Another beautiful day for playing bowls, warm (26c), dry, sunny, blue sky & a nice breeze. Today, we welcomed our good friends from Pelham, who are having a tough time both on & off the green this season & are currently bottom of the league. We had a full squad to choose from, for the first time this season. The Sea Horses scratched earlier in the season against the Dragons, so whilst they got the full 6 points, they only got 10 shots. Accordingly, today was good opportunity for us to take 6 points & add a nice boost to our shot difference.
Rink 4 – Janet, John & Neil – Lost 13-14. We started off well & were leading this one right from the off until the 17th end, when they levelled the score at 13-13. Sadly, we couldn’t sneak a shot on the last end & lost 13-14. We won 8 ends, which inc. 5×2 & 3 singles. The Sea Horses won 10 ends, which inc. a 3 & they won 5 of the last 6 ends, to take the points.
Rink 3 – Steve, Paul & Geoff – Won 27-8. We won 11 ends in total, which inc. 3×4, 1×3 & 5×2. This one was always under control & our boys produced a very good performance, which got us the points & added 18 shots to our shot difference. Well done & well played.
Overall match score Bustards 40 v 22 Sea Horses. Match points Bustards 4 v 2 Sea Horses. Shot difference now +128. Unusually, all the results were in on time today & they have also been entered correctly! As the Dragons lost, we are up to 3rd, 4 points behind Knyveton & 9 points behind the runaway leaders Lyndhurst Lightning.
Nest week is a bye week & the following week, we will be making the trip to Lyndhurst to take on the Lightning. They beat us comfortably 27-40 at home back in May, so if we want to keep in touch with them at the top of the league, we will need to be at our best & take the win.
Ivan Buss 25th July 2026. > > >>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad
Rink 4 – Janet, John & Neil – Lost 13-14. We started off well & were leading this one right from the off until the 17th end, when they levelled the score at 13-13. Sadly, we couldn’t sneak a shot on the last end & lost 13-14. We won 8 ends, which inc. 5×2 & 3 singles. The Sea Horses won 10 ends, which inc. a 3 & they won 5 of the last 6 ends, to take the points.
Rink 3 – Steve, Paul & Geoff – Won 27-8. We won 11 ends in total, which inc. 3×4, 1×3 & 5×2. This one was always under control & our boys produced a very good performance, which got us the points & added 18 shots to our shot difference. Well done & well played.
Overall match score Bustards 40 v 22 Sea Horses. Match points Bustards 4 v 2 Sea Horses. Shot difference now +128. Unusually, all the results were in on time today & they have also been entered correctly! As the Dragons lost, we are up to 3rd, 4 points behind Knyveton & 9 points behind the runaway leaders Lyndhurst Lightning.
Nest week is a bye week & the following week, we will be making the trip to Lyndhurst to take on the Lightning. They beat us comfortably 27-40 at home back in May, so if we want to keep in touch with them at the top of the league, we will need to be at our best & take the win.
Ivan Buss 25th July 2026. > > >>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad
