Thame Bowls Club weekly newsletter No 16.
Despite the ‘summer’ rain Thame Ladies managed to play 11 ends on Wednesday 2nd August at home against Wendover with a win on all 3 rinks and a score of 32 - 18. The top rink, with a great score of 14 - 4, was Maggie Gibbons, Gini Williams and skip Maire Duncan. Captain Jill Brooks said, ‘Well done ladies and thank you for your help’.
Thame’s men on the 3rd of August had a great win against bottom of the table Blackbird Leys with a score of 97 – 39. They took 6 league points and waited with bated breath to learn the results of the other matches that evening. Woodstock who had been the League leaders for most of the season had a nervous last game against Chipping Norton with both teams finishing on 65 shots. Chippy won three rinks so took 4 points to Woodstock’s 2. Bicester who had been vying with Thame for second place throughout the season beat Oxford City and County and took 5 points but that was not enough to catch Thame and the final placings put Woodstock and Thame level at the top on 39.5 points each. Woodstock kept first place however as their accumulated shot difference for the whole season (95.5) was greater than Thame (73.25) but both teams are promoted to Division 2 for next year. A valiant effort for John Rawson’s team and Ian Rutherford’s rink with Geoff Roynon, Keith Brooks and Graham Watson all contributing magnificently, won with a score of 38 – 5, one of the highest of the season throughout all divisions.
The friendly match against Bicester scheduled for Saturday 5th August was cancelled because of rain.
7.8.2023