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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB

Its the silly season as far as Parwich Bowls Club is concerned as people start going on holiday for some reason. Always a problem because of our tiny membership. However certain individuals play unexpectedly blinding games of bowls!

Tuesday League.

Home – Ashwood Park – 8 May – 6.00pm

We always have close matches against Ashwood and it’s hard to know why because they are such nice folk! We shared the games two each. Dennis and Clara came up against a really good pair and unfortunately came second. The magic married pair Tony and Sue A also came unstuck. I think they were too concerned with catching their flight early next morning to the Costa Packet. For once Pat and John B sorted themselves out and stormed to a 21 – 6 win. Rick without his faithful sidekick Edith played with Harry B. Harry at times can be so consistent it’s annoying. Anyway they got us our second win 21 – 16. When all the arithmetic had been done we lost the match by one point! Parwich 63, Ashwood 64.

Next Match – Away – Matlock Bath – 15 May – 6.00pm.

Thursday Friendly League.

Home – Bakewell – 10 May – 1.45pm.

At one point it seemed that we might be penalised for having less than 9 players, but people appeared from behind hedges and rocks and we finished up with 10.

Frances W and Harry B plucked victory from the jaws of defeat with a 21 – 17 win. At one point they were 17 – 5 down. What a comeback. John H and Keith B also did us proud winning in style 21 – 6. Although Clara and Dennis played well they unfortunately lost 21 – 6. Not the end of the world however as we were leading 54 – 44.

Now there are people who are great and there are other people who have greatness thrust upon them. Two members who do not normally play singles had, because of our shortage of players, to play in the singles. And play they did! I cannot recall Audrey B ever playing a singles, but what a game. Talk about hide your light under a bowls mat, Audrey stormed to victory 15 – 9. Pat B dashing back from a meeting in Buxton played her little socks off winning 15 – 11 against one of Bakewell’s star players. Astonishing. So with this brave and faithful few we finished up Parwich 74, Bakewell 75. If at the start of the games you said that would be the outcome, you would, as they say, have taken their hand off. Final result Parwich 128, Bakewell 119. Enjoy your holidays!

Next Match – Home – Wirksworth – 17 May – 1.45pm.

p.s. Don’t forget Stuart to get there by 1.00 ish.

John B

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Week four of the season already. Not sure where the first three went, but gone they are. Not too bad this week one reasonable loss and a very good win.

Tuesday League.

Away – Hope – 1 May.

Always very strong and competitive matches up around the arctic circle. Although we lost we did manage to share the games two each. Harry B and Tony A only just missing out 17 – 21. John and Pat B came unstuck, however, against a very good pair losing 12 – 21. At least they got to double figures. Our new wonder team of Dawn and Frances did it again for us winning in great style 21 – 18. Finally not to be outdone our Edith and Rick battled all the way, coming out on top by the odd point 21 – 20. Good game to watch. Final score Hope 80, Parwich 71.

Next Match – Home – Ashwood Park – 8 May – 6.00pm.

Thursday Friendly League.

Away – Whitworth Park A – 3 May – 1.45pm.

Win or lose it is really good to go to Whitworth. It is such a friendly, welcoming Club. It also does no harm to have a good win either. We were unstoppable. Although we lost two of the three doubles games Ian J and Sue A had such a good win 21 – 9, that we still finished 5 points ahead. Harry and Audrey B came close losing 18 – 21, as indeed did Liz H and Edith just being pipped 17 – 21. Whitworth 51, Parwich 56.

In the singles it was one way traffic, with only two of Whitworth’s players getting double figures. Parwichians won all 6 games, with John H winning the best 15- 5. Other good wins were Tony A 15 – 6, Keith B 15 – 7, and Frances W 15 – 9. Whitworth 51, Parwich 90. One of our best results and particularly away from home. Final result Whitworth 102, Parwich 146.

We managed to put out a full team of 12 players this week, however next week we are in a bit of bother as we have 7 players unable to play for various reasons. Bearing in mind we only have 16 registered players we will only have 9 at best. If someone else can’t make it then we will have to suffer a 25 point penalty.

Next Match – Home – Bakewell – 10 May – 1.45pm.

John B

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They say a week is a long time in politics, but a couple of days in Crown Green bowls is even longer. The changes in the weather were incredible. Shame that the bowls results didn’t match some of it.

Tuesday League.

Home – Bradwell – 17 April.

Still absolutely freezing on Tuesday night, more brass monkey’s. Having been pipped last week we needed to get a winning streak going. The match was shared two games each, but as you know it’s points that win prizes. Dennis and Clara E put on a good attempt, but came second 10 – 21. Captain fantastic Dawn playing again with our new club member Frances showed how it should be done winning in great style 21 – 5. Harry B and our Edith came a very close second to the dynamic duo again winning 21 – 9. Although Tony and Sue A lost it was by a very small margin indeed 19 – 21. Adding up the points Parwich came out on top 71 – 56. Another home match next week against Chatsworth B this time. Another win would be good.

Next Match – Home – Chatsworth B – 24 April – 6.00pm.

Thursday Friendly League.

Away – Bradwell – 19 April – 1.45pm.

So having had the thermal Long Johns on on Tuesday night it was Costa del Bradwell Thursday afternoon. Banging on the factor 99 sun cream our doubles pairs took to the green. Unfortunately their play did not match the high temperature of the day, we lost all three games, some closer than others. The score was Bradwell 63, Parwich 45.

One or two of our star players were unavailable, so Tony A, the captain, had to ‘rotate the squad’, bringing in some new players from last week. The six games were shared three each, but we just managed to score more than Bradwell, John B being the star player winning 15 – 3 which made a welcome change from the show he put on last week. The singles finished Bradwell 69, Parwich 72, unfortunately not enough to overhaul the deficit from the doubles. The final score however was not too bad with Parwich going down 132 – 117. At least the sun shone brightly.

Next Match – Home – Youlgrave – 26 April – 1.45pm.

Don’t forget that around 6.00pm on Mondays we have a bit of a practice, which judging by some of the results, is badly needed. Come along and have a go. Flat soled shoes are all you need.

John B

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This is it. When you come to the end of your lollipop all you have left is the stick! We can put the woods away until April next year. What will we find to do with all the time we have ? Now let me think?

