Weldon - Away. Match Result
Website updated 03-Apr-2024
Unusually for us, we played an away match on a Saturday this week, 11th November, against a team we had never played before, at Weldon.
They had asked us to play 3 triples, that is teams of three players, instead of teams of four. So, on this occasion Saxons not only had teams A & B but also a team C as well.
It was a very different afternoon, with each team being asked to play on three different mats in the course of the match, 6 ends on each one.
As well as moving from mat to mat, each team played all of the Weldon teams too, so there were 9 small ‘games’ and not just 3 – a very complicated arrangement that stumped even the Weldon captain from time to time, although things were sorted out after a few minutes thought!
Some of these little games were won, and some were lost. For most of the afternoon it was not certain which way it would go & which bowlers would win the match. But finally, Saxons narrowly came out on top in the end, with an overall winning score or 52 to 48.
A close thing. But a nice win, especially away from home.
Team A : Linda Gill, Ann Cook, Roger Bond
Team B : Jeanette Statham, Barry Randall, Roger Gill
Team C : Anna Davies, Alan Thorn, David Hill
Our location
Saxon Bowlers meet at the Saxon Hall in Raunds. The entrance to the hall is off Thorpe Street just past the council offices and there is plenty of free parking available including disabled spaces.