The first clash of the season between our two teams, on a lovely spring Downton day. The sprinkler system had come on at 6am, so the middle of the green was very wet & we had to use outside rinks 1 & 6. Both of these were very slow, but sped up well as the match progressed. It was lovely to see Geoff, as he hasn’t been very well recently. Hopefully, we will soon see him back on the green.
Rink 1 – Janet, Lewis & Neil – won 18-10. A warm welcome to Neil, who was making his Bustards debut. Having lost the first end, we were never behind & played a very consistent match, winning 10 ends, which inc 2×4, 1×3 & 3×2. I promised Janet & John a decent skip this week & thankfully, we had Neil! An excellent team performance.
Rink 6 – Tony, Paul & Ivan – lost 8-15. It all started so well, winning 6 of the first 8 ends to lead 8-3, then Steve, John & Colin upped their game & they won 11 of the last 13 ends, taking single shots on all of the last 8! A good, tight match. Well done to the Dragons trio.
The overall match score was Bustards 26 v 25 Dragons. Bustards 6 points, Dragons 2 points. Other results went our way, so we are now off the bottom of the league!
Next week we are at home to Knyveton. The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday. All spectators are very welcome.
Ivan Buss 9thMay 2026.
Rink 1 – Janet, Lewis & Neil – won 18-10. A warm welcome to Neil, who was making his Bustards debut. Having lost the first end, we were never behind & played a very consistent match, winning 10 ends, which inc 2×4, 1×3 & 3×2. I promised Janet & John a decent skip this week & thankfully, we had Neil! An excellent team performance.
Rink 6 – Tony, Paul & Ivan – lost 8-15. It all started so well, winning 6 of the first 8 ends to lead 8-3, then Steve, John & Colin upped their game & they won 11 of the last 13 ends, taking single shots on all of the last 8! A good, tight match. Well done to the Dragons trio.
The overall match score was Bustards 26 v 25 Dragons. Bustards 6 points, Dragons 2 points. Other results went our way, so we are now off the bottom of the league!
Next week we are at home to Knyveton. The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday. All spectators are very welcome.
Ivan Buss 9thMay 2026.
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