South Park Bowls Club

Another good home win to pip Spennymoor for the top spot in Division 3, even with a woeful display from Scott Morland, Barry Hopkins Jnr and Tom Cairns the team coasted to victory. This season is a real boost for the kids of the team who are getting used to that winning spirit, if all goes well they could possibly take this spirit straight into the higher divisions in both this and the Darlington League.

A lovely night of British weather saw the team play against a poor Woodland side.
Still only one rink found the night a walkover. Simon Brodie, Terry Collinson and Glyn Jones were heavy winners ensuring the long game was put to bed early. Barry Hopkins rink was comfortably in the end but had a few hairy moments along with his sons rink that also won by a mere 9 shots. The praise goes to our 4th rink though who despite being the most inexperienced cruised to victory over an experienced Woodland rink.

The grudge match came out in our favour, a tight match overall with all rinks being down after 5 ends. Unfortunately we let Arthur Duff leave with a victory as Glyn Jones rink had a heavy defeat. However all was well with Scott Morlands rink – Simon Brodie and Danny Bailey took down John Green, Mike Hepperley and Ted Storey.
This fixture always has a bit of spice but overall was a very friendly fixture tonight, the team can’t wait to do the double over them in June!!

As any South Park bowler will tell you, Thursday nights game is a bigger derby than the Man City V Man Utd game tomorrow.
South Park Vets are a team full of ex South Park bowlers and their is no love lost between the 2 teams. Its a game that could be friendly, could be exciting – however nothing other than a win will be good enough.
Lets all look forward to it, using our old mats and jacks etc – we look forward to the away tie to them where there will be lavish new mats and jacks and will feel more like royalty…………….

In the Darlington & District League we will host South Park Vets in the 1st Division 3 fixture. Thats likely to be a feisty 1st fixture and if we are able to field a full strength squad could we could get our season off to a flyer.
In the Durham & District League we face a tricky trip to relegated Witton Gilbert, always a tricky place to go, to come away with anything more than 4 points would be classed as a good start.