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Paxton Trophy

Congratulations to Alan Routledge who won the Paxton Trophy 2009. The game is three wood singles played to 91 points. The three closest woods counting 6, 3, 1 points respectively. In the match played at Paignton Alan beat his opponent from Torbay Country Club by 91 - 58.

Finals Weekend Report                                                                      Photographs on the Photo Gallery Page, Click Here

With all the League matches completed it was time for Marldon Bowls Club to concentrate on their final's weekend. The weather stayed dry but cool and with the Green bowling perfectly, thanks to all Terry Bowles hard work, some enthralling and exciting matches ensued. The Men's 4 Wood Handicap saw Kevan Davey in control throughout, beating Terry Bowles 23 - 6., and Kevan also took the Men's 2 wood title beating Ian Armitage 20 - 13. In the Pairs Ricky Knapp and Barry Bailey proved too strong for Bryan Salter and Sean O'Leary winning 20 - 11. The highlight of the Men's Triples was the great leading of Terry Bowles, and ably backed up by Keith Durbridge and Alan Routledge they defeated Keith Woolgar, Gerry Pickard and John Gibbons 21 - 11. The Fred Pitman trophy was won by Roger Lang who defeated Club Captain, Angus McMartin, 21 - 12. The best game of the Men's Finals was the 4 Wood Championship. In a close, fluctuating game, John Gibbons just missed a conversion shot on the final end, leaving Barry Bailey a deserving Champion by 21 - 18. The Ladies Fred Pitman June Gibbons beat Jasmine Baker by 21 - 12.. The Ladies Pairs stayed close until the last few ends with Chris Alcock and June Gibbons pulling away to beat Tina Rhodes and Heather Pickard 18 - 12 and in the Ladies Triples a good team performance saw Pat Grice, Pat Storer and Chris Alcock win by 27 - 10 over Yvonne Knapp, Barbara Salter and Val Kendall. In what had been a busy weekend for them, Chris Alcock and Val Kendal also contested the Ladies 4 Wood Championship. The game produced some excellent bowls, but with the game finely poised Chris lengthened the Jack and managed to pull away to win 21 - 11. The same two Ladies meet in the Handicap and 2 Wood Finals which are being played at a later date. The Mixed Triples Final was a slightly one-sided game with Barry Bailey, Graham Dowell and Heather Pickard out bowling Chris Alcock, Roger Lang and Keith Durbridge. Coming from 8 - 1 down Pam Neal and Sean O'Leary held their nerve to beat Bette Coombes and Ian Armitage 19 - 15 in the Partner Pairs. Congratulations to all the Winners and Runners-up, also thanks to the Ladies who did the Catering and the Bar for making the weekend so enjoyable.

August 29th

Dartmouth's 6 points at Paignton Torbay meant that Marldon Men's 'A' team were already relegated by the time they played their last match of the season against Dawlish Marina. With pride at stake for both Clubs not to finish bottom Marldon played well enough to take 12 pts, putting them just above Dawlish at the end of a disappointing season. In a close fought match Derek Moore beat T. Cornforth 22 - 20, John Gibbons beat P. Kilbey 20 -18, Ricky Knapp beat R. Smith 26 - 15 and Barry Bailey lost to G. Monk 13 - 16. Marldon Ladies 'A' team finished their season with a 10 - 0 win over Buckfastleigh but could only manage 2 points against Babbacombe. A good performance against Upton enabled the Ladies 'B' team to take 8 points.

August 22nd

Marldon Men's 'A' team played their penultimate match of a frustrating season at home to Stoke Fleming, and it produced one of the better performances with a 98 - 80 overall win and a welcome 10 points. Ian Armitage, Bryan Salter , Brian Kendall and Pete Collings had a stutter in the middle of the game but then scored steadily to win 22 - 18 against M. Hyne. John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard, Tony Beck and Ricky Knapp scored a seven, two sixes and a five in beating P. Lobb 36 - 12. Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, John Veale and Alan Routledge could never recover from dropping a seven early on, losing 22 - 17. Peter Gadd, Terry Bowles, Kevan Davey and Barry Bailey were 17 - 7 ahead at 10 ends but eleven shots without reply saw them slip to a 28 - 23 defeat. The Men's 'B' team had a good result against Totnes taking 12 points. Sam Sarahs, Norman Cunday, Geoff Cronk and Frank Hext scored consistently to win 24 - 17 against R. Ryder. Derek Denbow, Sean O'Leary, Peter Gadd and Keith Durbridge had 9 scoring ends without reply in the middle of the game, finally beating M. Gully 23 - 13. Roger Lang, Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus Mc Martin beat R. Jewell 20 - 14 , while Dave Keartland, John Britton, Colin Vallis and Gerry Pickard lost to A. Hales-Owen. The team did not fare as well against Chudleigh gaining just 2 points. In the Over 55's League away at Kingsteignton, there was a good 19 - 6 win for Alan Routledge, Peter Gadd and Barry Bailey and a very close 19 - 20 defeat for John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Ricky Knapp.

