finishing 28-14, by keeping level, 5 all, on the last 7 ends. We all generally held our own with the opposition except that Kevin, their skip and indoor club captain, was just too good for us.
Once again we had a sizeable defeat on rink 1. Mike, also playing indoor for the first time, with Eileen and skip, Bob. This time we stayed fairly level in the early ends to be 3 all after 6 ends and only 5-4 down after 8. Unfortunately, 2 fours and a three left us 19-8 down after 17 ends. Worse was to follow with 6 against on the final end to give a final score of 25-8.
Well played all round especially the 2 newcomers. We look forward to two more indoor matches against CP and hope that Lynn and Mike will want to play in them.
Bernard Winter (Acting Captain)
Posted 04-12-2024
Hounslow Indoor Bowls Match.- Sunday 24th November 2024
Captain Terry welcomed us to our first friendly match against Hounslow Indoor Bowls Club. Another first for us was to welcome three of our newer members to their first indoor match for the club. Our thanks to Andrew, Garry and Woody for joining us.
On rink 1, Woody, Roger and Bob lost 10 - 22. On rink 2, our best endeavour, Eileen, Andrew and Gerrard lost 9 - 18. On rink 3, Garry, Vernon and Colin went down 12 - 27. With a shot difference of 36 and ends 32 - 21 against with 1 no end, we were soundly battered. Not a good result for us.
Despite this, everyone said they had enjoyed the afternoon and would welcome the opportunity to have another crack at them if time and dates allow.
Vernon Elmes (President & Captain for the day)
Hounslow Indoor Bowls Match.- Sunday 24th November 2024
Captain Terry welcomed us to our first friendly match against Hounslow Indoor Bowls Club. Another first for us was to welcome three of our newer members to their first indoor match for the club. Our thanks to Andrew, Garry and Woody for joining us.
On rink 1, Woody, Roger and Bob lost 10 - 22. On rink 2, our best endeavour, Eileen, Andrew and Gerrard lost 9 - 18. On rink 3, Garry, Vernon and Colin went down 12 - 27. With a shot difference of 36 and ends 32 - 21 against with 1 no end, we were soundly battered. Not a good result for us.
Despite this, everyone said they had enjoyed the afternoon and would welcome the opportunity to have another crack at them if time and dates allow.
Vernon Elmes (President & Captain for the day)
Posted 23-09-2024
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Home to Esher - Saturday 21st September 2024
With threats of thunderstorms to the south-west, possibly stretching to the West London area, we were very lucky to play the match in near perfect conditions.
Teddington loaned Esher 2 players, to add to their 6 which left 8 players for each team.
On rink 1, Lynn. Andrew and Colin got off to a good start, winning the first 7 ends to be 11-0 up. Although they lost 7 of the next 11 ends, the score for those was 10-8 so they won comfortably by 21-8.
On rink 2, Eileen, Gerrard and Bob were even more dominant, leading from the start. Including three 3`s a 4 and a 5, to finish 29-9.
On Rink 3 was a pairs match, to accommodate the 16 people who played rather than play 2 rinks. Even with home advantage, Bernard and Vernon were lucky to be only 2 behind after 2 ends, due to the agreed format of 1 shot on each. The lead changed several times after that, with Teddington winning 15-13, despite losing 3 shots on the last end.
Over-all, a decisive win for Teddington by 3 rinks to 0 and 65 shots to 30. Well played, after a few recent losses.
Finally, a thank-you to Garry and Roger for volunteering, or at least agreeing, to play for Esher. Asking anybody to do this is difficult and I hope it did not spoil your enjoyment of the match.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain & Club Vice Captain)
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Home to Esher - Saturday 21st September 2024
With threats of thunderstorms to the south-west, possibly stretching to the West London area, we were very lucky to play the match in near perfect conditions.
Teddington loaned Esher 2 players, to add to their 6 which left 8 players for each team.
On rink 1, Lynn. Andrew and Colin got off to a good start, winning the first 7 ends to be 11-0 up. Although they lost 7 of the next 11 ends, the score for those was 10-8 so they won comfortably by 21-8.
On rink 2, Eileen, Gerrard and Bob were even more dominant, leading from the start. Including three 3`s a 4 and a 5, to finish 29-9.
On Rink 3 was a pairs match, to accommodate the 16 people who played rather than play 2 rinks. Even with home advantage, Bernard and Vernon were lucky to be only 2 behind after 2 ends, due to the agreed format of 1 shot on each. The lead changed several times after that, with Teddington winning 15-13, despite losing 3 shots on the last end.
Over-all, a decisive win for Teddington by 3 rinks to 0 and 65 shots to 30. Well played, after a few recent losses.
Finally, a thank-you to Garry and Roger for volunteering, or at least agreeing, to play for Esher. Asking anybody to do this is difficult and I hope it did not spoil your enjoyment of the match.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain & Club Vice Captain)
Posted 19-09-2024
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Away to Strawberry Hill - 17th September 2024
The preliminaries for this match involved a fair amount of number juggling to get a satisfactory format for the match. After a late withdrawal, we eventually had 14 players and Strawberry Hill had 11. Two of their players preferred to share one team place so it was effectively 14 and 10. We loaned them 2 players to eventually reach 12 each and hence 4 triples each. Thanks to Stuart for being happy to be again one of those players on loan while I, largely to avoid the invidious task of asking somebody else to swap sides, volunteered to play for SH.
The weather was fine, the green in excellent condition and the riverside setting inspirational for a close match with our close friends and neighbours.
On rink 1, Maureen, Roger J and Vernon had the closest of matches. The lead fluctuated with most ends being won by one shot though there was a 3, a 5 and a couple of 2`s for Teddington and two 2`s and a 3 for Strawberry hill to make the score 18 to 14 to Teddington at the final end. Unfortunately Strawberry Hill gained their highest score of the afternoon by scoring 4 to make a draw on 18 all.
On rink 2, Eileen Garry and Bob played against 2 SH players and me. Scores were fairly even up to the fifth end when a 4 opened a gap which became steadily larger up to the final 3 ends when SH gained 8 shots to make the final score a more respectable 20 -14 to Teddington. (Previously recorded as 20-15 owing to an early scorecard error.) Well played Bob, Eileen and Garry.
On rink 4, Chris, Gerrard and Colin went slightly ahead, early on, then well ahead by 15-8 at the 11th end. Unfortunately it was nearly all downhill after that as their opponents scored two 4`s and a 5 to win 23-18.
On rink 5, Andrew, Lynn and Woody, 3 new members Last year, with Woody making his debut as Skip as a result of his successes in the club championships, had an even contest throughout with each team gaining the lead twice but SH scoring 5 shots on the last 2 ends to finish 20-17.
A disappointing loss by 2½ to 1½ rinks and 75 shots to 73, but a most enjoyable close friendly match.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain and Club Vice-Captain)
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Away to Strawberry Hill - 17th September 2024
The preliminaries for this match involved a fair amount of number juggling to get a satisfactory format for the match. After a late withdrawal, we eventually had 14 players and Strawberry Hill had 11. Two of their players preferred to share one team place so it was effectively 14 and 10. We loaned them 2 players to eventually reach 12 each and hence 4 triples each. Thanks to Stuart for being happy to be again one of those players on loan while I, largely to avoid the invidious task of asking somebody else to swap sides, volunteered to play for SH.
The weather was fine, the green in excellent condition and the riverside setting inspirational for a close match with our close friends and neighbours.
On rink 1, Maureen, Roger J and Vernon had the closest of matches. The lead fluctuated with most ends being won by one shot though there was a 3, a 5 and a couple of 2`s for Teddington and two 2`s and a 3 for Strawberry hill to make the score 18 to 14 to Teddington at the final end. Unfortunately Strawberry Hill gained their highest score of the afternoon by scoring 4 to make a draw on 18 all.
On rink 2, Eileen Garry and Bob played against 2 SH players and me. Scores were fairly even up to the fifth end when a 4 opened a gap which became steadily larger up to the final 3 ends when SH gained 8 shots to make the final score a more respectable 20 -14 to Teddington. (Previously recorded as 20-15 owing to an early scorecard error.) Well played Bob, Eileen and Garry.
On rink 4, Chris, Gerrard and Colin went slightly ahead, early on, then well ahead by 15-8 at the 11th end. Unfortunately it was nearly all downhill after that as their opponents scored two 4`s and a 5 to win 23-18.
On rink 5, Andrew, Lynn and Woody, 3 new members Last year, with Woody making his debut as Skip as a result of his successes in the club championships, had an even contest throughout with each team gaining the lead twice but SH scoring 5 shots on the last 2 ends to finish 20-17.
A disappointing loss by 2½ to 1½ rinks and 75 shots to 73, but a most enjoyable close friendly match.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain and Club Vice-Captain)
Posted 17=09=2024
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Home to Sunbury – Thursday 12th September 2024
Both teams could only muster 11 players for this match, so it started as a 3 Triples and 1 Pair match. It poured with rain for about 15 minutes from 2pm so the match was slightly delayed to allow the green to drain a bit. In view of the bad weather forecast, we decided to omit trial ends and have 1 point on the first 2 ends. Unfortunately, it started to rain heavily again so we were only able to complete 6 ends. Many thanks to Maureen at this point because we were able to stop for an early tea. However, the rain continued, and pools started forming on the green, so it was decided to abandon the match. For the record, it’s worth reporting that we were winning this match by 3 rinks to 1, and by 29 points to 11, after the 6 ends played.
On Rink 2, Roger J and Vernon were winning 3-1 after 3 ends, but then 2’s to the opposition resulted them being down 4-5 after the 6 ends played.
On Rink 3, Chris, Bernard and Bob had the best score for Teddington. A 3 on the 4th end, followed by a 5 on the 5th end, resulted in an 11-1 score line when play was abandoned.
On Rink 4, Huw, Gerrard and Jonathan all played well and a 2 on the 4th end, followed by a 3 on the 5th end, helped them to a 7-2 score after the 6 ends.
On Rink 5, Mike, Andrew and Colin also did really well and they were 7-0 up after 4 ends. They lost the final 2 ends to finish on a score of 7-3. It’s ironic that after the decision was made to abandon the match the sun came out and conditions steadily improved.
Jonathan (Club Captain)
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Home to Sunbury – Thursday 12th September 2024
Both teams could only muster 11 players for this match, so it started as a 3 Triples and 1 Pair match. It poured with rain for about 15 minutes from 2pm so the match was slightly delayed to allow the green to drain a bit. In view of the bad weather forecast, we decided to omit trial ends and have 1 point on the first 2 ends. Unfortunately, it started to rain heavily again so we were only able to complete 6 ends. Many thanks to Maureen at this point because we were able to stop for an early tea. However, the rain continued, and pools started forming on the green, so it was decided to abandon the match. For the record, it’s worth reporting that we were winning this match by 3 rinks to 1, and by 29 points to 11, after the 6 ends played.
On Rink 2, Roger J and Vernon were winning 3-1 after 3 ends, but then 2’s to the opposition resulted them being down 4-5 after the 6 ends played.
On Rink 3, Chris, Bernard and Bob had the best score for Teddington. A 3 on the 4th end, followed by a 5 on the 5th end, resulted in an 11-1 score line when play was abandoned.
On Rink 4, Huw, Gerrard and Jonathan all played well and a 2 on the 4th end, followed by a 3 on the 5th end, helped them to a 7-2 score after the 6 ends.
On Rink 5, Mike, Andrew and Colin also did really well and they were 7-0 up after 4 ends. They lost the final 2 ends to finish on a score of 7-3. It’s ironic that after the decision was made to abandon the match the sun came out and conditions steadily improved.
Jonathan (Club Captain)
Posted 05-09-2024
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Home to Staines - 4th September 2024
Another enjoyable friendly match, played in comfortable conditions, despite a forecast for heavy rain about mid-afternoon. Staines was unable to field a full team so we agreed to lend them 2 players and play 2 triples and 2 pairs. When another Staines player withdrew, we agreed to lend them another player, leaving 9 players each so we played 3 triples.
Eileen Woody and Bob started really well, winning the first 7 ends to go 13 nil ahead. The scoring was fairly equal after that with Staines, led by Stuart, scoring 3 fours while we won a five and 3 threes to finish 29-14 to us.
Roger J, Gerrard and Colin played a close low scoring game, leading all the way except that the scores were level at the 10th end. They managed to regain the lead and stay ahead to finish 16-13 against opponents led by Chris W.
Staines, led by Andrew, started well to go 6-2 ahead, against Garry, Bernard and Vernon. A 5 on the 8th end put us ahead briefly. Staines promptly regained and maintained the lead to be 2 shots ahead with 1 to play. Unfortunately for us, 5 shots to Staines gave Staines victory by 22-15.
The only consolation for us was that the undoubted star for Staines was Andrew, - we must turn down his offer to play for our opponents in future. The match result was therefor a win to Teddington by 2 rinks to 1 and a shot score of 60 to 49. Thanks again to Stuart, Chris and Andrew for agreeing to play for Staines.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain and club Vice-Captain)
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Home to Staines - 4th September 2024
Another enjoyable friendly match, played in comfortable conditions, despite a forecast for heavy rain about mid-afternoon. Staines was unable to field a full team so we agreed to lend them 2 players and play 2 triples and 2 pairs. When another Staines player withdrew, we agreed to lend them another player, leaving 9 players each so we played 3 triples.
Eileen Woody and Bob started really well, winning the first 7 ends to go 13 nil ahead. The scoring was fairly equal after that with Staines, led by Stuart, scoring 3 fours while we won a five and 3 threes to finish 29-14 to us.
Roger J, Gerrard and Colin played a close low scoring game, leading all the way except that the scores were level at the 10th end. They managed to regain the lead and stay ahead to finish 16-13 against opponents led by Chris W.
Staines, led by Andrew, started well to go 6-2 ahead, against Garry, Bernard and Vernon. A 5 on the 8th end put us ahead briefly. Staines promptly regained and maintained the lead to be 2 shots ahead with 1 to play. Unfortunately for us, 5 shots to Staines gave Staines victory by 22-15.
The only consolation for us was that the undoubted star for Staines was Andrew, - we must turn down his offer to play for our opponents in future. The match result was therefor a win to Teddington by 2 rinks to 1 and a shot score of 60 to 49. Thanks again to Stuart, Chris and Andrew for agreeing to play for Staines.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain and club Vice-Captain)
Posted 03-09-2024
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Home to Brentham - 31st August 2024
On rink 1, we managed to win the first 2 ends. Unfortunately it was mostly downhill from there. Despite winning 8 of the total 18 ends, scores of 5 and 3 threes resulted in a resounding loss by 23 -9. Commiserations to Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon. (I was backing you as our strongest triple but perhaps the opposition played particularly well.)
On rink 2, we lost the first end. From there the small lead was exchanged until 8 shots in 4 ends put us 5 shots ahead by the tenth end. Despite losing 3 threes in the next 6 ends, we remained marginally ahead. 1 point separated us as we played the final end and the result was well in doubt as Brentham held shot with a close wood. Fortune smiled as we took over shot to finish 2 ahead, 17-15. Well done Andrew, Bernard and Bob.
On rink 3, despite home advantage, which one would expect to give us an early lead, we lost the first 2 ends. Narrowly winning the next three put us ahead but a disastrous 4 put us behind again. We caught up by the tenth end and managed to stay just ahead, or level for 1 end, to finish 14-12. Well done Eileen, Victor and Colin.
Winning on 2 rinks out of 3 and losing on shots overall, (40 to 50), would result in a draw in a league match, so we are happy to call it a draw.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain and club Vice-Captain)
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Home to Brentham - 31st August 2024
On rink 1, we managed to win the first 2 ends. Unfortunately it was mostly downhill from there. Despite winning 8 of the total 18 ends, scores of 5 and 3 threes resulted in a resounding loss by 23 -9. Commiserations to Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon. (I was backing you as our strongest triple but perhaps the opposition played particularly well.)
On rink 2, we lost the first end. From there the small lead was exchanged until 8 shots in 4 ends put us 5 shots ahead by the tenth end. Despite losing 3 threes in the next 6 ends, we remained marginally ahead. 1 point separated us as we played the final end and the result was well in doubt as Brentham held shot with a close wood. Fortune smiled as we took over shot to finish 2 ahead, 17-15. Well done Andrew, Bernard and Bob.
On rink 3, despite home advantage, which one would expect to give us an early lead, we lost the first 2 ends. Narrowly winning the next three put us ahead but a disastrous 4 put us behind again. We caught up by the tenth end and managed to stay just ahead, or level for 1 end, to finish 14-12. Well done Eileen, Victor and Colin.
Winning on 2 rinks out of 3 and losing on shots overall, (40 to 50), would result in a draw in a league match, so we are happy to call it a draw.
Bernard Winter (Match Captain and club Vice-Captain)
Posted 30-08-2024
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Away to Fordbridge Park – 29th August 2024
Another lovely day, sunny but not too hot, perfect for bowls. We agreed to an 18-end match with 1 point on each of the first 2 ends. We’d struggled to make a full team of 4 Triples for this match and were grateful to our opponents for lending us a player. David Rodgers had to pull out on the day owing to a bad back (I’ve some idea how it feels!) and we wish him a speedy recovery. I’m pleased to report that we had a convincing 51-75 points win and a 1-3 win on Rinks. On Rink 1, Andrew, Bernard and Gerrard were neck and neck for the first 7 ends, but a 4 on the next end put them into a lead which they never relinquished. Two 3’s and two 2’s on the final 7 ends helped to secure a good 12-20 victory. Eileen, Roger B and Colin did similarly well on Rink 2. For them a 3 on end 8 and a 5 on end 9 put them into a 6-12 lead which they held on to until the end with a winning score of 14-21. Chris W, Victor and Vernon had our best win on Rink 3. They started badly and were 0-6 down after 3 ends, but then won 12 of the remaining 15 ends to win 12-23. It was a close match on Rink 4 – June (Fordbridge Park), Jonathan and Woody won half of the ends but just lost 13-11 in a low scoring match. Woody played well in what was just his 2nd club match playing as Skip. Unfortunately, his No.2 didn’t play as well as usual - bad backs are not helpful!!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away to Fordbridge Park – 29th August 2024
Another lovely day, sunny but not too hot, perfect for bowls. We agreed to an 18-end match with 1 point on each of the first 2 ends. We’d struggled to make a full team of 4 Triples for this match and were grateful to our opponents for lending us a player. David Rodgers had to pull out on the day owing to a bad back (I’ve some idea how it feels!) and we wish him a speedy recovery. I’m pleased to report that we had a convincing 51-75 points win and a 1-3 win on Rinks. On Rink 1, Andrew, Bernard and Gerrard were neck and neck for the first 7 ends, but a 4 on the next end put them into a lead which they never relinquished. Two 3’s and two 2’s on the final 7 ends helped to secure a good 12-20 victory. Eileen, Roger B and Colin did similarly well on Rink 2. For them a 3 on end 8 and a 5 on end 9 put them into a 6-12 lead which they held on to until the end with a winning score of 14-21. Chris W, Victor and Vernon had our best win on Rink 3. They started badly and were 0-6 down after 3 ends, but then won 12 of the remaining 15 ends to win 12-23. It was a close match on Rink 4 – June (Fordbridge Park), Jonathan and Woody won half of the ends but just lost 13-11 in a low scoring match. Woody played well in what was just his 2nd club match playing as Skip. Unfortunately, his No.2 didn’t play as well as usual - bad backs are not helpful!!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 12-08-2024
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Home to West Ealing - 10th August 2024
Another pleasant Summer day, at a comfortable temperature without being too hot. Unfortunately, I have to report another defeat but this time by 2 rinks to 1 and 77 shots to 52. Well played Bob`s team with Eileen, Lynn and Gerrard. They started well but went behind briefly from the 4th to the 8th end. From then on, they were ahead to the finish, losing only 3 more ends by a total of 8 points but including a 5 and a 3 among their 11 more winning ends, to finish 23-15. Colin`s team with Chris W, Chris C and Roger J, started with a 6 shot disaster and remained behind throughout. From 3 ends onward it was an even low scoring match with Teddington winning 7 singles and a 3 while Ealing won 9 singles and a 3. The final score of 21 to 10 to West Eal;ing. Vernon`s team with Maureen, Andrew and Bernard suffered a series of disaster ends losing by 7 shots, 2 5`s. a 4 and 2 3`s. Vernon succeeded in preventing other big scores against but could not do it every time it was needed. To help balance things we had a 6 and a 5 but it was not enough to stem the tide so there was a final score of 41-19. All their players contributed but their third player consistently placed his very straight bowls accurately while our number three was having a bad day! As usual, we had some consolation with Maureen`s after match tea and snack, for which: many thanks.
Bernard Winter 9Club Vice Captain and Captain on the day)
R&B&D League
Home to West Ealing - 10th August 2024
Another pleasant Summer day, at a comfortable temperature without being too hot. Unfortunately, I have to report another defeat but this time by 2 rinks to 1 and 77 shots to 52. Well played Bob`s team with Eileen, Lynn and Gerrard. They started well but went behind briefly from the 4th to the 8th end. From then on, they were ahead to the finish, losing only 3 more ends by a total of 8 points but including a 5 and a 3 among their 11 more winning ends, to finish 23-15. Colin`s team with Chris W, Chris C and Roger J, started with a 6 shot disaster and remained behind throughout. From 3 ends onward it was an even low scoring match with Teddington winning 7 singles and a 3 while Ealing won 9 singles and a 3. The final score of 21 to 10 to West Eal;ing. Vernon`s team with Maureen, Andrew and Bernard suffered a series of disaster ends losing by 7 shots, 2 5`s. a 4 and 2 3`s. Vernon succeeded in preventing other big scores against but could not do it every time it was needed. To help balance things we had a 6 and a 5 but it was not enough to stem the tide so there was a final score of 41-19. All their players contributed but their third player consistently placed his very straight bowls accurately while our number three was having a bad day! As usual, we had some consolation with Maureen`s after match tea and snack, for which: many thanks.
Bernard Winter 9Club Vice Captain and Captain on the day)
Posted 09-08-2024
R&B&D League
Home to Putney - 4th August 2024
There was considerable difficulty in getting a team to fulfil this fixture. We agreed to play three triples against their 3 rinks with a consequent loss of 25% of our scores. A late addition of Roger B enabled us to get 1 rink. We all arrived promptly by 2pm for a 2.30pm start but the opposing captain assured us that they always start league matches at 3pm. I suggested that this information should be shared with opposing teams but I am not sure what agreement was reached when the fixture date was arranged. In discussion with Captain Jonathan, before the match, I suggested that the result was less important than an enjoyable afternoon`s bowls so the match should be played even if we had little chance of scoring points let alone winning. On rink 1, Chris, Andrew and Gerrard provided good opposition, trailing by up to 8 points till they went 3 points up on the 18th end. Unfortunately Putney came back to win 20-16 which became 20-12 with the deduction. On rink 2, Roger B, David Winter, Stuart and Bernard were just ahead for 2 ends then went slightly behind till 15-11 after 17 ends. Unfortunately, scores against of 3,4,3 in the next 3 ends led to a 26-11 loss (Fortunately, there was no deduction to make matters worse.) On rink 3. Eileen, Roger J and Bob started well but soon went behind with 3 scores of 3 and 1 score of 7 to finish 29-11 down which became 29-8 after deduction. To counter the thought of a loss on all 3 rinks with a shot total of 75 to 31, I hope we all enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in sunny conditions on a welcome fast green
Bernard Winter (Club Vice Captain and Captain on the day)
R&B&D League
Home to Putney - 4th August 2024
There was considerable difficulty in getting a team to fulfil this fixture. We agreed to play three triples against their 3 rinks with a consequent loss of 25% of our scores. A late addition of Roger B enabled us to get 1 rink. We all arrived promptly by 2pm for a 2.30pm start but the opposing captain assured us that they always start league matches at 3pm. I suggested that this information should be shared with opposing teams but I am not sure what agreement was reached when the fixture date was arranged. In discussion with Captain Jonathan, before the match, I suggested that the result was less important than an enjoyable afternoon`s bowls so the match should be played even if we had little chance of scoring points let alone winning. On rink 1, Chris, Andrew and Gerrard provided good opposition, trailing by up to 8 points till they went 3 points up on the 18th end. Unfortunately Putney came back to win 20-16 which became 20-12 with the deduction. On rink 2, Roger B, David Winter, Stuart and Bernard were just ahead for 2 ends then went slightly behind till 15-11 after 17 ends. Unfortunately, scores against of 3,4,3 in the next 3 ends led to a 26-11 loss (Fortunately, there was no deduction to make matters worse.) On rink 3. Eileen, Roger J and Bob started well but soon went behind with 3 scores of 3 and 1 score of 7 to finish 29-11 down which became 29-8 after deduction. To counter the thought of a loss on all 3 rinks with a shot total of 75 to 31, I hope we all enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in sunny conditions on a welcome fast green
Bernard Winter (Club Vice Captain and Captain on the day)
Posted 02-08-2024
R, B & D League
Home to Masonian - 27th July 2024
We were very lucky with the weather again - a lovely warm July afternoon! This was a very close match with Teddington winning 2-1 on Rinks but losing 50-54 on points. Hence 2 League points are awarded to each team. This was a good result given that we have already played 2 Friendly matches against Masonian and lost them both. Additionally, Dave Pitt, national bowls champion (See May Home Match Report for more details) was playing again! Very well done to Lynn, Andrew N, Gerrard and Bob on Rink 1 who had our best win of the day. They had an excellent start and were winning 10-2 after 9 ends and 19-3 after 14 ends. They faded a little towards the end but finished with an excellent 22-12 victory. On Rink 2 Eileen, Chris W, Roger J and Jonathan also did very well given that they were playing against a team Skipped by Dave Pitt. It was a very close game with the lead changing 3 times in the first 7 ends. After a 3 on end 13 they managed to keep just ahead for the rest of the game to win 20-16. Unfortunately, on Rink 3, Mike, Stuart, Vernon and Colin struggled throughout and only managed to win 4 ends, notably with a 4 on end 9. They ended up losing 8-26. Many thanks to Maureen and Vernon for the tea and raffle which were accompanied by some very amiable conversations between the teams. Thanks also to Chris C who very kindly agreed to step in should my back have prevented me from playing. It is very sore today but I think it was worth it! Our next R, B & D League match is away to Putney next Sunday 4th August. We’re struggling to raise a team. I’m hoping for some more players to come forward to avoid having to concede the match which would be a real shame.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
R, B & D League
Home to Masonian - 27th July 2024
We were very lucky with the weather again - a lovely warm July afternoon! This was a very close match with Teddington winning 2-1 on Rinks but losing 50-54 on points. Hence 2 League points are awarded to each team. This was a good result given that we have already played 2 Friendly matches against Masonian and lost them both. Additionally, Dave Pitt, national bowls champion (See May Home Match Report for more details) was playing again! Very well done to Lynn, Andrew N, Gerrard and Bob on Rink 1 who had our best win of the day. They had an excellent start and were winning 10-2 after 9 ends and 19-3 after 14 ends. They faded a little towards the end but finished with an excellent 22-12 victory. On Rink 2 Eileen, Chris W, Roger J and Jonathan also did very well given that they were playing against a team Skipped by Dave Pitt. It was a very close game with the lead changing 3 times in the first 7 ends. After a 3 on end 13 they managed to keep just ahead for the rest of the game to win 20-16. Unfortunately, on Rink 3, Mike, Stuart, Vernon and Colin struggled throughout and only managed to win 4 ends, notably with a 4 on end 9. They ended up losing 8-26. Many thanks to Maureen and Vernon for the tea and raffle which were accompanied by some very amiable conversations between the teams. Thanks also to Chris C who very kindly agreed to step in should my back have prevented me from playing. It is very sore today but I think it was worth it! Our next R, B & D League match is away to Putney next Sunday 4th August. We’re struggling to raise a team. I’m hoping for some more players to come forward to avoid having to concede the match which would be a real shame.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 23-07-2024
Friendly
Home to Mid Surrey – 20th July 2024
It was raining heavily in North Kingston at 1pm and in view of the dark sky, we decided not to have trial ends and played 18 ends with one on the first two ends. In the event it stayed dry all afternoon. It’s pleasing to report that we had another win, 3-1 on rinks and 85-43 on points, especially since we lost by 3 rinks to nil last month in the R, B & D League match. On Rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Gerrard had a convincing 29-6 win. They were never behind in the match and a 6 on End 14, two 5’s on Ends 8 and 17 and a 4 on End 18 helped to complete a splendid performance. The match on Rink 2 was a much closer one. Eileen, Chris W and Colin stormed ahead to be 10-2 ahead after just 5 ends, which included a 5 on end 4. Unfortunately, they only scored 4 more points in the match and finished by losing 14-18. On Rink 3, Lynn, Andrew and Vernon looked to be in trouble as they were 1-10 down after just 6 ends. However, an excellent comeback saw them win all but 3 of the remaining 12 ends, including a 4 on end 14. They won 19-13. Congratulations to Mike on Rink 4 who was playing in his very first match for the club. With Woody and Jonathan, he did very well and helped the team to an excellent 23-6 victory. The opposition were never able to score more than 1 point on an end. Once again many thanks to Maureen for providing the tea and to Maureen and Vernon for organising the raffle. Thank you too to Eileen who stepped in to play late in the day. Here’s looking forward to the Eddie Baxter Cup on Tuesday and it’s great to report that 4 of our new members, David, Garry, Mike and Rob will be playing.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Mid Surrey – 20th July 2024
It was raining heavily in North Kingston at 1pm and in view of the dark sky, we decided not to have trial ends and played 18 ends with one on the first two ends. In the event it stayed dry all afternoon. It’s pleasing to report that we had another win, 3-1 on rinks and 85-43 on points, especially since we lost by 3 rinks to nil last month in the R, B & D League match. On Rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Gerrard had a convincing 29-6 win. They were never behind in the match and a 6 on End 14, two 5’s on Ends 8 and 17 and a 4 on End 18 helped to complete a splendid performance. The match on Rink 2 was a much closer one. Eileen, Chris W and Colin stormed ahead to be 10-2 ahead after just 5 ends, which included a 5 on end 4. Unfortunately, they only scored 4 more points in the match and finished by losing 14-18. On Rink 3, Lynn, Andrew and Vernon looked to be in trouble as they were 1-10 down after just 6 ends. However, an excellent comeback saw them win all but 3 of the remaining 12 ends, including a 4 on end 14. They won 19-13. Congratulations to Mike on Rink 4 who was playing in his very first match for the club. With Woody and Jonathan, he did very well and helped the team to an excellent 23-6 victory. The opposition were never able to score more than 1 point on an end. Once again many thanks to Maureen for providing the tea and to Maureen and Vernon for organising the raffle. Thank you too to Eileen who stepped in to play late in the day. Here’s looking forward to the Eddie Baxter Cup on Tuesday and it’s great to report that 4 of our new members, David, Garry, Mike and Rob will be playing.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 18-07-2024
Friendly
Home to Fordbridge Park – 16th July 2024
We were very fortunate to be able to play this game without getting wet! In view of the weather forecast, we decided not to have trial ends and played 18 ends with one on the first two ends.
It’s pleasing to report that we had a comprehensive 4-0 rinks win and 75-46 points win, especially since Fordbridge Park usually have a strong team reflecting their c.50 members - which is about double our number.
On Rink 1, Chris W, Bernard and Jonathan were 3-0 up after 3 ends, but then slipped to 3-5 down after 5 ends. However, they won all but one of the remaining ends to record a very comfortable 27-8 win, which included a six on end 11.
The match on Rink 2 was a close one. After dropping a point on the first end, Eileen, Woody and Bob stayed ahead throughout the match. Thanks to a five on end 8 they went 10-3 ahead and they were still 12-6 ahead after 14 ends. They then slipped a little but finished 13-10 winners.
On Rink 3, Garry, Roger B and Colin lost the first two ends but they took a 5-3 lead after end 5 which they never relinquished. However, entering the last end they were only 15-14 ahead so 4 points on the last end was very welcome resulting in a 19-14 win.
Maureen, Andrew and Vernon also had a close match on Rink 4. They started well and were 5-0 up after 3 ends. However, after end 11 they were losing 6-9. A six on end 15 was the deciding factor as they went on to win 16-14.
Many thanks to Maureen for providing the tea and to Maureen and Vernon for organising the raffle. We will play Fordbridge Park away on 29th August so let’s hope we can do equally well, or even better, then!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Fordbridge Park – 16th July 2024
We were very fortunate to be able to play this game without getting wet! In view of the weather forecast, we decided not to have trial ends and played 18 ends with one on the first two ends.
It’s pleasing to report that we had a comprehensive 4-0 rinks win and 75-46 points win, especially since Fordbridge Park usually have a strong team reflecting their c.50 members - which is about double our number.
On Rink 1, Chris W, Bernard and Jonathan were 3-0 up after 3 ends, but then slipped to 3-5 down after 5 ends. However, they won all but one of the remaining ends to record a very comfortable 27-8 win, which included a six on end 11.
The match on Rink 2 was a close one. After dropping a point on the first end, Eileen, Woody and Bob stayed ahead throughout the match. Thanks to a five on end 8 they went 10-3 ahead and they were still 12-6 ahead after 14 ends. They then slipped a little but finished 13-10 winners.
On Rink 3, Garry, Roger B and Colin lost the first two ends but they took a 5-3 lead after end 5 which they never relinquished. However, entering the last end they were only 15-14 ahead so 4 points on the last end was very welcome resulting in a 19-14 win.
Maureen, Andrew and Vernon also had a close match on Rink 4. They started well and were 5-0 up after 3 ends. However, after end 11 they were losing 6-9. A six on end 15 was the deciding factor as they went on to win 16-14.
Many thanks to Maureen for providing the tea and to Maureen and Vernon for organising the raffle. We will play Fordbridge Park away on 29th August so let’s hope we can do equally well, or even better, then!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 15-07-2024
Friendly
Away to Brentham - July 13, 2024
This was a proper friendly. When we were only able to field seven players, Brentham lent us one of their nine so that two triples and a pairs could be played. And in a very nice gesture, they lent us their captain Christine.
Going into the 18th and final end on the two triple rinks,it could hardly have been closer – a 13-13 draw in the match being played by Lyn, Andrew and Gerrard, while Eileen, Garry and Bernard were 15-14 down.
Gerrard managed to knock the opposition’s 18th end shot wood out for a one-shot victory, while Bernard’s team dropped a shot to end two adrift.
Woody, playing with Brentham’s Christine, beat the home side’s pair by 19 shots to nine.
Gerrard (Club Secretary & Captain of the day)
Friendly
Away to Brentham - July 13, 2024
This was a proper friendly. When we were only able to field seven players, Brentham lent us one of their nine so that two triples and a pairs could be played. And in a very nice gesture, they lent us their captain Christine.
Going into the 18th and final end on the two triple rinks,it could hardly have been closer – a 13-13 draw in the match being played by Lyn, Andrew and Gerrard, while Eileen, Garry and Bernard were 15-14 down.
Gerrard managed to knock the opposition’s 18th end shot wood out for a one-shot victory, while Bernard’s team dropped a shot to end two adrift.
Woody, playing with Brentham’s Christine, beat the home side’s pair by 19 shots to nine.
Gerrard (Club Secretary & Captain of the day)
Posted 03-07-2024
Friendly
Home to Strawberry Hill - July 2nd 2024
The weather stayed dry for this 3 triples match, which Bob Captained in the absence of Jonathan.
The match was drawn 49 shots each, although in terms of rinks we edged ahead 2 to 1.
Chris C, Andrew and Bob were chasing the lead from end 4 until they scored 2 threes and a single to draw level at 16 each on end 17. The final end resulted in another 3 shots for us. Final score 19-16.
Eileen, Roger B and Vernon also fell increasingly behind from the 4th end but they to fought back to be drawing at 17 each on the 17th end. Unfortunately Strawberry Hill finished with 5 shots on end 18 (17-22)
Maureen, Roger J and Gerrard took an early lead and stretched it to 6 shots by end 7. Their opponents gained 3 shots on end 17 to pull up within 1 shot (12-11) but we managed to win the final end by 1 shot. (13-11)
Another close and competitive game, played with good humour and once again thanks to Maureen and Vernon for their hard work providing the post match refreshments and raffle.
Thank you and well done to all our players for competing so well against strong opposition.
Bob (Captain for the day & Website manager)
Friendly
Home to Strawberry Hill - July 2nd 2024
The weather stayed dry for this 3 triples match, which Bob Captained in the absence of Jonathan.
The match was drawn 49 shots each, although in terms of rinks we edged ahead 2 to 1.
Chris C, Andrew and Bob were chasing the lead from end 4 until they scored 2 threes and a single to draw level at 16 each on end 17. The final end resulted in another 3 shots for us. Final score 19-16.
Eileen, Roger B and Vernon also fell increasingly behind from the 4th end but they to fought back to be drawing at 17 each on the 17th end. Unfortunately Strawberry Hill finished with 5 shots on end 18 (17-22)
Maureen, Roger J and Gerrard took an early lead and stretched it to 6 shots by end 7. Their opponents gained 3 shots on end 17 to pull up within 1 shot (12-11) but we managed to win the final end by 1 shot. (13-11)
Another close and competitive game, played with good humour and once again thanks to Maureen and Vernon for their hard work providing the post match refreshments and raffle.
Thank you and well done to all our players for competing so well against strong opposition.
Bob (Captain for the day & Website manager)
Posted 01-07-2024
Friendly
Home to Cambridge Park - June 30th 2024
In Jonathan's injury forced absence, Bob took on the Captaincy for the day. Hopefully Jonathan will be back bowling soon.
We managed to win 2 rinks to 1 and by 52 to 40 shots in this 3 triples match, which was only decided on the final end of rinks 1 and 3.
As usual against Cambridge Park, the game was played in a good spirit.
On rink 1 Maureen, Eileen and Vernon hauled back a 5 shot deficit to be level, at 10 all, on the 10th end and from that point on led to the finish (22-14).
Lynn, Roger J and Bob, on rink 2, led by 3 shots until end 6 in a close fought contest, but were behind from end 8 until the final end, when Lynn and Roger provided a fine 4 shot advantage to which Bob was able to add 2 more, winning 17-16.
Rink 3 saw Chris C, Garry and Gerrard in a tight tussle, taking the lead on end 13 (11-10) and staying ahead until end 17 (13-13). Unfortunately Cambridge Park scored the winning shot on the final end shootout. (13-14).
Well done everyone on beating a very competent Cambridge Park team.
Thanks to Maureen and Vernon for providing tea and coffee post match.
Bob (Captain for the day & Website manager)
Friendly
Home to Cambridge Park - June 30th 2024
In Jonathan's injury forced absence, Bob took on the Captaincy for the day. Hopefully Jonathan will be back bowling soon.
We managed to win 2 rinks to 1 and by 52 to 40 shots in this 3 triples match, which was only decided on the final end of rinks 1 and 3.
As usual against Cambridge Park, the game was played in a good spirit.
On rink 1 Maureen, Eileen and Vernon hauled back a 5 shot deficit to be level, at 10 all, on the 10th end and from that point on led to the finish (22-14).
Lynn, Roger J and Bob, on rink 2, led by 3 shots until end 6 in a close fought contest, but were behind from end 8 until the final end, when Lynn and Roger provided a fine 4 shot advantage to which Bob was able to add 2 more, winning 17-16.
Rink 3 saw Chris C, Garry and Gerrard in a tight tussle, taking the lead on end 13 (11-10) and staying ahead until end 17 (13-13). Unfortunately Cambridge Park scored the winning shot on the final end shootout. (13-14).
Well done everyone on beating a very competent Cambridge Park team.
Thanks to Maureen and Vernon for providing tea and coffee post match.
Bob (Captain for the day & Website manager)
Posted 23-06-2024
R, B & D League
Home to North Sheen - June 23rd 2024
We were well beaten in this 21 end Triples match, 1-2 on rinks and 45-71 on points. However, on a positive note, the weather was beautiful, and Chris C, Stuart, Vernon and Bob had an excellent win on their rink – very well done to them all! This meant that we earned our 2nd league point of the season – in a 1-3 defeat.
On Rink 1, Lynn, Andrew N, Gerrard and Jonathan started very badly and were 0-11 down after 7 ends. They immediately hit back with a 5 and were just 8-11 down after 10 ends. Despite being only 13-17 down after 18 ends they eventually lost 16-22.
Chris C, Stuart, Vernon and Bob were mostly ahead on Rink 2 and after 13 ends the score was 13-8 in a close game. They lost the next 3 ends and dropped another 5 points on end 17 to go 13-17 down, but then immediately hit back with a 4 to draw level at 17-17. They won the next 2 ends and secured a 21-18 victory.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Roger J, Victor and Colin were ahead 5-3 after 5 ends. However, it was downhill most of the way after that and a 4 against them on the last end completed an 8-31 defeat.
Our next (4th) R, B & D League match is at home to Ashford on Sunday 7th July which won’t be easy!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
R, B & D League
Home to North Sheen - June 23rd 2024
We were well beaten in this 21 end Triples match, 1-2 on rinks and 45-71 on points. However, on a positive note, the weather was beautiful, and Chris C, Stuart, Vernon and Bob had an excellent win on their rink – very well done to them all! This meant that we earned our 2nd league point of the season – in a 1-3 defeat.
On Rink 1, Lynn, Andrew N, Gerrard and Jonathan started very badly and were 0-11 down after 7 ends. They immediately hit back with a 5 and were just 8-11 down after 10 ends. Despite being only 13-17 down after 18 ends they eventually lost 16-22.
Chris C, Stuart, Vernon and Bob were mostly ahead on Rink 2 and after 13 ends the score was 13-8 in a close game. They lost the next 3 ends and dropped another 5 points on end 17 to go 13-17 down, but then immediately hit back with a 4 to draw level at 17-17. They won the next 2 ends and secured a 21-18 victory.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Roger J, Victor and Colin were ahead 5-3 after 5 ends. However, it was downhill most of the way after that and a 4 against them on the last end completed an 8-31 defeat.
Our next (4th) R, B & D League match is at home to Ashford on Sunday 7th July which won’t be easy!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 23-06-2024
Friendly
Away to Masonian – Thursday 20th June 2024
This was a 3 Triples match of 18 ends with 1 point on the first 2 ends. It was a 1.30pm start owing to the England v Denmark match in the Euros kicking off at 5pm. It was a lovely sunny day.
Given that we lost our home fixture 0-4 earlier in the season, we did very well in what was a very close match – we narrowly lost 1-2 on rinks and by 43-49 on points. We actually won on ends by 28-26!
On Rink 1, Andrew N, Bernard and Bob had an excellent start and were never behind during the first 15 ends, leading 4-0 after 3 ends, 8-5 after 9 ends and 15-10 after 13 ends. Unfortunately, they then faltered badly losing 11 points on the next 4 ends and finally lost 16-21.
Roger B, Vernon and Jonathan would have been ahead by 10-0 after just 2 ends if points hadn’t been limited to 1 per end! It was a very close low scoring match, but they were 4-8 down after 12 ends. However, 3’s on both of the next 2 ends made the difference and they won 13-11.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Woody and Colin were doing well and leading 5-1 after 5 ends. However, they dropped 6 and then 3 on the next 2 ends from which they never fully recovered. Another 4 dropped on end 14 didn’t help, so they did well to lose by only 14-17.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away to Masonian – Thursday 20th June 2024
This was a 3 Triples match of 18 ends with 1 point on the first 2 ends. It was a 1.30pm start owing to the England v Denmark match in the Euros kicking off at 5pm. It was a lovely sunny day.
Given that we lost our home fixture 0-4 earlier in the season, we did very well in what was a very close match – we narrowly lost 1-2 on rinks and by 43-49 on points. We actually won on ends by 28-26!
On Rink 1, Andrew N, Bernard and Bob had an excellent start and were never behind during the first 15 ends, leading 4-0 after 3 ends, 8-5 after 9 ends and 15-10 after 13 ends. Unfortunately, they then faltered badly losing 11 points on the next 4 ends and finally lost 16-21.
Roger B, Vernon and Jonathan would have been ahead by 10-0 after just 2 ends if points hadn’t been limited to 1 per end! It was a very close low scoring match, but they were 4-8 down after 12 ends. However, 3’s on both of the next 2 ends made the difference and they won 13-11.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Woody and Colin were doing well and leading 5-1 after 5 ends. However, they dropped 6 and then 3 on the next 2 ends from which they never fully recovered. Another 4 dropped on end 14 didn’t help, so they did well to lose by only 14-17.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 17-06-2024
Richmond, Barnes & District League
Away to Mid Surrey - Saturday 15th June 2024
The match was played, generally, in rather cold weather, for June, but we were lucky to avoid the rain as there was some drizzle before and torrential rain not long after.
Unfortunately, we were less lucky with the match as we were well beaten on all three rinks with a total points score of 95 to 42, - which was not quite as bad as reported verbally after the match refreshments.
It was a close match on Gerrard`s rink where the lead was exchanged 8 times in 16 ends but unfortunately the final 6 ends went 9-3 to Mid Surrey to result in a loss by 25 to 21. New member Garry was introduced to match play and played well.
Bob`s rink started badly, losing the first 4 ends to go 7-0 down. They managed to win only 6 of the remaining 17 ends to finish 30 shots to 9 down.
On Colin`s rink, a good start in winning the first end by 3 was followed by losing 6 ends in a row to go 15-3 behind. A brief rally, to win 4 of the next 5, including a 4, was rather spoiled by losing 7 shots on the other end, to be 11 shots behind after 12 ends. Worse was to follow as they lost all but 1 of the last 9 ends to finish 40-12 down. We thank Nick for agreeing to play and thus allowing us to field the full 12 players, despite the fact that his first bowls game was at the roll-up 3 days before.
I am not sure whether it was consoling to learn that Mid-Surrey are top of the league after that result.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice Captain)
Richmond, Barnes & District League
Away to Mid Surrey - Saturday 15th June 2024
The match was played, generally, in rather cold weather, for June, but we were lucky to avoid the rain as there was some drizzle before and torrential rain not long after.
Unfortunately, we were less lucky with the match as we were well beaten on all three rinks with a total points score of 95 to 42, - which was not quite as bad as reported verbally after the match refreshments.
It was a close match on Gerrard`s rink where the lead was exchanged 8 times in 16 ends but unfortunately the final 6 ends went 9-3 to Mid Surrey to result in a loss by 25 to 21. New member Garry was introduced to match play and played well.
Bob`s rink started badly, losing the first 4 ends to go 7-0 down. They managed to win only 6 of the remaining 17 ends to finish 30 shots to 9 down.
On Colin`s rink, a good start in winning the first end by 3 was followed by losing 6 ends in a row to go 15-3 behind. A brief rally, to win 4 of the next 5, including a 4, was rather spoiled by losing 7 shots on the other end, to be 11 shots behind after 12 ends. Worse was to follow as they lost all but 1 of the last 9 ends to finish 40-12 down. We thank Nick for agreeing to play and thus allowing us to field the full 12 players, despite the fact that his first bowls game was at the roll-up 3 days before.
I am not sure whether it was consoling to learn that Mid-Surrey are top of the league after that result.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice Captain)
Posted 15 -06-2024
Friendly
Away to Sunbury - June 13th
I’m very pleased to report that we had a good win by 3 rinks to 1 and by 68 points to 53 in this end 18 match. We agreed to omit trial ends and have 1 on the first view ends in view of the weather forecast. This was a wise decision because it started to drizzle just near the end of our match on what was a very cold afternoon for June!
On Rink 1, Roger J, Bernard and Bob had a good win in a close game. After 15 ends with the score at 7-12 a win was looking rather unlikely, but they scored 5 points on the 16th end to draw level, and then 4 points on the last 2 ends to win 16-12.
Maureen, Stuart and Colin were narrowly beaten on Rink 2. They were 8-12 down after 15 ends, but then scored 5 points on the next 2 ends to take a 13-12 lead with just the final end to play. Unfortunately, they dropped 3 points to lose 13-15.
Teddington’s best win came on Rink 3 with Andrew N, Roger J and Vernon. They were 6-0 up after just 3 ends and were ahead throughout the game. Five points on the penultimate end helped them to a 20-13 victory.
Lynn, Woody and Jonathan also did well on Rink 5. After 7 ends they were losing 5-7, but they then won the next 5 ends scoring 12 points to lead by 17-7. They scored only 2 points on the remaining 6 ends but held on to win 19-13.
Let’s hope that we can do even better in our next match at Mid Surrey on Saturday 15th June which is a Richmond, Barnes and District League match.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away to Sunbury - June 13th
I’m very pleased to report that we had a good win by 3 rinks to 1 and by 68 points to 53 in this end 18 match. We agreed to omit trial ends and have 1 on the first view ends in view of the weather forecast. This was a wise decision because it started to drizzle just near the end of our match on what was a very cold afternoon for June!
On Rink 1, Roger J, Bernard and Bob had a good win in a close game. After 15 ends with the score at 7-12 a win was looking rather unlikely, but they scored 5 points on the 16th end to draw level, and then 4 points on the last 2 ends to win 16-12.
Maureen, Stuart and Colin were narrowly beaten on Rink 2. They were 8-12 down after 15 ends, but then scored 5 points on the next 2 ends to take a 13-12 lead with just the final end to play. Unfortunately, they dropped 3 points to lose 13-15.
Teddington’s best win came on Rink 3 with Andrew N, Roger J and Vernon. They were 6-0 up after just 3 ends and were ahead throughout the game. Five points on the penultimate end helped them to a 20-13 victory.
Lynn, Woody and Jonathan also did well on Rink 5. After 7 ends they were losing 5-7, but they then won the next 5 ends scoring 12 points to lead by 17-7. They scored only 2 points on the remaining 6 ends but held on to win 19-13.
