Whitstable

Whitstable won five of the six rinks at Boughton to claim 15 of the 17 Catherine Wheeler League points available. Boughton 84 Whitstable 114 Brian Gentle, Paul Browning, Daphne Ellinor won 25-12; Garth Coates, Patricia Pout, Gerald Hender won 19-9; Tony Petts, Patricia Vaz, Norman Tilley won 22-13; Brian Watson, Christopher Twyman, Sylvia Hender won 17-14; Jim Hatton, Joan Davey, Malcolm Scott won 17-14; Philip Gardiner, Ronald Vaz, Barbara Mcgillicuddy lost 22-14.

Whitstable overcame visiting Old Dagenham Park by four mixed rinks to two and by 20 shots overall. Whitstable 119 Old Dagenham 99 Alan Reid, Trevor Epps, Brian Ball, Rita Hall won 30-8; Gareth Porter, Ann French, Reg Dowell, Kathy Purdy won 24-10; Gerald Hender, Jean Harman, Norman Tilley, Jim Hatton won 18-14; Brian Gentle, Brian Batchelor, Margaret Morris, Fred Goodger won 18-16; Ray Mcdonald, Ronald Vaz, Maggie Porter, John Morton lost 22-18; Brian Reynolds, Patricia Vaz, Nick Newman, Joan Davey lost 29-11.

Whitstable lost at home to visiting Lenham by 10 shots, despite the three men’s rinks winning by seven shots, as the two ladies went down by a combined 17. Whitstable 104 Lenham 114 Peter Boeg, Derek Gann, Nick Newman, Derek Newell won 43-4; Sylvia Hender, Patricia Vaz, Gail Phasey, June Ratcliffe won 21-14; Fred Goodger, Ronald Vaz, Stan Robinson, Gerry Hender lost 19-17; Brian Reynolds, Trevor Epps, Don Minnett lost 19-15; Ray Mcdonald, Garth Coates, Norman Tilley, Jim Ratcliffe lost 25-8; Jeanette May, Jean Harman, Irene Fairhall, Shirley Whitehand lost 33-9.

In the Forest of Blean League, Whitstable saw off visiting Ashford Town by 15 shots to claim six league points. Whitstable 96 Ashford Town 81 Peter Boeg, Trevor Epps, Derek Newell won 22-14; Tony Petts, Gareth Porter, Brian Reynolds won 25-19;