Match Report
Match Report - 26 Apr 2025, Tiverton Canal Bowling Club Friendly Rink lost to Ottery St Mary 4 x 4
Pleasant warm, slightly humid afternoon, green damp but relatively quick, played well for most.
It was a tough day away at Ottery St Mary, far from unusual for those of us who have experienced both our early season and late season fixtures in the past against Ottery but we always try our best.
Unfortunately, the truth is, Rinks are a bit of an Achilles heel for us, no doubt it's the fact that we play triples on the whole, especially in friendlies.
Only having two bowls, four players each side requires that much more concentration so it's more of a challenge, especially those with less experience.
But going back to this match, it wasn't all bad, yes we lost heavily on one rink but others were in the game for much of the time just coming unstuck in the latter stages, as often happens in rinks for us for reasons mentioned above.
We did have a winning rink and this was Garfield Barnett, Kevin Parkin, Bev Burgess and Pete Brewer so hats off to them as they came romping home with a 21 - 10 result.
TCBC = 1 Winning Rink (54 Shots)
Ottery = 3 Winning Rinks (88 Shots)
Ottery St Mary 4 x 4 88 - 54 Tiverton Canal Bowling Club Friendly Rink