Category: Match

Downton vs Ringwood

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Well done to our Ladies today with a win on both rinks against top-of-the-league Ringwood. It was a really enjoyable match.
Thank you Muriel and Rosemary for coming along to support us. We finished the season in fourth place in the league, a result we should all be proud of.
I would like to send Ann our love and hope she is okay after her knee operation.
Dawn

Bustards v Swanage Dolphins

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Sadly, the long awaited end of season clash between the top two didn’t happen, thanks to the weather. As there was no time available to rearrange the match, the result was deemed to be a tie, with 1 point each.

Congratulations to the Dolphins on winning the league & well done to the Bustards, who were the only team to beat the Dolphins & are also promoted to division 4, where next season we will be facing off against the Dragons!

This is how our league ended up :-

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Ivan Buss.  7th September 2024.

Bournemouth Beavers v Bustards

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The Bustards travelled south for their penultimate game of the season, at the picturesque Meyrick Park ground. The green was damp & very worn. Summer has sadly disappeared, as the weather was cool, overcast & windy, on what was Bournemouth Airshow Saturday.
Rink 1 – Tony, Paul & Geoff W26-11. Another day, another comfortable win. Lost the first end, then won 6 of the next 7, taking 16 shots to 3, to lead by 16-4 after 8 ends. This included 2×3 & 2×4. Another 5 ends were won after this, which included another 4, to seal the match 26-11. Yet another super performance by the boys.
Rink 2 – Lewis, John & Ivan W17-13. 5-12 down after 8 ends, we rallied to win a scrappy match, with a 4 & a 3 along the way.
Match score Bustards 43 v 24 Beavers. Bustards 6 points, Beavers 0 points.
On Saturday we are at home to champions elect, Swanage Dolphins. We are the only team to beat them this season & we are going to try our very best to complete the double.
Our team remains unchanged. The match starts at 10am & the bar will be open from midday. All spectators are very welcome, for what is our last match of the season.
Ivan Buss
31st August 2024.

Bustards v Highcliffe Leopards

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This match was postponed on Saturday due to the weather and rearranged for tonight. As the Leopards are chasing points to get ahead of their sister team Highcliffe Panthers, they were really keen to play.
Rink 1 – Tony, Paul and Geoff W37-6. OMG, what can you say? The boys won 13 ends which included a 4, 2×5 and an 8! Over the last 8 ends 24 shorts were won and only 2 lost. Another brilliant performance by the boys, who have only lost 2 games all season.
Rink 2 – Lewis, John and Ivan L18-19. After 8 ends we trailed 1-11, before we got on a roll and won 5 of the next 7 ends, to reduce the lead to 14-17. This included a 5 and a 4. After 17 ends the scores were tied at 18-18 and, frustratingly, on the last end we missed getting the winning shot by a couple of inches, losing 18-19. Take out a handful of lucky wicks and a stupid 6 on end 13 and we would have won this one. What a great comeback and team effort: so close!
Match score: Bustards 55 v 25 Leopards. Bustards 4 points, Leopards 2 points. They now trail the Panthers by 1 point and they meet in the last match of the season.
B&D match secretary Dave Witt managed to attend tonight’s match as my guest and he thoroughly enjoyed his first ever visit to Downton. Dave will be writing an article on Downton BC, which will feature in one of his regular B&D newsletters and on his Facebook page.
On Saturday we are away to the Bournemouth Beavers at the lovely Meyrick Park ground. Our team is unchanged.
Ivan Buss 27th August 2024.

New Forest Men Success

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After the short New Forest League men’s program finished at the end of July, the season continued with the League trophy events. The squad were narrowly beaten in the first round of The Ringwood Shield by Highcliffe. This defeat gave us the satisfaction of qualifying for the plate trophy, The Ivor Fourmy Trophy. This enabled us to defend the Trophy we won last year.
In the first round of the Home/ Away format we had a close match against Lymington, which we won by seven shots. In the next round, on 22nd August, the lads battled through the miserable weather to comfortably win against New Milton, with a shot difference at home of 30 in our favour and 20 away – total victory of 50 shots. Hooray, we are in the final on 14th September at Fordingbridge BC. playing either Highcliffe B or Lyndhurst A.
Regards, Alan

2024 Gala Day

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Secretary’s report on Gala day on 18 August 2024
I arrived at Alderbury just after 9:00 am and found the club was open and several people were setting up for the day. With the first round of matches due to start at 10:00, players from the 19 entries arrived in good time and signed in. Unfortunately Amesbury was unable to send any entries due to a long standing friendly match.
The first round started promptly on time. The 35 minutes for each round was enough for all games to finish their four ends well within the time allocated. Timing was kept very efficiently all day by Nick Hanski .Four rounds were completed n the morning session after which the Spider was won by Jan Jarman of Alderbury bowls Club. The lunch break was a time to eat and drink and socialise with friends old and new. As in the past, some people brought their own packed lunches. However, Alderbury provided cakes and rolls with various fillings and tea and coffee and bar drinks. The raffle prizes were very reasonable. The winning raffle numbers were picked and the prizes were grateful collected.
Two further rounds were played after lunch and two teams had won all four matches – these were Mere and Alderbury, and they were now in the final. As the weather was still warm and sunny, over thirty players stayed and watched a good final with one team in front one end but the other team coming back to take the lead. After 6 ends, the score was 6-all but in the final two ends Alderbury used their local knowledge and ran out the winners.
The winning Alderbury team was Alison Cosens(lead) Roy Jury (2nd) and John Halski ( skip). The runners up from Mere were Marie Wright (lead) Shaun Tealey (2nd) and Les Manwaring ( skip).
The overriding feeling was that the day was a great success and matches were played in a friendly manner. May I congratulate the MTL clubs that supplied nineteen triple team entries. The green seemed to me to be good, at just the right speed for the day and certainly I heard no complaints.
The whole day was organised and very efficiently run by Alderbury and my thanks to the volunteer officers and club member for their contribution. The revenue generated from entrance fees, the spider and the raffle will boost the the MTL bank account by a healthy £293.
At the autumn meeting we will need to choose a host club to run the Gala Day but that is a few months away. In conclusion, I would like to thank all the players and volunteers who took part in the Gala Day.
Robert Hayes
MTL Secretary

Gala Day

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Hi Teams
Congratulations and Thank you all for participating in the MTL Gala Day.
The Final was between Mere and Alderbury and was won by Alderbury by one shot on the last end.  Downton Divas team of Alan, Marie and Lewis came third, Downton Dragons team of Steve, Dawn and Colin came joint fourth and Downton Dreamers team of Rod, Marg and Lynda came joint sixth out of nineteen triple teams from six different bowls clubs.
The Gala Day raised an impressive £293 for the Westbrook League.
Steve Allen