Category Archives: Johns Trophy & Walker Cup

BW Ladies triumph against Cornwall in the Johns Trophy

This afternoon BW Ladies travelled to Tiverton West End BC to play their last Round Robin Match against Cornwall in the Johns Trophy where a win would secure a place in the Regional Finals.

The team were successful with a convincing 141 shots to 108 win.

Rinks Scores

Rink 1 Charlie Godwin lost 16 – 24 to L Clayton

Rink 2 Sue Cooke won 30 – 9 against J Prime

Rink 3 Kathryn Yeoman won 23 – 20 against S Coad

Rink 4 Marcia Easton won 30 – 10 against J Hoskins

Rink 5 Alex Jacobs drew 24 – 24 with N Moore

Rink 6 Alison Fail lost 18 – 21 to J Maunder

The result give the BW Ladies a 17 point to 5 victory.

They will now play either Warwickshire, Gloucestershire or Devon in the Regional Final on Saturday 22nd July.

 

BW Ladies team to play Cornwall in the Johns Trophy

BOWLS  WILTSHIRE  LADIES

JOHNS TROPHY

V

CORNWALL

ON

SATURDAY 8th JULY 2023

AT

TIVERTON WEST END BC BOWLS CLUB  EX16 5BP

 

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE ABOVE MATCH

 

 

             
B Lilley Devizes   J McShane Amesbury   N K-Young Supermarine
J Coleman Amesbury   B Gale Chippenham P   V Baskerville Chippenham T
J Hicks Highworth   J Bull Amesbury   J Collier Box
S Cooke Box   A Jacobs Box   M Easton Box
               
               
C Mitchell Purton   S Fletcher Wroughton   L Laytham Westlecot
J Jones Purton   B Williamson R W Bassett   J Willis Stratton Ch’way
D Davis Highworth   L Young Highworth   D Shadwell Box
A Fail Purton   C Godwin R W Bassett   K Yeoman Box
               
 

RESERVES: to attend :  In alphabetical order ;  W Anderson; S Griffiths ; M Jordan ; L Trattles

 

BW Ladies defeat Dorset in the Johns Trophy

In this afternoons Johns Trophy match played at Devizes BC BW ladies made it two from two when they defeated Dorset 124 shots to 117.

Rink Scores

Rink 1 Marcia Easton drew 19 – 19 with C Beckford

Rink 2 Sue Cooke lost 19 – 26 to S Willis

Rink 3 Alex Jacobs won 21 – 16 against L Howard

Rink 4  Kathryn Yeoman won 20 – 15 against R Veitch

Rink 5 Alison Fail drew 18 – 18 with P Cresswell

Rink 6 Charlie Godwin won  27 – 23 against R Cresswell

So a 18 points to 4 win

There final Round Robin match is against Cornwall on Saturday 8th July where 9 points will see them top their group.

 

 

Johns Trophy vs Somerset 03/06/23 Match Report

On a glorious day for bowling, our Bowls Wiltshire Ladies Johns Trophy team travelled to Kingswood & Hanham to take on a tough Somerset side in the opening match of their 2023 campaign. Following an excellent run last year, Wiltshire would have been looking to get off to a strong start, to build the foundations for another trip to Leamington.

Across the six rinks, this was a close game throughout, with Wiltshire seemingly just having the edge, but at 18 ends, there was absolutely nothing to split the two sides. A strong finish across the green saw Wiltshire surge ahead in the closing stages, securing a 12 shot victory, plus the spoils on 4 out of 6 rinks, meaning an 18-4 win to begin the Johns season.

Charlie Godwin’s quartet faced the tough task of taking on a rink headed up by decorated international player Stef Branfield. Despite trailing by 9 shots at both the 15 and 18 end mark, Charlie & co rallied, reducing the final deficit to just 5 shots, losing 24-19. Kathryn Yeoman’s rink took on youngster Imogen Cracknell. After a tight start, they managed to build some momentum and establish a 7 shot lead. Despite the Somerset four’s best efforts, Wiltshire stood firm, and took the 2 points on offer on this rink, eventually winning 20-16.

Marcia Easton faced Elaine Amery and it was clear from the outset that this was not going to be an easy task. Just trailing 11-8 at 10 ends, Marcia’s quartet lost the next 5 ends 6-1, to trail 17-9 at 15. To their credit, they managed to stem the flow of shots which proved crucial to the overall result, eventually losing 22-13. Sue Cooke was involved in a tight battle against Heather Willerton, narrowly trailing for most of the game. However, when it counted most, Sue’s rink managed to turn the tide, winning the last 3 ends 6 shots to 1, to record a 19-16 victory.

Alex Jacobs & co got off to a strong start against another of Somerset’s young talents, Olivia Starr. Alex led 7-2 early on, extending this lead to 15-5 at 15 ends. The 10 shot margin would remain the same at the close of play, both teams scoring 3 shots each in the last 6 ends in a tight finish, meaning an 18-8 victory and the points for this rink to Wiltshire. Alison Fail’s rink were locked in a see-saw battle against Becky McMillan. At 15 ends, Alison led 15-10, but by 18 ends this gap was closed to just 2 shots. Alison’s four responded excellently over the last 3 ends, winning them 8-1 to record a 23-14 win.

A very positive start for Bowls Wiltshire Ladies, who will be looking to build on this in their next match on the 17th June, this time at the chosen home green of Devizes, where they will play hosts to Dorset.

 

 

BW Ladies win against Somerset in the Johns Trophy

BW Ladies travelled to Kingswood & Hanham to take on Somerset in the first match in this years Johns Trophy.

Rink Information

Rink 1    Charlie Godwin lost 19 – 24 to S Branfield

Rink 2    Kathryn Yeoman won 20 – 16 against I Cracknell

Rink 3    Marcia Easton lost 13 – 22 to E Amery

Rink 4    Sue Cooke won 19 – 16 against H Willerton

Rink 5   Alex Jacobs won 18 – 8 against O Starr

Rink 6    Alison Fail won 23 – 14 against B McMillan

So total shots 112 to 100 meaning 18 points for Bowls Wiltshire and 4 points to Somerset.

Next Match in the Johns Trophy is on June 17th against Dorset at Devizes BC.

BW Ladies select team to play Somerset in the Johns Trophy

JOHNS TROPHY

V

SOMERSET

ON

SATURDAY 3rd JUNE 2023 at 1.30pm

AT

KINGSWOOD & HANHAM BOWLS CLUB BS15 9TP

 

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE ABOVE MATCH

 

 

             
M Jordan Highworth   J McShane Amesbury   N K-Young Supermarine
B Lilley Devizes   B Gale Chippenham P   V Baskerville Chippenham T
J Hicks Highworth   J Bull Amesbury   J Collier Box
S Cooke Box   A Jacobs Box   M Easton Box
               
               
C Mitchell Purton   W Anderson Stratton Ch’way   L Laytham Westlecot
J Jones Purton   B Williamson R W Bassett   J Willis Stratton Ch’way
D Davis Highworth   L Young Highworth   D Shadwell Box
A Fail Purton   C Godwin R W Bassett   K Yeoman Box
               
 

RESERVES: to attend :  In alphabetical order ;  J Coleman ; S Fletcher ; S Griffiths ; L Trattles

 

BW Ladies Walker Cup Squad to face Worcestershire

Bowls Wiltshire Ladies travel to Cotswold Bowls Club today to take on Worcestershire in the Walker Cup with a 10.30am start.

 

The following players have been selected for the above match.

 

Cooke S Box   Kemble-Young N Supermarine
Davis D Highworth   Laytham L Westlecot
Easton M Box   Mitchell C Purton
Fail A Purton   Shadwell D Box
Godwin C Royal Wootton Bassett   Williamson B Royal Wootton Bassett
Hicks J Highworth   Yeoman K Box