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B were at home to Avenue-RBL last Thursday when both teams fielded eight
shooters. In the beginning this was a close match but the stronger middle ranks
for Binton took them into the lead to eventually beat Avenue-RBL by seven points
even though Avenue -RBL shot better than their average score this season. Paul
Nixon-Barron was shooting particularly well in the practice session but found
only two bulls in the match and with a three had to settle for 29. Brian Portman
started with a string of fours for Binton but with a three scored 27 which put
Avenue-RBL in front. Steve Everett continued the good work with a personal best
this season of 32 but then along came Mike Perry who took his time but who also
shot a personal best of 34 to even up the scores. Guy Ganderton shot three bulls
and kept out of the threes for a well earned 31 but Bill Fleming for the home
team matched this score still leaving the scores level and the match open to
either team. Louise Price had mixed fortunes on this tight target but with only
one bull and two threes made do with 27pts. Kevin Johnson who is proving to be
an asset to the Binton team shot a solid 31 which put them in the lead. Jo
Everett pulled a couple of points back for the visiting team when she shot fours
and bulls for 31. Gordon O'nions managed a pair of bulls but a three brought his
score down to 29. Avenue-RBL captain, Dee Green, just could not find the bull
and with two threes was disappointed with 26. Binton pressed on with Roy Clarke
shooting 29. Steve Ray shot four bulls but with three fours scored 32. Ben
Chamberlain managed a couple of bulls to score 30. Peter Mole suffered mixed
fortunes with a bull but he also had a couple of loose shots. After each side
dropped their lowest score, the final result was Binton B 215 and Avenue-RBL
208pts. The newly renamed Guards team were away on their home target in their match against Home Guard. Apart from Guards' captain, Fran Westwood, who shot first and got her team off to a good start with 31, both teams took a while to settle to the target. Richard Mills could not find the bull and had to be satisfied with 27. Carl Rapson who started the season well but seems to struggling a bit in recent weeks, shot a steady string of fours for 28. Jackie Mills for Home Guard started with two threes but managed to pull one back with a bull on her last shot for 27. Guard, Doug Dampier clearly found the target to his liking and shot a personal best of 30. Irene Parsons had difficulty on her home target shooting fours and threes for 25. Ruth Dampier had two bulls but with two threes could only manage 28. Steve Hodges and Carl Villiers who are normally Home Guard's anchormen, shot 33 in the middle ranks to lift Home Guard's spirits? New shooter Wendy Taplin scored 28 but it was not easy with two threes lifted by two bulls. Lisa Edwards had a loose pellet and no bulls. Derek Powers shot steadily to get all fours plus a bull then a three for 28. Chris Green started with a surprising three but then settled down to shoot fours and bulls for 29. Colin Fulford was last to shoot for Home Guard. He shot a four but then went on to shoot six bulls for 34, the highest score in this match. Guards last man was yet another new shooter, Nigel Taplin. He did well in his first match with three bulls, three fours and a three for 30. Both teams having eight shooters, dropped their lowest scores leaving Home Guard with 211 and Guards with 204pts.
MEB met Wilmcote at their shared venue. Andy Morris, who this season, is again proving to be the most consistent shooter in the league scored yet another 34 getting Wilmcote off to a very good start. Paul Clingan for MEB did not do quite so well when he shot 32. Lyn Brookes shot a steady string of fours and a bull for 29. The ladies comprised MEB's middle ranks, with Jan Beattie who shot 29, Kath Williams and Sheila Clarke both shooting 30, followed by Alison McMillan 26. Wilmcote's middle ranks were stronger with John Maycock who started and ended on fours but with four bulls in the middle of his shots scored 32, Gareth Morris also shot 32 and Alan Brookes hitting bulls and fours for 33. For MEB, Ray Hodgkins shot fours but ended with a pair of bulls for 30. Then Tim Stephens for Wilmcote shot all fours for 28. Fred Williams put away three bulls but a stray shot brought his score down to 29. Trev Skinner was last to shoot for Wilmcote. He shot steady fours until his final two shots slipped into the threes for 26. This brought Wilmcote's total score to 214. Gordon Spencer who was last to shoot for MEB, found himself in difficulties with two bulls but also more threes than he was happy with for 26. MEB dropped their lowest score to finish the match on 206 which gave Wilmcote an unbroken run of wins from their four matches this season and second place in the league behind Binton A only on the narrowest of margins on their team averages.
Matches this week 23 October will be:- Avenue-RBL vs Binton A; Home Guard vs MEB; Wilmcote vs Guards and Binton B have a bye. Our website is back up and running so why not click on www.sagl.co.uk or phone 07777642 189 for more information?