Press reports 2008
Reports on matches and other club events are submitted to
the Henley Standard every week
September 23
Shiplake were at home to Reading on Saturday afternoon for a five triple friendly match. This first ever visit by Reading to the Memorial Avenue green took place in glorious sunshine – something in short supply this season. Best score of the day was achieved by Helen Robinson, Bill Blackmore and skip Barrie Evans. They scored 7 shots on the first end and never looked back, finishing 28 shots ahead. Good wins on David Hall’s and Jim Bland’s rinks contributed to a decisive victory for Shiplake.
Shiplake scores:
Sue Reid, Peter Christmas, David Hall 28-8
Pat Steel, Iain Robinson, Wendy Cross 12-13
Sylvia Blackmore, David Steel, Allen Newbury 19-20
Jackie Stafford, Peter Cross, Jim Bland 22-12
Helen Robinson, Bill Blackmore, Barrie Evans 33-5
On Sunday the Home Counties Bowling Association Finals took place at the Oxford City and County ground. The Shiplake four (and county champions) of David Hall, Jim Bland, Barry Lambourne and skip Ryan Buckett represented Oxfordshire. The semi final was against Berkshire and a poor start saw Oxfordshire 7-0 down after 3 ends, then they got their act together, scored 24 shots in the next 9 ends and won 29-8. The final against Middlesex was a tighter game but the Shiplake four stayed in control. They went into the 20th end 10 shots up and scored 1 to win the championship by 11. The final score was 23-12.
On Sunday the annual President v Chairman match took place at Shiplake . This contest was played for the Betty Shaw Cup and pitted president Howard West’s and chairman Helen Robinson’s teams against each other. Well ahead at the half way point the president’s team held on to win by just 5 shots – 96-91.
September 9
Shiplake travelled to Peppardon Wednesday afternoon for a six rink friendly match. Julia Perry, Sylvia Blackmore, John Chamberlain and skip David Webb had the best score of the day, winning by a margin of 14 shots. Bill Blackmore’s rink scored two shots on the last end to win by one shot. Shiplake narrowly lost the match – 113-116.
Shiplake scores:
Sonia Stretch, Iain Robinson, Len Mitton, Trevor Beaumont 17-23;
Angie Main, David Buckett, Francis Benham, Barrie Evans 18-28;
Margaret Bullock, Max Jacob, Ann Clark, Graham Kennedy 18-20;
Pat Walker, Pat Main, Phyllis Mansfield, Bill Blackmore 19-18;
Julia Perry, Sylvia Blackmore, John Chamberlain, David Webb 25-11;
Josh Trendall, Pat Steel, Peter Christmas, Allen Newbury 16-16.
Sunday was Finals Day at Shiplake. Fourteen finalists assembled for the last round of the competitions that had been underway since May. The good number of spectators who attended throughout the day were rewarded by some excellent bowling.
One finalist had reached four finals, which could not be accommodated in one day, so the Senior Citizens final had been played the previous Thursday evening. This 15 end match pitted husband against wife – Bill Blackmore against Sylvia Blackmore. All square after 10 ends, Sylvia then took the lead and won 14-8 with an end to spare.
First on the green on Sunday morning were the finals of the Mens and Ladies Singles and the Handicap.
The Mens Final was between Barry Lambourne and Ryan Buckett. Some excellent bowling saw Ryan soon moving into the lead, and after 16 ends he appeared on the verge of victory, leading 20-8. However Barry was not prepared to accept what seemed inevitable, and slowly clawed his way back into the game. The spectators held their breath as the score moved to an unbelievable 20 all. Barry then managed that vital last shot to become Mens Champion.
Howard West and Len Mitton were the finalists in the Handicap. 13 all after ten ends, Howard then moved up a gear to win 21-14.
The Ladies Final was between Sylvia Blackmore and Helen Robinson. Sylvia was in the lead almost from the start, but Helen remained in touch until, with the score standing at 15-13, Sylvia scored 7 shots in 2 ends to win 22-13 and the club had a new Ladies Champion.
The lunch time ‘entertainment’ was provided by the finals of the Plate and the Novices.
In the Plate husband and wife David and Margaret Bullock were in contention. David took an early lead but Margaret came back strongly, getting within two shots before David got the shots he needed to seal victory by 21 shots to 17.
Sylvia Blackmore’s third final was the Novices, where her opponent was Peter Higgs. After six ends Peter was 9-0 up, then Sylvia found the form that had taken her to victory twice already and went on to win 21-15.
In the afternoon the finals of the Two Wood, the Married Pairs and the Drawn Pairs took place.
Margaret Bullock’s second final was the Two Wood against John Chamberlain. Margaret took the first set 7-5. John fought back to 5-0 up in the second set then didn’t score another shot as Margaret took the second set 7-5 and thereby won the match.
The Married Pairs final pitted Val and Trevor Beaumont against Sylvia and Bill Blackmore. Despite fine bowling from all, the Beaumonts drew inexorably ahead and won the match 23-10.
The Drawn Pairs featured two losing finalists from earlier in the day – Ryan Buckett and Helen Robinson – against Handicap winner Howard West partnered by Jackie Stafford. Ryan and Helen soon built up a commanding lead but weren’t to have it all their own way as Howard and Jackie came back strongly. However 5 shots on the 20th end took Ryan and Helen to victory 25-16.
September 2
Shiplake took five triples to Burghfield on Saturday for their last MUL game of the 2008 season. Sonia Stretch, Jo Wylie and skip Allen Newbury had the best score of the day, with a winning margin of 11 shots. Howard West also skipped his rink to victory, but with an overall deficit of 17 shots (68-85) Shiplake returned home with just 4 MUL points.
Shiplake scores:
Pat Steel, Mick Lovejoy, Howard West 19-14
Mairwen West, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 9-21
Eric Davis, Phyllis Mansfield, Trevor Beaumont 11-20
Sonia Stretch, Jo Wylie, Allen Newbury 19-8
Peter Higgs, Peter Christmas, Daphne Jacob 10-22.
On Sunday Shiplake travelled to Blackbird Leys for their second away game of the weekend. Club captain David Steel skipped the highest winning rink, where the final score was 25-9 boosted by 6 shots on the last end. Thirteen year old Josh Trendall’s accurate leading contributed to his rink’s 13 shot victory. In his first full season of bowls he has developed into a fine player. Shiplake won the game 110-67.
Shiplake scores:
Angie Main, Max Jacob, Pat Main, Phil Buckett 23-9
Jean Buckett, Eric Davis, John Snook, David Bullock 20-15
Jean Webb, David Buckett, Peter Cross, Daphne Jacob 17-22
Margaret Bullock, Phil Davidson, Iain Robinson, David Steel 25-9
Josh Trendall, Pat Steel, Helen Robinson, David Webb 25-12.
August 26
Shiplake took six rinks to Trenthams on Wednesday. Josh Trendall, John Snook, Phyllis Mansfield and skip Barry Lambourne were the highest winning rink, with an impressive 33-8 victory. Graham Kennedy and Wendy Cross skipped their rinks to good wins and Shiplake won the game by 119 shots to 109.
