Bowls round-up: Wokingham claim narrow victory over rivals Reading

Wokingham followed up their home win over their rivals with an away success against a Reading side boasting international player Rob Newman.

Wokingham's top rink was skipped by Tom Searle along with Bob Thompson, Colin Livingstone and Michael Duggan, winning by 14 shots.

Wokingham skips first: Tom Searle 26-12 J.Stradling; Neil Jones 22-13 R.Newman; Alan Symondson 10-23 S.Jones; John Scowen 13-22 D.Holder 22.

Wokingham B ended Division Two leaders Maidenhead Thicket's unbeaten record with a 90-80 victory.

Top rink for Wokingham was skipped by Colin Cleverly along with David Andrew, John MacGregor and Barry Woolley, winning by 15 shots.

Colin Cleverly 32-17 C.Goodchild; Stuart Slocombe 24-18 R.Harper; Bob Hales-Owen 21-24 K.Scrace; Pat Cleary 13-21 R.Richardson.

Wokingham C were trounced 105-51 at Twyford in Division Three.

John Balkwell 15-32 B.Carter; R. Forster 10-25 M.Self; Paul Graham 19-17 P.Rose 17; Alan Taylor 7-31 N.Orde.

In the Kennet LV League, Wokingham A lost 47-45 at Suttons A in Division One. Top triple for Wokingham was skipped by Stuart Slocombe along with Len Cooke and Martin O'Connor, winning by five shots.

Stuart Slocombe 17-12 P.Swinn; Bob Hales-Owen 16-17 J.Smith; Bob Thompson 12-18 C.Brooks.

Wokingham B defeated Reading A 66-48 in Division Two with a top triple of Gerry Deeves (skip), Ian Buchanan and Alan Herbert, winning by 19 shots.

David Smith 17-16 R.Wilson; Gerry Deeves 29-10 K.Robb; Jim Rudd 20-22 L.Robinson.

Wokingham C won 53-45 at home to Three Mile Cross B in Division Two with a top triple of Paul Graham (skip), John Balkwell and Chris McFarlane, winning by eight shots.

John Buttigieg 17-16 C.Hosier; Terry Oakes 17-18 C.Jenning; Paul Graham 19-11 T.Cook.

Wokingham D lost 62-41 to Suttons B in Division Three.

Alan Taylor 18-14 M. Jackman; Cliff Carroway 12-25 J.Davis; Colin Eustace 11-23 N.Boloden.

Wokingham Oakapples beat Suttons Gems who were only able to field two triples for the Thames Valley Ladies League Division Three clash.

Suttons won both matches played with Jenni MacGregor losing 15-14 and Janette Kane 20-10.

In friendly matches, Wokingham defeated Ad-Finem 139-92 with a top rink of Pat Cleary (skip), John Balkwell, George Hayne and Les Allen, winning by 20 shots.

Paul Graham 21-18 A.Morrison; Barry Woolley 23-19 M.Woodward; David Smith 26-15 S.Astin; Jim Rudd 24-13 G.Eatwell; Pat Cleary 31-11 R.Leatherby; Stuart Slocombe 14-16 D.Pope.

Wokingham won 118-68 at Sunningdale in the Wayne Manley Cup first leg with a top triple of Gerry Deeves (skip), Paul Dollery and Chris McFarlane, winning by 19 shots.

Gerry Deeves 25-6 D.Cooper; Sam Welsh 28-12 J.Turner; Bob Hales-Owen 23-10 D.Bailey; Tom Searle 24-21 B.Webb; Ted Melber 18-19 D.Allston 19.

In a mixed friendly, Wokingham beat University of Reading 105-63 at home with a top triple of Martin O'Connor (skip), Margaret Argent and debutante Janet Dark, winning by 17 shots.

Gerry Deeves 21-11 D.Culy; Martin Brailey 18-10 S.Cook; Stuart Slocombe 18-20 T.Derness; Paul Dollery 20-11 A.Harris; Martin O'Connor 28-11 G.Ruffles.

But Wokingham also lost to Shiplake 86-58.

Vi Hales-Owen 11-17 M.Stanley; Adie Chipper 6-22 D.Wilson; Shirley Dutton 10-22 J.Brown; Bob Hales-Owen 16-13 B.Edgely; Paul Graham 15-12 D.Watt.

Great Hollands

Great Hollands Linnets won 53-49 against Maidenhead in Thames Valley Ladies League for a 7-3 points victory.

But the Wrens lost 52-39 to Three Mile Cross for an 8-2 points defeat. Their only winning triple was Jean Williams, Irene Bradley and Sheila Stickland.

In the Kennet League, Great Hollands continued their winning streak with a 99-54 victory against Reading B for a 14-0 points success.

The club's Kennet LV team won two out of three triples for a 50-39 victory over Royal Household and 8-2 on points.

George Harris, David Brown and Terry Harmer won 24-5, Ray Furnell, Mike Bowden and Bill Cheale won 17-14 while Dave Sutherby, Frank Townsend and John Treanor lost 20-9.

The B team also won two of the three triples against Wraysbury, but lost 52-58 and 5-4 on points.

Mike Stickland, Mitch Mitchell and Fred Payne won 23-14, Henry Bone, Fred Moody and Dave Anderson won 19-15 but Richard Clark, Don Foote and Tim Barrett lost 29-10.

The D team lost 63-47 at Reading B and 8-2 on points. Bill Heffill, Robert Dearman and Ray Penfold had the only winning rink by 18-16.

Norman Bullock, George Auret and Stewart McMoneagle lost 26-15 with Neil Lofthouse, Paul Damiano and Les Dyckes losing 21-14.