East Williamston were away for tonight’s South Pembs match against Cosheston.
Playing on two mats Mark played Singles and seemed to struggle getting the line of the mat, which played very strangely on both sides. The home side took advantage, taking the first 6 ends with 7 shots. On the final end the stars aligned for Mark as he landed all 4, but it was not enough to catch Cosheston and they took the win. Sharon and Fran played Pairs and also found the quirky mat and its angles an interesting play. Cosheston took the first end but East Williamston replied with 2 on the second and 1 on the third. 1 more to Cosheston on the fourth and the fifth to level the scores once more. A lovely steal gave the visitors 1 on the sixth and on the final end Cosheston were holding until East Williamston nudged their bowl off the jack and then proceeded to block it up, ensuring Cosheston were unable to further disturb the head, giving East Williamston the end and the win. Theresa, Cliff and Mandy played Triples and were down 2 shots after two ends. However a great team effort pulled back 4 on the third. 3 more to Cosheston on the fourth was followed by 1 to East Williamston on the fifth to level the scores. However another fantastic team effort landed all 6, for the visitors, on the sixth end to take the lead with a 6 shot advantage. East Williamston were holding 4 on the final end but a great shot by the Cosheston skip split the pack to take 1 but it wasn’t enough and East Williamston took the win. Paula, John, Steve and Phill P played Rinks and soon also realised the quirky nature of the mats, as Cosheston took 1 on the first and 1 on the second. But, by the third end, the visitors were getting the line and the target and took 1 on the third, followed by 1 on the fourth. 1 more to the home team was closely followed by 2 on the sixth to East Williamston. With the visitors leading by 1 and an overall aggregate shot advantage of just 5 the pressure was on the rinks to manage out the last end, which they did well, with Cosheston taking just 1 on the final end, which tied their game but ensured the 2 bonus shot points were going to the visitors. Overall Result Win to East Williamston 7 - 3 on Points, 24 - 20 on Shots Singles Lost 4 - 7 (0 Points) Pairs Win 5 - 3 (2 Points) Triples Win 11 - 6 (2 Points) Rinks Tied 4 - 4 (1 Point ) Aggregate Shots. 24 - 20 (2 Points)
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East Williamston entered three teams into this year’s Red Card Pairs Tournament to join 15 other teams from Clubs across the League.
The players representing East Williamston were Kym & Mark, Theresa & Phill and Mandy & Fran. Each team played 5 matches of 10 ends in the group stages, with the top 2 from each group going through to the quarter finals. Theresa & Phill found themselves in a tough group and, despite some closely fought games, lost all except one of their matches. Mandy & Fran won 2, tied 1 and lost 2 (one of which was against teammates Kym & Mark). Kym & Mark had more success, winning four out of five, and were through to the Quarter Finals. Unfortunately their journey ended in the quarters but they had put up a valiant effort to the end. Some great bowling by everyone…well done! East Williamston were home for tonight’s South Pembs Friendly League match against Skrinkle.
Playing on one mat, up first was Mark in the Singles. Mark made a confident start with 3 on the first end, 2 on the second and 2 on the third. Skrinkle were starting to better gauge the line of the mat and were closing in on the jack more, taking 1 on the fourth, 1 on the fifth and 1 on the sixth. Mark had carefully managed the game, ensuring that the visitors didn’t run away with the shots. Going into the final end Mark was holding a 4 shot lead and with Skrinkle just managing 2 it was the first win of the evening. Up next were Mandy and Fran in the Pairs and they got off to a shakier start, losing 2 on the first end. East Williamston took 1 on the second but another 2 went to the visitors, as the home side just struggled to get their weight and line right. However, by the fourth end East Williamston were firing on all cylinders, taking 3, followed by 4 on the fifth, 4 on the sixth and 3 on the final end for a strong finish and a solid win. Dai, Steve and Phill E played Triples and went down by 1 on the first end. However they replied with 2 on the second, 1 on the third, 1 on the fourth and 4 on the fifth to hold a 7 shot advantage. Skrinkle took 3 on the sixth and 1 on the last end but it wasn’t enough to close the gap and East Williamston took the points. The final game was the Rinks, played by Kym, Chris, Theresa and Phill P. East Williamston took the first end with 1. The second end was a real battle, with some excellent bowling from both sides, and resulted in a tie. Skrinkle couldn’t quite get their line right and the home side took advantage, with 1 on the third, 3 on the fourth, 3 on the fifth, 3 on the sixth and 2 on the last end. Skrinkle had put up a valiant fight but it wasn’t to be. Overall Result. : Win to East Williamston 10 - 0 on Points, 43 - 14 on Shots Singles Win 7 - 5 (2 Points) Pairs Win 15 - 4 (2 Points) Triples Win 8 - 5 (2 Points) Rinks Win 13 - 0 (2 Points) Aggregate Shots 43 - 14 (2 Points) Two teams represented East Williamston at the Red Cards Triples tournament, held at Heatherton over the weekend.
We had a ‘Boys Team’ which included Mark, Chris and Phill P and a ‘Girls Team’ which included Theresa, Mandy and Fran. Eleven teams were entered into the competition across all league teams, split into two groups. Unfortunately for East Williamston our two teams were drawn in the same group and faced each other in the first game of the day, which meant that one of our teams would start the day with a loss, and it was the girls who, despite a great comeback, lost 6-10. Unfortunately Chris was taken ill and had to retire but Sheila from Tavernspite very kindly agreed to step in to help. The boys (and Sheila) ended the round robin with two wins and 3 losses, and the girls ended with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses and so ended the day for East Williamston. Both teams played some excellent bowls and were unlucky on some of their games. Next up is the Red Card Pairs Competition, next Sunday 28th January. With our October match against The Meads postponed until tonight it was our second home match in 7 days against The Meads.
Mark played singles and made a confident start with 2 on the first, 1 on the second and 2 on the third. The Meads took 1 on the fourth but 1 more to Mark, on the fifth, gave him a 5 shot lead. However, The Meads took 3 on the sixth to get back into contention. Mark took the next two ends with 2 shots but the visitors took the next three ends with 3 shots. Going into the final end Mark had just 1 shot advantage. Mark was holding but The Meads knocked him off and were then holding two. Mark had the last bowl and with his final shot he hit the holding Meads bowl, rolling it out of the way and Marks bowl landed near to the jack. It was a measure but Marks bowl took the end and the win. Fran and Mandy played Pairs and took 1 on the first end. 1 to the Meads on the second was followed by 2 to East Williamston on the third and 1 more to The Meads on the fourth. East Williamston were drawing well and took 2 on the fifth, 2 on the sixth and 1 on the seventh. The visitors took 1 on the eighth but a great team performance saw East Williamston land all 4 on the ninth, to hold a 9 shot lead. The Meads took 1 on the tenth and 1 on the eleventh, but East Williamston took another 1 on the final end to take a comfortable win. Paula, Theresa and Phill P played Triples and took the first end with 1. The Meads replied with 1 on the second, 1 on the third, and 1 on the fourth. 3 on the fifth end nosed the home side into the lead but The Meads came straight back with 1 on the sixth, 1 on the seventh and 1 on the eighth. East Williamston took 1 on the ninth and going into the final end the Meads led by 1 shot. The Meads were holding jack and, despite the home side sending a great last bowl which disrupted the pack, The Meads still held 1 to take the win. Gwyneth, Kym, Cliff and Sharon played Rinks and took 1 on the first end. East Williamston were holding numerous times but The Meads managed to keep on disrupting and, in doing so, took the next five ends with 7 shots. East Williamston took 1 on the seventh, but as the home side struggled to cover the jack The Meads took advantage and with another 6 shots over the last two ends they took the win. Some close games but East Williamston ended 4 shots light and so The Meads took the 2 Point aggregate shot bonus. Overall Result Loss to East Williamston 4 - 6 (Meads had 4+2 bonus) and 29-32 shots Singles Win 9 - 7 (2 Points) Pairs Win 13 - 5 (2 Points) Triples Lost 5 - 7 (0 Points) Rinks Lost 2 - 13 (0 Points) Aggregate Shots 29 - 32 (0 Points) East Williamston were away for tonight’s Main League match against Penally.
Mark played Singles and took the first end with 1. Penally replied with 2 on the second, followed by another 2 to Mark on the third and 1 on the fourth. Penally came back to take 2 on the fifth and 3 on the sixth to nudge into the lead. Mark took another 1 on the seventh but 1 on the eighth and 4 on the ninth gave Penally a 7 shot lead going into the tenth. Mark focused and pulled back 3 on the tenth, 1 on the eleventh and a superb 3 on the final end to tie the game and take a valuable point. Mandy and Fran played Pairs and struck first with 1 on the opening end. Penally took 1 on the second but East Williamston were drawing well and took 2 on the third, 2 on the fourth and 2 on the fifth. Penally pinched 1 on the sixth end and a wobble by the visitors saw them give Penally 3 on the seventh, to reduce East Williamston’s lead to just 2. However, it was just a wobble and East Williamston played a controlled game taking another 2 on the eighth, 1 on the ninth, 1 on the tenth, 1 on the eleventh, and 1 on the final end to take the win. Steve, Cliff and Sharon played Triples. Penally took the first end with 1, followed by the visitors taking 1 on the second. Penally were very good at surrounding the jack and took 4 on the third and 4 on the fourth. East Williamston came back with 3 on the fifth but Penally managed the game effectively, burying the jack and forcing the visitors to play down the straight side of the mat and, with East Williamston playing short and struggling to reach the pack, the home side took advantage winning 5 on the sixth, 3 on the seventh, 2 on the eighth, 3 on the ninth and 3 on the last end to take a commanding win. Stephen, Theresa, Phill E and Phill P played Rinks and started well with 4 on the first and 3 on the second to hold a 7 shot lead. However the visitors gave away 6 on the third and Penally were right back in the game. A great team effort, on the fourth, saw East Williamston get 5 and their lead restored. Another 1 on the fifth and it looked as though victory was in sight. However Penally hadn’t finished yet, taking 1 on the sixth, 2 on the seventh and 1 on the eighth. With the gap back to 3 East Williamston needed to manage the final end. The visitors were holding two or three until Penally disrupted things, but a lovely bowl in by the visitors secured 1 shot and the win. Overall Result : Tied 5 -5 (Penally were 3 + 2 bonus points for shots) , 43 - 52 Shots Singles Tied 12 - 12 (1 Point) Pairs Win 13 - 5 (2 Points) Triples Loss 4 - 25 (0 Points) Rinks Win 14 - 10 (2 Points) Aggregate Shots 43 - 52 (0 Points) East Williamston were at home for their second Pembs Main League match of the week, this time against The Meads.