Let’s hope that we can do even better in our next match at Mid Surrey on Saturday 15th June which is a Richmond, Barnes and District League match.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 08-06-2024
Friendly
Home to Hampton - June 6th
We were well beaten in this 18 end Triples match, 1-3 on rinks and 44-69 on points. However, on a positive note, Eileen, Woody and Gerrard had an excellent win against a strong Hampton Triple which included Chris as Lead and Captain Kevin as Skip. We made it to double digit points on 2 of the other 3 rinks.
On Rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Jonathan started badly and were 3-15 down at the halfway point. They improved after that and won the 2nd half 9-8, resulting in a final score of 12-23.
Eileen, Woody and Gerrard were ahead on Rink 2 for most of their very close game. After 12 ends it was 8-8, but they pulled away to win 16-11 scoring 4 points on the last 2 ends.
There was another close game on Rink 3, where Andrew N, Roger J and Vernon were 6-15 down after 13 ends. They rallied well to finish on 11-16.
Maureen, Victor and Bob struggled to score on Rink 4. However, most of the ends were close – 15 with just 1 point scored – and it was dropping 7 points on ends 8 and 9 which led to a 5-19 defeat.
Let’s hope that we can do much better in our next Friendly match at Sunbury on Thursday 13th June.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Home to Hampton - June 6th
We were well beaten in this 18 end Triples match, 1-3 on rinks and 44-69 on points. However, on a positive note, Eileen, Woody and Gerrard had an excellent win against a strong Hampton Triple which included Chris as Lead and Captain Kevin as Skip. We made it to double digit points on 2 of the other 3 rinks.
On Rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Jonathan started badly and were 3-15 down at the halfway point. They improved after that and won the 2nd half 9-8, resulting in a final score of 12-23.
Eileen, Woody and Gerrard were ahead on Rink 2 for most of their very close game. After 12 ends it was 8-8, but they pulled away to win 16-11 scoring 4 points on the last 2 ends.
There was another close game on Rink 3, where Andrew N, Roger J and Vernon were 6-15 down after 13 ends. They rallied well to finish on 11-16.
Maureen, Victor and Bob struggled to score on Rink 4. However, most of the ends were close – 15 with just 1 point scored – and it was dropping 7 points on ends 8 and 9 which led to a 5-19 defeat.
Let’s hope that we can do much better in our next Friendly match at Sunbury on Thursday 13th June.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 27-05-2024
Richmond, Barnes & District League
Away to Cambridge Park - Saturday 25th May
Last season in the corresponding fixture we lost on all 3 rinks and consequently were beaten 0-4. In the R, B & D league, one point is awarded for winning a rink and 1 point for winning on overall points. This season I’m pleased to report that we managed to win a point by winning on one of the 3 rinks! The overall points score was a 47-74 defeat.
Very well done to Chris W, Roger B, Vernon and Gerrard who won the point for Teddington on Rink 1. Despite having a bad start and being 2-11 down after just 6 ends, they rallied well scoring 8 points on the next 2 ends. After 17 ends they were 22-15 ahead and looked to be heading for a comfortable victory. However, they dropped 7 points on the next 3 ends, so the final 21st end was a nail biter and 1 point secured a 23-22 victory.
On Rink 2, Andrew, Bernard, Victor and Colin started well and they were 6-5 ahead after 8 ends. The next 3 ends saw them drop 8 points from which they never recovered, and 5 against them on the 19th end was the nail in the coffin which resulted in a 12-24 loss.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Stuart, Jonathan and Bob were well in the game until the 16th end at which point the score was 11-15. Unfortunately, they dropped 5 on the next end and another 8 on the final 3 ends to lose 12-28. This was a much closer game than the final score might indicate.
Let’s hope that we can do better in our next R, B & D League match at Mid Surrey on 15th June. Bernard has kindly agreed to stand in for me as Captain for this match because I’ll be in North Yorkshire.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Richmond, Barnes & District League
Away to Cambridge Park - Saturday 25th May
Last season in the corresponding fixture we lost on all 3 rinks and consequently were beaten 0-4. In the R, B & D league, one point is awarded for winning a rink and 1 point for winning on overall points. This season I’m pleased to report that we managed to win a point by winning on one of the 3 rinks! The overall points score was a 47-74 defeat.
Very well done to Chris W, Roger B, Vernon and Gerrard who won the point for Teddington on Rink 1. Despite having a bad start and being 2-11 down after just 6 ends, they rallied well scoring 8 points on the next 2 ends. After 17 ends they were 22-15 ahead and looked to be heading for a comfortable victory. However, they dropped 7 points on the next 3 ends, so the final 21st end was a nail biter and 1 point secured a 23-22 victory.
On Rink 2, Andrew, Bernard, Victor and Colin started well and they were 6-5 ahead after 8 ends. The next 3 ends saw them drop 8 points from which they never recovered, and 5 against them on the 19th end was the nail in the coffin which resulted in a 12-24 loss.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Stuart, Jonathan and Bob were well in the game until the 16th end at which point the score was 11-15. Unfortunately, they dropped 5 on the next end and another 8 on the final 3 ends to lose 12-28. This was a much closer game than the final score might indicate.
Let’s hope that we can do better in our next R, B & D League match at Mid Surrey on 15th June. Bernard has kindly agreed to stand in for me as Captain for this match because I’ll be in North Yorkshire.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away to Staines - Tuesday 21st May 2024
With a forecast for heavy rain, all afternoon, we were lucky to play the match in light drizzle.
The result was a convincing win for Staines by three wins and a draw out of four and a shots win by 73 to 42.
Well done to Vernon`s triple which finished 14 all after being 5 down after 8 ends, 5 up after 12 ends then alternating a small lead to finish with 1 shot to draw on the last end.
Gerrard`s triple was rather closer than a 7 point loss suggests as the ends score of 10 to 8 shows. Unfortunately, apart from a 3, every end won was by 1 shot only whereas Staines managed a 4 and 4 2`s.
Colin`s triple was fairly similar in losing by 8 shots, despite winning 8 ends. The lost ends included 6.3 and 3 while the wins were just 1`s and 2`s.
Victor`s triple lost by 16 shots where, again, most scores were 1`s and 2`s on both sides apart from 3 4`s by Staines but, this time Staines won 13 ends out of 18.
All in all, an enjoyable match with the score slightly flattering Staines.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice Captain and Captain on the day)
Away to Staines - Tuesday 21st May 2024
With a forecast for heavy rain, all afternoon, we were lucky to play the match in light drizzle.
The result was a convincing win for Staines by three wins and a draw out of four and a shots win by 73 to 42.
Well done to Vernon`s triple which finished 14 all after being 5 down after 8 ends, 5 up after 12 ends then alternating a small lead to finish with 1 shot to draw on the last end.
Gerrard`s triple was rather closer than a 7 point loss suggests as the ends score of 10 to 8 shows. Unfortunately, apart from a 3, every end won was by 1 shot only whereas Staines managed a 4 and 4 2`s.
Colin`s triple was fairly similar in losing by 8 shots, despite winning 8 ends. The lost ends included 6.3 and 3 while the wins were just 1`s and 2`s.
Victor`s triple lost by 16 shots where, again, most scores were 1`s and 2`s on both sides apart from 3 4`s by Staines but, this time Staines won 13 ends out of 18.
All in all, an enjoyable match with the score slightly flattering Staines.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice Captain and Captain on the day)
Posted 18-05-2024
Friendly
Away to Hampton – Thursday 16th May
Thank you to Eileen for stepping in at the last minute to replace Roger J who had to go to Hospital Accident and Emergency. We do hope that he recovers quickly from an ear bleed.
This was a 4 Triples match of 18 ends with 1 point on the first 2 ends. We were very lucky with the weather given that it had been raining (in North Kingston) for most of the morning. The green was dry by the time we played, and the rain held off.
It was a very close match – we tied 2-2 on rinks but lost narrowly by 60-66 on points. Vernon suggested I looked at ends won and it’s good to report that we won by 39-33!
On Rink 1, Roger B, Bernard and Victor had an excellent start and after 10 ends they were 11-2 ahead. Unfortunately they dropped 8 points on the last 4 ends, but they clung on to win 14-13.
Maureen, Vernon and Colin also won on Rink 2. It was a very close match with there never being more than 3 points between the teams. After 15 ends they were losing 11-13 but they won the last 3 ends to win the match 15-13.
On Rink 3, Andrew N, Eileen and Bob were doing very well. They scored a 6 on end 5 to go 10-3 ahead and were still ahead 14-9 after 11 ends. They dropped 5 points on end 12 and then 4 points on end 15 and ended up losing 16-22.
The match on Rink 4 was a very close one too, but 4 points dropped on ends 3 and 6 did the damage. Chris W, Stuart and Jonathan were winning 15-14 after 16 ends but dropped 2 points on each of the last 2 ends to lose 15-18.
We’re playing our return match at Grove Gardens on 6th June, with just 3 changes being made to the team, so let’s hope we can gain revenge with a good home win.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away to Hampton – Thursday 16th May
Thank you to Eileen for stepping in at the last minute to replace Roger J who had to go to Hospital Accident and Emergency. We do hope that he recovers quickly from an ear bleed.
This was a 4 Triples match of 18 ends with 1 point on the first 2 ends. We were very lucky with the weather given that it had been raining (in North Kingston) for most of the morning. The green was dry by the time we played, and the rain held off.
It was a very close match – we tied 2-2 on rinks but lost narrowly by 60-66 on points. Vernon suggested I looked at ends won and it’s good to report that we won by 39-33!
On Rink 1, Roger B, Bernard and Victor had an excellent start and after 10 ends they were 11-2 ahead. Unfortunately they dropped 8 points on the last 4 ends, but they clung on to win 14-13.
Maureen, Vernon and Colin also won on Rink 2. It was a very close match with there never being more than 3 points between the teams. After 15 ends they were losing 11-13 but they won the last 3 ends to win the match 15-13.
On Rink 3, Andrew N, Eileen and Bob were doing very well. They scored a 6 on end 5 to go 10-3 ahead and were still ahead 14-9 after 11 ends. They dropped 5 points on end 12 and then 4 points on end 15 and ended up losing 16-22.
The match on Rink 4 was a very close one too, but 4 points dropped on ends 3 and 6 did the damage. Chris W, Stuart and Jonathan were winning 15-14 after 16 ends but dropped 2 points on each of the last 2 ends to lose 15-18.
We’re playing our return match at Grove Gardens on 6th June, with just 3 changes being made to the team, so let’s hope we can gain revenge with a good home win.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 13-05-2024
Friendly
Home to Masonian – Saturday 11th May
We were a little delayed in starting this match because one of the Masonian players got stuck in traffic – and not just any player, it was Dave Pitt, 2019 English over 60s Indoor Singles Champion and Middlesex Indoors Singles Champion 2022! It would have helped Teddington if he’d been gridlocked for the afternoon!
Thanks to Masonian for changing the match from a 3 Triples to a 4 Triples. We played 18 ends, with 1 point on the first 2 ends, in glorious warm sunny weather. However, we were unable to maintain our winning start and lost comprehensively by 0-4 on rinks and by 34-98 on points.
On Rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Vernon had the misfortune to be drawn against a Triple which included Dave Pitt. They did score the first point, but then only scored 3 more points to end up losing 4-32.
Roger J, Stuart and Colin didn’t fare much better on Rink 2. They also scored the first point but after 10 ends they were 1-17 down. They did manage to pick up 4 more points, but they also suffered a heavy loss, 5-28.
On Rink 3, Lynn, Roger B and Gerrard were doing very well in a low scoring close match which they were leading 6-3 at the halfway point. Unfortunately, they lost the next 7 ends and consequently lost 9-18.
The match on Rink 4 was a very close one with the lead changing 6 times. With just 2 ends to go, Woody, Victor and Jonathan were holding a 16-13 lead. Unfortunately, they dropped a 5 on the penultimate end which resulted in a 16-20 defeat.
Many thanks to Maureen for providing the tea and to Maureen and Vernon for organising the raffle. We will play Masonian twice more this season, including another home match in the R, B & D League. Let’s hope we can do much better when we play them next time!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Home to Masonian – Saturday 11th May
We were a little delayed in starting this match because one of the Masonian players got stuck in traffic – and not just any player, it was Dave Pitt, 2019 English over 60s Indoor Singles Champion and Middlesex Indoors Singles Champion 2022! It would have helped Teddington if he’d been gridlocked for the afternoon!
Thanks to Masonian for changing the match from a 3 Triples to a 4 Triples. We played 18 ends, with 1 point on the first 2 ends, in glorious warm sunny weather. However, we were unable to maintain our winning start and lost comprehensively by 0-4 on rinks and by 34-98 on points.
On Rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Vernon had the misfortune to be drawn against a Triple which included Dave Pitt. They did score the first point, but then only scored 3 more points to end up losing 4-32.
Roger J, Stuart and Colin didn’t fare much better on Rink 2. They also scored the first point but after 10 ends they were 1-17 down. They did manage to pick up 4 more points, but they also suffered a heavy loss, 5-28.
On Rink 3, Lynn, Roger B and Gerrard were doing very well in a low scoring close match which they were leading 6-3 at the halfway point. Unfortunately, they lost the next 7 ends and consequently lost 9-18.
The match on Rink 4 was a very close one with the lead changing 6 times. With just 2 ends to go, Woody, Victor and Jonathan were holding a 16-13 lead. Unfortunately, they dropped a 5 on the penultimate end which resulted in a 16-20 defeat.
Many thanks to Maureen for providing the tea and to Maureen and Vernon for organising the raffle. We will play Masonian twice more this season, including another home match in the R, B & D League. Let’s hope we can do much better when we play them next time!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 08-05-2024
Friendly
Away to Esher – Sunday 5th May
We were very fortunate with the weather for this match. The forecast was for rain at 5pm, so given that both teams arrived in good time we started a little early and agreed to play for 1 on the first 2 ends rather than having trial ends. The rain duly arrived at 5pm, by which time the match had just finished and we were having tea!
It’s great to report a winning start! We won by 3 rinks to 0 and by 77 points to 42 (a slight improvement on the points score from last year which was 78-46, when we had 4 rinks and won 4-0). My apologies and thanks to our players who were available to play but didn’t get a game. I did try hard to encourage Esher to find 4 Triples.
On Rink 3, Woody, Bernard and Bob were easily our best Triple of the day. They had a tremendous 30-5 win which included two 5s and four 3s. Commendably, they always limited Esher to just 1 point when they did manage to win an end.
After 6 ends, it wasn’t looking good on Rink 4 for Lynn, Gerrard and Colin who were 0-14 down. However, they had a remarkable come back winning 11 of the remaining 12 ends which included one 7 and two 4s. Apparently, their secret was to start having long jacks. Their final score was a good 27-18 win.
Although Maureen, Vernon and Jonathan were in the lead throughout the match on Rink 5, it was always a close affair. Maureen won the prize for gaining the most chalk with some very consistent lead bowling which helped ensure a narrow 20-19 victory.
Well played everyone! Let’s hope we can continue to do well against Masonian next Saturday. We narrowly lost the equivalent fixture last season so let’s hope to reverse that.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away to Esher – Sunday 5th May
We were very fortunate with the weather for this match. The forecast was for rain at 5pm, so given that both teams arrived in good time we started a little early and agreed to play for 1 on the first 2 ends rather than having trial ends. The rain duly arrived at 5pm, by which time the match had just finished and we were having tea!
It’s great to report a winning start! We won by 3 rinks to 0 and by 77 points to 42 (a slight improvement on the points score from last year which was 78-46, when we had 4 rinks and won 4-0). My apologies and thanks to our players who were available to play but didn’t get a game. I did try hard to encourage Esher to find 4 Triples.
On Rink 3, Woody, Bernard and Bob were easily our best Triple of the day. They had a tremendous 30-5 win which included two 5s and four 3s. Commendably, they always limited Esher to just 1 point when they did manage to win an end.
After 6 ends, it wasn’t looking good on Rink 4 for Lynn, Gerrard and Colin who were 0-14 down. However, they had a remarkable come back winning 11 of the remaining 12 ends which included one 7 and two 4s. Apparently, their secret was to start having long jacks. Their final score was a good 27-18 win.
Although Maureen, Vernon and Jonathan were in the lead throughout the match on Rink 5, it was always a close affair. Maureen won the prize for gaining the most chalk with some very consistent lead bowling which helped ensure a narrow 20-19 victory.
Well played everyone! Let’s hope we can continue to do well against Masonian next Saturday. We narrowly lost the equivalent fixture last season so let’s hope to reverse that.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 16-03-2024
Friendly
Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 10th March 2024
Given that we only had 8 players available for this match we did very well to win on one rink, and we came very close to winning on another. The final match score was 51-84 on points and 1-3 on rinks.
