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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB

Well you can tell that the teams we played this week are top of their respective leagues, we struggled all the way. We again are beset by lack of players six players were away and two were very walking wounded! If you think you can help us out please come and join us your bowls club needs you.

Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Home – Hathersage – 2 June – 6.30pm.

Hathersage are streets ahead of all teams in the division. We were lying fourth in the division and needed to try our best and with depleted resources. However we do have a superb pair in Dawn A, our captain, and Dot H. Did they do us proud or what? They won 21 – 4, they could not have done anymore than they did. The rest of us had to try even harder so as not to let them down. Unfortunately we did not win any more games but we did accumulate enough points in losing to earn an extremely honourable draw. What a result for the tiny club of Parwich. The scores were 67 each and with the other results in the division in we are still fourth.

• Next match- Away – Chatsworth – 9 June – 6.30pm

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Hope Works A – 04 June – 1.45pm.

Again Hope Works are way ahead of any other team and if they carry on as they have been playing they will win the championship, we on the other hand need to keep going to see if we can stay in the top division. On today’s showing however we will struggle to say the least. We had walking wounded playing for all they were worth, but to no avail. We lost the doubles games 63 – 29. Because we were short of people, three players had to play in the singles games. Dot H carried on from Tuesday night’s match and stormed to a 15 – 8 win. Good onyer Dot, we were ever so glad you came. Our Captain John H also played on blinder winning 15 – 12 against one of their best players. Unfortunately try as the rest of us could we did not win any more games. The final result was Hope Works 143, Parwich 90. Considering our parlous state not a bad result really particularly if you say it quickly. We were seventh out of twelve, but fear this will drop us down a place or two to say the least. At least the sun shone for once.

• Next match – Home – Bakewell – 11 June – 1.45pm.

A good time was had by all last Sunday being well entertained by Ashbourne Park. These Friendly games are very good fun, and the teas that are provided are to die for!

John B.

PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB

Can you believe we are more than a third of the way through the season already and we are just about holding our own, although one result this week was a bit of a letdown to say the least.

Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Away – Matlock Golf Club – 26 May – 6.30pm.

It really would be good to play a Tuesday night match in a little warm sunshine. This evening was dull and overcast and blowing a cold cold gale at the Golf Club. The bowls though was hot. We shared the games two each with Dawn A and Dot H playing like they knew what they were doing to win 21 – 13. Harry B and Dennis E also came up with a 21 – 19 win and John and Pat B having led for most of the game just came up short in the end 20 – 21. Edith R is still suffering with her bad knee bless her but struggled on with an equally disabled Val K, only just losing. The games were long and close and the match did not finish until 9.30pm. Still a good win to Parwich 77 – 74. Hard match next week as we are playing the league leaders.

• Next match- Home – Hathersage – 2 June – 6.30pm

Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Wirksworth – 28 May – 1.45pm.

For once the sun was shining; however we were not shining on the green. At one point I thought we may well be in for a maximum score against us. We had seven players missing this week with people on holiday or not well so we could only muster 9 instead of the required 12. Not sure whether we would have done any better had we had a full team. Anyway we were well and truly beaten in the doubles losing 63 – 26. We did rally a bit in the singles games although we only managed to win two games out of the six. However Dawn A and Rick M won handsomely to lead us to 74 – 70 for Parwich. As you will see though we lost 133 – 100, at least we got to 100. It’s the matches against the league leaders next week because we are playing the leaders in this league as well. Hope we get to more than 100 next week.

• Next match – Home – Hope Works – 4 June – 1.45pm.

A good time was had by all last Sunday and this Sunday should be equally good. We are going to Ashbourne Park for a friendly.

John B.