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Match Results for 2009








Dorset County vs Shaftesbury Away on Mon 29th June



Rink 4 14pts - 20pts Rink 5 22pts - 17pts Rink 6 22pts - 9pts
Alexandra Park lost 58pts to 46pts


Rink 4 - This was my rink. We started well, taking a good lead. then they came back to level the game at 13 shots each. We found our second wind over the last few ends and secured the win with 6 shots.

Rink 5 - Another close game that also had a tied game at 17 shots each. This time our opponents took the advantage and made the win by 5 shots. Good try lads.

Rink 6 - Our team struggled to keep the excellent bowling of Shaftesbury who took the game to the winning line with a 13 shot win.





B & D 1st Team vs Wimborne at HOME on Sat 27th June



Rink 1 27pts - 7pts Rink 2 26pts - 10pts Rink 3 19pts - 27pts Rink 4 20pts - 16pts
Alexandra Park won 92pts to 60pts


Rink 1 - This rink gave us a convincing win and secured the overall win. great play from Alexandra Park. Well Done !!

Rink 2 - Just like rink 1, we made sure of a good win, taking the game by 16 shots. Another good team effort.

Rink 3 - This was my rink, and the only losing one, tell you something LOL. Not my day, with all the best efforts of the rest of the team, we still lost. Not 1st team material, hello 2nd team.

Rink 4 - This was a close game which swung to and fro. We finally took the win with 4 shots in hand. Good game.





Dorset County vs Verwood at HOME on Mon 22nd June



Rink 2 23pts - 14pts Rink 3 17pts - 23pts Rink 4 27pts - 14pts
Alexandra Park won 67pts to 51pts


Rink 2 - Unfortunely Verwood could only field three players on this rink. Despite this, Verwood kept up the pace with us, taking 18 shots in total. Well played.

Rink 3 - This was my rink. Almost a reversal of rink 2, we played catch up through the whole game. We pulled back to lose by 6 shots.

Rink 4 - Our side took a firm grip of this game from the start, and made sure of a convincing win by 13 shots, and secured the overall win.





B & D 1st Team vs New Milton at HOME on Sat 20th June



Rink 1 26pts - 14pts Rink 2 24pts - 13pts Rink 3 26pts - 16pts Rink 4 16pts - 14pts
Alexandra Park won 92pts to 57pts


Rink 1 - This was my rink. We started well, taking a 14 to 5 shot lead by tea. After tea our opponents found the way and brought the game back to 1 shot behind. Our second wind took tha game back to us and ended up with a 12 shot win.

Rink 2 - This rink played an excellent game, keeping the pressure on our visitors. We took the rink with an 11 shot win. Well done.

Rink 3 - Another convincing game that took the win with a 10 shot win.

Rink 4 - After 15 ends we were 4 shots down. During the 16th end one of our players was suddenly taken ill, after he had bowled. The game was suspended while he was attended by an ambulance crew. he was taken to hospital as a precaution. The end was completed, which we collected 6 shots, giving us a 2 shot win. The game was ended at this point on agreement of both teams.





Dorset County vs Verwood AWAY on Mon 15th June



Rink 1 22pts - 15pts Rink 2 11pts - 21pts Rink 3 10pts - 29pts
Alexandra Park won 65pts to 43pts


Rink 1 - This was the toughest rink for our team. The game swung to and fro till half time. the second half saw the game go away from us to start with, and then we fought back to end up with a reasonable score of 7 shots down.

Rink 2 - We played well on this unusual ground. Taking the shots we kept the pressure on Verwood right through the match to take an important 10 shot win. Well Done.

Rink 3 - This was my rink. What can I say. We kept the game running our way. In the second half we picked up consecutive 5 shot ends giving us a resounding 19 shot win.





B & D 1st Team vs Branksome Park AWAY on Sat 13th June



Rink 2 23pts - 10pts Rink 4 19pts - 24pts Rink 5 27pts - 12pts Rink 6 8pts - 29pts
Alexandra Park lost 77pts to 75pts


Rink 2 - We struggled to take shots on this rink. We battled thoughout, but were beaten by a much stronger side.

Rink 4 - A fairly even game with our side taking some advantages to give us a reasonable win of 5 shots over our hosts.

Rink 5 - This was my rink. We tried our best, but good play by Branksome kept taking the shots which gave them a convinving win on this rink.

Rink 6 - Best play I have seen this season. At one point they had only 1 shot on the board to our 20 plus shots before they scored again. 21 shots ahead nearly won the match, but not quite. Good attempt.





Dorset County vs Shaftesbury at HOME on Mon 8th June



Rink 1 21pts - 21pts Rink 2 13pts - 29pts Rink 3 20pts - 25pts
Alexandra Park lost 75pts to 58pts


Rink 1 - This game was a close affair throughout the match. The final score of 21 shots each was a fair outcome for such a close game.

Rink 2 - This was my rink. We struggled from the start, and by the second half we stood no chance against a very strong side. Well played Shaftesbury..

Rink 3 - This was a close game through most of the match. Only in the last few ends did our opponents take the shots to take a 4 shot win.