We had arranged to borrow 3 players from Cambridge Park to enable a match of 3 Triples and 1 Pair to be played. Unfortunately, one of the 3 borrowed players dropped out through illness at the last minute. As luck would have it, I spotted Dave Pitt entering the club just before the start and he very kindly agreed to play for us instead! Given that he was the Bowls England's Men's Senior Bowler of the Year in 2019 I knew we’d have a good chance of winning on the rink which he played on!
On Rink 1, in the Pairs match, Bernard and Jonathan struggled and were a disappointing 3-32 down after 13 ends. However, they came back strongly and won the last 5 ends 10-0 making the final score 13-32.
Congratulations to Woody and Gerrard on Rink 2 who gained some benefit from playing with Dave Pitt. They were never behind in the match and finished as comfortable winners by 16-7.
On Rink 3, Roger B and Victor were playing with a Cambridge Park new player so were always up against it. They faired even worse than we did on Rink 1 losing by 6-28.
On Rink 4, Eileen and Colin were also playing with a Cambridge Park new player and they were very unfortunate to lose the match. Although 6-15 down after 14 ends, they scored 4’s on the next 2 ends, followed by a 2 on the penultimate end, to put them into a 16-15 lead. Sadly, they dropped 2 on the last end to make the final score 16-17.
Many thanks to everyone who played and here’s looking forward to the new outdoor season which starts next month. Let’s hope we can attract a few more new members to the club.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 10th March 2024
Given that we only had 8 players available for this match we did very well to win on one rink, and we came very close to winning on another. The final match score was 51-84 on points and 1-3 on rinks.
We had arranged to borrow 3 players from Cambridge Park to enable a match of 3 Triples and 1 Pair to be played. Unfortunately, one of the 3 borrowed players dropped out through illness at the last minute. As luck would have it, I spotted Dave Pitt entering the club just before the start and he very kindly agreed to play for us instead! Given that he was the Bowls England's Men's Senior Bowler of the Year in 2019 I knew we’d have a good chance of winning on the rink which he played on!
On Rink 1, in the Pairs match, Bernard and Jonathan struggled and were a disappointing 3-32 down after 13 ends. However, they came back strongly and won the last 5 ends 10-0 making the final score 13-32.
Congratulations to Woody and Gerrard on Rink 2 who gained some benefit from playing with Dave Pitt. They were never behind in the match and finished as comfortable winners by 16-7.
On Rink 3, Roger B and Victor were playing with a Cambridge Park new player so were always up against it. They faired even worse than we did on Rink 1 losing by 6-28.
On Rink 4, Eileen and Colin were also playing with a Cambridge Park new player and they were very unfortunate to lose the match. Although 6-15 down after 14 ends, they scored 4’s on the next 2 ends, followed by a 2 on the penultimate end, to put them into a 16-15 lead. Sadly, they dropped 2 on the last end to make the final score 16-17.
Many thanks to everyone who played and here’s looking forward to the new outdoor season which starts next month. Let’s hope we can attract a few more new members to the club.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 23-02-2024
Friendly
Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 19th February 2024
Unfortunately, we lost again in our 2nd of three 18 end indoor Triples matches against Cambridge Park. Given that Cambridge Park have so many members to choose from coming from all the local outdoor clubs we do very well to score so many points. The final match score was 54-75 on points and 1-3 on rinks.
On Rink 1, Chris C, Roger J and Victor struggled from the start and they were 1-16 after 8 ends. They rallied well and were on top in the 2nd half, the final score being 12-25.
Many congratulations to Bernard, Gerrard and Colin on Rink 2. They got off to an excellent start and were 13-0 up after just 5 ends. The remainder of the match was a closer affair with the final score being a good 20-11 win for Teddington.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Peter Judge and Vernon also started well and were 6-0 up after 3 ends. It was downhill most of the way after that with the final score being 9-16.
On Rink 4, Woody, Gym and Jonathan also had a dreadful start and they were 2-15 down after 11 ends. However, they came back strongly in the next 6 ends to pull the score back to 13-16. On the last end, with 4 Teddington woods behind the jack, an unlikely win looked possible when the jack was hit – but unfortunately it went sideways instead of back and we dropped 7 to lose 13-23.
Let’s hope that we can finish with a win in the final match on Sunday 10th March.
Many thanks to everyone who played.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 19th February 2024
Unfortunately, we lost again in our 2nd of three 18 end indoor Triples matches against Cambridge Park. Given that Cambridge Park have so many members to choose from coming from all the local outdoor clubs we do very well to score so many points. The final match score was 54-75 on points and 1-3 on rinks.
On Rink 1, Chris C, Roger J and Victor struggled from the start and they were 1-16 after 8 ends. They rallied well and were on top in the 2nd half, the final score being 12-25.
Many congratulations to Bernard, Gerrard and Colin on Rink 2. They got off to an excellent start and were 13-0 up after just 5 ends. The remainder of the match was a closer affair with the final score being a good 20-11 win for Teddington.
On Rink 3, Eileen, Peter Judge and Vernon also started well and were 6-0 up after 3 ends. It was downhill most of the way after that with the final score being 9-16.
On Rink 4, Woody, Gym and Jonathan also had a dreadful start and they were 2-15 down after 11 ends. However, they came back strongly in the next 6 ends to pull the score back to 13-16. On the last end, with 4 Teddington woods behind the jack, an unlikely win looked possible when the jack was hit – but unfortunately it went sideways instead of back and we dropped 7 to lose 13-23.
Let’s hope that we can finish with a win in the final match on Sunday 10th March.
Many thanks to everyone who played.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 12-02-2024
Friendly
Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 5th February 2024
Many thanks to everyone who played – especially to Peter Judge and Gym Brown - which enabled us to field 4 triples for this 18-end match.
It was a very close game. Unfortunately, we lost narrowly - the final match score was 64-71.
On rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Vernon had a very close game. At the halfway point the scores were tied at 6-6. After 14 ends they were 7-14 behind but rallied strongly to win the last 4 ends. On the final end they were holding 3 with the final wood to be bowled by the opposition. However, this was cut to 1 resulting in a narrow loss by 12-14.
On rink 2, Eileen, Gerrard and Victor had a magnificent win given that they were 5-13 down at the halfway point. A 4 on end 11, and 3’s on the last 2 ends, resulted in an unlikely win given that they’d been behind all the way through from end 3.
On rink 3, Andrew, Peter and Jonathan struggled from the start, and they were 2-11 down after 8 ends and 6-17 down after 15 ends. However, they won the final 3 ends making the final score a more respectable 12-18.
On rink 4, Woody, Gym and Colin had a very close match which ended in a 21-21 draw! Commendably they only lost on 6 ends and they would have won comfortably were it not for dropping 5 shots on end 10 and 6 shots on end 14.
The second match of our 3-match series against CPBC is on Sunday 18th February. Let’s hope we can square the series with a win to make our 3rd and final match on Sunday 10th March of great importance!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away Indoors to Cambridge Park on Sunday 5th February 2024
Many thanks to everyone who played – especially to Peter Judge and Gym Brown - which enabled us to field 4 triples for this 18-end match.
It was a very close game. Unfortunately, we lost narrowly - the final match score was 64-71.
On rink 1, Chris C, Bernard and Vernon had a very close game. At the halfway point the scores were tied at 6-6. After 14 ends they were 7-14 behind but rallied strongly to win the last 4 ends. On the final end they were holding 3 with the final wood to be bowled by the opposition. However, this was cut to 1 resulting in a narrow loss by 12-14.
On rink 2, Eileen, Gerrard and Victor had a magnificent win given that they were 5-13 down at the halfway point. A 4 on end 11, and 3’s on the last 2 ends, resulted in an unlikely win given that they’d been behind all the way through from end 3.
On rink 3, Andrew, Peter and Jonathan struggled from the start, and they were 2-11 down after 8 ends and 6-17 down after 15 ends. However, they won the final 3 ends making the final score a more respectable 12-18.
On rink 4, Woody, Gym and Colin had a very close match which ended in a 21-21 draw! Commendably they only lost on 6 ends and they would have won comfortably were it not for dropping 5 shots on end 10 and 6 shots on end 14.
The second match of our 3-match series against CPBC is on Sunday 18th February. Let’s hope we can square the series with a win to make our 3rd and final match on Sunday 10th March of great importance!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 01-10-2023
Friendly Match
Home to Esher - Saturday 23rd September 2023
Fortunately, despite a lot of wet weather recently, we were able to complete this 18-end match with 3 Triples in dry mostly sunny conditions. We were a little late starting partly owing to the Esher Captain pulling out on the day owing to illness and the replacement captain being called up to remove her car which was apparently part blocking someone’s driveway. I filled in the team details on the Esher scorecards whilst she was moving her car! We also had to spend time filling in a lot of holes which were probably all caused by crows.
Despite being without 2 of our key players – Colin (on holiday) and Bob (medical appointments) – I’m very pleased to report that Teddington won again! The overall points score was 59-37 and we won (just!) on all 3 rinks. This completes the double over Esher for this season – winning on every rink played against them!
On Rink 1, Eileen, Andrew and Jonathan got off to a good start. They were winning 5-0 after the first 4 ends, dropped 4 points on the 5th end, but then won 4 of the next 5 ends to take a 10-6 lead. They then proceeded to drop another 4 points on the 11th end and were losing for the first time in the game after 12 ends (10-11). They recovered well and won the game 18-14.
On Rink 2, Woody, Maureen and Vernon deserve congratulations for what must be the most amazing comeback of the season! They could only manage to win 2 of the first 11 ends after which they were 2-16 down and looked sure to lose. However, a 4 on end 12 began a remarkable change of fortunes, possibly helped slightly by the Esher skipper slipping over when delivering a bowl! They won all but one of the remaining ends, including 1 point on the last end, which meant the final score was an excellent 18-17 victory for Teddington.
Very well done to Val, Derek and Gerrard on Rink 4 who had our best win which was never in doubt. They were never behind in the game and the opposition were restricted to 1 point on each of the 6 ends that they won. By contrast, Teddington scored 2 points 4 times, 3 points 2 times and finished the game with 4 points on end 18 to win by an impressive score of 23-6.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for an excellent tea which was much enjoyed and hugely appreciated.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly Match
Home to Esher - Saturday 23rd September 2023
Fortunately, despite a lot of wet weather recently, we were able to complete this 18-end match with 3 Triples in dry mostly sunny conditions. We were a little late starting partly owing to the Esher Captain pulling out on the day owing to illness and the replacement captain being called up to remove her car which was apparently part blocking someone’s driveway. I filled in the team details on the Esher scorecards whilst she was moving her car! We also had to spend time filling in a lot of holes which were probably all caused by crows.
Despite being without 2 of our key players – Colin (on holiday) and Bob (medical appointments) – I’m very pleased to report that Teddington won again! The overall points score was 59-37 and we won (just!) on all 3 rinks. This completes the double over Esher for this season – winning on every rink played against them!
On Rink 1, Eileen, Andrew and Jonathan got off to a good start. They were winning 5-0 after the first 4 ends, dropped 4 points on the 5th end, but then won 4 of the next 5 ends to take a 10-6 lead. They then proceeded to drop another 4 points on the 11th end and were losing for the first time in the game after 12 ends (10-11). They recovered well and won the game 18-14.
On Rink 2, Woody, Maureen and Vernon deserve congratulations for what must be the most amazing comeback of the season! They could only manage to win 2 of the first 11 ends after which they were 2-16 down and looked sure to lose. However, a 4 on end 12 began a remarkable change of fortunes, possibly helped slightly by the Esher skipper slipping over when delivering a bowl! They won all but one of the remaining ends, including 1 point on the last end, which meant the final score was an excellent 18-17 victory for Teddington.
Very well done to Val, Derek and Gerrard on Rink 4 who had our best win which was never in doubt. They were never behind in the game and the opposition were restricted to 1 point on each of the 6 ends that they won. By contrast, Teddington scored 2 points 4 times, 3 points 2 times and finished the game with 4 points on end 18 to win by an impressive score of 23-6.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for an excellent tea which was much enjoyed and hugely appreciated.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 26-09-2023
Friendly
Away to Strawberry Hill – Tuesday 12 September 2023
Unfortunately, Colin pulled out of this match owing to illness on the day before, and Roger B was also ill and had to withdraw on the morning of the match. We wish them both a speedy recovery. Many thanks to Victor who replaced Colin, and to Chris W who replaced Roger B, which enabled the match to proceed with 4 Triples.
Fortunately, the forecasted rain held off and we were able to complete a full 18 end match. I’m very please to report that Teddington won the match by 68 points to 59 and by 2 rinks to 1 (with one rink tied).
On Rink 2, Alfie, Maureen and Jonathan got off to a slow start and were behind until the 8th end when a 3 put them into a 6-5 lead. They kept the lead for the rest of the game which they won 17-14.
Rink 3 was a very close affair with the lead changing 4 times. Lynn, Andrew and Victor looked to have won the game after 14 ends when the score was 16-10. They then dropped 5 points on the 15th end and lost the next 2 ends by 1 point to be 16-17 down. Fortunately, they won the last end to tie 17-17.
On Rink 4, Woody, Val and Vernon also had a very close game. They started well and were 3-0 up after 3 ends and 6-3 up after 5 ends. However, they then fell away to be 10-13 down after 14 ends and 14-16 down after 17 ends. Although they won the last end, they lost 15-16.
Eileen, Chris W and Roger J had the best win for Teddington on Rink 5. They were ahead for the whole game and a 4 on the last end ensured a comfortable 19-12 victory.
Many thanks to everyone who played, and especially to Victor and Chris W who stood in to ensure that we could play 4 Triples. This completes the double over Strawberry Hill having narrowly beaten them by 69-65 on 4th July.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Away to Strawberry Hill – Tuesday 12 September 2023
Unfortunately, Colin pulled out of this match owing to illness on the day before, and Roger B was also ill and had to withdraw on the morning of the match. We wish them both a speedy recovery. Many thanks to Victor who replaced Colin, and to Chris W who replaced Roger B, which enabled the match to proceed with 4 Triples.
Fortunately, the forecasted rain held off and we were able to complete a full 18 end match. I’m very please to report that Teddington won the match by 68 points to 59 and by 2 rinks to 1 (with one rink tied).
On Rink 2, Alfie, Maureen and Jonathan got off to a slow start and were behind until the 8th end when a 3 put them into a 6-5 lead. They kept the lead for the rest of the game which they won 17-14.
Rink 3 was a very close affair with the lead changing 4 times. Lynn, Andrew and Victor looked to have won the game after 14 ends when the score was 16-10. They then dropped 5 points on the 15th end and lost the next 2 ends by 1 point to be 16-17 down. Fortunately, they won the last end to tie 17-17.
On Rink 4, Woody, Val and Vernon also had a very close game. They started well and were 3-0 up after 3 ends and 6-3 up after 5 ends. However, they then fell away to be 10-13 down after 14 ends and 14-16 down after 17 ends. Although they won the last end, they lost 15-16.
Eileen, Chris W and Roger J had the best win for Teddington on Rink 5. They were ahead for the whole game and a 4 on the last end ensured a comfortable 19-12 victory.
Many thanks to everyone who played, and especially to Victor and Chris W who stood in to ensure that we could play 4 Triples. This completes the double over Strawberry Hill having narrowly beaten them by 69-65 on 4th July.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 26-09-2023
Friendly Match
Home to Sunbury - Thursday 7th September 2023
Just as with the away fixture this was a beautiful sunny day – if anything a little too hot because the temperature was close to 30 degrees Centigrade!
Unfortunately, Colin had to pull out of this game on the day owing to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery. No replacements were available, but Sunbury agreed to play 3 Triples and 1 Pair.
Just as with the away fixture it was a very close match – in fact so close it was a draw! Both teams scored a total of 59 points and both teams won on 2 of the 4 rinks!
On Rink 1, Val, Roger B and Victor got off to a good start. They were winning 6-1 after the first 4 ends and 9-6 at the half-way point (9 ends). However, they lost 3 points on each of the next 2 ends from which point they were unable to recover. They lost 14-16.
On Rink 2, Chris W, Derek and Jonathan also started well. They were 4-0 up after 4 ends but then dropped 4 points on end 5 and fell away to be 5-9 down after 10 ends. A short break, which was recommended owing to the hot weather, worked in their favour. They scored 10 points on the next 3 ends and held on to win 16-15.
On Rink 3, Woody and Stuart looked to be on a winning run with the score at 11-2 after 7 ends. Unfortunately, it was downhill most of the way after that resulting in a 13-18 defeat.
