Westhead League Results, 2007

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Kitty Chart

Name	Kitty Wins
Ian	5.5
Paul Makin	5
Bert & Ritchie	2
Winnie, Geoff, Paul Miller, Jimmy & Diane	1
Steve	0.5

Westhead League Matchcards 2007

 

	COMRADES v WINDMILL  Fri 14th September  2007
	COMRADES (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	S. Zahedi	21	W. Rowland	10
2	C. Ellis	21	A. Carr	10
3	F. Southward	12	I. Gill	21
4	M. Baker	21	J. Croft	7
5	N. Wainwright	21	K. Pike	5
6	L. Geraghty	21	S. James	9
7	M. Zahedi	21	B. Carr	14
8	C. Bober	21	P. Mercer	18
9	J. Butterworth	21	R. Barnes	18
10		21	AN Other	0
	AGG TOTAL	201	AGG TOTAL	112
	TEAM POINTS	9	TEAM POINTS	1
	MATCH POINTS	5	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	14	TOTAL POINTS	1

 

	WINDMILL v BURSCOUGH C & BC Fri 7th September  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		BURSCOUGH C & BC (Away Team)
1	R. Barnes	21	F. Killen	18
2	I. Gill	21	T. Noble	9
3	J. Croft	19	K. Kinvig	21
4	W. Rowland	5	E. Jones	21
5	P. Mercer	10	M. Farrington	21
6	S. James	21	A. Fyles	17
7	B. Traverse	21	M. Greenhalgh	19
8	K. Pike	6	K. Nelson	21
9	B. Carr	12	F. Farrington	21
10	A. Carr	15	F. Easton	21
	AGG TOTAL	151	AGG TOTAL	189
	TEAM POINTS	4	TEAM POINTS	6
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	3
	TOTAL POINTS	4	TOTAL POINTS	9

 

	HIGHTOWN v WINDMILL  Fri 31st August  2007
	HIGHTOWN (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
	AGG TOTAL		AGG TOTAL
	TEAM POINTS	9	TEAM POINTS	1
	MATCH POINTS	5	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	14	TOTAL POINTS	1

 

	WINDMILL v STANLEY ARMS Fri 24th August  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		STANLEY ARMS (Away Team)
1	R. Barnes	21	B. Briscoe	18
2	I. Gill	21	A. White	13
3	B. Patterson	21	R. Walmsley	11
4	W. Rowland	21	R. Christie	10
5	P. Mercer	21	P. Goodall	20
6	S. James	21	A. Fyles	17
7	S. Wilson	7	B. Catton	21
8	K. Pike	14	K. Smith	21
9	B. Carr	8	L. Smith	21
10	A. Carr	3	A. Kennedy	21
	AGG TOTAL	158	AGG TOTAL	173
	TEAM POINTS	6	TEAM POINTS	4
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	3
	TOTAL POINTS	6	TOTAL POINTS	7

 

	ST. ANNES v WINDMILL  Fri 17th August  2007
	ST. ANNES (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	M. Sheridan	21	R. Barnes	19
2	A. Grimshaw	21	A. Carr	19
3	G. Smith	21	J. Croft	11
4	J. Sawyer	21	W. Rowland	10
5	D. Ball	21	B. Carr	20
6	J. Hyder	14	S. James	21
7	M. Hughes	20	B. Traverse	21
8	M. Hurst	21	K. Pike	6
9	H. Hurst	10	P. Makin	21
10	P. Ashcroft	21	G. Smith	7
	AGG TOTAL	191	AGG TOTAL	155
	TEAM POINTS	7	TEAM POINTS	3
	MATCH POINTS	5	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	12	TOTAL POINTS	3

 

