Womens County Match

Gloucestershire 105

Herefordshire 111

GLOUCESTERSHIRE WOMEN suffered a narrow six shot defeat in the local derby with Herefordshire at Churchdown Bowls Club.

Three winning rinks came Gloucestershire’s way with Joyce Wilkins (Tetbury), Jackie Tuckfield (Henleaze), Elizabeth Webb (Cotswold) and Pat Marsh (Arrow) chalking up the best of the match against Rose Owen when they having lead by just one shot after 15 ends, 12-11 hit the high notes and over the next six ends piled up 10 shots without reply for a 22-11 win.

The rink of Pat Yates (Bishops Cleeve), Sue Herbert (Falcon), Heather Davis (Sir Thomas Rich’s) and Mavis Kennedy (Gloucester Spa) were not far behind when against Joan Jones they went from leading 8-7 to jump into a 15-8 lead and never looked back. Six more shots came in the final run in for a 21-11 win.

Maddie Hale (Fairford), Jenny Stanfield (Moreton), Cindy Britton (GB Britton) and Gill Fry (Gloucester Spa) cruised into a 13-6 lead over Jill Bowen in the first 10 ends and were never headed. Keeping up the advantage they went 16-9 ahead and ended up winning by seven shots 19-12.

Marilyn Wear (Frampton) saw the rink in all sorts of trouble when up against Jennie Cole they were 14-3 down after just 10 ends. Clawing their way back they scored seven shots over the next five ends to trail by five and in the end pulled it back to just a four shot loss 21-17.

Shirley Cromie (Sir Thomas Rich’s) took a 9-4 lead over Anne Walters before the shots dried up and they only managed a further three in 11 ends to trail behind 23-12 at the finish.

It was not a happy day for Denise Ryles (Cotswold) as the rink up against Barbara Griffiths having been just 16-11 down at the halfway stage slumped to a 33-14 defeat.