Kennet League
Wokingham A travelled to the Royal Household for their Division One clash. The Household won by 94 shots to 68. Top rink for Wokingham was skipped by Gerry Deeves along with Len Cooke, Barry Woolley and Martin O’Connor who won their game by 10 shots. Wokingham skips first.
Bob Thompson 17 shots v G. Crisp 16 shots
Gerry Deeves 25 shots v I. Matthews 15 shots
Tom Searle 15 shots v M. Thornton 21 shots
Trevor Gilmour 11 shots v G. Burbridge 42 shots
In a Division 2 match, Wokingham B travelled to Caversham where the local team were in fine form running out winners of the match by 100 shots to 60. Caversham won on all four rinks. Wokingham skips first.
Bob Hales-Owen 16 shots v P. Slatford 23 shots
Colin Cleverly 15 shots v S. Hall 31 shots
Sam Welsh 17 shots v M. Allder 27 shots
George Hayne 12 shots v R. Robson 19 shots
Wokingham C played Twyford at home in a Division 3 match. Twyford proved too strong and won the match by 77 shots to 61. Wokingham won on one rink skipped by Keith Roberts along with Keith Hutchings, Peter Bennett and Phil Wratten who won their game by 8 shots. Wokingham skips first.
Alun Hughes 14 shots v P. Rose 27 shots
Brian Hoare 12 shots v B. Stain 16 shots
Keith Roberts 21 shots v W. Manley 13 shots
John Balkwell 14 shots v B. Carter 21 shots
Kennet LV League (Over 55’s)
Wokingham A travelled to play Bracknell A in their Division 1 clash. Wokingham won the match by 46 shots to 44. Gerry Deeves along with Stuart Slocombe and Ken Richardson had a great victory winning by 10 shots. Wokingham skips first.
Trevor Gilmour 11 shots v C. Holliday 17 shots
Bob Thompson 15 shots v P. Hawkins 17 shots
Gerry Deeves 20 shots v C. Peters 10 shots
Wokingham B entertained Bracknell B at the Reading Road green winning the match by 59 shots to 36. This was a resounding victory for Wokingham finishing the victors on each rink.
George Hayne 14 shots v S. Bushell 9 shots
Pat Cleary 24 shots v T. Falcos 17 shots
Colin Cleverly 21 shots v R. Ebage 10 shots
Wokingham C took on Wokingham D in this Division 3 clash. The match was won by Wokingham C by 78 shots to 37. Wokingham C skips first.
Roger Dollery 29 shots v Alan Painter 16 shots
Paul Graham 35 shots v Bill Finnie 7 shots
Brian Hoare 14 shots v Keith Roberts 14 shots
Thames Valley Ladies League
Wokingham Oakapples travelled to Great Hollands for their Division 2 clash in the TVLL. The Oakapples were on top form and won the match by 70 shots to 41. Top triple was skipped by Anne-Marie Murray along with Gen Hughes and Marie Fielding who won their game by 24 shots. Wokingham skips first.
Anne-Marie Murray 30 shots v L. Britton 6 shots
Jean Balkwell 30 shots v J. Bradley 12 shots
Cyndy Price-Finnie 10 shots v S. Readings 23 shots
In a Division 1 clash between Wokingham Acorns and Caversham in Caversham, Acorns lost narrowly by 47 shots to 44. Wokingham skips first.
Sandra Thompson 15 shots v V. Fowkes 17 shots
Teresa O’Connor 15 shots v B. Wall 12 shots
Lillian Holliday 14 shots v T. Slark 18 shots.
Friendly Matches
Wokingham travelled to Burghfield for a Mixed Friendly match. Wokingham lost by one shot, 113 shots to 112. Top triple for Wokingham was skipped by Roger Dollery along with Alun Hughes and Linda Smith who won their game by 13 shots.
In a Men’s Friendly match away at Three Mile Cross, Wokingham defeated the home team by 115 shots to 62. Top triple for Wokingham was skipped by Pat Cleary along with John MacGregor and Kevin Walter who won by 21 shots.
Wokingham travelled to Palmer Park for a Mixed Friendly match and lost to the local team by 90 shots to 79. Wokingham skips first.
John MacGregor 22 shots v C. Munns 13 shots
Alan Taylor 14 shots v V. Gunns 11 shots
Paul Dollery 10 shots v J. Robertson 14 shots
Barry Woolley 8 shots v R. Nice 16 shots
Alex Thomson 10 shots v J. Hannah 20 shots
Ken Richardson 15 shots v P. Pillar 16 shots
Maiden Erlegh experienced a mixed bag of results throughout the week as their sides represented the club in their respective leagues and friendly fixtures.
21st May
Kennet League, saw MEBC travel away to Woodley. MEBC won comfortably on two of the four rinks and narrowly lost on the other two. Overall MEBC won 10-4 on points, with an overall 74-63 shot count. Rink scores were 21-14 , 20-12, 15-16, 18-21. Skips were Robin Rapley, Mike Fraser, Keith Hawkins and Frank Parkinson respectively.
22nd May
Oddfellows Triples League. MEBC hosted the match against Hurst. MEBC won four of the five rinks, taking 12 of the 14 points available. Overall score was 86-70. Individual rink scores were 20-11, 9-14, 20-15, 16-14, 21-16. Skips were Frank Parkinson, Keith Boulter, Mary Parkinson, Guy O’Connor and Anne Wilby respectively.
23rd May
KLV-C MEBC played at home against Suttons C team. MEBC were ultimately victorious winning on two of the three rinks. Overall score was 48-45, giving MEBC eight of the 10 points available. Individual rink scores were 17-13, 18-16, 13-18. Skips were Paul Dieppe, Frank Cunnington and Alan Ward respectively.
Also on the 23rd in the TVLL MEBC ladies played Woodley at home. MEBC couldn’t get the better of Woodley who were on fine form. Mary Parkinson was able to lead her rink to a 16-13 victory, but there were 9-22 and 8-22 losses on the other two rinks. With the final score 33 – 57, MEBC were only able to score two of the 10 points available.
24th May
KLV-C, MEBC B team put in another good performance when they travelled away to Hurst. The final score was extremely tight going MEBC’s way by just one shot at 48-47. With wins on two of the three rinks it was eight points for MEBC and two for Hurst. Rink scores were 22-14, 13-16, 12-18 and skips were Keith Boulter, Frank Parkinson and Stan Hughesdon respectively.
At the same time in the KLV-A, MEBC ‘A’ team hosted Great Hollands ‘A’. Despite a heavy loss on rink 1, MEBC recovered enough shots on rinks two and three to give them overall victory 54-44 shots, collecting eight of the 10 points. Individual rink scores were 14-24, 21-8, 19-12, and the skips were Guy O’Connor, Keith Hawkins and Mike Fraser respectively.
25th May
MEBC travelled away to Hagbourne for a weekend friendly. Hagbourne fielded a strong side, who put in a fine performance beating MEBC 72-103. Individual rink scores were 21-13, 10-28, 21-22, 7-27, 13-13, and the skips were Guy O’Connor, Frank Parkinson, Ray Pontet, Anne Wilby and Mary Parkinson.
