Clean sweep for “A” team keeps Vics on title trail.
The afternoon “A” team had a clean sweep of ten winners yesterday against Manor Road “B” to complete an 80 shot win and keep them well in the hunt for the title at this early stage of the season. Skipper Billy Atkinson, ruthless as ever, kept up his winning start to the league season, with a comprehensive 21-05 win. Dick Peake, showing the benefit from regular evening bowls, cruised to a 21-07 victory closely followed by a pair of easy 21-09 victories for Eddie Clayburn and Bernie Owen. Bob Jones, playing more games for the various Vics teams than he thought when joining the club, had a welcome 21-15 win as did Robby Franklin. Mally Johnson had a 21-16 win and there was a good win for Keith Etches in a tight game, Keith winning 21-17. Elwyn Williams was made to fight all the way in his 21-18 victory and Andrew Stratton continued his unbeaten start to the league season with a very close 21-19 win. 80 shots should be sufficient for the aggregate point next week but skipper Billy Atkinson will be demanding nothing less than an away win in his quest to drive the Vics towards the title.