40 members enjoyed a fun evening of bowls by floodlight.
Thanks go to all who helped set up, run the bar and provide the supper.
Thanks also to Sydenham’s and Devizes Town Band for the loan of lights.
Category: General News
Bowls Wiltshire County Finals
10th September 2022
Saturday 10th September saw the Bowls Wiltshire County Finals return to the Devizes greens.
Amongst the first games played was the semi-final of the Ladies Unbadged 2 wood Singles.
Devizes’ Dawn Holt was drawn to play against Vanessa McCormack of Amesbury.
After an evenly matched start, Vanessa managed to pull ahead and Dawn admitted defeat after 18 ends.
Although very disappointed with her performance on the day, Dawn was heard to say,
“There’s always next year! If somebody had told me at the start of this season that I would end up playing in a County semi-final, I would have been delighted! Congratulations to Vanessa on a match well played.”
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND 2022
Saturday 3rd September
Weekend of excellent bowls competition, the weather was perfect the expected rain stayed away and the manicured greens were tricky enough to draw out the best in our club members.
Saturday morning started with the Mens Championship between John and Matt a nip and tuck event all the way to the end !
At the same time the Mens Endeavour was being fought by Richard and Kelvin .
Saturday afternoon, started with the Over 60’s Championship starring John and Les.
Over on another rink we had the Mens 2 Wood final with Kiwi and Matt.
Sunday 4th September, it all started with the Mens Pairs final featuring Les and Kiwi versus Kelvin and Chris.
Whilst at the same time John and Mike fought for the Centenary Cup 9 consisting of two sets of nine ends, players need to win a set each to force a decider. It was decided however with just two sets played but with at least one interesting incidence during the game !
The afternoon we watched the Ladies 2 Wood final between Marie and Patricia played with determination and skill !
Tucked away on rink 1 we had the finale of the reknowned Husband and Wife competition , enter this competition at your own risk ! The Normans and the Scofields fought it out bravely without armour .
I leave it to you to view the images to determine the winners in each competition, answers on a postcard to email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Club Finals Week End
Click on the link below to access the programme for the club competitions finals week end on 3rd and 4th September.
SEE YOU THERE
Dave G
North Wilts Friendly
Sunday
A really friendly afternoon hosting North Wilts Bowls Club everyone enjoyed the competition with a warm and often sunny periods.
This has to be the best way to play bowls with a mixture of experienced and new to the sport players.
If you have never signed up for an event like this you are truly missing a great experience with no pressure and lots of nice cakes !
Ladies County Unbadged 2 Wood NEWS
Saturday 20th August, at the Devizes Bowls Club we saw the matches to determine the last 4 for the semi-finals of the County Wide Competition.
The finals are to be held at Devizes and will be on the 10-11 September.
We congratulate them all and especially to our member Dawn Holt who made it through ! Well done !
So come on everyone show her our support on the finals day by coming to watch.
Captains Day 2022
Sunday 14th August the sun shone, it was hot 31° C but it did not stop us, well not quite we could only manage ten ends !
The LINE UP, is there a theme going on here !
The DELIVERY
There were winners and those that came second, moving swiftly on and quickly into the club where the wine flowed and the food was delicious !
The CAPTAINS TABLE
The WINNING RINK
The occasion draws to a close the Captaincy of Tom Mullins and Ali Cross, well done both of you !
BWL BENEVOLENT TRIPLES
The opportunity to make history for the club in this County Competition by going on to win the competition was sadly missed for this year but next year …..
Great day of Bowls at Salisbury Bowls Club who gave a wonderful welcome to the ladies and spectators.
The two games we saw were played with such good humour as can be seen from the photo of one of our teams.
Well done ladies and applause for the hosts SBC !
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Laws of the Sport of Bowls
Know the Laws
So this month the big question is: can the skip pass the score card to another player in Wiltshire Competitions and Leagues
I thought I would highlight one Law each month , this will be found under the Members menu, together with a link to download or just read the LAWS OF THE SPORT OF BOWLS.
Good Luck !
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS @ DEVIZES BOWLS CLUB
Everyone loves to play at Devizes Bowls Club and so once again the County Championship Finals come to Devizes.
Last weekend some brilliant exhibitions of the sport were seen , next weekend Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th you have the opportunity to see more exciting finals DON’T MISS IT !
The Mens Fours final between Spencer Moulton and Wootten Bassett and the winners receive their trophy.
Well done Wootten Bassett !