> After all the rain we’ve had this week, it was nice to see the sun & it turned out to be another beautiful day for playing bowls & our final league match of the season. It was warm (24C), dry, sunny, blue sky & a nice breeze. A couple of the Bees players played for the Timber Trundlers in our friendly match yesterday. Sadly, this match was played on a damp green & caused quite lot of damage to the green, which then had one of its weird days today. To be sure of coming 4th, we needed 1pt from today’s match & to get promotion, we needed to win 6-0 & hope both the Dragons & the Kestrels both messed up. Neil had to drop out having hurt his knee yesterday, so we welcomed Geoff back in to the team & I took Neil’s place. >> >> Rink 3 – Steve, Paul & Geoff – won 18-9. A brilliant performance by our boys got us the point we needed & they won this match in style. The bees won 8 ends, 1×2 & the rest all singles. We scored 1×3, 6×2 & 3 singles. Well done boys, a nice way to end the season. >> >> Rink 5 – Janet, John & Ivan – won 16-15. After 11 ends we trailed 3-13, which included 2×3 & a 2 for the Bees. A brilliant 4 on end 12 turned the tide & the next five ends went 1,2,0,2,2. So, after 17 ends the score was 15-16. Last end Janet played a great jack, John played a lovely set & we managed to take 2 shots to win 16-15, the only time we were ahead. Both teams won 9 ends. Another great performance & a lovely way to end the season. >> >> Overall match score Bustards 34 v 24 Bees. Match points Bustards 6 v 0. Shot difference now +137. Congratulations to the Lightning for winning the league & to the Kestrels who came second & have been promoted. >> >> Overall, a very productive season. Our highlights were beating the Dragons in one match, beating the Kestrels home & away and stuffing Argyll 83-10.
I have been lucky enough to play at some lovely venues this season like Argyll & Ringwood and I’ve met a lot of lovely people & had a lot of fun. What more can you ask for?
Thank you to everyone who played for the Bustards this season & thank you all for your support. I hope you all enjoyed the season as much as I did. >> >> Ivan Buss >> 5th September 2026. >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad
I have been lucky enough to play at some lovely venues this season like Argyll & Ringwood and I’ve met a lot of lovely people & had a lot of fun. What more can you ask for?
Thank you to everyone who played for the Bustards this season & thank you all for your support. I hope you all enjoyed the season as much as I did. >> >> Ivan Buss >> 5th September 2026. >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad
