On Saturday June 25 Rye played Observer at home in a friendly match of four triples. A close match with two games each, John Dickinson was very disappointed as his team 4 was leading by 14 points to 2 at teatime. He’s convinced someone ‘spiked’ the tea!
The Rye teams comprised;
Team 1 – Monty Crouch(lead), Rosemarie Crouch (second), and Don Williams (skip).
They won their match by 29 points to 6
Team 2 – Annette Bull (lead), Norman Hickman (second) and Roger Taylor (Skip)
They won their match by 17 points to 19
Team 3 – Mick Woods (lead) Dave Harrison (second) and Carole Osborne (skip)
They lost their match by 15 points to 18
Team 4 – Carol Bourne (lead), Rowland Gardner (second) and John Dickinson (skip)
They lost their match by 16 points to 17
Overall Score
Rye 68 points – Observer 53 points. A disappointing result for Rye but an enjoyable afternoon for all
concerned
On Sunday June 24 Rye played Polegrove at home in another friendly match of four triples. Mick Woods, normally Rye’s ‘banker’ must have fallen asleep!
Team 1 – Monty Crouch(lead), Rosemarie Crouch (second), and Don Williams (skip).
They won their match by 24 points to 8
Team 2 – Annette Bull (lead), Sue Hollister (second) and Carole Osborne (Skip)
They won their match by 17 points to 15
Team 3 – Meredith Wilkinson (lead) Norman Hickman (second) and Mick Woods (skip)
They lost their match by 36 points to 4
Team 4 – Dennis Fowler (lead), John Dickinson (second) and Roy Dyer (skip)
They lost their match by 21 points to 13
Overall Score
Rye 58 points – Polegrove 80 points. ‘A Bad Day At The Office’ for Rye but an enjoyable afternoon for all concerned.
On Wednesday June 27 Rye played Tenterden at home in an important league match of 4 triples.
Team 1 – Monty Crouch(lead), Rosemarie Crouch (second), and Don Williams (skip).
They won their match by 29 points to 12
Team 2 – Annette Bull (lead), Sue Hollister (second) and Roger Taylor (Skip)
They won their match by 20 points to 15
Team 3 – Phil Edmonds (lead) Mick Woods (second) and Roy Dyer (skip)
They won their match by 16 points to 10
Team 4 – Sandra Romeo (lead), Tony Kember (second) and Norman Hickman (skip)
They lost their match by 15 points to 22
Overall Score Rye 80 points – Tenterden 50 points.
The next ‘Home’ match will be on Sunday July 8, Rye will play Hollington Old Church Bowls Club in a friendly match of four triples. The public are welcome to come and watch the game and even have a cup of tea with us at half time. The match starts at 2:30pm with half time at about 3:30pm.
On Saturday June 28
July Rye Bowls Club will host their annual tournament, one of the most popular in the region with 24 teams being by other clubs in East Sussex & Kent submitted (plus 2 reserves as the event is oversubscribed most years). This is an all-day event in which the teams (excluding Rye) compete to win the trophy and prize money. The teams are treated to lunch and refreshments throughout the day and are also invited to participate in the tombola, and various raffles. A share of the profits from this event is donated to two local charities.
Members of the public are welcome to come and watch and have tea with us.
The members of Rye Bowls Club make an early start from around 6:00 am., setting up the marquees, tables and chairs for the competitors and the various stands for the raffles, book stall and tombola. There is also great activity in the kitchen preparing the lunches and refreshments for our visitors. The event starts at 9:30am and ends at about 5pm with the prize giving.
Photos: Rye Bowls
Image Credits: Ian Scott .