NORTH Wilts Ladies extracted revenge for a two-shot first-round defeat against Thornburylast year with victory over them in this season’s Yetton Trophy.

Winners of the national inter-club championship six years ago, the Chippenham side only took the honours on one of the four rinks in a 84-74 success.

Alex Jacob’s quartet turned up trumps for North Wilts, winning their match 32-15.

North Wilts will meet Clarrie Dunbar, who beat Clevedon in round one 85-62, in the second round of the Trophy on Saturday, November 8.

RESULTS

Home, Rink 1: Margaret Cooke, Barbara Shepheard, Carole Massey & Janet Hardie lost to Val Osmond 19-20. Rink 2: VIv Baskerville, Isabel Dawson, Evelyn Tape & Fizz Mace lost to Ann White 14-17.

Away, Rink 1: Ann Roberts-Phare, Jane Taylor, Irene Button & Alex Jacobs beat Cynthia Winter-Alsop 32-15. Rink 2: Norma Rowden, Karen Funnell, Jean Collier & Sue Cooke lost to Sue Latham 19-22 (20 ends).

Score: North Wilts beat Thornbury 84-74.

TWENTY four hours later though North Wilts crashed out of the Egham Trophy (national inter-club mixed championship), losing heavily in round one to local rivals Clarrie Dunbar.

North Wilts made a slow start and trailed 26-11 across the board after five ends but rallied to cut the gap to only 34-31 after ten.

However, Clarrie Dunbar pulled away again to leave North Wilts trailing 62-48 at 15 ends and increased their lead further to finally win 92-61.

Only the home rink skipped by Janet Hardie managed to record a victory for North Wilts when winning by nine shots while alongside Keith Hutchens’ foursome kept their match tight to only lose by three.

But it was away at Standerwick (near Frome) that Wilts struggled badly, with Richard Gainey’s rink losing by 22 shots and conceding two hotshots (eight shot maximums) on both the 3rd and 11th ends to Russell Francis’ rink while Trevor Cooke’s quartet went down by 15 shots.

RESULTS

Home - Rink 1: R McCombe, Irene Button, Clive Swift & Janet Hardie beat Jeanette Wheeler 24-15. Rink 2: Viv Baskerville, Jane Taylor, Alan Greenland & Keith Hutchens lost to Keith Bailey 14-17.

Away - Rink 1: Norma Rowden, Jean Collier, Roger Button & Richard Gainey lost to Russell Francis 11-33. Rink 2: Alan Stell, Barbara Shepheard, Fizz Mace & Trevor Cooke lost to Andy Colebrooke 12-27.

Score: North Wilts lost to Clarrie Dunbar 61-92.

THE MEN’S teams at North Wilts enter the fray in national inter-club knock-out competitions over the next week.

They kick-off their campaign with a first round match against Nailsea in the Denny Cup, two rinks home and two away, on Saturday, November 1, while the two senior men’s teams have to play their Over 60s Double Rinks games by November 7.

The North Wilts men’s A have been drawn against Melksham neighbours Christie Miller in round two with the B team due to meet Clarrie Dunbar A side. All the teams enjoyed first round byes.

TWO North Wilts players – John Williamson and Dave Williams – have been named in the Wiltshire men’s side to play away against Hampshire in the opening round of the Liberty Trophy, inter-county championship at Palmerston Indoor Bowls Club, Fareham, Hants on Saturday, November 22 (10am).

Alan Greenland is named as one of the four reserves to attend.