Keiths Weekly Report 14/09

Congratulations to Bovey Tracey bowler Andy Walding who was presented with his county badge at Feniton Bowling Club by former Bovey chairman Ray Parker, now president of Bowls Devon. Following the presentation, Andy had the privilege of playing for the Devon team in a match against Somerset and his achievement represents another feather in their cap for Bovey Tracey Bowling Club.

Bovey were invited to enter a rink in a team of six from the Mid Devon League against a strong team representing Plymouth district. The foursome of Ken Isaaks, Kenny Breame, Chris Young and Alastair Franklin came out top rink from all the MDL representatives including rinks from Marldon and Abbrook Park, enhancing Bovey's solid reputation in the Mid Devon bowls community.

In a mixed triples friendly at Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth which is a particularly pleasant, traditional venue, SFD won three rinks to Bovey's one with the overall scores resulting in a draw, each team scoring 58 shots.

Back at Bovey, the finals of the various club competitions have become somewhat fragmented due to the limited availability of competitors on the scheduled weekend. This has resulted in only three finals being contested on Saturday with Heidi Call winning both the ladies' two woods and four woods against her mum, Sue Johnson. In the other final, Tyler Smith beat Andy Walding in the men's two woods by two shots in a match going the full 21 ends. The remainder of the finals will take place during this week with the official green closure taking place on 19th following the traditional captain's vs president's match.