With Team GB performing so well, and a lot of the action taking place just a few miles away, is it time to follow their lead and modernise our name?
So from next year should we go by the name of Team WC?
Ok, perhaps not 😉
Cribb Triples v Ilford
Central travel to Ilford for the last round of the league stages.
Having come out on top in all the previous league matches it was a disappointment to loose on all rinks. It won’t stop Central progressing to the final semis, but fair play to Ilford for putting us in our place.
Cordell Trophy dual victories
Team 1 wins narrowly away against Old Dagenham
Team 2 wins at home against Woodford
Mitch Brenner and the Holy Grail
This Saturday sees Central’s members undertake their regular pilgrimage to the County finals, this time to cheer on Mitch in the Singles final against Eric Ovel of Falcon BC
Updates and photos from the match will appear here …
2:00 Here we go. Good luck Mitch …
2:25 Mitch three up after 3 ends …
2:30 Three down on the end but Mitch gets a lucky glide with his last wood and wins the resulting measure
2:35 The last couple of ends Ovel has settled down and now the score is 4 – 2 to Mitch
2:40 One down with three seconds Mitch’s forceful last wood cannons out Ovel’s shot to count 4!
2:45 Ovel picks up a pair with a good end
2:48 Another good end from Ovel gives him 3 and now it’s only 8-7 to Mitch
2:53 See saw end but Ovel takes 2 and the lead for the first time.
2:55 Another two for Ovel. He’s definitely in the ascendancy and is playing more consistently.
3:00 Loose end from Ovel and Mitch picks up couple to stand 10-11 down
3:05 Tighter end but Mitch’s unlucky tickle of the jack gives Ovel three
3:10 It’s a one handed rink and even the playable hand isn’t easy. A loose end from both players but one to Ovel who now leads 15-10
3:12 Two down on the end Mitch plays a firing shot and knocks jack into ditch for three. Ovel doesn’t improve his situation and Mitch takes the 3. Mitch 13-15 down. After a spell in which Ovel has dominated Mitch drags himself back into the game.
3:17 Ovel back on top on this end and takes 2
3:20 A rare gift of a push up from Ovel and a good final wood from Mitch gives him three. Only 16-17 down now
3:25 Another loose end from both players, but Ovel takes 1 to lead 18-16
3:30 A better end from both and despite a tickle of the jack from Ovel Mitch takes a single
3:35 Excellent bowling end. Ovel was three down with just his last wood but he managed to rest Mitch’s shot wood away and stay for second wood. All square 18-18
3:36 Mitch is bowling slightly better than Ovel at this stage, but it’s sooooo close, it could go either way
3:40 One to Mitch. He’s back in front 19-18
3:45 On the next end Mitch puts in two telling woods and is holding game …
3:46 … only one wood left in the end and it’s Ovel’s and he misses. Mitch wins!!!
Albert Shield Match Results
After a closely fought matches on both rinks we unfortunately only managed to salvage 2 points. Maureen Norgate’s rink were always ahead of the opposition and won 25 shots to 20. However, Isabel Anderson’s rink could never quite catch up to their opponents and ran out 20 shot to 26 leaving us with a minus 1 score. Still 2 points were better than none and we still have a further two home matches before the end of the Season in which to increase our overall scores.
Janet Bird wishes all of our woods find their way to the Jack
Barbara Sankey hopes for the same thing
Isabel gets a consoling hug from the Opposition
And Maureen does the same to Pat Whiteman
Local Heroes
Central’s men continue to shine in the local competitions with wins in both the Cribb Triples against Redbridge and the Beckett versus Aldersbrook
Albert Shield Match
Our ladies have an important home match on Wednesday 1st June against Liberty of Havering. We need a good win to keep our place in this prestigious league so good luck on the day.
Central’s Men Suffer A Heavy Defeat At The Hands Of Essex County BC
Heavy losses on three out of the four rinks mean that Central crash out of the London and Southern Counties Shield.
The men will hope to get their own back in the County Double Fours competition on Wed 1st August.
CTL and Clarke White – A Good Day At The Office
Cribb Triples League: At home versus Clayhall BC Central win on all three rinks
Clarke White League: Wins for Central on both the home and away rinks
Girl Power
The Ladies triumph in their Top Club clash against Dunmow, winning on all four rinks. Details to follow …