Five Arches 4pts. Pendine 10pts.
11th May 2014
Last Saturday saw league action return to Sutton Street when the TP Hughes – Welsh Gift Shop sponsored Five Arches team entertained Pendine Bowling Club in a First Division League game. On a miserable wet afternoon, the Arches suffered their first league defeat of the season, going down by 74 shots to 61, the Arches picking up four points to Pendine’s 10 points. Rink one saw the welcome return to the Arches of Neil Dickinson, for many years a regular in the Tenby team.. Neil slotted into Gerald’s rink as third, and took to the role like a duck to water. Gerald’s rink maintained their top form with John, Steve, Neil and Gerald running out winners by 20 shots to 12 against Stewart King Thomas and his rink.
Rink two saw the Captain’s rink, skipped by Ashley, struggle all afternoon due to Johno and Tony unable to cope with the wet conditions, leaving Steve and Ashley to keep them in the game, with Steve in in particular in cracking form taking Pendine bowls on numerous occasions, the points however going to Arwel Edwards and his men who found the conditions very much to their liking, running out winners by 21 shots to 16. Rink three saw Dai and his crew playing against Mal Evans and his men. Dai, Ken, Ben and Jim were always playing catch up as the Pendine rink raced into a 13-shot lead by the seventh end. With Jim coming in as a late replacement, he also struggled with the conditions on the long jacks. The game finally finished with Pendine winning 27 shots to 10.
On rink four, Tiger and his cubs were again involved in another tight game, running out winners by 15 shots to 14, against former Five Arches captain Dai King Thomas and his rink. With Harold Ebdon and Steve Sheldon upfront both playing well, Ray and Peter steered the rink to a one shot win, once again well done the cubs.
Rink scores, Pendine skips only.
Gerald Hewitt, Neil Dickinson, Steve Davies, John Rees 20 : Stewart King Thomas 12
Ashley Hooper, Steve Williams, Tony Powling, Jon Hubbard 16 : Arwel Edwards 21
Dai Spencer, Ben Cloake, Jim Taylor, Ken Lloyd 10 : Mal Evans 27
Ray Taylor, Peter Hooper, Steve Sheldon, Harold Ebdon 15 : Dave King Thomas 14
The Five Arches are playing at home again tomorrow when Pembroke Dock are the visitors.