Saturday saw us travel to Witney Mills for our return game.  Following the rather unsettled weather of the week, Saturdays game was played in warm and sunny conditions.  It was a tight game on all 4 rinks but we managed to win 63-51.

Rink 2  -  Lead  -  Yvonne Twomey

               No. 2  -  Steve Clarke

               No. 3  -  Chris Shallis

               Skip    -  Chris Twomey

A very close game up until the 11th end, when the score was 9-10, but we then went on to win 6 of the remaining 7 ends and came away victorious 19-11.

Rink 3  -  Lead  -  Dave Drinkwater

               No. 2  -  Paul Jones

               No. 3  -  Pete Griffin

               Skip    -  Dave Bryant 

A very close game throughout, but with 2 ends to play we were losing 17-11, however we picked up 4 shots over the final 2 ends and only lost by 2 shots 17-15.

Rink 4  -  Lead  -  Sandra Shallis

               No. 2  -  Claudia Stokes

               No. 3  -  Tony Bird

               Skip    -  Bryan Ogilvie

At the half way point it looked as though the Captains rink were going to have a comfortable win, leading 10-3, unfortunately the wheels came off after this and going into the final end the scores were level and we lost the last end by 1 shot and therefore lost the game 12-13.

Rink 5  -  Lead  -  Jill Hart

               No. 2  -  Finley Jelfs

               No. 3  -  Mark Stokes

               Skip    -  Mick Jelfs

After 5 ends we were trailing 3-5, but after this we only let the opposition win 4 of the remaining 13 ends and went on to win comfortably 17-10.

A very enjoyable game, taking revenge from our defeat in June when they came to Adderbury.

We arrived to a monsoon which thankfully cleared to leave a pleasant evening which made the green a little heavy which was not surprising considering the rain over the past nine days.  We brought a nine point victory from the home leg on 24th June and the result on the evening was two triples to Adderbury and three to Central which enabled our hosts to claim an eight point victory 86 - 78.  The Captain, thinking on his feet and with his banker's hat on, advised everyone that this result gave us a one point winning margin for the year and we could therefore claim the bragging right, singular!

Rink 2

Dave Drinkwater, Mick Wilkins and Ted Eley were well matched with their opposition but 11 ends saw them come home in front 15 - 13.

Rink 3

Steve Clarke, Mick Jelfs and Bryan Ogilvie could have walked on water, which perhaps they did, as they only lost five ends to hand in an impressive card with an 18 point winning margin 28 - 10.

Rink 4

Yvonne Twomey, Peter Wells and Chris Twomey were in the lead for half the game but then the wheels fell off as they came in second 12 - 21.

Rink 5

Jill Hart, Phil French and Dave Bryant were up against tough opposition, and despite scoring two fours and a three, came in six points down 13 - 19.

Rink 6

Paul Christmas, Richard Lawrence and Pete Griffin had a wretched time at the hands of Nigel Galletly and took seven ends but limped in 10 - 23.

Overall an enjoyable evening with a close result and the final report from the Mid Week Captain for 2025 who would like to thank everyone for playing in the squad, with some being drafted in at short notice.

We made our annual pilgrimage to the B B C, not the well known broadcaster, to renew  acquaintances for the second time in 72 hours.  It was a pretty dismal evening on the weather front but we managed to play 16 ends and came away with a four rink victory 77 - 39

Rink 1

Steve Clarke, Mick Wilkins, Peter Wells and Phil Gladden were well in control picking up 11 ends to hand in score of 22 - 9.

Rink 2

Paul Jones, Richard Lawrence, Pat Clements and Bryan Ogilvie could only manage to win six ends but a magnificent 7 on the seventh end made all the difference to see them over the line 14 - 12.

Rink 3

Jill Hart, Finlay Jelfs, Mick Jelfs and Nigel Eley showed their class by only giving away four ends and kept the pressure on to come out victors 27 - 6.

Rink 4

Yvonne Twomey, Chris Twomey, Dave Bryant and Iain Mobbs had a challenging rink which "fell away to one side" and only managed seven ends but a slightly better scoring rate saw them home 14 - 12.

Saturday saw us entertain our near neighbours Bloxham.  The forecast was not good but fortunately we managed to get in a full game, 2 of the rinks playing 18 ends and 2 rinks playing 17 before the rain got the better of us.  However, the game was enjoyed by all, more so for us, as we won all 4 rinks and came home comfortable winners 79-31.  No doubt they will want to gain their revenge, as we go to Bloxham this coming Tuesday, weather permitting.

Rink 1  -  Lead  -  Jill Hart

               No. 2  -  Tony Bird

               No. 3  -  Pete Wells

               Skip    -  Dave Bryant

Dave's rink were never in any danger, allowing the opposition to win only 4 of the 18 ends played and came home commanding winners 23-5.

Rink 2  -  Lead  -  Steve Clarke

               No. 2  -  Dave Drinkwater

               No. 3  -  Phil French

               Skip    -  Iain Mobbs

Iain's rink, like Dave's rink, were always in control and the result was never in doubt and they came home comfortable winners 19-11.

Rink 3  -  Lead  -  Yvonne Twomey

               No. 2  -  Chris Shallis

               No. 3  -  Mick Wilkins

               Skip    -  Chris Twomey

Chris's rink looked as though they were dead and buried as, after 11 ends they were trailing 9-2 but from the jaws of defeat they turned the game completely on its head, scoring 19 shots over the final 6 ends to claim an unbelievable victory 21-10.

Rink 4  -  Lead  -  Sandra Shallis

               No. 2  -  John Stnanden

               No. 3  =  Richard Lawrence

               Skip    -  Bryan Ogilvie

Although the Captain;s rink only allowed the opposition to win 5 of the 17 ends the game was closer than the result appeared, with the final result being a win 16-5.

A big thank you, again to both Jenny for looking after the bar and Chris and Maggie for setting up the club house prior to the game.