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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club

Poor week this week. We played teams who we had beaten in the first half of the season quite comprehensively only to lose by virtually the same margin in the reverse fixture. It’s a funny old game!

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – Matlock Park – 25 June.

Thank goodness we have Edith and Rick, they managed to come from well behind to win their game 21 – 15. Unfortunately all our other three doubles pairs came a cropper, although two of the games were very close. We are languishing down towards the bottom of the division and this result will not make things any better. Next week we play the team top of the league. Keep your fingers crossed.

• Next match – Home – Bradwell – 2 July 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Lafarge, Hope – 27 June.

Although we lost we did have some good games in the match. You may recall, or not as the case may be, that we had two new members join the club. The first new members for three years. Anyway this was their first foray into league matches and they did really rather well. Audrey B and Tony A won their game by the fabulous score of 21 – 8, whilst Sue A and Dennis E narrowly lost 21 – 14. What a start for them and us.

We shared the singles games three each, but our opponents in the matches that we won had better scores than our players in the games we lost, if you can understand that. The final score was therefore 127 Lafarge and 111 to Parwich. We were fifth in the division, but we may well drop a place or two after this result.

• Next match – Home – Whitworth – 4 July – 1.45pm.

No game this weekend because of Wakes Week. Keep your fingers crossed that the weather is kind to us.

John B.

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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club

Two really good wins this week against opposition that is considerably higher than us in the leagues. Can you believe also that these matches represent the half way point in the season.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – Matlock Golf Club – 18 June.

We have never played well on the Golf Club green, but this week not only did we play well, we excelled ourselves. We managed to win all four games giving us our highest score of the year! Edith and Rick played their usual powerful game, matched by Dawn and Clara. Our other two pairs were well in command and we finished up deserved winners 84 to 45. The Golf club were two places ahead of us in the league, but hopefully this win will lift us above them.

• Next match – Away – Matlock Park B – 25 June, 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Chatsworth A – 20 June.

Chatsworth are third in the league and always have a good team. We can’t seem to get it together in the doubles games, but although we only won one game we were only nine points behind at 51 to 60.

Thankfully we pulled things around in the singles winning four out of the six games. And more than holding our own in the other two games. The final result gave us a win by 131 to 118

• Next match – Home – Lafarge, Hope – 27 June – 1.45pm.

No game this weekend because of ‘Open Gardens’. Don’t forget to support the Horticultural Society on Sunday.

John B.

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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club

It was with a little trepidation to say the least that we played this week. Both our opponents being top of the respective leagues we play in, but more of that later. Firstly congratulations to Clara E for winning so convincingly the Senior Cup last Sunday not to forget her opponent Audrey B for putting up such a close match in the final. It is good to see new names on the Club’s trophies. Well done each of you.
Now to the ‘boring’ league matches.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – Hathersage – 11 June.

Hathersage are romping away with the division we play in and having been extremely well beaten in the Thursday League by them we were apprehensive as to the possible outcome. However, we put together some really good games. We shared them two games each, but Pat B and Harry B played a blinder winning 21 – 9. Dot H and Dennis E lost by the smallest margin possible 20 – 21. Thankfully Edith and Rick pulled out all the stops winning 21 – 7. With the other game also close, the final score was Parwich 77, Hathersage 58. Not bad for a team languishing third from bottom. Let’s hope we can keep it up next week when we play Matlock Golf Club.

• Next match – Away – Matlock Golf Club – 18 June, 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League
Away – Bradwell A – 13 June.

Top of the league, raining like mad, no worries! Although we did not win the match we more than held our own against Bradwell. Although we only won one doubles game we still managed to win on points 53 to 52. This was largely due to a fabulous win by Dennis E and Ian J coming out on top 21 to 10. For once we did not win the singles games either, only winning two out of the six. However the people who lost battled all the way. The final result was Bradwell 136, Parwich 129. Fantastic!

• Next match – Home – Chatsworth – 20 June – 1.45pm.

Another Club game this Sunday, ‘Open Doubles’. Will we see more new names on the trophy? Why not come along and have a look. We will be there rain or shine 2.00pm.

John B.

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Having been well and truly beaten in both Leagues last week we were looking to bounce back as they say this week. Well we bounced a little bit.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 4 June – Wirksworth.

It was surprising how cold the evening was at Wirksworth particularly after the glorious day we had had. Wirksworth are usually a very strong side and this year proved no different than usual. We only managed to win one of the four games. Harry and Clara playing really well one 21 – 8, however wonder of wonders even Edith and Rick lost. They did come close however, losing 21 – 19 on the last end. The final result was a victory for the home team 75 – 67. Next week we are playing Hathersage. Let us hope we do not get beaten as badly as we did against their Thursday team.

• Next match – Home – Hathersage – 11 June, 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Matlock Park – 6 June.

Well at least we got back to winning ways in this League. We had fallen from the giddy heights of third place down to sixth following last week’s debacle. We again lost the doubles games two one, Clara and John H giving us a great win 21 – 6. Trailing by 48 – 43 after the doubles we again did really well in the singles games, although we only shared them three each. Our scores in the ones we lost, however, were considerably better than Matlock’s. We therefore came out winners by 127 – 111. We had three people come and watch us play today. One of them was Ron Twigg. Whenever the weather is half decent Ron will come and support us. Good on yer Ron.

• Next match – Away – Bradwell – 13 June – 1.45pm.

Club game this weekend with the open singles won brilliantly last year by Dot H. Can she defend her crown? Come along on Sunday at 2.00pm and see, you may even get a cup of tea.

John B.

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I suppose the wheels had to come off some time or other, it is a shame that all four came off at the same time in the same week!

Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – 28 May – Buxton Park.

It did not help matters as it was a Tuesday, its bowls, its Parwich, its raining. The playing conditions were really atrocious. Buxton Park had been in the top division for some years and were relegated last season. We knew that they had been playing well, but did not expect them to beat us so convincingly. Out of the four doubles games we only managed to win one, thanks again to Rick and Edith. Two of the games were close, but in the end Buxton won 75 to Parwich 63. At the moment we are very close to being bottom of the division, I suppose hopefully the only way is up!

• Next match – Home – Buxton Park – 28 May 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Hathersage – 30 May.

We could not carry on winning in this League, and we came a cropper with a vengeance against Hathersage. They again had been relegated from the top division and we were put to the sword. We did not win any doubles games and only managed to win one singles game. Suffice it to say Hathersage scored more than 150 points and we scored less than 100! Definitely we won’t be third in the League after this result. It’s probably just as well we lost as there could have been a distinct possibility we could have been promoted if we had kept up our winning streak.

• Next match – Home – Matlock Park – 6 June – 1.45pm.

No Club or friendly matches this weekend, but don’t forget if you want a ‘go’ on the green give a member a call and we will gladly have a few ‘ends’ with you. It looks like the weather is going to be a little kinder this weekend so what better than a meander round a bowling green.

John B.

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Can’t claim two wins this week we were well and truly beaten on Tuesday night. Did great on Thursday though.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 21 May – Chatsworth.

Again the weather was not kind to us nor was our ability on the green! We were short of players this week because of people on holiday. To cap it all we had 17 points deducted for completing the score card incorrectly. The league Secretary is a stickler for getting the card absolutely right, so a poor score became even poorer. We lost 81 to 54 less the 17! Edith and Rick however kept up their impressive winning run. Let us hope we fare better next week.

• Next match – Home – Buxton Park – 28 May 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Matlock Bath – 23 May.

Even after last week’s good, but low score win, we still managed to retain third place in the Division. We again played really well this week. We were still short of players for this game and could only put a team of 10 together instead of the required 12. Ian and Audrey had a fabulous win 21 – 9 in the doubles helping us to a 57 -42 point advantage with the singles to come. We only lost one of the six singles games. This gave us an overall win 140 to 103. Hopefully with this resounding win we will stay in third place in the league. Next week we have to go north to Hathersage. Not sure at all if we will maintain our 100% winning record there.

• Next match – Away – Hathersage – 30 May – 1.45pm.

We have a friendly game this weekend on Sunday at Ashbourne Park 2.00pm in the afternoon. These games are very enjoyable as it gives us a chance to play against teams who are not in our Leagues plus the afternoon tea the hosts provide is not bad either!!

John B.

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Week 5 – Another two wins again, we cannot keep winning like this! One of the wins to be fair was by the slimmest of margins, but a win is a win.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – 7 May – Whitworth Park.

