Test Valley Short Mat Bowls Association
To gain experience playing short mat bowls and go to another level we needed to play against other clubs, play on different mats and against different people. So it was decided to join the TVSMBA if the would have us! And they have. 8 teams in the league so 7 home games and 7 away games. The clubs are located in and around the New Forest going up towards Salisbury.
As well as the league there is the opportunity to play in the One Day competitions
Also the Jock Dixon Cup knockout competition.
Away to Winterslow Growmore
Trekking through the deep parts of Hampshire, lovely villages and hamlets, we got there and this is how we got on
| Away to Winterslow Growmore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Alan Baker | D | 3 |
| Emma | D | 3 |
| Bart Clements | E | 3 |
| Heather Celements | F | 4 |
| Sue Potter | F | 4 |
| Mick Potter | F | 4 |
| Final Score: Home 55 /Away 64 | ||
Just up the road from us, in the next village we took on our neighbors, both teams were equally matched. but a result for the away team.
| Away to Hythe Dolphins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Bart Clements | D | 3 |
| Heather Clements | D | 3 |
| Mike Clifford | E | 3 |
| Bob Wellinton | E | 4 |
| Sandra Bradley | F | 4 |
| Mick Potter | F | 4 |
| Final Score: Home 52 /Away 56 | ||
Away to Whiteparish Wizards
Never been to their Venue before but was not too hard to find in daylight!
Their mats were super fast, this took a bit of skill getting used to them.
| Away to Whiteparish Wizards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Sue Potter | D | 3 |
| Mick Potter | D | 3 |
| Nigel Mabey | E | 3 |
| John Wills | E | 4 |
| Emma Baker | F | 4 |
| Alan Baker | F | 4 |
| Final Score: Home 40 /Away 63 | ||
Home to Hythe Dolphins
This was a "cant loose game". A bit tense but we had the players to hold them at bay. It was great to do the double over the Dolphins.
| Home to: Hythe Dolphins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Alan Baker | A | 1 |
| Heather Clements | A | 1 |
| John Wills | B | 1 |
| Mick Potter | B | 2 |
| Emma Backer | C | 2 |
| Bart Clements | C | 2 |
| Final Score: Home 65 /Away 47 | ||
Home to Winterslow
Winterslow have two teams. This time we were hosts to them at Waterside. It was a very close fought game with us coming out on top
| Home to: Winsterslow | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Alan Baker | A | 1 |
| Emma Baker | A | 1 |
| Lesley Bromige | B | 1 |
| Bob Wellinton | B | 2 |
| Joan Clifford | C | 2 |
| Mike clifford | C | 2 |
| Final Score: Home 52 /Away 51 | ||
Home to Wellow
First time we have met Wellow, we had heard they have some good players so has to be at our best to get a result.
This is how we got on
| Home to Wellow | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Alan Baker | A | 1 |
| Emma Baker | A | 1 |
| Bart Clements | B | 1 |
| Heather Celements | B | 2 |
| John Wills | C | 2 |
| Mick Potter | C | 2 |
| Final Score: Home 59/Away 56 | ||
Away to Winterslow
Bit of a drive up to Winterslow, especially in the dark! But we got there and back safely. We battled in vain but had our second loss of the season.
| Away to Winterslow | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Emma Baker | D | 3 |
| Alan Baker | D | 3 |
| Bart Clements | E | 3 |
| Heather Clements | E | 4 |
| Sue Potter | F | 4 |
| Sue Potter | F | 4 |
| Final Score: Home 54 /Away 44 | ||
Away to Wellow
First time playing at their venue, we had heard their mats can be slow, so think we were playing the mats rather the players. We gave it a go.
| Away to Wellow | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Emma Baker | D | 3 |
| Alan Baker | D | 3 |
| Mick Potter | E | 3 |
| Sue Potter | E | 4 |
| Heather Clements | F | 4 |
| Bart Clements | F | 4 |
| Final Score: Home 65 /Away 40 | ||
Home to Whiteparish Robins
Our 2nd home game. We did have a good lead in the doubles, winning 6 of them. They came back at us in the triples, but we won in the end.
| Home to: Whiteparish Robins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Emma Baker | A | 1 |
| Mike Clifford | A | 1 |
| Marrian Maxwell | B | 1 |
| Bob Wellington | B | 2 |
| Sandra Bradley | C | 2 |
| Nigel Mabey | C | 2 |
| Final Score: Home 59 /Away 48 | ||
Home to Winterslow Growmore
This time Growmore had to find us! A player could not find our venue so we lent them our Stanley to make up the numbers, not the best decision!