On Rink 4, Eileen, Roger J and Gerrard had our best win, although it was an extremely close game until the last 3 ends. There was never more than 3 points between the teams until the 15th end when Sunbury were leading 7-10. However, a 2 then 4, then 3 resulted in a good 16-10 win for Teddington.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon. They came in specially to make the tea which was much enjoyed (Tracey from Sunbury said it was a great cup of tea!) and hugely appreciated.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly Match
Home to Sunbury - Thursday 7th September 2023
Just as with the away fixture this was a beautiful sunny day – if anything a little too hot because the temperature was close to 30 degrees Centigrade!
Unfortunately, Colin had to pull out of this game on the day owing to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery. No replacements were available, but Sunbury agreed to play 3 Triples and 1 Pair.
Just as with the away fixture it was a very close match – in fact so close it was a draw! Both teams scored a total of 59 points and both teams won on 2 of the 4 rinks!
On Rink 1, Val, Roger B and Victor got off to a good start. They were winning 6-1 after the first 4 ends and 9-6 at the half-way point (9 ends). However, they lost 3 points on each of the next 2 ends from which point they were unable to recover. They lost 14-16.
On Rink 2, Chris W, Derek and Jonathan also started well. They were 4-0 up after 4 ends but then dropped 4 points on end 5 and fell away to be 5-9 down after 10 ends. A short break, which was recommended owing to the hot weather, worked in their favour. They scored 10 points on the next 3 ends and held on to win 16-15.
On Rink 3, Woody and Stuart looked to be on a winning run with the score at 11-2 after 7 ends. Unfortunately, it was downhill most of the way after that resulting in a 13-18 defeat.
On Rink 4, Eileen, Roger J and Gerrard had our best win, although it was an extremely close game until the last 3 ends. There was never more than 3 points between the teams until the 15th end when Sunbury were leading 7-10. However, a 2 then 4, then 3 resulted in a good 16-10 win for Teddington.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon. They came in specially to make the tea which was much enjoyed (Tracey from Sunbury said it was a great cup of tea!) and hugely appreciated.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 26-08-2023
Friendly Match
Home to Bishop Duppas - 24 August 2023
A convincing win for Teddington, winning comfortably on 2 rinks and with one narrow win to each side on the other 2 rinks, Hence the result was a win by 3 rinks to 1 and 78 points to 46.
Chris W, Stuart and skip Gerrard started slowly to go 3-1 down after 3 ends but then forged steadily ahead to finish 21- 12.
Andrew N, Victor and skip Vernon were even more impressive, scoring well, almost from the start, including scores of 4, 5 and 6. Their opponents managed to score 1 point, 5 times and 2 on the final end but Teddington finished with an excellent 28-7.
Val, Roger J and skip Bob had fluctuating fortunes until a score of 4 on the 8th end gave them a comfortable lead which became 12-4 after 10 ends. BD fought back to be 12-11 down after13 ends. Teddington managed to just get the better of the last few ends to finish 17-13.
Woody, Maureen and skip Bernard went narrowly behind early on but recovered to be ahead after 4 ends. Disaster struck with a 5 shot loss on the 5th end, - I blame the skip. After that, Play was fairly even with BD keeping just ahead with single shot scores to each team, apart from 2 twos to Teddington to finish 14-12 to BD.
A couple of light showers were not enough to spoil a pleasant friendly afternoon especially as there was occasional sunshine.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Friendly Match
Home to Bishop Duppas - 24 August 2023
A convincing win for Teddington, winning comfortably on 2 rinks and with one narrow win to each side on the other 2 rinks, Hence the result was a win by 3 rinks to 1 and 78 points to 46.
Chris W, Stuart and skip Gerrard started slowly to go 3-1 down after 3 ends but then forged steadily ahead to finish 21- 12.
Andrew N, Victor and skip Vernon were even more impressive, scoring well, almost from the start, including scores of 4, 5 and 6. Their opponents managed to score 1 point, 5 times and 2 on the final end but Teddington finished with an excellent 28-7.
Val, Roger J and skip Bob had fluctuating fortunes until a score of 4 on the 8th end gave them a comfortable lead which became 12-4 after 10 ends. BD fought back to be 12-11 down after13 ends. Teddington managed to just get the better of the last few ends to finish 17-13.
Woody, Maureen and skip Bernard went narrowly behind early on but recovered to be ahead after 4 ends. Disaster struck with a 5 shot loss on the 5th end, - I blame the skip. After that, Play was fairly even with BD keeping just ahead with single shot scores to each team, apart from 2 twos to Teddington to finish 14-12 to BD.
A couple of light showers were not enough to spoil a pleasant friendly afternoon especially as there was occasional sunshine.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Posted 14-08-2023
Friendly Match
Away to Fordbridge Park - Saturday 12th August 2023
We were just able to raise 12 players for this 4 triples match at Fordbridge Park. This was possible thanks to Chris W stepping in to fill a space at short notice – many thanks Chris!
Unfortunately, we lost quite heavily with the overall points score being 51-79. However, we did win on 1 of the 4 rinks in this 18-end match.
On Rink 3, Val, Roger J and Jonathan got off to a good start, winning the first 4 ends to put them into a 6-0 lead. They held the lead for the whole game which narrowed to just 4 points (11-7) after 12 ends. However, they extended the lead to win by 17-10.
Commiserations to all Teddington players on Rinks 4, 5 and 6 which all resulted in convincing wins for Fordbridge Park.
On Rink 4, Andrew N, Roger B and Colin started well with a 4 on the first end and they were winning 8-6 after 5 ends. However, they then lost 7 consecutive ends to be 8-23 down. They recovered quite well to lose by 15-24.
On Rink 5, Chris W, Vernon and Gerrard were in a close game with the scores being 5-7 after 7 ends and 9-13 after 15 ends. Sadly, they dropped 3 on end 16 and then 5 on end 17 to lose the match 10-21.
On Rink 6, Eileen, Bernard and Bob would have been in a very close game had they not dropped an 8 on end 5 and then a 5 on end 11. They ended up losing 9-24.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly Match
Away to Fordbridge Park - Saturday 12th August 2023
We were just able to raise 12 players for this 4 triples match at Fordbridge Park. This was possible thanks to Chris W stepping in to fill a space at short notice – many thanks Chris!
Unfortunately, we lost quite heavily with the overall points score being 51-79. However, we did win on 1 of the 4 rinks in this 18-end match.
On Rink 3, Val, Roger J and Jonathan got off to a good start, winning the first 4 ends to put them into a 6-0 lead. They held the lead for the whole game which narrowed to just 4 points (11-7) after 12 ends. However, they extended the lead to win by 17-10.
Commiserations to all Teddington players on Rinks 4, 5 and 6 which all resulted in convincing wins for Fordbridge Park.
On Rink 4, Andrew N, Roger B and Colin started well with a 4 on the first end and they were winning 8-6 after 5 ends. However, they then lost 7 consecutive ends to be 8-23 down. They recovered quite well to lose by 15-24.
On Rink 5, Chris W, Vernon and Gerrard were in a close game with the scores being 5-7 after 7 ends and 9-13 after 15 ends. Sadly, they dropped 3 on end 16 and then 5 on end 17 to lose the match 10-21.
On Rink 6, Eileen, Bernard and Bob would have been in a very close game had they not dropped an 8 on end 5 and then a 5 on end 11. They ended up losing 9-24.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 11-08-2023
Friendly Match
Home to Brentham - Wednesday 9th August 2023
Brentham could only raise 9 players so apologies to Teddington players who were available but didn’t get a game. Just as with the away fixture which was tied, this was a very close game. Unfortunately, we lost narrowly by 44-46. However, we did win on 2 of the 3 rinks in this 18-end match. Given that we scored 8 points on the final end, we might well have won had it been a 21-end match!
After 4 ends, Woody, Bernard and Jonathan were drawing 4-4, but it was downhill all the way after that and all the luck was with Brentham – who had a very good 2nd and Skip. They lost 12-23.
Well done to all Teddington players on Rinks 2 and 3 which both resulted in wins for Teddington!
On Rink 2, Val, Derek and Gerrard struggled in the first half of the game being 1-5 down after 5 ends and 7-9 down after 10 ends. They rallied well, winning 9 of the last 10 ends resulting in a good 18-11 win.
On Rink 3, Andrew N, Roger J and Colin started very well. They were 9-0 ahead after 6 ends and 14-4 ahead after 13 ends. Brentham recovered well after that pulling the score back to 15-14 after 17 ends. One point on the last end meant that Teddington held on to win 16-14.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for organising the tea and raffle, especially given that they weren’t playing and came along specially to do this.
As pointed out after the tea, this was almost certainly a unique bowls match – quite probably the first ever in Greater London to have both teams captained by York City supporters!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly Match
Home to Brentham - Wednesday 9th August 2023
Brentham could only raise 9 players so apologies to Teddington players who were available but didn’t get a game. Just as with the away fixture which was tied, this was a very close game. Unfortunately, we lost narrowly by 44-46. However, we did win on 2 of the 3 rinks in this 18-end match. Given that we scored 8 points on the final end, we might well have won had it been a 21-end match!
After 4 ends, Woody, Bernard and Jonathan were drawing 4-4, but it was downhill all the way after that and all the luck was with Brentham – who had a very good 2nd and Skip. They lost 12-23.
Well done to all Teddington players on Rinks 2 and 3 which both resulted in wins for Teddington!
On Rink 2, Val, Derek and Gerrard struggled in the first half of the game being 1-5 down after 5 ends and 7-9 down after 10 ends. They rallied well, winning 9 of the last 10 ends resulting in a good 18-11 win.
On Rink 3, Andrew N, Roger J and Colin started very well. They were 9-0 ahead after 6 ends and 14-4 ahead after 13 ends. Brentham recovered well after that pulling the score back to 15-14 after 17 ends. One point on the last end meant that Teddington held on to win 16-14.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for organising the tea and raffle, especially given that they weren’t playing and came along specially to do this.
As pointed out after the tea, this was almost certainly a unique bowls match – quite probably the first ever in Greater London to have both teams captained by York City supporters!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 11-08-2023
R, B & D League
Home to Ashford - Saturday 5th August
We did better at home than in the away fixture, but still managed to lose on all 3 rinks by an overall point score of 52-80 in this 21 end, 3 Rink match.
On Rink 1, Roger B, Victor, Jonathan and Gerrard were always in with a chance. They were 4-0 ahead after 2 ends, but then dropped a 4 and a 5 on ends 3 and 4 from which point they were never quite able to recover. After 8 ends the score was 11-12, and after 15 ends it was 16-18, but they ended up losing 20-26.
On Rink 2, Andrew N, Val, Roger J and Colin were also in a fairly close game. They had a bad start going 0-8 down after 4 ends but from then the match was even with both teams scoring 17 points to make the final score 17-25.
Lynn, Bernard, Stuart and Bob were 4-2 ahead after 3 ends on Rink 3. However, they only won one of the next 10 ends to be down 7-22 after 13 ends. They more than matched the opposition from this point on with the final score being 15-29.
Many thanks to everyone who helped to organise tea and biscuits after the match which the older Ashford players stayed on for and enjoyed.
Unfortunately, this means that Teddington will almost certainly finish bottom of the League. With the only 3 other clubs taking part being Ashford, Cambridge Park and Mid Surrey this is perhaps not surprising. I think we should consider joining a different league which has more opponents and a different format next year, particularly since many of us would prefer to play with more than just two woods?
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
R, B & D League
Home to Ashford - Saturday 5th August
We did better at home than in the away fixture, but still managed to lose on all 3 rinks by an overall point score of 52-80 in this 21 end, 3 Rink match.
On Rink 1, Roger B, Victor, Jonathan and Gerrard were always in with a chance. They were 4-0 ahead after 2 ends, but then dropped a 4 and a 5 on ends 3 and 4 from which point they were never quite able to recover. After 8 ends the score was 11-12, and after 15 ends it was 16-18, but they ended up losing 20-26.
On Rink 2, Andrew N, Val, Roger J and Colin were also in a fairly close game. They had a bad start going 0-8 down after 4 ends but from then the match was even with both teams scoring 17 points to make the final score 17-25.
Lynn, Bernard, Stuart and Bob were 4-2 ahead after 3 ends on Rink 3. However, they only won one of the next 10 ends to be down 7-22 after 13 ends. They more than matched the opposition from this point on with the final score being 15-29.
Many thanks to everyone who helped to organise tea and biscuits after the match which the older Ashford players stayed on for and enjoyed.
Unfortunately, this means that Teddington will almost certainly finish bottom of the League. With the only 3 other clubs taking part being Ashford, Cambridge Park and Mid Surrey this is perhaps not surprising. I think we should consider joining a different league which has more opponents and a different format next year, particularly since many of us would prefer to play with more than just two woods?
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 30-07-2023
Friendly
Away at Brentham - Saturday 29th July 2023
A most enjoyable match, played in a friendly spirit, with the rain just holding off and to the background sound of loud Caribbean music. Some enjoyed the music while others found it rather irritating.
The match could not have been closer finishing all square with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss for each team and the unlikely event of equal total shots for each team.
On rink 3, Maureen, Roger J and Vernon won 21 18. They trailed by 7 shots after the 7th end but fought back with a 4 and a 5 to go ahead 18 15. They lost 3 shots to draw level with 2 ends to go. Narrow wins on the last two ends saw them safely across the line 21 18. I believe that Maureen played particularly well.
On rink 5, Chris C, Roger B and Gerrard started badly to be 6 nil down after 4 ends but rallied with a 5 to almost catch up. Apart from equal scores at 10 all on the 10th end, they were behind until a 5 on the 14th end saw them go ahead and stay ahead till they led 19 14 after the penultimate end. Unfortunately, a 5 shot loss on the last end resulted in a 19 all draw.
On rink 4, Lynn, Bernard and Stuart started with a 2 shot win on the first but then went behind by up to 7 shots by the eleventh end. They rallied well to be only 2 shots behind after the 17th end. During that time, fortune did not favour them as I have photographic evidence to show we were holding 4 or 5 shots in one end but the card shows that we lost it to a combination of skill and good fortune by their skip. Bad fortune struck again when, holding 2 to make it a draw on the last end an outrageous wick put us 1 down to make the final score 17 14 to Brentham.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Friendly
Away at Brentham - Saturday 29th July 2023
A most enjoyable match, played in a friendly spirit, with the rain just holding off and to the background sound of loud Caribbean music. Some enjoyed the music while others found it rather irritating.
The match could not have been closer finishing all square with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss for each team and the unlikely event of equal total shots for each team.
On rink 3, Maureen, Roger J and Vernon won 21 18. They trailed by 7 shots after the 7th end but fought back with a 4 and a 5 to go ahead 18 15. They lost 3 shots to draw level with 2 ends to go. Narrow wins on the last two ends saw them safely across the line 21 18. I believe that Maureen played particularly well.
On rink 5, Chris C, Roger B and Gerrard started badly to be 6 nil down after 4 ends but rallied with a 5 to almost catch up. Apart from equal scores at 10 all on the 10th end, they were behind until a 5 on the 14th end saw them go ahead and stay ahead till they led 19 14 after the penultimate end. Unfortunately, a 5 shot loss on the last end resulted in a 19 all draw.
On rink 4, Lynn, Bernard and Stuart started with a 2 shot win on the first but then went behind by up to 7 shots by the eleventh end. They rallied well to be only 2 shots behind after the 17th end. During that time, fortune did not favour them as I have photographic evidence to show we were holding 4 or 5 shots in one end but the card shows that we lost it to a combination of skill and good fortune by their skip. Bad fortune struck again when, holding 2 to make it a draw on the last end an outrageous wick put us 1 down to make the final score 17 14 to Brentham.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Posted 26-07-2023
Friendly
Home to Ember - Sunday 23rd July 2023
We did very well in this 3 Triples 18 End match, winning on all 3 rinks with an overall point score win of 61-33. Well done to everyone! Given that Ember had won 9 of their 12 previous Friendly matches this was a very good result for us.
On Rink 1, Lynn, Andrew N and Jonathan were involved in the closest match. They dropped 4 points on the 3rd end to go 1-5 down, but quickly recovered with a 3, then 2, then 3 to take a 9-5 lead. From that point they were never behind, but the game remained very close. Two on the last end ensured a 17-14 win.
Val, Eileen and Colin had an excellent win on Rink 2. They led throughout the game, with four 3s and one 4 helping them to an impressive 27-7 victory. Congratulations!
There was another good win on Rink 3 for Maureen, Vernon and Bob. They won all of the first 5 ends to take a 7-0 lead and just like on Rink 2 they led throughout the game. They finally won by 17-12.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for organising the tea and raffle.
