Following their two victories against Pinfold last month, our Mens 2 took on Three Spires on Monday night. Unfortunately it turned out to be a long night and saw the winning run come to an end with a 7-2 loss.
With their next match not coming until the middle of January, there’s plenty of opportunity to work on a few things for the rest of the season.
It’s already the second half of November, with the season in full swing, but our Ladies still hadn’t had a match. This finally changed at half past six on Sunday evening, with them travelling to play Walsall Wood. Sadly it wasn’t to be a winning start, the score ending up at 5-1.
The Mens 1 were in action again last night, hosting BJF. Some good games ensued between the two teams, but ultimately we ran out 8-1 winners. So another good result, and now we wait until next Tuesday when we travel to Reedswood. In the meantime, there are also Ladies and Mens 2 matches so it’s a busy time!
The Mens 1 were back in action on Monday, with an 8-1 win over TP Riley Norton 2. Whilst we always looked likely to win the match, a few close games could, perhaps, have led to a less-flattering scoreline.
Our next match is against BJF 2, who finished on equal points with us last year – just one extra game over the whole season giving us the edge!
Starting the season with games against last year’s champions and then the runner’s up was always going to be hard-going. Our third match on Monday night was the return with Reedswood 1 so there was no let up. Plenty of effort couldn’t overcome their greater consistency, and despite some close games we went down 8-1.
The Mixed team now has a long break in the fixture list until late January. At least when we return, we should have a better chance of getting something from the games.
Advance warning of the dates the hall is closed over Christmas.
The last night will be Monday 19th December, and the hall will re-open in the New Year on Friday 6th January.
For those members who haven’t yet signed up, please speak to Nerissa – before she tracks you down!
As in previous years, our Christmas meal has been arranged a little earlier so it shouldn’t clash with meals at work, family visits or Christmas shopping (finished already…?!). This year we’re at Oddfellows Hall in Compton so it’s only two minutes from the club.
Monday night saw the Mixed team hosting near-neighbours Tiki who are always a strong team. We were going to be up against it and so it proved with an 8-1 loss, although a couple of very tight games might have gone our way on another night to give a better look to the result.
Our Mens 2 team travelled away to Pinfold on Tuesday night which meant a change to plastic shuttles. The game turned out to be a very close affair, going down to the last game of the night. However all the effort paid off and we came away with a 5-4 win!
Last night saw the first match of the season for our Mens 2 team. Sadly an injury to one of Pinfold’s side skewed the score early on, with three games having to be conceded. The other six games were keenly contested (a little too keenly in one case!), with us finally running out 8-1 winners.
The Mens 1 team had their first match of the season on Monday, playing Hamstead Manor at home. A good competitive game saw some close matches but ultimately ended with a rather one-sided outcome, Novus winning 9-0. So a good start to the new campaign, and onto the next match.
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