Islip - Home. Match Result

Website updated 31-Mar-2025

On Thursday 27th March 2025 the final Match for this 2024 – 2025 season took place, another ‘home’ match at Saxon Hall, this time against Islip. It was one of those matches, of which we’ve had several, where what was happening on one mat was reflected the opposite way on the other mat, over and over throughout the ends, so that the final ‘overall’ score could have gone in favour of either team right up until the final bowl had been delivered.

On mat 1, Saxons ‘A’ team took the first end, but then didn’t score again for the next five ends, so that that they were 1 – 11 behind after six ends. While on mat 2, Islip did not score at all for the first six ends, and Saxons ‘B’ were ahead there by 11 – 0.

This kind of pattern continued for a few more ends, until Saxons ‘A’ were still 10 shots behind at 6 – 16, but Saxons ‘B’ were 10 shots ahead at 15 – 5 ! It really was impossible to call who might prevail.

The last half dozen ends were hard fought on both mats, with each team knowing that a shot or two more could seal the result overall for their side. With Saxons ‘B’ having finished their game, ahead by 6 shots, and Saxons ‘A’ going into their final end at 6 shots behind, it was a very tense situation. Fortunately the last end went Saxons’ way, and despite losing that game, we had scored enough to win the match overall by just two shots.

Saxons ‘A’ lost by 18 – 22
Saxons ‘B’ won by 18 – 12
Saxons won overall, 36 to 34

Team A :Tony Sellick, Jeanette Statham, Kathy Marshall, Roger Bond
Team B : Linda Gill, Ann Cook, David Hill, Roger Gill

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