B & D 1st Team vs Poole Park AWAY on Sat 6th June



Rink 2 16pts - 18pts Rink 3 18pts - 18pts Rink 4 28pts - 11pts Rink 5 20pts - 32pts
Alexandra Park lost 82pts to 79pts


Rink 2 - This game was close for the whole match, but we managed to take an extra 2 shots from the game to take a win.

Rink 3 - We started well on this rink until Poole Park came back at us. A fitting result of a draw seemed quite fair.

Rink 4 - This game started fairly even, then Poole Park found their line and length, and showed us how take a resounding win by 17 shots. Better luck next time Alex Park.

Rink 5 - This was my rink. We started well, picking up 4 shots on the first end. We kept the pressure on Poole Park with some imaginative bowling, to finally take a 12 shot win. Well played.





Dorset County Cup vs Swanage at HOME on Fri 5th June



Rink 1 21 pts - 22 pts Rink 2 28 pts - 14 pts


Rink 1 - This was my rink. This was a close game thoughout the match. By the 20th end we were all square on 21 shots. Swanage took the win by a single shot. Very enjoyable game.

Rink 2 - This game started well in favour of Alex Park. We continued to keep the pressure on Swanage, finally taking a 14 shot win.







Dorset County vs Poole Park at HOME on Mon 1st June



Rink 1 19pts - 25pts Rink 2 11pts - 25pts Rink 3 17pts - 18pts
Alexandra Park lost 68pts to 47pts


Rink 1 - We started really well, taking a 12 point lead after 7 ends. Then Poole Park began to come back into the gaem. After tea they continued to pressure, eventually taking a 6 shot win.

Rink 2 - This was my rink. We dropped 4 shots on the first end, and then we were playing catch up for the rest of the game. Excellent play from all of the opposition who out classed us, taking a 14 shot win.

Rink 3 - This was a close game through most of the match. Poole Park fought back into the game, eventuall taking the winning shot on the very last end.





B & D Combination vs Braeside AWAY on Sat 30th May



Rink 5 27 pts - 10 pts Rink 6 16 pts - 19 pts


Rink 5 - This was a game of two halves. By tea the game was very close, only one shot seperated the team in favour of Braeside. After tea Braeside were a team that could not be touched, and romped away to a 17 point win.

Rink 2 - This was my rink. We had a very pleasant game that was close thoughout the game. By the 19th end we were 16 points all. the next two ends went our way, and a 3 point win.







Dorset County vs Gillingham AWAY on Mon 25th May



Rink 2 35pts - 14pts Rink 3 13pts - 24pts Rink 4 12pts - 19pts
Alexandra Park lost 60pts to 57pts


Rink 2 - Gillignham started well, and kept the game in their favour. Some great bowls from their skip kept us under constant pressure. Well played Gillingham.

Rink 3 - This was my rink. The game was running to and fro until tea, but we kept up the pressure in the second half to take the game with an 11 shot lead.

Rink 3 - This was a close game through most of the match. Gillingham pulled away towards the end of the match to take a 7 point victory.





B & D Combination vs Moordown AWAY on Sat 23rd May



Rink 1 17 pts - 26 pts Rink 2 12 pts - 26 pts


Rink 1 - A very pleasant afternoon playing an enjoyable game. We kept a healthy lead throughout the match, Moordown having a much better half after tea. We played a good game and took a 9 point win. Well done.

Rink 2 - This was my rink. We also started well, keeping the pressure on our opponents. Long jacks gave us the advantage,and we made sure that the points kept coming. With a good second half, we took a 14 point win to take the overall victory.







Dorset County vs West Moors 'B' AWAY on Mon 18th May



Rink 1 8pts - 37pts Rink 2 16pts - 24pts Rink 3 19pts - 17pts
Alexandra Park won 43pts to 78pts


Rink 1 - What a game !! A great result with Robin at skip. Superb. Well done.

Rink 2 - This was my rink. The game was running to and fro, but we kept up the pressure to take the game with an 8 shot lead.

Rink 3 - This was a close game through the whole of the match. By 20 ends the game was drawn at 17 all. West Moors collected two shots on the last end to the only winning rink.





B & D Combination vs Electric at HOME on Sat 16th May



Rink 3 21 pts - 21 pts Rink 4 25 pts - 20 pts


Rink 3 - We started well, taking an 8 point lead before a reply. They soon took the lead at 8-12 before we started our comeback. The game was then nip and tuck right to the end resulting in 21 point tie. Good try.

Rink 4 - This was my rink. We also started well, taking a 12 point lead. Electric began their reply, taking the next 3 ends ending up 12-8. We moved up a gear and kept the lead to the end of the game with a 5 point win. Well played lads.







Dorset County vs Gillingham 'A' at HOME on Tues 5th May



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Rink Overall win of 63pts to 57pts

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B & D Combination vs Poole Park AWAY on Sat 2nd May



Rink 11 20 pts - 13 pts Rink 12 29 pts - 7 pts


Rink 11 - First game of the season on a good rink. The opposition started well and took a good lead. Thanks to some sterling reply's from Alex Park they pulled the score back to a more respectable score, well played lads.

Rink 12 - This was my rink. Poole Park fielded a strong 4 which took us to the cleaners. We struggled through the whole game against a well playing team. Every attempt was made by us, but to no avail. Down but not defeated, we will be back.