Month: August 2023

Downton v Wilton (S&D)

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 A lovely evening for a game of bowls, against fourth in the league Wilton. In the reverse fixture back in June, we won one rink & lost the match 49-54 (2pts-10 pts). Tonight we won two rinks, but lost the match 46-55 (4pts-8pts). Two very consistent results, just going the wrong way for us.
Rink 1 – Dibbie, Martin & Simon were well beaten 10-23, by a strong trio, very keen on long ends.
Rink 2 – David Fretwell, Geoff & John came back brilliantly from 0-9 down after four ends, to win an enthralling match 16-15 (nine ends each), winning the match with one shot on the last end.
Rink 3 – Paul Tanner, Dave Galpin & Ivan, road their luck (also winning nine ends), before coming through another tight encounter to win 20-17.
Overall score Downton 46 v 55 Wilton. Downton 4 points, Wilton 8 points.
Next match is away to Amesbury on 14th August. They are one place above us in the league, so if we want to try & get off the bottom, this really is a must win match!
Ivan Buss – 9th August 2023.

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Downton v Pewsey Blues

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DOWNTON V PEWSEY BLUES, 7th August
Second again, with opposition proving a bit too strong for a couple of rinks.
One bright spot, Paul Tanner, Dave Galpin and Nick Purkis managed a win which gave us 2points against their 10!!! He was called ‘Nick the wick,’ but I am sure he doesn’t mind!!! As the bar was closed we did tea and biscuits with Marg, and Ann adding their female touches!!!! Thank you girls.
Alan Waters,8/8/23

Downton Dragons v Wimborne Charlie

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Match Report 22nd July 2023

First I would like to thank Ann Galpin for stepping in at the last moment to replace Dawn Jones who was feeling unwell.

Rink 4 – Lynda , Cathy and Charles had a convincing win with 20 shots to 8 shots.

Rink 3 – Colin, Ann and Steve struggled with the long jacks put up by the opposition and lost by 12 shots to 15 shots. However we won the match overall and maintained our third place position in the league.

Next week we are away at Bournemouth Bowls Club.

Steve Allen – Downton Dragons Captain

Downton Dragons v Swanage Puffins

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Match Report 5th August 2023 Today’s match at Swanage has been cancelled due to bad weather on the coast. As we were unable to agree a date for a return match we therefore agreed to share the points. Our next match is at home against the Swanage Seagulls in Saturday 12 August at 10am. Steve Allen Downton Dragons Captain
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Bustards v Lyndhurst

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Despite the horrendous weather forecast & heavy rain just an hour before the due start of the match, the Lyndhurst captain was still very keen to play. When I saw how strong their team was, I understood why! Fortunately, the forecast thunder storms never materialised & we managed to play all 18 ends, at least half of which were played in glorious sunshine. Despite the rain, the green played really well. Thank you to the green keeping team for all their hard work.
Rink 1 – Ivan, Muriel & Cathy just got pipped at the post & lost 13-15, having played a tremendous match against a very strong trio.
Rink 2 – Tony, Alan & Geoff, just had one of those days & lost 9-31.
Overall score Bustards 22 v 46 Lyndhurst.
We are still comfortably in third place, but I think finishing in the top two is now beyond our reach, even with a win in next weeks away match against top of the table Swanage Dolphins.
Ivan Buss – 5th August 2023.

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