Shiplake scores:
Eric Davis, Wendy Buss, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 31-12
Pat Steel, Sonia Higgs, Eddie Goddard, David Webb 4-32
Peter Christmas, David Buckett, Pat Main, Wendy Cross 25-14
Angie Main, Sue Reid, Peter Higgs, Howard West 11-22
Josh Trendall, John Snook, Phyllis Mansfield, Barry Lambourne 33-8
Val Beaumont, Peter Cross, Len Mitton, Trevor Beaumont 15-21.
On Saturday Shiplake were at home for an MUL game against Harwell . The triple of Margaret Bullock, Len Mitton and skip Barry Lambourne went into the lead on the second end and never looked back. They finished with a flourish, 6 shots on the last end, to give them a winning margin of 13 shots and the title of highest winning triple. It was a different story for the remaining Shiplake rinks, who were all losing after 9 ends, but then rallied to achieve two more wins and a draw. With a win overall 89-72 Shiplake took 9 MUL points, enough to establish an unassailable lead at the top of the table.
Shiplake scores:
John Chamberlain, David Bullock, Daphne Jacob 17-15
Val Beaumont, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 13-13
Margaret Bullock, Len Mitton, Barry Lambourne 26-13
Sylvia Blackmore, Howard West, Wendy Cross 13-19
Mairwen West, Bill Blackmore, David Hall 20-12.
Shiplake travelled to Desborough on Sunday for the first ever fixture between the two clubs. Jackie Stafford, Josh Trendall, Peter Christmas and skip Allen Newbury had the best score, winning by 16 shots. Both Howard West’s and Len Mitton’s rinks started the last end level with their opponents, and both managed to score one shot to win. So Shiplake won on three rinks and won overall by 5 shots, 115-110.
Shiplake scores:
Jackie Stafford, Josh Trendall, Peter Christmas, Allen Newbury 27-11
Sonia Stretch, Pat Main, Eddie Goddard, Wendy Cross 18-27
Mairwen West, Janette Macarthur, Iain Robinson, Jim Bland 19-23
Angie Main, Chris Phillips, David Buckett, Howard West 25-24
Helen Robinson, Eric Davis, David Webb, Len Mitton 26-25.
Shiplake ’s inhouse Ladies v Gents was held on Bank Holiday Monday, playing for the Margaret Evans Cup. The teams included children with their parents and grand-parents. Hopes were high that the ladies could pull off an historic win – particularly as their team included ringer ‘Ryanna’ Buckett – but the men had other plans and at the end the men had scored 102 shots to the ladies’ 81, thereby taking the cup (again).
Scores (Men’s names first): Josh Trendall. Brian Evans, Iain Robinson 15, Katie Bland, Jean Buckett, Wendy Cross 14
Jodie Buckett, Pat Main, Phil Buckett v Angie Main, Helen Robinson, Mairwen West 29-18
David Steel, Howard West, Trevor Beaumont v Pat Walker, Pat Steel, Daphne Jacob 14-12
John Snook, Max Jacob, Eddie Goddard, David Webb v Jackie Stafford, Chris Phillips, Ryanna Buckett, Val Beaumont 15-28
Peter Christmas, Peter Cross, Jim Bland v Sonia Stretch, Janette Macarthur, Phyllis Mansfield 29-9.
August 18
Shiplake’s Four of Ryan Buckett, Barry Lambourne, Jim Bland and Dave Hall took part in the National Finals in Worthing. They had qualified for this by reaching the final of the county competition. On August 11 th they had a tremendous 37-6 win over Essex, followed by a 24-17 win against Warwickshire to set up a Tuesday morning match with Cumbria for a place in the Quarter Finals. Unfortunately this was the final match for the Shiplake team, they lost to Cumbria by 29 shots to 12. Nevertheless they progressed further in the National Finals than any other team in Shiplake’s history, and the club is very proud of their achievement.
Shiplake were at home to Woodley for a five rink game on Wednesday. In a match cut short yet again by rain Shiplake won on three rinks, with Margaret Bullock, Wendy Buss, David Steel and skip Trevor Beaumont achieving the best score of the day, winning by 13 shots. Shiplake won the match 74-58
Shiplake scores:
Val Beaumont, Chris Phillips, Brian Evans, Howard West 14-12
Margaret Bullock, Wendy Buss, David Steel, Trevor Beaumont 19-6
Sonia Stretch, Eric Davis, Len Mitton, Bill Blackmore 18-8
Mairwen West, Sonia Higgs, Francis Benham, Alan Melville 12-19
Phyllis Mansfield, Sue Reid, Peter Higgs, Wendy Cross 11-13.
On Thursday Shiplake ’s last ODBL game of the season was against Oxford City and County . Jo Wylie, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy and skip Barrie Evans were the only winning rink, winning by an impressive 24 shots. The overall score was a draw, 78 shots each, giving Shiplake 2 ODBL points. Shiplake have finished their first season in Division 1 in fourth place (out of seven).
Shiplake scores:
Peter Christmas, Len Mitton, Allen Newbury, Jim Bland 12-29;
John Chamberlain, Alan Melville, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont 19-22;
Francis Benham, David Webb, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 15-19;
Jo Wylie, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 32-8.
Shiplake ’s inhouse Drawn Triples was held on Saturday. Ten triples competed for the Millenium Cup. Helen Robinson, Dave Buckett and Trevor Beaumont were the only team to win all their games and their names will be engraved on the cup for 2008.
August 12
Shiplake were at home to Watlington on Wednesday for a Plomer Cup match. Husband and wife Trevor and Val Beaumont, with David Bullock and Eric Davis were the highest winning rink, with a margin of 11 shots. Wins on three further rinks and overall victory by 105 shots to 87 meant Shiplake took 10 Plomer Cup points.
Shiplake scores:
Margaret Bullock, Peter Higgs, Alan Melville, Roger Worth 21-15
Val Beaumont, Eric Davis, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont 24-13
Helen Robinson, John Snook, Peter Christmas, Daphne Jacob 20-16
Sonia Stretch, Phyllis Mansfield, Bill Blackmore, Barrie Evans 20-18
Dave Buckett, Iain Robinson, Len Mitton, Wendy Cross 20-25.
Shiplake took three triples of ladies to Trenthams on Thursday. Unfortunately the match was cut short by rain at which point Shiplake were behind 32-51.
Shiplake scores:
Katie Bland, Phyllis Mansfield, Daphne Jacob 8-15
Sonia Stretch, Jackie Stafford, Val Beaumont 14-16
Chris Phillips, Helen Robinson, Sylvia Blackmore 10-17.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake travelled to Headington , currently second in Division 1. John Chamberlain, Alan Melville, David Bullock and skip Trevor Beaumont were the only winning rink. The one point was enough to stay fourth in Division 1
Shiplake scores:
Peter Christmas, David Buckett, David Webb, Jim Bland 18-23
Francis Benham, Iain Robinson, Phil Buckett, Len Mitton 18-27
John Chamberlain, Alan Melville, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont 26-20
Jo Wylie, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 14-26.
