Match Report
Match Report - 21 Jul 2025, Tiverton Canal Bowling Club East of Exe beat Cullompton
Back from the East of Exe match this evening v Cullompton (Away). The weather remained kind despite the heavy grey skies above. The green, significantly greener than ours, so it was much heavier than we have been used to, with less swing. Once again, Phil's rink set off in a hurry, 17 - 1 after just seven ends, and they continued at a similar rate to go 34 - 2 up after thirteen. It wasn't until the last end that they let their guard down, dropping '5' to finish 37 - 9. Stewart's rink began well and got themselves 16 - 6 ahead after twelve. Cullompton started to respond but a '6' against put pay to that, and Stewart steered his side to a 22 - 13 win. My rink found ourselves controlling proceedings with a mix of good bowling and an occasional bit of good fortune. But it was singles all the way for seven ends, then adding a few before Cullompton finally got on the board. The remaining ends were pretty much shared, which meant another win for Canal. Finally, Jim Evans side had the task of playing Brian Clement's side and, after a slow start, began to gain shots and levelled scores at 10 - 10 after twelve ends. It remained close for a couple more ends, but Cullompton did enough to secure their one and only winning rink, 11 - 17. Still, another excellent result for TCBC, 10 Points to help keep us on track for a return to Division A.
Cullompton 48 - 89 Tiverton Canal Bowling Club East of Exe