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Having made a really great start to the new season, you can be sure something will come and bite you with a vengeance on the backside and it did this week.

Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Home – Matlock Bath- 14 April.

Another beautiful evening down at Parsons Croft and the team responded to it. Rick M and Tony A led the way with a spectacular 21 – 6 win. Our Edith had been on holiday during the first week, but she made up for that while partnered with the on fire Dot H winning 21 – 7. Can this great form continue I hear you ask, too right it can. Parwich won the remaining two games in style giving us a clean sweep and maximum points 84 – 37. We don’t manage too many maximums so we need to soak in the reality.

• Next match- Home- Matlock Park – 21 April- 6.30pm

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Youlgrave – 16 April- 1.45pm.

So having played on the Old Baseball Ground last week we played on a sheet on glass. We have not been to Youlgrave for a while in the Tuesday League due to their being in a higher division. Little did we realise that not only did you need to walk very carefully in case you slipped on the ice but you needed a Sherpa to guide you over the hump in the middle of the green. Nobody had told us that an elephant had been buried in the green sometime time ago! As you knowledgeable folks will know we very often struggle in the doubles games, well we struggled in everything today. Pat B and Harry B played a stormer to only lose 18 – 21. Sue A and John H tried all the way but in the end succumbed 15 – 21. The final game also saw us lose 21 – 8. Youlgrave 63, Parwich 41. Now for the singles fight back.

Bearing in mind that the maximum points you get in the singles is 90, we just made it past halfway. We only managed to get to double figures in two games. In the end we were put out of our misery losing 90 – 50, one to chalk up to experience. A total result of Youlgrave 152, Parwich 91 thanks to the elephant under the green. I wonder how we will get on when we play them on our patch?

• Next match – Home – Bradwell – 23 April – 1.45pm.

Don’t forget that we will be having a little social get together at Parsons Croft on Sunday afternoon for new members and anybody else who would like to come down. Even if you don’t want to play you can get a great piece of homemade cake and a cup of tea. See you there.

John B.