Abbotskerswell Away Details Added

Details regarding team selection for the away match to Abbotskerswell on Monday 5th February have been added to the Teignbridge League page.added

Teignbridge League Table Updated

The latest Teignbridge League table can be found on the Teignbridge League page.

Devon County A Team Win ICC Rinks Final

Three players from Christow, Ian, Jim and Neil joined 13 other players from Devon clubs and represented the Devon County A team in the ICC Rinks Finals at Daventry Indoor Bowling Club. The eight County qualifiers from the Preliminary rounds back in early December were split into 2 groups with the winners of each group going through to the final. The format for the Rinks is a Fours competition with 4 teams from each County. Devon were drawn with West Midlands, Hertfordshire and Kent. The second group draw saw Dorset, Essex, Somerset and Surrey play three games two before lunch and one after. Devon won their group by winning all three matches by collating more shots overall than their opponents on all 4 mats. Somerset who won the event last year, came out top in their group. The final was set for a showdown between two  teams from the Southwest of England. During the final Richard Ivings kept an eye on the overall shots being scored on all four mats as he had done in the earlier rounds. The score during the final was up one minute then down the next, but never by more than a few shots. After all matches finished their games, Devon won the final by 4 shots. A great result for Robert Ivings (manager/player) and all his team.

Devon County A Team Winners

Exeter League Result for Christow A

On Friday evening Christow 'A' (Steve, Carol & Tom) travelled to Wonford to met Wonford 'B' in the Exeter League competition. After Christow picked up 4 shots on end 14, both teams went into the final end level on 14 shots. Christow managed to pick up a single shot to win the match. Well done Christow.

Exeter League Meeting Report.

This evening (25th Jan) representatives from Christow, Exminster, Nomads and Silverton attended the Exeter League meeting at  St Thomas Cricket Club in Exeter. Ken Beer chaired the meeting. The treasurers report showed the Leagues finances to be healthy. Rob Gayton has taken on the Treasurers roll temporarily after the passing of Brian Glanvill. He will be looking for a replacement at the AGM which will be on Thursday 26th April. Tom told Rob that Carol was possibly interested on taking on the position. The draw for the semi final round of the Knockout Cup also took place and will see Christow A home to Silverton A and Nomads A home to Wonford A (to be played W/C Monday 12th February). The meeting finished at 7.45pm.

Exeter League Match Rescheduled

Another rescheduled Exeter League match, this time for Christow 'B'. The match away to Broadclyst 'B' on 31st January has been rescheduled for Wednesday 7th February.

Exeter League Result for Christow B

On Sunday evening Christow 'B' (Ralph, Chris & Derek) travelled to Exminster and met their 'A' team in the Exeter League. It was a nice evening of bowls. We played Ken Beer (skip), David White (2) and val Beer (lead). Val played a super game making virtually every wood count and getting touchers.The fortunes in the game ebbed and flowed with neither side taking a commanding lead as can be seen by the final score of just 12 shots each. Exminster went into the last end two shots up but Christow took two shots to level the game. It wa a fitting result for a good game and a super evening, truly reflecting what short mat bowls is all about.... Derek.

Christow Qualify for County Tens Finals

Today (Saturday 20th Jan) Christow played hosts to Bere Alston in the 2nd round of the County Tens to see who progress to meet Totnes Cremeries at ISCA on 25th March. Christow won the Singles, Triples and Fours and lost the Pairs. This was enough to see Christow through to the Finals in March. Well done to all.

Friday Morning Brush up and Roll Up

On Friday morning (19th Jan) at 9.30am the hall has been booked for 2 hours to hoover the mats and enjoy a roll up prior to the match on Saturday. Please come along if you are free.

Exeter League Result for Christow A

Yesterday evening Christow 'A' (Trevor, Geoff & Steve played hosts to Nomads 'A' (Ray, Martin & Richard). Christow took an early lead in the game only to see Nomads slowly claw back and level the match at the halfway point. Christow took the lead back and held on to win the game. Well done Christow.

Exeter League Match Rescheduled

The match between Christow 'C' and Silverton ;B' which was due to take place on Sunday 28th January at Christow, has been rescheduled for Wednesday 7th February.

Competitions Page Updated

The Competitions page has been updated with details of a Triples competition in May at Nomads S.M.B.C. Also added are details of four various events taking place during this year at Wonford S.M.B.C. Application forms will be available as usual via the clipboard or by contacting Neil.

County Tens Away Report

Today 10 bowlers from Christow along with a few supporters travelled to Bere Alston for the County Club Team (Tens) - South/West Area competition. As there are only 3 teams challenging for this area Totnes Creameries have already progressed to the Area Final (ISCA 25th March). This leaves Bere Alston and Christow to do battle to see who they will be meeting in that final. The Singles (Jim) and Pairs (Trevor & Neil) were played first and both lost their matches. Then it was the turn of the Triples (Janet, Carol & Steve) and the Fours (Edwin, Brad, Geoff & Tom). Both teams won their match and by a healthy margin for Tom's team. This leaves the home leg level on match wins and 2 shots behind overall. So all to play for next Saturday when Bere Alston visit Christow.

Christmas Meal

Last night Christow held their Christmas meal at the Teign Valley Golf Club. Club members and their families enjoyed a very nice evening and were served wonderful food. The two waitresses on duty worked very hard and kept the courses coming without delay. Thank you to Steve for organising the evening and to Ava for singing to us all, lovely voice..

Teignbridge League Fours

On Saturday 10th March at Christow the Teignbridge League Fours competition will be taking place. It is run as an afternoon event and bowling starts at 1.30 pm with a break after 2 games for a cream tea. 12 places allowing for 3 teams have been allocated to Christow. 1 team has already entered which will be  Brad, Ava & Chloe & Sean. If you are interested in playing yourself, please let Derek know as soon as possible.