The Bustards made the long trek to Swanage to play the already promoted Dolphins. The weather wasn’t great, very windy with the threat of rain in the air, but we did manage to get in a full match, without getting wet!
Rink 1 – Tony, Paul & Geoff – L10-15. Sadly after a few ends, it became clear that Paul’s leg injury was severely hampering him & he did well to complete the match. It was 8-8 after 11 ends, then we lost 6 of the last 7 ends to lose the match 10-15. We did well to win 7 ends in total, which included 3×2 & 4 singles. All things considered, a good effort.
Rink 2 – Janet, Steve & Ivan – L16-20. We only won 4 of the first 12 ends to trail 6-14, then got up a bit of momentum & scored 3, 0, 4, 0, 3 to trail 16-17 after 17 ends. Sadly, despite moving the jack twice on the last end, the luck didn’t go our way & we lost a 3, to lose the match 16-20. Again, another good effort.
Overall score – Dolphins 35 v 26 Bustards. Dolphins 6 point, Bustards 0 points. This was always going to be a tough task & to only lose by 9 shots to a very good team was a decent effort. Whoever has been updating the results online has made a complete hash of it, so at the moment we are showing in 5th. Congratulations to the Dolphins on their promotion & we wish them well next season in div 3.
Weather permitting, the last game of the season will be played at the Nest next Saturday, when we play 9th/10 placed Argyle D. The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday, so why not come along & support the team.
Ivan Buss 30th August 2025.
Rink 1 – Tony, Paul & Geoff – L10-15. Sadly after a few ends, it became clear that Paul’s leg injury was severely hampering him & he did well to complete the match. It was 8-8 after 11 ends, then we lost 6 of the last 7 ends to lose the match 10-15. We did well to win 7 ends in total, which included 3×2 & 4 singles. All things considered, a good effort.
Rink 2 – Janet, Steve & Ivan – L16-20. We only won 4 of the first 12 ends to trail 6-14, then got up a bit of momentum & scored 3, 0, 4, 0, 3 to trail 16-17 after 17 ends. Sadly, despite moving the jack twice on the last end, the luck didn’t go our way & we lost a 3, to lose the match 16-20. Again, another good effort.
Overall score – Dolphins 35 v 26 Bustards. Dolphins 6 point, Bustards 0 points. This was always going to be a tough task & to only lose by 9 shots to a very good team was a decent effort. Whoever has been updating the results online has made a complete hash of it, so at the moment we are showing in 5th. Congratulations to the Dolphins on their promotion & we wish them well next season in div 3.
Weather permitting, the last game of the season will be played at the Nest next Saturday, when we play 9th/10 placed Argyle D. The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday, so why not come along & support the team.
Ivan Buss 30th August 2025.
