Reports CMBL "A" TEAM

Billericay 'A' v Danbury 'C', 27th May Away

Billericay 6 points (32 shots):  Danbury 'C' 2 points (28 shots)

Val, Graham, David S and Mike S:  19:9 shots in favour

MikeY, John F, Winston and Jon:  13:19 shots against

Firstly thanks to David Sarbutt for stepping in and witnessing our first win earning a valuable six points.  Rained all day but thankfully abated in the evening but still slow on the green.  We overcame our tendency to lose most ends in the second half of the match on this occasion, maintaining momentum throughout.  A good step forward.

Val's team worked well together, supporting Val in the early stages and scoring a four on end 7.  Normal service then resumed with some classic shots to win all the remaining ends except three.

Mike's team struggled a bit early on but realised the importance of the overall score and battled on to secure our extra four points.  Our team actually won half the ends although not securing such high scoring ends as the opposition.  However, scoring six in the last four ends against the opposition's one shot clinched the overall score and put a smile on Mike's face.

Brilliant result, well done!

Tony.

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Billericay 'A' v Falcon 'A', 20th May Away

Billericay 0 points (24 shots):  Falcon 'A' 8 points (49 shots)

Val, Jenny, Mike S and Mike Y:  11:25 shots against

Graham, John F, Winston and Jon:  13:24 shots against

Division one is proving difficult at the moment following our promotion last year.  The draw against seasoned county players appears to take a toll in the later stages of our matches.  This week both teams started really well in the opening ends with the potential of scoring points but hope drifted as the match progressed in cold bumpy conditions.

Val's team were 10:4 up on end eight, dropped a three on the next end and failed to score on the remaining ends except the last.  Dropping some threes and a five on the way, a shame as some individual brilliance was witnessed many times.

Graham's team experience a similar tale, 5:1 up on end six and then a problem to maintain momentum but able to score a three and a four within the remaining ends but beaten by more threes and fours by the opponents.

Injuries both on and off the rink are not helping our progress but motivation will be maintained for sure.  Well done, some good play demonstrated.

Tony

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Billericay 'A' v Silver End, 13th May Home

Billericay 0 points (26 shots):  Silver End 8 points (59 shots)

Rex, Val, Winston and Jon:  17:29 shots against

Graham, Mike Y, John F and Tracy:  9:30 shots against

This match was always predicted to be a challenge against a highly competitive leading contender in division one.  We should not be disappointed as everyone played their part in trying to contain the scores, so well done.

Rex's team performed well in the early stages to maintain a 12:12 score on end 10 and at one stage looked like winning but unfortunately  dropped a five on end 11.  Recovery from that point appeared difficult absorbing shots against for the remaining ends.

Graham's team again did well in the opening ends but luck against played a part with an early scoreline unrepresentative of the standard of play exhibited.  The opposition's scoring became consistent from end 7 and saved on many occasion by the Silver End skip scoring on every end except five of the eighteen.

Another opportunity next week to bring home some points.

Tony

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