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A Final MEL Win For Warwickshire Against Oxfordshire

Stratford Bowling Club was the venue for the final Middle England League Match against Oxfordshire with the 4 rink win going to Warwickshire 141-82 giving them 13 points to 4.

Highest Winning Rink went to Yvonne Pick with Wendy Holloway (both Welford), Lynne Innes (Stratford) and Chris Cooke (Southam) who were level pegging at 5 ends 4 all but then went away to win 33-8.

Janice White with Jenny Wickens (both RLS), Lis Crispin (Wolvey) and Sharon Keal (Stratford) started well and just went from strength to strength to finish 24-9.

Jenny Corn with Margaret Grosvenor (both Lillington), Ros Taylor (Avenue Coventry) and Aleen Shuttleworth (Stoke) were also fairly evenly matched with their opponents for the first few ends but then managed to pull away to eventually win 27-13.

Heather Mills (Grange Ladies) with Dawn Horne (RLS), Jayne Henfrey (Lillington) and Gill Maund (Sherwood Park) started well before sticking in the middle of the game but the second half of the game saw them rebuild their lead to finish 26-12.

Debbie Bloxham (Stratford) with Di Medhurst (Nuneaton), Lily-Mae Adams and Vivienne Belt (both Sherwood Park) were 7 all at 8 ends and 13 all at 13 ends before their opponents managed to pull away and just pip them to the post by two shots 15-17.

Maureen Edwards (Rugby Thornfield) with Anita Cowdrill (RLS), Pat Gagg and Donna Kerr (both Lillington) were under the cosh from the start and although they managed to pick up during the middle part of the game were unable to turn the tables completely and finished 16-23.

County President, Debbie Bloxham, was really delighted to present a Colt Badge to our youngest player, Lily-Mae Adams (Sherwood Park).

Coach and Boat to Island Bohemian

Every so often we have the opportunity to play at the very special Island Bohemian BC in the middle of the Thames at Reading. This year was one such occasion – rearranged from 2020 due to Covid – but definitely worth the wait. The coach dropped us all off at the edge of the Thames while we awaited our boat transport to the island. This is a massive task for the two kind gentlemen who took us and our bowling gear across in stages – 8 players per boat. Once there, there was plenty of space to sit around the green and eat a picnic lunch before getting ready to bowl. One of the difficulties of being on an island in the Thames is the constant problem of Canada Geese but the clever bowlers have solved this problem as they throw plastic snakes on to the green at the end of the game and as the geese are frightened of snakes they don’t wander on to the green and it stays in pristine condition – how clever is that?! I wonder who discovered that useful piece of information!!

Just to add to their day Warwickshire players were delighted to leave with a win under their belt 111-77 and lots of stories to tell when they arrived home.

Highest Winning Rink went to Heather Mills (Rugby Thornfield) with Lynne Innes (Stratford), Wendy Holloway (Welford) and Jenny Corn (Lillington) who were level pegging 7 all on the 7th end before going away from their opponents to finish 27-10.

Joy Cooke with Vivienne Belt (both Sherwood Park), Christine Harding (Rugby Thornfield) and Vanessa Brazier (Rugby Railway) were ahead all the way eventually winning 24-10.

Donna Kerr with Pippa Mace (both Lillington), Jean Williams (Stratford) and Chris Cooke (Southam) were level 5 all at 6 ends but then managed to pull away to finish 20-9.

Elspeth Summers with Linda Linney (both Stratford), Hazel Goodman and Jayne Henfrey (both Lillington) were also evenly matched at 5 ends – 5 all – but a concerted effort in the middle of the game put them ahead and they eventually won 18-13.

Elaine Taylor (Stoke) with Margaret Boldy (Avon), Sigrid Thomas and Pat Lowe (both Rugby Thornfield) weren’t able to keep their opponents at bay and although they finished strongly were unable to better their final score of 11-17.

Mary Wheildon (Warwick Boat Club) with Margaret Stephens (Lillington), Heather Tredgold (Southam) and Aleen Shuttleworth (Stoke) were in a similar situation finishing 11-18.

Herefordshire 

After a long coach trip to Somerset, the following day saw the County Ladies at home to Herefordshire at Lillington Bowling Club. Whilst there were no hurricanes and the sunshine continued unabated, Herefordshire was in no mood to let Warwickshire win and finished the day with a 79-92 win. For more on this report go to News....

Sweltering in Somerset

Although the temperature was set to be at record levels it didn’t reach Somerset and a cloud covering enabled the game to go ahead without it being overly hot. Mark Moor Bowling Club did us proud and a Warwickshire win 106-90 certainly made the journey well worthwhile. For more on this report go to News . . .