	WINDMILL v SCARISBRICK NSC Fri 10th August  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		SCARISBRICK NSC (Away Team)
1	R. Barnes	21	M. Wright	8
2	B. Carr	14	C, Roberts	21
3	J. Croft	10	D. Marshall	21
4	W. Rowland	18	D. Oakes	21
5	P. Makin	21	R. Johnson	18
6	B. Patterson	18	P. Hind	21
7	K. Knowles	4	M. Hind	21
8	B. Traverse	11	J. Charnock	21
9	A, Carr	16	K. Olverson	21
10	G. Smith	21	R. Pope	16
	AGG TOTAL	154	AGG TOTAL	189
	TEAM POINTS	3	TEAM POINTS	7
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	3	TOTAL POINTS	12

 

	WINDMILL v SKEM PARK Fri 3rd August  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		SKEM PARK (Away Team)
1	R. Barnes	20	E. Anderton	21
2	B. Carr	6	T. Smith	21
3	J. Croft	21	T. O'Brien	17
4	W. Rowland	12	F. Lea	21
5	P. Makin	21	V. Blackhurst	5
6	K. Pike	21	T. Wadkin	19
7	S. James	5	E. Guest	21
8	I. Gill	21	J. Parr	8
9	A. Carr	10	J. Homson	21
10	G. Smith	14	E. Guest	21
	AGG TOTAL	151	AGG TOTAL	175
	TEAM POINTS	4	TEAM POINTS	6
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	4	TOTAL POINTS	11

 

	WINDMILL v ORMSKIRK STANLEY Thurs 2nd August  2007 (Re-arranged game)
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		ORMSKIRK STANLEY (Away Team)
1	R. Barnes	21	T. Souther	10
2	I. Gill	17	J. Huyton	21
3	J. Croft	21	K. Smith	19
4	W. Rowland	8	J. Glover	21
5	P. Mercer	17	G. Jamieson	21
6	S. James	21	E. Stockley	13
7	K. Knowles	8	J. Finnigan	21
8	K. Pike	8	D. Rothwell	21
9	P. Makin	21	B. Hogg	6
10	G. Smith	20	I. Mayne	21
	AGG TOTAL	162	AGG TOTAL	174
	TEAM POINTS	4	TEAM POINTS	6
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	4	TOTAL POINTS	11

 

	UP HOLLAND 'A'  v WINDMILL Fri 27th July  2007
	UP HOLLAND 'A' (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	C. Moss	21	G. Smith	9
2	M. Speakman	21	A. Carr	18
3	S. Ashcroft	21	B. Patterson	20
4	C. Shaw	21	K. Pike	14
5	C. Doran	21	B. Carr	17
6	J. O'Shaughnessy	21	W. Rowland	14
7	C. Parry	16	R. Barnes	21
8	R. Moss	21	K. Knowles	7
9	S. Winstanley	20	P. Makin	21
10	G. Speakman	21	I. Gill	13
	AGG TOTAL	204	AGG TOTAL	154
	TEAM POINTS	8	TEAM POINTS	2
	MATCH POINTS	3	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	11	TOTAL POINTS	2

 

	WINDMILL v COCKBECK Fri 6th July  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		COCKBECK (Away Team)
1	R. Barnes	1	G. Maher	21
2	P. Miller	20	F. Howard	21
3	J. Croft	21	J. McClean	15
4	C. Evans	13	J. Slater	21
5	P. Makin	21	B. Tipping	13
6	B. Traverse	21	A. Rolley	14
7	S. James	20	P. Lea	21
8	I. Gill	15	T. Hodge	21
9	P. Mercer	21	N. Cliffe	14
10	G. Smith	14	F. Brown	21
	AGG TOTAL	153	AGG TOTAL	161
	TEAM POINTS	4	TEAM POINTS	6
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	4	TOTAL POINTS	11

 

A close game at the 'Mill with the home team having 4 winners and 2 'what could have been' 20s, but the aggregate was lost.  Richie had one of those nights where his opponent was never off the block and it was probably this game that split the two teams on the night.  Good wins for Croft Original, Luuv Makin, the Gypsy and Horatio with the kitty going to Mr. Makin.  Honourable mention for Paul 'The Killer' Miller who fought back from 16-6 down to lead 20-19 only to fall at the last.  For a split second the normally gentile Ormskirk air was turned blue as the The Killer vented his bowling fury.  Hell hath no fury like a bowler who makes a complete spanner of a 20-19 lead.  

