Victoria’s teams in the County League experienced mixed fortunes with 2 wins and 2 defeats.  The “B” team travelled to Portishead RBL”C” and gained a close victory winning by just 5 shots but taking 10 points with 2 rink wins with top rink skipped by Mike Taylor with Phil Fisher, Hugh Gibbs and Ken Curtis.  The “D” team were undefeated on all 3 rinks at home to Clevedon Prom “B” with the rink of  Terry Gilbert, Rod Sleep, Ray Sparkes and John Griffiths top scoring for Victoria.  The “A” team continue to struggle to find a win losing by 8 shots at Knowle “A” with the rink of Pete Wyatt, John Newman Ken Harvey and skip Mike Stocker picking up the consolation of 2 points. The “C” team were overwhelmed by Bristol “C” losing on all 3 rinks and by 22 shots.

Somerset County League

Victoria “A” 59 (2) – 67 (10) Knowle “A” – Away
P. Wyatt, J. Newman, K. Harvey, M. Stocker 21 – 12
N. Stocker, P. Leadbeater, A. Bray, M. Cooper 23 – 25
D. Beard, D. Fairhurst, C. Gazzard, W. Harrison 15 – 30

Victoria “B” 59 (10) – 54 (2) Portishead RBL “C” – Away
P. Lunn, A. Uccellini, M. Manning, B. Stock 14 – 23
P. Fisher, H. Gibbs, K. Curtis, M. Taylor 24 – 11
M. Campbell, M. Fletcher, J. Howell, D. Hurst 21 – 20

Victoria “C” 46 (0) – 68 (12) Bristol “C”
R. Hollier, M. Milliner, A. Barnes, D. Jones 21 – 23
T. Gatehouse, R. Fenwick, N. Sell, G. Frost 14 – 17
H. Whyte, A. Shattock, D. Sealey, K. Holland 11 – 28

Victoria “D” 60 (11) – 51 (1) Clevedon Prom “B”
T, Gilbert, R. Sleep, R. Sparkes, J. Griffiths 22 – 15
S. Angove, A. Waygood, W. Nicholls, J. Mingo-West 24 – 22
J. Codrington, P. Newport, E. Sage, D. Avery 14 – 14

Victoria Saxons had a hiccup losing to Winscombe in the Weston & District Over 60’s League earning just 3 points with a drawn rink and 1 winning rink of Pete Lunn, Tony Uccellini and skip Mike Stocker. Victoria Vikings currently in second position in the table  had another win  against very strong opposition. Trailing to Portishead after 12 ends, the Vikings came back and won mainly thanks to the emphatic wins by the triples skipped by Alan Shattock and Tom Farmer. Club Vice Captain Cliff Chudley has high hopes of the Vikings continuing their excellent form and being in contention for the title at the end of the season.

Weston & District Over 60 league

Victoria Saxons 92 (3) – 100 (17) Winscombe – Away
P. Lunn, A. Uccellini, M. Stocker 22 – 16
M. Fletcher, M. Manning, B. Stock 14 – 16
H. Whyte, A. Bray, M. Taylor 20 – 21
R. Rockett, A. Barnes, K. Harvey 15 – 15
M. Campbell, K. Curtis, D. Hurst 11 – 21
T. Gatehouse, J. Newman, K. Holland 10 – 11

Victoria Vikings 104 (15) – 86 (5) Portishead – Home
J. Turton, J. Mingo-West, E. Sage 15 – 14
W. Nicholls, P. Newport, A. Shattock 24 – 9
R. Austin, C. Chudley, G. Frost 11 – 16
R. Hollier, J. Griffiths, G. Hodge 12 – 20
S. Thynne, D. Avery, G. Thorne 18 – 18
J. Codrington, I. Linham, T. Farmer 24 – 9

Victoria won all 3 of the weeks friendlies with the new members of the club making excellent contributions. A trip away to Chew Stoke for a mixed friendly resulted in a win by 26 shots, the rink of Maryisa Angove, Sue Sokol and Roger Rockett providing 20 of the winning shots. An even bigger win of 32 shots was inflicted on Bristol Arrow with Mike Manning (Club Captain) skipping his rink of Bill Nicholls, John Smart and Nick Sell to an 11 shot win. Worcester Brotherhood were able to enjoy a day at the seaside in summer weather but were unable to enjoy a win losing the match by 18 shots with 19 shot wins by the two rinks skipped by Mike Cooper and Will Harrison.

Victoria 85 – 59 Chew Stoke – Away (Mixed Friendly)
M. Angove, S. Sokol, R. Rockett 26 – 6
S. Angove, A. Waygood, G. Richards 15 – 14
W. Nicholls, J. Mingo-West, J. Newman 13 – 14
R. Sleep, C. Stevens, J. Griffiths 11 – 17
G. Poolman, S. Newman, E. Sage 20 – 8

Victoria 90 – 58 Bristol Arrow – Away (Friendly)
A. Shattock, M. Milliner, G. Richards, J. Newman 25 – 21
W. Nicholls, J. Smart, N. Sell, M. Manning 24 – 13
R. Hollier, J. Griffiths, J. Mingo-West, E. Sage 20 – 13
L. Kelly, A. Waygood, R. Fenwick, M. Campbell 21 – 11

Victoria 107 – 89 Worcester Brotherhood Home (Friendly)
P. Wyatt, C. Chudley, N. Sell, M. Cooper 30 – 11
I. Linham, R. Sleep, M. Fletcher, W. Harrison 33 – 14
W. Nicholls, J. Mingo-West, K. Holland, M. Manning 12 – 23
S. Thynne, A. Waygood, N. Stocker, M. Stocker 18 – 17
L. Kelly, M. Milliner, J. Newman, M. Taylor 14 – 24