Abbotskerswell Spring Fours Competition added

Details of the Spring Fours competition on Saturday 22nd April have been added to the Competitions link. An Application form with further details will be placed on the notice board.

ICC Rinks Latest

Devon Premier team qualify for the final, Sadly the latest headline reads...Devon Premier defeated in the Rinks finals against Northamptonshire.

Report from the ICC Rinks Finals Competition in Daventry

Saturday was the turn of the A county trams in which Trevor and Carol were playing. The following Post is taken from the Devon County Facebook page......Devon A out of the Rinks. Recorded wins against Essex and Northamptonshire but lost to Somerset and went out on shots. Tomorrow it will be Tom's turn to do battle as part of the Premier team.

Teignbridge League Match against Exminster

Exminster - 6  Christow - 4
Last night (27th January) we visisted Exminster for our next match in the Teignbridge league. both matches before tea were dominated by Exminster although this did not reflect on the standard of bowling by Christow. Well done to Sean who played a very good game on his second outing in the league. After tea the tables turned and it was Christow who were the dominant team. The overall shot bonus of 2 points went to Exminster by 1 shot, Christow had the bonus until the last shot of the evening which saw Exminster pick up 4 shots. Thank you to Ava, Chloe, Janet & Mary's sister Tina for their support.

Bowls Equipment Work Party.

On Friday 3rd February starting at 10 am for a few hours, club equipment will be checked and cleaned/repaired. Also the cages will be checked and rearranged as necessary.

County 10's competition details added

Details of the County Club Team Championships, also known as the 10's have been added to the Devon County Competitions link. We come under West Area, I have included the teams for the North and East Areas so you get a good overview of the whole competition.

Buckfast Home Match Team Announced

The Teignbridge League Fixtures page has been updated with team details for the home match with Buckfastleigh at 7.00pm on Wednesday 1st February.

Teignbridge League AGM Report

Last night (23rd January) a committee meeting was held by the Teignbridge League Short Mat Bowls Association at the Buckfast Community Centre. After the welcome & minutes read and treasures report the agenda asked for feedback from the Teignbridge Paris competition held back on October 29th 2016. It was seen as a great success with a very close finish for three teams. The format and organisation were also praised and hopefully this will continue for the Teignbridge Fours on Saturday 11th March 2017. Three points were raised under any other business. The Spring Fours to be held at Abbotskerswell on 22nd April will be confirmed in due course. A request from Trevor Tregillus (County area representative) to the league clubs to see if any of their would like to play in the Area Challenge at ISCA on 2nd April 2017 and also play in a Jurassic Challenge competition where 18 players are required. Date of the next meeting is Monday 24th April 2017.

Teignbridge League Table Updated

To see the latest League Table (updated 24th January) click on the Teignbridge League link.

Jurassic Bowls Axminster Info

So that you are aware, there are diversions around Axminster, so please follow diversion signs and purple balloons. Sign in is 9am.

Exminster A v Christow B Result

Exminster A 12  Christow B 9
Report from Derek on Last nights match against Exminster A away.

It was a tight game where we seemed to score ones rather than a basket full of shots. We played Ron Smith, Ken Beer and Tom Spencer. For Christow I played lead, Chris two and Ralph skipped. The game was tight but we held the lead for 12 ends, they levelled the score at 9 each on the 13th end and then took a one and a two on the 14th and 15th end respectively. The game changed throughout where we took ones on the first two ends, they levelled on the third; we took ones on the next 4 ends and then they levelled by taking twos' on the next two ends so that after 9 ends it was 6 each, again we pulled ahead only to drop the last three ends. A good game that could have gone either way.

Exminster Away Match Team Announced

I have updated the Teignbridge League Fixtures page with details of the upcoming away match with Exminster at 7.30pm on 27th January.

National Mixed Fours Report

Yesterday Christow entered two teams in the mixed fours unfortunately neither team was unable to progress beyond the first round. Although only seven teams entered the standard of play was good and I think we all had an enjoyable day. I should mention the two Christow teams had there own competition after lunch consisting of 12 ends, Trevor's team were by far the best team until the last bowl of the match,Geoff played with  weight got the shot and won the match, It was the flukiest shot ever. Well done Geoff....  Trevor
Teams were....
Maureen Edwin Georgie Geoff
Beryl Janet Trevor Steve

Teignbridge League Fours 11th March

The Teignbridge League Fours Competition will soon be upon us. It is being held at Christow on Saturday 11th March. If you would like to play, please let Derek know. There will be an entry form on the notice board too.

