Teignbridge League Match Cancelled

Hi all,
Tonight's home match against Buckfastleigh has been cancelled due to severe weather conditions in that area. As far as I know tonight's curling match will go ahead as scheduled!!
Stay cool, Trevor.

Teignbridge League Fours Player Information

Information regarding the Teignbridge Fours that will be held on Saturday 10th March in the hall at Christow can be found on the Teignbridge Lague page along with order of play.

Abbotskerswell Spring Fours Cancelled

Good morning,

Thank you to those who have been in touch regarding entry into our tournament this year.

Unfortunately, we have had very few entries because our date clashes with other events.

We have had to make the decision to cancel the 2018 event.

Kind regards.

Ray Vyse

Teignbridge League Table Updated Again

The latest table is available on the Teignbridge League page. It seems to have been changing every other day, and its very close in the middle/ lower order.

Exeter League result for Christow A and B

Last night Christow 'A' played against Christow 'B' in the Exeter League. The 'A' team (Sean, Carol & Trevor) had the home honours over the 'B' team (Derek, Chris & Neil). Christow 'B' got of to a positive start only dropping 1 shot in the first 5 ends to lead 7 - 1. By the 9th end Christow 'A' had pulled back to lie just 1 shot behind. In the remaining 5 ends Christow 'B' scored on all but 1 end and finished the game winning 17 shots to 11. Well done to Christow 'B', commiserations to the 'A' team.

Teignbridge League Table Updated

Please see the Teignbridge League page for the latest league table.

Buckfastleigh Home Match Details Added

Details regarding team selection for the home match against Buckfastleigh on Wednesday 28th February have been added to the Teignbridge League page.

Exeter League Result for Christow A

Last night Silverton 'B' visited Christow to play a rearranged match against Christow 'A' (Sean, Jim & Tom). Christow elected to play on the top mat by the windows which turned out to be a wise choice. They dominated the game form the start and finished 17 - 7 winners, well done. This result puts Christow 'A' 4 points ahead of wonford 'A' and 5 ahead of silverton 'A', both who have a game in hand over Christow.

Busy Weekend of bowls for Christow

This weekend will see the qualifiers for the County/National Singles and Triples finals contested at ISCA. On Saturday Brad, Ian, Steve, Tom & Trevor will be competing along with 27 other players in the Singles final. On sunday it will be the turn of the Triples qualifiers to make their bid for the top spot. Ralf, Ian & Tom will be part of the final 16, good luck to all.
Also on Sunday 2 teams of 4 from Christow will be taking paert in the John Warman Charity Tournament at South Brent. On the same evening Christow 'A' will be home to Christow 'B' and Christow 'C' will be away to Exminster 'A'. I said it was busy!

Bishopsteignton Away Match Report

12 players along with their fan club (thanks for the support) travelled to Bishopsteignton for the last away match for Christow in this season Teignbridge League. The first session saw Ava, Sean & Ian playing on mat 1 and Chloe, Brad & Jim on mat 2. Both mats are quite slow and have the slight quirks you would expect from a village hall with a wooden floor. Ian and his team played a good game but to their frustration so did Bishops who did not allow them to settle into the game. Jim's team started strongly and pulled out an 8 - 3 lead by the 7th end and managed to win the game by 4 shots. After tea and biscuits session 2 got underway with Mary, Geoff & Neil on mat 1 and Maureen, Ralph & Trevor on mat 2. Neil's team got off to a good start by scoring 5 shots on the 2nd end which helped them maintain the lead through the match and finished with a 4 shot advantage. Trevor and his team got off to a positive start and had a good battle and pushed bishops to the final end, but were unfortunate to loose the match by 1 shot. A very enjoyable evening despite the result.

Points score:  Christow 4 Bishops 6
Session 1.
Mat 1 - Christow 4 Bishops 19    Mat 2 - Christow 11 Bishops 7
Session 2.
Mat 1 - Christow 13 Bishops 9    Mat 2 - Christow 12 Bishops 13

Competition Invite Requests

Hi Folks,
Places still available for Abbotskerswell Spring Fours – please let me know if your entry is imminent.........Ray Vyse.

Hi all,

We still have places left for our comps in APRIL not to far away so please fill in your slips and send them back A.S.A.P..........Regards shirley.

Details for the above can be found on the competitions page. Application forms available at Christow.

Christow A Knockout Cup Result

Last night Christow 'A' (Steve, Carol & Tom) played Silverton 'A' in the semi final of the Exeter League's Knockout Cup. After Silverton picked up 2 shots on the first end, Christow took control of the game a finished 19 - 6 winners. Well done and good luck for the final where they will play Nomads for the cup at a neutral venue. They also have a rearranged match against Silverton 'B' on Wednesday evening in the Exeter League with Sean, Jim & Tom playing.

Good Luck to Christow Tonight

This evening Christow will be travelling to Bishopsteignton for their last away match in this seasons Teignbridge League competition. Also at Christow 3 players from the 'A' team (Steve, Carol & Tom) will be playing Silverton 'A' in the semi-finals of the Knockout Cup which is run by the Exeter League. Good luck to all involved.

Kingsteignton Home Match Report

last night it was the turn of Kingsteignton to visit Christow to do battle in the Teignbridge League. Christow went into the match in 3rd place on the league table, 3 points behind 2nd placed Bishopsteignton but with 2 games in hand and 13 points behind Abbotskerswell with the same number of matches played. A win on all 4 mats and the bonus points was what Christow needed to keep the pressure on Abbots and that is just what they did. Derek, Brad and Jim on mat 2 played a great game scoring heavily early on in the game and kept the lead to the finish after Kingsteignton rallied in the closing stages. Chris, Ian and Tom on mat 1 did not allow Kingsteignton to get settled and dominated the match, although their skip Andy did put up some resistance later on in the game. After the tea break it was the turn of Ralph, Geoff and Neil on mat 2 and Beryl, Sean and Trevor on mat 1.both teams won their matches with very similar margins in the final score that were seen in the first session. The results show that mat 1 is more of a challenge to visiting players. Well done Christow.......see you at Bishopsteignton on Sunday. 😮"COME ON CHRISTOW".

Points score:  Christow 10 Kingsteignton 0
Session 1.
Mat 1 - Christow 16 Kingsteignton 5    Mat 2 - Christow 14 Kingsteignton 9
Session 2.
Mat 1 - Christow 19 Kingsteignton 10    Mat 2 - Christow 11 Kingsteignton 6

Abbotskerswell Competition Details Added

Details regarding the Spring Fours Tournament at Abbotskerswell on Sunday 25th March have been added to the competitions page. Application forms containing further details will be available via the clipboard at Christow.

Devon County A Team Match Report against Buckinghamshire

This weekend an unchanged team from last week travelled back to Daventry Indoor Bowls Club for the quarter finals of the ICC competition. With the confidence they gained from the previous weeks win at Tamworth against Surrey and the win against Somerset in the final of the ICC Rinks at Daventry two week ago, the team were going to be hard to beat. Support amongst the team for fellow players was very evident during the four sessions which started as usual with the singles and pairs. One win in the singles and 2 wins in the pairs got the team off to a good start. In the triples and fours that followed there was a draw and loss in the triples and win and loss in the fours.With no break the singles and pairs were back on the mats and continued where they had left off and produced the same result as in the first session. The triples and pairs were not going to be out done and dominated the final session with wins on all mats.The final shots score was Devon 216 and Buckinghamshire 156 and Devons wining points score was 31 - 9. The Devon team will be travelling back to Daventry for the semi finals where they are due to meet Essex who also won there semi finals encounter at Daventry today.

Bishopsteignton Away Match Details Added

Details regarding players and times have also been added to the Teignbridge League page for the match on Sunday 18th February against Bishopsteignton.