Thursday League
Away – Hope Works – 14 September.
Having battled away last week and got a good win could the unthinkable happen and we manage to stay up in the top division? The chap who does all the admin on the league, bless him, only updates the results every year or two so we don’t know how we have done since last weeks match! However, as true Parwichians we would keep right on to the end of road even though we are tired and weary. I’m getting all emotional I must pull myself together. So, back to bowls, considering we were playing the top of the league, two of our doubles pairs performed as if we were top and not bottom. Because of holidays and injury Rick was playing twice and was joined in the game by Dot. They played their little socks off beating Hope’s top pair 21 – 14. Ian J and Harry B just would not give in and finally lost the game on the last end 20 – 21. Best not mention our third pair, but suffice it to say they did not win. After the doubles we were 12 points down.
Now Hope are like a lot of the top teams they usually only play with 9 players and not 12. This dear reader means that 3 of their players also play in the singles and of course the 3 who play twice are the best in the team! We of necessity were also one player short. Of the 6 games we won 4! with Keith and Rick winning against their two best players! The final outcome in the singles still meant we lost 74 – 75. Great effort. The final, final score was Hope 131, Parwich 118, which under normal circumstances would have had us doing cartwheels across the green. Well in our dreams anyway. Will we avoid the big drop? Don’t think so, but playing in the lower division suits us really. The people in the higher echelons take it too seriously. I will let you know.

Just as an aside we did finish fourth in the Tuesday league. Terrific result.

John B.

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Last match in the Tuesday League and penultimate match in the Thursday League. Could we go out in a blaze of glory, or a whimper?

Tuesday League.
Home – 5 September – Chatsworth.
Really nice bunch of people play for Chatsworth so win or lose we would enjoy the games. Both Edith and Dawn were away so we had to have a bit of a scratch team. Tony playing with Clara got us of to a great start winning 21 – 9. Similarly Pat and Sue strolled home winners 21 – 15. You can probably have a guess what happened in the two remaining games. Well John B and Dot had been playing as though their lives depended on it, winning games at a canter for the past 3 or 4 weeks, not this week though. They spluttered and coughed their way to a defeat 12 – 21. Rick playing with Harry this week against Chatsworth’s best pair just lost by 5 points. The final score Parwich 70, Chatsworth 66. Not our most convincing win, but a win never the less. Before this last match were were lying in fourth place in the league and if my calculations are correct we should just about hold our own there.

Thursday League
Home – Whitworth Park – 7 September.
Another nice bunch of people to play against. They are considerably higher in the league than us, but then who isn’t. Things did not auger well as in two of our doubles games we only managed a combined score of 10 against 42! However  Rick, having to play twice because of our lack players, playing with Audrey showed how it could be done and clawed back some of the deficit by winning 21 – 12. Parwich 31, Whitworth 54.
The singles was thankfully another story as we won 5 out of the 6 games and the sixth game we only just lost. Tony won 15 – 4, Keith 15 – 7, Pat B and Rick 15 – 8. The combined scores were Parwich 87, Whitworth 55. Although I am sure that we will be relegated we still managed a win 118 – 109. Last game of the season is against the team top in the league so that will definitely seal our fate.
Last match – Away – Hope Works – 14 September – 1.45pm

No Monday night play now. We will be putting the green to bed for the winter.

John B.

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Penultimate match in the Tuesday League this week and only two more matches left in the Thursday League. Not a lot to play for in either league really except of course your bowling village stalwarts have just about survived another season. The way things are shaping however the end of the bowls club could be not too far away. I wonder what the green could be used for?

Tuesday League.
Home – August 29 – Ashwood Park.
For the first time since I can remember our opponents only turned up with 7 instead of 8 players. It was probably just as well as the chap playing on his own scored 15 points with his two woods. We thankfully managed to score 21 with our four woods. Dot and John B have been playing like demons for the past few weeks and they continued their purple patch winning 21 – 2. Rick and Edith came home winners 21 – 14. Our ever present captain Dawn playing with Tony romped home 21 – 19. The final score Parwich 84, Ashwood Park 50. Great result which should keep us in a safe place in the league.
Final Match – Home – Chatsworth – 5.45pm

Thursday League
Away – Tideswell – 31 August.
Now for most of this season the writing has been on the wall for us to be relegated from the  top division. What a surprise when the league table after last weeks results put Parwich fourth from bottom. In this league the bottom three get relegated!! It was essential that we lost the match against Tideswell who were the team immediately above us to ensure that we are relegated. Thankfully we played to our strengths and promptly lost the doubles 29 to 63. The singles players needed to do equally badly. Our two star lady players, Dawn and Edith were missing so losing was certainly on the cards! We played very well considering the gravity of the situation and finished up winning the singles 77 – 62. Not enough to give us a win thank goodness. Final score Tideswell 125, Parwich 103. Even if we had won, the final two matches are against teams who are much higher in the league than we are so congratulations to Tideswell.
Next match – Home – Whitworth Park – 7 September – 1.45pm

MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B.

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Only a few matches left this season. The Tuesday League matches now have to be started earlier because of the shorter days. Probably just as well as you can’t have old peeps wandering around in the dark with a set of woods in their hand.
 
Tuesday League.
Away – August 21 – Wirksworth.
This was the match that was cancelled because of the weather. Perhaps it should have been cancelled permanently. We had two good wins and two not so good losses. Dot and John B got to grips with the big green and won 21 – 15. Edith, playing this week with Sue A, Rick having tootled off to somewhere else, won 21 – 18. The remainder of the games we managed to lose quite well which gave a final score of Wirksworth 75, Parwich 58.
Away – August 22 – Matlock Bath.
We certainly did well on the old 50p green this week. Leading the way was Dot and John B who inspired everyone with their unbelievable skill in winning 21 – 4. Well John B needs bulling up as he has played rubbish for weeks. No need for any encouragement for Edith who fortunately had found Rick reasonably close at hand, they won 21- 14. Tony and Dawn nearly grasped defeat from the jaws of victory, but held on to sneak home 21 – 19. Although our fourth pair lost they battled to the end coming in 21 – 15 down. The final score Matlock Bath 58, Parwich 78. A cracking result on that green.
Next Match – Home – 29 August – Ashwood Park – 5.30pm.

