The Frome Park “A” team entertained top of the table Norwest “A” in a very interesting encounter.
A very close game where both teams had led but in the latter stages the Frome bowlers picking up some high scoring ends which secured the victory. The match finished with the home side winning on two rinks 72-55 to pick up 10 points and this meant the visitors would miss out on top spot and promotion as Bath “B” won at home picking up all 12 points.
Frome’s best rink was John Curtis, Richard Phillips, Les Stather & Steve West who slowly got the upper hand, leading by only 1 shot after 7 ends, this lead had increased to 7 shots by 14 ends and a strong finish gave them the win at 21 ends by a score of 32-16.
The Frome Park “B” team have had a disappointing finish to the season as they lost their final match away against Keynsham “A” and will be relegated to East 2 next season.
The two Frome clubs of the Park and Selwood combine forces for the annual end of season Floodlit Charity Cup competition; this format is 5 teams of triples and the scoring is based on each winning triple. They have started strongly with 2 victories, first against Paulton, winning 4 -1 where the best triple was Cliff White, Eddie Maidment & Mike Gulliford. This was followed by another 4-1 win, this time against Prattens; the best winning triple was Pete Wheeler, Les Stather & Steve West.
The Park Ladies continue to have some mixed fortunes in their Wild League campaign. A poor showing against Shepton Mallet saw them lose on all rinks and overall by 65-38. They bounced back with an improved performance to beat Prattens 56-35. Their best winning triple was Jane Mcleod, Olivia Grant & Val Church who dominated most of their game to win convincingly by 26-9.
Then another setback with a defeat against City of Wells, losing by 63-37; they did however have a winning triple to get 2 points. Liz Wells, Olive Maidment & Val Church played very well to come away with a 21-8 victory.
The mixed team played a friendly match against Sherborne; this turned out to be a really closely fought encounter and it was Frome Park who just got the win by 4 shots overall, winning by 93-89. The rink of Jane Mcleod, Gayle Brown, Clive Smith & Keith Mcleod probably sealed the win for the Park with a well-earned 24-11 victory.
The mixed team then had another good win when they entertained visitors from Shaftesbury in a triples match. Both teams put in some good bowling on a fast green but the home side just got the upper hand late on to get the win by 71-58. Frome’s best winning triple was Malcolm Jepson, Betty Warren & Val Church claiming the victory by 22-9.
