Banwell Bowling Club

The A team got off to a perfect start with a comfortable win at Donyatt, where they took the maximum 12 points

C.Wilson, M.House, M.Laycock and B.Taylor Won 21 shots to 11 shots
D.Johnston, H.Woodards, P.Owen, and J.Davies Won 24 shots to 23 shots
T.Hyde, P.Villis, P.Aldus and T.Steer Won 17 shots to 10 shots

Result: Banwell 'A' 62 shots (12 Points) - Donyatt 'A' 44 shots (Nil Points)

Another fine result, where the 'A' team were again successful in picking up all 12 points.
Once again the rinks skipped by Barry Taylor and and John Davies dominated the match and right on the last end Tony Steer’s rink went ahead to win by 1 shot to make it a clean sweep

T Hyde, P Villis, P Aldus, T Steer Won19 shots to 18 shots
M House, M Laycock, C Wilson, B Taylor Won 30 shots to 10 shots
D Johnston, H Woodards, P Owen, J Davies Won 26 shots to 10 shots

Result: Banwell 'A' 75 shots (12 Points) - Bridgwater 'A' 38 points

As I go to press I do not have the details, only to say that we experienced our first defeat of the league season and went down on all 3 rinks

Result: Banwell 45 shots ( Nil Points) - Isle of Wedmore 'A' 76 shots ( 12 Points)

Banwell A travelled to the Bath Civil Service Club for their 4th match in Premier 2.  The rink skipped by Paul Aldus got off to a good start and led throughout the whole game eventually winning by 27-8.  It was a closer game for skip Phil Owen, being only 1 shot up at 15 ends, however  9 shots over the last 6 ends gave a 23-15 win.  On the 13th end the rink skipped by John Davies were 1 shot down, but then 10 shots over the next 3 ends helped them to finish winners by 23-19.  Banwell A picked up their 3rd maximum of 12pts.
M House, M Laycock, C Wilson, P Aldus Won 27shots to 8 shots
C Williams, D Johnston, J Laurent, J Davies won 23 shots to 19 shots
T Hyde, H Woodards, A Vickery, P OwenWon 23 shots to 15 shots

Result: Banwell 73 shots ( 12 Points) - Bath C.S. 42 shots ( 0 Points)

This was a very close match, with Banwell trailing Victoria in the early stages. But Hilary Guckian's rink started to draw away to lead throughout the match. At 20 ends the scores were 49 shots each but Alan Vickery and his rink surged ahead to win his game over the last 3 ends, while Jimmy Laurent picked up shots and closed the deficit on his rink to ensure a fine victory on our first league game of the season

J. Prescott, F.Lewis, T.Brafield and J.Laurent - Lost 16 shots to 21 shots
M.Cliff, S.Kedward, J.Amos and H.Guckian - Won 22 shots to 15 shots
D.Walker, G.Hill, J.Keith and A.Vickery - Won 15 shots to 13 shots

Result: Banwell 'B; 53 shots ( 10 points ) - Victoria 'C' 49 shots ( 2 points)

The 'B' won another close league game, by 8 match points to 4. Hilary Guckian’s rink did well to win by 5 shots and Alan Vickery’s rink were ahead for much of the game but just lost out by 2 shots on the last 3 ends. Jimmy Laurent’s rink clawed their way back from 10 shots down also to lose by 2 shots giving an overall match win by 1 shot

C Williams, P Hedderman, J Amos, H Guckian Won By 23 shots to 18 shots
J Prescott, P Cunningham, F Lewis, J Laurent Lost by 20 shots to 22 shots
D Walker, E Derham, G Hill, A Vickery Lost by 16 shots to 18 shots

Result: Banwell 'B': 59 shots (8 Points) - West Backwell 58 shots (4 Points)

Another fine win for the 'B' Team - They built up shots, and the two rinks skipped by Johnny Keith and Alan Vickery soon pulled away to win their games convincingly.
But on Hilary Guckian's rink it was a close fight - level on the 7th, 10th and 16th ends, they entered the last end 2 shots up, only to see their hopes of a victory dashed by some excellent bowling by the opposition skip who drew two shots on the last end to force a draw - but all were agreed it was a fair result

Result: Banwell 67 shots ( 11 Points) - Clarence 48 shots ( 1 Point)

Playing away against Portishead RBL on a fine afternoon Banwell B came off best in a match where the lead constantly changed hands dramatically both across rinks and in terms of the winning team. Skip Hilary Guckian got off to a flying start to be 11-1 ahead after 6 ends; went 11-20 down after 15 ends but then revived to win by 4 shots. Skip John Keith gradually gained control on his rink to produce the best win by 7 shots. It was left to skip Fred Lewis to limit the deficit on the third rink and on the last end scored 2 to give Banwell a pleasing win by 3 shots.

Rink 1 : S Kedward; P Cunningham; J Amos; H Guckian won by 24 shots to 20 shots
Rink 2 : E Derham; B West; G Hill; J Keith won by 22shots to 15 shots
Rink 3 : J Prescott; P Hedderman; D Walker; F Lewis Lost by 20 shots to 28 shots

Result: Banwell 66 shots (10 Points ) - Portishead RBL 63 shots (2 Points)

We lost our North 2 fixture at Clevedon Prom by 1 shot on the last wood of the match. Drizzle and miserable damp conditions limited the enjoyment and options available. Skip Johnny Keith and his rink were always ahead and won by 8 shots but Clevedon Prom kept a grip on the other two rinks to win by 4 and 5 shots.
M Cliff, L Smith, G Millard, A Vckery lost by 15 shots to 19 shots
S Kedword, P cunningham, J Amos, J Laurent Lost by 13 shots to 18 shots
J Prescott, F Lewis, G Hill, J Keith Won by 25 shots to 17 shots

Result B:anwell 53 shots (2 Points) - Clevedon Prom 54 shots (10 points)