BOTH of Swindon’s indoor clubs’ men’s teams were beaten in their latest matches in the East section of the Wessex League.

Swindon Manor were defeated by 27 shots as they went down 88-61 to Oxford City & County while Old Town-based Westlecot were edged out by six shots as they lost 80-74 to Basingstoke-based Loddon Vale.

Manor were always trailing across the board against Oxford C&C as one of their away rinks, skipped by Carl Fernandes, were left trying to play catch-up after trailing 11-2 after five ends.

On the other three rinks, Robbie Allen drew after dropping two shots on the last end while Paul Cooper lost by five and Richard Young was edged out 17-15.

Westlecot produced a fine performance as they went close to beating Loddon Vale, who were crowned champions of the East region last season.

At Westlecot, Dave Godwin’s rink pulled away to win by eight shots.

Alongside, Tom Walkley’s quartet were involved in a tight game leading 10-7 at ten ends, trailing 13-12 at 15 and eventually drew 16-16 after dropping a single on the 21st and last end.

In Basingstoke, Dave Snell’s rink won 22-16, but the other away rink, skipped by James Nobbs, lost 31-11 as Westlecot went down 80-74.

Swindon Manor and Westlecot are not due to play again until Sunday, November 23 when they clash in their first ever men’s Wessex League local derby.

RESULTS

Swindon Manor v Oxford City & County, Home - Rink 2: Terry Plumb, Stuart Murray, Kevin Hillier & Paul Cooper lost to R Moore 18-23. Rink 3: John Jordan, Mick Kilburn, Shaun Hicks & Richard Young (c) lost to Colin Earl 15-17.

Away - Rink 2: Robbie Ferguson, Wayne Clarke, Ian Thomas & Robbie Allen drew with Dale Hall 18-18. Rink 3: David Murray, B Osborn, Ian Wilmot & Carl Fernandes (c) lost to M Peterson 10-30.

Score: Swindon Manor 61 (1pt) Oxford C&C 88 (15pts).

Westlecot v Loddon Vale, Home - Rink 2: Joe Mazzotta, Geoff Smith, Kevin Embling & Tom Walkley drew with Neil Clarke 16-16. Rink 4: Paul Kistle, Ian Farragher, Tom Pittuck & Dave Godwin beat Fred Norris 25-17.

Away - Rink 5: Lawrence Smith, Mike Bowden, Ian Williams & Dave Snell beat Steve Shaw 22-16. Rink 6: John Thomas, Dave Matthews, Mike Shawyer & James Nobbs lost to Trevor Morgan 11-31.

Score: Westlecot 74 (5pts) Loddon Vale 80 (11pts).

EAST REGION RESULTS: Banbury Cross 83 (6pts) Oxford & District 83 (10); Carterton 80 (12) Rivermead (Reading) 66 (4); Chipping Norton 53 (0) West Berks (Newbury) 90 (16); Loddon Vale 80 (11) Westlecot 74 (5); Oxford C&C 88 (15) Swindon Manor 61 (1).

FIXTURES

Sunday November 2: Banbury v Carterton; Chipping Norton v Rivermead; Loddon Vale v West Berks.

Sunday November 23: Oxford C&C v West Berks; Oxford & D v Carterton; Banbury v Chipping Norton; Westlecot v Swindon Manor.