Season 2026.
Note - The Match reports below may appear before the league tables above are updated to include the latest results.
June 24 Marldon v Brixham St Mary A very hot day!
Peter B, Bob and Steve HS took an early lead and were 6-2 up at the 6th end before a run of five winning ends from Brixham put them 10-6 up. We had agreed to play the minumum 14 ends due to the extreme heat and Marldon were unable to catch up. Despite Steve's last wood pushing another Marldon wood into the head, following it in for a 3, Marldon lost 10-11. This was Peter's first ever game of bowls and he played his part well.
Ian, Howard C and Gordon P took an early lead being 5-4 up at 8 ends, before a 5 from Brixham turned the game round. Marldon could not recover and lost 7-12.
Overall Result Marldon 17 - Brixham St Mary 23.
Points: Marldon 0 - Brixham St Mary 8.
June 17 TCBC v Marldon
Gordon S, Les H and Lenny were level after 9 ends and again after 11 but after TCBC scored a 6 on end 14 Marldon were unable to recover, despite winning last three ends and lost 16-18.
Gordon P, Bryan and Terry were outbowled by the opposition and lost 9-23
Overall Result - TCBC 41 - Marldon 25.
Points: TCBC 8 - Marldon 0.
June 10 Paignton v Marldon
Gordon P, Les H and Len were 1-7 down after 4 ends but then scored 2 4's in a row to take the lead. Paignton levelled the scores at 9 all and again at 12 all but Marldon won 5 of the last 6 ends for a 23-14 win.
Gordon S, Bob and Bryan discovered that whenever they held a shot the opposing skip would change the head, usually in Paignton's favour and although Marldon bowled a few good woods the opposition were more accurate and ran away with a 21-9 win. Marldon were unlucky to lose overall by just 3 shots.
Overall Result - Paignton 35 - Marldon 32.
Points: Paignton 6 - Marldon 2.
June 3 - No Game (Bye)
May 27th Victoria v Marldon
Bob, Len, & Terry were struggling from the start with opposition racing to a 12-0 lead before Marldon got on scoreboard. Marldon closed the gap to 11-14 by end 12 but Victoria once again took control scoring 13 shots on next 4 ends and eventually winning 28-13.
Gordon P, Bryan and Peter got off to a flying start to be 13-1 up after 7 ends. At end 13 they were 18-6 up but dropped a 6 on next end. Marldon then won 3 of the last 4 ends to win 22-13.
Overall Result - Victoria 41 - Marldon 35.
Points: Victoria 6 - Marldon 2.
May 20th Marldon v Torquay
Les H, Graham, & Terry were 5 -0 up after just two ends and were 8 shots up after 13 ends and with a very good finish, opened the gap to 20 shots, to win 27-7.
Gordon P, Bryan and Peter were in a much closer game early on and at the half way point were losing 10-11. Following the tea break Marldon scored 4, 4, 1, and 5 to take a 24-11 lead, but Torquay rallied again to within 4 shots, before a 7 on the 16th end gave Marldon the lead they needed to win the game, with a final score 32-22.
Overall Result - Marldon 59 - Torquay 29
Points: Marldon 8 - Torquay 0.
May 13th Marldon v Brixham
Bob, Craig and Terry won 4 of the first 6 ends but then scored an 8 on the 7th end to give themselves a comfortable 15-2 lead. Marldon continued to win ends and at the end won the game 22-7
Gordon P, Steve and Len slipped behind early in their game and at 11 ends were 6-12 behind. Working hard, they only let Brixham get two more points as they pulled back the deficit, winning the last 4 ends to tie the game at 14 all.
Overall Result - Marldon 36 - Brixham 21
Points: Marldon 7 - Brixham 1
May 6th Kings BC v Marldon First game of Season.
Not a great start for Marldon as both rinks lost to a strong Kings Side, on their green, playing in dry weather but with a cool breeze off the sea.
Overall Result - Kings 60 - Marldon 17
Points: Kings 8 - Marldon 0
June 24 Marldon v Paignton A very hot day!
Another struggle for Marldon who lost on both rinks.
Overall Result: Marldon 15- Paignton 28
Points: Marldon 0- Paignton 8
June 17 Marldon v Paignton Torbay
Marldon had a better day today and with one winning rink and a draw from the other picked up 7 of the 8 points available
Overall Result: Marldon 35 - Paignton Torbay 27
Points: Marldon 7 - Paignton Torbay 1.
June 10 TCBC v Marldon
A strong TCBC side including two premier league players were too strong on their own green for Marldon, who lost heavily.
Overall Result: TCBC 51 - Marldon 18
Points: TCBC 8 - Marldon 0.
June 3rd - Marldon v Kings - Postponed - Rain.
May 27th Brixham St Mary v Marldon May 20th Totnes v Marldon May 13th Marldon v Brixham May 6th Torquay v Marldon First game of Season.
No Match report
With one end to go match was even but Brixham won last end on both rinks to win the game.
Overall Result: Brixham St Mary - 33 - Marldon 28
Points: Brixham St Mary 8 - Marldon 0.
No Match report
Reports suggest the Totnes green is not very good at the moment, being very bumpy. The Marldon team were unable to adapt and lost the game.
Overall Result: Totnes - 34 - Marldon 20
Points: Totnes 8 - Marldon 0.
No Match report
The team were outplayed this morning and lost on both rinks .
Overall Result - Marldon 24 - Brixham 58
Points: Marldon 0 - Brixham 8
No Match report
The team put up a good performance on the opposition's green, winning on both rinks for a maximum points win.
Overall Result - Torquay 28 - Marldon 49
Points: Torquay 0 - Marldon 8