Two good matches with the Ladies Pairs going to the final end with Ann H & Tina trailing by 3 going into 18th end and superb bowling by Tina displacing Tricia’s shot bowl gave Ann & Tina a match holding position with 5!  Teresa geared herself up and her first bowl missed the jack but her second cleverly took the jack into the ditch and secured the win.

Meabwhile in rink 3, the (all male) Mixed Open Triples was taking place and this was a bit more of a one-sided affair. It wasn’t that Gary, Peter M & Gordon were playing badly but they were outbowled by Peter J, Ian D & Steve G.
Gary kept the match going by killing the 16th end twice (Duncan was very pleased that the coaching advice and training he had given Gary which Gary had subsequently practised on his own had paid off!) but it was still a hill too far to climb to get near the eventual winners.

Well played all of you.  The crowd enjoyed both matches.

Well done to Dave R who had a cracking game with Mike C with Mike creeping back to 19-20 and holding match when Dave played the only 2 forehands of his morning to get shot with the final bowl! Exciting for all of the spectators of which there were over 30!

In the Men’s Open Pairs, Peter J & Dave took the first 2 ends v Gym & Duncan who took a 3 on the 4th end to take the lead. Dave & Peter then settled into the game and built up a convincing lead but Duncan & Gym fought back one shot at a time but not enough to carry on after 16 ends.

Come along and see your friends in action even if you aren’t playing yourselves.
Sandwich lunch can be purchased on the day.

Well done to Dave P & Eldred!

Fantastic and to keep the nail biting up for spectators by winning on the extra end!

You deserve an extra large mug of tea with cake tomorrow!

Well done to Dave P & Eldred who with a 19-18 win the quarters and an 18-9 win the semi have made it through to the Final v a pair from Cumbria at lunchtime today!

Good luck chaps!

These are now out.
We have Bishop Duppas in the Tony Alcock Over 60’s Double Rink by 19th May at home and both Men and Ladies play Ashford in their respective Top Club games by 9th June both at home.

Great news that Dave P & Eldred won their match yesterday and play in the quarterfinals this morning v Norfolk in Ivet 60’s Pairs.
Alas both of the Egham Fours were beaten yesterday – the ladies in the quarters and the men in the semi.

Sadly Andy, Will & Ian lost their Middlesex Triples semifinal last night but Andy& Teresa play Peter J & Ann (?) in the Middlesex Mixed Pairs guaranteeing one pair into the final.

Good luck and hope you all play well!

From the Board via Peter J:-

As outlined in the Spring Newsletter, we are resolving the shareholder situation by requesting that all members pay for their single share.

The purpose of this exercise is to make sure that the shareholder information legally required for Companies House is correct and to ensure that all members are shareholders and eligible to attend and vote at the AGM and other company meetings.

Those members who were given a share and registered as shareholders between 2008 – 2014 now need to pay £1 to validate their share ownership.

Those members who joined after this date will be issued with a share certificate for £1.

Members with more than one share are not affected.

There will be an opportunity to purchase your share at the Club Finals Weekend, when the directors will be on hand with the relevant certificates.

We ask that you pay in cash to ensure that this payment is recorded correctly and incurs no transaction fees, as this forms part of the company’s official share capital.

You will also be asked to sign a Share Transfer Form, to make sure that the share is disposed of correctly when you leave the club.

Well, you missed a great Men’s Fours last night which went down to the last couple of ends. Peter J, Peter T, Kevin K & Steve G (subbing for Andy H) took on Eldred, Dave (not P), Steve B & Paul C from Hounslow in the Middlesex Fours semi-final.  For the first 15 ends, the heads were tight with the Hounslow boys catching our chaps up by playing short jacks. Then tiredness seem to step in across the green with the heating popping on for a few minutes but not enough to add enough warmth to keep the carpet running at its best.  Trying harder doesn’t always work but our chaps held on from 15-15 to 18-15 going into the final end.  Here’s a transcript of the 21st end running commentary so I hope you can visualise the scene.  They are playing from the bar end.