At last summer has arrived, as the Bustards made the trip to Bournemouth to play against Panthers. The green looked great & it played really well. Bowls really is so much more fun to play when it’s, warm, dry & sunny.
> Rink 2 – Steve, John & Geoff – drew 16-16. We lost the first 2 ends, won the next 2, then lost 7 in a row to trail 4-15. The comeback started on end 12 & we then won 6 ends in a row to lead 16-15. The last end was a really tight affair & the hosts just managed to steal a single to leave the match tied at 16-16. We won 8 ends & which included 3×2, a 3 & a 4. In the end, probably a fair result, but what a great team effort to pull back an 11 shot deficit. Well done boys. > > Rink 3 – Tony, Paul & Ivan – won 19-14. We lost 7 of the first 8 ends to trail 1-10, then we had a great end, whilst the hosts had a disaster, when we took a 6. We then lost 3 ends in a row, to trail 7-13 after 12 ends. Over the last 6 ends we played some great bowls, winning 5 of them, scoring 2/3/0/2/2/3 to clinch the match 19-14. Our hosts won 11 ends overall to our 7 & we restricted them to 3×2 & 8 singles. Another excellent comeback & team performance. Well done boys. > > The overall match score was Bustards 35 v 30 Panthers. Bustards 5 pts, Panthers 1 pt. This result moves us up to 6th/10. > > Next week we are at home to Poole Park Mallards, who are currently 8th.
The bar is open from midday & all spectators are very welcome. > > Ivan Buss > 13th June 2026.
> Sent from my iPad
> Rink 2 – Steve, John & Geoff – drew 16-16. We lost the first 2 ends, won the next 2, then lost 7 in a row to trail 4-15. The comeback started on end 12 & we then won 6 ends in a row to lead 16-15. The last end was a really tight affair & the hosts just managed to steal a single to leave the match tied at 16-16. We won 8 ends & which included 3×2, a 3 & a 4. In the end, probably a fair result, but what a great team effort to pull back an 11 shot deficit. Well done boys. > > Rink 3 – Tony, Paul & Ivan – won 19-14. We lost 7 of the first 8 ends to trail 1-10, then we had a great end, whilst the hosts had a disaster, when we took a 6. We then lost 3 ends in a row, to trail 7-13 after 12 ends. Over the last 6 ends we played some great bowls, winning 5 of them, scoring 2/3/0/2/2/3 to clinch the match 19-14. Our hosts won 11 ends overall to our 7 & we restricted them to 3×2 & 8 singles. Another excellent comeback & team performance. Well done boys. > > The overall match score was Bustards 35 v 30 Panthers. Bustards 5 pts, Panthers 1 pt. This result moves us up to 6th/10. > > Next week we are at home to Poole Park Mallards, who are currently 8th.
The bar is open from midday & all spectators are very welcome. > > Ivan Buss > 13th June 2026.
> Sent from my iPad