On Saturday Shiplake travelled to Rover (Cowley ). The game was interrupted throughout by showers, and a final heavy downpour cut the game short. Helen Robinson, John Snook, Peter Christmas and skip Daphne Jacob were the highest winning rink, and there were narrow wins on two further rinks but Shiplake lost overall 77-110.
Shiplake scores:
Helen Robinson, John Snook, Peter Christmas, Daphne Jacob 24-11
Julia Perry, Max Jacob, Iain Robinson, Mick Lovejoy 8-26
Sue Reid, David Buckett, David Webb, Allen Newbury 18-16
Josh Trendall, Pat Main, Eric Davis, Wendy Cross 23-22
Angie Main, Peter Cross, Eddie Goddard, Alan Melville 4-35.
August 5
Shiplake took three triples to Hurst on Tuesday for a Ladies match. Captain of the day Wendy Cross skipped the highest winning rink. Wendy, with Wendy Buss and Helen Robinson, led from the start and finished 7 shots ahead. Another win and a draw gave Shiplake victory by 58 shots to 46.
Scores (Shiplake names): Wendy Buss, Helen Robinson, Wendy Cross 20-13; Jean Webb, Pat Steel, Daphne Jacob 15-15; Sonia Stretch, Phyllis Mansfield, Sylvia Blackmore 23-18.
Peppard came to Shiplake on Wednesday for a joint MUL and Plomer Cup match. Helen Robinson, Bill Blackmore and skip David Webb had the best score of the day. 8 all after 10 ends they then went up a gear to win 29-9. Barry Lambourne’s rink came back from 12-3 down after 9 ends to go into the last end 16 all. This they managed to win by 3 shots. Allen Newbury also skipped his rink to victory. Shiplake won overall 92-75 and took 8 points.
Scores (Shiplake names first): Margaret Bullock, Phil Buckett, Barry Lambourne 19, Pam Beck, Peter Watkins, Albert Shepherd 16; Jean Webb, David Bullock, Allen Newbury 22, Maureen Richens, David Jenkins, Derek Beck 12; Jean Buckett, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 10, Elaine Roberts, Barry Smart, Tony Reid 17; Helen Robinson, Bill Blackmore, David Webb 29, Brian Davis, Jean Smart, Gordon Richens 9; Jo Wylie, Roger Worth, Daphne Jacob 12, Mike Lewis, Val Rees, Owen Kearns 21.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake were at home to Carterton , currently lying 2 points below Shiplake in the middle of Division 1. For the third week running Ryan Buckett skipped the highest winning rink. Ryan, with Simon Hastings, Alan Melville and Allen Newbury won by 20 shots. Two further wins and a win overall by 92 shots to 54 gave Shiplake 5 points and, with just two games to go in the ODBL 2008 season, this ensures that Shiplake will remain in Division 1.
Scores (Shiplake names): John Chamberlain, David Webb, Trevor Beaumont, Jim Bland 21-11; Jo Wylie, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 13-21; Simon Hastings, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury, Ryan Buckett 31-11; Francis Benham, David Bullock, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 27-11.
On Saturday Wallingford brought five triples to Shiplake for a Plomer Cup match. Alan Melville skipped the highest winning rink. Alan, with Paula Benham and captain of the day Peter Christmas won by 15 shots. Wins for Brian Evans and Trevor Beaumont and a win overall by 98 shots to 74 gave Shiplake 8 Plomer Cup points.
Scores (Shiplake names): David Buckett, Sylvia Blackmore, Brian Evans 25-13; Paula Benham, Peter Christmas, Alan Melville 24-9; Sonia Stretch, Iain Robinson, Phyllis Mansfield 14-18; Jackie Stafford, Francis Benham, Peter Higgs 16-21; Val Beaumont, David Steel, Trevor Beaumont 19-13.
On Monday Shiplake played a rearranged MUL game against Pangbourne. It turned out to be a very close game. At the half-way point Pangbourne were ahead on 4 of the 5 rinks. Phyllis Mansfield, Peter Christmas and Daphne Jacob had led from the start and won by 4 shots and in the second half Graham Kennedy’s triple drew ahead to win by 3 shots. At the end the overall result depended on the last end of the last triple still playing. With her last wood the Pangbourne skip ensured a one shot victory for her triple. Shiplake lost the match 86-87 and took just 4 MUL points.
Scores (Shiplake names): Sylvia Blackmore, Wendy Cross, Jo Wylie 15-16; Phyllis Mansfield, Peter Christmas, Daphne Jacob 21-17; Helen Robinson, Phil Buckett, Barrie Evans 18-19; Jackie Stafford, Brian Evans, Allen Newbury 12-18; Jean Buckett, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 20-17.
July 28
Tilehurst brought 6 triples to Shiplake on Wednesday. Skip David Hall playing with Jean Webb and club captain David Steel, achieved the best result of the day, with a winning margin of 16 shots. On Wendy Cross’ rink it was 10 all after 9 ends, then 10 shots in two ends gave the home side an unassailable lead. Brian Evans also skipped his triple to victory. Shiplake won the match 99-89.
Shiplake scores:
Pat Steel, Mick Lovejoy, Wendy Cross 24-15
Angie Main, Jo Wylie, Roger Worth 6-21
Wendy Buss, Iain Robinson, Brian Evans 19-10
Jean Webb, David Steel, David Hall 24-8
Margaret Bullock, Pat Main, Bill Blackmore 11-17
Mairwen West, Peter Christmas, David Webb 15-18.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake travelled to Thame . Peter Christmas, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury and skip Ryan Buckett were the highest winning rink (for the second week running) winning by a massive 25 shots. All the rinks won and with a win on shots 120-33 this was Shiplake’s best ODBL result of the 2008 season. Shiplake took all 6 ODBL points and Thame remains at the bottom of the table!
Shiplake scores:
John Chamberlain, David Webb, Trevor Beaumont, Jim Bland 28-6
Peter Christmas, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury, Ryan Buckett 31-6
Francis Benham, David Bullock, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 28-6
Jo Wylie, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 33-15.
On Friday Shiplake played Carterton in the second round of the Hawker Cup. The away Four won by 2 shots, but the home Four, despite coming back strongly after a poor start, lost by 3 shots, and Carterton go on to the next round.
On Saturday Shiplake were away for a friendly 6 triple match at Twyford . Angie Main, Iain Robinson and skip Peter Higgs had the best score, winning by 18 shots. There were wins on three further rinks and the club won the match by 111 shots to 87.
Shiplake scores:
Helen Robinson, David Steel, David Hall 15-21
Angie Main, Iain Robinson, Peter Higgs 25-7
Julia Perry, Eric Davis, Bill Blackmore 23-9
David Buckett, Sylvia Blackmore, Mick Lovejoy 23-16
Pat Steel, Pat Main, Jim Bland 17-15
Sue Reid, Simon Hastings, Allen Newbury 8-19.
