Match Report
Match Report - 09 Sep 2018, Hertfordshire County Short Mat Bowling Association Inter County Championship Premier 2 lost to London
Hertfordshire's opening match of the ICC Division A campaign was a very closely contested affair.
The first session of Singles and Pairs went in Hertfordshire's favour.
Michael West won 15-9 and Bill Gearing finished 12-11 ahead despite dropping a 4 on the last end. Julia Bruce, making her debut for the county, partnered Brian Fowler to a 14-10 win, while Dennis Mack (another debutant) and Jeanette Gayler came close, just 1 shot behind with 2 ends to play they lost out 10-15.
The points were shared in Session 2. Adrianne West, Mary Chadd and Brian McGivern won 15-7 and their Triples teammates Marion Cooper, Peter Griffiths and Alan Hare finished 13-11 ahead. Jeff Branch, Jill Quarterman, Margaret Hare and Alan Spicer came close before a last end 3 shot loss resulted in an 8-12 defeat. The other Four of Bill Durham, Ted Nolan, Mick Thrush and Tony Gayler were ahead 6-3 at five ends but couldn't hold off their opponents who came back to a 6-14 result.
At the half way point of the match, Herts led 10-6.
In the afternoon singles Bill Gearing won again 17-11. Michael West suffered a rare reverse going down 13-18. The overall aggregate score of 57-49 in the Singles secured 2 bonus points for Herts. Dennis and Jeanette came back from 4-11 behind to win 12-11 in the Pairs and Julie and Brian went into the last end 1shot behind but dropped a 3 to lose 11-15. The Pairs bonus points went to London.
The match score was 14-12 in Herts favour going into the last Triples and Fours session.
Brian McGivern's triple made a spirited comeback from 1-9 to finish 8-11 behind. Sam Salmon came into Alan Hare's trio who suffered an early onslaught to be 0-13 behind. They won 6 of the remaining 8 ends but a dropped 6 meant they could only close to 13-21. Overall the Triples missed out on their bonus points by just 2 shots. Ros Lewison came into Tony Gayler's rink to make her debut in the green of Hertfordshire and this Four just missed out 9-10. Alan Spicer's four dominated their game scoring on their first 8 ends, eventually winning 13-5.
The overall match score was decided by the bonus points. With the discipline points going 2-6 in London's favour, this 4 point differential was key to the result.
Hertfordshire County Short Mat Bowling Association Inter County Championship Premier 2 18 - 22 London
| 1 |
Michael West |
15-9, 13-18 |
| 2 |
Bill Gearing |
12-11, 17-11 |
| 3 |
Julia Bruce |
14-10, 11-15 |
| 4 |
Brian Fowler |
14-10, 11-15 |
| 5 |
Dennis Mack |
10-15, 12-11 |
| 6 |
Jeanette Gayler |
10-15, 12-11 |
| 7 |
Adrianne West |
15-7, 8-11 |
| 8 |
Mary Chadd |
15-7, 8-11 |
| 9 |
Brian McGivern |
15-7, 8-11 |
| 10 |
Marion Cooper |
13-11, 13-21 |
| 11 |
Peter Griffiths |
13-11 |
| 12 |
Alan Hare |
13-11, 13-21 |
| 13 |
Jeff Branch |
8-12, 13-5 |
| 14 |
Jill Quarterman |
8-12, 13-5 |
| 15 |
Margaret Hare |
8-12, 13-5 |
| 16 |
Alan Spicer |
8-12, 13-5 |
| 17 |
Bill Durham |
6-14, 9-10 |
| 18 |
Rosemary Followell |
6-14, 9-10 |
| 19 |
Michael Thrush |
6-14 |
| 20 |
Tony Gayler |
6-14, 9-10 |
| 21 |
Ros Lewison |
9-10 |
| 22 |
Scot Salmon |
13-21 |