Another win for Five Arches

On a very hot Saturday afternoon, the Five Arches entertained Pembroke Dock Pater in a second division match.

After our one shot defeat the previous week, we needed to bounce back and secure a substantial victory.

On rink one, Ray and his team of John, Steve and Ben had another good game. Always in control of the match, they had a 10 shots to eight lead at tea and pulled away to win comfortably by 23 shots to 14.

Rink two saw Lee and his rink of Ken, Harry and Clive involved in an epic battle. After a slow start, they were trailing by 13 shots to six at tea, but they erased the deficit immediately after by picking up a seven on the next end. The lead changed hands on a number of occasions, but the Pater boys prevailed to win by 22 shots to 20.

On rink four, Tony, ably supported by Aaron, John and Peter, were involved in another tight match, but always seemed to have the edge. Leading by 11 shots to six at tea, they maintained this size of lead right through to the end, winning by 18 shots to 14.

Ashley and his rink of Tony, Dai and late substitute Dewi got off to a flying start. Leading 10 shots to one after six ends, the Pater quartet fought back to be level after 12. However, a run of 21 shots in eight ends allowed the Five Arches rink to win by a comfortable 31 shots to 13.

Another good win at home and still all to play for in the second division, where the top five teams are all evenly poised.

Rink scores (Five Arches first, Pater skips only):

John Rees, Steve Davies, Ben Simmons, Ray Taylor 23; B. Duncombe 14.

Ken Lloyd, Harry Ebdon, Clive Webb, Lee Richards 20; S. Davies 22.

Aaron Lloyd, John Hubbard, Peter Hooper, Tony Brown 18; S. James 14.

Dai Rees, Dewi McGhee, Tony Powling, Ashley Hooper 31; J. Russell 13.

Mixed friendly

Tenby entertained BP Llandarcy recently in a mixed friendly.

Unfortunately, due to the awful weather, the game had to be curtailed, with both captains deciding to call it an honourable draw.

Rink one saw R. Wilkins and D. Rees up front, supported by S. Davies and R. Taylor. At tea-time, they were two shots up and in the second half held on to win by seven shots.

Rink two saw a rink from Pendine consisting of R. Gosnold and G. Hale up front, supported by D. King Thomas and M. Evans. At the interval, they were six shots down. In the second half, they fought back, but lost by two shots.

Rink four saw B. Winstone and D. McGhee up front, supported by S. Taylor and B. Simmons. At the interval, they were eight shots down, but in the second half brought the margin down to lose by six shots.

Rink five saw J. Rees and L. Hilling up front, supported by M. Roth and M. Gouldingay. At tea, Tenby were six down and at the end of the game, it finished up the same.

Rink six saw H. Meades and J. Taylor up front, supported by H. Ebden. At the interval, they were seven shots down and finished up eight shots down.

After the game, captain Mike thanked the rink from Pendine, also Mike Roth and Steve Taylor and the bar staff, and last but not least, Lewis Hilling, who played his first game this year, followed by him being master of ceremonies with his jokes.

Mike then presented Llandarcy captain Casey with a glass bearing the Tenby coat of arms and in return accepted a Llandarcy club tie.

Rink scores (Tenby first, visiting skips only):

R. Wilkins, D. Rees, S. Taylor, R. Taylor 14; M. Hopkins 7.

R. Gosnold, G. Hale, D. K. Thomas, M. Evans 13; J. Nicholas 15.

B. Winstone, D. McGhee, S. Taylor, B. Simmons 6; T. Richard 12.

J. Rees, L. Hilling, M. Roth, M. Gouldingay 6; K. C. Jones 12.

H. Meads, J. Taylor, H. Ebdon 10; E. Griffiths 17.

Goscar 22

Fishguard Dinas 18

In the last game of the first half of the season, Goscar welcomed Fishguard Dinas to the Tenby green.

The weather was set fine for an enjoyable game of bowls.

These were two evenly matched teams and so it proved as the game progressed

Goscar took the first end and held on to a slim lead throughout the game. However, the visitors fought hard and scored two fours to come back strongly.

Our skip had to work hard and saved a number of ends with his excellent bowling.

Going into the second half of the season, Goscar have won six of their seven games. However, they have yet to play their strongest opponents, so look forward to a challenging second half to the season.

Team: J. Rees, R. Hine, J. Taylor, skip H. Ebdon.