 

P.S. 

Sir,

 With reference to the Editor's comments re 'Martha Wainwright' in the write-up of last week's match.  The Windmill Westhead League Bowling correspondent would suggest that the Editor needs to get down with the kids man and should keep abreast of the contemporary music scene instead of sitting at home drinking 20p bottles of Tesco plonk and listening to INXS, 'the Best of''  (which is a single).

(Ed - we have the latest Take That Album - does that count???)

	WINDMILL v COMRADES Fri 29th June  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		COMRADES (Away Team)
1	B. Patterson	3	S. Zahedi	21
2	R. Barnes	12	XXX	21
3	P. Miller	21	G. McGrath	19
4	J. Croft	16	M. Baker	21
5	D. Evans	14	C. Bober	21
6	P. Makin	21	B. Scott	20
7	W. Rowland	12	N. Wainwright	21
8	S. James	21	M. Ashton	13
9	I. Gill	21	M. Zahedi	13
10	K. Pike	17	J. Edwards	21
	AGG TOTAL	158	AGG TOTAL	191
	TEAM POINTS	4	TEAM POINTS	6
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	4	TOTAL POINTS	11

 

A commendable performance from a slightly understrength Millers against an all-star celebrity-packed Comrades team featuring notable crown-green devotees such as Bon Scott, (dead) lead singer of AC/DC, Glen McGrath, miserly Aussie pace merchant, Martha (Norma?- he's losing me here - Ed) Wainwright, Ma Baker and notorious God-bothering Triple-Jumper Jonathon Edwards.  Those young guns of Luuv Makin, Homer, the Gillmeister and Killer Miller chalked the magical '21' but our victories were narrow ones and this enabled the Comrades to take the aggregate with something to spare.  Performance of the night came from Mr.Gill who bowled superbly to come back and overtake Mo Zahedi.  Unfortunately, this was not enough to take the kitty outright as Homer, who by his own admission played appallingly, also won to 13.  Big ups to Diana and Bert who both came at short notice. 

 

	BURSCOUGH C & BC v WINDMILL Fri 22nd June  2007
	BURSCOUGH C & BC (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	R. Baron	15	I. Gill	21
2	H. Cookson	21	D. Evans	12
3	I. McDonald	21	R. Barnes	12
4	R. Stuart	21	J. Croft	7
5	J. Bracken	4	G. Smith	21
6	W. Taylor	20	B. Traverse	21
7	J. Hesketh	21	P. Mercer	9
8	K. Marl	21	K. Pike	4
9	G. Taylor	21	S. James	9
10	A, Stuart	14	C. Evans	21
	AGG TOTAL	179	AGG TOTAL	137
	TEAM POINTS	6	TEAM POINTS	4
	MATCH POINTS	3	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	9	TOTAL POINTS	4

 

Remember how you felt 21 years ago tonight, when Diego Madonna did the old 'hand of God' business to knock England out of the World cup?  The Millers contingent once again tasted pain on that scale coming unstuck on the treacherous Cricket Club green.  On this occasion it was the 'hand of Glenda' and several others that did the damage.  There were however, four good wins from Sir Geoffrey, the Gillmeister, Gypsy Bert and Clair with the former taking the kitty after uprooting J.Bracken to 4.  Single figure performances for Homer, Croft Original, 'Horatio' Mercer and the Predator meant that the Wigan Road posse was unable to get close to the aggregate.  The defeated Millers were to be heard muttering about 'that bloody hill' long into the night.  A better performance is required on our own manor on Friday night when we entertain the Comrades. 

