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                             NEWS FROM TWYFORD BOWLING CLUB
                         IN THIS 2017 SEASON, and OUR 82nd YEAR



SOME REPORTS OF RECENT MATCHES

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Thanks go to Mike Self, for providing all the reports and results for the season as shown below.
The 2017 season has now wound up culminating in the Club Championship Finals.


Finals Week-end 9/10th September.

Twyford held a successful finals weekend despite the wet conditions, with a total of thirteen competitions contested over the two days. 
 The highlight of the weekend was the ladies championship in which Ann Pope staged a strong comeback from 10-3 down to level things up 
at 19-19 before Ann Harris picked up the two shots needed for victory. In the mens championship there was an impressive win for 
Barry Carter against Paul Hynes who led 7-6 at 6 ends before Carter imposed his class on the game, scoring 15 shots over the next 7 ends
 to claim victory by 21 shots to 8. An extra end was required to settle a closely contested mixed triples game which eventually went to 
Nick Orde, Gordon Wheeler and Jean Bennett by 17 shots to 16. The best individual performance of the weekend came from Brian Stain who 
won three of the four finals that he took part in with victories in the mixed handicap, mens two wood and the husband and wife 
competition. In the mixed pairs Mike Self and Annette Stain maintained their unbeaten record in the competition, winning for the third 
time in four years, but were pushed all the way by Mick Kenway and  Kathy Lewis before picking up five shot in the last two ends to win 
by 19 shots to 13. The mens novices went to Terry Thorne by 21 shots to 12 and Carol Hooke took the ladies novices by 21 shots to 15. 

Full results:

Mens Championship - Barry Carter 21 Paul Hynes 8

Ladies Championship - Ann Harris 21 Ann Pope 19

Mixed Handicap Singles -  Brian Stain 21 Gordon Wheeler 11

Veterans Cup – Gordon Wheeler 10 Brian Stain 5

Husband & Wife – Brian & Annette Stain 21 Nick & Rita Orde 18

Mens Two Wood – Brian Stain 12 Terry Thorne 11

Ladies Two Wood – Rita Orde 18 Ann Harris 8

Mens Novices – Terry Thorne 21 Steve Chamberlain 12

Ladies Novices – Carol Hooke 21 Joan Higgins 15

Mens Pairs – Nick Orde & Peter Garraway 22 Tony Phillips & Dave Johnson 18

Ladies Pairs - Rita Orde & Kathy Lewis 23 Ann Pope & Ann Harris 14

Mixed Pairs – Mike Self & Annette Stain 19 Mick Kenway & Kathy Lewis 13

Mixed Triples – Nick Orde, Gordon Wheeler, Jean Bennett 17  Rita Orde, Ann Harris, Steve Chamberlain 16
















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The ladies match at Palmer Park was a re-arranged game from earlier in the season, see below.


 
27/08/17 v Trentham
There was a narrow victory for Twyford when they took on Trenthams in their final home mixed friendly of the season. A 21 shots to 10 win for Phil Rose with Ann Harris and Jan Walker was the main difference between the two sides with honours even on the other four rinks. Barry Carter was next best with Brian and Annette Stain, narrowly ahead of Neil Patchin with Steve Chamberlain and Kathy Lewis. Rink scores (Twyford first):

Rita Orde 12  J. Bampton 25

Neil Patchin 20 B. Beard 15

Phil Rose 21 M. Saunders 10

Barry Carter 22 S. Coston 16

Mike Self 8 C. Devereux 14

 

20/08/17 v Reading
Twyford’s ladies have had a successful season but went down in both of this week’s matches.  In the game at  Reading the home side won by 38 shots to 25 with victory on both rinks. Rink scores:

Jan Walker 13 – 22

Rita Orde 12 – 16

 

Last week in August v Palmer Park (re canceled match of 30/05/17)
The score at Palmer Park the was 44 shots to 35 despite Twyford winning on two of the three rinks. Ann Harris staged a late rally to win 15-13 along with Gill Allum and Doris Robinson and there was also a 2 shot victory for Rita Orde with Pat Wright and Jean Bennett. Rink scores:

Jan Walker 8 – 21

Ann Harris 15 – 13

Rita Orde 12 – 10





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16/08/17 v Wargrave (Hedges Cup)
There were mixed fortunes for Twyford in annual cup matches played against their two nearest neighbours. The Dawes Cup match at home to Wargrave went Twyford’s way by 116 shots to 76 with victory on 5 of the 6 rinks. Paul Hynes led the charge with a 23-5 win along with Joan Higgins and Ann Harris and there were also big wins for Rita Orde with Terry Thorne and Mick Walker and for Phil Rose with Jenny Hynes and Gordon Wheeler. Rink scores (Twyford first):

Phil Rose 20 N. Holder 13

Barry Carter 17 D. Smith 13

Rita Orde 21 R. Prew 15

Paul Hynes 23 J. Sumner 5

Neil Patchin 15 P. Edwards 17

Nick Orde 19 K. Brooks 13


 
20/08/17 v Hurst (Taskers Cup)
The Tasker Cup match at home to Hurst went to the visitors by 81 shots to 59. Brian Stain did best for Twyford along with Mick Kenway, Kathy Lewis and Neil Patchin and Barry Carter also finished ahead with Steve Chamberlain, Alan Wrigley and Ann Harris. Rink scores:
 
