Month: August 2024

Bournemouth Beavers v Bustards

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The Bustards travelled south for their penultimate game of the season, at the picturesque Meyrick Park ground. The green was damp & very worn. Summer has sadly disappeared, as the weather was cool, overcast & windy, on what was Bournemouth Airshow Saturday.
Rink 1 – Tony, Paul & Geoff W26-11. Another day, another comfortable win. Lost the first end, then won 6 of the next 7, taking 16 shots to 3, to lead by 16-4 after 8 ends. This included 2×3 & 2×4. Another 5 ends were won after this, which included another 4, to seal the match 26-11. Yet another super performance by the boys.
Rink 2 – Lewis, John & Ivan W17-13. 5-12 down after 8 ends, we rallied to win a scrappy match, with a 4 & a 3 along the way.
Match score Bustards 43 v 24 Beavers. Bustards 6 points, Beavers 0 points.
On Saturday we are at home to champions elect, Swanage Dolphins. We are the only team to beat them this season & we are going to try our very best to complete the double.
Our team remains unchanged. The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday. All spectators are very welcome, for what is our last match of the season.
Ivan Buss
31st August 2024.

Downton Dragons v Pelham Sea Hawks Monday 2nd September

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Hi Team Well, we tried our best today but unfortunately the Fordingbridge Forresters beat us by just four shots. We are now fourth in the league with a game in hand. Our next match is on Monday away to Pelham starting at 2pm. The teams are as follows; Geoff, Cathy and Charles ( positions to be decided) Steve Dawn and Colin. Colin to pick up Steve & Dawn Charles to pick up Geoff at about 12.50pm Kind regards Steve
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Mixed Triples 2024 Season

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The Downton ladies and Gentlemen bowlers should be proud of themselves this season ; 1. We won the league. 2. We were runners up in the Harold Ford knockout competition. 3. We came third out of nineteen triple teams on Gala Day. Well Done Downton. Steve Allen Chairman Mixed Triples League Sent from my iPad

Bustards v Highcliffe Leopards

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This match was postponed on Saturday due to the weather and rearranged for tonight. As the Leopards are chasing points to get ahead of their sister team Highcliffe Panthers, they were really keen to play.
Rink 1 – Tony, Paul and Geoff W37-6. OMG, what can you say? The boys won 13 ends which included a 4, 2×5 and an 8! Over the last 8 ends 24 shorts were won and only 2 lost. Another brilliant performance by the boys, who have only lost 2 games all season.
Rink 2 – Lewis, John and Ivan L18-19. After 8 ends we trailed 1-11, before we got on a roll and won 5 of the next 7 ends, to reduce the lead to 14-17. This included a 5 and a 4. After 17 ends the scores were tied at 18-18 and, frustratingly, on the last end we missed getting the winning shot by a couple of inches, losing 18-19. Take out a handful of lucky wicks and a stupid 6 on end 13 and we would have won this one. What a great comeback and team effort: so close!
Match score: Bustards 55 v 25 Leopards. Bustards 4 points, Leopards 2 points. They now trail the Panthers by 1 point and they meet in the last match of the season.
B&D match secretary Dave Witt managed to attend tonight’s match as my guest and he thoroughly enjoyed his first ever visit to Downton. Dave will be writing an article on Downton BC, which will feature in one of his regular B&D newsletters and on his Facebook page.
On Saturday we are away to the Bournemouth Beavers at the lovely Meyrick Park ground. Our team is unchanged.
Ivan Buss 27th August 2024.

Fwd: Downton v Sherfield English Friendly Home Match

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Hi Downton Bowls Players
Our return friendly match with Sherfield English will take place on Thursday 5th September starting at 2.30pm.  We will require six mixed triples teams and those members who cannot manage 18 ends will be able to share a game doing nine ends each. We will be providing afternoon tea after the match with sandwiches, cakes , tea and also a raffle. Therefore every player will be given a choice of either providing a cake ( shop bought or home made) making some sandwiches or providing a raffle prizes.
The raffle prizes can be inexpensive such as half dozen eggs, bag of oranges or apples, packet of biscuits, cans of lager or bottle of beer.
There will be no match fee as the profits from the raffle should cover this cost.
If you would like to play please reply to this email and state whether you would like to provide sandwiches, a cake cut into 8 slices or two small inexpensive raffle prizes .
Kind regards
Steve Allen

Fwd: HAROLD FORD TROPHY FINAL. Downton v Mere

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The final as held at Salisbury Bowl club on Friday 23 rd August at 11.15am.
The weather was ideal being neither too hot nor too cold. The wind died down over the day and the sky was cloudless. The two clubs in the final were Downton and Mere.
The game was good with some very close ends and the green consistent and running at a good pace. After 18 ends each, Mere ran out the winners with a total of 38 shots to Downton’s 23. The trophy was presented to the Winners by Joan Ford, Harold’s widow, who was delighted to be asked to do the honours .
The members of the two squads were
  • Les Mainwaring, Ron Heeson, and Chris Coombs with Richard Coombs, John Fitzgerald and Marie Wright for Mere.
  • Playing for Downton were Marie Clarke, Lewis Amber, Alan Waters, Steve Allen, Dawn Allen and Colin Morris.

The event was a great success and congratulations to Salisbury for running it. The league and cup have both been played out and much needed after the troubles of the last few years.

I hope you all have a good break at the end of the season and that we all meet and enjoy our bowls next summer.

New Forest Men Success

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After the short New Forest League men’s program finished at the end of July, the season continued with the League trophy events. The squad were narrowly beaten in the first round of The Ringwood Shield by Highcliffe. This defeat gave us the satisfaction of qualifying for the plate trophy, The Ivor Fourmy Trophy. This enabled us to defend the Trophy we won last year.
In the first round of the Home/ Away format we had a close match against Lymington, which we won by seven shots. In the next round, on 22nd August, the lads battled through the miserable weather to comfortably win against New Milton, with a shot difference at home of 30 in our favour and 20 away – total victory of 50 shots. Hooray, we are in the final on 14th September at Fordingbridge BC. playing either Highcliffe B or Lyndhurst A.
Regards, Alan