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MDL & Over 55 League Tables

Results and Reports  2010

September 5th

 Marldon does the treble, two promotions, one League win

It has been a great few days for Marldon Bowls Club with the Ladies gaining promotion to the top division of the Gallery League, the Men’s ‘A’ team being promoted to the 1st Division of the MDL and the Over 55’s getting through to Finals Day by winning their Division.  In the match against Paignton Torbay the Ladies needed 3 points to secure promotion.

Heather Pickard, Chris Alcock and Val Kendall played extremely well to only lose by 1 shot to M. Crabtree and an equally good performance by Fran Vallis, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles saw them lose by the same margin to J. Short. With these two rinks so close it was left to June Gibbons, Pat Storer and Marcia Piper to produce the promotion winning performance with a superb win by 20 - 14  over D. Lawrence. The promotion was just reward for a fine season by Marldon Ladies.

The Marldon Men’s ‘A’ team meanwhile had to wait for the re- arranged match with Starcross to decide the 2nd promotion place from Division 2, with each team needing an overall win  to secure the position. With Marldon needing to win by 3 clear shots it was always going to be a tense  affair and at twelve ends Marldon just trailed overall making the last few ends very exciting. A solid front end performance from Colin Cradock and Graham Dowell, and at the back end John Veale and Ricky Knapp supporting each other well  limited R. Price to just 5 scoring ends.  The final score of 22 - 10  was thoroughly deserved. John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge seemed to be in control against N. Skelley until dropping a 6 on the sixteenth end but a well played last end enabled the rink to turn a one shot deficit into a three shot win 23 - 20. Although never in any real danger of losing Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Alan Parker and Pete Collings dropped a few shots over the final ends to allow M. Herridge  to close to 21 - 15.  With Marldon holding a 21 shot lead  from the three completed rinks  the drama was still to unfold on the last rink. The Starcross rink of S. Hosgood played well throughout and led 27 - 8 going into the last end and needed three shots to win overall. The Marldon rink of Ed Sosnowski, Keith Durbridge, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey played a much better last end and, although one down,  had  woods in good position around the jack making it difficult to convert to three shots. In  near darkness the Starcross skips wood sailed through the head to give Marldon a narrow one shot victory and with it promotion.

Needing four points to win their division the Men’s Over 55’s  beat Newton Abbot 8  - 0 and Buckfastleigh 7 - 1 to finish top of the league with two games in hand.

Having had a difficult season the Ladies ‘B’ team finished with a terriffic win against Paignton ‘C’. A great performance from Carla Fletcher, Irena Garner and Fran Vallis saw them beat G. Willcott 25 - 11.  Joan Malkin, Carol Cronk and Yvonne Knapp had a closer game with M. Hodgin but came out on top 16 - 15 and Phyllis Moore, Pauline Bevan and Pam Neale did well to draw with H. Gains. A thoroughly deserved 9 points and a great boost to finish the season.

August 22nd

Congratulations to John Gibbons, Terry Bowles and Alan Routledge who won the Paignton Invitation Triples last week. Two good wins gave them an overall score of 6pts and a shot difference of 21.

Away at Marina Marldon Men's 'A' team took a very useful 12 points in their quest for promotion from Division 2. Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford took 8 shots on the last two ends to win 28 - 14. Peter Gadd, Keith Durbridge, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey scored consistently well to win 25 - 17. A very good middle section of the game gave Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Alan Parker and Pete Collings a 21 - 17 victory. After leading for most of the game, John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge dropped 10 shots on the last 4 ends to lose 14 - 19. Marldon 88 Marina 67.

