Men’s ‘A’ Team sponsored by CORETECH Conservatory Roof Systems

Played Wymondham ‘A’

Away

Won 6 ½ - ½ 

Match Report

No match report at time of going to press.

The next match is against County Arts ‘A’ 5th February away 10:00am

Men’s ‘A’ Team sponsored by CORETECH Conservatory Roof Systems

Played Norfolk Bowling Club

Away

Lost

Match Report

Sadly the A team’s Denny run is over, they gave a good game to Norfolk bowling club, but they were just too good for them, it was a close game but they just could finish it off, well done Norfolk bowling club from Acle indoor bowls club

The next match is against Wymondham ‘A’ 22nd January away 2:00pm

Men’s ‘A’ Team sponsored by CORETECH Conservatory Roof Systems

Played Gallows ‘A’

Home

70-83

Lost 1-6 

Rink 2 won by 9 shots, skip S Elloitts, G Punchard, P Webb, R Pope

Rink 3 lost by 20 shots, skip M Carter, D Rowsell, D Crosby, J Fruin

Rink 5 lost by 2 shots, skip P Nicholls, J Forster, D Lamb, A Sayer

Rink 6 lost by 2 shots, skip R Parker, D Goodley, B Wymer, M Elliott

Match Report

Rink 2 S Elliott’s team started well taking 5 of the 1st 5 ends giving them 5 shot lead, a 4 on end 7 & a 2 on end 8 gave them 11 shot lead, Gallows pull the next 4 ends back only 2 behind, a good 5 on end 13 and a couple more end saw Acle take the game 26-15

Rink 3 M Carter’s team didn’t have a good start, going into the 6th end 7 shots down, they manage to pull a couple of ends back but wasn’t good enough against a good Gallows team, sadly Acle lost the game 12-32

Rink 5 P Nicholls team lost the 1st 4 ends putting them 7 shots behind, and only taking 1 end in the 1st 9 ends saw them 12 shots behind, but they kicked in and took 4 ends on the trot, lost the next and then took the next 5 ends on the trot, this wasn’t enough and they just lost 15-17 

Rink 6 R Packer’s team only won 2 of the 1st 7 ends, then they came in with 3 ends on the trot putting them in the lead by 3 shots, sadly they lost the next 6 ends  seeing them 2 behind, they manged to win 3 of the remaning ends but this wasn’t enough and lost the game 17-19 

The next match is in the Denny cut 4th round on 11th December (Place and time to be confirmed)

Men’s ‘A’ Team

Played Beccles ‘A’

Away

65-87

Lost ½ - 6 ½ 

Rink 1 lost by 13 shots, skip G Punchard, D Lamb, J Fruin, B Kirby

Rink 2 drew, skip P Nicholls, B Wymer, M Askam, A Sayer

Rink 3 lost by 3 shots, skip S Elliott, J Foster, P Webb, R Pope

Rink 4 lost by 6 shots, skip M Carter, D Rowsell, D Crosby, M Elliott

Match Report

Rink 1 G Punchard’s team didn’t get into the game, by the 5th end they were 10 shots behind, in the next 5 ends they picked a couple of ends up but were still 8 shots down, sadly they didn’t win many of the remaining ends and lost the game 12-25

Rink 2 P Nichol’s team started well by the 5th end they were 6 shots up, losing a 5 on the 6th didn’t help them, they kept pecking away and on the 18th it was all square 17-17, on the last end they were 2 behind and won that end by 2 shots making the game a draw 20-20

Rink 3 S Elliott’s team had a decent 1st 5 ends going into end 8 all square 6-6, they won that end by 2 shots putting them in front, but sadly lost the next 3 ends putting them 4 behind, sadly it just wasn’t enough and they lost the game 17-20 

Rink 4 M Carter’s team didn’t have the best of starts losing the 1st 3 ends putting them 5 shots down, they did well in the next 6 ends putting them in front by 1 shot, losing a 3 / 4 and 5 saw them going into end 14, 10 shots down, they didn’t give up taking 5 of the last remaining ends but wasn’t enough and lost the game 16-22

The next match is against Gallow ‘A’ 4th December home 2:30

Men’s ‘A’ Team

Played in the Denny Cup against County Arts

Home

85-35

Won

Rink 3 won by 12 shots, skip P Nichols, D Caton, B Wymer, J Fruin

Rink 4 lost by 4 shots, skip R Barnbrook, D Goodley, D Crosby, B Kirby

Rink 5 won by 9 shots, skip R Parker, D Seabourne, M Carter, M Elliott

Rink 6 won by 23 shots, skip S Elliott, G Punchard, J Foster, R pope

Match Report

P Nichol’s team started very well winning 5 shots in the first 2 ends, County arts never got into the game only winning 6 of the 17 ends, good win for Acle 20-8

R Barnbrook’s team didn’t start too well wining 5 of the first 10 ends going into the 11th end 3 shots down, they managed to pick a few shot sup but sadly this wasn’t enough and lost the match 13-17

R Parker’s team didn’t get off the best of starts going in the 11th end 5 shots down, but they started to take a good few ends with 3& 4 shots, giving them a good win 20-11

S Elliott’s team started well and continued to win end after end in fact 9 on the trot, going into the 10th end 20 shots up, they lost only 5 ends in the whole match, taking a comfortable win 32-9

The next match is against Gallow ‘A’ 4th December home 2:30

Men’s ‘A’ Team

Played Lowestoft Railway in the Egham Trophy

Home

89-82

Won

Match Report

S Elliott’s team didn’t have the best of starts on end 10 were 8 shots down, by end 15 they pulled some back and were only 5 shots down, but Lowestoft were strong, Acle sadly lost 24-29

M Carter's team didn’t have the best of starts, by end 10 they were 7 shots down 6-13, by end 18 they were 6 shots down 13-19, Acle gave all they could but sadly lost 16-19

P Nichol's team got off to a better start, but Lowestoft were strong, by end 10 they were on front, Acle came back and only just lost out 19-21

J Kirby’s team started well but Lowestoft stayed with them, then Acle kicked into top gear and went away with the game winning 3-13

The next match is against 20th November 3rd Round of the Denny

Men’s ‘A’ Team

Played Beccles in the Denny Cup 2nd round

Home

84-78

Won

Rink 2 lost by 10 shots, skip R Parker, D Rowsell, P Webb, M Elliott

Rink 3 lost by 4 shots, skip R Barnsbrook, D Goodley, D Crosby, B Kirby

Rink 5 was a draw, skip O Nicholls, B Wymer, J Fruin, A Sayer

Rink 6 won by 20 shots, skip S Elliott, G Punchard, J Foster, R Pope

Match Report

Rink 2, R Parker’s team didn’t get off to a good start, losing the 1st 3 ends by 7 shots, they picked up 3 shots on the 5th end but then lost 4 shots on the next 2 ends, they picked up more ends and more team shots going into end 16 16-14 up, but sadly Beccles came very strong at the end taking the last 5 ends with a total of 13 shots, Acle lost the game 17-27

Rink 3, R Barnbrook’s team lost 3 shot son the 1st end, then had a steady first half but were down 6-13, they started to pull shots back going ahead by 1 shot on end 17, but couldn’t continue their winning streak and finally losing the game 18-22

Rink 5, P Nichol’s team drew their game, lost the 1st end by 3 shots, didn’t get into the game until they picked up 3 shots on end 7 putting them 2 shots behind 5-7, they picked up another 5 shots on end 10 putting them 2 shots ahead 11-9, they were matched by Beccles till the end of the game which ended 19-19

Rink 6 S Elliott’s block had a fantastic game, stared well and by end 6 were 7 shots up 9-2, Beccles didn’t have a chance, Acle took 7 shots on end 8 and then continued a good winning streak for 7 more ends putting them firmly in front 27-3, Beccles pulled a couple of ends back but the game was well over by then, Acle won 30-10