Shiplake ’s game on Sunday was an MUL game, away against the University of Reading . Margaret Bullock, John Chamberlain and skip Barrie Evans led from the start and finished with the best score of the day, winning by 18 shots. Skips Daphne Jacob and Barry Lambourne also led their triples to comfortable wins, whilst a tense finish on Trevor Beaumont’s rink ended with a win by just 2 shots. Shiplake won the game by 30 shots and travelled home with 10 MUL points.
Shiplake scores:
Margaret Bullock, John Chamberlain, Barrie Evans 26-8
Jackie Stafford, Peter Christmas, Daphne Jacob 23-8
Pat Steel, David Steel, Wendy Cross 13-27
David Bullock, Helen Robinson, Barry Lambourne 21-12
Val Beaumont, Phyllis Mansfield, Trevor Beaumont 20-18.
Three SHIPLAKE men, Jo Wylie, Jim Bland and Dave Hall, won the Desborough Triples on Sunday.
July 22
Suttons brought 6 rinks to Shiplake on Wednesday. The highest winning rink of Sonia Higgs, Pat Main, Iain Robinson and skip David Webb won by 8 shots. Shiplake lost the match by just 5 shots, 108-113.
Shiplake scores:
Angie Main, Janette Macarthur, Peter Higgs, Mick Lovejoy 20-14
Pat Steel, David Steel, Howard West, Trevor Beaumont 16-15
Sonia Higgs, Pat Main, Iain Robinson, David Webb 22-14
Pat Walker, David Buckett, Phyllis Mansfield, Roger Worth 12-28
Helen Robinson, Brian Evans, Peter Christmas, Jo Wylie 24-23
Sonia Stretch, Wendy Buss, Francis Benham, Bill Blackmore 14-19.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake travelled to Banbury Chestnuts . Peter Christmas, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury and skip Ryan Buckett achieved the best score, winning by 5 shots. Barrie Evans’ rink held on despite a late surge from the opposition to win by one shot. So Shiplake returned home with 2 ODBL points.
Shiplake scores:
Francis Benham, Iain Robinson, David Webb, Jim Bland 15-21
John Chamberlain, Phil Buckett, Trevor Beaumont, David Hall 17-27
Peter Christmas, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury, Ryan Buckett 21-16
Jo Wylie, Len Mitton, Bill Blackmore, Barrie Evans 16-15.
On Saturday Shiplake were away at Goring for an MUL match. It was a close game on all three rinks, with narrow wins for skips David Hall and Trevor Beaumont. The final result was a win for Shiplake by 49 shots to 44, giving them 9 MUL points.
Shiplake scores:
Val Beaumont, Len Mitton, Howard West, Daphne Jacob 15-17
Peter Christmas, Phyllis Mansfield Trevor Beaumont 15-11
Mairwen West, David Steel, David Webb, David Hall 19-16.
The finals of the county competitions took place at Kidlington on Sunday. Shiplake were represented in the Fours by Ryan Buckett, Barry Lambourne, Jim Bland and Dave Hall. They played a team from Carterton. Shiplake were never ahead until the last end, when they held on to 3 shots to win by one shot. This is a terrific achievement and many congratulations are due to Ryan, Barry, Jim and Dave. Reaching the final qualifies them to take part in the National Championships at Worthing on August 11th.
July 14
A busy and successful week for Shiplake had the men progress in the Hawker Cup, take 2 ODBL points from the league leaders, and book a place in the final of the County Four.
For the ladies Shiplake ’s week started on Tuesday with a friendly triples game at home against the University of Reading . An enjoyable afternoon saw Shiplake winning on just one of the rinks but this first ever Ladies match for Shiplake was voted a great success and the ladies are looking forward to these games becoming a regular feature of the bowling season.
Thursday’s ODBL game was at home against league leaders Banbury Central A . The highest winning rink of Simon Hastings, Allen Newbury, Jim Bland and skip Ryan Buckett Shiplake won by 15 shots. A second win on Barry Lambourne’s rink gave Shiplake 2 valuable points.
Shiplake scores:
Jo Wylie, Len Mitton, David Bullock, Roger Worth 19-29
Phil Buckett, Trevor Beaumont, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 18-17
John Chamberlain, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 14-21
Simon Hastings, Allen Newbury, Jim Bland, Ryan Buckett 31-16.
Shiplake ’s first round of the Hawker Cup took place on Friday against a team from Filkins . There were good wins for the home and away teams, and Shiplake progress to the next round.
Maidenhead Town brought 5 rinks to Shiplake on Saturday. Sonia Stretch, Francis Benham, Janette Macarthur and skip David Webb won by an impressive 19 shots. There were wins on two further rinks and Shiplake won the match by 114 shots to 89.
Shiplake scores:
Jean Buckett, Helen Robinson, Iain Robinson, Phyllis Mansfield 16-20
Sonia Stretch, Francis Benham, Janette Macarthur, David Webb 32-13
Jean Webb, David Buckett, Sylvia Blackmore, Bill Blackmore 19-24
Jackie Stafford, Paula Benham, Peter Christmas, David Hall 20-14
Julia Perry, Sue Reid, Alan Melville 27-18.
Shiplake ’s Sunday game was a six triple friendly away at Tilehurst . Mairwen West, John Chamberlain and skip Trevor Beaumont had the best score of the day – winning by 17 shots. There were also victories for President Howard West who was Captain of the day, for Daphne Jacob and for Francis Benham. Shiplake won the match 111-98.
Shiplake scores:
Angie Main, David Buckett, Iain Robinsin 13-28
Mairwen West, John Chamberlain, Trevor Beaumont 24-7
Josh Trendall, Sylvia Blackmore, Howard West 22-11
Eric Davis, Jean Webb, Daphne Jacob 16-14
Sonia Stretch, Max Jacob, Francis Benham 26-18
Helen Robinson, Pat Main, David Main 10-20
On Sunday a Shiplake Four qualified for the final of the men’s County Fours. Ryan Buckett, Barry Lambourne, Jim Bland and Dave Hall beat a team from Banbury Borough. Trailing by 8 shots at the half-way point they rallied to win by four shots, 23-19. The final will take place on July 20 th at Kidlington.
July 8
This was a comparatively quiet week for Shiplake – with just two matches. A third was rained off. Wednesday’s game was away at Hurst . The five triple MUL game was keenly fought (and lost!). Pat Walker, John Chamberlain and skip Wendy Cross’ achieved Shiplake’s best result, winning by a very creditable 17 shots. Barrie Evans skipped the only other winning rink. Shiplake went home with just 4 MUL points.
Shiplake scores:
Francis Benham, Len Mitton, Daphne Jacob 12-24
Pat Walker, John Chamberlain, Wendy Cross 19-2
Pat Steel, Peter Christmas, Dave Bullock, 9-26
Helen Robinson, Bill Blackmore, Barrie Evans 18-7
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Graham Kennedy.
Also on Wednesday four Shiplake men reached the semi-final of the county Fours. Ryan Buckett, Barry Lambourne, Jim Bland and Dave Hall beat a team from Oxford City and County and will play a team from Banbury Borough in the semi-final on July 13 th.