August 8th

In the MDL pairs Alan Routledge and Pete Collings beat M & T Coombe from Teignmouth Den 19 - 18. Each pair had spells in front and a three on the twentieth end saw the Den pair take a 2 shot lead going into the last end. Fine bowling by the Marldon pair saw them recover the three shots to win narrowly by one shot. In the MDL Marldon ‘A’ secured a 10 - 4 victory over Newton Abbot thanks to some great bowling by Kevan Davey’s rink. The rink was reshuffled at the last minute as usual skip, Alan Routledge , was stuck in traffic, and ably assisted by John Gibbons, Keith Durbridge and Bryan Salter the rink scored consistently well to win 30 - 10. In a close game Ian Armitage, Eddie Sosnowski, Alan Parker and Pete Collings lost to G. Sanders 16 - 19. Always in the lead, Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford had a good 18 - 13 victory over A. Saunders. Five shots over the last three ends gave B. McCreery a 19 - 12 win over Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey. Marldon 76 Newton Abbot 61.  Away to TCBC ‘D’ Marldon Men’s ‘B’ played extremely well to win 71 - 56 to take 12pts. Ed Sosnowski, Sean O’Leary, Ray Locke and Gerry Pickard lost by one shot to T. Worboys. Harry Partridge, Brendon Simkin, Derek Denbow and Keith Durbridge maintained good form throughout the game to win 20 - 9 against G. Keslisian. A very close game saw Sam Sarahs, James Phillips, Geoff Cronk and Bob Tame snatch victory over the last two ends 17 - 14 over G. Ashworth. Leading from the second end Roger Lang, G. Phillips, Tony Lahaive and John Britton held on to beat B. Moxham 15 - 13. At home to Brixham Furzeham, Ed Sosnowski, G. Phillips, Sean O’Leary and Gerry Pickard scored Marldon’s only point, drawing 21 - 21 with M. Friend. The rinks of Keith Durbridge, Brian Kendall and Bob Tame all lost.

August 1st

Marldon Men's Over 55 team against Bovey Tracy. Bryan Salter, Ricky Knapp and Alan Routledge allowed L Fullbrook only 4 scoring ends in a 27 - 7 victory and John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings were only one end worse in a comfortable 32 - 10 win. In the top Club wins for the Pairs and the Fours was not enough to defeat Paignton who won the other three matches.

In the MDL at home to Shaldon a seven on both the ninth and tenth ends helped Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford to a 32 - 18 victory over F. Baker. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Alan Parker and Pete Collings scored consistently for an impressive 35 - 14 win over T. Dart. Limiting their R. Tyler's rink to six scoring ends helped John Gibbons, Bryan Salter and Kevan Davey to a 32 - 12 win. Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey lost to C. Parker. A good win for Marldon 12pts - 2pts.

Marldon Ladies run in the Gallery League 4-3-2-1 came to an end at Abbrook Park losing all disciplines.

July 25th

Marldon Men continued their excellent form in the Over 55 league. At home to Shaldon Graham Dowell, Peter Gadd and Ricky Knapp restricted  C. Gray to only single shots in a 13 - 8 win. John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings scored a seven on the 16th end to secure a comfortable win 31 - 14 over T. Constantine. Marldon won 8pts - 0pts. At Abbrook Park Bryan Salter, Ricky Knapp and Alan Routledge, having secured an early advantage, beat R. Slinger 21 - 10. A similar story on the other rink saw John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings beat I. Partridge 26 - 11. Marldon 8pts.

In the MDL Marldon lost 10 - 4 at home to Kings ‘B’. Ian Armitage, Bob Tame, Keith Durbridge and Pete Collings scored a six on the 6th end to establish an early lead which they maintained to beat M. Jones 22 - 15. Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey also scored a six on the 8th end which proved decisive beating D. Bateman 22 - 16. Defeats on the other two rinks gave Kings the overall win 10 - 4. A much better team performance saw Marldon take all the points in an 82 - 73 win at Torquay ‘B’. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Alan Parker and Pete Collings scored six on the 11th end to take the lead for the first time, finally beating M. Collings 22 - 17. Having led for most of the game Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford survived the scare of dropping a six on the last end to beat R. Blair 22 - 21. Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey scored 8 shots over the last 5 ends to recover from 19 - 12 down to beat S. Glover 20 - 19 . A tremendous recovery by John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge gave them victory over D. Mitchell 18 - 16. With four ends to go the Marldon rink was 16 - 5 behind and coming to the final end still 4 shots adrift, but a superb 6 saw Marldon seal an unlikely but well deserved victory. In the MDL pairs Alan Routledge and Pete Collings had a comfortable 28 - 13 win over Kingsteignton’s K. Martin and K. Taylor.

The Marldon Ladies had an unexpected, yet well deserved, win in the Gallery 4-3-2-1 competition 76 - 71 at Kings. In the singles Chris Alcock lost to R. Rogers 10 - 19 and the Pair of June Gibbons and Marcia Piper lost to J. Rimmer 15 - 25. Heather Pickard, Pat Storer and Val Kendall put in a great team effort to beat B. Targett 23 - 11 and an equally good performance by Sylvia Ross, Yvonne Knapp, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles saw them beat W. Smith 28 - 16. A superb win for the Marldon Ladies.