The next match is against 20th November 3rd Round of the Denny

Men’s ‘B’ team sponsored by RHINO Building & DIY Supplies

Played Norfolk Bowling Club ‘B’

Home

Won 6-1

Rink 2 won by 12 shots, skip Jon High, David Brawn, Bill Downie, Ken Squires

Rink 3 won by 8 shots, skip Matty Sparrow, John Sparrow, Ian Anderson, Roy Turner

Rink 4 lost by 6 shots, skip Wynford Willimott, Chris, Brister, Mark Benton, Dave Airey

Rink 5 won by 22 shots, skip Peter Hurren, Vic Moore, John Wilson, Malcolm French

Match Report

Rink 2 Jon’s teams, started well taking 3 of the 1st 5ends, they also took 3 of the next 5 ends going into end 11 1 shots up, a great 5 on the 12th helped them out, they finished strong and won the game 24-12

Rink 3 Matty’s team, only managed to win 2 of the 1st 5 ends but were all square going into the 5th end, by the 10th end they were 2 shots up, a good 4 on the 12th and a great 5 on the 17th secured the victory 22-14

Rink 4 Wynford’s team, too 2 of the 1st 5 ends, then sadly lost 4 of the next 5 ends going into the 11th 5 shots down, they didn’t give up, but sadly they just couldn’t do it, they lost the game 14-20

Rink 5 Peter’s team, only winning 2 of the 1st 5 ends but were 2 shots up, then they tool all of the next 5 ends, putting them 15 shot sin front, they went from strength to strength and won the game 34-8

The next match is against Acle ‘C’ 29th January Home 2:30

Men’s ‘B’ team sponsored by RHINO Building & DIY Supplies

Played Diss

Away

Lost 3-4

Rink 1 won by 2 shots, skip Peter Hurren, Vic Moore, I Wilson, Malcolm French

Rink 2 won by 3 shots, skip Wynford Willimott, Chris Brister, Mark Benton, Dave Airey

Rink 3 won by 10 shots, skip Matty Sparrow, John Sparrow, Ian Anderson, Roy Turner

Rink 4 lost by 16 shots, skip Jon High, D Brown, Bill Downie, John Malcom

Match Report

Rink 1 Peter’s team had a decent start winning 3 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 1 shot in front, by the 10th end they were still 1 shot in front, they lost a couple of ends and by the 14th they were 2 shots behind, they started to claw back going into the 19th only 1 shot behind, a good win on the last 2 ends saw them take the win by 2 shots 14-12.

Rink 2 Wynford’s team had a great start, wining 4 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 7 shots in front, but they only managed to win 2 of the next 5 and they were just 1 shot in front, they managed to stay ahead but on the 19th it was all square, a good win on the last 2 ends gave them the victory 19-16

Rink 3 Matty’s team didn’t have the best of starts, only taking 1 of the 1st 5 ends saw them 7 shots behind, by the 10th end they were still 7 shots behind, then they pulled their fingers out and took some good ends, 11th and the  12th win 4 shots each end, a comfortable win in the end 24-14

Rink 4 Jon’s team had a decent start taking 3 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 2 shots in front, but by the 10th they were 3 shots behind, they just couldn’t get in there and only took  3 of the remaining ends losing the game 12-28

The next match is against Norfolk Bowling Club ‘B’ 22nd January Away 2:30

Men’s ‘B’ team sponsored by RHINO Building & DIY Supplies

Played Shotford

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Won 7-0

Rink 2 won by 28 shots, skip Matty Sparrow, Jon Sparrow, Kim Dyer, Roy Turner

Rink 3 won by 5 shots, skip Jon High, David Brawn, Bill Downie, Ken Squires

Rink 4 won by 2 shots, skip Wynford Willimott, Chris Brister, Mark Benton, Dave Airey

Rink 5 won by 17 shots, skip Peter Hurren, Vic Moore, J Wilson, Malcolm French

Match Report

Rink 2 Matty’s team started very well, in the 1st 5 ends they had 3  x 5’s giving them a good start going into the 6th end 15 shots up, a 6 on end 10 saw them 20 shots up, a 4 of ends 12 & 13 with a 3 on end 14 saw them 30 shots up, it was a great win 38-10

