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Dragons 2024

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Hi All

Some statistics for the men’s meeting:

We are in Division 4 of the B&D Morning Triples.

We played 18 matches and won 13 and lost 5. We came 4th in the league.

Top of the league winning 27 rinks was Lyndhurst Lasers.
2nd was Fordingbridge Forresters winning 26 rinks (Cathy Dean Captain)
3rd was Fordingbridge Flyers winning 25 rinks.
4th was the Dragons with 24 rinks won.

The core team of Steve, Dawn, Charles, Cathy, Lynda & Colin played the bulk of the matches. Due to holidays, sickness & prior engagements, the following help out. Paul Bromage ,John James, Nick Purkis and Alan & Rosemary Foster.

As the Bustards won promotion from Division 5, they will be playing us next season. Congratulations to them on a successful season.

Steve Allen
Dragons Captain

2024 Competitions Results

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We finished the 2024 Downton Bowling Club Competitions on Saturday with a close-fought Triples Final that was played on Friday afternoon. I’ve now compiled the complete list of this year’s Competitions Winners:

Competition2024 WinnersRunners Up
NovicesJanet Barnes Peggy Maguire
SetsAlan WatersPaul Bromage
Two WoodsIvan BussGeoff Warr
Mixed TriplesPaul Bromage,
Alan Waters,
Muriel Amey		David Fretwell,
Tony Musselwhite,
Marie Clarke
Ladies PairsMuriel Amey,
Jane Smith		Dawn Allen,
Marg Hall
Mens PairsPaul Bromage,
Lewis Ambler		Tony Musselwhite,
John James
Aussie PairsMartin Davies,
Paul Bromage		Alan Waters,
David Fretwell
Ladies SinglesJane SmithPeggy Maguire
Mens SinglesAlan WatersNick Purkis
Champion of ChampionsAlan WatersJane Smith
Greenkeeper’s TrophyCharles BurrowsMarie Clarke
Ralph Bentley CompetitionGeoff Warr

There’s also a page in the Competitions section of the website:

Greenkeeper’s Competition

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Eight players came together for the 2024 Greenkeeper’s Competition, organised by Marie. It was a lovely day, with a first round of twelve ends followed by a semifinal of a further twelve ends.

The final was between Charles and Marie (the club gardener) and Charles won the Trophy.

Ivor Fourmy Trophy 2024

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Well Gentlemen, we did not pull it off in the Ivor Fourmy Trophy Final at Fordingbridge against Lyndhurst.  Amazing the number of times in these aggregate matches that the team taking the early lead end up losing, which is exactly how it happened on Saturday.

Downton were at least 6 ahead after five ends, only to be over come by 15 shots by the 18th end. Credit to Geoff, Ivan and Martin who won their rink, unfortunately the rest of us could not support them. Never mind, as someone said ” for a small club we hit above our weight”.

This of course is true  on how we can also host finals at Downton on the same day: most of the men being at Fordingbridge during the morning. Well done to our people on the ground to see through the Finals day there.

Regards

Alan

Downton vs Ringwood

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Well done to our Ladies today with a win on both rinks against top-of-the-league Ringwood. It was a really enjoyable match.
Thank you Muriel and Rosemary for coming along to support us. We finished the season in fourth place in the league, a result we should all be proud of.
I would like to send Ann our love and hope she is okay after her knee operation.
Dawn

Bustards v Swanage Dolphins

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Sadly, the long awaited end of season clash between the top two didn’t happen, thanks to the weather. As there was no time available to rearrange the match, the result was deemed to be a tie, with 1 point each.

Congratulations to the Dolphins on winning the league & well done to the Bustards, who were the only team to beat the Dolphins & are also promoted to division 4, where next season we will be facing off against the Dragons!

This is how our league ended up :-

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Ivan Buss.  7th September 2024.

Downton Dragons

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Hi Team, Congratulations another good win over the Richmond Park Panthers. The B&D triples is now finished for this season and we came fourth in the league out of ten teams. Congratulations also to the Downton Bustards who came second in their league and gained promotion to the Fourth Division. We will be playing them next season.
Best wishes
Steve Allen
Downton Dragons Captain.

Downton Dragons v Richmond Park Panthers

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Hi Team Congratulations on your win over Pelham Sea Hawks. Our next and final match is away to Richmond Park Panthers on Saturday 7th September 2024 starting at 10am The team selection is as follows; 1. Steve, Dawn and Colin as skip 2. Lynda,Cath and Charles as skip.
As usual if you are unable to play please let me know as soon as possible.
Kind Regards
Steve
Dragons Captain.

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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