We usually play quite well against Whitworth Park, but this week we struggled. Having won three out of the four games you would have thought that the match was in the bag. However, the one game we did lose we lost with a vengeance. Although our pair played valiantly their opponents could do no wrong. In the end we scraped a well earned win 66 points to 65.

• Next match – Away – Ashwood Park, Buxton – 14 May 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Wirksworth – 9 May.

The weather was diabolical, freezing cold and throwing it down with rain, but what a team. For the first time in a long time we won all three doubles games. We had another two stonking wins. Dennis and Audrey won 21-5 and John H and Liz won 21-6. Just to put the icing on the cake Ian and Dot won 21-17, making 63 to 28 in total.

The singles proved equally decisive for us winning 5 out of the 6 games. The final overall score was one of the best we have achieved 149 to 99.

Five matches five wins, scary stuff!

• Next match – Away – Chatsworth – 16 May – 1.45pm.

We are having one of our own competitions this Sunday, the Open Singles. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather. The matches will start around 2.00pm. Come down to the Green and have a look and a cup of tea.

John B.

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Week 4 – So far we appear to be doing quite well. Having said that we did start off last year really well, but tailed off towards the end of the season. Must be something to do with being age’d ‘p’s. Anyway two good wins.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 30 April – Bakewell.

I have mentioned before the strange elongated green that Bakewell play on causes us and others not to play so well against them, well we bucked the trend this week. We managed to win three out of the four games. Pat and Clara had a stonker, and they won 21 to 7. Edith and Rick had their usual gem of a game. Anyway the final outcome was Parwich 70, Bakewell 55.

• Next match – Home – Whitworth Park – 7 May 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Baslow – 2 May.

Don’t say it too loudly, but in this league we have played four, won four. Must have been playing all the weak teams! However win or lose you could not have had too many better afternoons to laze a few hours away and to top it all we won! For once the weather was glorious. We only won one of the three doubles and trailed 61 – 48.

In the singles however we won 5 out of 6. Because Baslow had one fewer player than us we also got a bonus of three points giving us an overall win 136 to 123.

• Next match – Home – Wirksworth – 9 May – 1.45pm.

Can we keep our good form in the Thursday League up? Why not have a meander down to the Green and have a look. It won’t cost you anything and we will even give you a cup of tea and a biscuit.

John B.

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Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – 23 April – Matlock Bath.

We are not doing very well in this league after the great start we had in the first week. Thankfully Edith and Rick have been restored to full working order and Dawn and Clara won their game too. Although we won two games and Matlock won two, our overall scores in the ones we lost were not good. The final match outcome was Parwich 63, Matlock 71. After three matches we are fourth from bottom of the league with one win and two losses. Hopefully the only way is up!

• Next match – Away – Bakewell. – 30 April 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – 25 April – Tideswell.

Tideswell are a very big club with lots of members to choose from, but occasionally David can beat Goliath. This was a really good match, with the outcome in doubt virtually until the last ‘wood’. We did not have a good start in the doubles games winning only one of the three. We were therefore trailing by 54 to 60. Having started really well in the six singles games winning the first three very well, Tideswell had put their best three players last. Although we lost the last three games we still came out on top by 68 points to 58, giving an overall score of 122 to Parwich and 118 to Tideswell. Three matches, three wins! And no points deducted for fewer players. Both teams using 12 people.

• Next match – Away – Baslow – 2 May – 1.45pm.

Our two new members are slowly getting to grips with the intricacies of Crown Green bowls, why not come along on Monday night and join them.

John B.

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Week 2 of the season and win one and lose one.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 16 April – Bradwell B.

Ah well, our Edith was unfortunately struck down with a tummy bug, and we lost quite well! We also had players missing for other reasons, as a result we only just managed to get eight players. Bradwell are always difficult to beat and even more so own their own green. Out of the four games we did not manage to win any, although we came within one point of winning one game. In the end we lost 84 to 52. Hopefully we will have better fortune next week.

• Next match – Home – Matlock Bath. – 23 April 6.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Whitworth Park – 18 April.
So poor Edith was still under the weather and three other players were either visiting hospital for a follow-up or otherwise engaged, in consequence we had less than the 12 players needed. This meant that we were 6 points down before we began. However we did play very well. Although we lost the doubles 2 games to 1, we won the singles 6 games to 5. The final result was Parwich 137 Whitworth Park 121.

