New members continue to add to Horsham Park Bowls Club’s success in matches. Their home game against Dorking Bowls Club resulted in a 64-55 win. Park won on two of the rinks, drew a third rink but lost on the fourth.

Park’s top rink went to skip Kamran Nadim who with Graham Roots and new member Julie Stone started slowly and at end 7 they were only 1 shot up, 6-5 but they then got into their stride and by the 10th end they were ahead 12-5 and at end 14 they were even further ahead, 18-7. They finally finished 13 shots up, 22-9.

Angela Spurr, Sheila Howard and Farron Calver shot ahead and were 8-1 up after 7 ends but at this point the Dorking bowlers recovered slightly and started to close the gap to only 2 shots down, 9-7 at end 11. It was very even for the rest of the game but Spurr’s team hung on to win by 2 shots 15-13.

David Clifton with Alan Setchell and Marie Davies didn’t have a great start and by end 6 they were down 1-7 but they then won 7 of the next 9 ends to go ahead by 2 shots, 12-10. The Dorking bowlers scored 2 on the next 2 ends to go ahead by 2 shots but Clifton’s team scored a 2 on the last end to draw the game 14 all.

Marie Davies gets Park's match underway against Dorking

placeholder image — Marie Davies gets Park's match underway against Dorking

Bryony Woods team of Peter Chesser and Josie Allen came up against tough opposition and at half time tea they were down 4-13. They recovered a little and with 1 end to play they’d closed the gap and were only 2 shots down, 13-15 but they went down by 4 shots on the last end to lose 13-19

Park’s Mid-Sussex league game away against Haywards Heath was another win. They won on 2 rinks, losing on the third, to win overall by 5 shots, 55-50, coming away with 8 of the 10 league points available.

Park’s top rink went to skip Kamran Nadim who with Angela Spurr, David Spurr and Peter Chesser had a great start and by end 10 they were up by 12 shots, 19-7. The Haywards Heath bowlers then started their recovery, winning the next 4 ends to close the gap to 19-12. The last 4 ends were even with both teams taking 4 shots. The final score was a win for Nadim’s team by 7 shots, 23-16.

David Clifton, Lorena Daane with new members Julian Ticktum and Terry Crispin had a much closer game. By end 10 they were also ahead, 11-7, but they then lost the next 4 ends to go 5 shots down, 11-16, but they dug in again to win the last 4 ends and won by 1 shot 17-16.

Bryony Wood with Sheila Howard, David Peters and new bowler Julie Stone came up against a tough opposition and at end 9 they were down 3-12. Things started to improve and by end 14 they’d closed the gap to 14-15 but they could only win 1 more end to finally lose by 3 shots, 15-18.