August 15th

Marldon Men's 'A' team picked up 4 points against Marina. Ian Armitage, Gerry Pickard, Peter Gadd and Pete Collings picked up 5 shots over the last 3 ends to beat T. Cornforth 20- 18. Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Angus McMartin and Alan Routledge picked up sixteen shots without reply over the last six ends beating G. Monk 25 - 14. The other two rinks of John Gibbons, Frank Hext, Ricky Knapp and Derek Moore and Keith Durbridge, Bryan Salter, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey both lost in this bottom of the table clash which Marldon really needed to win. More bad news for the 'A' team came at Babbacombe where a spirited performance saw them lose by just 2 shots overall, but taking only three points. The Mens' 'B' team won on 3 rinks against Victoria 'B' the only slip up coming on the rink of Colin Monson, Norman Cunday, Frank Hext and Bob Tame who never recovered from 4 - 14 down at 9 ends finally losing 19 - 25. Mike Bindon, John Britton, Colin Vallis and Gerry Pickard scored consistently throughout for a convincing 27 - 11 win over P. Cowling. Even more convincing was the win for Derek Denbow, Sean O'Leary, Peter Gadd and Keith Durbridge who restricted G. Keetch to just five scoring ends in a 25 - 5 win. Roger Lang, Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus McMartin produced a fine comeback scoring 16 shots over the last 10 ends to win 22 - 15 against S. SAsplin. Marldon won 93 - 56 and took 12 points.

In the Over 55's league Marldon have had some good results over the past few matches. Against Newton Abbot, John Gibbons, Peter Gadd and Ricky Knapp had a good win over K. Gribble and Bob Tame, Alan Routledge and Barry Bailey lost by just one shot to H. Dart. Against Abbrook Park a 21 - 9 defeat for Bob Tame, Bryan Salter and Alan Routledge was more than compensated for by a terrific 37 - 8 win for John Gibbons, Frank Hext and Ricky Knapp. A one shot defeat for Peter Gadd, Bryan Salter and Alan Routledge and a 21 - 13 win at Teignmouth Den for John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Ricky Knapp gave Marldon the overall points.

Marldon Ladies GLBL 'B' team Captain Jasmine Baker was very pleased that her team picked up useful points at Teignmouth Den and Totnes. Wins on two rinks gave them four points at Teignmouth and and a one rink win , but overall shots, gave them six points at Totnes.

July 25th

Marldon Men's 'B' team had a good 93 - 74 win over TCBC 'D' taking the match by 12 points to 2 points. Derek Denbow, John Britton, Vic Gautier and Gerry Pickard built a commanding lead of 24 - 7 at 15 ends and despite only scoring on one more end against V. Welsh, won by 26 - 17 . Sam Sarahs, Sean O'Leary, Peter Gadd and Keith Durbridge were level 13 each at 10 ends against J. Rooks but scored 9 shots over the next 4 ends, eventually winning 26 - 22. Roger Lang, Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus McMartin had an impressive start in their game with J. Pettigrew, establishing a 15 - 1 lead after 7 ends and scored consistently throughout the rest of the game to win 29 - 16. Although scoring better in the second part of the game Dave Keartland, Norman Cunday, Frank Hext and Bob Tame were always behind against G. Kesheshian, losing 12 - 19.

Marldon Ladies recovered from their defeat against Teignmouth Den in the GLBL 4-3-2-1 competition to produce a good performance in taking 7 points in the match on the carpet at Ipplepen. Sylvia Ross, Pam Neale and Audrey Coles lost by 23 - 15 in a game which had been close for much of the time. Heather Pickard and Shirley Britton played consistently well enabling Chris Alcock's rink to win 22 - 10. A fine last end by Marcia Piper, Pat Storer and Tina Rhodes saw them pick up the three shots they needed to draw their game and give Marldon overall victory.

