As the last post indicated - Priory could only finish third this year. It looks like the green will cost us dearly and there will be an exodus of players because of the poor quality surface. If the green continues to dereriorate over the next two years - the council will get their wish and the teams at Priory will cease to be.

The game against Norfolk couldnt have gone much worse. It now looks like Norfolk will finish second to Chichester, and we will be third!

http://www.tarringpriorybowlsclub.com/wsbl-1-matches

The link tels the story of the complete WSBL season - improvement needed for next season

pre match chats

Just 5 weeks after my hip replacement, the Physio has said have a go at bowling. I was picked to play in the crucial league match gainst Chichester. A win at the least was needed to have any chance at all of holding onto our league title.

Sadly we lost 7-3. So now we are going to have to fight to hold on to seond place. League Report link below

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_48244add06be44a1baed3c566a82773b.pdf 

Norfolk BC next week in a big match.

Really enjoyed being back today and we drew on our rink!

Its looking very much like Chichesters year this time

Since I stopped playing the resuts havn't been bad - but lacking the killer thrust needed to win the league (nothing to do with me I add hastily)

Match reports are from my Tarring Priory Website - links are below

Worthing Pavilion C

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_73cb5170357e412d998444d39da39058.pdf

Chichester

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_16a08a87f02d42aa8a9f2a1285980341.pdf 

Worthing Pavilion A

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_1e077a442ade45df8e3a38e0ff081306.pdf 

The question now is - Do I miss it?

The answer is a definite - YES! 

I'm hoping to be ready for a game or two by the WORTHING UNIFIED OPEN IN SEPTEMBER

http://www.worthingunifiedbowls.co.uk/open-draw.html

I have entries in the Singles, Pairs and Triples

This should be my last weekend of bowls before the Op. On Saturday we play Bognor in the WSBL 1 and on Sunday I get to pit my wits as skip against the West Sussex Tourists.

Saturday and Sunday back to back WSBL 1 games this weekend. We played the second placed team, Worthing Pavilion A on the Saturday, and third placed Southbourne on the Sunday.

It all worked out rather well really, 8 points on Saturday and 6 points on Sunday. Match report links to the tarring priory website

Worhing Pavilion A link

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_533cbfb76291432f961b7716b505cd90.pdf

Southbourne link

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_c799f123f9a04411b9d94944f7df821c.pdf 

One more week of bowling for me then ready for the op I hope!

The gathering gloom at Norfolk BC (Littlehampton)

I've been a bit remiss and not kept up to date. So very quickly. Priory with me on board carried on the great form and altogether started the season with 7 consecutive wins. the 8th game against Norfolk was one too far and we went down on 3 rinks in that game of wind and wuthering (mostly the weather)

There is now a busy weekend ahead. Worthing Pavilion A visit us for a league game and then on the Sunday we travel to Southbourne for the away match against tiitle pretenders Southbourne BC.

Crows peck holes looking for Leaterjackets

Only 6 points from the WSBL 1 game against Worthing Paviion C. Enough to take us to the top of the league for one day at least. See the link below to match report on our website.

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_fd65b43509694ae49374d93170edd7db.pdf

and in fact me to the top of the pecking order in the A team

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_1208d6ca0fbe47dab15d20f21cd25450.pdf

cant be bad!!

The thing that is bad is the state of the green at Priory. After the deluge on Friday the crows moved in and pecked it to bits.

The new date for my operation is the 15th July, which means at least another 7 league games

The first was against Pagham away

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_4d19b0a348914e96a87a5129157ed665.pdf

There are at least 2 more cup games and several more friendlies - at least I got to play against the Vice Patrons and beat them!

http://media.wix.com/ugd/de05d4_a49a05b4673d4a4aa59e713eb68c36a4.pdf

Talking of which I can now play for the VPs in their first Billingham League Match - hooray!

As to taday - there is a friendly match against Petworth at home and an interview with the 'press' about the state the council have allowed our green to get into.