Away day blues

Oddballs continued their consistent run of away defeats with another 2-1 loss at the hands of BC Leisure. Bloomers (who were on straight after us), didn't fair any better.  Nice to see Les playing again though.

Bob Carter Leisure 2, Oddballs 1

Dave/Lindsay/Daniel lost 13-4, Lindsay/Daniel lost 13-10, Dave won 13-11

Bob Carter Leisure 3, Bloomers 0

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Bonus point for Oddballs

G2 2, Oddballs 1 (32-20)

Ground was a little hard in places to begin with (frost overnight) but soon thawed out leaving a nice playing surface.  Free coffee, teas and biscuits after the match.

Dave/Pat/Lindsay lost 13-4, Dave/Lindsay won 13-8, Pat lost 13-3.

Old news - last Sunday, Darren (Bressingham) teamed up with Aaron ( Bardwell) and Lou (Norwich) in a charity triples competition at British Sugar.  They finished in a very commendable 5th place out of 14.  This was the first time they had ever played together.

City of Norwich Winter League update

Elmham Wildcats 2, Bloomers 1 (33-33)

Bloomers were in action today at the Abbey ruins.  Russ/Mick/Liz won 13-7, Mick/Liz lost 13-9, Russ lost 13-11.  A point for every game won, so they are now level with Oddballs but have played one match extra.

Other news - Bressingham will be entering one team in both the Norfolk and Norwich and Suffolk Coastal leagues this season.

Mixed fortunes in winter league

Bloomers 3, Bob Carter Leisure 0 (39-18)

Elmham Wildcats 2, Oddballs 1 (37-27)

Excellent win for Bloomers against a team who hadn't lost before today.  Russ/Mick/Liz won 13-4, Mick/Liz won 13-8, Russ won 13-6.

Pat pulled off another singles win to secure a point for Oddballs.  Pat/Mike/Jenny lost 13-9, Mike/Jenny lost 13-5, Pat won 13-11.

Bloomers spirited comeback

The Hunters 1, Bloomers 2 (32-30)

After getting dumped 13-4 in the triples, Bloomers fought back with two wins in the second phase of games. Mick and Liz winning their game 13-10 while Darren chalked up another win in the singles.  Bloomers have now gained 5 points from 4 matches.

League tables here... http://norwichpetanque.wordpress.com/

Oddballs beaten

The Hunters 2, Oddballs 1 (33-24)

Dave/Pat/Cyril won 13-7, Dave/Pat lost 13-4, Cyril lost 13-7

The venue was impressive (two terrains on a plateau) with work still in progress.  Our opponents were jolly.

Pat pointed in well, most noticeably in the triples.  Cyril played his first competitive singles match ever.  So, Oddballs have now picked up 8 points from 4 matches.

I was saddened to hear today that Peter Atkins from the Diss Vikings had passed away after a long illness.

City of Norwich Winter League

Bloomers 1, The Hunted 2

Some Oddballs watched for a while but left after the triples to go about their duties.  Darren was the only winner on the day.  Support as usual from Les and Diane.


The Hunters v Oddballs postponed

Our doing as we only had two players available at best.  The match has been rearranged for Sunday 7th.