 

	WINDMILL v HIGHTOWN 1 Fri 8th June  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		HIGHTOWN 1 (Away Team)
1	G. Smith	21	L. Larkin	7
2	R. Barnes	15	B. Maxwell	21
3	P. Miller	21	F. Easton	6
4	J. Croft	21	M. Greenhalgh	20
5	D. Evans	21	T. Noble	15
6	P. Makin	21	R. Smith	13
7	W. Rowland	12	M. Radcliffe	21
8	C. Evans	10	K. Innis	21
9	B. Traverse	21	F. Killen	13
10	K. Pike	14	M. Farrier	21
	AGG TOTAL	177	AGG TOTAL	158
	TEAM POINTS	6	TEAM POINTS	4
	MATCH POINTS	3	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	9	TOTAL POINTS	4

 

A good solid home win for the Millers with 6 stalwarts of the Wigan Road outfit bringing home the bacon.  Paul 'The Killer' Miller murdered his opponent to six and Sir Geoffrey wasn't 'Larkin' about with a near 'perfick' performance. Good wins also for The Croftmeister, Luuv Makin and Gypsy Bert Traverse.  Sadly Richie was thrown over board by Maxwell and Predator's prey, a Mr. Ferrier, wasn't horsing about either.   The Captain was dropped for arriving back too late from the Test Match, but there's no 'i' in teiam.  Up the Millers 

 

	STANLEY ARMS v WINDMILL Fri 1st June  2007
	STANLEY ARMS (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	A. Kennedy	21	D. Evans	16
2	K. Smith	21	C. Evans	3
3	R. Walmsley	12	P. Mercer	21
4	P. Goodall	9	R. Barnes	21
5	A. Fyles	21	W. Rowland	4
6	B. Briscoe	21	K. Pike	13
7	A. McCrae	21	P. Miller	4
8	R. Heyes	8	I. Gill	21
9	A. White	20	G. Smith	21
10	J. Vaughan	21	B. Patterson	13
	AGG TOTAL	175	AGG TOTAL	137
	TEAM POINTS	6	TEAM POINTS	4
	MATCH POINTS	3	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	9	TOTAL POINTS	4

Just as Goldenballs stepped up to the plate for England, 'Goldenbowls' Gill demonstrated that captaincy is no burden to steamroller his in-form opponent on his own green to take the kitty and to top the kitty chart.  A creditable 4 winners on a tricky Stanley green.  Captain Croft had to leave before the start due to his wife's accident, but thanks to Bert Patterson for coming down to earn an extra 13 points for the Millers.

 

	WINDMILL v ST. ANNES Fri 25th May  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		ST ANNES (Away Team)
1	C. Evans	9	M. Hurst	21
2	D. Evans	18	H. Hurst	21
3	P. Makin	18	D. Ball	21
4	W. Rowland	9	M. Sheridan	21
5	R. Barnes	17	J. Makin	21
6	P. Mercer	13	G. Smith	21
7	P. Miller	21	P. Ashcroft	17
8	K. Pike	10	J. Hyder	21
9	B. Traverse	21	A. Smith	15
10	S. James	13	M. Hughes	21
	AGG TOTAL	149	AGG TOTAL	200
	TEAM POINTS	2	TEAM POINTS	8
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	2	TOTAL POINTS	13

I'll let the Captain explain this one..........

 

	SCARISBRICK NSC v WINDMILL Fri 11th May  2007
	SCARISBRICK NSC (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	L. Davies	1	J. Gardner	21
2	D. Hind	9	R. Barnes	21
3	C. Roberts	19	P. Miller	21
4	R. Pope	21	J. Croft	16
5	E. Lunt	21	K. Pike	9
6	D. Marshall	10	G. Smith	21
7	D. Oakes	21	W. Rowland	10
8	K. Olverson	10	S. James	21
9	J. Charnock	11	B. Traverse	21
10	R. Johnson	21	C. Evans	17
	AGG TOTAL	144	AGG TOTAL	178
	TEAM POINTS	4	TEAM POINTS	6
	MATCH POINTS	0	MATCH POINTS	5
	TOTAL POINTS	4	TOTAL POINTS	11

