Hectic start to the season for Bridlington Alexandra Bowls Club teams

In the Midweek League, the newly-formed B team entertained Hornsea B, writes John Mitchell.

Allen/Nicholson/Hutchinson were slow to start and after 7 ends trailed 1-11.

They then mounted a recovery but were still 7-11 down with only 4 ends remaining. End 15 proved to be the turning point with Bridlington gaining 5 shots on the next 2 ends . In an exciting finish, the home side took 6 shots on the last 2 ends to run out 18-14 winners.

On the next rink, Morgan/Booth/ Scruton were 12-4 up after the first 7 ends but the next 2 ends saw them give up 8 shots to level the game.

Undaunted, Bridlington played steady bowls throughout the rest of the game to take the match 21-16.

Thursday evening saw them back in action at Driffield B. Allen/Sullivan/Scruton began steadily and 3 shots on end 10 took them into a 2 point lead.

They could not however maintain this momentum with Driffield scoring on all of the remaining ends to give them a 22-11 win.

On the next rink, Booth/Talbot/Hutchinson were in control for most of the game and a run of 8 shots gave them a comfortable lead of 12 shots with only 3 ends to play, eventually winning 19-11.

The first game for the A team in Division 1 saw Hornsea A as the visitors.

McCall/Hobson/McCall began strongly in their match and led 10-3 after the first seven ends.

However the visitors fought back and levelled the match at 11-11 after 12 ends.

The lead then changed hands over the next four ends with Bridlington ahead 14-13 and only 2 ends left to play.

The home side extended their lead with a 3 on end 17 but Hornsea were not finished and in an exciting final end almost levelled the game but a score of 3 shots left them 1 behind Bridlington.

A similar close match was being played out on the next rink where Buckle/Mitchell/Mitchell trailed 0-5 after the first 3 ends but fought back to level the game at 7-7 by end 7.

The lead then swapped hands throughout the next 7 ends and by end 14 Hornsea had established a 5 shot lead.

Bridlington then took 3 shots in the next 2 ends to bring them within 2 shots of their opponents, but the decisive moment came on end 17 when the home side scored 5 to lead 20-17.

The final end was very close but in a tight finish Hornsea only managed to take 2 shots to leave Bridlington 29-19 winners.

The Vets A team were at home to Stuart 1 on Wednesday.

Buckle/Hutchinson/Philpott were behind for the first half of the game but a 4 on end 13 brought them within striking distance and 3 shots on end 16 took them into a 1 shot lead.

Losing 3 shots on the next end, however, proved costly and allowed the visitors to win 17-18.

McCall/Mitchell/McCall were leading 8-1 after the first 5 ends but the Stewart triple staged a recovery and drew level on end 8.

Although the remaining ends were tight Bridlington only trailed 14-16 by end 15.

They could not, however match their opponents over the final ends and lost the game 14-21.

The Friday Independent League squad travelled to Scalby and Newby for their Division 1 game.

Morgan/Jordan/Hutchinson had gone into a 4-shot lead by end 8 but the home side proved far too consistent and ran out 17-12 winners.

Buckle/Mitchell/Mitchell took time to settle down but by end 9 they had levelled the game 9-9.

Their opponents then took the next 3 ends to establish a 5 shot lead, only for Bridlington to fight back and level the game once again on end 16.

The home side them took the last 2 ends to run out 17-14 winners.

On their rink, McCall/Hobson/McCall won all of the first 8 ends to establish a 16-0 lead.

Although the home side tried to rally, they could not match the consistency of Bridlington who eventually won the game 31-5.