Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Away – Chatsworth – 15 July.
Well another boring win this week. Fortunately the three teams ahead of us are also doing well otherwise we would be right up there. We did win three out of the four games and had good score in the game we lost. Dawn and Dot were convincing winners 21 – 12, with Tony A and Val K virtually matching them by winning 21 – 13. Even without the ever present Rick, Edith joined with Clare E won 21 – 18. The final score was Chatsworth 64, Parwich 79. Only 5 points from the maximum, a really good solid performance by all. Next week we entertain the team who didn’t beat us when we met at the start of the season, they thrashed us. We will certainly try our best next Tuesday to reverse the result. Oh, and they are also top of the league.
- Next match – Home – Buxton Park – 22 July – 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Whitworth Park – 17 July.
No royal patronage this week, She doesn’t know what she’s missing, as indeed the vast proportion of Parwich residents don’t. Anyway, we played the top of the league this week and considering our player resources we more than held our own. We got a good win in one of the doubles games, but sadly came unstuck in the other two and trailed 59 – 46 at the start of the singles. Although we shared the games three each, the deficit from the doubles was too large for us to make up and we finished up losing 117 – 123. Not bad for a hick ‘out in the sticks’ Club like Parwich. Fortunately this loss may well drop us a place or two from the giddy heights of second in the league!
- Next match – Away – Blank week- 24 July
Another friendly this Sunday, come down to Parsons Croft around 2.00pm and see some of the best bowlers in the Matlock League strut their stuff. You will be amazed how good they are.
John B.


I don’t play bowls but love to read the reports – full of tongue in cheek witticisms and self deprecation.