In sound bytes the season is very easy to sum up, Garth wins 4 competitions, surviving 1 league and relegated in another. Thats the trouble with sound bytes they do not get close to the story. Our Blue ribbon event on the Men’s singles turned out to be a non event the contestants were Garth Slater and Alex Whyte. Alex recovering from a bad bout of bronchitis bravely took the field in the afternoon after a mornings game but unfortunately had to retire and concede the event.
His pairs final skipped by Don Fowkes against Johnny Callagham and Barry Roberts was really a good tight game at 15 ends it was 15 each but a 5 on the sixteenth led Garth and Don to 20-17 victory.
He won the pensioner’s urn at 16 ends it was very close at 14-11 then went on to win 21-11.
He went on to win the drawn pairs partnered by Margaret Maclaughan against and again at 14 ends it was very tight at 14-11 then went on to win 20-11.
Our other Blue Ribbon event, the Ladies Singles was won by Janet Parons beating Mo Kidd 21-10. This again was close at 12 ends at 7-10, but a couple of 3’s for Janet gave her a unassailable lead and went on to win 21-10.
Our 2 tightest finals I have left to the end they were both Triples, our Mixed Trips were David & Lesley Joynes skipped by Len Daniels against Janet Parsons, Margaret MacLaughlin and Alex Whyte, at 16 ends it was 16-11 in Len’s favour, at 18 ends thank to 2 3’s Alex’s team came out winners at 17-16.
Finally we get to the men’s trips where we get 3 new names on the honours board. Stewart Wright, David Joynes and Alan Birch beat Pete Parsons, Mike Stone & Don Fowkes 15-14 thanks to a very tight measure on the final end.
In league Division A we came bottom by 1 point, the main difference being that we had least overall shot difference.
In the Enterprise league we came 7th from 9 but with a good points difference over the bottom 2, 5 & 18 respectively.