On Saturday Shiplake took six triples to Hook. Sonia Higgs, Iain Robinson and Mick Lovejoy had the best result of the day, winning by 8 shots. Sylvia Blackmore’s triple also won. Wendy Cross’ triple fought back from 6-16 down after 11 ends, and were very unlucky to lose by just one shot. Shiplake lost the match by 10 shots, 93-103.
Shiplake scores:
Jean Buckett, Eric Davis, Sylvia Blackmore 17-12
Sonia Stretch, Pat Main, Peter Higgs 13-19
Josh Trendall, Helen Robinson, Phil Buckett 10-20
Jackie Stafford, Peter Christmas, Wendy Cross 19-20
Sonia Higgs, Iain Robinson, Mick Lovejoy 19-11
Angie Main, David Buckett, Brian Evans 15-21.
30 June
Henley came to Shiplake on Wednesday for an MUL match. On three rinks Shiplake led throughout, with Mairwen West, Peter Christmas and skip David Bullock recording the best win of the day, finishing 12 shots ahead. A six on the 16 th end helped Wendy Cross’s triple win by 2 shots and there was a dramatic finish to the game for Allen Newbury’s triple where they were eight behind with two ends to go, then scored a 3 and a 6 to win by one shot. So a clean sweep and 12 MUL points to Shiplake.
Scores:
Mairwen West, Peter Christmas, David Bullock 25-3;Helen Robinson, David Steel, Allen Newbury 21-20
Francis Benham, Phil Buckett, Wendy Cross 22-20
Pat Steel, Alan Melville, David Webb 21-14
Jean Buckett, Bill Blackmore, Trevor Beaumont 23-15.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake travelled to Oxford City And County A . Peter Christmas, Alan Melville, David Hall and skip Ryan Buckett were the highest (and only!) winning rink. Barrie Evans’ rink had a close game and lost by just 2 shots. So Shiplake travelled home with only one league point.
Scores:
Francis Benham, David Webb, David Bullock, Barry Lambourne 9-23
Phil Buckett, David Steel, Trevor Beaumont, Jim Bland 18-31
Peter Christmas, Alan Melville, David Hall, Ryan Buckett 20-15, John Chamberlain, Len Mitton, Bill Blackmore, Barrie Evans 26-28.
On Saturday Shiplake took five rinks to Maiden Erlegh. Angie Main, Iain Robinson, Sylvia Blackmore and skip David Webb had the best result of the day for Shiplake, in the lead from the start they won by ten shots. There were good wins too for David Webb’s and Peter Higgs’ rinks, but Shiplake lost the match by 20 shots 100-120.
Scores:
Helen Robinson, Eric Davis, Pat Main, Peter Higgs 28-21
Sonia Stretch, Sonia Higgs, Dave Buckett, Bryan Clark 12-31
Jean Webb, Janette Macarthur, Alan Melville, David Steel 11-36
Angie Main, Iain Robinson, Sylvia Blackmore, David Webb 26-16, Pat Steel, Josh Trendall, Ann Clark, David Hall 23-16.
Shiplake’s in-house Drawn Fours was held on Sunday. At the end of the afternoon the clear winner of the six teams taking part comprised Angie Main, Chris Phillips, Howard West and Wendy Cross. Thanks go to Len Mitton for his efficient running of the day.
On Monday Shiplake hosted a ladies county game – between Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire ladies won the match. Shiplake’s Margaret Bullock was on Oxfordshire’s one winning rink. Thanks are due to the many Shiplake members who worked hard behind the scenes to ensure the day ran smoothly.
23 June
On Wednesday Shiplake took five triples to Pangbourne for an MUL match. The match was played under threatening skies, but the rain held off until everyone was off the green. Francis Benham, Peter Christmas and skip Wendy Cross were the highest winning rink, with a winning margin of 16 shots. Good wins on Trevor Beaumont’s and David Bullock’s rinks ensured a win overall on shots, and Shiplake travelled home with 8 MUL points.
Scores:
Mairwen West, Mick Lovejoy, Trevor Beaumont 21-16
Francis Benham, Peter Christmas, Wendy Cross 28-11
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Daphne Jacob 17-22
Helen Robinson, Iain Robinson, David Bullock 24-9
Sonia Stretch, Howard West, Eddie Goddard 15-20.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake was at home to second in the league Headington A . Francis Benham, Alan Melville, David Bullock and skip Barry Lambourne had a comfortable win. Trevor Beaumont’s rink started well but couldn’t hold on to their first half lead. So just one winning rink for Shiplake, and one league point.
Scores:
Francis Benham, Alan Melville, David Bullock, Barry Lambourne 27-13
Simon Hastings, Len Mitton, David Webb, Jim Bland 9-37
Jo Wylie, Iain Robinson, Bill Blackmore, Trevor Beaumont 17-34
John Chamberlain, David Buckett, Allen Newbury, David Hall 12-28.
On Saturday Shiplake were away at Prospect Park for a game of six triples. The best score was on Jean Buckett,
David Steel and skip Jim Bland’s rink, where they had a winning margin of 12 shots. There were two further winning rinks for Shiplake, but Shiplake narrowly lost the match 93-104.
Scores:
Jean Buckett,
David Steel, Jim Bland 24-12
Angie Main, Mick Lovejoy, Phil Buckett 13-24
Josh Trendall, David Buckett, Wendy Cross 10-16
Pat Steel, Iain Robinson, Trevor Beaumont 24-17
Sue Reid, Peter Higgs, Eddie Goddard 7-23
Wendy Buss, Pat Main, Len Mitton 15-12.
On Sunday Shiplake entertained Trenthams for a six rink friendly match. The visitors may have gone away feeling it had been anything but friendly, as Shiplake won on every rink, leading to an emphatic victory of 158 shots to 90 in reply. Mairwen West, Eric Davis, Janette Macarthur and skip Bill Blackmore had the best score of the day, with a winning margin of 19 shots.
Scores:
Angie Main, Pat Steel, Iain Robinson, Allen Newbury 30-18
Mairwen West, Eric Davis, Janette Macarthur, Bill Blackmore 30-11
David Hall, Josh Trendall, Sylvia Blackmore, Peter Christmas 25-16
Jean Buckett, Max Jacob, Brian Evans, David Steel 26-19
Julia Perry, Chris Phillips, Pat main, Phil Buckett 20-12
Francis Benham, David Buckett, Howard West, Daphne Jacob 27-14.
17 June
On Tuesday afternoon Shiplake entertained a group of ladies from Shiplake WI. Shiplake members took the visitors on to the green for an introduction to the sport and an hour or so’s friendly tuition. After this exertion everyone adjourned to the clubhouse for a cup of tea and delicious cakes which had been brought by the visitors.
Shiplake’s week continued on Wednesday with a cross town journey to Suttons for a six rink friendly match. Pat Walker, John Snook, David Steel and skip Jim Bland were the highest winning rink. Three more winning rinks contributed to the overall winning score of 127-119.
