Christow Derby - Exeter League

Christow C were the home team in last nights clash with Christow B in the Exeter League. Chloe, Brad and Jim elected to play on the mat by the kitchen against Sean, Edwin and Geoff. Being slower and very much an unknown compared to the other mats on offer. It was a case of who got to grips with the weight and lines first. The honours went to the B team winning by 14 shots to 5. Well done to the B team.

Competitions Page Updated - 3 Jurassic Tournaments

Details of three competitions being run at Cloakham, Axminster by Jurassic Bowls later this year, have been added to the Competitions page.

Jurassic Bowls - Trippples Tournament 03 Feb 19

Organisers of the above competition have received a couple of team withdrawals from the tournament. Naturally this leaves an in-balance in the groupings. Whilst they will overcome the dilemma it would be good if clubs could help by getting some of their bowlers to enter a late team.
The main details are :-
Triples Sunday 03 Feb 19
Entry £7.00 per player. Morning - Bacon Butties / coffee from 08.30am.
Lunch - Baguette with filling Egg / Cheese / Ham £ 4.50
- Soup - Pea & Ham with white / granary bread £4.50
- Quality fish cakes Salmon / Mackerel with vegetables £5.50
Afternoon - tea & cake.

If you are interested in entering a team, let me know and I will forward you the contact details.

Teignbridge League Table Updated

The Teignbridge League Table showing the current standings has been updated and can be found at the bottom of the Teignbridge League page. All to play for in the remaining matches of the season....Come on guys and girls, lets do this.....Game On!

Exeter Nomads Competitions

Details have been received of two competitions being held at Exeter Nomads. They are a Triples and Mixed Fours in May and July respectively. You can find more information on both competitions by clicking on the Competitions link. As always please let me know if you require an application form.

Teignbridge League Teams Announced

Teams for the next two Teignbridge League matches (Kingsteignton away 7th Feb & Abbots home 13th Feb) can be found on the Teignbridge League Fixtures page.

Teignbridge League Meeting + Fours Date Change

The next Teignbridge League meeting will be held on Monday 11th February commencing at 7.30pm. As usual the venue will be Buckfast Community Hall. Please note, the date for the Teignbridge Fours competition has been moved from the 9th to 16th March.

Christow C v Broadclyst A Result

Marcus, Brad & Jim (Christow C) hosted Broadclyst A yesterday evening in the Exeter League. The match was played on the mat nearest the kitchen. This was a good move on Christow's part as Broadclyst were unable to get to grips with the mat. Christow scored on all but two ends and finished the match with a very impressive score of 24 - 2. Well done Christow. A win against Nomads A on Friday evening could see the C team move into 2nd place on the League table. Good luck for that.

Christow A v Nomads A Result

Nomads A (Ray, Richard & Rob) visited Christow this evening to do battle with Christow A (Tom, Trevor & Steve). Both teams picked up shots over the first 5 ends to keep the score close. Christow then went away from Nomads and cruised to a convincing victory. The final score was 19 - 7 to Christow. Well done, great result.

Silverton Charity Triples 9th March

Christow players have enquired to see if there are any places available at Silverton's Charity Triples Competition in March. Danny has been in contact and unfortunately they are fully booked. He will let us know if a place becomes available should anyone withdraw from the competition.

Christow C v Exminster A Result

Also last night Christow C (Ralph, Chloe & Ian) were playing in the Exeter League. Their match was away to Exminster A. Christow won the first end and up to the 12th end the scoring was fairly even with both teams going into the 13th end on 9 shots each. This end had a little drama attached to it. Christow were holding shot when Ken Beer (Exminster) fired and hit the block. Unfortunately the wood was not stopped in time and destroyed the head.  At that point Christow had been holding one shot. After some discussions it was agreed to replay the end. This turned out to be a good decision for Christow as Ian and his team picked up 4 shots. Both teams shared the final 2 ends and scored one shot each. The final score was 14 - 10 to Christow. Well done Guys.

Christow A v Wonford A Result

Last night Christow A (Trevor, Tom & Steve) played Wonford A at home. They match was played on the new fast mat. Christow dominated the match from start to finish and won by 17 shots to 2. Well done Christow. A win against Nomads A in their next match on Wednesday evening also at home, could see the A team move a couple of places up the league table. Exminster A loosing their match last night against the B team will help. Report on this match to follow.

Christmas at the Golf Club

On behalf of all Christow members, thank you to Steve and Wendy for organising a very nice Christmas meal at the Teign Valley Golf club last night.  lovely food an company of which there was plenty of both. All finished off with 20 questions from the quiz master himself and a solo performance from Ava.
Sorry no pictures.

