A disappointing start to our new season with a loss in our first match at Barton Seagrave on Wednesday 22nd October 2025. Both games seemed to be a ‘game of two halves’ and although both Saxon teams won seven of the sixteen ends played on their mats, a few big scores by their opponents took the game away from them.

Saxons ‘A’ started their game well, winning five of the first eight ends, and leading at that point by 9 shots to 3. However a score of 3 in the ninth end brought Barton Seagrave back up, and unfortunately the game seemed to turn after that, with Barton coming back strongly. Barton won six of the last eight ends, scoring 3 shots again in two of them, and came out the winners by 15 shots to Saxon’s 11.

Saxons ‘B’ also managed to hold onto their opponents for the first half of the match, although they struggled with finding the right length in their deliveries. After eight ends the score was fairly level at Saxons 7, Barton 8. Just like what happened on the other mat, a score of 4 shots in the ninth end gave Barton a boost, and made all the difference. Despite almost sharing the honours in the last seven ends, with Saxons winning three of them and Barton winning four, it was Barton who outscored us and stayed in front, coming out on top by 18 shots to 11.

Saxons ‘A’ lost by 11 – 15
Saxons ‘B’ lost by 11 – 18
Saxons lost overall, 22 to 33

Team A : Tony Sellick, Jeanette Statham, Roger Bond, Chris Selling

Team B : Anna Davies, Carole Bourne, Kathy Marshall, Roger Gill