July 17th

Marldon Men's 'B' took 9 points from the game against Paignton Torbay with the outstanding performance coming from Roger Lang, Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus McMartin who beat P. Plumridge by an astonishing 52 - 6, including a hotshot. Sam Sarahs, Norman Cunday, Vic Gautier and Gerry Pickard picked up two on the last end to snatch a draw with B. Richardson. The other two rinks both lost. Against Paignton good wins for Sam Sarahs, Sean O'Leary, Peter Gadd and Keith Durbridge 23 - 18 over P. Beard, and Colin Monson Dave Keartland, Frank Hext and Bob Tame over A. Rounsley were not quite enough for the overall win, the team losing by 74 sots to 76. The Men's 'A' team picked up 4 points in the game against Paignton. Colin Cradock, Pater Gadd, Barry Bailey and Alan Routledge survived a fight back by B. Smith to win 22 - 21. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Brian Kendall and Pete Collings scored well over the last 5 ends to beat G. Chaminos 20 - 11. John Gibbons, Keith Durbridge, Terry Bowles and Derek Moore struggled against T. Thompson, losing 10 - 23, and Bob Tame, Bryan Salter, John Veale and Ricky Knapp dropped a seven on the twentieth end to lose 27 - 19 to E. Blank. Only 2 points were picked up against Babbacombe. Although not scoring on the last seven ends Colin Cradock, Peter Gadd, Barry Bailey and Alan Routledge had built up a 21 - 8 lead at 11 ends and so were able to hold on for the win against J. Turner. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Brian Kendall and Pete Collings fought back well to get to within three shots of D. Summers. The other two rinks of Sean O' Leary, Brian Salter, John Veale and Rick Knapp, and John Gibbons, Frank Hext, Terry Bowles and Derek Moore were defeated 10 - 33 and 12 - 23 respectively.

June 20th

Marldon Men have had a good few days in the Over 55 League with wins against Buckfastleigh and Kingsteignton. Against Buckfastleigh Bob Tame, Frank Hext and Alan Routledge were always behind against F. Mason losing 10 – 16 but a very good 23 – 10 win by John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Brian Kendal over M. Raggett gave Marldon the overall win. A day later against Kingsteignton John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Ricky Knapp playing consistently well and won by 25 – 4 and Bob Tame, Brian Kendall and Terry Bowles had an even more impressive victory over N. Harvey by 37 shots to 9. In the MDL Marldon Men’s ‘A’ team took all 14 points with a 80-55 victory against Buckfastleigh. Sean O’Leary, Bob Tame, Terry Bowles and Derek Moore scored consistently well and confined C. Raggett to only 5 scoring ends in a 23-8 win. Bryan Salter, Keith Durbridge, John Gibbons and Ricky Knapp took the lead on the eighth end and held on well for a 15-13 win over I. Howkins. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Brian Kendall and Pete Collings took a five shot advantage on the twelfth end and maintained this advantage winning 20-15 against V. Manfield. A very slow start by Mike Alcock, Graham Dowell, John Veale and Alan Routledge saw them 9-0 down after 4 ends and still 7 shots behind at 18 ends but eleven shots in two ends, including a hotshot 8, put them 22 – 19 ahead at the end for a great win against P. Hoff. The Men’s ‘B’ team had a busy week with three games. Against Victoria the highlights were a 25 – 10 win for Roger Lang,  Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus Mc Martin over G. Keetch and a 36 – 12 win for Sean O’Leary, John Newcombe, Peter Gadd and Keith Durbridge over E. Cousins. Against Paignton the team were not quite so successful with only Keith Durbridges rink winning by 21 – 19. It was back to winning ways against TCBC with Keith Durbridges’ rink again leading the way with a fine 28 –13 win over B. Woodward. Angus McMartin’s rink returned to form with a 24- 15 win over D. Griffiths and Mike Bindon, Bob Tame, Vic Gautier and Gerry Pickard recovered from a slow start to win 19-16. Sam Sarahs, David Keartland, John Britton and Frank Hext were always behind against J. Pettigrew losing 19 – 27.