Shiplake scores:
Charlotte Jacob, Pat Steel, Mick Lovejoy, Jo Wylie 28-14
Sue Reid, Max Jacob, Peter Christmas, Wendy Cross 19-18
Pat Walker, John Snook, David Steel, Jim Bland 29-10
Francis Benham, Edna Orchard, Peter Higgs, David Webb 14-36
Sonia Stretch, Pat Main, Eddie Goddard, Daphne Jacob 26-13
Angie Main, Sonia Higgs, David Bullock, Phyllis Mansfield 11-28.
For Thursday’s ODBL game Shiplake was away at Carterton. After a tentative start John Chamberlain, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy and skip Barrie Evans took the lead after 10 ends and finished with a winning margin of 10 shots. Jim Bland also skipped his rink to victory. Carterton won on the other two rinks and won the match by 5 shots, so Shiplake travelled home with just two ODBL points.
Shiplake scores:
John Chamberlain, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 22-12
Iain Robinson, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont, David Hall 16-19
Francis Benham, Len Mitton, David Webb, Jim Bland 22-15
Jo Wylie, David Buckett, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury 10-29.
On Saturday Shiplake were at home for an MUL game against Goring. Jo Wylie, Wendy Cross and skip Jim Bland led from the start, and finished with a winning margin of 22 shots. Graham Kennedy’s rink also got off to a good start, leading 16-0 after 9 ends and finishing 24-11. Shiplake won the match 104 shots to 61, and three wins and one drawn rink gave them 9 MUL points.
Shiplake scores:
Jean Buckett, Trevor Beaumont, Barrie Evans 16-16
Jackie Stafford, Peter Christmas, David Hall 23-13
Pat Walker, Daphne Jacob, Barry Lambourne 11-13
Helen Robinson, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 24-11
Jo Wylie, Wendy Cross, Jim Bland 30-8.
Shiplake’s Sunday game was away at Broomwade. The glorious setting in the Hughendon valley and beautiful weather contributed to a very pleasant afternoon. A comfortable win for Jackie Stafford, Eric Davis, Sylvia Blackmore and skip Bryan Clark and two further wins by a margin of just one shot were not enough for overall victory. Shiplake lost by 96 shots to 100.
Shiplake scores:
Jackie Stafford, Eric Davis, Sylvia Blackmore, Bryan Clark 28-13
Jean Webb, Wendy Buss, Iain Robinson, David Steel 13-27
Jean Buckett, Julia Perry, David Buckett, David Webb 18-17
Helen Robinson, pat Steel, Pat Main, Phil Buckett 20-19
Josh Trendall, Angie Main, Ann Clark, Peter Christmas 17-24.
9 June
The first of 3 home games for Shiplake was on Wednesday when Island Bohemian brought six rinks to Memorial Avenue. Sonia Stretch, Eric Davis, David Webb and skip Barrie Evans won by an impressive 20 shots, the best score of the day. Altogether there were wins on 4 of the 6 rinks, and Shiplake won the match by 145 shots to 109.
Shiplake scores:
Margaret Bullock, Pat Main, Francis Benham, Pater Christmas 20-19
Pat Walker, Edna Orchard, David Steel, Allen Newbury 29-23
Angie Main, Max Jacob, Eddie Goddard, Phil Buckett 17-21
Sonia Stretch, Eric Davis, David Webb, Barrie Evans 32-12
Jean Buckett, David Buckett, Len Mitton, Bill Blackmore 24-10
Charlotte Jacob, John Snook, Alan Melville, Roger Worth 23-24.
On ThursdayShiplake ’s ODBL match was at home to Thame. The highest winning rink was that of Peter Christmas, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont and skip Dave Hal. They were 23-0 after 8 ends, and went on to a massive win of 44 shots to 7. Two further wins - and all eyes were on Jim Bland’s rink where three shots on the last end took the final score to 22-20. So a clean sweep for Shiplake and 6 ODBL points.
Shiplake scores:
Peter Christmas, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont, David Hall 44-7
Francis Benham, Len Mitton, Roger Worth, Barry Lambourne 23-19
Darren St. John, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 25-18
Simon Hastings, Iain Robinson, Allen Newbury, Jim Bland 22-20.
Shiplake’s home game on Saturday was against Blackbird Leys. After 10 ends Shiplake were well ahead on 4 of the 5 rinks. At the end there were comfortable wins for skips Jo Wylie and Allen Newbury. On the other three rinks the visitors all lost by 4 shots! Shiplake won by 110 shots to 77.
Shiplake scores:
Francis Benham, Pat Steel, Alan Melville, Jo Wylie 23-12
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Bill Blackmore, David Hall 21-17
Wendy Cross, Chris Phillips, David Bullock, Allen Newbury 23-13
Sonia Higgs, Peter Higgs, Mick Lovejoy, Trevor Beaumont 22-18
Eric Davies, Janette Macarthur, Eddie Goddard, Barrie Evans 21-17.
On Sunday Shiplake took 6 rinks to the south of Reading, for a friendly match against Three Mile Cross. Peter Higgs skipped the highest (and only!) winning rink. Peter, with a trio of ladies - Julia Perry, Wendy Buss and Sylvia Blackmore – won by a margin of 17 shots. Shiplake lost the match by 97 shots to 139.
Shiplake scores:
Sonia Stretch, David Buckett, Howard West, Phyllis Mansfield 22-26
Julia Perry, Wendy Buss, Sylvia Blackmore, Peter Higgs 26-9
John Snook, Katie Bland, Peter Christmas, Jim Bland 11-25
Jean Webb, Sonia Higgs, Ann Clark, Eddie Goddard 7-35
Mairwen West, Chris Phillips, Len Mitton, David Webb 17-23.
2 June
On Wednesday Shiplake were at home for an MUL game against Palmer Park. As the game started so did the rain, and after 10 ends (enough for the game to count) the captains ‘called it a day’ and everyone went into the club house for an early supper. Margaret Bullock, David Steel and skip Graham Kennedy won by 12 shots, the best score of the day. Narrow wins for all but one of the other triples ensured victory for Shiplake by 58 shots to 43, giving the home team 10 MUL points, revenge for the loss away at Palmer Park earlier in the season.
Shiplake scores:
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 15-3
Helen Robinson, David Bullock, Allen Newbury 11-9
Jean Webb, Peter Christmas, David Hall 11-14
Francis Benham, David Webb, Daphne Jacob 11-10
Sonia Stretch, Bryan Clark, Trevor Beaumont 10-7.
Thursday’s ODBL game was at home against Banbury Chestnuts, the team promoted to Division 1 along with Shiplake last season. Shiplake won an all rinks, with Iain Robinson, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont and skip Jim Bland winning by 12 shots to take the title of highest winning rink. 6 well-earned ODBL points for Shiplake.
Shiplake scores:
Simon Hastings, Len Mitton, Allen Newbury 18-17;
Francis Benham, Roger Worth, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 20-14;
John Chamberlain, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 15-13;
Iain Robinson, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont, Jim Bland 23-11.
Shiplake’s third home game of the week was on Saturday against Rover (Cowley). Phyllis Mansfield skipped the highest winning rink. Phyllis, with Sonia Stretch, Max Jacob and Howard West trailed by 5 shots at the half-way point then the Shiplake rink went up a gear to win by 10 shots. The club won the match by 99 shots to 95.
