Bowling News

The Dolphins enjoyed a tight away match at Broadstone where they beat Broadstone-Wessex 'B' 36 - 30.  On Rink 3 Ron Emmitt, George Stevens & Sue Harris were leading 8 - 1 after 5 ends but then struggled for the next 11 ends finding themselves 2 shots down after the 16th.  A late rally saw them pick up a 3 and a single on the last 2 ends to see them home for a 16 - 14 win.  On Rink 4 Janet King, Bob Harris & Mike Oliver won 20 - 16.  They were 4 shots down after 5 ends then a 4 on end 8 saw them go in front by 2 shots only to be pegged back to all square on the following end.  Then a 5 on end 10 put the Dolphins  back in front and a 4 on end 15 gave them a 10 shot lead which was too much for Broadstone despite them winning the last 3 ends and picking up 6 shots.

The Falcons were at home to Bournemouth Beavers and they enjoyed a very satisfying (in more ways than one!) 42 - 29 victory.  On Rink 4 Tina Richardson, Trevor Anderson, and Dom Maeremans won 20 - 14 having led by 13 shots after 11 ends they dropped 9 shots over the next 4 ends end but then recovered and won by 6 shots.  On Rink 5 Frank Westfield, Arthur Baxter, and Mo Hollier faced a rink skipped by Dave Kirkham who had been called into action at the last minute.  Undaunted by DKs presence on the rink the Falcons took the lead after the second end and playing steadily and, despite dropping a 5 on end 12, they led the game from then on winning 11 of the next 17 ends.

Frank

All three teams enjoyed competitive matches against friendly (well almost) opponents.  This week the 'Bowls' gods were again our side and we picked up a total of 10 points for our efforts.

At home the Dolphins enjoyed a tight match against Moordown B.  The Dolphins won on one rink and lost on the other and drew the match with an aggregate score of 32 - 32.  On Rink 4 Janet King, Betty Garbutt & Meg Nicklin led throughout their game and by extending that lead by 4 shots in the last three ends they ended with a 10 shot victory (22 -12).  On Rink 5 Sue Harris, George Stevens, & Mike Garbutt lost 20 - 10 recovering sufficiently from being 13 shots adrift after 10 ends to tie the match.

The Eagles were away at Argyll where they beat the top of the table Argyll D team 35 - 31.  On Rink 4 Mike Everett, Graham New, and Tommy Whelan struggled against a strong all ladies rink and were 10 shots down after 8 ends.  They then rallied and eventually finished 3 shots down losing 13 - 16.  On Rink 5 Tina Richardson, Trevor Anderson and Dom Maeremans won 22 - 15 having been 1 shot down after 11 ends.  A five on end 12 got them ahead and they extended their lead to 10 shots after 17 ends but then dropped a 3 on the final end to win by 7 shots.

The Falcons were away to league leaders Downton Bustards.  Both rinks initially struggled on a damp, somewhat bumpy and unpredictable green which improved when the sun appeared and dried it out.  On Rink 1 Ron Emmitt, Roger Owen, and Terry Stimpson won 18 - 15 having led by 6 shots after 9 ends they dropped a 6 on end 10 but fought back to win by 3 shots.   On Rink 2 Frank Westfield, Arthur Baxter, and Mo Hollier lost 14 -  11 having had a 5 shot lead after 4 ends they were slowly pegged back and went behind after dropping a 3 on end 11.  Going into the last end they were 4 shots down needing at least one shot to tie the match and with one bowl left they were holding the one but unfortunately Franks last wood was millimeters short of gaining the extra shot and the match ended all square 29 -29.

Frank

All three teams won this week winning 4 out of 6 rinks.  Both teams playing at home today recorded wins; the Dolphins beating Highcliffe B 40 - 29 in Section 2 and the Falcons beating Fordingbridge C 33 - 28 in Section 5B.   The Eagles played at Lymington clocking up a 38 - 31 win over Section 4 leaders Lymington A.

These successes could not have been achieved without the help of Geoff & Babs Shand, Bob Harris, Steve Thomson, Tony Milton, Tom Whelan, & Chris Hollier who gave up their Saturday morning to allow us to field full teams.  A big thank you to them and thank you to the regular players who turn out each week to play.

Frank