Bridlington Alexandra Bowling Club kick off season with hard-earned wins

The A team travelled to Hornsea A where both teams found the conditions difficult.

The triple of J Buckle/J Mitchell/L Mitchell were three shots down after two ends but nine shots in the next two ends took them into a 10-4 lead.

Hornsea struck back immediately with a five, but Bridlington replied with four shots on the following end.

At the halfway mark Bridlington held a 17-10 lead, but by end 13 Hornsea had clawed their way back to within five shots.

Undaunted, the Bridlington triple continued to bowl steadily, taking four of the remaining five ends to run out 27-15 winners.

On the other rink, the triple of D McCall/M Hobson/B McCall found themselves 2-11 down after eight ends and were finding the conditions very challenging.

However, they gradually found their line and length and by end 15 they had forged head at 15-12.

Hornsea gained three shots on the following end to level the match, but in a thrilling finish Bridlington took a two-shot lead on the penultimate end and managed to restrict their opponents to only one shot on the final end to give Bridlington a narrow 17-16 win, six points to Bridlington.

At South Marine Drive the B team welcomed Walkington 3.

This was the B team’s first game in Division 2 after promotion last season.

The home triple of T Watson/S Talbot/D Booth were 0-4 down after the first four ends but by end 5 they held a narrow one-shot advantage.

Things then changed, with Bridlington winning the next four ends to move into a commanding 19-5 lead.

Walkington could not recover from such a deficit, with the Bridlington triple eventually winning 25-14.

The other rink was far closer.

L Allen/S Edwards/P Scruton were 6-3 up after five ends, but Walkington then took the next three ends to open up a five-shot lead.

Bridlington then fought back, winning nine shots on the following three ends to regain the lead.

By end 15 Walkington had reduced the arrears to just one shot, but Bridlington took the next two ends to lead 21-17 with one end remaining.

In a very close finale, the Walkington skip had the final wood with his team already holding three shots and one more shot would tie the match.

Fortunately for Bridlington his fell short and the home triple gained a hard fought 21-20 win, six points to Bridlington.

In the second round of the Midweek League, the A team welcomed Hutton Cranswick and the triple of J Buckle/J Mitchell/L Mitchell got off to a good start winning eight of the first 10 ends to establish an 11-3 lead.

The visitors then scored five on the following two ends to narrow the deficit with the following two ends being shared.

The Bridlington triple moved ahead by taking three of the remaining four ends to win the game 16-10.

On the other rink D McCall/M Hobson/B McCall found themselves 7-1 up by end 6 and 9-2 by end 8.

They then lost six shots over the next two ends to bring their opponents to within striking distance and by end 13 the scores were tied at10-10.

Bridlington regained the lead with a two on the next end, only to give up three shots on end 15 giving the visitors a 13-12 lead.

Disaster then struck Hutton Cranswick, Bridlington winning seven shots on end 17 to give them a distinct advantage going into the last two ends from here they went on to win the game 22-18, six points to Bridlington.

The B team faced a tricky tie against Beverley A, but R Dawson/D Morgan/M Philpott got off to a good start on their rink and led 8-0 after four ends.

Although Beverley won four of the next eight ends they could not match Bridlington’s accurate bowling and by end 15 Bridlington had established a commanding 24-6 lead, going on to finally win the game 24-7.

D Booth/S Talbot/P Scruton led 6-3 after five ends, including a five on end 5.

Beverley however won eight of the next nine ends to move into a 13-6 lead.

Despite a spirited fight back in the latter stages the Bridlington triple were narrowly defeated 17-14, Bridlington B four point – Beverley A two points.

The final match of the week was in the Independent Triples League when Bridlington hosted Langtoft in Division 1.

J Buckle/J Mitchell/L Mitchell fought a very close game against their opponents.

Langtoft took an early lead winning three shots on the first end but Bridlington took the following two ends to lead 5-3.

In a topsy-turvy game Langtoft won the next four ends to establish a five-shot advantage, but once again the Bridlington triple fought back and led 11-10 by end 10.

On end 14 the scores were tied but one shot to Langtoft took them into the lead with just three ends remaining.

Bridlington once again tied the scores on the next end and they held their nerve to win the last three ends to secure an 18-14 victory.

D Morgan/D Booth/M Philpott were 6-1 up after three ends and 9-2 after six, but the Langtoft triple narrowed the gap to just three shots by end 13.

This three-shot lead lasted until end 13, but with Bridlington taking the last 5 ends they won the game 17-9.

Unfortunately for Bridlington the other rink as mainly dominated by the visitors who led 20-6 by end 11.

Try as they may Bridlington could not come back from such a deficit and they eventually lost the game 24-11.

Bridlington picked up four points by winning two rinks but they narrowly lost the aggregate 47-46 giving Langtoft four points.