Mark played Singles and lost the first end by 1 but came back strongly to take all 4 on the second. Another 1 to the Meads on the third, matched by 1 to Mark on the fourth. The Meads started to press, taking 2 on the fifth and 4 on the sixth but Mark instantly replied with 2 on the seventh. 3 more to The Meads on the eighth and their lead was stretching to 4. 1 to East Williamston on the ninth and 1 to The Meads on the tenth and it looked as though the Meads would take the win. However Mark stuck with it and took 3 on the eleventh and 1 on the twelfth to tie the game. Mandy and Fran played Pairs and started strongly, taking 4 on the first end. The Meads took 1 on the second but East Williamston replied with 2 on the third and 1 on the fourth to hold a 6 shot lead. East Williamston played well and successfully cut The Meads shots back with them taking just one on each of the next two ends. Another 1 to the home side on the seventh and 2 on the eighth and the lead had stretched to 7. East Williamston were holding two on the ninth but The Meads played a lovely shot in to pinch 1. Another 2 to East Williamston on the tenth but The Meads took 4 on the eleventh to close the gap to just four. East Williamston knew they needed to hang on in the final end as another 4 to the visitors would tie the game. However a sigh of relief as The Meads first bowl was heavy into the ditch and despite them taking 2 it wasn’t enough to catch the home side who took the win. Theresa, Gwyneth and Sharon played Triples but, despite holding shot numerous times, The Meads just kept taking the ends, winning the first seven ends with 10 shots. However East Williamston did not give up and kept trying and were eventually rewarded with 2 on the eighth and 2 on the ninth. Sadly they had left themselves no time to catch up and, with 1 more to the visitors on the final end, The Meads took the win. Stephen, Steve, Cliff and Phill P played Rinks and started strongly with 4. The Meads came back to take 1 on the second and 2 on the third. However it just wasn’t happening for the visiting rinks tonight and the home side took advantage, with 1 on the fourth, 4 on the fifth, 1 on the sixth and 2 on the seventh. The Meads took 2 on the eighth but on the final end they struggled to keep a bowl on the mat and East Williamston took another 3 and the win. Overall Result : Win to East Williamston 7 - 3 on Points and 43 - 38 on Shots Singles Tied 12 - 12 (1 Point) Pairs Win 12 - 10 (2 Points) Triples Loss 4 - 11 (0 Points) Rinks Win 15 - 5 (2 Points) Aggregate Shots. 43 - 38 (2 Points) East Williamston were hopeful, with 3 teams entered into this year’s South Pembs Pairs Competition, having won it last year with Mandy & Chris.
The event was held at Heatherton on Saturday 6th January where a total of 20 teams had been entered. This years pairings were Sharon & Mandy, Mark & Fran and Theresa & Phill P. The twenty teams were split across 4 groups for the initial round robin stages, with the top 2 from each group going through to the quarter finals. Mark & Fran found themselves in a very strong group against some tough competition, but won all games except one, against St Johns which, despite taking all 6 shots on one end, resulted in a draw, placing East Williamston second in the group. Both Sharon & Mandy and Theresa & Phill won all of their matches to top their respective groups. Teams were drawn in the quarter final where Phill & Theresa were to face Badgers and the other two East Williamston teams were to face each other, which would see disappointment for one of the pairs. Mandy & Sharon started strongly and were 5-0 ahead by the 2nd end, however Mark & Fran pulled them back to take the win by just 1 point to secure their place in the semi final (plus bragging rights)! In the semi final Phill & Theresa played against Allen Watts from Llanteg & Graham Harries from Skrinkle. East Williamston had an early lead but it wasn’t to be as Alan & Graham took the win. Fran & Mark knew, having drawn against St Johns earlier that it wasn’t going to be an easy match. St Johns were playing well, drawing to the jack every end and even when East Williamston were holding 3 or 4, St Johns managed to pinch ends, eventually taking the win to take them through to the final. Finishing joint 3rd was an excellent result for East Williamston but congratulations go to Norman & Richard from St Johns who won the final (and the trophy) 🏆 |
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