Tuesday 16th June- UWL Pulham (Away)
Weather was very muggy, and we were all pestered by storm flies, at least the rain stayed away long enough to complete the match.
The green was quite difficult to read, which lead to a challenging match on all the rinks.
We won on two rinks and drew on the other.
Richard, Tom and Hazel had a very challenging game, where they were ahead, but Pulham gained 7 points on one end. It was then very close to the final end with Pulham scoring a point to draw the match 18-18.
Michelle, Joe and Phil took an early lead with 8 points on the first two ends, however Pulham started to pull this back. It looked as if they would catch us up, but we managed to hold them off, and won 27 points to 18
Sheila, Terry and Gerald struggled initially, but then started to take the lead, and pull ahead, winning their match 25 points to 15.
So overall score 70 to 51, 5.5 points to Wortwell and 0.5 points to Pulham.
Well done Team- a great result.
Tuesday 9th June- UWL to Stradbroke and District (Away) and Wed 10th June Harleston (away)- both cancelled due to rain
Wednesday 3rd June- Border League to Stradbroke White Hart (Home)
The afternoons weather looked rather bleak, with many people putting on several layers and waterproofs to provide protection from the rain and wind.
All three matches were very challenging. We won on two rinks and drew on the third.
On rink 4 Gerald and Joe drew 11 points each, it was a very close match with the lead swapping several times.
On rink 5 Terry and Tom won 21 points to 7.
On rink 6 Hazel and Michelle, they had a challenging start, but won 15 points to 10.
Overall score was 47 points to 28. with Wortwell taking 8 points, and Stardbroke White Hart 1 point. Well done everyone.
Thursday 28th May - UWL at Connaught (Yare) (away)
Another close game tonight, we won on two rinks, but lost overall by 4 shots.
Wednesday 27th May - Border League Strabdroke and District (home)
A much needed boost for Wortwell this afternoon winning on all three rinks and in 2 by a strong margin, resulting in 9 points to Wortwell.
Well done everyone an excellent afternoon.
Wednesday 20th May - Border League at Shropham (away)
Wednesday 20th May – Border League – Away Match at Shropham
There were a few spots of rain early in our afternoon at Shropham, but by the end of the afternoon the sun was shining, but only in reality not metaphorically as we were not given to a sunny disposition as we left the rink at Shropham after quite the drubbing.
We lost on all three rinks, the scores were:
Mike Buteux & Phil Poulton 12 v 24.
Clive Aylett & Gerald Smith 5 v 21
Michelle Bradley & Richard Bussien 10 v 26
So overall a 9-0 loss (71 shots to 27).
We have to give credit to our opponents who all bowled exceptionally well, and although we all felt we gave our best, none of us quite managed to come to terms with what has become for us a bogey green.
Tuesday 19th May - UWL Mendlesham (away)
Debuts for Mike Buteux and Mark Richards this evening. Both played very well.
In conditions that were the best of the season so far, the sight of some players removing pullovers, was a sign that summer may well not be too far away. The threatening rain clouds never made their way to the green.
The match was closely fought.
On rink 2 Tom Bell, Mark Richards & Richard Bussien traded blows early on in an extremely low scoring start to the match. The first eleven ends saw only one end score more than one shot for either side, and the teams went into the finish of the match tied at six shots apiece. A four on the twelfth end was enough to swing the game Wortwell’s way. We finished with a 15-9 victory.
On rink 5 Phil Poulton, Michelle Bradley and Mike Buteux, started off at a cracking pace, being 8-0 up after three ends! Two bad ends, where Wortwell went down by five shots on each end made the match tighter than it might have been. It made for a thrilling last couple of ends as the teams went into the seventeenth tied at 17 all. The match ended in a 21-19 victory for Wortwell.
On our final rink Gerald and Sheila Smith, and Clive Aylett went down to two threes and a four in three of the opening six ends. The rest of the game was a much closer affair, but unfortunately the damage had been done, and Wortwell finished losers on this rink 10-24.
Overall Wortwell lost 2-4 (46 shots to 52). A pretty close game which was played in a good friendly atmosphere.
Wednesday 13th May - Border Scole (away)
Wednesday afternoon found us competing away in the first match of the season in the Border League.
The weather was very extreme, in the morning with sun, wind and rain and hail, leaving the green very wet. The rain stopped and the sun peaked out for the start of the game, but threatened to change all afternoon, which it did with rain in the final throws of the match.
The rinks were very difficult to read, and we were up against a real challenge from a team who definitely know their green
Unfortunately we lost on all three rinks, Tom and Clive almost winning on the last end.
Results were: Rink 4, 2 shots to 21 shots, Rink 5 12 shots to 13shots, and Rink 2, 6 shots to 14 shots.
Everyone played well, but it just wasn’t to be, good to put this one behind us.
Tuesday 12th May - UWL home match against Hoxne
Tuesday evening found us competing at home against Hoxne.
Fortunately the weather was very sunny, but the cold wind had a few people wearing their warm headwear and thermal layers. The cold was even more noticeable once the sun had gone down. Where has all that warm weather gone?, at least it didn’t rain (overnight would be fine to help the Green !!)
All rinks had very challenging matches.
On Rink 2, with Michelle, Joe and Phil , the team opened with an early lead, however, the team then struggled and fell behind, fortunately this changed, and the game was won with 17 shots to 9.
Rink 3, we had Shelia, Clive (his first match) and Gerald, a difficult match, with Hoxne taking an early lead, which continued throughout the match, which was unfortunately lost 7 shots to 24.
Rink 4 with Richard, Hazel and Tom, they had a very close match all the way, with the lead team swapping almost every end, however, the team was successful, and won the match 14 shots to 13.
The final result was Wortwell 40 shots to Hoxne 48, so 2 points to Wortwell and 4 points to Hoxne. A very close match.
We finished the evening with a much needed hot cuppa, with sandwiches and cakes- thanks to Clive and Jenny.
Monday 11th May - The Cup- draw against Connaught Yare
Monday evening found us competing in The Cup against Connaught Yare.
The weather was very sunny, but was windy and cold, particularly when the sun was hidden by the clouds. Which had many players sporting a wide array of warm headwear, and the many thermal layers.
All rinks had very challenging games.
On rink 4 with Richard, Hazel and Tom, a fun and enjoyable game was won with 20 shots to 8.
Rink 5, with Michelle, Joe and Phil , we had another successful game with 17 shots to 9
On Rink 6, we had Shelia, Robert and Gerald, again a very close match, which was unfortunately lost 11 shots to 14.
The final result was Wortwell 48 shots Connaught Yare 31, so a fantastic result, and where now through to the next round of The Cup.
A really fun evening against Connaught Yare, which ended with great food and much needed hot cuppa (and a few cold liquid refreshments for some players)
Tuesday 28th April - UWL Home Match against Pulham
Tuesday saw us open the summer season, against Pulham.
The weather was very sunny, but soon turned cold, with many players seen running for more layers. We started a little bit early to try and get all the ends in as it still gets dark early at this time of the year.
All rinks had very challenging games. Rink 2, with Michelle, Joe and Phil had a very close win 17 shots to 16, it could easily have changed on the last end. On Rink 3, we had Shelia, Terry and Gerald, again a very close match with a win 16 shots to 13. On rink 4 with Richard, Hazel and Tom, it was another challenging game, with the lead swapping throughout the match, unfortunately it was lost 15 shots to 17.
The final result was Wortwell 48 shots Pulham 46, with a result of 5-1, so a fantastic result for our first match of the season, so well done to all the players.
Joe managed to get the bar open, but with it being cold, everyone stuck to warm drinks.