Shiplake scores:
Sonia Stretch, Max Jacob, Howard West, Phyllis Mansfield 16-16;
Mairwen West, David Buckett, David Steel, Daphne Jacob 22-17;
Julia Perry, Eric Davis, Pat Main, Len Mitton 10-32;
Angie Main, Janette Macarthur, Mick Lovejoy, Bill Blackmore 20-13;
Josh Trendall, Chris Phillips, Peter Christmas, Wendy Cross 21-17
On Sunday Shiplake took five triples to Wallingford for a Plomer Cup game. Wins on all rinks including victory by over 30 shots on two rinks meant Shiplake travelled home with all 12 Plomer Cup points.
Shiplake scores:
Ann Clark, Alan Melville, Allen Newbury 16-13;
John Snook, Peter Christmas, Wendy Cross 19-10;
Jean Buckett, Val Beaumont, David Hall 33-6;
Mairwen West, Phil Buckett, David Webb 32-7;
Jean Webb, Howard West, Trevor Beaumont 23-16.
27 May
On Tuesday Shiplake hosted a men’s county game between Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire. There were several Shiplake men in the OBA side. The result was in doubt almost to the last end, but Bedfordshire edged ahead to win by just 2 shots. The weather and the many Shiplake members who played their part behind the scenes contributed to a most enjoyable afternoon.
On Wednesday Shiplake had a 6 rink friendly at home to Three Mile Cross. The highest winning rink - Val Beaumont, Pat Steel, Bill Blackmore and skip Bryan Clark - soon built a commanding lead and won by 26 shots. Skip Roger Worth with Pat Walker, Janette Macarthur and Len Mitton scored a “hot shot” (all 8 woods counting). Each side won on three rinks but the overall score was in Shiplake’s favour - the club won 124 shots to 88.
Shiplake scores:
Wendy Buss, Chris Phillips, Brian Evans, Allen Newbury 18-19
Margaret Bullock, John Snook, David Steel, Barry Lambourne 20-12
Helen Robinson, Eric Davies, Mick Lovejoy, Trevor Beaumont 11-21
Phyllis Mansfield, Iain Robinson, Edna Orchard, Jo Wylie 14-16
Val Beaumont, Pat Steel, Bill Blackmore, Bryan Clark 32-6
Pat Walker, Janette Macarthur, Len Mitton, Roger Worth 29-14.
Shiplake’s opening match in the first division of the ODBL was away against last year’s champions, Banbury Central A. Darren St. John, Allen Newbury, Jim Bland and skip Ryan Buckett were the only winning rink, winning by 3 shots. Defeats on the other three rinks meant Shiplake travelled home with just 1 ODBL point.
Shiplake scores:
Francis Benham, Iain Robinson, Len Mitton, Graham Kennedy 11-21
Jo Wylie, Roger Worth, David Hall, Barrie Evans 19-27
John Chamberlain, Bill Blackmore, David Bullock, Trevor Beaumont 12-23
Darren St. John, Allen Newbury, Jim Bland, Ryan Buckett 16-13.
On Sunday morning Shiplake entertained a team of ladies from West Witney for the first round of the Top Club competition. Much to the relief of all, the heavy rain of early morning eased and most of the match was played in dry conditions. The Four had a good win, level for the first half of the game they gradually drew ahead to win by 15 shots. The Singles game went to the visitors. The Pair recovered from a slow start and went into the last end 17-17, but the visitors put the jack into the ditch, and that was that. The Triple also lost narrowly. Shiplake had a good run in this competition in 2007, but this year fell at the first hurdle and West Witney go into the next round.
Shiplake scores:
Singles: Margaret Bullock 3-21
Pairs: Sylvia Blackmore, Val Beaumont 17-18
Triples: Jean Webb, Mairwen West, Phyllis Mansfield 11-15
Fours: Sonia Stretch, Helen Robinson, Wendy Cross, Daphne Jacob 27-12.
Shiplake’s match at Florence Park on Sunday afternoon and the club event planned for Monday were cancelled due to the weather.
20 May
Shiplake was at home on Saturday for an MUL game against Hurst. The highest winning rink was that of skip Dave Hall, with Francis Benham and Janette Macarthur. The contest on their rink was fairly even until the 12th end, after which the visitors failed to score and the Shiplake triple won by 9 shots. Barrie Evans’ triple won by 8 shots, despite losing five shots on the last end. A third win by just one shot plus one MUL point for drawing on shots gave Shiplake a total of 7 MUL points. (The Shiplake side was reduced to four triples after a Shiplake player was called away half way through the match, which meant Shiplake conceded 5 shots and 2 points.)
Scores:
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Barry Lambourne 12-11
Francis Benham, Janette Macarthur, David Hall 21-12
Sonia Stretch, John Chamberlain, Jim Bland 11-24
Phyllis Mansfield, Allen Newbury, Barrie Evans 25-17.
Shiplake’s Sunday game was a 5 rink friendly away at South Oxford. The highest winning rink was skipped by Shiplake President Howard West. Howard, with Ann Cox, Max Jacob and Sylvia Blackmore, established an early lead and went on to win by 13 shots. Good wins on the rinks skipped by Wendy Cross and David Webb contributed to the final result which was a win to Shiplake by 108 shots to 74.
Scores:
Jackie Stafford, John Snook, Peter Christmas, Wendy Cross 25-14
Mairwen West, Peter Cross, Len Mitton, David Webb 27-16
Jean Webb, Chris Phillips, Val Beaumont, Trevor Beaumont 23-17
Angie Main, Josh Trendall, Pat Main, Daphne Jacob 11-18
Ann Cox, Max Jacob, Sylvia Blackmore, Howard West 22-9.
13 May
On Wednesday Wargrave came to Shiplake for a friendly match of four rinks. Good wins on Roger Worth’s and Barrie Evans’ rinks ensured victory by 79 shots to 65.
Scores:
Margaret Bullock, Sonia Higgs, David Steel, Allen Newbury 17-16
Pat Walker, Alan Melville, Val Beaumont, Trevor Beaumont 18-21
Jo Wylie, Sue Reid, Eddie Goddard, Roger Worth 24-15
Sonia Stretch, Eric Davis, Peter Higgs, Barrie Evans 20-13.
Shiplake’s home advantage in the second round of the League Cup wasn’t of great benefit when they entertained last year’s league champions, Banbury Central A on Thursday. On three rinks the visitors established early leads and never looked threatened. Only Barry Lambourne, with Jo Wylie, David Webb and David Hall held their own, to win 19-11. The Banbury team move on to the next round.
Scores:
Darren St John, Len Mitton, Allen Newbury, Ryan Buckett 11-22
David Bullock. David Steel, Trevor Beaumont, Roger Worth 10-21
Jo Wylie, David Webb, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 19-11
John Chamberlain, Bill Blackmore, Graham Kennedy, Barrie Evans 13-24.
On Saturday Shiplake had a 5 triple MUL game against Burghfield. Skip Allen Newbury, with Sonia Stretch and Bill Blackmore achieved a remarkable victory, scoring 48 shots, with just 3 in reply. Barry Lambourne also skipped his triple to an impressive win, 35-3. Two further wins ensured a win for Shiplake by a massive 138 shots to 50, and 10 MUL points.