We’ll have to wait until next season for a return match.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Ember - Sunday 23rd July 2023
We did very well in this 3 Triples 18 End match, winning on all 3 rinks with an overall point score win of 61-33. Well done to everyone! Given that Ember had won 9 of their 12 previous Friendly matches this was a very good result for us.
On Rink 1, Lynn, Andrew N and Jonathan were involved in the closest match. They dropped 4 points on the 3rd end to go 1-5 down, but quickly recovered with a 3, then 2, then 3 to take a 9-5 lead. From that point they were never behind, but the game remained very close. Two on the last end ensured a 17-14 win.
Val, Eileen and Colin had an excellent win on Rink 2. They led throughout the game, with four 3s and one 4 helping them to an impressive 27-7 victory. Congratulations!
There was another good win on Rink 3 for Maureen, Vernon and Bob. They won all of the first 5 ends to take a 7-0 lead and just like on Rink 2 they led throughout the game. They finally won by 17-12.
Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for organising the tea and raffle.
We’ll have to wait until next season for a return match.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 23-07-2023
Friendly
Home to Fordbridge Park - Thursday 19th July 2023
It was good to have enough players for a 4 Triples, 18 Ends, match. It was a very close game with a 2-2 draw on rinks. Unfortunately, we just lost on the overall points score which was 66-75. Unusually the final scores on all 4 rinks were very decisive with the smallest difference between teams being 10 points. Given that Fordbridge Park are currently top of the South Middlesex League ahead of Ashford, I think this was a pretty good performance overall. There was a good win on Rink 1 for Chris W, Eileen and Colin. They swept into a 7-0 lead after just 3 ends and led throughout the game. Two 4s and four 3s ensured a comfortable 26-13 win. Unfortunately, Maureen, Bob and Vernon had a tough time on Rink 2. They were behind for the whole game and a couple of 5s against them didn’t help. They finally lost by 5-29. There was another good win on Rink 3 for Val, Victor and Gerrard. They raced ahead from the start, scoring one 5 and two 4s in the first 6 ends. They were 22-3 ahead after 12 ends, but then slipped a bit on the last 6 ends to finish with a 23-11 win. On Rink 4, Lynn, Roger B and Jonathan started badly and were 1-9 down after the first 5 ends. They hit back to draw level at 9-9 but then faded a bit. A last wood of the game from their skipper, which changed the end score from +3 to -1, meant the final score of 12-22 flattered the opponents somewhat. Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for organising the tea and raffle.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Fordbridge Park - Thursday 19th July 2023
It was good to have enough players for a 4 Triples, 18 Ends, match. It was a very close game with a 2-2 draw on rinks. Unfortunately, we just lost on the overall points score which was 66-75. Unusually the final scores on all 4 rinks were very decisive with the smallest difference between teams being 10 points. Given that Fordbridge Park are currently top of the South Middlesex League ahead of Ashford, I think this was a pretty good performance overall. There was a good win on Rink 1 for Chris W, Eileen and Colin. They swept into a 7-0 lead after just 3 ends and led throughout the game. Two 4s and four 3s ensured a comfortable 26-13 win. Unfortunately, Maureen, Bob and Vernon had a tough time on Rink 2. They were behind for the whole game and a couple of 5s against them didn’t help. They finally lost by 5-29. There was another good win on Rink 3 for Val, Victor and Gerrard. They raced ahead from the start, scoring one 5 and two 4s in the first 6 ends. They were 22-3 ahead after 12 ends, but then slipped a bit on the last 6 ends to finish with a 23-11 win. On Rink 4, Lynn, Roger B and Jonathan started badly and were 1-9 down after the first 5 ends. They hit back to draw level at 9-9 but then faded a bit. A last wood of the game from their skipper, which changed the end score from +3 to -1, meant the final score of 12-22 flattered the opponents somewhat. Many thanks as always to Maureen and Vernon for organising the tea and raffle.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 11-07-2023
R & B League
Home to Mid Surrey - Sunday 9th July 2023
This was a very close match but sadly we lost by 2 rinks to 1 and by an overall points score of 49-56. Given that we had 3 new players (Woody, Lynn and Andrew N) in the team, and had 2 injury drop outs in the previous 24 hours, it was a creditable performance. We wish both Vernon and Victor a speedy recovery.
On Rink 1 Eileen, Woody, Gerrard and Bob had a bad start and were 0-9 down after the first 6 ends. They had the better of the remaining 15 ends scoring 13 points to the opposition’s 9, but with the final score being a 13-18 defeat.
On Rink 2, David Winter, Roger J, Bernard and Colin were always in the game and were leading 8-6 after 11 ends and 12-9 after 15 ends. After dropping 4 on the 16th end they hit back to draw level 13-13 after end 17. Unfortunately, they lost the next 3 ends to lose by 14-18.
On Rink 3 Lynn, Andrew N, Stuart and Jonathan also had a bad start and were 2-10 down after 8 ends. A five on the next end helped, but they were never ahead in the match and came into the final end with the scores level at 20-20. Two points on the last end, largely thanks to two excellent opening bowls from Lynn who was playing her first match for the club, resulted in a 22-20 victory.
Well done to our new players and a special thank you to David Winter for stepping in at the last minute to ensure that we could field a full side. Many thanks also to Maureen and Vernon who came in specially to organise the teas which were much appreciated. It was also great to see Chris C who came to support us for some of the time.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
R & B League
Home to Mid Surrey - Sunday 9th July 2023
This was a very close match but sadly we lost by 2 rinks to 1 and by an overall points score of 49-56. Given that we had 3 new players (Woody, Lynn and Andrew N) in the team, and had 2 injury drop outs in the previous 24 hours, it was a creditable performance. We wish both Vernon and Victor a speedy recovery.
On Rink 1 Eileen, Woody, Gerrard and Bob had a bad start and were 0-9 down after the first 6 ends. They had the better of the remaining 15 ends scoring 13 points to the opposition’s 9, but with the final score being a 13-18 defeat.
On Rink 2, David Winter, Roger J, Bernard and Colin were always in the game and were leading 8-6 after 11 ends and 12-9 after 15 ends. After dropping 4 on the 16th end they hit back to draw level 13-13 after end 17. Unfortunately, they lost the next 3 ends to lose by 14-18.
On Rink 3 Lynn, Andrew N, Stuart and Jonathan also had a bad start and were 2-10 down after 8 ends. A five on the next end helped, but they were never ahead in the match and came into the final end with the scores level at 20-20. Two points on the last end, largely thanks to two excellent opening bowls from Lynn who was playing her first match for the club, resulted in a 22-20 victory.
Well done to our new players and a special thank you to David Winter for stepping in at the last minute to ensure that we could field a full side. Many thanks also to Maureen and Vernon who came in specially to organise the teas which were much appreciated. It was also great to see Chris C who came to support us for some of the time.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 10-07-2023
Friendly
Home to Strawberry Hill - Tuesday 4th July 2023
A very wet day and it was touch and go whether this match would be abandoned without a bowl being bowled. At 2.10pm with the rain pouring down (and my trousers soaking wet having cycled to Grove Gardens!), Barry (Strawberry Hill Captain) and I decided that we’d wait for the remaining Strawberry Hill players to arrive and then decide at 2.25pm on whether to go ahead with the match. We were very glad we decided to play – although it did rain a little there was no more heavy rain, and we were able to complete a full 4 Triples 18 end match. Both teams won on 2 rinks, but the good news is that Teddington won overall with a match score of 69-65. On Rink 1, Maureen, Colin and Gerrard had a close game with the lead changing several times in the first 7 ends, after which the score was 5-5. However, from then on Strawberry Hill went into a lead which they never relinquished, the final score being a 13-17 loss. On Rink 2, Val, Roger J and Bob went into a 5-3 lead on the 4th end and stayed ahead for the rest of the game. They stayed comfortable head by winning all ends from 7 to 13 inclusive, after which the score was 18-6. However, Strawberry Hill came back strongly at the end to make the final score a narrow 19-17 win. Eileen, Stuart and Vernon started well on Rink 3 and were 7-4 ahead after 7 ends. However, they only managed to win 2 of the remaining 11 ends so consequently lost 10-24. It was a very good win on rink 4 for Andrew N, Victor and Jonathan. They were never behind in the match and led all the way from the 3rd end. They won 13 of the 18 ends and the result was a 27-7 win. Many thanks as always to Maureen for organising the tea and raffle. The heavy rain returned later in the day, but fortunately not until I was nearly back at home so only wet not soaked!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Strawberry Hill - Tuesday 4th July 2023
A very wet day and it was touch and go whether this match would be abandoned without a bowl being bowled. At 2.10pm with the rain pouring down (and my trousers soaking wet having cycled to Grove Gardens!), Barry (Strawberry Hill Captain) and I decided that we’d wait for the remaining Strawberry Hill players to arrive and then decide at 2.25pm on whether to go ahead with the match. We were very glad we decided to play – although it did rain a little there was no more heavy rain, and we were able to complete a full 4 Triples 18 end match. Both teams won on 2 rinks, but the good news is that Teddington won overall with a match score of 69-65. On Rink 1, Maureen, Colin and Gerrard had a close game with the lead changing several times in the first 7 ends, after which the score was 5-5. However, from then on Strawberry Hill went into a lead which they never relinquished, the final score being a 13-17 loss. On Rink 2, Val, Roger J and Bob went into a 5-3 lead on the 4th end and stayed ahead for the rest of the game. They stayed comfortable head by winning all ends from 7 to 13 inclusive, after which the score was 18-6. However, Strawberry Hill came back strongly at the end to make the final score a narrow 19-17 win. Eileen, Stuart and Vernon started well on Rink 3 and were 7-4 ahead after 7 ends. However, they only managed to win 2 of the remaining 11 ends so consequently lost 10-24. It was a very good win on rink 4 for Andrew N, Victor and Jonathan. They were never behind in the match and led all the way from the 3rd end. They won 13 of the 18 ends and the result was a 27-7 win. Many thanks as always to Maureen for organising the tea and raffle. The heavy rain returned later in the day, but fortunately not until I was nearly back at home so only wet not soaked!
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 10-07-2023
R & B League
Away to Ashford - Sunday 2nd July 2023
This is a match to forget and aim to do much better when we play the return fixture at Grove Gardens on August 6th. We lost on all 3 rinks of this 21 end 3 rink match with a final score of 41-83. At least we managed to raise a full team – thanks to new members Andrew N and Woody. I do find it more difficult playing with just 2 woods, especially away from home on a bumpy and uneven green which took some time to get used to. On Rink 2 Andrew N, Eileen, Vernon and Jonathan couldn’t have had a much worse start. After 13 ends they were 29-1 down and nothing was going their way. However, they were a lot better than the opposition on the last 8 ends which they won 13-5 – making the final score a slightly more respectable 14-34 loss. On Rink 3, Woody, Roger B, Gerrard and Bob also had a poor start being 4-14 down after 9 ends and 8-22 down after 17 ends. They won the last 4 ends 6-1 resulting in a respectable 14-23 defeat. There was a much more promising start for Victor, Stuart, Roger J and Colin on Rink 4. After 10 ends they were drawing 8-8, and they led 11-9 after the next 3 ends. Sadly, they went down by 6 on end 14, and by 4 on end 15, and lost all of the last 5 ends to make the final result a 13-26 loss.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
R & B League
Away to Ashford - Sunday 2nd July 2023
This is a match to forget and aim to do much better when we play the return fixture at Grove Gardens on August 6th. We lost on all 3 rinks of this 21 end 3 rink match with a final score of 41-83. At least we managed to raise a full team – thanks to new members Andrew N and Woody. I do find it more difficult playing with just 2 woods, especially away from home on a bumpy and uneven green which took some time to get used to. On Rink 2 Andrew N, Eileen, Vernon and Jonathan couldn’t have had a much worse start. After 13 ends they were 29-1 down and nothing was going their way. However, they were a lot better than the opposition on the last 8 ends which they won 13-5 – making the final score a slightly more respectable 14-34 loss. On Rink 3, Woody, Roger B, Gerrard and Bob also had a poor start being 4-14 down after 9 ends and 8-22 down after 17 ends. They won the last 4 ends 6-1 resulting in a respectable 14-23 defeat. There was a much more promising start for Victor, Stuart, Roger J and Colin on Rink 4. After 10 ends they were drawing 8-8, and they led 11-9 after the next 3 ends. Sadly, they went down by 6 on end 14, and by 4 on end 15, and lost all of the last 5 ends to make the final result a 13-26 loss.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 30-06-2023
Friendly
Home to Staines - Tuesday 27th June 2023
Staines only brought 8 players which made my job more difficult. I’m grateful to Vernon for his advice on team selection which was very helpful. Many thanks to Andrew and Woody who along with myself agreed to drop out of the team. We tossed coins to decide who would play for Staines to enable an 18 end 3 Triples match to be played with 1 point on each of the first 2 ends. It resulted in Andrew and Woody playing a roll up together and me playing for Staines. I am keeping a log of players who drop out of matches when we have more players available than needed. For Friendly matches (all but 6 of our matches this year) I will ask everyone to take turns to drop out of games. Unfortunately, we couldn’t repeat our away performance at Staines from earlier in the season when we had a convincing win (see previous match report). This time it was our turn to lose on all 3 rinks with an overall match score of 38-49. However, as I pointed out in the tearoom after the match, the combined score for our 2 matches against Staines this year was a win for Teddington – 100-84. On rink 1, Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon were always behind. They were 4-13 down after 12 ends but then rallied to win 5 of the last 6 ends making the overall score a narrow 10-14 loss. Rink 2 was a close affair with Eileen, Roger J and Bob playing against a team that included me as the Number 2. The scores changed round more than once and after 17 ends they were tied at 15-15. One point on the last end meant that we (Teddington) lost 15-16. On rink 3, Victor, Bernard and Colin also had a match in which the lead changed several times. After 16 ends the match was tied at 13-13, but they dropped 4 and then 2 on the final ends to lose 13-19. Many thanks as always to Maureen for the tea and raffle. Here’s hoping we can do better in our next match which is in the R & B League at Ashford on Sunday 2nd July.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Staines - Tuesday 27th June 2023
Staines only brought 8 players which made my job more difficult. I’m grateful to Vernon for his advice on team selection which was very helpful. Many thanks to Andrew and Woody who along with myself agreed to drop out of the team. We tossed coins to decide who would play for Staines to enable an 18 end 3 Triples match to be played with 1 point on each of the first 2 ends. It resulted in Andrew and Woody playing a roll up together and me playing for Staines. I am keeping a log of players who drop out of matches when we have more players available than needed. For Friendly matches (all but 6 of our matches this year) I will ask everyone to take turns to drop out of games. Unfortunately, we couldn’t repeat our away performance at Staines from earlier in the season when we had a convincing win (see previous match report). This time it was our turn to lose on all 3 rinks with an overall match score of 38-49. However, as I pointed out in the tearoom after the match, the combined score for our 2 matches against Staines this year was a win for Teddington – 100-84. On rink 1, Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon were always behind. They were 4-13 down after 12 ends but then rallied to win 5 of the last 6 ends making the overall score a narrow 10-14 loss. Rink 2 was a close affair with Eileen, Roger J and Bob playing against a team that included me as the Number 2. The scores changed round more than once and after 17 ends they were tied at 15-15. One point on the last end meant that we (Teddington) lost 15-16. On rink 3, Victor, Bernard and Colin also had a match in which the lead changed several times. After 16 ends the match was tied at 13-13, but they dropped 4 and then 2 on the final ends to lose 13-19. Many thanks as always to Maureen for the tea and raffle. Here’s hoping we can do better in our next match which is in the R & B League at Ashford on Sunday 2nd July.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 26-06-2023
Friendly
Away to Bishop Duppas - 25th June 2023
Sadly, Chris C had to drop out because Brian is still in hospital. We wish them both the very best and hope that Brian will be able to go home soon. We had 11 players and were able to play 3 Triples and 1 pair in an 18-end match, with one point on the first two ends. We won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks and the overall score was 60-76. It was a very close match with the overall score being tied after 15 ends – perhaps we were getting a bit tired on a very hot and humid day! On rink 1, Maureen, Roger B, and Vernon had a very close game with the score being 2-7 at the halfway point. Sadly, they dropped 4 points on the 10th end, came back to be just 11-13 down after 15 ends but unfortunately lost the final 3 ends to lose by 11-19. On Rink 2, Jonathan and Gerrard lost the first 2 ends but then could do nothing wrong and they stormed into a 22-2 lead after just 8 ends with 2 fives and 2 fours. However, it was downhill all the way after that with 4 and then 3 points dropped on ends 9 and 10. They prevented their opponents from scoring more than 1 point on any of the remaining ends so still won comfortably by 23-16. David Winter, Bernard and Roger J on Rink 3 struggled at the beginning and were 3-11 down after 7 ends. They rallied for a while, but losing all of the last 4 ends, including dropping 5 on end 16, meant they lost by 10-26. Thanks to Eileen, Andrew and Bob on Rink 4 we just managed another win in a very close game. They were behind for most of the game, but there was never more than 5 points between the teams, and they hit back to win on the last end by 16-15. Did you know that the club is named after Bishop Brian Duppa? He was chaplain to Charles I from 1634 and tutor to his two sons. He became Bishop of Chichester and from 1640 lived in Richmond upon Thames. He is one of the few Anglican bishops to serve and survive during the Civil War. He later become Bishop of Salisbury and then Bishop of Winchester in 1660.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away to Bishop Duppas - 25th June 2023
