Mixed fortunes for Bridlington Alexandra Bowling Club teams

In a very closely fought game the B team triple of T Reed/S Talbot/D Booth got off to a slow start, trailing 1-4 after 3 ends.

By end 7 however, they had recovered and had gone into an 8-4 lead. J Buckle/J Mitchell/L Mitchell hit back and levelled the scores on end 9 but consistent bowling over the next 4 ends saw the B team move ahead at 14-8.

Four shots to the A team on end 14 narrowed the gap but the B team were not phased and won 3 of the remaining 4 ends to win the game 19-15.

On the other rink, the A team triple of D McCall/A Hobson/B McCall raced into a 7-0 lead by end 3 but R Dawson/D Morgan/M Philpott slowly found their line and length and by end 8 they had levelled the score at 7-7.

The A team triple them settled into a period of very accurate bowls and won 8 of the remaining 10 ends to take the game 21-9.

The A team progress into the next round with a winning aggregate of 36-28.

On Wednesday, Kingston 2 were the visitors to South Marine Drive in division 1 of the Driffield and District Vets League.

The home triple of J Buckle/J Mitchell/L Mitchell got off to a very slow start and accurate bowling by Kingston saw them take a 12-0 lead after only 5 ends.

Bridlington then began to find their line and length, including 5 on end 8, to bring them within 2 shots.

The next 4 ends were closely fought, the score being 15-14 to Kingston on end 13.

Three shots to Kingston extended their lead and although Bridlington scored 1 on end 15 the visitors scored 3 shots on the following end which took them into what seemed an unassailable lead at 21-15 with just 2 ends remaining.

One shot to Bridlington on the penultimate end left them needing 5 shots on the last end to tie the game. In a remarkable finish the Bridlington triple scored 7 on the last end to give them a tremendous victory at 23-21. The other rink saw D McCall/A Hutchinson/D McCall 5-0 down after the first 3 ends but by end 5 they had moved to within 1 shot of their opponents.

Unfortunately, Bridlington could not maintain their comeback and by end 12 they trailed 5-15.

Although they won 4 of the last 6 ends, they could not overturn such a deficit and Kingston won the game 18-13.

The B team had a long trip to Melbourne A where T Watson/R Dawson/P Scruton led 5-3 after 5 ends, only for Melbourne to hit back and take the lead 6-5 on end 7.

Four shots to Bridlington on the following end took them back into the lead and by end 13 they had built up a commanding 15-8 advantage from which they went on to win the game 18-12. B Nicolson/S Talbot/D Booth were involved in a very close game.

The score was 5-5 after 6 end and by end 10 Bridlington had edged into an 8-7 lead.

Their opponents then won the next 3 ends to gain a 13-8 advantage but 3 shots on end 14 brought Bridlington close.

Unfortunately they could not maintain their momentum and Melbourne went on to win the match 19-13.

One rink each and the same aggregate score meant that the points were shared.

Thursday saw top versus second in Division 1 of the Midweek League with the A team at Nafferton A.

D McCall/M Hobson/B McCall were 7-5 up after the first 5 ends but by end 8 Nafferton had levelled the game 8-8.

Four shots to Nafferton on end 10 gave them the lead but by end 14 Brid had narrowed the deficit to just 2 shots at 14-12.

Over the next 2 ends Nafferton extended their lead to 16-12 but the Brid triple were not to be denied and scored 5 on the final 2 ends to claim an exciting 17-16 victory.

The other rink was far more one-sided. J Bukle/J Mitchell/L Mitchell were bowling very accurately, finding their line and length early on.

By end 8 they led 13-2 and Nafferton were finding it difficult to mount a comeback.

The Bridlington triple kept up the pressure and went on to win the match by a 24-10 margin.

The overall victory keeps the A team top of the Midweek League Division 1.

In Division 2 T Reed/D Morgan/M Philpott were 7-0 down to Beeford after 3 ends, but a sustained period of steady bowling saw them leap into a 14-7 lead by end 8.

Their opponents came back strongly and won the following 3 ends to move within 2 shots of Bridlington.

The Bridlington triple won end 12 to lead 16-12 but Beeford then took the next 3 ends to level the game.

Four shots to Brid on end 16 gave them some breathing space and they took advantage by winning the next 2 ends to take the game 29-16.

R Dawson/P Scruton/D Booth were in excellent form from the start and by end 14 they had built up an unassailable lead of 31-2.

Although Beeford won 3 of the remaining 4 ends Bridlington went on to win the game 38-10.