First game of the season, the Bustards travelled to the lovely West Moors ground, to face the Bees, who were relegated from div 3 last season. We were promoted from div 5, so this was always going to be a tough match, made even harder as we only had five players.
Rink 1 – Tony, Ann & Geoff L12-14. We were ahead after three ends & won 10 ends to the Bees 8, but whilst we scored 2x 2 with the rest all singles, they scored 2x 4 on ends 5 & 9, which made all the difference, as the rest of their scores were also singles. A good effort though, on a lovely day, on an excellent green. Well done Ann on your first B&D match.
Rink 2 – Martin & Ivan L13-28. We were ahead after 5 ends, but once their strong trio clicked in to gear, playing 2 v 3, made this an impossible task. They won 11 ends to our 7, including 5×3 & a 5. We did score a lovely 2 followed by a 3 on ends 11/12, but in the end, keeping them below 30 & getting to double figures was a good effort. Well done Martin on your first B&D match.
Match score Bustards 25 v 40 Bees. Bustards 0 points, Bees 6 points. Not the best of starts, but we’re not bottom (8th out of 10), so we’ll take it.
Next week we make the long journey to Downton to face the Dragons! The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday, so why not pop along to watch your teams battle it out.
Ivan Buss
3rd May 2025.