Sadly, Chris C had to drop out because Brian is still in hospital. We wish them both the very best and hope that Brian will be able to go home soon. We had 11 players and were able to play 3 Triples and 1 pair in an 18-end match, with one point on the first two ends. We won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks and the overall score was 60-76. It was a very close match with the overall score being tied after 15 ends – perhaps we were getting a bit tired on a very hot and humid day! On rink 1, Maureen, Roger B, and Vernon had a very close game with the score being 2-7 at the halfway point. Sadly, they dropped 4 points on the 10th end, came back to be just 11-13 down after 15 ends but unfortunately lost the final 3 ends to lose by 11-19. On Rink 2, Jonathan and Gerrard lost the first 2 ends but then could do nothing wrong and they stormed into a 22-2 lead after just 8 ends with 2 fives and 2 fours. However, it was downhill all the way after that with 4 and then 3 points dropped on ends 9 and 10. They prevented their opponents from scoring more than 1 point on any of the remaining ends so still won comfortably by 23-16. David Winter, Bernard and Roger J on Rink 3 struggled at the beginning and were 3-11 down after 7 ends. They rallied for a while, but losing all of the last 4 ends, including dropping 5 on end 16, meant they lost by 10-26. Thanks to Eileen, Andrew and Bob on Rink 4 we just managed another win in a very close game. They were behind for most of the game, but there was never more than 5 points between the teams, and they hit back to win on the last end by 16-15. Did you know that the club is named after Bishop Brian Duppa? He was chaplain to Charles I from 1634 and tutor to his two sons. He became Bishop of Chichester and from 1640 lived in Richmond upon Thames. He is one of the few Anglican bishops to serve and survive during the Civil War. He later become Bishop of Salisbury and then Bishop of Winchester in 1660.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 26-06-2023
R&B league match
Away to Mid Surrey - 20th June 2023
The match was played in perfect weather on a very fast green. Chris C, Derek, Andrew N and Bob were behind by up to 5 shots until a 5 shot win on the 16th end put them ahead by one shot. Unfortunately, Mid Surrey won all but one of the remaining ends to finish 25-18 ahead. Woodey, Eileen, Gerrard and Colin started badly to be 8-2 down after 3 ends. They rallied well to be 10-8 ahead after 7 ends. They then lost 16 to 1 in the next 7 ends so, though they were even for the remaining 7 ends, the final score was 28-17 to Mid Surrey. The only consolation they can take is that they held shot on 11 of the 21 ends. Chris W, Val, Bernard and Vernon had fluctuating fortunes going 4 shots down after 6 ends, recovering to go ahead briefly till the 11th end. All square at 9 all after 12 ends and 13 all after 17 ends. Fortunately Teddington won the last 3 ends, narrowly to finish 17-14. Vernon played brilliantly to regularly turn a 3 or more shot deficit into a one shot win. How often has that happened against me with `the rub of the green` going against my team. The skill is in placing the final bowl into an area where it saves shots and then hope that the re-arranged head finishes kindly. Thus the final result was a win for Mid Surrey by 2 rinks to one with a points win of 67-52, hence: 3-1 to Mid Surrey.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
R&B league match
Away to Mid Surrey - 20th June 2023
The match was played in perfect weather on a very fast green. Chris C, Derek, Andrew N and Bob were behind by up to 5 shots until a 5 shot win on the 16th end put them ahead by one shot. Unfortunately, Mid Surrey won all but one of the remaining ends to finish 25-18 ahead. Woodey, Eileen, Gerrard and Colin started badly to be 8-2 down after 3 ends. They rallied well to be 10-8 ahead after 7 ends. They then lost 16 to 1 in the next 7 ends so, though they were even for the remaining 7 ends, the final score was 28-17 to Mid Surrey. The only consolation they can take is that they held shot on 11 of the 21 ends. Chris W, Val, Bernard and Vernon had fluctuating fortunes going 4 shots down after 6 ends, recovering to go ahead briefly till the 11th end. All square at 9 all after 12 ends and 13 all after 17 ends. Fortunately Teddington won the last 3 ends, narrowly to finish 17-14. Vernon played brilliantly to regularly turn a 3 or more shot deficit into a one shot win. How often has that happened against me with `the rub of the green` going against my team. The skill is in placing the final bowl into an area where it saves shots and then hope that the re-arranged head finishes kindly. Thus the final result was a win for Mid Surrey by 2 rinks to one with a points win of 67-52, hence: 3-1 to Mid Surrey.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Posted 20-06-2023
R&B league match
Home to Cambridge Park -Sunday 18th June 2023
This match was reduced to 2 rinks, after Jonathan had put together a 3 rink team so 4 of our players were needed to stand down. Fortunately, Victor, Chris C and Val kindly volunteered and I reluctantly became the fourth.
CP put out one exceptionally good rink which won 31-5 against Woody, Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon. Fortunately Eileen, Roger B, Bob and Colin played solidly, after a 5 shot disaster on the second end, against a rink of 4 good players to win 23-15. Claiming the point for the un-played rink, the match result was a draw.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
R&B league match
Home to Cambridge Park -Sunday 18th June 2023
This match was reduced to 2 rinks, after Jonathan had put together a 3 rink team so 4 of our players were needed to stand down. Fortunately, Victor, Chris C and Val kindly volunteered and I reluctantly became the fourth.
CP put out one exceptionally good rink which won 31-5 against Woody, Maureen, Gerrard and Vernon. Fortunately Eileen, Roger B, Bob and Colin played solidly, after a 5 shot disaster on the second end, against a rink of 4 good players to win 23-15. Claiming the point for the un-played rink, the match result was a draw.
Bernard Winter (Club Vice-captain and match Captain)
Posted 12-06-2023
Friendly
Home to Hampton - Thursday 9th June 2023
This was an incredibly close 4 Triples match – two rinks went into the last end with the scores tied and the other 2 rinks went into the last end with just 1 point in it! It was yet another lovely sunny day and we were hoping to reverse the result at Hampton the previous month when we lost. Sadly, once again we ended up losing on 2 rinks, drawing on one and winning on one. However, the overall points score was a big improvement on the away match with just 5 points in it – we lost by 58 points to 63.
On Rink 1, Alfie, Eileen and Colin were ahead for most of the match and were leading 12-8 after the 15th end. Sadly, they couldn’t quite hold on, losing all the last 3 ends to lose by just 1 point – 12-13.
Andrew, Gerrard and Jonathan got off to a great start on Rink 2 winning 7 of the first 9 ends, racing into a 12-2 lead. Andrew was playing in his first match of the club and is to be congratulated on playing so well! Unfortunately, they ran out of steam a bit and by the 17th end were tying 15-15. Two down with one bowl left on the final rink they managed to turn it round to win by 1 point – 16-15.
On Rink 3, Val, Stuart and Bob were greatly assisted by a 4 on end 5 and a 5 on end 14. The lead changed several times, but they were a point behind coming into the final 18th end. They did very well to gain a point and draw 17-17.
Chris W, Bernard and Vernon battled well on rink 4. They were never ahead in the match, but never far behind. From 8-13 down after 14 ends they got back to within a point with the final end to play. Unfortunately, they then dropped 4 points to lose 13-18.
Many thanks as always to Maureen for organising the tea and raffle.
Good luck to everyone playing in the next 2 matches – at Home to Cambridge Park on Sunday 18 June, and Away to Mid Surrey on 20 June – which are both R & B League matches. Teams selected can be viewed on the website. Sadly, I won’t be playing because Joanna arranged for us to visit her sister in North Yorkshire before the Fixture List was finalised. Bernard is kindly stepping in to be Match Captain on the days.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Friendly
Home to Hampton - Thursday 9th June 2023
This was an incredibly close 4 Triples match – two rinks went into the last end with the scores tied and the other 2 rinks went into the last end with just 1 point in it! It was yet another lovely sunny day and we were hoping to reverse the result at Hampton the previous month when we lost. Sadly, once again we ended up losing on 2 rinks, drawing on one and winning on one. However, the overall points score was a big improvement on the away match with just 5 points in it – we lost by 58 points to 63.
On Rink 1, Alfie, Eileen and Colin were ahead for most of the match and were leading 12-8 after the 15th end. Sadly, they couldn’t quite hold on, losing all the last 3 ends to lose by just 1 point – 12-13.
Andrew, Gerrard and Jonathan got off to a great start on Rink 2 winning 7 of the first 9 ends, racing into a 12-2 lead. Andrew was playing in his first match of the club and is to be congratulated on playing so well! Unfortunately, they ran out of steam a bit and by the 17th end were tying 15-15. Two down with one bowl left on the final rink they managed to turn it round to win by 1 point – 16-15.
On Rink 3, Val, Stuart and Bob were greatly assisted by a 4 on end 5 and a 5 on end 14. The lead changed several times, but they were a point behind coming into the final 18th end. They did very well to gain a point and draw 17-17.
Chris W, Bernard and Vernon battled well on rink 4. They were never ahead in the match, but never far behind. From 8-13 down after 14 ends they got back to within a point with the final end to play. Unfortunately, they then dropped 4 points to lose 13-18.
Many thanks as always to Maureen for organising the tea and raffle.
Good luck to everyone playing in the next 2 matches – at Home to Cambridge Park on Sunday 18 June, and Away to Mid Surrey on 20 June – which are both R & B League matches. Teams selected can be viewed on the website. Sadly, I won’t be playing because Joanna arranged for us to visit her sister in North Yorkshire before the Fixture List was finalised. Bernard is kindly stepping in to be Match Captain on the days.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 05-06-2023
Friendly
Home to Masonian - Thursday 1st June 2023
Yet another lovely sunny day and yet another lovely win for Teddington in a very close match! Well done everybody! It was a bit like a reverse of our away fixture at Masonian – this time we had a full team of 12, but Masonian only had 8 players. To get round this so that everyone could play, we had 2 Triples and 2 Pairs. We let Masonian have 2 of our players – many thanks to Val and Maureen for agreeing to swop sides. The result was a 2-2 draw on rinks, but good decisive wins for Teddington on two rinks helped to seal the victory by 81-75! On Rink 1, Eileen, Chris W and Bob had a poor start dropping 5 on the 3rd end, and at the half way point (after 9 ends) they were 3-11 down. They continued to struggle, losing 6 of the remaining 9 ends and finished with a 7-18 defeat. On Rink 2, Chris C, Roger J and Vernon had a very close match coming back well in the second half, although they were never ahead in the game. They dropped 5 points on end 11, but immediately hit back with a 4 on end 12 to make the score 11-12. They finished strongly gaining 3 points on each of the last 2 ends to lose by just 19-21. Well done to Maureen who was in the winning team! Whilst we lost both Triples (3 woods, 18 ends), we won both Pairs (4 woods, 21 ends): On Rink 3, Gerrard and Colin went ahead 8-6 with 2 points on end 7 and then never relinquished their lead. A 5 on end 17 and a 4 on end 20 helped them to a good 28-18 win. On rink 4, Jonathan and Stuart led all the way from the very first end. It was fairly close until end 13 on which they scored a 6 to make the score 19-9. They finished with a good 27-18 win despite losing 8 points on the last 3 ends. After the match, we had a nice ploughman’s lunch – many thanks to Maureen for this and the raffle. By the way, I haven’t missed an ‘s’ off the end of Masonian and they have nothing to do with freemasons. The club originates from when brothers Dan & Charles Mason, owners of the Cherry Blossom Polish Factory, built a club for their employees which they called Chiswick Polish Athletic Club. When a bowls green was built in 1920 the name was changed to Masonian Bowls Club in memory of the brothers. Here’s looking forward to our next match at Home to Hampton next Thursday 8th June.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Home to Masonian - Thursday 1st June 2023
Yet another lovely sunny day and yet another lovely win for Teddington in a very close match! Well done everybody! It was a bit like a reverse of our away fixture at Masonian – this time we had a full team of 12, but Masonian only had 8 players. To get round this so that everyone could play, we had 2 Triples and 2 Pairs. We let Masonian have 2 of our players – many thanks to Val and Maureen for agreeing to swop sides. The result was a 2-2 draw on rinks, but good decisive wins for Teddington on two rinks helped to seal the victory by 81-75! On Rink 1, Eileen, Chris W and Bob had a poor start dropping 5 on the 3rd end, and at the half way point (after 9 ends) they were 3-11 down. They continued to struggle, losing 6 of the remaining 9 ends and finished with a 7-18 defeat. On Rink 2, Chris C, Roger J and Vernon had a very close match coming back well in the second half, although they were never ahead in the game. They dropped 5 points on end 11, but immediately hit back with a 4 on end 12 to make the score 11-12. They finished strongly gaining 3 points on each of the last 2 ends to lose by just 19-21. Well done to Maureen who was in the winning team! Whilst we lost both Triples (3 woods, 18 ends), we won both Pairs (4 woods, 21 ends): On Rink 3, Gerrard and Colin went ahead 8-6 with 2 points on end 7 and then never relinquished their lead. A 5 on end 17 and a 4 on end 20 helped them to a good 28-18 win. On rink 4, Jonathan and Stuart led all the way from the very first end. It was fairly close until end 13 on which they scored a 6 to make the score 19-9. They finished with a good 27-18 win despite losing 8 points on the last 3 ends. After the match, we had a nice ploughman’s lunch – many thanks to Maureen for this and the raffle. By the way, I haven’t missed an ‘s’ off the end of Masonian and they have nothing to do with freemasons. The club originates from when brothers Dan & Charles Mason, owners of the Cherry Blossom Polish Factory, built a club for their employees which they called Chiswick Polish Athletic Club. When a bowls green was built in 1920 the name was changed to Masonian Bowls Club in memory of the brothers. Here’s looking forward to our next match at Home to Hampton next Thursday 8th June.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
Posted 05-06-2023
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Away at Cambridge Park - Saturday 27th May 2023
Another lovely sunny day but sadly not another win. We lost on all 3 rinks with a final match score of 44-79. It was good that we managed to muster a full team of 12, although we had 2 players suffering with shoulder problems which didn’t help. On Rink 2 Val, Roger J, Gerrard and Jonathan had a close game in the first half (12-9 after 11 ends), but after dropping 6 shots on end 15 they couldn’t recover and finally lost 25-12. On Rink 3, Chris C, Victor, Bernard and Bob had a very good come back. They struggled initially and were 17-3 down after 12 ends. They then proceeded to win 8 of the 9 remaining ends, with a 3 on the last end bringing the final score to a narrow 20-16 loss. On Rink 5 Maureen, Eileen, Vernon and Colin also started badly and they were 18-5 down after the first 8 ends which included two 5’s to the opposition. They had a brief respite, winning the next 4 ends to pull the score back to 18-14. However, they only won 2 more points on the last 9 ends and lost 34-16. Special thanks to Chris C for playing with a sore shoulder and here’s hoping for a better performance in the return fixture on Sunday 18 June.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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Away at Cambridge Park - Saturday 27th May 2023
Another lovely sunny day but sadly not another win. We lost on all 3 rinks with a final match score of 44-79. It was good that we managed to muster a full team of 12, although we had 2 players suffering with shoulder problems which didn’t help. On Rink 2 Val, Roger J, Gerrard and Jonathan had a close game in the first half (12-9 after 11 ends), but after dropping 6 shots on end 15 they couldn’t recover and finally lost 25-12. On Rink 3, Chris C, Victor, Bernard and Bob had a very good come back. They struggled initially and were 17-3 down after 12 ends. They then proceeded to win 8 of the 9 remaining ends, with a 3 on the last end bringing the final score to a narrow 20-16 loss. On Rink 5 Maureen, Eileen, Vernon and Colin also started badly and they were 18-5 down after the first 8 ends which included two 5’s to the opposition. They had a brief respite, winning the next 4 ends to pull the score back to 18-14. However, they only won 2 more points on the last 9 ends and lost 34-16. Special thanks to Chris C for playing with a sore shoulder and here’s hoping for a better performance in the return fixture on Sunday 18 June.
Jonathan Horner (Club Captain)
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
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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)
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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)
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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)
Posted 02-08-2022
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
SML
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)
SML
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
R&B
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)
R&B
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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