Thursday League
Home – Matlock Park – 24 August.
This team are riding high in the league in second place and the match could be carnage, but no, your gallant band of intrepid, if not ancient bowlers rose to the cause! Well they had a go. Although we lost the three doubles, which as you devotees of this editorial will know, is not unusual, we were only 24 points behind. Which for us is tantamount to getting close!
Could the singles players get us back? You just had to be there. We won four out of the six games, but after 5 games the scores were tied at 107 each. You could have cut the air with a jellymould. Dawn was our final player and you could not have asked for a better. She soon went into a commanding lead, but her opponent came back and soon it was 14 each. Winner of the next end would win the match. What tension, it was greater than England in a penalty shoot-out with Germany, and the result was better, Dawn won the last end. Parwich 122, Matlock Park 121. Although it is inevitable we will be relegated at least we are going down fighting.
Next match – Away – Tideswell – 31 August – 1.45pm
MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
No Monday night this week as its a bank holiday and I’m sure you will be doing more exciting things.
If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B

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Getting towards the end of the season only three more matches in the Tuesday League and four in the Thursday. A good win and what we could call a good loss this week.

Tuesday League.
Away – August 15 – Whitworth Park.
Good result against a team currently third in the league. Tony and Dawn could do no wrong and finished winning 21 – 0. Although we only won one other game our points tally was considerably greater than Whitworth because of this win. Rick and Edith came home with a 21 – 7 win, whilst Clara and Harry got a much deserved 15 points. Dennis and Sue also got 11 points against Whitworth’s best pair. The final result Parwich 68, Whitworth 49. Can’t be bad. Two matches next week in order to play the cancelled match against Wirksworth.
Next Match – Away – 21 August – Wirksworth – 5.30pm. ( Cancelled match ).
Away – 22 August- Matlock Bath – 6.00pm.

Thursday League
Away – Bakewell – 17 August.
Bakewell got promoted ahead of us in the league last year winning by 3 points. They are bottom of the higher league and we are second last. Shows what a good standard the higher league is. We did well in the doubles winning one game and losing one by a single point. The third game was a win for Bakewell. Bakewell 61, Parwich 53. Close games in the singles and although we only won two of the games we just finished 7 points down. All in all  however, we got a very creditable score, albeit a loss. Bakewell 143, Parwich 128. I don’t think this result will increase our chances of shooting up the league.
Next match – Home – Matlock Park – 24 August – 1.45pm
 
MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.

No Monday night this week as we off to play our cancelled fixture.

PS. If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B.

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The weather played a part in this weeks jollies around the green, however what a show your village team players put up in the annual charity match.

Tuesday League.
August 8 – Away – Wirksworth.
Ready to roll, but the heavens had opened for most of the day. It is possible to play in the rain, but the only major weather problem on a crown green is a lightening storm. The snag is in the rain is to be able to judge the speed of the wood towards the jack. Rooster tails coming from the wood do not help. Anyway by the powers that be at Wirksworth it was decided that discretion being the better part of valour, the match should be cancelled. We will have to play a couple of Tuesday League matches next week.
Next Match – 15 August – Home – Whitworth Park – 6.30pm.
????????? – Away Wirksworth.

Thursday League
The Greenaway Trophy
So the annual bash to raise money for the Greenaway Centre took place this week. This is a competition open to all players in the Thursday League, in excess of 250. The pairs matches last all day and are played on a knockout basis. There are two sides to the competition with pairs who get knocked out in the first round playing in a repêchage competition. Now for those of you who have lived in the Village for a while will know of a chap, who is no longer with us, but who was the first player from Parwich to win the Trophy, Ron Birch. Ron was a great sportsman with many great sporting achievements to his name, one of which was playing for West Bromwich Albion in the First Division of the Football League. Since then John B has won the competition twice and various others have come close, so how would we do this year? Well, pretty well indeed. We had four players in the quarter finals in both the main draw and the repêchage, leading to three players in the semifinals and one player won the thing! This year our Edith, ably assisted by a Wirksworth player came out on top of the main Competition. She played a blinder. Unstoppable is a word that springs to mind. Great result for Edith. Commiserations to our other players who got so far.
Next match – Away – Bakewell – 17 August – 1.45pm

MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Not sure about this Monday’s fun time. It could be that the cancelled match against Wirksworth will be played.
PS. If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John. B

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Two for the price of one this week, but it is a bit like the curates egg, good in parts. I think we can safely say that our stay in the exhausted heights of the top division in the Thursday League is rapidly coming to an end. Was it Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck who said ‘it is not the winning, but the taking part that counts’ or similar words, or perhaps a French feller on about the Olympics, good old Pierre.

Tuesday League.
July 25 – Away – Bakewell.
The week off did us a little bit of good for this weeks match. We shared the four games, two apiece, but thankfully our pairs defeated their opponents with less scores against us. As you all know points mean prizes, or wins in our case. Dawn and Tony and Edith and Rick both managed to win 21 – 10. Whilst Harry B and Dot fought like demons to get 14 points. Best not mention John and Pat B’s result except to say they lost. The final score however was a win 64 – 62. Not a very big margin, but big enough. Our first win in ages.
August 1 – Home – Bradwell.
The rain had poured down for most of the day and there was a possibility that the match could not take place, however we all prevailed in the end and thank goodness we did. The troops were in storming form with Pat B and Harry B leading the way with a 21 – 2 win. Edith and Rick powered home 21 – 9, and even our esteemed captain Dawn, ably supported by Dot, won 21 – 11. To put the icing on the cake Dennis and Clara E charged home winning  21 – 15. Parwich 84, Bradwell 37.
Doubt if we will get to such giddy heights next week though.
Next Match – 8 August – Away – Wirksworth – 6.30pm.

