2010 Custom Kitchen Cup Report

Played at Wenhaston Bowls Club Sunday 12th September 2010

Report

A team of four Fours travelled to Wenhaston to take on the home club in the final of the Fours Cup which was sponsored for the fifth time by Geoff Price’s Lowestoft based Custom Kitchens business. In a very close match played on an excellent surface Bungay held a small advantage during the first ten of the twenty one ends only for Wenhaston to take a five shot lead going into the final six ends of the game. As three of the four rinks completed play Bungay, somewhat surprisingly, held a two shot lead with just two ends to play on the fourth rink. Bungay’s lead Christine Davidson opened with a shot adjacent to the jack which stayed shot until Bungay’s number Two Jim Reid delivered a tight wood that knocked a short Wenhaston wood onto the jack for shot. As Wenhaston attempted covering woods, Bungay’s number Three, Peter Rix and Skip Richard Davidson were unsuccessful at gaining shot so the last end started with just one shot in the match. This time Wenhaston lead John Whyte held shot, until Jim Reid played a superb wood to trail the jack to the back of the head for two shots. In a reversal of the previous end Bungay were now attempting covering shots while Wenhaston were attempting to gain shot. As before nothing changed in the head so Bungay’s non-playing Captain Ian Gosling picked up the Club’s second trophy in two days by a score of 75-72. It was a first time they had won the Cup in the Club’s history. Due to Geoff Price’s generosity the winner’s cheque of £200 will be going to Bungay’s nominated charity the East Anglian Air Ambulance, while £100 will go to Wenhaston’s charity, the League of Friends at Patrick Stead Hospital. The Lowestoft League’s Secretary Trevor Flatt congratulated the clubs on a fine performance and thanked the host club for the use of their green. The players and spectators then enjoyed an excellent buffet prepared by the Wenhaston ladies.

Results

Bungay            Wenhaston
 
B.Wortley         D.Baile
R.Allen           J.Stannard
D.Hinsley         M.Howland
R.Bullen    14-17 R.Clarke
 
C.Davidson        J.Whyte
J.Reid            J.Allen
P.Rix             R.Neal
R.Davidson 21-16  M.Napthine
 
D.Sheppard         C.Bird
R.Tuthill          R.Crane
J.Newnham          T.Cockaday
D.Belisario  24-15 J.Robinson
 
Reg Brinded        J.Hamblin
J.Gosling          C.Peck
Richard Brinded    R.Heater
S.Church     16-24 D.Hamblin
 
             75-72

Pictures


Ian Gosling (Bungay Captain), Colin Price (Custom Kitchens), Trevor Flatt (Area Secretary), David Hamblin (Wenhaston Captain)


Bungay Team
Back Row L to R,
Richard Davidson, Steven Church, Derek Hinsley, Jack Newnham, Reg Brinded, David Sheppard, Ricard Brinded, Peter Rix, Richard Tuthill, Dominic Belisario
Front Row, L to R
Christine Davidson, Barbara Wortley, Ian Gosling, Jim Reid, Roger Bullen, Richard Allen and James Gosling

©2010 Bungay Bowls Club