Rink 3 Jon’s team won 3 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 1 shot ahead, in the next 5 ends they won them all putting them 13 shots up going into the 11th end, they continued taking ends but did lose a couple and won the game 27-14

Rink 4 Wyn’s team had a decent start going into end 6 1 shot behind, they pick some shots up and by end 10 they were 2 shots in front, losing 4 on the trot and picking a couple of ends up saw them on the 17th end all square, they had a good finish and won the game 18-16

Rink 5 Peter’s team had a decent start taking 4 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 3 shots in front, they did lose 4 of the next 5 ends putting them 3 shots behind, but what a finish, only losing 1 of the next 11 ends and taking a total of 20 shot gave them a great win 26-9

The next match is against Diss 8th January away 2:30

Men’s ‘B’ team sponsored by RHINO Building & DIY Supplies

Played Acle ‘C’

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Won 6-1

Rink 2 won by 1 shot, skip W Willimott, C Brister, M Benton, J Malcom

Rink 3 won by 5 shots, skip J High, D Brawn, B Downie, K Squires

Rink 4 won by 15 shots, skip P Hurren, V Moore, I Wilson, M French

Rink 5 lost by 14 shots, skip J Sparrow, A Lindford, D Airey, R Turner

Match Report

Rink 2 Wynford’s team didn’t start too bad losing 3 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 3 shots behind, in the next 5 ends they won 3 of them putting them 2 shots behind, going into the 18th end they were 2 shots behind, taking the last 3 ends they managed to win by 1 shot 19018

Rink 3 Jon’s team won the 1st end but then lost the next 4 ends putting them 2 shots behind, then took 4 of the next 5 ends going into end 11 3 shots up, it was a close game but Acle b managed to take the win 18-13

Rink 4 Peter’s team took 3 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 1 shot ahead, they took 3 of the next 5 end putting them 5 shots ahead, they continued taking ends and a 6 on the 17th put them 17 shot sin front and they took a good win 28-13

Rink 5 John’s team didn’t have a good start only winning 1 of the 1st 5 ends, they did better in the next 5 by taking 3 ends but were behind by 4 shots, sadly it went downhill from there and they lost the game 16-30

The next match is against Shotford ‘A’ 18th December at home 2:30

Men’s ‘B’ team sponsored by RHINO Building & DIY Supplies

Played Wymondham ‘B’

Away

Won 5-2

Match Report

Not available at this time of going to press!

The next match is against Acle ‘C’ 11th December home 2:30

Men’s ‘B’ team

Played Pentney

Home

74-84

Lost 1-6

Rink 2 won by 9 shots, skip Jon High, David Brawn, Dave Airey, T Elvin

Rink 3 lost by 2 shots, skip Peter Hurren, Vic Moore, I Wilson, Malcolm French

Rink 4 lost by 1 shot, skip Matty Sparrow, M Benton, Arthur Jolliffe, Rot Turner

Rink 5 lost by 16 shots, skip Wynford Willimott, Aaron Linford, Bill Downie, J Malcolm

Match Report

Rink 2 Jon’s team had a great start, taking the 1st 3 ends with a score of 9 shots, on the 10th end they were 8 shots in front, Pentney started to pull ends back in the later part of the game but it wasn’t to be, Acle had a good win 23-14

Rink 3 Peter’s team had a decent start taking 3 of the 1st 5 ends, then a 4 on the 8th put them in front 12-5, Pentney started to pull back ends and on the 15th end Acle were 8 shot sin front, sadly Acle lost 5 of the last ends which gave the opponents 11 shots sadly saw Acle lose the game 18-20

Rink 4 Matty’s team didn’t have the best of starts, losing 4 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 8 shots behind, they pulled some end back from the next 5 putting them 5 shots behind, then they had a good couple of ends going into the 20th end only 3 shots down, they pulled 3 shots on the 20th making it all square on the last end, but sadly Pentney got 1 shot giving them the win, but well done Acle it was a good effort.

