Captain's Newsletter

West Tarring Bowls Club

A mixed Lawn Bowls Club

Captain’s Newsletter

Review of 2009 Season

It has been the second year in a row where we have won 2 leagues, the Brodie Tray, again, and the Marine Garden Cup. We came 3rd in the Stracey Shield, our highest position since winning the trophy way back when. We also finished 3rd in the West Tarring Cup after winning it last season.

The Bristow cup was reintroduced this year as the trophy competed for on the Thursday club afternoons and provided happy and well attended sessions throughout the season.

In terms of friendly matches we won 15, drew 1 and lost 11. 7 were cancelled, mostly due to the inability of the opponents to raise a team. One match, our home game v Storrington, proved to be historically recordable as it turned out to be the club’s highest ever 4 rink score of 119-47.

There were of course unsuccessful endeavours. We are relegated back down to Division 3 of the LGL, were unable to raise a team for the PC Industrial Cup and lost in the first round of the Abergavenny Cup to Southbourne.

I would like to give my personal congratulations to the winners of the club competitions and my heartfelt commiserations to those who came second.

The Captain’s Shield was presented at the 2009 AGM in November to Mick Mayes and Life Memberships awarded to Peter Down and Brian Marsden.