| Home to Winterslow Growmore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Alan Baker | A | 1 |
| Emma Baker | A | 1 |
| Bart Clements | B | 1 |
| Heather Celements | B | 2 |
| Mike Clifford | C | 2 |
| Mick Potter | C | 2 |
| Final Score: Home 52/Away 58 | ||
Away to Whiteparish Robins
Same place but different mats, they got one of their slow mats out. It did give us a challenge & we didn't fair well. This, an unnecessary loss.
| Away to Whiteparish Robins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Sue Potter | D | 3 |
| Mike Clifford | D | 3 |
| Joan Clifford | E | 3 |
| Mick Potter | E | 4 |
| Emma Baker | F | 4 |
| Alan Baker | F | 4 |
| Final Score: Home 60 /Away 54 | ||
Home to Whiteparish Wizards
Our last game of this new season, we needed to put on a good show. Think we gave a good account of ourselves. Wait to see the remaining results.
| Home to: Whiteparish Wizards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pair | Triple |
| Joan Clifford | A | 1 |
| Mick Potter | A | 1 |
| Mike Clifford | B | 1 |
| Sue Potter | B | 2 |
| Emma Baker | C | 2 |
| John Wills | C | 2 |
| Final Score: Home 90! /Away 29 | ||
With the last significant game played Winterslow beat Hythe Dolphins 55-53. Winterslow won the league with 27 points. Waterside with 24 points and better shot difference we finished in 3rd place in the league. This being our first time in the Test Valley League we have done rather well for ourselves. Well done Waterside.
Test Valley One Day Competitions 2023-2024
This is the first season we have played in theses competitions, see is how we got on
Singles Competition 4th November 2024
Mick Potter was the only entry from Waterside this year, this was the 1st time playing at Landford Village Hall. They had the use of 6 very different mats to play the matches.
Here is a small extract from the competitions report:
There was a large entry for our first competition at our new venue at Landford with 30 bowlers entered for the Singles Competition. It was also a first for Waterside with Mick Potter who narrowly missing out on qualifying for the knock-out section. He was beaten into third place in League 2 by Terry Winkworth who had the same points and wood difference but a slightly better woods for score (34 to 32).
Well, he gave it a go. The result as follows.
1st Jake Palmer (Wellow)
2nd Nigel Fox (Winterslow Growmore)
3rd Brian Marchent (Whiteparish Robins)
4th Diane Smith (Wellow)
Triples Competition 6th January 2024
We put in two teams and lent out two players to make up another team:
Waterside Leftovers missed the cut in league 2
Waterside Legends (Lesley Bromige, Sandra Bradley and Bob Wellington) came 2nd in league 1 with 4 wins. This put them into the semi-finals knock out. They lost their semi-finals and then played in the 3rd place play off but lost again giving it a good go.
The results as follows:
1st Hythe Dolphins 1 (Iain Price, Keith Cromer and David Frankcom)
2nd Wellow (Kevin Stokes, Diane Smith and Jake Palmer)
3rd Bramshaw 1 (Terry Bellas, Wendy Hardy and Charlie Draper)
4th Waterside Legends (Lesley Bromige, Sandra Bradley and Bob Wellington)
Pairs Competition 3rd February 2024
This was not our greatest day out, we put in three teams, tried our hardest and this is a little bit from the report:
Waterside had a day that they probably want to forget with Jean Blake and Dave Renyard being their highest placed pair with 3 points.
So well done to Dave and Jean, keeping the club on the map on the map!
The results as follows:
1st David Frankcom and Paul Holyoake (Hythe Dolphins)
2nd Diane Smith and Kevin Stokes (Wellow)
3rd Shirley Palmer and Jake Palmer (Wellow)
4th Janice Hesford and Roy Best (Winterslow / Winterslow Growmore)
Pot Luck Pairs Sunday 7th April 2024
Sue and Mick Potter put their heads over the parapet and entered this new to them competition.
This is blind draw and get to play with another player, like it or not! Sue and her partner gave it a go but they were drawn against stronger opposition and lost their games.
Mick's partner was Keith Cromer from Hythe Dolphins, between the both of them they won all three of their games, thankfully Keith was the stronger player and pulled of some good shots.
This got them to be placed 3rd in the competition with a +11 shot difference.
No silverware but mentioned in dispatches.
Jock Dixon Cup
The format of this competition is similar to the league but you have games of Singles, Pairs and Triples. Shots scored count as well as points for a win. Then a clever person to work it all out!!
We got through the first round beating Whiteparish Robins 15-6,
Now we are into the semi-finals against Winterslow.
Winterslow came to Waterside Thursday 22nd February. Bothe teams put up a good battle, at the end of the singles and pairs Waterside were winning 10-6. But it went a bit wrong. Waterside lost all four of the Triples. Final score Waterside 10 Winterslow 14