• Next – Home – Tideswell – 25 April – 1.45pm.

We enjoyed our first friendly game on Sunday at Hazelwood. The weather was also kind to us, but the wind was very cold.

Now do not fall off your perches, but we have just had two new members join the Club! Let us hope we get some more before long.

John B.

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Well we managed to survive the weather and our first matches took place this month. The only onlookers were a group of brass monkeys! What a start though.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 9 April – Matlock Park B.

Captain Oates had been on the green last week, had wondered off and we haven’t seen him since. Suitably dressed in the best thermals we could find we shared the games with the opposition two each. However, you avid followers of Crown Green bowls will know that it is points which win matches. Fortunately Edith and Rick carried on from where they left off last season with a 21-5 win, only to be topped by Captain Dawn and Dot coming home to win 21-3. Although the two other pairs lost their points for were 17 and 19. The overall total was therefore Parwich 78, Matlock Park 50.

• Next match – Away – Bradwell B. – 16 April 5.30pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Lafarge Hope – 11 April.

Now you see there is the word ‘Friendly’ in the name of the League, however, there are Clubs who do seem to have a win at all costs syndrome. The larger clubs decided that you would be penalised points if a team did not field 12 players ( 6 playing in three doubles and 6 playing in 6 singles ). Now Parwich only has 13 registered players so because of illness or holidays it is very difficult to field 12 players every week. We had 11 this week. In consequence we are almost certainly going to be docked points each week. Hopefully when the plonkers who thought up this daft idea realise the error of their ways we can sort things out for next year. In the meantime YOUR VILLAGE NEEDS YOU otherwise we are going to be disadvantaged virtually every week.

Having bored the pants off you regarding rules we did win this match as well. We won two out of the three doubles and four out of six singles. Edith and Dawn being again our best players. The overall score was Lafarge 109 and Parwich 128.

• Next – Away – Whitworth Park – 18 April – 1.45pm.

We have our first friendly game this Sunday at Hazelwood at 2.00pm. If you fancy a ride out come and watch us.

Don’t forget that this Monday night we will be on the Green at 6.30pm for a few practise ends, all welcome. If this time is not convenient gives us a call.

John B.

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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLING CLUB

I know that you have all been thinking ‘when will winter end?’; think no more.

The Crown Green bowling season is upon us. You will not have to put up with another repeat of Midsummer Murders, you can come and enjoy the open air!

We have managed to get the snow off the Green, so all we need now is for the days to be dry in order to try to dry the Green off a bit. Anyway we are hoping that all being well we will be sending down a few woods on Monday 8 April at around 6.30pm. Please feel free to come down and have a try. As in previous years we have woods that you can borrow. All you need is a pair of reasonably flat shoes.

If you can’t make Monday night give John B a call on 455, or John H on 302 to arrange a better time and date for you. Look forward to seeing.

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Having had the euphoria and excitement of the Parwich Olympiad it is back to the grind of weekly league matches. Cant’ believe we have only a few left before the end of another season.

Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 14 August – Ashwood Park, Buxton.

Ashwood are a few points ahead of us in the league and we don’t usually do well on their green. We had a good win against them on our green in May, but their green can be very tricky, and so it proved to be. We had two good wins and two not so good losses. Rick Manning and Edith Rider played brilliantly in their game and won 21- 8. This gave us a really good base, and even though we lost two games they were by not so great a margin as Ashwoods losses. The final outcome was 68 to Parwich, 65 to Ashwood Park. The 3 points we beat them by are not sufficient to lift us above them in the league, but hopefully we won’t drop any lower either.

Next match – Home – Chatsworth – 21 August 6.15pm.

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Lafarge, Hope – 16 August.

Again in this league we are a few points behind Lafarge and in the game on our green earlier in the season we had a draw against them. In the doubles games we won two out of the three with Audrey and Harry Bunting winning really well by 21 points to 12. The score after the doubles was 52 Parwich, 43 Lafarge. Audrey also played in the singles games, because we were so short of players and had a great win 15-12. With the good start we had in the doubles and sharing the singles three all, the final score was 121 to Parwich, 119 to Lafarge. Again not quite enough points to take us above them in the league.

Next match – Home Matlock Park – 23 August – 1.45pm.

John B.

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