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Desborough keep a grip on Denny Cup after recovering from shaky start

Jane Tuhill Desborough’s grip on the Denny Cup almost loosened when they met Cotswold in the fourth round but they came good in the end to get through by 15 shots (78-63). Desborough started slowly but from the 15th end onwards they gradually took ...

18 Dec 2014 at 17:00

Desborough's triple and four clinch victory in Top Club title match

Pam Armstrong Desborough began their defence of the national Top Club title with an easier than expected 14-2 victory over Oxford & District. Although Helen Jones went down, Paul Maynard in the men’s singles, Mary Price and John McGuinness in the ...

11 Dec 2014 at 16:04

Desborough BC hunt down Foxhill to claim comfortable trophy win

John Stannard Desborough played Foxhill in the third round of the Egham Trophy on Sunday and went through by 43 shots (90-47). In the early stages of the game it was nip and tuck but once the home rink, skipped by Robert Newman, and the away ...

04 Dec 2014 at 07:00

Repeat success for Desbororugh Bowls Club in the Denny Cup

Jeff Simpson Desborough played West Berks at this stage in the Denny Cup last year and the result this time was just the same as they eased to a 36-shot victory (75-39). After a tight start, Desborough stepped on the accelerator Although ...

19 Nov 2014 at 16:55

Home rinks crucial to Desborough BC triumph in Denny Cup

Michael White Desborough began their defence of the Denny Cup with an easy 87-24 win against Oxford & District. Although the opposition was considered to be weak, Maidenhead triumphed with a fine team performance. This came especially ...

05 Nov 2014 at 19:30

Double delight for Desborough BC in national 'over 60s' competition

Ken Scowen In the preliminary round of the national over-60s’ double rink competition, both Desborough sides managed to ease through to the next round. Desborough A played Rivermead A and did just enough to narrowly win 39-37. They ...

23 Oct 2014 at 15:00

Jones and Lawrie take finals crowning glory at Desborough BC

Brian Jones Desborough's outdoor season came to an end with finals day which culminated in Brian Jones and Jo Lawrie being crowned club champions. After years of being the nearly man, Jones – the Welsh Wizard – won the men’s ...

19 Sept 2014 at 07:00

Scrace and Barao are Maidenhead Thicket?s top bowlers

Kevin Scrace Kevin Scrace and Kim Barao finished the Maidenhead Thicket finals weekend as club champions. Sunday’s action saw Scrace defeat Melvyn Forward in the men’s championship match. Scrace led from the front to seal a ...

11 Sept 2014 at 11:00

Desborough BC matched and dispatched by Thatcham in Kennet League semi-final

Mary Martin Desborough BC fell to a disappointing 86-68 defeat against Thatcham in the Kennet League semi-final. From the start Thatcham produced a number of significant woods and scores to wrestle control of the match, ...

05 Sept 2014 at 10:00

Desborough A dump Didcot A out of KXL semi after enthralling afternoon of bowls

Clare Buckley Victory was earned by Desborough A against Didcot A in the KLX semi-final at Maidenhead Thicket after an enthralling afternoon of bowls. They came through 50-45. At halfway, Desborough were two points in ...

28 Aug 2014 at 03:00

Rain reigns as Maidenhead Town A team beat Suttons in first floodlit match

Sue Allaway Maidenhead Town played Suttons in a rain-interrupted game in the opening round of this year’s floodlit league. The format is that of a singles game, a doubles, a triples and a fours – played by two teams, ...

21 Aug 2014 at 01:00

Deputy president’s side pip president’s team 91-90 Desborough BC nail-biter

John Clearly It was a nail-biting finish in the President’s Cup match between sides led by Eileen Devonald-Batt and deputy John Bucknell. The latter’s team prevailed by just one shot to pip the opposition by 91-90. ...

14 Aug 2014 at 06:00

Maidenhead Town on track to stay in top division despite defeat

It was defeat by just four shots for Maidenhead Town A in the penultimate game of their Kennet League season. They were beaten 77-73 away at Royal Household. With the last game coming up, a good finish will secure a ...

07 Aug 2014 at 11:00

Hosts Maidenhead Thicket thrash Reading A by 64 shots

Big Success by 64 shots came when Thicket hosted Reading B in a Kennet League Division 2 match. They took it 118-54 after winning on two rinks. Thicket’s highest-scoring rink was skipped by Rodney Richardson with ...

24 Jul 2014 at 06:00

Seventh heaven for Desborough BC who sneak win at rivals Maidenhead Town BC

It was a case of seven heaven as Desborough sneaked it by that number of shot (108-101) on a short trip to old rivals, Maidenhead Town, on Sunday. The game was played in a fine spirit, with both clubs providing ...

17 Jul 2014 at 11:00

Maidenhead Town A stay top after bashing Desborough B

Mick Oliver Maidenhead Town’s A team retain top spot at the halfway stage of the Kennet League Division 1 campaign after a confident victory over adversaries Desborough B. Town earned the maximum 14 points ...

26 Jun 2014 at 08:00

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