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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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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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