Great team performances saw Marldon Ladies ‘B’ pick up 16 points in two matches in the Gallery League. At Ivybridge Pauline Beaven, Carol Cronk and Pam Neale only dropped 5 ends in a 24 - 5 victory over D. Tyler. Jo Locke, Pat Denbow and Yvonne Knapp were always ahead, beating N. Cadby 17 - 7. Although pulling back well at the end, a poor start for Hillary Satchwell, Tina Keartland and Jasmine Baker saw them lose 12 - 19 to P. Ashby. Marldon 53, Ivybridge 33. At home to Teignmouth Den, another good win for Steph Strawbridge, Pat Denbow and Yvonne Knapp who beat M. Tobin 28 - 14. After a slow start Pauline Beaven, Jo Locke and Pam Neale scored heavily to beat J. Atkins 21 - 12.Hillary Satchwell, Irena Garner and Jasmine Baker recovered well from 6 - 17 down to get within one shot of D. Melhuish before losing 17 - 24. Marldon 66, Teignmouth Den 50.

July 11th

A good week for Marldon Men’s Over 55 team taking 14 pts from two matches. In the rearranged match with Buckfastleigh both rinks had close competitive games. Against S. Full , John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings dropped a 6 on the fourth end before fighting back to take the lead on the fourteenth end, but a loss of 5 shots on the fifteenth end put them behind again and this time they could not recover, finally losing 17 – 20. In a low scoring game, which had been even until half way, Peter Gadd, Graham Dowell and John Veale pulled away from Mike Raggett to win 14 – 10. Marldon won 6pts to 2pts.

A full-house on the last end gave Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Alan Routledge a convincing win against an Ipplepen triple skipped by R. Heath. The Marldon trio played well throughout for a deserved 31 – 10 win. John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings were equally convincing in their 23 – 14 win over L. Honeywell. Ten shots over 3 ends finally took Marldon to an unassailable position and the full 8pts.

July 4th

After a poor performance against Stoke Fleming in the Foxlands, Marldon Men bounced back in superb style in the Top Club. Defying the odds against a very strong King’s team Marldon won by 3 matches to 2 matches. In the 2 wood singles Kevan Davey was 6 shots down at 4 ends but played brilliantly from then on to beat J. Melmore 21 – 15. The 4 wood singles was a memorable match between Geoff Kenneford and G. Sanders. Geoff fought hard to get to 14 all before Griff pulled ahead to win 21 – 16. A solid team effort in the fours by Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Alan Parker and Pete Collings enabled them to beat A. Hirst 23 – 18. The triple of Bryan Salter, John Veale and Barry Bailey lost to A. O’Neill 12 – 20, but a great effort by John Gibbons and Alan Routledge  took them to victory 22 – 15 against P. Hackett. A terrific win for Marldon Men.

In the MDL at home to Brixham SM, Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Terry LaHaive and Pete Collings scored consistently to beat D. Thompson 29 – 11. John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge had an equally convincing 30 – 12 victory over P. Caunter . Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford won by 22 – 18 but Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Alan Parker dropped 7 shots on the last 2 ends to lose 19 – 22. Marldon 12 pts Brixham SM 2 pts. With 3 rinks losing it took another fine performance by Alan Routledge’ s rink, winning 33 – 11, to salvage the overall victory and 8 pts at Newton Abbot.

June 19th

Marldon Ladies had a successful week with two good wins. In the Gallery league the ‘A’ team took 8 pts at Torquay Belgrave. There were good wins for Sylvia Ross, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles 22 – 19 against B. Highton and June Gibbons, Pat Storer and Marcia Piper had a convincing 23 – 9 win over P. O’Leary. Heather Pickard, Chris Alcock and Val Kendall lost  on the last end, 13 – 14 to E. Griffin.

In the Gallery 4-3-2-1 against Ipplepen Marldon drew one event, but won the other three for a good win. In the Fours, Sylvia Ross, Yvonne Knapp, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles beat P. Berry 31 – 14. The triples of Pat Storer, Pam Neale and Val Kendall beat C. Valance 30 – 7 and the Pairs of June Gibbons and Marcia Piper drew with B. Thomson 14 – 14. Chris Alcock won her singles against M. Tucker 27 – 9.

In the Over 55’s the Marldon men continued their winning way at home to Kingsteignton. John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings beat N. Harvey 29 – 8 and Peter Gadd, Bryan Salter and Ricky Knapp beat K. Johns 23 – 10.

June 12th

A successful tour of the Bournemouth area was enjoyed by 27 Marldon members who were joined by 6 players from Paignton Torbay. With one game being lost to the weather four matches were played  with the Marldon Tourists winning at Argyll and losing at Brockenhurst, Merrick Park and Shaftesbury. The top male player of the week was Marldon’s President, Bryan Salter and the top Lady player was Penny Taylor of Paignton Torbay.

