MATCH RESULTS & REPORTS
Date: Thursday 1st May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Haywards Heath Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Draw 51 to 51
Report : On a scorching hot 1st day of May when record temperatures were reached, Park Bowls, although winning on 3 of the 4 rinks, drew their home game against Haywards Heath, 51 all. Skip Bryony Wood with Farron Calver and new bowler Julie Stone, had a great start and by end 12 they were up 5 shots up, 11-6. Unfortunately, they then lost the next 5 ends so with 1 end to play it was 11 all but they were able to win the last end by 2 shots to finish 13-11. Similarly David Clinton’s team of John Leadbeater and Marie Davies were up 7 shots, 13-6 by end 10 but they could only win 2 more ends, both with only 1 shot and so ended up winning by 2 shots, 15-13. Both David Peters and David Spurr were suffering from unrelated problems, so they shared a game with Skip Kamran Nadim and lead Mel Watson. By end 9 they were well ahead 9-2 but the second half didn’t go so well and with 1 end to go it was 13 all but they took a 1 on the last end to win 14-13. Angela Spurr with Peter Chesser and Norma Covey came up against the Haywards Heath’s Captains team which as always contained their best bowlers. Spurr’s team played well but still lost by 5 shots, 9-14.
Date: Sunday 27th April 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to East Grinstead Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Won 67 to 45
Report: On a fine sunny afternoon Horsham Park played their second friendly game of the season at home to East Grinstead. Park won 2 rinks and lost on 2 but won overall 67-45. After the hard work over the winter by our green manager, David Clifton, the green played well. Park’s top rink went to David Clifton who with Angela Spurr and Farron Calver won by 15 shots, 24-9. Their game started slowly and by end 5 they were down 2-5 but from this point they dominated the game winning all bar 3 of the remaining ends. East Grinstead arrived with a player short, so the 4th rink was played as a pair. Park’s team of Kamran Nadim and Beryl Noble won consistently throughout the game winning 14 of the 18 ends and overall 19-7. Both Park’s losing rinks had close games which could have gone either way. Bryony Wood’s team of Peter Chesser and Marie Davies didn’t start so well and at end 10 they were down 4 shots, but they recovered, and at end 15 they were ahead 14-10 but unfortunately they lost the last 3 ends to finally go down 14-17. Lorena Daane, Sheila Howard and David Peters had another close game and at the half time tea it was 6 all. It continued in the same fashion, scoring only singles on each end, but they just lost 10-12.
Overall a good win and an enjoyable afternoon in the sunshine.
Date: Thursday 24th April 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to Southwater Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Lost 52 to 89
Report: Horsham Park’s first friendly game of the 2025 season, away to Southwater, ended in a loss, 52-89. The weather was sunny but a little cool. Unfortunately for this first game, with some new bowlers and a heavy green, Park lost on all 4 rinks. Park’s best performing rink, skipped by Lorena Daane, who with John leadbeater and Graham Roots were down 4 shots, 8-12, with 5 ends to go but they were able to win all bar 1 of the remaining ends to close the gap but still lost by just 1 shot, 12-13. Skip Kamran Nadim with Peter Chesser and Marie Davies started well and at half time were 3 shots up, 8-5, but their good luck didn’t last, going down 6 on end 12, and by end 14 they’d slipped back to 12-13 behind. The game continued in a similar fashion and by the end, after winning only 1 more end, they lost 13-19. Park’s remaining 2 rinks, playing with new bowlers, and coming up against some of Southwater’s better bowlers, lost by 14-28 and 13-29.
Not the best start to the season but let’s hope things start to improve as the weather warms up.