Barry Carter 18 -16

Phil Rose 12 - 20  

Nick Orde 11 – 33

Brian Stain 18 -12


 
15/08/17 v Suttons
In a ladies match at home Suttons were the visitors and won on all three rinks to record a victory by 50 shots to 36 overall. Jan Walker looked to be heading for a win with Debbie Boles and Jean Bennett before dropping 5 shots on the sixteenth end and finishing at 14-16. Rita Orde was ahead for much of the game with Chris Rowe and Kathy Lewis before a late surge from their opponents took them clear to win by 17 shots to 11. Rink scores:

Ann Harris 11 -17

Rita Orde 11 -17

Jan Walker 14 - 16



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08/08/17 v Reading (KL)
There were mixed fortunes for Twyford in the final league matches of the season. A closely contested Kennet League game at Reading ‘B’
 eventually went Twyford’s way by a single shot overall  thanks to a strong finish by Barry Carter with Steve Chamberlain, Jim Walter
 and Jim Turner who picked up 9 shots in the last four ends to complete a  25 shots to 19 victory. There were also wins for Brian Stain
 with Mick Kenway, Wayne Manley and Gordon Wheeler and for Nick Orde with Terry Thorne, Alan Wrigley and Paul Hynes that secured 12
 of the 14 points on offer. It leaves Twyford in a respectable third place in the table, reflecting on a number of narrow margin defeats
 earlier in the season that cost them the second promotion slot. Rink Scores (Twyford first):

Barry Carter 25 P. Oakley 19

Brian Stain 16 R. Wilson 15

Phil Rose 20 L. Robinson 29

Nick Orde 19 J. Allen 16


 
11/08/17 v Maidenhead Town 'B' (KLV)
The over 55’s KLV side were at Maidenhead Town ‘B’ in a decider for the third place slot in Division 1 (East). Town had much the
 better of things on the day with success on two of the three rinks and an overall winning margin of 10 shots that gave them victory
 by 8 points to 2. Brian Stain provided the sole successful rink for Twyford  along with Mick Kenway and Gordon Wheeler, winning
 by 18 shots to 9 in a game in which they were never headed. It means that the two sides finish level on 79 points but Maidenhead
 Town take third place on shot difference.  Rink scores:

Brian Stain 18 C. Behmber 9

Nick Orde 14 S. Wright 19

Barry Carter 9 R. West 23


 
12/08/17 v Trentham
In a mixed friendly at Trenthams there was a resounding 103 shots to 59 win for Twyford with victory on four of the five rinks.
 Brian Stain continued a run of blistering form with a 32 shots to 5 victory along with Jean Bennett and Neil Patchin and there
 were also big wins for Nick Orde with Rita Orde and Peter Garraway and for Mike Self with Jenny Hynes and Jenny Self who came back
 strongly after being well behind early on. An interesting outcome from the game was that whilst four of Twyford’s five rinks
 included related couples, it was the other one that came away with top rink honours. Rink scores:

Nick Orde 19 D. Coston 10

Phil Rose 13 K. Marplesden 17

Barry Carter 14 R. Clark 13

Mike Self 25 P. Edwards 14

Brian Stain 32 B. Beard 5


 
10/08/17 v Henley
Twyford ladies went to Henley led by stand-in captain Rita Orde and suffered a disappointment when their recent run of good results
 came to an end with defeat on all three rinks. Jan Walker did best with Trish Gaskell and Moira Moule, going down by a single shot
  after dropping three shots on the final end,  but the home side were far too strong overall and won by 75 shots to 34. Rink scores:

 

Jan Walker 15 – 16

Rita Orde 10 – 27

Ann Harris 9 – 32






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01/08/17 v Great Hollands (KL)
Twyford’s fixture list was reduced this week with two games lost to the weather. In the penultimate Kennet League game of the season, 
 league leaders Great Hollands were the visitors and maintained their 100% record with a 78 shots to 68 (10-4) win.
 It looked like they were heading for  an across the board win at half way before fighting comebacks from Nick Orde with Keith Oxley,
 Dave Johnson and Paul Hynes and from Barry Carter with Steve Chamberlain, Jim Walter and Jim Turner gave Twyford victory on two rinks.
 Phil Rose also fought hard with Alan Wrigley, Tony Phillips and Mick Walker but eventually went down by a single shot.
 It leaves Twyford in an unassailable third place in the table, just missing out on promotion. Rink scores (Twyford first):

 
Phil Rose 15 R. Furnell 16

Barry Carter 21 D. Sotherby 17

Gordon Wheeler 9 G. Harris 26

Nick Orde 23 T. Harmer 19

 


04/08/17 v Desbrough A (KLV)
The over 55’s KLV League side took on Desborough ‘A’ at home and came out on top by 50 shots to 41  overall.
  Big wins for Barry Carter with Tony Turner and Mick Walker and for Nick Orde with Jim Turner and Paul Hynes were enough to offset
 a heavy defeat on the other rink and give the Villagers 8 of the 10 points on offer. It sets up an exciting finish to the season next week
 against Maidenhead Town ‘A’ with the victors claiming third place in the Division One (East) table. Rink scores:

 
Barry Carter 22 R. James 5

Nick Orde 19 B. Jones 10

Gordon Wheeler 9 M. White 26

 


05/08/17 v Glory Mills
In a mixed friendly at Glory Mills, Twyford prevailed by 67 shots to 50 with Nick Orde claiming top rink honours thanks to an all the way victory
 along with Jenny Hynes and Neil Patchin. Barry Carter was next best with Alan Wrigley and Jan Walker, taking the last  9 ends after being behind
 and there was also a win for Paul Hynes with Jean Bennett and Gordon Wheeler. Rink scores:

 
Barry Carter 17 – 8

Paul Hynes 19 - 11

Rita Orde 9 - 26

Nick Orde 22 – 5

 


06/08/17 v Farley Hill
There was an all rinks win for Twyford in the other mixed friendly at home to Farley Hill with victory by 124 shots to 65 overall.
 Barry Carter did best along with Tony Turner and Debbie Boles who was making her competitive debut for the club.
 Nick Orde was next best with Carol Hooke and Jim Walter, just ahead of Paul Hynes with Kevin Boles and Ann Harris. Rink Scores:

 
Rita Orde 15-12

Phil Rose 20-11

Barry Carter 28-9

Paul Hynes 30-18

Nick Orde 31-15

 


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18/07/17 v Woodley (KL)
Twyford won for the fourth week running in the Kennet League when they went to Woodley and came out on top on three of the four rinks
 and by 93 shots to 62  overall. Barry Carter again led the way with a 32-12 victory along with Ken Pope, Mick Walker and Brian Stain
 in a game in which they were never headed. The other two winning rinks were much tighter affairs with Nick Orde, Jim Turner,
 Dave Johnson and Paul Hynes claiming victory by 7 shots and Mike Self, Tony Turner, Mick Kenway and Gordon Wheeler ahead by 5 shots.
 The 12 points won leave Twyford on 73 points in third place but still 25 points behind second placed Maiden Erlegh who they take on
 at home this week in a game that they must win to retain any promotion hopes. Rink scores (Twyford first):
 
Nick Orde 22 J. Watkins 15

Barry Carter 32 R. Glover 12

Phil Rose 15 S. Gentle 19

Mike Self 21 B. Dollery 16

 

21/07/17 v Maidenhead Town B (KLV)
The over 55’s KLV side are handily placed at fourth in a competitive Division one (East) table after a 9 points to 1 win away against
 Maidenhead Town ‘B’. The Villagers won on two of the three rinks with Nick Orde claiming top rink honours with an impressive 25-13 victory
 along with Tony Phillips and Paul Hynes.  Barry Carter skipped the two Turners, Tony and Jim, to an 18-10 win and there was a draw
 for Brian Stain with Mick Kenway and Gordon Wheeler in a fiercely contested game on the other rink. Rink scores:

Brian Stain 17 P. Stopp 17

Barry Carter 18 E. Sharp 10

Nick Orde 25 S. Wheeler 13

 

22/07/17 v Southampton OBC
The weekend mixed friendly was at home against Southampton Old Bowling Green. It is a long standing and highly anticipated fixture against
 the Southampton side who were founded in 1299 and claim to be the oldest club in the country, a claim that is hotly contested by local club
 Hurst who it is believed were formed in 1236. Rink honours were shared at 3-3 but the visitors came out narrowly ahead by 6 shots overall.
 Nick Orde again did best for Twyford along with Mick Kenway and Ann Harris and there were also wins for Phil Rose with Steve Chamberlain,
 Steve Lewis and Jan Walker and for Paul Hynes with Mary Wheeler, Keith Oxley and Annette Stain. Rink scores:

Phil Rose 16-11

Brian Stain 12-23

Rita Orde 13-20

Paul Hynes 17-11

Nick Orde 19-11

Barry Carter 22-29

 


16/07/17 v Palmer PaRK
Last Sunday’s game against Palmer Park was lost 98-48.





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15/07/17 v Great Holands
A mixed friendly at Great Hollands went Twyford’s way by 102 shots to 66 mainly thanks to a 23 shot win for Barry Carter with Jean Bennett and Gordon Wheeler
 and a 25-14 victory for Brian Stain with Alan Wrigley and Jan Walker. There was also a win for Nick Orde with Jenny Self and Neil Patchin, while Mike Self,
 Mary Wheeler and Annette Stain finished up all square. Rink scores:

 
Barry Carter 30 C. Lofthouse 7

Brian Stain 25 L. Austin 14

Nick Orde 18 B. Rhodes 13

Mike Self 16 E. Readings 16

Rita Orde 13 G. Austin 16



14/07/17 v Royal Household (KLV)
In the over 55’s KLV League game played at Twyford there was a 21 shot victory for the home side against bottom placed Royal Household.
 Nick Orde laid the foundations with a 30 shots to 13 win along with Jim Turner and Wayne Manley in a game in which they were never headed.
 Brian Stain, Mick Kenway and Gordon Wheeler hung on tenaciously to record a 16-12 win after a strong fight back by their opponents in the last 5 ends
 and Barry Carter, Steve Chamberlain and Paul Hynes managed to hang on for a draw after a similar late surge by Household on their rink.
 The 9 points to 1 victory leaves Twyford on 52 points and in 4th place in the Division One (East) table. Rink scores:

 
Barry Carter 17 G. Crisp 17

Nick Orde 30 I. Matthews 13  

Brian Stain 16 B. Parish 12



12/07/17 v Wargrave
In the annual Hedges Cup match played at Wargrave there was a big win for Twyford who won on 5 of the 6 rinks and by 121 shots to 69 overall.
 Paul Hynes did most of the damage, winning by 34 shots to 5 along with Mary Wheeler and Mick Walker. The other rinks were much closer apart from
 a 20 shots to 7 victory for Brian Stain with Alan Wrigley and Ann Harris. Wargrave will have the chance to gain their revenge when the return
 Dawes Cup match is played at Twyford later in the season. Rink scores:

 
Barry Carter 18 M. Painter 10

Neil Patchin 18 G. Hedges 13

Brian Stain 20 M. Pope 7

Gordon Wheeler 18 N. Holder 15

Paul Hynes 34 K. Brooks 5

Phil Rose 13 D. Smith 19




11/07/17 v Wargrave (KL)
Twyford took on near neighbours Wargrave twice during the week and came out on top in both matches. The Kennet League game at home was abandoned due to
 inclement weather after 10 ends with Twyford ahead on three of the four rinks and by 43 shots to 26.  Barry Carter did best along with Alan Wrigley,
 Mick Walker and Brian Stain and there were also victories for Phil Rose with Jim Walter, Tony Phillips and Wayne Manley and for Mike Self with Tony Turner,
 Mick Kenway and Gordon Wheeler. The 12 points to 2 win leaves Twyford in third place in the table but facing an uphill battle to catch Great Hollands
 and Maiden Erlegh who are well clear in the two promotion slots. Rink scores (Twyford first):

 
Mike Self 11 P. Burton 6

Nick Orde 8 K. Brooks 14

Barry Carter 15  G. Whiting 3

Phil Rose 9 M. Pope 3


 

11/07/17 v Hurst
Twyford ladies continued their successful season with a 47 shots to 27 victory at Hurst in a game restricted to 15 ends due to the weather.
 Ann Pope took top rink honours with Doris Robinson and Kathy Lewis, edging out Rita Orde with Moira Moule and Tina Scherer. The third rink was drawn
 with Jan Walker, Gill Allum and Jean Bennett finishing at 13-13. Rink scores:

 
Jan Walker 13 M. Paterson 13

Rita Orde 17 R. Ashley 9

Ann Pope 17 S. Kemp 5

 


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30/06/17 v Great Holands (KLV)
It was a quiet week for Twyford with no Kennet League action due to the withdrawal of Reading University from the competition and no ladies match.
 The over 55’s KLV League side were at home to Great Hollands and went down to a 20 shot (9 points to 1) defeat. It was a disappointing performance
 all round with only Barry Carter salvaging some pride with a draw along with Steve Chamberlain and Jim Turner. It was a close run thing though
 with the Great Hollands trio almost spoiling the party by picking up 6 shots in the last 5 ends to finish at 16 shots apiece.
 It means that Twyford stay in 4th place in the league table on 41 points. Rink scores (Twyford first):

 
Barry Carter 16 R. Furnell 16

Gordon Wheeler 11 B. Rammell 19

Brian Stan 12 G. Harris 24


 
28/06/17 v Palmer Park
There was another defeat in a mixed friendly away at Palmer Park where the home side won on three of the four rinks and by 63 shots to 51.
 Jan Walker skipped Tony Turner and Dave Johnson to a handy 22 shots to 15 victory to claim the only winning rink for Twyford. Rink scores:

 
Jan Walker 22 V. Gunns 15

Nick Orde 10 J. Hannah 17

Paul Hynes 11 I. Stacey 17

Rita Orde 8 J. Buck 14


 

A disappointing week was completed by defeats in both county club competitions. In the club championship there were heavy home and away defeats to Bracknell
 who were led at home by a rampant Peter Hawkins. The double fours result against Great Hollands was a lot closer, with Twyford recording a 1 shot victory
 in the home leg but going down to a 12 shot defeat away.

 


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24/06/17 v Great Holands
The mixed friendly at home against Great Hollands finished at 92 shots to 82 in Twyford’s favour with wins on three of the five rinks. Mike Self, Jan Walker
 and Mick Kenway made the difference in what was a tight match overall with a 31 shots to 12 victory and there was also a good win for Phil Rose with Allan Wrigley
 and Kathy Lewis. Rink scores:

 
Phil Rose 18 W. Vetnor 6

Mike Self 31 B. Rhodes 12

Barry Carter 11 R. Furnill 17

Nick Orde 12 E. Readings 18

Rita Orde 20 C. Lofthouse 19


 
23/06/17 v Maidenhead Town A (KLV)
There was another strong performance from the over 55’s KLV League side who took on high flyers Maidenhead Town ‘A’ at home and won on two of the three rinks
 to record a 54 shots to 52 (8-2) victory. It leaves Twyford handily placed on 40 points with 4 wins from 7 games and with a decent chance of retaining their
 position in the top flight for another year, an impressive achievement for a relatively small club. Barry Carter continued his recent run of good results
 and was never headed in a 22 shots to 15 win along with Jim Walter and Jim Turner. There was a similar performance from Brian Stain with Tony Turner and Paul Hynes
 who won by 23 shots to 17 to secure the 4 bonus points awarded for overall victory. Rink scores:

 
Brian Stain 23 I. Wright 17

Nick Orde 9 P. Sheldrick 20

Barry Carter 22 R. West 15

 

21/06/17 v Maiden Erlegh
There was an impressive win in the friendly game at home against Maiden Erlegh  where Twyford came out on top by 104 shots to 57 with wins on 4 of the 5 rinks.
 Top rink honours went to Phil Rose with Mick Kenway and Tina Scherer who dominated throughout the game and finished up ahead by 33 shots to 9 and there were
 double digit wins for Nick Orde with Keith Oxley and Tony Phillips and for Rita Orde with Peter Garraway and Paul Hynes. Rink Scores:

 
Phil Rose 33 C. Fellowes 9

Barry Carter 17 M. Fraser 11

Nick Orde 22 V. Parnell 12

Rita Orde 19 M. Parnell 6

Brian Stain 13 V. Hughesdon 19



20/06/17 v Reading B (KL)
Twyford put last week’s heavy Kennet League defeat behind them with a solid 88 shots to 64 (12-2)victory at home against Reading  ‘B’
 who just managed to avoid the whitewash with a 1 shot win on one of the four rinks. There was a return to form for Brian Stain who skipped Mick Kenway,
 Peter Garraway and Wayne Manley to a 31-15 victory and Barry Carter was next best, winning by 8 shots along with Mick Walker, Dave Johnson and Gordon Wheeler.
 In an exciting match on the other rink Mike Self, Tony Turner, Keith Oxley and Nick Orde scored 12 shots in 4 ends to snatch victory by a single shot
 after being 15-5 down. The Villagers have done better than their league position suggests having gone down by just 2 shots and 3 shots overall
 in two of the three defeats that they have suffered so far. Rink scores (Twyford first):

 
Mike Self 19 J. Allen 18

Brian Stain 31 R. Poynter 15

Phil Rose 14 L. Robinson 15

Barry Carter 24 R. Wilson 16


 
20/06/17 v Maiden Erlegh
The ladies friendly against Maiden Erlegh was restricted to 14 ends due to the extreme temperature and finished with Twyford leading by 5 shots.
 Rita Orde was doing best with Joan Higgins and Tina Scherer and there was a good performance from Gill Allum who was returning after a period of poor health. Rink scores:

 
Jan Walker 9 A. Jones 9

Ann Pope 10 B. Highdon 16

Rita Orde 19 A Wilky 8



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17/06/17 v Desborough
In the mixed friendly at Desborough there was a massive 131 shots to 75 victory for Twyford who had big wins on 3 of the 6 
rinks, including a 32 - 8 result for Barry Carter with Carol Hooke and Mick Walker. The other high scorers were Rita Orde 
with Terry Thorne and Pearl Leavey and Brian Stain with Jan Walker and Mick Kenway. Rink scores:

Phil Rose 10 B. Jones 15

Nick Orde 18 P. Winstanley 16

Barry Carter 32 M. Wittingham 8

Gordon Wheeler 20 M. Hobson 21

Rita Orde 27 C. Crunden 8

Brian Stain 24 J. Simpson 7




16/06/17 v Desborough A (KLV)
The over 55’s KLV League side fared better at Desborough thanks to Nick Orde, Gordon Wheeler and Wayne Manley who led all 
the way and finished up ahead by 24 shots to 9. There was also a win for Club Captain, Barry Carter, along with Jim Turner 
and Tony Phillips who fought hard and picked up 2 shots on the final end to claim victory by a single shot.  It left 
Twyford ahead overall by 49 shots to 42  and gave them 8 of the 10 points on offer. Rink scores:

Barry Carter 15 H. Pike 14

Brian Stain 10 B. Jones 19

Nick Orde 24 T. Davies 9




14/06/17 v Hurst
Ladies Captain Jean Bennett took charge of the mixed side in the mid-week friendly and led them to a 30 shot victory 
over near neighbours  Hurst. Nick Orde again did best with an impressive 30 shots to 11 victory along with Tina Scherer 
and Tony Turner and there were other wins for Brian Stain with Peter Garraway and Jan Walker and for Paul Hynes with 
Tony Phillips and Jean Bennett. Rink scores:

Paul Hynes 17 D. Ashley 14

Mike Self 13 L. Bowes 13

Nick Orde 30 N. Boyd 11

Brian Stain 24 R. Hurst 16




13/06/17 v Great Hollands (KL)
Twyford’s Kennet League side struggled on a tricky green at Great Hollands who made full use of home advantage to record 
a 97 shots to 51 (14-0) victory that cements their place at the top of division 3 (East). It looked like Tony Turner, 
Keith Oxley, Nick Orde and Mike Self might defy the odds when they went into a 12 shot lead at half way, before the home 
side found their feet and came back strongly to snatch a one shot victory with 3 shots on the final end. Rink scores 
(Twyford first):

Barry Carter 7 R. Furnell 30

Mike Self 18 G. Harris 19

Brian Stain 13 D. Brown 21

Phil Rose 13 D. Sutherby 27



 
13/06/17 v Hurst
There was some compensation for Hurst in the Ladies match at Twyford that they won by 56 shots to 34 with victory on all 
three rinks. Rink scores:

Pearl Leavey 12 Mary Patterson 13

Jan Walker 14 Ellen Nuttley 19

Rita Orde 8 Sandra Kemp 24





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10/06/17 v Suttons
In a mixed friendly at home against Suttons the visitors proved far too strong and won on 4 of the 5 rinks to record 
a 93 shots to 68 victory. The winning rink for Twyford came from Steve Chamberlain, Tina Scherer and Phil Rose with 
Carol Hooke, Tony Phillips and Neil Patchin doing next best. Rink scores:


Neil Patchin 14 S. Walker 17

Ann Pope 11 B. Dover 22

Jan Walker 12 G.Friers 20

Gordon Wheeler 15 J. Thomas 21

Phil Rose 16 D. Jeanes 13




09/06/17 v Windsor & Eton (KLV)
An under strength over 55’s KLV League side struggled away at Windsor & Eton and  went down by 65 shots to 42  (8-2), 
with Jim Turner providing the sole winning rink. It leaves Twyford lying mid-table in a highly competitive Division 1 
(East).




08/06/17 v Wargrave
In a closely contested ladies match at near neighbours Wargrave, victory went to Twyford by 47 shots to 45. Rita Orde 
led Carol Hooke and Pearl Leavey to a 20-10 win after racing into a 10 shot lead at half-way that they managed to 
retain despite their opponents making a spirited comeback. With that scoreline almost reversed on another rink it 
needed Ann Harris with Mary Coster and Jean Bennett to hang on to a one shot victory, having been 11 shots ahead at 
12 ends,  to get Twyford over the finishing line in front. Rink scores:

 
Ann Harris 16 M. Trussler 15

Rita Orde 20 Marion Pope 10

Ann Pope 11 N. Holder 20




06/06/17 v Maiden Erlegh (KL)
Twyford went down by just 3 shots in their Kennet League game at Maiden Erlegh but it was enough to give the home side 
the 6 bonus points awarded for overall victory.  It is the second time this season that the Villagers have been on the 
wrong end of a narrow  shot differential and means that  they stay at 4th place in the table, one point behind Reading 
but with a game in hand.  Barry Carter skipped Bob Wright, Peter Garraway and Jim Turner to a 24-16 win but the other 
three rinks all dropped shots in the last few ends to give Maiden Erlegh a 12 points to 2 victory. The pressure will be 
on for a good performance in next week’s visit to league leaders Great Hollands if Twyford are to stay in the promotion 
hunt. Rink scores (Twyford first):


Barry Carter 24 C. Balague 16

Phil Rose 16 F. Parkingson 20

Brian Stain 19 K. Hawkins 22

Mike Self 14 M. Fraser 18


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30/05/17 v Woodley (KL)
There were exciting matches in both of Twyford’s league games this week with the Villagers eventually 
coming out on top in both. In the Kennet League game at home against Woodley the visitors won on three 
of the four rinks but Twyford picked up the 6 bonus points for overall victory thanks to a 31-15 win 
by Phil Rose along with Jim Turner, Jim Walter and Paul Hynes that gave Twyford a narrow 5 shot winning margin 
with a scoreline of  84 shots to 79. Next best were Mike Self, Tony Turner, Mick Kenway and Nick Orde who went 
down by a single shot and Brian Stain, Mick Walker, Dave Johnson and Wayne Manley who got back to within 3 shots 
from 20-14 down at 18 ends. Rink scores (Twyford frst):

 

Brian Stain 17 D. Lattimore 20

Barry Carter 16 R. Glover 23

Phil Rose 31 B. Dollery 15

Mike Self 20 J. Watkins 21




02/06/17 v Maidenhead Town B (KLV)
Wayne Manley was hero of the day in an incredibly close KLV League game at home to Maidenhead Town ‘B’. 
With both Nick Orde and Barry Carter finishing all square on their rinks it fell to Manley along with Jim Turner 
and Paul Hynes to hold on for a two shot victory that gave Twyford the 4 bonus points despite a fighting performance 
from their opponents who picked up 5 shots on the last end. The  8 points to 2 winning score moves Twyford into 
4th place in the Division 1 (East) table. Rink scores:

 

Nick Orde 14 C. Baird 14

Barry Carter 15 E. Sharp 15

Wayne Manley 19 T. Stuart 17




There was another exciting finish in a county triples competition game in which  Jan Walker, Rita Orde 
and Ann Pope took on a trio from Great Hollands skipped by Rita Littleford. The Twyford ladies went in to the 
final end two shots behind but managed to pick up the three shots that were needed to give them a 19-18 victory 
that takes them through to a last 16 game at Island Bohemian.






