Thicket overcome Desborough

Desborough entertained Maidenhead Thicket and lost a nail-biting mixed friendly against their local rivals by two shots (137-135).

Rink honours were even at 3-3 with one game drawn but a net eight shots collected over the last end by Thicket enabled them to claim the spoils.

Bridget Gaultt, Clare Buckley, Dixie Dixon and Len Bartlett (skip) with a plus-17 scorecard led the way for Desborough.

However, skip Les McDowell, in company with Doreen Windsor, Aby McCabe and Ken Butler, had countered this result for Maidenhead Thicket with a 27-10 win including a four on the last end which helped to ensure their team’s victory.

Rinks, skips and scores (Desborough first): E Macey, Y Bower, B Fox, T Eales (skip) 21, K Childs (skip) 12; A Buckley, C Tupling, B Billiness, S Stack (skip) 28, B Hobbs (skip) 24; G Braddock, D Maidment, B Bellworthy, K Brooks (skip) 17, P Worthy (skip) 22; B Faulkner, P Ackroyd, K Eales, M Bellworthy (skip) 10, L McDowell (skip) 27; K Mallandain, J Smith, J Quevillart, N Wood (skip) 15, K Scrace (skip) 15; B Gaultt, C Buckley, D Dixon, L Bartlett (skip) 32, R Childs (skip) 15; S Ford, T Buckley, M Gaultt, J Blogg (skip) 12, A Hawkins (skip) 22.