In the Over 55’s Triples Marldon continued their winning streak by beating Newton Abbot 57 – 18. Graham Dowell, Bryan Salter and Alan Routledge lost 5 shots on the first end but then only conceded three more shots finally beating  M. Howard 30 – 8. John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings had an equally convincing win by 27 – 10 over K. Gribble. Marldon’s winning run in the MDL ended with a 4 – 10 defeat at home to Marina. At the half way point the match seemed to be going Marldon’s way with three rinks in the lead. Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford were 20 – 1 ahead at 11 ends and maintained the lead over A. Collins to win 27 – 7. John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge had a close game against P. Kilbey winning 18 – 13. Ian Armitage, Mike Alcock, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings dropped 20 shots over the last 7 ends losing 18 – 29 to G. Monk. A 9 – 1 lead for Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Alan Parker was turned round by T. Cornforth who eventually won 32 – 15.

Marldon Ladies ‘A’ team had a good week winning 8 – 2 against Kings ‘B’ and an even better 10 – 0 against Babbacombe. At home to Kings  Sylvia Ross, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles won 20 – 15 against A. Staples and  June Gibbons, Pat Storer and Marcia Piper won convincingly 24 – 8 against P. Dobson. The only losers were Pam Hills, Chris Alcock and  Val Kendall who were  beaten on the last end by J. Rimmer 17 – 20 . Against Babbacombe Pam Hills, leading for Val Kendall, had an exceptional game enabling the team to beat P. Deakin 22 – 6. Marcia Piper beat J. Bratcher by 22 – 16 and Audrey Coles beat M. Phillips 22 – 13.

June 5th

Marldon Mens ‘A’ won by  12pts– 2pts  at home against TCBC ‘C’. Colin Cradock, Garaham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford took an early lead and were always in control winning 26 – 13 against S. Northam. John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge lost their early advantage to be 13 all at 17 ends but recovered well to beat G. Hooper 21 – 15. Ian Armitage, Mike Alcock, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings scored heavily in the middle ends to beat D. Conbeer by 26 shots – 10. Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Alan Parker struggled against R. Middleham losing 31 – 15. Overall a good performance from the Marldon Men. In the Over55’s at home to Teignmouth Den both rinks had easy victories to take all the points.

In the Grace Mathews Trophy against Brixham Furzeham, Marldon Ladies put up a brave fight before losing in all five matches. The performance of the day came from June Gibbons and Marcia Piper in the pairs. Playing the very experienced duo of M. Dyer and W. Barnard, Marldon scored a five on the first end and a great four on the twentieth end took them in to a one shot lead. The extra experience showed on the last end with Brixham taking the two shots for victory. The two singles went the way of the Brixham Ladies with both Chris Alcock and Pat Storer losing. Sylvia Ross, Yvonne Knapp, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles lost 13 – 21 to P. Medlock and in the triples Pam Hills and Val Kendall were joined after two ends by Hilary Satchwell who stepped in to replace the injured Heather Pickard, and  battled well before losing 10 – 17 to J. Moore.

May 29th

Marldon Men produced a great performance in the Foxlands against Country Club. The home rink of John Gibbons, Geoff Kenneford, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge were never behind against Graham Heaven, and although only scoring on one of the lat eight ends won by  19 – 16. The real drama of the tie was at Oldway where Ian Armitage, Terry Bowles, Alan Parker and Pete Collings were behind until the last end against Roy Johnson. Five shots in three ends meant Marldon went into the last end 13 – 16 down but a superb 5 gave them the victory 18 – 16.

In the MDL Marldon ‘A’ beat Torquay ‘B’ by 12pts – 2pts. Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey had a good 27 – 14 win over T. Crispin and Ian Armitage, Keith Durbridge, Alan Parker and Pete Collings were equally convincing against T. Crispin winning by 27 – 11. Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Gerry Pickard and Geoff Kenneford came from behind to beat S Glover 20 – 17. The rink of John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge lost by 14 – 18 to D. Mitchell. Away to Brixham St Mary Marldon won by 10 – 4. Pete Collings and Alan Routledge both won by 27 – 18  and a great 5 shots on the last end saw Barry Bailey get to within 1 shot of D. Thompson. Geoff Kenneford pulled back from 18 – 5 down at 15 ends to only lose 14 – 22.