June 5th

Marldon Men's 'B' team had a well deserved 88-81 win over Upton. Sean O'Leary, John Newcombe, Peter Gadd and Keith Durbridge had a comfortable 29-11 victory over T. Lang. Sam Sarahs, Norman Cunday, Colin Vallis and Frank Hext came from 11-21 down after 12 ends to beat B. King 27 - 25. Derek Denbow, John Britton, Gerry Pickard and Vic Gautier produced an astonishing last two ends to reverse a 10 - 16 deficit to an 18 - 16 win against Peter King. The other rink of Roger Lang, Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus McMartin lost to B. Smith.

 Against Paignton the Men's 'A' team won on two rinks but lost 74 - 79 overall. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Brian Kendall and Pete Collings recovered from a shaky start to win 21-15 against G. Chaminos and Mike Alcock, Graham Dowell,Barry Bailey and Alan Routledge turned a 20 - 12 deficit at 15 ends into a 23 - 21 victory against Brian Smith. Colin Cradock, Terry Bowles, John Veale and Derek Moore pulled back well to only lose 15-18 against Tony Hodgin and a poor start saw John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Eric Glanfield and Rick Knapp slip to defeat against R. Cambray.

Chris Alcock had a frustrating time with one shot defeats in three competitions. After a one shot defeat in the County Fours a few days earlier Chris partnered by Pat Storer got through two rounds of the County Pairs before losing by one shot to a Kingsbridge pair and in the Burma Star Triple, Chris, Tony Beck and Mike Alcock suffered the disappointment of a last end defeat against Beryl Leach. There was a better result in the GLBL where Marldon 'A' took 8 points from TCBC.

30th May

On their own Green the Marldon Ladies rink of Chris Alcock, Marcia Piper, Val Kendall and Tina Rhodes gave a good account of themselves in Section 7 of the County Fours. In the first round a fine all round display, with each player bowling confidently, saw them comfortably beat Anita Huxtable' s rink by 8 shots. In the semi final, against the Kingsbridge rink of Mavis Wellington, a shaky start saw them behind in the early stages but a determined fight back gave them a one shot lead going into the last end. With Marldon holding shot with only the Skips to play, Mavis drew two close shots to a displaced jack to take Kingsbridge through to the next stage.

25th May

Although Marldon Men's 'A' team were defeated by Brixham Furzeham by 70 - 88 it was an improved performance from the previous game. Sean O'Leary, Tony Beck, Brian Kendall and Pete Collings were never behind against J. Harding winning 21-16. In complete contrast Mike Alcock, Graham Dowell, Barry Bailey and Alan Routledge were behind from the third end but 13 shots over the last 5 ends enabled them to draw 21 - 21 against M. Friend. John Gibbons, Vic Gautier, Ricky Knapp and Derek Moore were beaten 15 - 23 by C. Bailey and Colin Cradock, Keith Durbridge, Terry Bowles and John Veale Lost to J. Cherrington 13 - 28. Against Paignton Torbay the Men's 'B' team gained 2 points with Roger Lang, Harry Partridge, Graham Dowell and Angus McMartin beating P. Plumridge 22 - 15. The rinks of Mike Coles, Colin Vallis and Keith Durbridge all lost giving an overall score of 65 - 91.

17th May

Marldon Men's A team started their league season with a defeat away to Paignton Torbay by 12pts - 2pts. At 16 ends there was only one shot in the overall score with Marldon leading on two rinks. Unfortunately the only rink to hold on was John Gibbons, Vic Gautier, Ricky Knapp and Derek Moore who beat D. Pratt 23 - 15.The final score of 64-76 was disappointing for Marldon who had played well for much of the game. The Men's B team won 8-6 agains a depleted Buckfastleigh side which played with only three players on two rinks. With the 25% reduction Marldon won on three rinks but lost overall 8-6

Chris Alcock wins in Champion of Champions

In the preliminary round for Area 8 of the National Champion of Champions Chris Alcock traveled to Sir Francis Drake BC, Plymouth,to play 2009 Devon Ladies County President Kay Page. The game, played on a Green which bowled superbly for the time of season, produced some wonderful shots with both Ladies trading points throughout. With neither Lady able to gain superiority it was inevitable that the score would be 20-20 going into the last end. Chris’s first wood drew a foot in front of the jack and despite Kay’s efforts remained shot to give Chris an exciting and well deserved win.