INDOOR BOWLS: Success in Friendlies

Oyster overcame visiting Thameside in a friendly by 32 shots despite losing three rinks and drawing another. Oyster 164 Thameside 132 Barry Tanson, Rita Marsh, Alan Stokes, Margaret Dance won 26-14; Jeanette O’brien, Mo Gray, Barbara Jarrett, Mervyn Gulvin won 22-16; Maurice Odell, Ann Williams, Peter Boeg, Janet Drewitt won 21-15; Yvonne Mann, John Baker, Janet Pamphilon, Brian Gentle lost 17-16; Richard Whybrow, Ann Tanson, Russell Feast, Janet Whitbread lost 25-16; Linda Snook, John Snook, Christianne de Weduwe, Eddie Swan won 38-7; Paul Reddock, Barbara Gordon, Barbara Mcgillicuddy, Brian Watson lost 21-13; Diana Whybrow, Peter Mann, Chris Appleton, Alan Kent drew 17-17. The second friendly was against Essex County and the Oyster again lost on three rinks and drew another but won overall by 73 shots. Oyster 196 Essex County 123 Richard Whybrow, Rita Marsh, Janet Pamphilon, Gordon Hayes lost 21-18; Maurice Odell, Jan Turner, Colin Marsh, David Turner won 28-16; Ken Mount, Anita Harding, R.cogger, Brian Gentle won 28-9; J.brown, Lin Riches, Don Keeler, John Day won 33-7; Steve Brown, Diana Whybrow, Russell Feast, Peter Boeg lost 21-15; Yvonne Mann, Mo Gray, Paul Drane, John Snook won 44-4; Linda Snook, Paul Reddock, Alan Henderson, Colin Marsh lost 21-12; Lynda Balding, Peter Mann, Tony Brown, Steve Caruth drew 18-18. The ladies went to Swale for a Kent League game but only won on two rinks, lost by 46 shots overall and claimed two league points. Swale 91 Oyster 137 Sylvia Sweeting, Barbara Mcgillicuddy, Janet Whitbread, Pam Dennett lost 35-8; Doreen Masters, Sheila Tibby, Jean Rose, Sara Trotter won 22-20; Jeanette O’brien, Denise Guy, Barbara Grundy, Sue Swan won 23-13; Pauline Hogston, Joy Burton, Elaine Milliner, Hilary Avis lost 20-11; Shirley Fey, Barbara Gordon, Barbara Jarrett, Janet Drewitt lost 26-14; Ann Moon, Margaret Morris, Joyce Whitlock, Dawn Harris lost 23-13. The second president v vice-president match took place and this time vicepresident John Day won against president Sue Swan, whose team didn’t win on any rinks. Vice-president’s team 159 President’s 115 Ann Moon, Barbara Gordon, Barbara Grundy, Sue Swan lost 24-10 to Peter Hogston, Peter Mann, David Turner, John Day; Lynda Balding, Anita Harding, Janet Whitbread, Dawn Harris lost 16-15 Maurice Odell, Bob Avery, Paul Drane, Brian Watson; Ann Tanson, Alison Macdonald, Barbara Mcgillicuddy, Jan Allen lost 20-17 to Colin Chapman, Brian Maxted, John Snook, Brian Gentle; Jan Turner, Pauline Hogston, Marion Harrison, Sara Trotter lost 25-21 to Fred Masters, Mo Gray, Peter Gibson, Eddie Swan; Linda Snook, Yvonne Mann, Doreen Masters, Hilary Avis lost 21-14 to Barry Tanson, Alan Henderson, Alan Kent, Bernard Woodhams; Carol Field, Jan Poynter, Barbara Jarrett, Jacqueline Harvey lost 19-9 to Paul Reddock, Charlie Harding, John Chase, John Cheesman; Lin Riches, Ann Williams, Brenda Tilley, Carol Dalby lost 18-14 to Steve Brown, John Baker, Joseph Vandepeer, Thomas Attaway. Oyster’s men went down by 46 points at Folkestone, winning just two rinks to claim two Kent League points. Folkestone 141 Oyster 95 Maurice Odell, Brian Maxted, Peter Boeg, Brian Gentle lost 45-2; Gordon Hayes, Paul Drane, Eddie Swan, John Cresswell lost 26-18; Barry Tanson, Brian Watson, Bob James, Alan Cornfoot lost 25-15; Keith Dennett, Phil Scott-martin, John Day, Norman Hunt won 28-9; Peter Hogston, David Appleton, David Turner, Ian Burton won 20-16; Mervyn Gulvin, Frank Rose, Tony Brown, Bernard Woodhams lost 23-12. The ladies played in the second round of the Vivienne Trophy against Bromley, two rinks at home and two away and won on every rink. The third round will be on January 12 against Mote Park.

Chislet Cavaliers Labradors were beaten by seven shots at Boughton Courtneys in their East Kent Short-mat Challenge return. Boughton 29 Chislet 22 J Cramp, K Holmes, W Laughton lost 13-7; J Rains, D Cowley, J Bellingham lost 16-15. The Labradors were also on the end of a narrow defeat in the first leg of their League Challenge at Aylesham Warblers. Aylesham 29 Chislet 27 J Harlow, B Hill, D Cowley lost 18-7; M Holmes, J Bellingham, W Laughton won 20-11.