County Tens Christow v Bere Alston Report

Christow travelled to Bere Alston this morning to play the return match in this seasons County Championships competition. Having both won 2 matches when we met in November at Christow, we arrived with a 9 shot advantage, so it was all to play for. The Singles and Fours started the proceedings, it was not a great start for Christow with both matches being won by Bere Alston. They also picked up the 9 shots they needed to level the overall standings. Then it was the turn of the Pairs and Triples with all to play for. The Pairs won a close fought game by 5 shots and on the second mat the Triples had the luxury of playing the final end with a 7 shot advamtage. The final result from the two meetings gave Christow a narrow win by 11 shots. Well done to all involved. Keep 6th April free in your diary's for the Finals at ISCA. Teams and scores were as follows:

Singles - Steve  5 - 8
Pairs - Brad & Jim  11 - 6
Triples - Janet, Sean & Geoff  12 - 6
Fours - Ralph - Chloe - Edwin & Neil  4 - 10

Christow v Exminster Report (Teignbridge League)

Another great result for Christow after playing on the challenging mats at Exminster. We managed to take 8 out of the 10 points on offer. Teams and results are as follows:

Before Tea
Mat 1  Mary, Geoff, Neil             13 - 5
Mat 2. Janet, Edwin, Ian.            9 - 12
After tea
Mat 1  Ralph, Brad, Jim             15 - 7
Mat 2  Carolyn, Andrew, Tom    11 - 9

Mat 2 was a challenge for all bowlers from both clubs. Thank you to Exminster for a enjoyable and friendly evening of Bowls.

Exeter League Meeting

Tonight there was a meeting held at St Thomas in Exeter by the Exeter League. Richard Ivings opened the meeting at 7.45pm. Tom acting on behalf of Carol passed the paperwork etc, to Rob Gayton until she is able to resume her roll as Treasurer. The draw for the Knockout Cup has already taken place, details can be found on the Exeter League website. As there was no other business, the meeting closed at 7.55pm. The next meeting will be the AGM and will be held at the same venue on Thursday 9th May at 8.00pm.

National Mixed Fours, Over 55's & ICC Rinks Information

The ESMBA last night issued the following statement:

Due to circumstances out of our control, the venue for the Rinks finals has cancelled our booking. We have struggled at this short notice to find a replacement venue for the proposed date in January.
The rinks finals have now been postponed until the weekend of 6/7th April 2019 and will be played at Daventry IBC.
Your county contacts will be contacted by the ICC Secretary.
Due to this cancellation and the fear of it happening with other dates the Association has taken the decision to move the National Mixed Fours and National Over 55s to Daventry IBC on the scheduled weekend of 30/31st March 2019. 

The Competition Secretary will be in touch with County contacts shortly.
If you have qualified for the National over 55 Pairs please be aware of the change of venue. The National Mixed Fours qualifier is due to take place next month. All players that had been asked to play in the ICC Rinks have been informed of the situation

Teignbridge League Matches in February

Players selected to play away at Kingsteignton on 13th February and home to Abbotskerswell and Buckfast on 13th & 20th February respectively, can be found on the Teignbridge League page.

Christow v Ideford Result (Teignbridge League)

As soon as the dust settled at Bishops, Christow were off to Ideford for another match in the Teignbridge League. Another great result achieved by Brad (Captain) and his 11 players taking another 9 points from the 10 on offer. Teams and match results are as follows:

Before Tea
Mat 1  Ava, Ralph, Jim              18 - 3
Mat 2. Marcus, Chloe, Brad      12 - 10
After tea
Mat 1  Mary, Chris, Neil            14 - 5
Mat 2  Derek, Ian, Tom             10 - 10

The 2 matches on mat 2 were very close as can be seen by the results. We all enjoyed a very competitive and challenging evening of bowls. Thank you to Ideford for making us so welcome.

Christow v Bishops Match Result (Teignbridge League)

Last night 12 players and 5 spectators from Christow travelled to Bishopsteignton to play our next match in the Teignbridge League. The evening was a great success for Christow taking 9 of the 10 points on offer. The teams were as follows....

Before Tea
Mat 1  Mary, Geoff, Neil         9 - 9
Mat 2. Edwin, Steve, Tom      11 - 9
After tea
Mat 1  Chloe, Brad, Jim         14 - 6
Mat 2  Ralph, Sean, Ian         21 - 4

As you can see from the results, the matches played before the tea interval were a lot closer than those played after.I The bonus points were in no doubt after Ian and Jim's matches concluded. As usual Bishopsteignton were great hosts and the evening was enjoyed by all. Well worth the long walk after finding somewhere to park, at least it was not raining!

Ideford & Exminster Players Selected

Players selected to play in the Ideford (8th January) and Exminster (11th January) matches have been added to the Teignbridge League page.

Fancy a Roll Up?

The hall has been booked for tonight. If you fancy a practice before Sunday or just an evening out, please come along.

Bishopsteignton Away Details Added

Players selected to play against Bishopsteignton on Sunday 6th January can be found on the Teignbridge League page.

Exeter League Meeting

The next Exeter League meeting is set to take place on Thusday 10th January. It will be held at St Thomas Cricket Club in Exeter and will start at 7.30pm.