Double delight for Warwickshire as ladies close in on trophy success

Skip Maureen Tims (Whitnash), Heather Mills (Grange Ladies), Norma Willey (Three Spires) and Sue Hornsby (Lillington) led the way with a resounding 28-14 win.

Elaine Taylor (Wolvey), Anne Thomas (Solihull Municipal), Ann Doherty and Pat Harvey (both Lillington) claimed a 23-19 victory, while Jenny Corn (Lillington) teamed up with Brenda Carlton (Three Spires), Kath Winbush (Leamington) and Carole Simmons (Welford) to scrape through 17-14.

The ladies kept their Johns Trophy hopes alive with a second successive victory in the competition.

Despite a tricky green at St Dunstans for their clash with Worcestershire, four of the six rinks came home with victories.

Tims skipped Di Medhurst (Wolvey), Gill Maund (Sherwood Park) and Di Thurlbeck (Lillington) to a 26-8 for the highest winning rink.

Sherwood Park’s Janet Scott led Lilian Hope (Welford), Patsy Tandy (Southam) and Di Green (Sherwood Park) to a one-shot success in match that was nip and tuck all the way, while Maureen Edwards’ rink fought back from a seven-shot deficit to eventually win out 23-16.

Lillington trio Corn, Chris Richards, Jane Crawley raced into a 17-2 lead after ten ends alongside Elaine Taylor (Wolvey).

However, the opposition dug in and made the scoreline respectable, eventually losing 26-16.

Somerset Patrons made a rare trip outside their county to face Warwickshire Vice-presidents at Norgren and suffered a one-sided 155-101 defeat.

Wolvey played host to the vice-presidents in a match to mark David Longdon’s chairmanship of the association.

Wolvey, where Longdon is a member, claimed an 11-shot success, with Alan Fearn, Mick Foster, John Stewart and Alan Bister making up the vice-presidents’ highest winning rink.

Lillington claimed a dramatic win over Monmouth-based tourists Blaina at Lime Avenue.

Leading 112-101 after 18 ends, Lillington eventually edged home by just a shot.

Nigel Roach skipped a 29-17 for Lillington’s highest winning rink, with John Randerson claiming a 25-20 success.

Ted Rheams was held to a 16-16 draw and despite Keith Francis going down 21-20, the two singles he picked up over the final three ends proved crucial.