May 22nd

In their first MDL game of the season Marldon  Men’s ‘A’ team had a terrific win away against King’s ‘B’ by 12pts to 2pts. Ian Armitage, Tony Beck, Alan Parker and Pete Collings scored steadily after going 5 shots behind after 2 ends, to win comfortably by 21 – 12 against A. Horwell. John Gibbons, Bryan Salter, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge were 9 shots ahead after 2 ends and were never in danger of being caught by M. Jones, the final score 26 – 16. Colin Cradock, Graham Dowell, Ricky Knapp and Geoff Kenneford were 14 – 24 down at 16 ends but scored 13 shots over the last 5 ends to beat R. Binmore 27 – 25. Peter Gadd, John Veale, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey fought back well over the last few ends to get within 3 shots of T. Bickle, losing 18 – 21.

In the Over 55’s  against Abbrook Park John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings beat I. Partridge by 21 – 15 and Tony Lahaive, Terry Bowles and Barry Bailey had an impressive 24 – 8 win against T. Norman.

Marldon Ladies ‘A’ team  had a good 6pts – 4pts win over Paignton in the Gallery League. Sylvia Ross, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles had a superb 23 – 14 win against D. Yeowell. The other two rinks of Val Kendall and Marcia Piper both lost but Audrey’s rink had done enough to ensure the overall win.

May 16th

Although missing Captain, Jasmine Baker with a broken arm, and other unavailabilities, Marldon Ladies ‘B’ team put up a spirited performance against Paignton. The rinks of Fran Vallis, Judith McMahon and Pauline Beaven, Joan Malkin, Steph Strawbridge and Hilary Satchwell, and Yvonne Knapp, Pat Denbow and Edna Sprague had never played together before and many were playing in positions which were new to them. Overall it was a good display which showed promise for the future. Marldon Ladies ‘A’ team lost to Kings ‘B’ taking 2 points from the game. Sylvia Ross, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles scored 2 shots on the last end  to win 17-16. Heather Pickard, Chris Alcock and Val Kendall lost 7- 18, and June Gibbons, Pat Storer and Marcia Piper lost 11-18.

In the Foxland’s Trophy Marldon battled well to beat Dartmouth. News from the away rink of Ian Armitage, Terry Bowles, Alan Parker and Pete Collings was not encouraging as they had fallen 9 shots behind. At home John Gibbons, Geoff Kenneford, Kevan Davey and Alan Routledge were not able to bridge the gap going in to the last end just 6 clear. At Dartmouth a remarkable change occurred over the last ends ends with Marldon pulling back to draw. At home the rink held its nerve to finish 3 ahead for a well deserved win.

An enjoyable Men’s friendly triples at Brixham St Mary ended all square each team winning 2 rinks.

In the County 2 wood singles John Gibbons was just edged out by T. Moore, but in the Grater Pairs, partnered by Alan Routledge the Marldon team pulled off a sensational win. Alan and John went in to a 16-11 lead, but a an alteration in jack length saw G. Tolchard and I. Baker take a 20-16 lead going into the last end. A brilliant last end by both Marldon players left Alan to deliver a great last wood to turn the game round and score the 5 shots needed for a 21-20 victory.

May 9th

The first two  league games of Marldon’s season  were both away to Ipplepen, with the Clubs each winning one game. The Men’s Over 55 triples game was played in fine weather and a good atmosphere, and Peter Gadd, Bryan Salter and Alan Routledge started  badly, and never really recovered, eventually losing 23 - 7 . The other triple of John Gibbons, Gerry Pickard and Pete Collings held on in a close game to win 22 – 20. The overall points were Ipplepen 6pts and Marldon 2pts, so the team are looking for an improved performance in their next match against Shaldon

In the Ladies Gallery League, also at Ipplepen, Heather Pickard, Chris Alcock and Val Kendall had a very good 23 – 13 win. June Gibbons, Pat Storer and Marcia Piper lost by 14 – 17 and Sylvia Ross, Shirley Britton and Audrey Coles won by 17 – 14.An encouraging start for Marldon’s ‘A’ team winning the match 8pts to 2pts.

In the County Triples the Marldon rink of John Gibbons, Terry Bowles and Alan Routledge reached the latter stages of the area finals with two good wins at Brixham St Marys. In the first game they beat the Paignton Torbay rink of Pete Gerry and were even more convincing in beating Babbacombe’s Doug Deakin, Hal Briscoe and Alan Silman. After the Marldon had picked ends of 5shots and 6 shots the Babbacombe rink conceded at 16 ends.