Rink 5 Wynford’s team had a decent start by the 5th end they were 2 shots down, they pulled a couple back taking the lead on the 7th by 2 shots, but then Pentney took the next 6 ends with a total of 12 shots, Acle thought and got a few more ends back but it just wasn’t enough, sadly losing the game 13-29

The next match is against Wymondham ‘B’ 4th December away 2:00

Men’s ‘B’ team

Played Roundwood ‘A’

Away

76-91

Lost 2-5

Rink 2 lost by 25 shots, skip John Sparrow, Wynford Willimott, Chris Brister, Ken Squires

Rink 3 won by 7 shots, skip Jon High, David Brawn, Dave Airey, Jim Malcom

Rink 4 won by 14 shots, skip Peter Hurren, Vic Moore, I Wilson, Malcohm French

Rink 5 lost by 11 shots, skip Matty Sparrow, Bill Downie, Arthur Jolliffe, Roy Turner

Match Report

Rink 2 lost 4 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 12-1 down with a 6-shot loss on end 5, they pulled a 4-shot score back on end 6 bud sadly lost the next 2 ends giving 5 shots away 5-17, they couldn’t get into the game taking the odd end and giving 3 x 4’s and a 5 shots away just wasn’t their night losing 13-38

Rink 3 didn’t have the best of starts but took end 5 with 3 shots making them 1 shot up 4-3, they then took the next end with 3 shots, and continue to take several ends by end 15 they were 13-8, they took 3 of the last 6 ends with 7 shots making it a win 20-13

Rink 4 lost the 1st end but soon took control back but by end 5 it was a draw 5-5, they lost the next 2 ends but had a nice 4 on end 7 and a 3 on end 8 putting them in front 12-7 after that they only lost 3 of the reminding ends giving them a nice win 27-13

Rink 5 started well winning the first 3 ends, but sadly lost end 4 by 5 shots putting them behind 5-3, they picked up the odd end but it wasn’t enough, by end 15 they were 10-18 down, picking up a 4 on end 18 saw them 15-21 so still a chance to come back, sadly it wasn’t to be, although they did pick a 4 on end 18 but they lost 16-27

The next match is against Pentney ‘A’ 27th November home 2:30

Men’s ‘B’ team played Diss at home

Won 88-60 (5-2)

Rink 3 won by 9 shots 22-13, Skip Peter Hurren, Vic Moore, I Wilson, Malcom French, Rink 4 lost by 1 shot 21-22 skip Matty Sparrow, Bill Downie, Arthur Jolliffe, Terry Grainfield, Rink 5 won by 16 shots 28-12, skip Jon High, David Brawn, Aaron Linford, Rot Turner, Rink 6 lost by 16 shots 33-17, skip John Sparrow, Chris Brister, Dave Airey, Ken Squires

Peter’s team had a little slow start but then took control of the game losing only 8 of the 21 ends, Matty’s team started off really well, leading 19-8 on the 14th ends, a big loss on end 15 losing a 7 made all the difference, from there it was really close going into the last end 21 all, the guys fort well but lost the last end by just 1 shot ending their game 21-22,Jon’s team had a great win 28-12 by the 8th end they were down 7-5, then they started to kick in taking 10 of the last 13 ends winning 28-12,John’s team didn’t fare so well and lost their game 33-17, they started well leading on end 5 7-2, then a big loss of 7 shots with a 4 the following end put them behind 13-7, then Diss took full control winning 9 on the next 16.

The next match is against Roundwood ‘A’ 13th November away at 2:30pm

Shotford v Acle B    9-10-21

On Rink 1 ,Peter Hurrens boys were 6-0 down by the 4th end but then got to grips with the green and ran out comfortable winners 27-15. On rink 2 Denis Goodley's team were always struggling and went down 24 -9. The closest match was John Sparrows team ,nothing separating the teams but the Acle boys squeezed home, 16-15. Paul Webb team must be the unluckiest players ever having pulled back from 15-4 down to be only 1 shot down on the 19th end ,at 20-19, and holding 2 shots only to see the Shotford skip pull off the shot of the season , taking out both Acle bowls and collect a 7 and the match. On that same end the score overall was 68-68 and all to play for. A 5-2 defeat away at Shotford,82-71, was a good result overall. 

