East Williamston were away for tonights Friendly League match against Hundleton and arrived recalling the strange habits of the Hundleton mat from last seasons game… would it strike again tonight?!
Playing on one mat, first up was Mark in the singles. Mark got off to a confident start, which continued throughout the match, winning 5 of the 7 ends and a resounding overall win. Mandy and Fran played pairs and soon discovered the peculiar nuances of the mat, where bowls simply would not turn. The home side took the advantage and despite some close finishes East Williamston couldn’t take the ends, being a tied end on the third and winning only once on the fifth. Hundleton took the win. Up next were Cliff, Theresa and Phill E in the Triples who also got off to a good start, winning the first two ends. But after that Hundleton successfully surrounded the jack and took the remaining five ends and the win. Mandy, Kim, Phill P and Chris played Rinks and, having watched the previous three games, now had an idea how the mat ran. Hundleton took the first end as East Williamston gauged play, but then East Williamston took the second. Hundleton fought back and were two shots ahead by the third end. East Williamston were now being more precise with their shots and started to rack up the shot wins on each end, taking 10 shots over the last four ends and the win. Whilst the games were tied, two apiece, the shot difference gave East Williamston the bonus points and the overall win. Overall Result : Win to East Williamston 6 - 4 on points with 24 - 18 on shots Singles Win 9 - 2 Pairs Loss 2 - 7 Threes Loss 2 - 6 Rinks Win 11 - 3 A good win under difficult mat conditions, where the type of bowl used dictated how good (or not) the shot could be.
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