Victoria Saxons had a resounding win at Burnham and came away with maximum points as they try and close the gap between the leaders of the Division and themselves. Top rink of the day was Roger Rockett, Tony Barnes and skip Ken Harvey with a 15 shot win.
The Vikings got off to an amazing start and after 10 ends were 42 shots up. However, it seemed that they had a rest and only scored 16 shots over the next 5 ends as Mark Moor scored 40. However, mainly thanks to Derek Jones’ trio who scored 12 shots without reply and the triple of John Downing( 7 shots without reply) over the last three ends that Victoria’s second team managed a noble win.Victoria gained revenge for the defeat they received the previous week in the league when they beat Winscombe in the Over 60’s Knock Out Cup. In a close game which was always in doubt up to the 15th end swung Victoria’s way when the triple of Mike Stocker fought back from 0-11 down and fine victories by the triples skipped by Keith Holland and Bryan Stock saw Victoria through to the next round.
Weston & District Over 60s League
Victoria Saxons 117 (20) – 85 (0) Burnham – Away
T. Gatehouse, J. Newman, K. Holland 17 – 13
R. Fenwick, K. Curtis, D. Hurst 17 – 15
H. Whyte, A. Bray, M. Taylor 17 – 12
R. Rockett, A. Barnes, K. Harvey 26 – 11
P. Lunn, A. Uccellini, M. Stocker 21 – 18
M. Fletcher, M. Manning, B. Stock 19 – 14
Victoria Vikings 121 (15pts) – 98 (5) Mark Moor
R. Hollier, J. Griffiths, G. Hodge 15 – 19
S. Thynne, G. Thorne, D. jones 30 – 15
L. Kelly, P. Newport, G. Frost 16 – 16
T. Gilbert, J. Mingo-West, E. Sage 19 – 18
I. Linham, T. Farmer, J. Downing 30 – 9
R. Sleep, C. York, A. Shattock 11 – 21
Victoria 97 – 89 Winscombe – Away – Over 60s Knock Out Cup
R. Rockett, A. Barnes, K. Harvey, 12 – 21
R. Fenwick, A. Uccellini, M. Stocker 12 – 14
T. Gatehouse, A. Bray, M. Taylor 15 – 18
H. Whyte, J. Newman, K. Holland 20 – 13
M. Fletcher, K. Curtis, B. Stock 22 – 7
M. Campbell, M. Manning, D. Hurst 16 – 16
In the first leg away to St Andrews in the Ron Taylor Cup Club Captain Mike Manning was fairly content with the narrow defeat as his team take on St Andrews in the 2nd leg back at Victoria.
Victoria 102 – 114 St. Andrews (Ron Taylor Cup, 1st Leg) – Away
A. Webb, G. Hodge, H. Gibbs, A. Bray 16 – 15
G. Richards, M. Willetts, A. Barnes, D. Hurst 17 – 15
W. Nicholls, E. Sage, J. Newman, J. Howell 20 – 19
S. Thynne, C. Chudley, D. Sealey, M. Manning 19 – 24
P. Wyatt, R. Fenwick, P. Fisher, K. Harvey 12 – 22
J. Mingo-West, R. Rockett, N. Sell, M. Stocker 18 – 19
Somerset County League
In the Somerset County League all 4 teams were in action and pleasingly there was just the one defeat with the “D” team losing at Yatton. At last, the “A”team have won a game and they did it in style, each rink scoring 27 shots as they romped to a 12 – 0 win. The “B” team also won 12 – 0 as they push for promotion. In a high scoring game the rink of Malcolm Campbell. Mike Fletcher, John Howell and skip Derek Hurst excelled with a 13 shot win. The “C” team were at Clarence and despite winning on 2 rinks had to be content with a draw and 7 points. The “D” team were involved in a match at Yatton where the game was restricted to 12 ends because of heavy rain and lost on all rinks.
Victoria “A” 81 (12) – 37 (0) Bridgwater “A”
N. Stocker, P. Leadbeater, C. Gazzard, M. Cooper 27 – 13
D. Beard, D. Fairhurst, K. Harvey, W. Harrison 27 – 12
P. Wyatt, J. Newman, A. Bray, M. Stocker 27 – 12
Victoria “B” 71 (12) – 49 (0) St. Andrews “B”
H. Gibbs, A. Uccellini, B. Stock 19 – 18
P. Fisher, N. Sell, K. Curtis, M. Taylor 23 – 15
M. Campbell, M. Fletcher, J. Howell, D. Hurst 29 – 16
Victoria “C” 62 (7) – 62 (5) Clarence “B” – Away
P. Lunn, T. Gatehouse, R. Fenwick, G. Frost 17 – 23
H. Whyte, A. Shattock, D. Sealey, S. Evans 23 – 19
R. Hollier, M. Milliner, A. Barnes, D. Jones 22 – 20
Victoria “D” 18 (0) – 43 (12)
Skips only D. Avery 8 – 14
E. Sage 8 – 11
J. Griffiths 2 – 18
Victoria’s winning streak continued when they defeated GB Britton in a mixed friendly at home winning on 4 of the 5 rinks with emphatic 13 shot wins by the rinks skipped by Mike Taylor and Mike Cooper securing a fine win of 25 shots.
Victoria 114 – 89 GB Britton (Bristol) – Mixed Friendly
W. Nicholls, R. Cleeves, N. Stocker, M. Stocker 18 – 13
C. Webb, S. Angove, E. Newport, E. Sage 24 – 23
F. Waters, C. Chudley, S. Cooper, M. Taylor 29 – 16
T. Ellis, C. Stevens, T. Gatehouse, M. Cooper 28 – 15
L. Stocker, R. Bailey, M. Milliner, J. Newman 15 – 22