Winning women lead the way on green

1:30pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

EVESHAM'S Concorde League campaign started with men's and ladies matches against old rivals Pershore.

The women secured victory by nine shots on their home green thanks to wins on three of the four rinks and a 12-shot triumph from Jean Hemms' rink.

The men, meanwhile, lost out by a single chalk on their travels despite winning on three of the five rinks.

There then followed a second reverse when they played host to Bredon last Sunday with the visitors winning by six shots after success on three rinks.

The best match involved Colin Grinnell and Pat White with the latter trailing by eight shots after eight ends.

Six ends later, Grinnell trailed by two and the contest was all-square at 19 ends. However, the Evesham rink picked up five shots on the last two ends to earn a 23-18 success.

Rink scores - Evesham Ladies 72, Pershore 63: H Quarterman, P Johnson, E Upton 19, J Denyer, D Corfield, S Turnbull 17. M Sisson, J Hunt, D Bawn 16, S Fletcher, C Hall, A Cartwright 24. G Bryant, P Hodge, m Shephard 17, E Fincher, A Taylor, V Johnson 14. M Satterley, J Branson, J Hemms 20, R Rosagro, S Allies, A Hutchings 8.

Evesham Men 102, Pershore 103: K Hardacre, W Higson, M Webb, B Quarterman 14, V Merrell, J Verrack, R Briscoe, I Richardson 24. J Sisson, R Linley, G Norledge, C Grinnell 22, P Allies, R Fincher, P Wright, R Griffiths 12. S Brown, R Boon-Henly, P Bryan, G Hunt 20, H Haines, R Hewitt, A Gobbin, D Palfrey 12. T Hale, M Parsons, K Bridgewater, N Gould 17, B Denyer, H Hewitt, M Laight, T Dinsdale 36.

Evesham 92, Bredon 98: K Hardacre, M Parsons, J Mansell, B Quarterman 17, D Lootes, J Perry, M Hewitt, R Woodward 23. B Haines, R Linley, K Bridgewater, G Green 13, P Griffin, J Pullin, L Bridge, M Pullin 24. J Curtis, R Boon-Henly, P Bryan, F Walker 15, E Turner, F Sowerbutts, R Daniels, W Langdon 22. T Hale, W Higson, G Norledge, G Hunt 24, C Chappell, R Turner, P Whittall, W Hadley 11. J Sisson, J Branson, M Webb, C Grinnell 23, C Rutter, K Godsell, J Bridge, K Waite 18.

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Results: Bredon 45 (2), Broadway 46 (8); Aston Somerville Blue 50 (2), Evesham 51 (8); Littleton Blue 46 (7), Littleton Gold 45 (3); Pershore 53 (8), Aston Somerville Red 52 (2); Inkberrow 45 (2), Weston-sub-Edge 54 (8).

Standings: Pershore 18pts; Evesham 16; Littleton Blue 15; Aston Red 10; Weston 10; Broadway 10; Aston Blue 9; Inkberrow 5; Littleton Gold 5; Bredon 2.

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