The 2011 Marldon Fours Winners from Paignton BC

Vic Veasey, Phyl Keen, Wyn Geary and Arthur Conway with Val Kendall

Runners Up: From Abbrook Park,  Tom Archer, Carol Archer, Gordon Clark and Joyce Clark with Val Kendall

Third Place  from Abbrook Park Margaret Wakeham, Sheila Rixon, Fred Cox and Tony Frampton, three of whom pictured with Val Kendall

Ready for the off

The First Woods

Lots of Woods

John Pierce in action

A study in concentration

I’ve no idea whose shot it is, better have a measure

A very close measure

The happy helpers, Julie Collings, Val Kendall and Colin Cradock

Helene Gautier in serious mood

Your short again

Irena Garner, Carole Cronk, Maureen Heath, Wendy Williams and Steve Heath

Even the horse is interested in what’s going on

Our grateful thanks to Bays Brewery

For once an empty Green, or almost.

Marldon Fours 2011

With the rain holding off and the day mainly sunny and warm the 2011 Marldon Fours provided an exciting days bowling with a nail biting climax. With John Cunningham’s rink the only one in the last session with a realistic chance of beating Arthur Conway’s rink, John needed to win by one shot but although one ahead going in to the last end  superb bowling by Neil Murgatroyd’s rink denied them the victory. The draw meant John was out of the prize money and left Paignton’s Arthur Conway, Phyl Keen, Wyn Geary and Vic Veasey the outright winners.

A successful day for the Abbrook Park Club who provided the runner’s up Gordon Clark, Tom Archer, Carol Archer and Joyce Clark and the third placed team of Tony Frampton, Fred Cox, Sheila Rixon and Margartet Wakeham.

Once again the tournament was well organised by Gerry Pickard and well controlled by Umpire Derek Griffin. The visitors were kept watered and fed by an army of helpers, with great food provided by June Gibbons and her team and Sean O’Leary and the bar staff making sure the glasses were kept full.

In presenting the prizes President, Val Kendall praised the endeavour of all who made the tournament a success and thanked the Club Sponsors for their continued support.