This years’ ‘Bowl for Fun’ sessions have been a great success with 41 different people attending over the course of the six sessions on a Thursday evening.

This culminated in a special pairs competition held last Thursday for our attendees. 11 pairs lined up for the inaugural ‘Beginners Cup. They were split into three Groups for a round robin stage. In Group A it was incredibly close, with Sue & Kaz coming out on top with +1, Jim & Brenda in second with 0 and Lizzie & Barbara a close third with -1.

Group B was well won by father and son team, John & Jenson, with +7 points. Neil & Kathryn pulled it back on their last game, winning 9-0 to put their points total to +3. This was enough to send them through to the semis as the best runners up in the two groups of 4 and scuppered Rita & Aidan’s chances of qualifying and sent them to the bottom of the group. Tracie and Ros ended up in third place in the group. Finally, in Group C, it was an exceedingly tight finish with Richard & Alan finishing top with +3, Andy & Dave a close second on +2, Alan & Nick third with +1 and Marilyn & Leanne finishing in fourth.

In the 3 end semis Sue & Kaz just overcame John & Jenson 3-1 in a tight game. Richard & Alan dominated their semi, winning 6-0, with Neil & Kathryn just not able to get going over the three ends.

So to the final and it proved to be a dramatic ending. Two ends were played on each green with Alan & Richard going into the last end on the grass 5-1 up and it seemed to be all over. However, Sue & Kaz managed a dramatic 4 on the last end to level it up at 5-5 and put the match into a sudden death end. Richard lined up his last bowl with the pair being down and staring defeat in the face. He played his bowl, hit one of their other bowls, which then proceeded to trickle in to win the final, to audible gasps from the baying crowd! A fitting dramatic end to an excellent competition and a big thank you to all those from the club who helped out.