NEWS

13th May 2024
Winscombe v Abercarn
A mixed Winscombe team took part in our first international tour in living memory, one day to Abercarn in Wales. Despite our captain, Chris Greenwood, being held up in traffic and arriving as the match was due to start a very enjoyable day was had, until a thunder and lightning storm stopped the match after a couple of hours. As we were ahead on one rink, behind in another and two were finely poised the match was declared a draw, and we retired to the clubhouse for traditional Welsh hospitality.

11th May 2024
Winscombe A v West Backwell Home
SCL Premier Division 2

A good and exciting game today. Keith Bolton’s rink was last to finish and on the last end we were one shot down across the green. With the last bowl, Keith converted holding one to win by two for an overall victory of 60 – 59 and 8 pts to 4 pts. However, none of this would have mattered without a good win on Mike Adams rink.

Rink Scores

Rink 1 T Rowe, C Bryant, M Curtis, M Adams 32 – 16 ;
Rink 2: D Johnson, C Greenwood, T Watts, K Bolton 15 – 26
Rink 3: M Fletcher, D Brown, G Coombe, M Dorrington 13 – 17

May 2024
Winscombe C v Wedmore C Away
SCL Division 3 North

Another good win for Winscombe
We lost on two rinks – both by just one shot – but our third rink skipped by Wilf Ainsworth won handsomely and helped the overall 11 shot win and 8 points – 4 points.

Rink Scores

Rink 1: M Rolls, M Nash, R Kibble, D Peakall 19 – 20
Rink 2 : D Leach, L V Haaren, B Paul, W Ainsworth 25 – 12
Rink 3 : M Newing, M Williamson, R Lowis, R Pike 17 -18

7th May 2024
Winscombe v Bath Away
Sydney Gardens Trophy

This annual two match fixture resulted in a win by the Home side by 8 shots. Not an unsurmountable target when they come to Winscombe in August.

Rink Scores

Rink 1 Ken Whatling,Brian Paul,Mike Adams 19-19 ;Rink 2 Terry Poole,Lew Collier,Tony Watts 21- 12; Rink 3 Dave Brown,Ray Pike,Geoff Coombe 11-23;Rink 4 Mike Newing, Larry V Haaren, Chris Greenwood 18-18;Rink 5 Wilf Ainsworth,Mike Nash,Chris Bryant 16-23 ;Rink 6 Dave Johnson,Dave Peakall,Graham Neville 23-21

9th May 2024
Over 55’s Pioneers v Banwell Home

This was the first home game for the newly formed Pioneers. Once again they came up against a club with only one team in the Over 55’s League. Banwell had been relegated last year from Division One.They proved to be too strong for most of the Pioneers rinks but the Captains rink fought back well to lose on the last end with Alan Vickery’s last bowl gaining the shot with The Pioneers holding 3 shots. Overall 56 -147

Rink 1 D Holt,T Atkinson, W Ainsworth 8 – 18; T Poole,R Lowis,R Pike 15 – 22; K Whatling, L Collier(Capt) , M Nash 19 – 21; A Pow,M Tenchard,R Kibble 5 – 31; B Bennett, D Barrington – Light ,P Cast 7 – 32; M Mildon,C Williamson, G Poynter 7 – 23

3rd May 2024
BE Men’s 2x 4’s v St Andrews Away

We win on both rinks in the 1st Round of this National Competition at St Andrews 38 – 28.
Next round Home to Chew Stoke A.

4th May 2024
SCL – C Team v Burnham on Sea
The first game of our newly formed third team in North Division 3 saw us secure a great win by 50 shots and a maximum 12 points. We were helped by the B Team not having a game which enabled the C Team to be strengthened with a few B Team regulars.
Winscombe 86 (12pts) v Burham 36 (0pts)

Rink 1: D Leach, L V Haaren (Capt),B Paul,C Greenwood 23 – 14
Rink 2: G Poynter,A Pow,M Nash,G Neville 34 – 6
Rink 3 : M Newing,D Johnson,L Collier, R Pike 29 – 16

4th May 2024
SCL – A Team v Williton
First Game in Premier Division 2

The Club Captain Chris Bryant commented:-
“Not a good start but three teams lost by bigger margins so no reason to despair just yet.
We lost by 47 – 61 and 2 – 10.”

29th April 2024
BE – NATIONAL MIXED TONY ALCOCK

We visited Frome Park in the 1st Round of this over 65’s Mixed National Competition. It is a two rink match and we shared the rinks. However,we lost overall on shot difference 28 -34.

A disappointing result.

30th April 2024
Over 55’s Pioneers v Portishead Away

The Pioneers second match was also away , this time at Portishead. 3 substitutes were borrowed from the Originals but this only produced a result on one rink! However, overall performance was much improved with The Pioneers winning on 3 of the 5 counting rinks. Once again they were one man short and dropped 10 shots and 2 points. Overall it was still a loss on shots 77 – 100 but much closer without the 10 shot penalty.

1st May 2024
Over 55’s Originals v St Andrews Home

Originals maintained their winning start to the season overcoming a strong St Andrews side. Rinks were shared but good wins on the rinks skipped by Mike Adams & Mike Curtis & a last wood win on the Captains rink, offset the 3 losing rinks. Originals 100 shots ( 14points) St Andrews 90 shots ( 6 points )

Saturday 20th April

First Match of The Season Results in Loss!

A close game on 4 rinks with Winscombe just missing out on 3!
Well done Keith Bolton (and the Captain’s rink) in nicking a win on his first match for his new club.

Overall Banwell won 4 rinks – 1

Thursday 26th April

Over 55’s – Originals Get Off To Great Start

On a cold afternoon at Winscombe The Originals scored a very good win over last years league winners – Victoria Saxons .

Winscombe won on 5 rinks to 1 and by 109 shots (18 points) to 81 shots (2 points).

Thursday 26th April
Pioneers Meet Tough First Match Opposition

The Pioneers played their first game away at Clarence and immediately lost 10 shots and two points as they conceded a rink. Clarence now only have one team and this was the ‘Blues’ team relegated from Division One last year.
They were just too good for the newly formed Pioneers team .

Opening Day Saturday 13th April 2024

The President’s wife Lorna Whatling opened the 2024 Season by sending down the first wood.
Members also had a spider raising £70 for the Club’s Charity – SW Children’s Hospice.
The match betwen the President and The Captains finished with an outstanding win for the President by 23 shots

A WIN FOR WINSCOMBE AT TORQUAY

A party of 36 bowlers had a successful weekend in Torquay.
They played against Puriton who had put up a trophy for the match and Winscombe won a narrow victory over two days.

A collection by the Winscombe team raised £100 which was donated to the Club’s charity, South West Children’s Hospice.