Thursday League
July 27 – Away – Bradwell – 1.45.
The good thing about going to Bradwell is the journey is a nice one, the rest of the afternoon needs to be forgotten quickly. We only managed to win one game out of the three doubles and six singles played. Four defeats in a row now. Will the run ever end? Dennis and Audrey B put up a good show before accepting defeat 14 – 21. After the doubles we trailed 32 – 63.
Only one win in the singles, I can hardly believe it, although we came mighty close in three other games. Even so we were down 70 – 88. The final score, Bradwell 151(only 2 points away from a maximum 153), Parwich 102.
Unfortunately we are playing the top of the league next. Hang onto your hats.
Home – Hope Works – 3 August – 1.45pm.
Playing the top of the league is daunting enough at the best of times, but playing them in the form we are in – HELP. However we did not do so bad. The star performance of the day was Audrey B and Sue A beating a really good pair 21 – 18. Our other pairs did well too Clara and Dennis losing 16 – 21 and similarly Tony A and Ian J going down 14 – 21. A terrific show.
Now what this team do is only turn up to most matches with 9 players. We on the other hand say if you come to the green you get a game even if you are on crutches. Playing with
only 9 players is perfectly within the rules, but it does mean of course that 3 players have a very distinct advantage of getting used to the green. In the singles the 3 players who had already played in the doubles all won and two out of the remaining 3 didn’t. I rest my case. The final score although a loss was a very creditable result Parwich 116, Hope Works 139. At least we won’t have to play them next year.
No match next week in this league. It’s the annual Charity Match in aid of the Greenaway Centre.

MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Last week we were positively inundated with people ‘having a go’ on the green. You could not move for jacks (the little white thing you aim at) and Jills. Come down next week and get involved. Bring the kids. It’s school holidays for the passed week. I bet they are bored out of their heads.
PS. If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B.

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I suppose one consolation for only having one match this week is that we can only lose once, which indeed we did! However, I have great, if misleading fortitude, for the rest of the season. Hope springs eternal as they say.

Tuesday League.
July 18 – Blank week.
Next week we travel to Bakewell which is a problem in a number of ways, not least of which is trying to find somewhere to park. Always assuming you can find somewhere that is slightly closer than Chatsworth you then have to play on their green. Notwithstanding the fact that they are a great bunch of people the green is really tricky. Most greens are predominantly square whereas Bakewell’s is very oblong due to the fact you are playing in a very narrow public park overlooked on the sides by buildings. We will have to see how we get on.
Next Match – 25 July – Away – Bakewell, 6.30pm.

Thursday League
July 20 – Home – Hathersage – 1.45.
Not even our redoubtable singles players could rescue us this week. Our doubles pairs, however, played well against strong opposition. Harry and Audrey B cancelling a loss by winning 21 – 10. Ian J and Sue A, although losing played very well. After the doubles we only trailed Hathersage by 7 points.
The singles, although the games were shared 3 each, did not go well. It’s points that win prizes and their defeats were not as great as ours. Since joining the Club this year Keith B has only lost one game and again this week he was one of our three winners, Edith and Tony A being the other two. Their victories though were not good enough to give us a win. Final score Parwich 109, Hathersage 127.
Next match – Away – Bradwell – 27 July – 1.45pm.

MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Don’t forget that on Mondays we are at Parsons Croft and we need the practise more than ever. All we need is you.
PS. If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B.

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We are in great need of new wheels. We lost all of them last week and are still trying to find some. Does anybody know where you can get four new ones. Selector tyres might do us a deal. Four new players would do us better!

Tuesday League.
July 11 – Away – Whitworth Park.
A poor night in all respects. Not only did we not play well, but it chucked it down with rain. Harry and John B gave us a good start winning 21 – 11. This was countered by Sue and Clara losing 21 – 9. Rick and Edith came back from the dead, but just failed 20 – 21. Dawn and Dennis again tried really hard, in the end they had to succumb 21 – 8. Final score Whitworth 74, Parwich 58.
Although we had a poor game last week and this week we will hopefully not drop too many places down the league. No match next week so at least we can keep trying to find our wheels.
Next Match – Blank week.

Thursday League
July 13 – Home – Baslow – 1.45.
Strange match this week even though it was on our midden. You would have thought that with Tony and Clara winning 21 – 4 (Clara playing with her special laser guided new woods) that we were on to a good thing. Unfortunately one of our pairs lost 21 – 3. Game even. John H and Sue were 18 – 4 down and clawed their way back to lead 20 – 19. regrettably on the next end they went two down. 21 – 20 Baslow.
For once we really lost our way in the singles winning only one game out of six. The final result was Parwich 98, Baslow 122. Looking at things from an optimistic viewpoint we got three more points than last week! Perhaps what we should do is to bury a killer whale under our green which we can call upon when times get hard.
Next match – Home – Hathersage – 20 July – 1.45pm.

MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Don’t forget that on Mondays we are at Parsons Croft and boy do we need the practise. We actually saw a new person on the green last Monday! Hope he comes again this Monday.
PS. If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B.

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Oh dear, Oh dear it is not good when a few wheels fall off, but this week all the wheels fell off our wagon. Is it something to do with Wakes Week wobbles?

Tuesday League.

July 4 – Home – Matlock Golf Club.

Told you last week they were our Nemesis. We only managed to win one game out of the four. In the other three games we could not even manage to get to double figures! Pat B and Tony A came close but only got to 9. Dennis E and Sue A tried their level best, but failed 21 – 7. Dot H and Harry B unfortunately got even fewer and finished 21 – 6. Thank goodness we have Edith and Rick who got us our only win 21 – 10. Final score Golf Club 73, Parwich 43. Although we lost by 30 points we were 80 points ahead of the Golf Club so they are still well behind us in the league. 50 points to be precise so we will have to keep a reasonable perspective on the defeat.

As if playing our Nemesis this week was bad enough we are playing the top of the league next week. Let us hope we can put a few better ends together.

Next Match – Whitworth Park – Away – 11 July – 6.30pm.

Thursday League

July 6 – Away – Youlgrave.

I don’t think I have mentioned that there are some very devious, underhand, better players than us! It is difficult to convey how difficult Youlgrave green is to play on. (they probably think ours is unplayable as well). In the first half of the season we had beaten them by 21 points. What would happen on their green with the elephant bellowing like mad from beneath the green? Not a lot from a Parwich view point. John H and Audrey B Played like demons and only lost by one point. Our other two pairs however fell under the elephant’s spell. After the doubles we were 35 points down.

For once our singles players could not get us out of the jam. Only Dawn and Keith managed a win. The final score was Youlgrave 138, Parwich 95. For the first time this season we failed to get over 100.

Next match – Home – Baslow – 13 July – 1.45pm.

MONDAY NIGHT IS BOWLS NIGHT

Each Monday evening (starting 10 July) through to the end of August from 6.30pm – 7.30pm, bowls club members will be holding their weekly practice session down at Parsons Croft. Judging by this weeks display we need it. At the same time you are welcome to come and try your hand. We will be pleased to explain rules (not many!) and give advise. We have spare woods for you to use, all you need are flat shoes and a sense of humour! We look forward to seeing you.

