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FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT

  • Oakham Bowling Club FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT
  • Oakham Bowling Club FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT
  • Oakham Bowling Club FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT
  • Oakham Bowling Club FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT
  • Oakham Bowling Club FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT
  • Oakham Bowling Club FIXTURES & WEEKLY REPORT

Oakham Bowls Club W.E. 27th April 2025

The Thursday Team continued their excellent start to the season with an impressive win against Syston, at the Vale. Played as Triples on four rinks it was a clean sweep for the Home team, winning on all four rinks with a match total of 83 shots to Syston’s 39 shots.

Rink two was skipped by Simon Kolkowski with Liz Naylor as Lead and John McFadden at two. They got off to a flying start holding a 12 shot to 0 shots lead after just five ends. Syston won the next two ends but were then kept in check, only able to add 5 more shots over the remaining ends. Oakham continued to build their lead winning the game with 22 shots whilst Syston finished on 9 shots.

Bob Spence was the Lead on rink 3 with Graham Scothern at two and the Skip was Barrrie Payne. Not to be outdone by their colleagues on the neighbouring rink they also flew out of the block and were holding 9 shots to 0 shots after five ends. By the twelveth end  Oakham  had a 15 shot lead. Syston than won five of the remaining six ends but it was a comfortable win for their hosts, Oakham with 20 shots, Syston with 10.

Rink four was skipped by Denis Smith with Jane May as Lead and Carol Shelvey at two. Up to the completion of the eleventh end this was the closest game of the afternoon with both teams holding 7 shots. Oakham then stepped up a gear,  scored a further 12 shots from the remaining ends with Syston only adding 2 more. A fine win for Oakham finishing with 19 shots, Syston with 9 shots.

Hazel Jeffrey led on rink five with Nigel May at two and Adrian Wilkinson as Skip. Another positive performance by the Oakham trio saw them with a 9 shot lead at the halfway point in the game. They kept Syston in check over the last nine ends whilst continuing to score well. The game finished with another good win for Oakham with 22 shots to Syston’s 11 shots.

Birstall was the venue for the Saturdays Teams team’s first away match of the season .It was a pleasant and sunny afternoon but sadly not a sunny result for Oakham. The match was played as Triples over eighteen ends  on five rinks  with Oakham winning on just two and losing the tie holding 60 shots to Birstall’s 92.

Rink two for Oakham had Lesley Webster as lead, Janet Horwood at two and Denis Smith was the Skip. Oakham made a positive start and after seven ends held a narrow 1 shot lead. The next two ends went to Birstall giving them a 4 shot lead. Oakham went on to win five of the remaining ends  but only added 6 more shots. Birstall won four of the remaining ends but scored heavily adding 17 more shots. The game ended with Oakham on 11 shots, Birstall winning with 26 shots

Eddie Owen skipped on rink three with Mike Creffield as lead and Barrie Payne at two. This this was  a much closer game than the final score indicates. Oakham only won five ends amassing a total of 5 shots. Birstall won on  thirteen ends with a total of 15 shots. They scored 2 shots on the third and ninth ends but only a single shot on each of the other eleven ends. This means that the Oakham team were holding second shots on each of these ends, so near and yet so far.

Jane May was the lead on rink four with Nigel May at two and Adrian Wilkinson as Skip. A steady start  found  Oakham, after five ends, with 4 shots, Birstall with 3 shots .Birstall then used their Home advantage and at the halfway point had achieved  a 10 shot lead. They continued to build their lead over the last nine  ends with the game finishing with Oakham on 9 shots, Birstall on 21 shots

The Skip on rink five was Sean Biollo with Lee Saffron as lead and Mike Shalders at two. After five ends Oakham were yet to score whilst Birstall had 8 shots. After nine ends Oakham had 5 shots Birstall had 9 shots. Then  Oakham showed their true mettle, taking 10 shots  from the final nine ends, restricting Birstall to just 4 more. A win for the visitors on 15 shots, Birstall on 13 shots.

Sylvia Shalders was the lead on rink six with Jenny Owen at two and the Skip was Stuart Primarolo. The Oakham team produced a solid performance winning Oakham’s second game of the afternoon. After nine ends they held 14 shots a 9 shot lead. They played steadily  to add 6 more shots by winning five of the last nine ends .   However, Birstall added 11 shots from their remaining  four ends cutting  Oakham’s lead to 3 shots but Oakham held on to win  with 20 shots, Birstall with 17 shots.