Men’s ‘C’ Team

Played County Art ‘B’

Away

Won 5-2

Rink 1 won by 7 shots, skip Les Meecham, K Taylor, Tony Applegate, Dennis Edwards

Rink 2 won by 11 shots, skip Alan Jones, Colin Starkins, Ken Scott-Greenard, Barry McGrath

Rink 4 lost by 4 shots, skip Gordon Ives, Colin Minns, Mick Hart, Richard Hayton

Rink 5 lost by 11 shots, skip MM Askham, John Spooner, Geoff Webb, Sid Siely

Match Report

Rink 1 Les’s team, didn’t have the best of starts by the 5th they were 4 shots down, having a good next 5 ends put them 3 shots in front, a good 4 on the 11ths saw them 6 shots in front, a good win 21-14

Rink 2 A Jones’s team, had a great start taking 4 of the 1s5 ends giving them 10 shot lead, by the 10th end they were still 10 shots in front, by the 15th end they were 11 shots in front, they had a good win 21-10

Rink 4 Gordon’s team, didn’t have the best of start by the 5th end they were 3 shots behind, by the 10th end they were 4 shots behind, then they didn’t find any form, losing the next 5 ends, they pulled some back by winning the last 5 ends but it wasn’t enough, they lost the game 21-25

Rink 5 Mick Askham’s, team didn’t have the best of starts and by the 5th end they were 2 shots behind, only taking 1 of the next 5 ends by the 10th they were 5 shots behind, losing a 6 on the 14th didn’t help and sadly they lost the game 19-30

The next match is against Shotford ‘A’ 22nd January away 2:00pm

Men’s ‘C’ Team

Played Norfolk Bowling Club ‘B’

Away

lost 0-7

Rink 2 lost by 13 shots, skip Colin Minn’s, Pete Mowforth, John Lettice, Barry McGrath

Rink 3 lost by 16 shots, skip Les Meecham, Tony Applegate, Dennis Edwards, J Katra

Rink 4 lost by 4 shots, skip Gordon Ives, Mick Hart, Geoff Webb, Richard Hayton

Rink 5 lost by 4 shots, skip Ken Scot-Greenard, John Spooner, Arthur Skippen, B Robson

Match Report

Rink 2 Colin’s team won 2 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 3 shots behind, sadly they didn’t win any of the next 5 ends putting them 15 shots behind, a good 4 on the 6th wasn’t enough and they lost the game 11-24

Rink 3 Les’s team had a good start, taking 3 of the 1st 5ends putting them 1 shot in front, by the 10th end they were 2 shots behind, but losing a 6 on the 12th put them too far behind, they did pick up another 8 shots but this wasn’t enough and lost the game 18-34

Rink 4 Gordon’s team had a great start, taking 4 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 5 shot sin front, but they also lost the next 5 ends and saw them 2 shots behind going into the 11th, a great 5 on the 12th saw them 4 shots up, they held upto the 18th where they lost a 6 putting them 3 shots behind, sadly they just couldn’t pull it off and lost the game 17-21

Rink 5 Ken’s team had a decent start winning 3 of the 1st 5 ends but they were still 4 shots down, but the 10th they were only 2 shots down, they went off track a little and by then 17th then were 10 shots down, they had an excellent end to the game but this wasn’t enough losing 18-22

The next match is against County Arts ‘B’ 15th January Away 2:00

Men’s ‘C’ Team

Played Acle ‘B’

Away

lost 1-6

Rink 2 lost by 1 shot, skip T Applegate, D Crosby, D Edwards, B McGrath

Rink 3 lost by 5 shots, skip J Lettice, k Scot-Greenard, J Spooner, P Mowforth

Rink 4 lost by 15 shots, skip M Askham, B Hearn, C Starkings, J Chegwidden

Rink 5 won by 14 shots, skip G Ives, C Minns, G Webb, R Hayton

Match Report

Rink 2 Tony’s team started well taking 3 of the 1st 5 ends with a 3 shot lead, they also took 2 of the next 5 ends giving them a 2 shot lead, Acle B started pulling some ends back, then Acle C took 4 on the trot, sadly Acle C lost the game 18-19

Rink 3 John’s team took 3 of the 1st 5 ends giving them a 3 shot lead, losing 4 on the 10th put them 3 shot behind, they just couldn’t win many more ends and sadly lost the game 13-18

Rink 4 Mick’s team took 2 of the 1st 5 ends putting them 1 shot behind, they also took 2 more end in the next 5 putting them 5 shots behind, sadly they couldn’t beat the B team and lost the game 13-28

Rink 5 Gordon’s team started well with 8 shots in front on the 5th end, by the 10th end they were 4 shots up, a good 3 shots on the 12th and a 4 shot on the 15 put them 12 shots in front, it was a good performance and they won the game 30-16

The next match is against Wymondham ‘B’ 18th December away 2:30 

Men’s ‘C’ Team

Played Diss

Home

84-70

Won 4-3

Rink 2 won by 20 shots, skip Mick Askham, Brian Hearn, Colin Starkings, Jeff Chegwidden

Rink 3 lost by 2 shots, skip Les Meecham, Tony Applegate, Dennis Edwards, Barry McGrath

Rink 4 lost by 3 shots, skip Gordon Ives, Colin Minns, Geoff Webb, Richard Hayton

Rink 5 lost by 1 shot, skip John Lettice, David Crosby, John Spooner, Ppeter Mowforth

Match Report

Rink 2 Mick’s team took the 2 of the first 5 ends putting them 6-3 up going into the 6th, they continued taking ends going into the 11th end 13-3 up, end 13th provided to be lucky taking a good 5 shots, they then had another 5 shots on end 20, giving them a great win 31-11

Rink 3 Les team didn’t have the best of starts but were close on end 5 they were only 4 shots down, 4 shots on the 7th brought them back to 1 shot down, in was close and on end 14 they were all square 12-12, they then took the lead but losing a 3 on end 18 put them 1 behind, sadly Acle lost the game 17-19

Rink 4 Gordon’s team had a descent start winning 6 of the first 10 ends, putting them in front by 3 shots, losing 4 shots on end 13 gave Diss a chance putting them 1 shot behind, sadly Acle could pull it off and lost the match 18-21

Rink 5 John’s team didn’t have the best of start and by end 5 were 7 shots down, they pulled a couple back but also lost a few and by end 10 were 6 shots down, on end 20 it was all square 18-18, sadly they couldn’t win the last end and lost the match 18-19

The next match is against Acle ‘B’ 11th December away 2:30

Men’s ‘C’ Team

Played Pentney ‘A’

Home

86-62

Won 6 ½ – ½

Rink 2 won by 11 shots, skip MAskham, B Hearn, C Starkings, G Chegwidden

Rink 3 won by 6 shots, skip J Lettice, D Crosby, J Spooner, P Mowforth

Rink 4 drew, skip L Meecham, T Applegate, D Edwards, B McGrath

Rink 5 won by 13 shots, skip G Ives, C Minns, G Webb, R Hayton

Match Report

Rink 2 started well wining the 1st 2 ends but then lost the next 2 putting them 1 shots behind, they picked up a couple of 2’sand by the 10th end were 4 shots in front, only losing 3 of the remanding ends that had a good win 21-10

Rink 3 lost the 1st end but manged to take the next, by end 10 they were 8 shots down 6-14, then they started to play and pulled end after end back taking 4 shots on end 16 putting them 1 shot in front, winning 3 of the last 5 ends gave them a good win 25-19

Rink 4 lost the 1st 2 ends, by the 5th end it was all square 4-4, it was tit for tat and by end 13 they were all square again 10-10 this was a tight game, evenly matched but Pentney took the lead, last end Acle were 1 shot down, they won the end bringing the game to a draw 17-17

Rink 5 had a better start but by the 5th end they were 1 shot down 5-6, losing the next 2 ends saw them 3 shots down 4-7, a good 7th end taking 5 shots put them in the lead, Pentney pulled a couple back and by end 15 Acle were 2 shots up, they dominate the last quarter of the game giving a good win 23-16

The next match is against Diss 20th November home 2:30

Men’s ‘C’ team

Played County Arts ‘B’

Home

79-71

Won 5-2

Rink 2 won by 3 shots, 20-17, skip Lez Meecham, Tony Applegate, D Edwards, Barry McGrath

Rink 3 lost by 10shots, 13-23, skip Colin Starkings, Barry Hearn, Jeff Chegwidden, Mike Harvey

Rink 5 won by 18 shots, 29-11, skip Gordon Ives, Colin Minns, G Webb, Richard Hayton

Rink 6 lost by 3 shots, 17-20, skip David Crosby, Alan Jones, J Spooner, Pete Mowthorp 

Match Reports

Rink 2 Lez’s team won by 3 shots, they started very well, and was close 5-5 on the 5th end, then they started to take control winning 6 of the next 7 ends, County Arts started to pull the ends back winning 6 ends on the trot taking the score to 16-15, Acle were 1 shot up going into end 19, taking 2 of the last 3 ends secured the victory 20-17

Rink 3 lost by 10 shots, Colin’s team got off to a good start taking the 1st 3 ends, County Arts came back and took the next 3 ends, then Acle took 2 ends, County Arts 2 ends Acle then took 3 ends on the trot going into end 14, 3 shots down 10-13, County Arts finished the match off well and took 5 of the last 7 ends winning 23-13

Rink 5 won by 18 shots, 29-11, Gordon’s team took control throughout the game winning 14 ends, a 5 on the 11th ends put them in front 15-4, County Arts did pluck a few ends but with only 1 & 2 shots it just wasn’t to be, Acle took the game 29-11

Rink 6 lost by 3 shots, 17-20, David’s team didn’t start the best by end 5 they were 2-6 down, but they didn’t give up, end 7 saw them take a 5 shot end which draw the game at 7-7, but County Arts then took the next end by 4 shots, Acle didn’t give up taking the lead again on end 15 by 1 shot, 14-13, but only winning 2 of the last 6 ends could secure the victory and County Arts won by 3 shots.

The next match is against Pentney ‘A’ 13th November home 2:30

Men’s ‘C’ team played Norfolk Bowling Club ‘B’ team away

Lost 49-115 (7-0)

Rink 2 lost by 15 shots 14-29, Mick Askham, B Hern, J Chegwidden, M Harvey, Rink 3 lost by 12 shots 22-10 Skip David Crosby, K Scott-Greenard, M Skilton, J Spooner, Rink 5 lost by 26 shots 40-14, Skip C Starkings, A Jones, T Applegate, P Mowforth, Rink 6 lost by 13 shots 11-24, Skip Gordon Ives, C Minns, G Webb, R Hayton

With a total of 164 shots unfortunately Acle ‘C’ were on the losing side of the points against a very good Norfolk Bowling club side, David Crosby team didn’t have the run of the green, even on the final end holding 3 shots they were beaten by a wick which gave the opposition 4  shots, Mick’s team just couldn’t get a look when Norfolk Bowling Club winning 13 of the 22ends, losing 3 shots on the 1st and 2nd end put them 6 down going into end 3, they pulled a couple back only to see 5 ends slip away, again they pulled a couple back by were outplayed by the skip. Starking’s team took the 1st end by 2 shots, but then lost the next 2 ends both by 5 shots putting them 10-2 down, they did win 8 of the last 20 ends but were out played all the way through the match, losing a seven of end 7.

Next match is against County Arts ‘B’ 30th October at home 2:30