PS. If you can’t make Mondays just let Tony (724) or John (455) know and we will arrange an alternative.

John B.

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We are now on the reverse fixtures as we have started the second half of the season. Last week we played a team top of the division. This week in one league we played a team second in the division and the other match was against the top team. How would we get on?

Tuesday League.
June 27 – Away – Matlock Park.
Because of the vagaries of the fixture list this was our third away match in a row. To cap that our opponents were second top! We really do have a very good set of players in the Club. Not sure if we got new members whether they would ever get a game so good are we! Only kidding – please come and see how the game can be played. Two games each this time, it was all a question of the size of the wins or the fewer points lost. Our first two pairs did not fair well losing 21 – 8 and 21 – 11. What could our third and fourth pairs do? Captain fantastic Dawn led the way with Tony A an able partner. They came home with a win 21 – 17. Our final pair, the ones who walk on water, Rick and Edith nearly pulled off a brilliant win for the team. At one point it looked as though they were going to do it, but their opponents just managed to accumulate enough points for a Matlock win. Final score Matlock 66, Parwich 61. We were in third place in the league, but I am not sure if our 61 points this week will keep us there. Next week we play our nemesis team Matlock Golf Club.
Next Match – Matlock Golf Club – Home – 4 July – 6.30pm.

Thursday League
June 29 – Home – Hazelwood.
Having beaten the team top of the league last week we were entertaining the team who took over that mantle this week. Now bear in mind that Hazelwood have nearly 10 times our members, how would we do? Our doubles pairs did us proud. Tony A and Liz H not only played their little socks off, they played their shoes off as well, winning 21 – 9. Although Ian J and Harry B lost they battled so hard, at one point they were 20 – 4 down. They did not give in and managed to get up to double figures, just. Clara E and Dot H also kept on pegging and only just lost 21 – 18. Clara has just bought herself some new woods, just wait until she gets them on the green. Parwich 49, Hazelwood 51.
Six singles matches next. Our new member Keith got us off to a great start winning 15 – 10. The redoubtable Edith won 15 – 9. Dawn A came romping home 15 – 2. What a player she is. We had lost two of the other games and it was down to Rick playing with his Blackpool rock mint bowls. Any doubt? Not a chance he breezed home 15 – 10. Singles games, Parwich 72, Hazelwood 61. Final result Parwich 121, Hazelwood 112. I keep telling you to come and watch us!! Next week the elephant under the green club.
Next match – Away – Youlgrave – 6 July – 1.45pm.

If you get fed up with craning your neck looking for runners up Parwich Hill on Tuesday night come to the Green and cheer your bowls team on. Enjoy ‘wakes’ whatever you do.

John B.

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The longest day has come and gone. It’s all down hill from here, but hopefully not for your village bowls team. Two excellent wins this week to make up for last weeks disappointment.

Tuesday League.
June 20 – Away – Chatsworth.
Another away match, but it is a very nice place to play. Not sure why, but Chatsworth are struggling this season. We came close to a full house this week. Dot H and John B set the tone with a 21 – 12 win. Dawn and Harry B followed this up with another win 21 – 16. The ever reliable Rick and Edith gave us another brilliant win, 21 – 9. Although Sue and Tony A lost it was only by a couple of points. The final score Chatsworth 58, Parwich 82. Second half of the season next week another away match. This time we are playing the team lying second in the division.
Next Match – Matlock Park – Away – 27 June, 6.30pm.

Thursday League
June 22 – Home – Hope Works, Castleton.
Hope Works have been top of the league since the opening fixture. Could we get close to them in this match. Unfortunately the doubles again proved our downfall. Although Keith B and Clara E came close losing by 21 – 16. We only just managed 19 points from the other two games. After the doubles we were 28 points down!
Could our singles players get us back in the match? Not ‘arf. Harry B and Tony A started us off winning to 6 and 3 respectively. John B followed this up with a 15 – 3 win. Rick and Dawn needed to win well, and win well they did both getting a 15 – 11 result. Although John H lost his match it was only by 1 point. Result Parwich 89, Hope Works 49. Overall result Parwich 124, Hope Works 112. What a turnaround!
Next match – Home – Hazelwood – 29 June – 1.45pm.

We have had a couple of Club tournaments over this passed couple of weeks and some brave sole took a photo or two. The first shows Ian J and Edith victorious after winning the Square Robin. Ian looks just like the cat that’s nicked the cream, bless him. Or it could be he’s got his shower cap handy. The second picture is John H winning the cup for the Open Doubles. Now the eagle eyed of you will notice that John is on his own. Rick who was his partner in the competition is possibly standing behind John or he’d cleared off to the loo and this was the last frame on the film. Can you still get films? Anyway enjoy and well done.
Hope the weather stays good for us at the weekend and we have a bonzer Open Gardens.

John B.

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Nearly at the longest day and half way through the season. The team is doing well at the moment even though results might not reflect it.

Tuesday League.
June 13 – Away – Ashwood Park.
Because of holidays we were down to a bear minimum team with no players in reserve. The ones who were there, however did us proud. Husband and wife team of Audrey and Harry B     got us well on the way with a 21 – 10 win. Clara and Dennis E another husband and wife pair battled well, but were beaten 21 – 13. Edith and Rick rectified the score by a 21 – 12 win. Unfortunately our final pair came unstuck big-time going down 21 – 5. The final overall result was Ashwood 64, Parwich 60. If before the match a score of 64 – 60 was on offer we would have taken their hand off. To only lose by 4 points was excellent. Another away match next week, but it sure is a nice place to play.
Next Match – Chatsworth – Away – 20 June, 6.30pm.

Thursday League
June 15 – Away – Whitworth Park.
Did well in terms of numbers even though quite a few people were on holiday. Unfortunately our doubles pairs could not get close to the opposition and we finished 34 – 63 down. Ian J and Clara E did really well against one of Whitworths best pairs. Similarly Liz H and Rick M got us a creditable 15 points.
The singles games were a struggle, but our new member Keith B played his socks off again and won 15 – 3. Our Edith strutted her stuff to get a 15 – 6 victory and John H also squeaked in 15 – 14 to give us our final singles win.
The final score was Whitworth 131, Parwich 107. Next week we entertain Hope Works who are top of the league. Should be interesting!
Next match – Home – Hope Works – 22 June – 1.45pm.

John B.

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I suppose you have to be careful what you wish for. There’s losing, there’s losing badly, and then there is capitulating and no money changed hands, honest! At least we got back into winning ways in one league.

Tuesday League.
June 6 – Home – Matlock Bath.
If somebody had said that it had been November 5 the previous night there would not have been any disagreement. It was pretty cold wet and miserable. To cap it all we lost really well, which was no bad thing really. We did have one astounding win with Pat and John B scoring 21 – 0. Edith and Rick also played their usual game, but they did have to come from behind to win 21 – 20. Unfortunately our other two pairs were well beaten. The final score was Parwich 56, Matlock Bath 62. To rub an enormous amount of salt into our already large sores we had 10 points deducted by Godzilla, our league secretary, because we made a tiny error in the date on the score sheet. It also meant that our opponents also had to suffer a 10 point reduction. Such is life on a Crown Green! Next week we play the top of the league and we have 4 players on holiday. Oh ‘eck!
Next Match – Ashwood Park – Away – 13 June 6.30pm.

Thursday League
June 8 – Home – Tideswell
For the first time this year we had more than 12 people who wanted to play! Bear in mind we only have 16 members all told. Tideswell were just one place ahead of us in the league with a lead of 21 points.
Our new member, Keith B played with Audrey B in the doubles and had a convincing win 21 – 10. Dennis E and Liz H also fought hard to just lose 19 – 21. Ian J playing with Dot H in the third game ricked his back very badly early on, but kept battling and they came a very creditable second. After the doubles the score was Parwich 51, Tideswell 52.
As you devotees of this scintillating editorial will know the doubles are followed by 6 singles games. We did very well with Edith and Rick each winning their respective games to 3 and 4. Only one loss here and that was by just 3 points. The singles gave us 87 to Tideswell 49. The final score Parwich 138, Tideswell 101. The 31 point win means that we will go just above them in the league.
Next match – Away – Whitworth Park – 15 June – 1.45pm.

John B.

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We have managed to stop the rot in the Thursday League as we lost really well. Our good winning streak has thankfully come to an end. Money is going to have to change hands in the Tuesday League as we are second, but have played one match fewer than the top team and keep on winning. It has to stop.

 Tuesday League

May 30 – Away – Whitworth Park.

Now Pat B is playing like she owns any green she plays on and at Whitworth Park she did the business whilst holding John B’s hand. The pair of them scared the opposition to death and romped home 21 – 3. What a start. Rick and Edith also battled through to win 21 – 17. Although we lost the other two games we did score a good lot of points in doing so. The final result was Parwich 75, Whitworth 62. So when we play next week we will have to pay an umpire to doctor the score.

Playing on the 50p green next week.

Next Match – Matlock Bath – Home – 6 June 6.30pm.

 Thursday League

June 1 – Away  – Matlock Park.

Having been playing too well in the League, apart from the weather, we had quite a few wheels fall off. In the doubles apart from Pat B. (Her again) and Liz H who put together a spirited game to lose 16 – 21, we had best not mention our other two pairs, but after the doubles we were 29 – 63 down.

We did not play a lot better in the singles apart from Dawn A. She played like a professional to win 15 – 0. Here’s a turn-up for the team, we had a new member join the Club and he can play bowls. Keith B put together a load of shots to win 15 – 7. The closest we got next was John B who finished second losing 14 – 15. The final score for singles was a loss 66 – 67. The overall result was more in keeping with our Thursday matches Matlock 130, Parwich 95. First time for a long time we did not get 100. It’s about time we lost well anyway.

Tough home match next week against a strong Club.

Next match – Home – Tideswell – 15 June – 1.45pm.

John B.

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Having got three full houses in a row in the Tuesday League, what about a fourth? Not doing too shabbily in the Thursday League either. To cap it all we have a new Member for the Bowls Club. Thank you God. We have to thank him as nobody else seems to care. What a scorcher not only the weather, but on the green as well.

 Tuesday League

May 23 – Home – Wirksworth.

Bear in mind that we are still a few players short for various reasons so our results are scarily good.

We shared the four games two each. Pat B playing with Tony A is in a real groove and the pair of them won at a canter 21 – 9. Dawn A, back from her holliers, playing with Harry B also won 21 – 15. Although our other two pairs lost they lost by fewer points than Wirksworth. John B and Sue A 18 – 21 and Dennis and Clara E 11 – 21 which gave us a win by 71 – 66.

After this weeks match we have moved up to third in the League. Next week we play the league leaders. Keep your fingers crossed.

Next Match – Whitworth Park – Away – 30 May 6.30pm.

 Thursday League

May 25 – Home  – Bakewell.

Bakewell pipped us to the top spot in the Division last year by only a few points and were promoted as champions so we wanted to try to win if we could.

Ian J partnered by Audrey B had a cracking win 21 – 16. Ian is playing particularly well this year he is rapidly becoming Scotland’s second best sportsperson after Andy Murray. Audrey has only just about recovered from her broken wrist, what a result. The other two games we lost, although Dot H and Sue A came close succumbing 17 – 21. After the doubles we were 8 points down.

John H gave us a great start in the singles winning 15 – 8, followed by an even better win by Tony A 15 – 5. Dawn, playing to her usual high standard came home 15 – 9. Our final singles win came via the equally brilliant Edith who won 15 – 10. The two remaining games we lost, but because of the aggregate wins we had we won the singles games by 18 points. Overall result, Parwich 130, Bakewell 120. This will hopefully keep us in our mid table position.

Next match – Away – Matlock Park – 1 June – 1.45pm.

John B.

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Can’t grumble this week, well perhaps a little (that will make a change I hear you cry). Good bits and not so good bits. Already a quarter of the way through the season. You are rapidly missing out on some good exercise and good company.

 Tuesday League

May 16 – Away – Bradwell.

As commented last week to get two full house scores in a row is good, but three in a row? Could the valiant few of Parwich continue to astound the Crown Green bowling fraternity, and without our brilliant Captain and Edith? Yes they could. Some great bowling by Tony A and Pat B produced a 21 – 4 win. This was followed by Sue A and John B putting together a 21 – 6 victory. Not to be outdone the husband and wife duo (you see you can play together if you want) of Dennis and Clara E won 21 – 13. It was all down to our final pair of Rick and Harry B to bring home the bacon which they did by winning 21 – 17. Parwich 84, Bradwell 40. Can we keep up this standard? Come down to Parsons Croft next Tuesday evening and see the wizards of the green stuff strut their stuff. (that’s probably given the team the kiss of death!)

Next Match – Wirksworth – Home – 23 May 6.30pm.

Thursday League

May 18 – Away  – Hope Works.

We have, as you readers of these scintillating reports will know, been doing very well in this higher division we now find ourselves in, however a few of the wheels did fall off this week. You must bear in mind though that we have been through the wringer with regard to members injuries. I dread to think what Man U’s manager would have to say about things. Anyway, we lost quite well, but if the opposition play very long ‘jacks’ whilst playing against two ladies one of whom is still recovering from a broken wrist and the other with a bad ankle, what do you expect. After the doubles we were behind 63 – 27. We shared the singles games three apiece with Pat B showing how it should be done, winning 15 – 2. Still the singles gave us 78 – 68 points tally. The final outcome was never in doubt though with a victory for Hope Works 131 – 105.

Next match – Home – Bakewell – 25 May – 1.45pm.

John B.

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Having had only one match last week, it was back to normal this. Back to normal on a number of fronts predominantly people not being available to play for one reason or another  but also a welcome return of some players after injury. Still if this week is anything to go by we should be so lucky.

Tuesday League

May 9 – Home – Bakewell.

Scoring a full house (84) in this league is a good result, but to score a full house back to back is terrific. Everybody played their little socks off. Leading the way was an unlikely pairing of Dot and Harry B. They stormed home 21 – 12. Thankfully Edith and Rick were also playing to their usual standard and beat a very good Bakewell pair 21 – 13. Chipping in with a win were Tony A and John B 21 – 14. However, the game of the night was Dawn and Pat B. Talk about grabbing victory from the jaws of defeat. At first they could not get started at all and before long they were 12 – 2 down. Matters continued down hill to the point where they were 20 – 9 down. Of course the dynamic duo kept going and slowly but surely they got to 20 all. What a result, they won the next end to grab victory by 21 – 20 thus giving us our second full house two weeks running. Final outcome Parwich 84, Bakewell 59.

I don’t think we will make it three in a row though.

Next Match – Bradwell – Away – 16 May 6.30pm.

 Thursday League

May 11 – Home  – Bradwell.

A bit of a rehearsal for next weeks Tuesday League match and at least we had the pleasure of welcoming back a couple of our ‘crocked’ members. This helped us field 10 players this week.

We more than held our own in the doubles games with a welcome return from Liz H playing with Sue A who won 21 – 15. Ian J and Rick are becoming quite a pair, and they are not bad at bowls either. Although they lost, it was by the narrowest of margins 20 – 21. Now bearing in mind Audrey B broke her wrist only a few weeks ago to only loose, partnered by John H, by 21 – 13 words cannot express the bravery shown and fighting spirit we have! (well it looks good doesn’t it). After the doubles we were only three points down.

In the singles we grabbed four games out of the six, with Rick and John H having to play twice and winning to 3 and 6 respectively. Parwich 75, Bradwell 62.

At some point in the future we are going to have some, if not all of our wheels falling off. Next week at Hope, I think possibly so.

Next match – Away – Hope Works – 18 May – 1.45pm.

John B.

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Having needed to be dolled up like Nanook of the North last week the weather made playing really good. The top side was that we also won! The downside was that yet again we only had the bare minimum of players, 9. Not by choice I would point out but of necessity. 7 of our 16 members could not play, not because they did not want to, but illness, accidents, or holidays had made them unavailable. It is really becoming almost embarrassing when we play on a Thursday. We turn up with 9 players to a Club which has 70+ members. To adjust an old call ‘ YOUR BOWLS CLUB NEEDS YOU!!’ Having had a membership rant we only had one match this week. Because there are only 11 teams in the Tuesday League we play in we had a blank week.

 Tuesday League

May 2 – Blank week.

Next Match – Bakewell – Home – 9 May 6.30pm.

 Thursday League.

May 4 – Away  – Hathersage

You see you people who sit at home twiddling your thumbs wondering what you have got to do next, could be sitting in what has got to be one of the best, if not thee best, settings in the Peak District, and to cap it all you could be playing Crown Green Bowls! The vista from the green at Hathersage is awesome. It is worth the membership fee just to look at it. If in addition you have got a few really good, I mean really really good, players then heaven is a place on earth!

Three players on our side had to play twice because of our lack of numbers. In the doubles Dot and Tony A got us off to a good start winning 21 – 15, matched by Ian J and Rick. Ian played particularly well. Although they did not win, Sue A and Edith still only just lost 21 – 16. After the doubles we were ahead, 58 – 51.

The 6 singles games were shared 3 each. Dawn A polishing the Blue Meanies to perfection winning 15 – 5. Even John B managed to get in on the act with a 15 – 7 win. Rick having played a blinder in the doubles, playing with what he calls his red and white striped ‘Blackpool Rock’ woods, also gave us a win 15 – 12. The other games also provided us some valuable points even though our players lost. The result of the singles in the end could not have been closer, Parwich 70, Hathersage 69.

Having sat in a splendid place the cake was liberally iced with a win for Parwich 128 – 120.

Next match – Home – Bradwell – 11 May – 1.45pm.

We are playing one of our friendly matches this Sunday at Hazelwood. You don’t know what you are missing.

COME AND JOIN US – WE NEED YOU – ( DESPERATELY ).

John B.

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We had a really good Club game last Saturday, the mixed doubles competition. After some close matches the Dawn and Rick pairing came out on top. Congratulations. The weekly matches provided some close and some not so close games. The one pervading aspect however was the weather. It was freezing, brass monkeys flying round all over the place.

Tuesday League

April 25 – Home – Whitworth Park.

After a couple of matches Whitworth were riding high in the league. The evening was absolutely freezing and you needed to keep moving to stop frost bite setting in, but your team are made of strong stuff! Dawn and Sue A got us off to a great start winning 21 – 10, at the same time Pat B and Harry B were doing even better winning 21 – 7. Inevitably Rick and Edith kept up their usual standard with a 21 – 10 win. What a pair. Last but by no means least Tony and John B fought off their opponents to win 21 – 18. Only very occasionally do you manage to win all four games and in our case once a season if you are lucky. Overall the final score was Parwich 84, Whitworth 45. After three matches we are second in the division, it’s all downhill from here.

Because there are only 11 teams in the division we have a blank week next week. Watch out for us the week after.

Next Match – Bakewell – Home – 9 May 6.30pm.

Thursday League

April 27 – Away  – Baslow.

The league had decided last year to impose penalties on teams who fielded less than 9 players in matches, deducting 25 points for each player less than 9. Now bearing in mind we only have 16 members, this week 4 people were away, One has a broken wrist, another a very bad back and finally another with a more urgent appointment. Now you maths graduates will have concluded 16 take way 7 makes us on the cusp of losing points before we begin. However your trusty team battled through freezing temperatures and biting winds. Two great wins in the doubles, Dawn and Pat B streaking (not literally, it was too cold) home 21 – 7 and Harry B and Rick winning equally impressively 21 – 12. With the 14 points won by our third pair we were leading 56 – 40 after the doubles.

So having got us off to a great, if somewhat unexpected, start we would romp away, as usual in the singles. Whoops, the opposition forgot to read the script, we lost in the singles! Thankfully we did have a couple of good wins via Dawn and Rick, and others, although losing, got close. The final singles score 80 to Baslow, 68 to Parwich. We still just won by 124 – 120. What an effort by the brave, but frozen, few!

Next match – Away – Hathersage – 4 May – 1.45pm.

John B.

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Having got off to a reasonable start this season and getting to grips with the new go faster equipment, we were all looking forward to the second week on the green. Shame a couple of wheels fell off.

Tuesday League
April 18 – Away – Matlock Golf Club.
Why is it that against certain Clubs you can really struggle and others seem to suit? Unfortunately the Golf Club are, for us, the struggling variety. Although we won two of the four games and only missed winning a third by one point, the remaining game was a real choker for our pair. Sometimes what ever you try comes off sometimes not, it happens. The result was a win for the Golf Club 72 – 63. We will have to try and get our revenge later in the year.
Next Match – Whitworth Park – Home – 25 April 6.30pm.

Thursday League
April 20 – Home  – Youlgrave.
At least we were able to play Youlgrave on our green first. Their green as you may recall has an elephant buried underneath it. So we had what may be described as a more level playing field by having the match here. Having said that a crown green bowls green by it’s very name ain’t level. Anyway we won one of the doubles games, with Edith and Sue doing us proud. Unfortunately we came second in the other two games and trailed by 38 – 54.
In the six singles games we won 5 out of the 6 games. Dawn A, bringing the power of the new  ‘Blue Meany’ bowls to bear, had a handsome 15 – 8 win, matched by Edith and John H. Top of the tree however was Tony A who won 15 – 5. The singles score finished 83 – 56 to Parwich. The overall result was Parwich 121, Youlgrave 110.
Next match – Away – Baslow – 27 April – 1.45pm.

We are also having another Club match on Saturday 22 April – a mixed doubles – come down to Parsons Croft around 2.30pm to have a look. (and a cup of tea if you fancy it)

John B

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Having just about survived the first game of the season and the muscles and joints nearly coping it was off doing the ‘proper’ stuff this week. Considering we only lobbed a few woods    around we did not do too bad.

Tuesday League
April 11 – Home – Matlock Park.
Now although Matlock Park came down from the higher division they are still a good team. We also saw the come back of all come backs from Edith and Rick. Rick, having invested a second mortgage on some new woods, was in the process of putting them on e-bay as they were losing 14-2 when the magic promised by the gnome who sold them to him kicked in. From a position of deep sorrow to a winning 21-17. They bring a lump to your throat! So having grabbed victory out of the jaws of defeat Harry and Clara showed everybody how it really should be done. They were stunning, winning at a canter 21-3. John B and Pat chipped in with a 21 – 18 win. Overall we had a really good win 79 – 59. Can we keep it up? Watch this space.
Next Match – Matlock Club – Away – 18 April.

Thursday League
April 13 – Away  – Hazelwood.
Having made a real mess of the league last year by getting promoted we have the consequences to bear this year. Hazelwood have over 150 members. We have 16, yes 16!!
However with our Edith, Rick, and Dawn, together with the rest of our meagre team we can just about hold our own against virtually any team. You followers of this twaddle will recall that the Thursday League has 3 doubles and 6 singles. Edith and Rick gave us a good start in the doubles with a 21 – 10 win. Unfortunately our other pairs could not keep up the standard. After the doubles we trailed 52 – 32. John B gave us a good start in the singles winning 15 – 6. John H also did well only just losing on the last end 15 – 13. Not to be out done with the new woods Dawn A brought out her new acquisition – the Blue Meanies. At first, similar to Rick, they were not performing for their new owner. However eventually they came good. Giving us a win 15 – 5. Rick having got to grips with the new equipment, also won 15 – 4. Although we won the singles 75 – 60, we finished 5 points shy at 112 – 107. At the start of the match we would have taken that as a great result, particularly away from home on a lightening fast green. Your Club really can play this game.

Next match – Away – Youlgrave – 20 April – 1.45pm.

John B.

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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB

Now I appreciate that you have been going through major withdrawal symptoms since the bowls season ended last year, however, your need is now about to be satiated with the start of the 2017 season.

As an opener to this season we held a club competition, the open singles on yesterday. The ladies in the Club appear to have a strangle hold on the trophy. Could they be the best players in the Club? On the basis of this, they most certainly are. Last year Dawn blasted everybody off the green. I keep telling you to come and watch the crème de la crème of the Crown Green Bowling scene, you missed a treat. This year it was Edith who showed us all how to play the game. I do not think the word imperious is overstating her domination of the green! Fabulous game Edith. Let us hope she continues to show this form in the league this year.

Our first match in League is this Tuesday at Parsons Croft. We are playing Matlock Park. Come down and see your ‘team’ do their stuff. We are away to Hazelwood next Thursday. Last year we got promoted to the higher division and only missed out on being Champions by a couple of points. Could be tough this year.

As always we are short of players and however hard we try no new members join. This year we have a couple of members not rejoining for various reasons. Your Club really does need you.

You will be pleased to know that there will be regular updates to keep you informed how your heroines and heroes get on.

John B

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