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



Rink      Rink     Rink 
Alexandra Park won/lost    pts to  pts



Rink  



Rink 		Overall win of 63pts to 57pts



Rink 

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.