Reports Basildon 'A'

May 1st v Castle Point, Home

Dreadfully slow green, lovely weather, not the best start for the season, loosing 2-5 points and 33-57 shots.  With team changes from last season; Tony out for two months, and very recently Brian picking up a big hip problem and on crutches, our survival after many years in division one will be in doubt.

Rink 4, Jean Lawrence, Jenny Hyland, Brian Hyland (skip) , a close game, ahead 8-7 after 12 ends then a great finish by ourselves to win 17-9    A good all round team effort managing a length that suited ourselves, probably having the better of the run of the woods and  overcoming one side where bowls moved against the bias.  Good start,

Rink 5, Tracy Kinton, Jeff Cassidy, Mike Yates (skip) - ahead 6-3 at 5th end, but then almost  a complete drought eventually loosing 8-25 

Rink 6 , Jon Bloomfield, Norman Bunce and Val Dalton (skip) down 0-11 shots after just 4 ends, things didn't get much better resulting in a 8-23 loss

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