Gala and More

Congratulations to Rob Stinchcombe for organising a very successful gala tournament for the Aylward Cup. It was great to see so many new members playing competitive bowls, Thank you to Anna and Pat for the sumptuous lunch, to Andy, Graham and Steve for operating the bar, to Shirley for the bottle of whisky, to those who donated prizes for the raffle, to Marleen for presenting the cup to the wiunning team, and thank you to anyone who has been forgotten.

The well deserved winners were Bob, Arthur and Heather who outplayed Pete, Andy and Paul. On the last end, Pete's triple needed 7 shots to draw level to play an extra end, they managed 6 shots so Bob's triple won 9-8. In the 3rd/4th play off, Roy's triple beat Tom's triple.

Cotswold League

Malmesbury travelled to Nailsworth and it wasn't to be on the night, the team lost 2-8 on points and 36-44 on shots. Malmesbury finished a credible 4th in their first year in Division 3. The table can be viewed here https://www.southcotswoldbowls.co.uk/?page_id=87. Well done to the team, Captain Albert and the new players who played their first season of league bowls. It looks promising for next season and maybe promotion to Division 2 beckons.

Wiltshire League

Malmesbury played their last home against Trowbridge Westbourne. Malmesbury took full advantage of the home green and won 12-2 on points and 107-49 on shots. The last game is away at Corsham next week. Malmesbury can finish anywhere from 2nd to 6th depending on other results in the league. Currently, Malmesbury is 3rd in the table which can be viewed here https://www.bowlswiltshire.co.uk/mens-four-rink-league-south/

County Competitions

Neil, Alan and Paul won their quarter final match in the County Over 60s Triples away at Devizes by 17-12. The next match is at the neutral venue of Chippenham Town on Saturday 31st August, against Purton in the semifinal.