Aldersbrook win Foresters League title after 70-54 victory

Fittingly, the final game of the season was Winner-Take-All between league leaders Aldersbrook and second-placed Loughton, a single point separating the two sides.  

At home, Rink 2 didn’t go to plan, the Aldersbrook trio never getting going on a heavy, rain-soaked green, going down 8-21.  It was a different story on Rink 3.  Just ahead 7-5 after 9 ends, the rest of the game saw Aldersbrook in complete control, taking all but 1 of the remaining ends to win 23-7. Home aggregate Aldersbrook 31 Loughton 28.

Away, Aldersbrook did more than enough.  Rink 4 was a tight affair early on, Aldersbrook trailing 9-8 at the halfway point.  Like their home colleagues, they had complete control of the rest of the game, winning 7 of 9 ends to triumph 26-13.  It was impossible to split the teams on Rink 5, with never more than a 3-shot gap.  After 15 ends it looked like Alderbrook had done enough but the home side fought back to tie 13-13,. Away aggregate Aldersbrook 39 Loughton 26. 

Aldersbrook won the match 70-54 and the Foresters League title, adding to this season’s impressive haul of silverware.

Aldersbrook’s first season back in the Ilford District League continued to be challenging, this time against a strong Wanstead Central team.

On Rink 2 a 14-shot run by the away side opened a 16-2 gap. Aldersbrook scrapped to 19-6 but another 13-shot run saw Central win 32-6. Closer on the other rinks.  Rink 3 saw a brave comeback by Alderbrook; 13-4 down, they closed the gap to 16-15 but the visitors took the final 3 ends to win 20-15.  Rink 4 was the one shining light for Aldersbrook.  5-4 down after 8 ends, Aldersbrook put in a couple of strong ends to lead 10-5.  The visitors closed to 11-10 but another strong run saw Aldersbrook win the Rink 15-11, but lose the match 63-36.

The quality of Aldersbrook’s season was showcased when they were asked to supply six players for the Essex Group 5 versus Walthamstow & District representative fixture, won by Group 5