Tenby 109

Briton Ferry 112

On Sunday, Tenby played host to Briton Ferry Steel Works, an annual occasion this time of year which everyone looks forward to.

The afternoon started with a minute's silence in memory of one of the visitors who always looked forward to this occasion and whose wife was playing in the match.

Rink one saw J. Taylor and C. Jones supported by D. Rees and J. Hubbard five shots down at the interval. Things remained more or less the same and they went down by nine.

Rink two was a very close fought game, with M. Skyrme and G. Beeken supported by L. Evans and R. Silcox. They were just three shots down at the interval and in the second half, the score stood exactly the same and they went down by three shots.

Rink three saw H. Meades and F. Broomhead supported by H. Ebdon and B. Cloake. At the interval, they were eight shots down, but in the second half they produced a comeback to lose by just three.

Rink four was a bit one-sided, with R. French and S. Davies supported by G. Hewitt and R. Taylor. At the interval, they were 18 shots up and in the second half things remained exactly the same and they ended up winning by 18.

Rink five saw V. Roberts and L. Delabertouche supported by A. Owens and A. Redman. At the interval, they were seven shots up, but in the second half, Briton Ferry fought back to force a draw at 20 shots each.

Rink six saw B. Winstone and D. McGee supported by M. Gouldingay and A. Hooper. At the interval, they were five shots down. The second half was very closely fought until the 19th end, when Tenby dropped a five. They went down by six.

After the game, captain Mike started by thanking R. Silcox, B. Cloake and G. Hewitt for stepping in at the last minute. He then thanked everyone for such a wonderful afternoon, what with the weather and the atmosphere - it was perfect. He then made his usual presentation to captain Stacey and in return was presented with a shield.

Then came the entertainment as captain Mike started it off with 'We'll keep a welcome'. From then on, it was non-stop music until 9 pm, which everyone enjoyed. Mike has aready booked a date for next year.

Rink scores (Tenby first, Briton Ferry skips only):

J. Taylor, C. Jones, D. Rees, J. Hubbard 13; M. Johnson 22.

M. Skyrme, G. Beeken, L. Evans, R. Silcox 15; E. Edwards 18.

H. Meades, F. Broomhead, H. Ebdon, B. Cloake 15; J. Pritchard 18.

R. French, S. Davies, G. Hewitt, R. Taylor 32; B. Rees 14.

V. Roberts, L. Delabertouche, A. Owens, A. Redman 20; M. Jones 20.

B. Winstone, D. McGee, M. Gouldingay, A. Hooper 14; M. Mort 20.

FISHGUARD 34

TENBY ARCHES 47

Last Thursday, the Tenby Arches (sponsored by the Fourcroft Hotel) travelled away to Fishguard.

Rink three saw Julia and co eight-all at tea-time. They won the next eight ends to finish 21-15 up.

On rink four, Alison and co were 10-9 down at tea. They seemed to be stuck on nine until the 14th end when they scored a five. They got another five and carried on to finish 26-19 up.

Rink scores (Tenby team first, Fishguard skips only):

R. Silcox, G. Beeken, M. Marquiss, J. King-Thomas 21; A. Newberry 15.

L. Delabertouche, A. Owens, H. Baggott, A. Redman 26; G. McFarlane 19.

PENDINE 33

TENBY ARCHES 40

The following day, The Arches (sponsed by the Fourcroft Hotel) travelled away to Pendine.

On rink three, Alison Redman and her ladies were 15-3 ahead at tea and managed to stay in the lead to finish 23-16 up.

Rink four saw Julia and co 9-6 down at tea. They took the lead on the 17th end, 15-14, but finished the game with a draw.

Rink scores (Tenby team first, Pendine skips only):

L. Delabertouche, A. Owens, H. Baggott, A. Redman 23; B. Pickersgill 16.

M. Skyrme, M. Marquiss, Y. White, J. King-Thomas 17; P. Hawker 17.

CARRUTHERS CLASH

The Tenby team were without a game last weekend, so will be raring to go when they entertain Skewen in the second round of the national Carruthers Shield tomorrow (Saturday).

The action gets underway at the Sutton Street green at 2.30 pm and team selected is:

Dai Spencer, Gerald Hewitt, Jon Webb (capt), Andrew Muskett.

Neil Dickinson, John Baggott, Paul Diment, John Roberts.

Luke Rees, Mike Jackson, Luke Guymer, Craig Guymer.

Cameron White, Joe Richards, Pat Currie, Peter Day.