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So with only a couple of matches left in the two leagues we play in and with virtually all the wheels having fallen off we needed to get back to winning ways and we did with a vengeance.

 Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Home – Bradwell – 19 August.

We had done very well at Bradwell in the first half of the season where we managed a great win on their green. On our own green we were hoping for even more and we did not disappoint. We won all four games with the brilliant Edith and Rick strutting their stuff winning 21 – 8. Not to be outdone Tony A and John B matched their score 21 – 8. Dawn A and Dot H also had a fabulous win against Bradwell’s best pair coming in 21 – 19. Finally Dennis and Clara E won 21 – 12 giving us a clean sweep and a maximum score 84 to Bradwell’s 47. This win should certainly halt the steep slide down the division. Only two matches left in this league, let us hope we have a good couple of matches, although our next opponents are second in the division.

• Next match – Away – Chatsworth – 26 August – 6.00pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Hope Works – 21 August

The good thing about going to Hope is that the ride over there is really nice and you can get a really good lunch in Castleton before you play the match in the afternoon. It’s a really hard life. John H and Ian J were our only winners in the three doubles games, but Dot H and Pat B came back from being 8 – 20 down to only just lose 17 – 21. What a fight back. At the end of the doubles we were behind 57 – 50.

As you aficionados of this marvellous sports report will know we can do quite well in the singles games and today was no exception winning 4 out of the 6 games. The score was 70 to Parwich, 61 to Hope. We scraped a win therefore 120 to 118. Hope Works were one place below us in the league and this win will keep them there. Whether it will be good enough to keep us in third place in the league we will have to see.

• Next match – Home – Baslow  – 28 August.

Great Round Robin competition last Sunday with Rick M winning the main half of the draw and Dot H winning the lower half of the draw for the second year in a row. This Sunday we are going to Hazelwood for a friendly match where they treat us right royally.

John B.