A rip-roaring away performance from the mighty ‘Millers.  The ‘Windy’ boys and girls blew away the opposition with a six-winner demolition-derby job.  Speaking of windy, the legendary Brian ‘Start-the’ Carr was on tremendous form, releasing an incessant volley of ‘air-biscuits’ throughout the evening’s entertainment.  At times he sounded like that French bloke that could fart the Marseillaise: - that’s right Thierry Henry.  Richie, Paul Miller, The Gardner, Smiler, Homer and ‘Gypsy’ Bert Traverse all weighed in with the magical 21.  The Gypsy was asked to ‘pitch up’ at number 8 and showed the flexibility of a true traveller to ease past unlucky Heather (shurely shume mishtake: J.Charnock – Ed).  Commendable scores from Clare and The Croftmeister helped make it an 11-4 mauling.  The kitty wasn’t in doubt much beyond 7.20pm when The Gardner mowed his opponent down, no doubt mentally scarifying him for life (please make it stop – Ed). 

 

	SKELMERSDALE PARK v WINDMILL Fri 4th May  2007
	SKEM PARK (Home Team)		WINDMILL (Away Team)
1	E. Anderton	17	J. Gardner	21
2	J. Wainwright	17	R. Barnes	21
3	E. Guest	21	P. Miller	17
4	W. Guest	21	J. Croft	9
5	F. Lea	14	D. Evans	21
6	T. Wadkin	21	P. Makin	16
7	J. O'Brien	21	W. Rowland	11
8	J. Homson	18	S. James	21
9	M. McKeown	15	I. Gill	21
10	T. Smith	21	C. Evans	20
	AGG TOTAL	186	AGG TOTAL	178
	TEAM POINTS	5	TEAM POINTS	5
	MATCH POINTS	3	MATCH POINTS	2
	TOTAL POINTS	8	TOTAL POINTS	7

 

A very creditable away performance for the Millers, just going down 8 v 7 on the tricky Skem Park green.  There's a few mysterious bits of land to negotiate, there's some bumps to avoid and just to add to the difficulties, for the second time in as many seasons, bowlers had to negotiate a bottle hurled onto the green by the local headbangers.  Five Millers stroked it out to 21, Di, Richie, The Gardner, Homer and Gillian.  Clare came within 1 point of recording her first competitive victory and it can now only be a matter of time.  The kitty winning performance came from Di who, by all accounts, bowled beautifully to win to 14.  Homer nearly exceeded his remarkable choke of losing from 20-11 earlier in the season, this time being pulled back from 19-4 to just run out 21-18.  Unfortunately the Pike failed to arrive before the captain had chosen the team.  However, I can exclusively reveal the news that the crown green fraternity of West Lancs has been waiting for:- if the Pike makes it on time next week - he plays.  Up the Millers. 

 

 

	WINDMILL v UP HOLLAND 'A' Fri 27th April  2007
	WINDMILL (Home Team)		UP HOLLAND 'A' (Away Team)
1	J. Gardner	20	C. Shaw	21
2	R. Barnes	21	R. Jones	20
3	P. Miller	21	J. Doran	13
4	J. Croft	21	S. Ashcroft	13
5	D. Evans	21	S. Winstanley	20
6	P. Makin	10	J. O'Shaughnessy	21
7	W. Rowland	21	C, Doran	17
8	S. James	21	A. Guest	15
9	I. Gill	21	C. Parry	12
10	G. Smith	21	J. Brennon	17
	AGG TOTAL	198	AGG TOTAL	169
	TEAM POINTS	8	TEAM POINTS	2
	MATCH POINTS	5	MATCH POINTS	0
	TOTAL POINTS	13	TOTAL POINTS	2