Scores:
Sonia Stretch, Bill Blackmore, Allen Newbury 48-3
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 20-7
Peter Christmas, Iain Robinson, Daphne Jacob 18-24
Helen Robinson, Peter Higgs, Barrie Evans 17-13
John Chamberlain, Janette Macarthur, Barry Lambourne 35-3.
Vice-captain Peter Christmas took Shiplake to Watlington on Sundayfor a 5 rink Plomer Cup match. Dave Hall, supported by Jo Wylie, Jackie Stafford and Peter Christmas, skipped the highest winning rink, with a score of 32 shots to 13. The two other winning rinks were both behind at 10 ends before drawing level and going on to win. Shiplake won the game 116-87, and returned home with 8 Plomer Cup points.
Scores:
Julia Perry, Pat Main, Alan Melville, David Bullock 20-24
Jack Hall. Ann Cox, Peter Higgs, Allen Newbury 26-19
Jo Wylie, Jackie Stafford, Peter Christmas, Dave Hall 32-13
Angie Main, David Buckett, Len Mitton, Trevor Beaumont 21-11
John Chamberlain, John Snook, Phyllis Mansfield, Eddie Goddard 17-20.
5 May
On Thursday Shiplake’s ODBL season started with the first round of the League Cup. Shiplake were at home to Hanborough. At the half way point Shiplake were behind on three of the four rinks, and if the threatening rain had curtailed the game then Shiplake would have been eliminated. However, the rain didn’t fall and the game proceeded to the full 18 ends, by which time Shiplake had caught up, to win the game by 67 shots to 53. The highest winning rink was that of Ryan Buckett, supported by Darren St John, Len Mitton and Roger Worth. The visitors led 9-5 after 10 ends, then didn’t score again, and lost by 16 shots. Shiplake progress to the next round, where they will be at home to Banbury Central A on May 8th.
Scores:
Francis Benham, David Webb, David Bullock, Barry Lambourne 14-15
Darren St John, Len Mitton, Roger Worth, Ryan Buckett 23-9
John Chamberlain
Bill Blackmore, Allen Newbury, Barrie Evans 17-11
Simon Hastings, David Buckett, Trevor Beaumont, Jim Bland 13-18.
Shiplake travelled to Harwell on Saturday for an MUL game. Barrie Evans with Helen Robinson and Trevor Beaumont achieved the best score of the day, they conceded just 2 shots, winning 31-2. Just one losing rink, and a final score of 107 shots to 52 meant Shiplake returned home with 10 MUL points.
Scores:
Sonia Stretch, Eddie Goddard, Jim Bland 27-10
Margaret Bullock, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 16-13
David Buckett
John Chamberlain, Daphne Jacob 20-8
Phyllis Mansfield, David Bullock, David Hall 13-19
Helen Robinson, Trevor Beaumont, Barrie Evans 31-2.
On Sunday Shiplake entertained Abingdon for a five rink game. Daphne Jacob skipped the highest winning rink. With Julia Perry, Janette Macarthur and Pat Main the rink won by 16 shots. Shiplake won the match 109-84.
Scores:
Sonia Stretch, Max Jacob, Iain Robinson, Bill Blackmore 20-14
Helen Robinson, Eric Davis, Peter Christmas, Allen Newbury 23-18
Wendy Buss, Pat Walker, Peter Higgs, Barry Lambourne 21-20
Julia Perry, Janette Macarthur, Pat Main, Daphne Jacob 30-14
Angie Main, Josh Trendall, Val Beaumont, Trevor Beaumont 15-18
29 April
On Wednesday Shiplake travelled to Palmer Park for their first MUL game. Having won the league last year Shiplake was keen for a good start but this was not to be. Jim Bland skipped the highest winning rink. With Wendy Cross and Francis Benham the triple had built a slender lead at the half-way point, then went up a gear to forge ahead and to win by 16 shots. Skip Graham Kennedy with captain David Steel and Jean Webb led for 15 ends, fell behind, then snatched one shot on the final end for a draw. With victory to Palmer Park on the other rinks Shiplake lost the match by 78 shots to 83 and went home with just 3 MUL points.
Scores:
Helen Robinson, Mick Lovejoy, Barrie Evans 14-16
Jean Webb, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 16-16
Peter Christmas, Bill Blackmore, Daphne Jacob 10-18
Francis Benham, Wendy Cross, Jim Bland 26-10
Sonia Stretch, David Webb, Allen Newbury 12-23.
Great Hollands brought 6 triples to Shiplake on Saturday. David Bullock skipped the highest winning rink. David, with Phyllis Mansfield and Peter Higgs, achieved an impressive 28-8 victory. Peter Christmas skipped the only other winning rink. However close scores on the other rinks meant the final score was in Shiplake’s favour and they won by 107 shots to 91.
Scores:
Josh Trendall, Iain Robinson, Peter Christmas 19-15
Angie Main, Alan Melville, David Steel 14-17
Phyllis Mansfield, Peter Higgs, David Bullock 28-8
David Buckett, Janette Macarthur, Allen Newbury 18-19
Sue Reid, Pat Main, Francis Benham 15-17
Paula Benham, Brian Evans, Eddie Goddard 13-15.
On Sunday Shiplake’s second game of the weekend was an MUL game against the University of Reading. Accolades for the highest winning rink went to skip Daphne Jacob, supported by Francis Benham and Peter Christmas, with a winning margin of 27 shots. All five Shiplake rinks achieved winning scores – final score 125 shots to 68, and 12 MUL points to Shiplake.
Scores:
Margaret Bullock, Phil Buckett, Barry Lambourne 23-14
Sylvia Blackmore, David Bullock, David Hall 23-14
Helen Robinson, Bill Blackmore, Barrie Evans 18-17
Francis Benham, Peter Christmas, Daphne Jacob 36-9
Jean Buckett, David Steel, Graham Kennedy 25-14.
22 April
Shiplake’s first game of the 2008 season on Saturday was cancelled due to bad weather – but Sunday’s Plomer Cup game against Caversham went ahead in quite pleasant conditions – mild temperatures and even brief sightings of the sun. Four of the five rinks had comfortable wins. They established early leads and were never really threatened. The highest scoring rink was that of Barrie Evans with Helen Robinson, Peter Higgs and Allen Newbury who won by 29 shots to 13. The result was a win to Shiplake 119 shots to 78. Shiplake won the Plomer Cup in 2007 and this 10–2 win is a good start for Shiplake as they seek to repeat last year’s success.
Scores:
Sylvia Blackmore, John Snook, David Hall, Barry Lambourne 16-17
Helen Robinson, Peter Higgs, Allen Newbury, Barrie Evans 29-13
Peter Christmas, Jack Hall, David Webb, Daphne Jacob 25-16
Phyllis Mansfield, David Buckett, Wendy Cross, Jim Bland 23-12
Jean Webb, David Steel, David Bullock, Graham Kennedy 26-20.
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