As expected, we enjoyed a very enjoyable afternoon’s bowling with our friends at Beckenham. Fortunately, the weather was not too oppressive and the well prepared green was a pleasure to play on. The BBA won on three rinks out of four and the score was 61 – 58; so a very close game. Alan Painter […]
Match Report – East Preston & Kingston BC – 21July22
A trip down to the seaside via a lovely drive over the South Downs for many of us on yet another hot and humid day. However, a cool breeze was present, the seagulls left us unscathed, and as ever our hosts were very welcoming and indeed provided us with a guest player as one of […]
Match Report – Met Police B C – 12July 2022
Our annual visit to the splendid surroundings of ‘’The Warren’’. On a somewhat hot and humid day, we were very surprised to be greeted by a lush green that did however bowl very well and a match of great contrast ensued. BBA won on two rinks, drew on one rink, and lost on the other […]
Match Report – Felbridge BC – 31May22
Match report – Felbridge B C – 31May22 The first visit made by the BBA to the pretty village Club of Felbridge, where half of the green is deemed to be in Surrey and the other half in Sussex. Due to the plethora of competitions taking place at this time of the season, combined with […]
Match Report – Purley Bury BC 8July22
It was a pleasure to support the BBA at my Club on what turned out to be a rather hot afternoon. Thankfully, the bar remained open throughout the afternoon, for a wide selection of drinks. The green looked well maintained and we hoped for a keenly contested game. Sadly, the game did not turn out […]
Match Report – Horsham BC – 1July22
Horsham welcomed us on a beautiful day to their very quick green for a match contested over 5 rinks. Catering is always good at Horsham and the food before the game was up to the usual high standard. The match score was even from the start and BBA often had a narrow lead but that […]
Match Report – Borough of Croydon BA 11May22
The season is now underway and I’d like to thank everyone who turned out to represent us on Wednesday May 11th against the BCBA. To be able to provide 4 rinks plus a triple so early in the season is extremely encouraging and it’s always good to start with a win, albeit on a curtailed […]
Match Report – Purley BC – 15 June 2022
On a very hot afternoon we were warmly welcomed by Purley – it was a very sensible idea to reduce the number of ends to be played to 18. BBA had a bowler making his debut for us, Peter Humphrey, who played against us at Bromley IBC – welcome Peter. The match was closely contested […]
Match Report – Shirley Park BC – 23 June 2022
Shirley Park is a venue where we are always welcomed and this week was no exception. The match was contested over four triples – the weather was very warm, although the forecast showed a scattering of thunder storms from mid-afternoon. Thankfully they never arrived and we were blessed with a fine afternoon. BBA started well […]
Match Report – Mote Park IBC
Mote Park made us feel very welcome and it was good to see they had the same catering staff who looked after us well, last year, both before the match and with a good meal afterwards. The match was contested over six triples and was close throughout the entire game and for once BBA had […]