Author: Dawn Slaughter

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A Great Effort but Didn’t Quite Make It

Jean, as roving reporter, kept us up to date with scoring.
it was neck and neck all the way to 13th end with only one shot in it either way. After that the opposition broke away to win 20-15. Norman and the two Peter’s did win the final end so that was a positive finish.
Well done for getting to Nottingham in the first place. Steve was disappointed not to be able to play of course, but will be back in the driving seat for next season so local opposition should watch out!

From Stella, Dave & Brian C’s viewpoint as Club Competition organisers, it means the schedule for Finals Weekend will go ahead as planned as everyone will be back in the Cambridge Park area.
Play starts at 9;30 am on both mornings.

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A Trip to Nottingham

On Tuesday Dave Pitt starts his Over 60’s National SIngles challenge at Nottingham Indoor Sports Centre at 3;00 pm.

On Thursday at 6:30, our own Peter Judge, Norman Chart and Peter Twells (subbing for Steve G) will be playing their first match in the National Over 50’s Triples.

At the weekend, Egham held it’s Open Singles Circuit Competition.   Paul Cater (Hounslow and West Ealing) who several of you have played either indoors or outdoors reached the Final, losing out to Mark Royal.  Well done, Paul! (He had to beat Dawn in the 3rd round to get to the quarter-finals and he didn’t give her a chance, as he was playing so well!)

Saturday 25th March – Men’s Pairs Semi-Final – Updated with The Result!

Peter T & Peter J and Andy & Will battle it out for a place in the Middlesex Men’s Pairs final this morning starting at 10:00

When I reached the club around 11:00-ish, Andy & Will were well down.  They were still down when I left just after midday.

Report from Andy H:

Well your County finalists are the two Peters. After what looked like a run away game for them both and with WIlls and myself not on our A game with three ends to go, the score was 20-11.

However, not being one to give up and where many would have walked away, we plodded on, picking up 1 shot on the 19th making the score 20-12.  On the 20th end, WIlls placed the jack at exactly 23 meters.  Going up to bowl, we were 1 down with Peter J holding shot, so I played with a little bit of weight and pushed the jack out so we are then holding 3, Peter T bowled tight and we managed to pick up a SIX, taking us 2 behind in the final end.

Peter J bowled two perfect bowls which we just couldn’t move, so the final score 22-18.  I’m just glad we made the score look more respectable.

Thanks, Andy.

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Tina won her Club Singles v Audrey to reach the Final.  Well done.

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Kevin’s Fours went down by 1 shot in the final end v Century last night in the MIddlesex semi-final played at Hounslow. Sooo close.

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Big Thank You from Steve G!

Steve G wanted to pass on his thanks to everyone who wishes him well for his operation.
The past few days have been busy with various tests and all seems very positive. (Editor’s note: we wouldn’t have wanted anyone to be positive this time 3 years’ ago!)

Anyway, Steve is looking forward to R&R and recharging his batteries and toning his muscles ready for the outdoor season!

Take it steady for a full recovery, Steve.  We need you!

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Happy Mother’s Day!

To all mothers everywhere , May you have a wonderful day.
And to those of us who no longer have our Mums around, we will remember you for all the love and wisdom you gave us.
(According to this week’s news, at about 38 years old, we all realised that our Mums were right in almost everything. We’d better make sure our children feel that we have passed in wisdom, love and care and not any nagging!)