23/05/17 v Wargrave (KL)
Twyford’s league season finally took off with wins in this week’s Kennet League and KLV matches. The Kennet League side were at neighbours Wargrave and came away with an 87 shots to 65 victory thanks to big wins by Barry Carter with Peter Garraway, Tony Phillips and Gordon Wheeler and by Paul Hynes with Jim Turner, Jim Walter and Dave Johnson. There was a tight game for Mick Kenway, Alan Wrigley, Nick Orde and Mike Self who picked up 2 shots on the last end to snatch a draw and a point that gave the Villagers a 11 points to 3 victory overall. Rink scores (Twyford first):

Paul Hynes 23 G. Whiting 13

Wayne Manley 18 R. Prew 24

Mike Self 21 K. Brooks 21

Barry Carter 25 P. Burton 7


 
26/05/17 v Royal Household (KLX)
The KLV team took on Royal Household on their green in the grounds of Windsor Castle and came away with a resounding all rinks victory by 65 shots to 39. Top rink honours went to first time skip Gordon Wheeler who won by 21 shots to 9 along with Jim Turner and Tony Phillips. Nick Orde was next best with Peter Garraway and Tony Turner. Rink scores:

Gordon Wheeler 21 B. Parish 9

Nick Orde 21 C. Fairbrother 16

Barry Carter 18 G. Crisp 14
 

27/05/17 v Desborough
There was an outstanding performance by Nick Orde, Ann Pope and Gordon Wheeler in a friendly match at home to Desborough with a 41 shots to 6 victory that included a hot shot. Coupled with wins for Mike Self with Mick Kenway, Rita Orde and Jan Walker and for Barry Carter with Pat Wright and Mick Walker it gave Twyford victory overall by 100 shots to 73. Rink scores:

Nick Orde 41 P. Winstanley 6

Barry Carter 20 M. Hobson 15

Phil Rose 10 B. Adams 18

Pearl Leavey 7 T. Buckley 25

Mike Self 22 B. Jones 9

 

25/05/17 v Shiplake
There was a first defeat of the season for the ladies in a two rink friendly at Shiplake in which Jan Walker’s rink of Carol Hooke, Ann Pope and Jean Bennett won by 19 shots to 14. Rink scores:

Jan Walker 19 Sylvia Blackmore14

Rita Orde 10 Phyllis Mansfield 26

 


00/05/17 v Hurst & Maiden Erlegh
There was a remarkable comeback from Jan Walker, Rita Orde and Ann Pope in a 2nd round  county triples competition game at home against a trio from Hurst skipped by Ellen Nutley.  They were 17 shots to 7 behind before they found their touch and went on to score 20 shots without reply to finish up ahead by 27 shots to 17.  There was disappointment for Rita Orde in a Champion of Champions competition match against Judy Bacon from Maiden Erlegh who did best in a hard fought game and won by 22 shots to 7.

 
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16/05/17 v Wokingham C
A strong late comeback by Wokingham ‘C’  saw them snatch victory by 3 shots overall against Twyford in the Villagers opening Kennet League game of the season. With just 4 ends left it looked like Twyford were heading for victory but the home side picked up 19 shots to finish ahead and claim the 6 win points and with two rinks apiece the overall points score was 10-4 in their favour. Top rink for Twyford was skipped by Mike Self with Mick Kenway, Bob Wright and Mick Walker and there was also a win for Wayne Manley with Peter Garraway, Tony Phillips and Paul Hynes. Rink scores (Twyford first):

 

Wayne Manley 23 A. Jeynes 18

Jim Turner 14 A. Cullington 19

Barry Carter 15 J. Balkwell 26

Mike Self 23 A. Painter 14

 

19/05/17 v Bracknell A
Bracknell ‘A’ were the visitors in the over 55’s KLV League and proved too strong for Twyford who failed to get into the game on two of the three rinks and went down by 61 shots to 45 overall. On the other rink Brian Stain, Wayne Manley and Bob Wright managed to hang on for an 18-14 victory despite dropping a hotshot on the final end. Rink scores:

 

Brian Stain 18 P. Robert 14

Paul Hynes 11 C. Peters 24

Barry Carter 16 K. Sawdon 23

 

20/05/17 v Three Mile Cross
The home friendly against Three Mile Cross went to the visitors by 83 shots to 73 despite them only winning on two of the five rinks. Ann Pope’s rink of Keith Oxley and Tony Phillips recorded a 3 shot win that edged out Neil Patchin, Terry Thorne and Peter Garraway for top rink honours. Pearl Leavey, Rodney Tomes and Tony Turner finished up level at 18-18. Rink Scores:

 

Neil Patchin 17 T. Cook 15

Barry Carter 11 G. Brown 17

Phil Rose 11 B. Dew 20

Pearl Leavey 18 C. Hosier 18

Ann Pope 16 M. Clayton 13

 

21/05/17 v Windsor & Eton
A strong performance at home by Windsor and Eton saw them take victory on four of the six rinks and by 114 shots to 95 overall. There was a good 25-7 win for Twyford by Phil Rose with Joan Higgins and Dave Johnson while  Wayne Manley provided the other winning rink along with Tina Scherer and Mick Walker. Rink scores:

 

Rita Orde 7 J. Fenlon 23

Nick Orde 13 D. Freeland 31

Barry Carter 12 B. Taylor 14

Mike Self 20 T. Scott 24

Phil Rose 25 G. Hayman 7

Wayne Manley 18 K. Crump 15


 
16/05/17 v Windsor & Eton
Twyford’s ladies continued their winning start to the season with a 58-47 victory at home to Windsor and Eton. Top rink went to Ann Pope with Tina Scherer and Ann Harris. Rink scores:

 

Ann Pope 21-11

Jan Walker 22-16

Rita Orde 15-20

 



10/05/17 v Wokingham
Twyford continued their successful start to the season in friendly matches with strong performances against Wokingham and Maidenhead Town. The game at Wokingham went the Villagers way by 99 shots to 88 with Brian Stain, Ann Harris and Mick Walker leading the way with a 31-13 victory. There were also wins for Barry Carter with Ann Pope and Dave Johnson and for Phil Rose, Mick Kenway and Jan Walker who came out on top against Twyford old boy Colin Livingstone. Rink scores (Twyford first):

