Three out of four ain’t bad for the ’Bourne
SOUTHBOURNE Southbourne 59 Graffham B 43
Southbourne met old friends and had a pleasant evening of bowling in their home match against Graffham. The match concluded with a supper provided by the Southbourne members. Scores: Kip Storr, Joan Frost, Jim Jennings (s) won 19:18; John Staker, Irene Jennings, Peter Garrard (s) won 23:12; Eileen Keane, Tony Budgen, Graham Wilson (s) won 17:13. Petworth 40 Southbne 26 In the Brooks Motors League against Petworth, the Petworth artificial green had very different characteristics to Southbourne’s and by the time the Southboune team had mastered the green it was too late to catch up, Petworth taking all six points.
Scores: Irene Jennings, Margaret Odell, Peter Garrard (s) lost 25:14; Eileen Keane, Jim Jennings, Malcolm Keane (s) lost 15:12. Pagham 64 Southbne 68
In division one of the West Sussex League Southbourne were delighted to get their best away win of the season so far.
In close games on the rinks skipped by Paul Butler and Antony Bull there were wins.
And the rink skipped by Gary Wyatt drew, giving Southbourne seven points to Pagham’s three. Scores: Richard Galloway, John Staker, Dave Alner, Paul Butler (s) won 18:14; Eddie Neuts, Graham Wilson, Dave Fewell, Gary Wyatt (s) drew 16:16; Peter Garrard, Richard Webb, Andy Smith, Antony Bull (s) won 22:19; Paul Simpson, Jim Spivey, Alex Horne, Mark Soper (s) lost 15:12.
Southbourne 63 Grasshoppers 60
In a friendly against the Grasshoppers, Southbourne won on three of the four mixed triples but lost heavily on the other. They won by three shots. Scores: Eileen Keane, Len mates, Peter Garrard (s) won 19:17; John Staker, Irene Jennings, Ted Rogers (s) won 17:10; Margaret Odell, Graham Wilson, Alan Williams won 21:9; Kathy Shelley, Tony Budgen, Jim Jennings lost 24:6.
WEST DEAN Flansham 41 West Dean 61
In a four-rink friendly, West Dean were winners on three rinks and overall winners by 20 shots. Scores: Diana Carver, Phil Rawcliffe, John Butterworth [s] won 16-15;
Pam Patterson, John Jones, Phil Muggeridge [s] won 14-9; Violet Smith, Ann Hiscock, Tony Boxall [s] won 205; Pam Sharrod, Ian Morrison, Andy Wood [s] lost 11-13.