BSM mens Mid Devon League team continue to improve and pick up valuable points towards a decent finish to the season. 

On Saturday 24th July another good win was rercorded away at Newton Abbot 'B' by 75 shots to 62.  Three out of four rinks recorded wins to ensure 12 points came to BSM.

Results (BSM Skips first):

E Curl                    24                        B McCreery                17

K Short                  19                        J Hoggen                    10

D Thompson            19                        A Saunders                18

P Caunter                13                        G Sander                    17

During the week a triple consisting of Pat Bradford, David Mills and Alan Hewitt from BSM were in a team representing Devon against Oxfordshire. 

They came away with a 17 shots to 15 win.  Well done lads you did the club proud.

Congratulations  also go to to BSM Ladies captain, Hazel Yeomans.  Hazel progressed to the semi- final of the County Ladies over 55s competion held at Kings Bowling Club on 16th July.  Unfortunately Hazel was beaten 21 shots to 16 in a close game. Well done Hazel better luck next year. 

Rumour has it that had she won a protest would have been lodged because she doesn't look old enough to be 55!!!    

Brixham St Mary's Mid Devon League Team have experienced a complete turn around in results over the last two matches.

This could lead to a Houdini act being performed and the spectre of relegation banished if present form is maintained.

On Tuesday 13th July 12 valuable points were picked up when a victory of 102 shots to 74 was achieved against Kings 'B'.

Even this result was bettered on Friday 16th July when all 14 points were taken off Dawlish Marina with an overwhelming victory of 95 shots 57.

Results (BSM Skips first)  versus Kings 'B'

K Short                32                M Jones                10

E Curl                  24                R Binmore              23

P Caunter             25                T Bickle                 15

D Thompson         21                 D Bateman            26

                                        versus Dawlish Marina

K Short                29                P Kilbey                12

E Curl                  24                G Monk                 19

P Caunter            18                 T Cornforth            12

D Thompson         25                 A Collins              14 

It is hoped that this good form can be maintained away at Newton Abbot 'B' in a tricky fixture on 24th July.  

A similar result to the one achieved there last year would be more than welcome.

So come on lads more of the same please.

BSM mens MDL team had a welcome change of fortune over last weekend. 

Playing away to third in the table Starcross they came away with 12 points in a narrow 81 shot to 78 win.  

It is hoped that this win will spell a raising in confidence levels for the club and a subsequent rise in the table that should follow.

E Curl                     23                    S Hosgood            14

D Thompson        24                    R Price                    16

P Caunter              19                    M Herrodge            14

K Short                   15                    N Selley                   34

On Friday of last week BSM  hosted a Devon President's team.  Whilst only winning on one rink a very enjoyable afternoon was had by all that played.  All players were treated to a tasty high tea at half time which may have been the reason for the scoring slowing down in the second half of the game.  Thanks are due to all who helped prepare and served it.

Brixham St Mary's Ladies continue to march on in the Gallery League.

This time with a 55 shots to 46 win over top of the league Newton Abbot 'B' on the 30/6/10.  This gave them 6 valuable points and keeps them in third position in the league placings.

Well done to Captain Hazel Yeomans and all of her girls.

Ms V Pettey                15                Ms A Cross            19

Ms M Davenport           15                Ms J Fitz                18

Ms M Harrison              25                Ms D Ramselius     9

Meanwhile BSM mens Mid Devon League side continue top struggle in thier division.  This time only managing to pick up 2 points against top of the league Shaldon over the weekend.  They went down overall by 55 shots to 89.

D Thompson                21                F Baker            20

K Short                       13                R Tyler              29

E Curl                         13                C Parker            29

D Mills                          8                T Dart                29

On a lighter note BSM Captain, Alan Hewitt, organised a club Fun Day on Tuesday 29/6/10.  Dress if the day was themed on red, white and blue for all playres and a great effort was made by all to adhere to this rule. 

A variety of bowls related games were played ranging form scoring goals into a miniature net at one end of the green to bowling left handed with no jack to play to!!

The eventual winners were the triple of Doreen Grimwood, John Greatbatch and Rod Hughes.

At the close Alan invited all players back to the clubhouse for tea and doughnuts.

Everyone taking part expressed thier thanks to Alan for his efforts in organising a very enjoyable an unusual afternoon's bowling. 

The latest set of league results show the continuing fluctuation in fortunes for the BSM Bowls Club for both men and ladies sections.

The mens MDL results continue to show that more consistency is required if improving results are to be expected.

After a great win over Newton Abbot on Saturday 19/6/10, were11 points were collected, a disappointing result away at Marldon followed on Saturday 26/6/10.  BSM going down by 63 shots to 100,

D Thompson            11                    D Collins                29

P Caunter                12                    A Routledge           30

E Curl                      22                    A Parker                19

D Mills                     18                    G Honneyford         22

The BSM ladies picked up four useful points with an encouraging outcome against Country Club 'C'. 

Although beaten on the overall score they came away with wins in two out of three triples.  The final results was BSM 39 shots CC'C' 46.

M Davenport                16                        P Grant                    14

J Chapman                  14                        D Dabinett                12

M Harrison                   9                         J Glossop                 20

Brixham St Mary's Bowls Club men continue to undergo a stop start season in the Mid- Devon League Division 2. 

After a very creditable win away to Kings 'B' by 7 shots on June 9th, with wins for the rinks of E Curl and D Thompson and a draw on the rink skipped by D Mills, They followed it up with a home defeat to Torbay Country Club 'C' by 38 shots on June 12th. Winning on only one rink, that skipped by D. Mills.

MDL Results (BSM Skips first)   9/6/10

D Thompson            27            A Horwell            13

E Curl                     18            K Law                 13

D Mills                    17            M Jones              17

A Hewitt                  13            R Binmore           25

12/6/10

D Mills                    29            D Conbeer            18

P Caunter                13            C Northam            28

E Curl                      10            G Hooper             28

A Hewitt                   16            R Middleham        32

On the 7th June three BSM Riviera Mixed Triples fought out a very tight game with Paignton Torbay eventually losing by 49 shots to 52.

Congratulations should go to some of the BSM players who are mostly first or second year bowlers or who on the most part only take part in social games.

R Doughty            13                B Williams            17

R Hughes              21               M Savage              15

Ms H Morgan        15                D Lawrence            20

BSM men continue to have an indifferent start to the season in the Mid Devon League on 1/6/10 with another disappointing result away to Dawlish Marina. 

They  were beaten on three rinks and went down 53 shots to 80.

Results (BSM Skips first)  D Thompson        12            D Monk        24

                                                 E Curl                 14            A Collins      33

                                                 K Short               24            R Kirby        17

                                                 P Caunter            16            T Carnforth   22

Thursday 3/6/10 saw BSM defeated in their second Riviera Mixed Triples game of the season against Paignton Bowls Club by 46 shots to 80  BSM did have one winning triple skipped  by Colin Yeomans who won by 21 shots to 13.

Meanwhile, BSM Ladies had a resounding and well fought victory over Ivybridge in The Gallery League 4-3-2-1 knock out competition by 83 shots to 67.  They now progress into the next round and wait to find out who their next opponents will be with great interest.