Kingsteignton Home Match Details Added

Details regarding team selection for the home match against Kingsteignton on Wednesday 14th February have been added to the Teignbridge League page. Details of the away match to Bishopsteignton on Sunday 18th February  (not 18th as showing on the sheets) will be added in the next few days.

Exeter League Results for Christow B & C

Last night Christow 'B' were away to Broadclyst 'B' and Christow 'C' home to Silverton 'B'. Christow 'B' (Maureen, Chris & Derek) played against Janet, Marion and Margaret for Broadclyst and were in the frame for 10 ends. At end 8 we were 7-5 up ; end 9  8-7 down and end 10 10-7 down. From there on Broadclyst nailed it and the wheels came off our trolley. It was a good night and all credit to the ladies of Broadclyst who deserved to win....Derek.
Christow 'C' (Ava, Ian & Brad) had a tight game and looked from the start that the game was going to go down to the final end, and that was the case. Christow took one shot on what was a tense final end and won the match by 3 shots. Well done Christow.

Abbotskerswell Away Report

Yesterday evening 12 players with support from Chloe and Ralph travelled to Abbotskerswell for our next match in the Teignbridge League. Before the tea break, Carol, Ian & Tom played on mat 1 (by the kitchen). The game was very close all the way through with most of the play favoured to one side of the mat and the match going to the final end with just one shot separating the two teams. Playing on Mat 2 (by the door) which also favoured one side of the mat, were Janet, Brad & Jim. Their game was close up to the 8th end when Abbots scored 4 shots on the next end and took a 5 shot lead. Christow were unable to score again over the remaining ends, the result did not reflect on the standard of play. After tea Mary, Geoff & Neil had another close match on mat 1 and also went into the final end with on shot between the two teams. Christow managed to score 4 shots on the final end to win the match. Edwin, Sean & Trevor had similar fortunes experienced by Jim's team but could not get themselves onto the scoreboard until the 6th end. As usual there was some great bowling from all Christow players on the night. Oh what fun is to bowl at Abbotskerswell !! 

Points score:  Abbotskerswell 8 Christow 2
Session 1.
Mat 1 - Christow 9 Abbots 11    Mat 2 - Christow 5 Abbots 13
Session 2.
Mat 1 - Christow 10 Abbots 7    Mat 2 - Christow 4 Abbots 14

Devon A County Team Match Report against Surrey

Today the Devon A County team made their way up to Tamworth to meet Surrey in the first round of the knockout stage in the ICC competition. Representing Christow were, Carol, Ian, Jim, Neil, Sean and Tom (reserve). Sean was playing his first match for the County and was a great asset as number one in Dave Tarr's triples team. The first session got under way to a great start with both the Singles and Pairs winning on all mats. Then it was the turn of the triples and fours to play, they carried on with the same high standard of bowls and won both of the triples games and one of the fours with the other fours team only missing out by 1 shot. After lunch Devon did not let up on the pressure and won on all mats in the four disciplines. Shots scored were 250 Devon 122 Surrey. This gave Devon a record points score of 38 - 2. Well done to everyone. The team travel up to Daventry next weekend to play the next round.

Exeter League Result for Christow C

Friday night Christow 'C' (Brad, Ian & Mark) travelled to Wonford where they met their 'A' Team (Maggie Smith, Steve & Thomas Peris). After fourr ends Christow had built up a lead of 8 shots to Wonford's 0. Although Wonford rallied over the remaining ends, Christow held on to the lead and the final score was Christow 15 Wonford 12. Well done Christow...great result.

Exeter League Result for Christow A

Last night Chistow 'A' (Sean, Geoff & Trevor) played their home match against Broadclyst 'A' in the Exeter League. The match was very close for the first 7 ends which saw Broadclyst take a one shot lead. Over the final 8 ends Christow scored 15 shots over Broadclyst's 2. The final score was Christow 24 Broadclyst 9. Well done again Christow 'A'.