National Mixed Fours Saturday 15th January

Good luck to the Christow players playing in the National Mixed Fours at ISCA on Saturday.

Exeter League Meeting Report

On Thursday 12th January there was a meeting of the Exeter & District Short Mat Bowls League. The meeting was held at St Thomas Cricket Club at 7.30pm. The Treasurers report showed there to be a nice healthy balance in the account. Draws for the final matches in Division 1 and 2 were made, these being Nomads A v Wonford B (Div 1) and Broadclyst A v Exminster A (Div 2). There was no other business and the meeting was closed at 7.45pm. The next meeting will be on 2nd March. Attendance including Secretary and Treasurer was 4.

More Competitions added

Four more competitions have been added to the Competitions page. These are invites from Wonford for tournaments being held through the year. As before please see Neil for an application form if your are interested in playing.

Christow B v Broadclyst B Result

Christow 21 - Broadclyst 7
Yesterday evening (11th January) Christow B (Neil, Edwin & Janet)  played their home match against Broadclyst B (Jean, Bobby & Alan). Christow took an early lead which they built on during the match to finish with a healthy shot difference. This should help in the Division 2 standings as they are tied on 10 points with Broadclyst B and Exminster A.

Competitions Page Updated

Details of the following competitions  from Exeter Nomads can be found on the Competitions page.....Ladies Pairs 23rd April 2017 , Charity Triples 7th May 2017 , Mixed Fours 30th July 2017. If you are interested, please see Neil for application form.

Teignbridge League Match against Ideford

Ideford 0 -  Christow 10     Shots: 26 to 60
Last night (10th January) we played the away leg against Ideford in the Teignbridge League. Thank you to the Ideford players who made us very welcome as usual. Both matches played on mat 2 were dominated by Christow with Tom, Carol & Derek winning 12 shots to 5 and  Jim, Brad & Edwin by 21 shots to 5. Mat 1 was not so straightforward, both teams had challenging matches, Geoff, Steve & Janet lead by a couple of shots from the 4th end and after a dead end and jack off the mat managed to pick up another 5 in the last 3 ends finishing with 10 shots to 3. Neil, Chris & Mary struggled with the mat and by end 9 were 13 - 7 down. The last 3 ends were a different matter where Christow managed to tame the mat and pick up 10 shots to win 17 - 13. A good result for Christow at a very tricky venue.

Exeter League Bowls Meeting

There will be a meeting held on Thursday 12th January 2017 at St  Thomas Cricket Club at 7-30pm.  An item of note from the previous meeting under any other business was as follows....

The meeting was told that some clubs were sending in score cards with only  first names on, everyone was told please write the full name of the player  please.  

Devon v Somerset 8th January

Today saw the Devon County Premier and A teams meet Somerset to play the home leg of the round robin Inter-County Championships. This was the final match before the knockout stage gets under way in early February. The premier team had already qualified finished with Devon 10 Somerset 30. For the A teams it was a different matter and they could only afford to give away 8 of the 40 points available. Sadly it was not to be and finished Devon 11 Somerset 29, meaning they have not qualified for the knockout stage. They will be sending 16 players along with the Premier team to the Rinks Final on the 28/29th January

Teignbridge League meeting

Just to remind you that there will be a Teignbridge League meeting on Monday 23rd January at the Buckfast Community Centre commencing at 7.45pm.

South Brent Charity Tournament CANCELLED

The Fours tournament being held by South Brent SMBC on Saturday 11th February has been cancelled. The organisers have struggled to get enough teams to take part and have decided to cancel this years competition.

Christow B v Silverton B Result

Christow B 9  -  Silverton B 8
On Wednesday 4th January Christow B (Ralph, Janet & Brrad) played their home match against Silverton B. In a very close match right from the start Christow went into the final end holding 2 shots. Silverton had the last bowl and 1 shot to their favour but were unable to capitalise on their position. Well done Christow.