 

Jim Turner 18 A. Taylor 30

Rita Orde 13 S. Slocombe 26

Brian Stain 31 E. Nathan 13

Barry Carter 20 D. Smith 9

Phil Rose 17 C. Livingstone 10

 
13/05/17 v Maidenhead
Against Maidenhead Town at home there was victory on all 5 rinks with an overall score of 124 shot to 84. Top rink honours went to Barry Carter with a 31-14 win along with Ann Pope, Alan Wrigley and Tony Phillips. There was a strong comeback from Steve Chamberlain, Jean Bennett, Annette Stain and Mike Self who recovered from a 17-5 deficit at half way to win by 28 shots to 20 and there was the same 8 shot winning margin for Neil Patchin with Carol Hooke, Jim Walter and Kathy Lewis. Rink scores:

 

Neil Patchin 26 E. Sharp 18

Mike Self 28 S. Wheeler 20

Brian Stain 16 J. Mitchell 15

Phil Rose 23 I. Bond 17

Barry Carter 31 J. Salter 14

 
09/05/17 v Caversham
Twyford’s ladies made a winning start in their season opener at home to Caversham, winning on two of the three rinks and by 50 shots to 39 overall. The main contributor was Ann Pope who won by 9 shots along with Tina Scherer and Ann Harris and there was a 3 shot victory for Jan Walker with Carol Hook and Trisha Gaskell. Rink scores:

 

Jan Walker 15 P. Emmett 12

Rita Orde 15 T. Slark 16

Ann Pope 20 J. Ralley 11

 


















                                New Season notes from our club committee

FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

May I take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to all who sent cards wishing us happiness in our new home.  Both Jean and I were overwhelmed by the number we received.

I am sure you are all looking forward to the new season and I wish you well.  Just enjoy and be happy win or lose.  Please try and help in the successful running of the Club, in my opinion you will not find a better one.

Let’s have a bumper number of entries for competitions, plenty of names down for matches, good response for fun games and BBQs and, of course, Monday Nights.

Tony Pranglen
Club President



                            NOTES from latest 2017 Newsletter


FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN

Welcome to the 2017 season at Twyford Bowling Club

I look forward to the new season with expectation of you all having a happy and successful season.  As Chairman with a willing Committee I am sure we can.  We are here for you, so contact any one of us if you have any concerns or worries within the Club.

Having looked at the fixtures for the coming season it will be another busy year with plenty of opportunity to play bowls both for the club and in all manner of competitions.

With all the fixtures arranged and the Competitions set up the most important part has to be ready for all these games to be played, which of course is the green.

Since last season our green team have worked all winter to upkeep the playing surface and the surrounds plus a tidy up of the carpark. So I would like to thank them all for their hard work. We have a great green and a great team to service it so please support them and use it and encourage others to join with us. Remember the Club is you, its success or failure depends on you.

The Club has now entered its 81st year so let us make this year a great year.  Support your captains and go that extra mile to help the Club succeed by adding your name to any of the team sheets so they have a better chance to select teams and complete the fixtures.

A warm welcome is extended to our new members.  We hope you enjoy your bowling at Twyford and thank you for joining.  Now you are a member please come and join in as much as you can because the more you play the better you will become.

They say it is only a game and winning is most satisfying, but so is the pleasure of good company and friendship which we have here at Twyford Bowling Club.

I look forward to continued support and wish you all a healthy happy and successful season.

Barry Carter
Club Chairman



COMPETITIONS 2017

Hi everyone. It’s time to consider your competition entries for 2017. Doesn’t time fly? I hope you will enter as many competitions as possible this year. We do need your support to make them as successful as we possibly can, and don’t forget it can only improve your bowling.

We have made a CHANGE TO THE COMPETITION RULES this year. The rule that states that you can’t enter the novices competition after you have been a member of the club for 5 years has been removed, so that it opens up the competition to all members who have not won a singles competition at this or any other bowling club. So please put your name down if you fit this, new criteria.

Over the past two years we have not had any takers for the Benevolent Triples. This competition is open to men only. The winners of this will then go on to represent the club in the county competition in the following year. So it is really important to do all we can to help to send a team to represent us in the county competition next year. We are proposing to make a day for this competition to hopefully encourage some entrants.  We are also proposing to hold a ladies triples competition alongside the Benevolent Triples, to make an enjoyable day for all. This one will be a club only competition, as there is no such competition at county level. The cost to enter these two competitions is £1 per person. Please see entry form for more details. 

I shall look forward to receiving your entry forms shortly. Good luck to all who enter. Remember to arrange your matches as soon as possible and of course enjoy them.

Ann Harris
Competition Secretary



GREENKEEPER

A big thank you to all those who have braved the elements on a Saturday morning through the winter months to assist at the club.  Without these helpers the green and surrounds would not be looking so good.

Congratulations must go to Nick Orde on obtaining his chemical course certificate.

Anyone who would like to join the Green Team feel free to come along on a Saturday morning.  More people are needed on the mowing rota.

Happy Bowling


Phil Rose
Greenkeeper



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