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On Wednesday 21 June Devizes played away against Box in the Wilts Four Rink League.  On Rink 2, P Romijn, D Greenwood, D Reeves and Mat Thompson were off to a flying start only losing 1 of the first ten ends and were 14-1 in front.  Nothing changed in the next 11 ends and they ran out emphatic winners 26-4.  On Rink 3, W Wrobel, J Scoffield, J Cook and C Little also started well and were 11-0 in front at 7 ends, but then the game changed around and at 15 ends they were only 13-12 in front but they finished well winning 20-14.  On Rink 4, P Charters, T Mullins, S Mulligan and P Fielding were playing a triple and got off to a bad start being 0-9 down after 5 ends.  They came back very well and were 17-22 down with 1 end to go.  Unfortunately they dropped 1 shot on the last end with a close measure and with the score adjustment because of the triple lost 17-17.25.  On Rink 5, A Sims, K Scrannage, T Jones and G Webb started well and were 15-4 up at 10 ends but then things went against them but they hung on to win 19-15.   The match result was a win for Devizes by 82-50.25 on shots and 12-2 on points.

In the Wilts 4RL on Wednesday 31 May Devizes played at home to Spencer Moulton.  On Rink 1, J Cook, J Scofield, C Merrifield and C Little were 4 shots down after 4 ends and they finished 4 shots down losing 17-21.   On Rink 2, P Romijn, D Greenwood, S Mulligan and Mat Thompson were never in front and lost 14-21.  On Rink 3, K Oliver, R Drake, D Reeves and P Fielding also were never in front and lost 15-28.  On Rink 4, A Sims, M Mitcham, T Jones and G Webb were in a close game throughout and finished winning 19-17.  The match result was a loss for Devizes by 65-87 on shots and 2-12 on points.

On Wednesday 7 June Devizes played away to Winsley in the Wilts 4RL.  On Rink 2, P Romijn, D Greenwood, D Reeves and Mat Thompson started well, being 5-2 up after 2 ends and at 14 ends were level 12-12 but then it went downhill, losing 15-20.  On Rink 3, A Sims, M Mitcham, R Drake and T Jones won more ends but dropped too many big counts and lost 16-27.  On Rink 4, P Charters, K Oliver, S Mulligan and P Fielding were never in the game, losing 7 of the first 8 ends and finished up losers by 13-33.  On Rink 5, W Wrobel, J Scofield, J Cook and C Little were always in front from end 2 and won 18-10.  The result was a loss for Devizes by 62-90 on shots and 2-12 on points.

On Wednesday 14 June in the Wilts 4RL Devizes played at home to Chippenham Park.  Devizes started badly and were 8 shots down after 1 end.  On Rink 1, P Romijn, D Greenwood, D Reeves and Mat Thompson dropped 5 shots on the first end and were never in front losing 13-23.  On Rink 2, P Charters, K Oliver, S Mulligan and P Fielding also started badly and were losing 2-7 after 5 ends and 3-14 after 10 ends.  They did recover in the next 11 ends but still lost 18-21.  On Rink 3, A Sims, K Scrannage, R Drake and T Jones also started badly and were 0-6 down after 2 ends.  The difference was the same after 10 ends and also after 15 ends with the score 14-19, but they won 5 of the remaining 6 ends and drew 20-20.  On Rink 4, W Wrobel, J Scofield, J Cook and C Little were in control from the start and were winning 18-3 after 10 ends and completed a very good win by 29-9.  The match result was a welcome win for Devizes by 80-73 on shots and 9-5 on points.

In the Wilts Four Rink League on Wednesday 24 May Devizes played away to Salisbury.  This was a similar game and result to the previous 4RL game, a game of two halves.  P Romijn, D Greenwood, S Mulligan and Matt Thompson were close at 10 ends with the score 8-7 and in the next 11 ends scored 3 shots on 3 ends and a 5 on another but also dropped a 6 on one end but won 25-17.  P Charters, W Wrobel, D Reeves and P Fielding were also in a close game with the score 7-6 after 10 ends and it continued close and resulted in a win 18-15. J Cook, K Oliver, C Merrifield and C Little lost the first 5 ends and never recovered losing 12-29.  A Sims, M Mitcham, R Drake and T Jones were 9-8 up after 10 ends but then lost the next 8 ends and eventually lost 13-28.  The result was a loss for Devizes by 68-89 on shots and 4-10 on points.

Also in the Wilts Four Rink League played at home to Trowbridge Westbourne on Friday 26 May in a re-arranged a game from the previous wet Wednesday.  On Rink 1, J Cook, J Scofield, C Merrifield and C Little took an early lead and were 12-8 after 10 ends and also won the next 10 ends by a similar margin winning 25-16.  On Rink 2, P Romijn, D Greenwood, S Mulligan and Matt Thompson were 12-5 up after 10 ends and finished strongly winning 25-9.  On Rink3, A Sims, M Mitcham, T Jones and G Webb lost the first 4 ends and were 0-6 down but at 10 ends had taken the lead 13-9 and they also finished strongly winning 28-14.  On Rink 4, P Charters, W Wrobel, D Reeves and P Fielding made a good start and were 14-5 up after 10 ends and maintained the lead winning 23-12.  The result was a win for Devizes 101-51 on shots and 14-0 on points.

On Wednesday 10 May Devizes played their first game remembered against Spencers Melksham in the Wilts 4RL.  The game was played at Spencers and was a game of two halves.  On Rink 2, P Charters, W Wrobel, D Reeves and P Fielding scored 1 shot on the first end but then it went downhill and they lost 9-32.  On Rink 3, M Mitcham, K Oliver, C Merrifield and C Little won the first 2 ends but then lost the next 8 ends and did not recover losing 11-30.  On Rink 4, A Sims, R Drake, T Jones and G Webb were in a close game at 10 ends with the score 9-7 but then gained a big advantage winning 32-12.  On Rink 5, P Romijn, D Greenwood, S Mulligan and Mat Thompson took an early lead and were leading 13-3 after 10 ends and then kept the scores even winning 23-15.  The match result was a loss for Devizes by 75-89 on shots and 4-10 on points.