Trophy drama as ladies defeated by Devon
TWELVE hours after a heatwave the English weather played its usual tricks and engulfed everyone in a day of wet weather and freezing temperatures as Warwickshire ladies set out to play Devon in the National Johns Trophy Competition at Olveston Bowling Club near Bristol.
The game is always a challenge and one the players were looking forward to but the Devon ladies had their own agenda and weren’t to be deterred as they set off strongly and although Warwickshire pulled back in the middle part of the game it wasn’t enough to secure a win and Devon went away the winners 94-122
Just to add to the drama, halfway through the game, a lone bi-plane decided to give highly dangerous air display directly overhead somersaulting and diving as players tried to concentrate on the game in hand.
Highest winning rink for Warwickshire went to Jenny Corn (Lillington) with Aleen Shuttleworth (Stoke), Ros
Taylor (Avenue Coventry) and Jacqui Ashley (Warwick Boat Club) who were pretty evenly matched at five ends but then pulled ahead eventually winning 20-11.
Yvonne Pick with Tracy Wheeler (both Welford), Lynne Innes (Stratford) and Elaine Taylor (Stoke) were pretty evenly matched all through the game but just lost on the last end to finish 17-19.
Heather Mills (Grange Ladies) with Liz Crowther (Lillington), Dawn Horne and Janice White (both RLS) were level at five ends but just couldn’t get ahead finishing 13-18.
Kirsty Richards (Whitnash) with Lily-mae Adams (Sherwood Park), Anna Molony (Avenue Leamington) and Di Medhurst (Nuneaton) kept pace with the opposition to start but their opponents started to take control and despite a comeback in the last few ends they finished 12-20.
Maureen Edwards (Rugby Thornfield) with Anita Cowdrill (RLS), Pippa Mace (Lillington) and Trish Jarvis (Wolvey) were under the cosh from the start and although they came back in the latter part of the game they were unable to turn the tables and finished 16-26.
Debbie Bloxham (Stratford)
with Wendy Hobbis (Welford), Joy Cooke and Gill Maund (both Sherwood Park) started well and were only three shots adrift, 13-16 at 15 ends but then their opponents took control leaving them trailing 16-28.
The highlight of the day for County President, Debbie Bloxham (Stratford), was being able to present a Johns Trophy flash to Dawn Horne (RLS) together with County Badges for Wendy Hobbis and Tracy Wheeler (both Welford) and a Colt Badge for
Jacqui Ashley (Warwick Boat Club)
Thanks must also go to Olveston Bowling Club who hosted the game and whose members made us very welcome.
One of the most anticipated matches in the presidential fixtures is the annual clash between the gents and the ladies for the rose bowl trophy. A hot Grange BC hosted the latest of these encounters and it was gents President Nigel Hewitson that claimed victory with a clean sweep 149-91 score.
Halfway through the game, a lone bi-plane decided to give highly dangerous air display directly overhead somersaulting and diving.