Bowls round-up: School gets chance to play at Welwyn club

They invited Welwyn St Mary’s School to their green with 60 pupils plus teachers taking up the opportunity to learn about the sport over two sessions from 15 of the club's players.

A spokesman said: "The members were on hand to help the youngsters find line and length on the green with junior and small-sized bowls.

"Certificates were handed out on the day and a few pupils asked if they could come here again."

Welwyn & District have an open day for all on Saturday 10am with further information available at www.welwynbowls.co.uk

Potters Bar Bowls Club were on tour at the Isle of Wight. Picture: PBBC (Image: Potters Bar Bowls Club)

Potters Bar were a long way from Hertfordshire for their latest games, part of a tour organised by former club president and captain Jan Southwell.

More than 40 travelled by coach to the Isle of Wight, playing four of the clubs on the island.

Ryde Marina were first up with Bar winning by five rinks to three while the next two matches were shared with Bar winning one and losing one.

The last game of the tour was played against Shanklin.

The three-day tour also scored scores totted up to find the winning bowlers.

The top man was Richard Pearce with Barry Woodman the runner up while the top lady was Janet O'Hagan, ahead of Pat Thompson.

It was a busy week in the Welwyn Hatfield League for Shire Park (Tewin).

The Yellows took two points from each of their matches, the first set at home to Welwyn Garden City Knights with a 18-15 rink win for Steve Calladine, Barry Wright and Bill Draycott, and the second away to BSP where Calladine and Draycott won again, this time 14-13 alongside Angus Mullin.

Both games were lost overall, however. They were beaten 39-30 by WGC and 30-26 by BSP.

The Greens lost on both rinks to exit the John Brown Trophy at the hands of Welwyn Garden City Crusaders.

There were successes though in friendly matches.

They beat Hatfield 56-38 at home with the top rink that of Tom Brown, Gordon Price, Bernie Kleiser and Paul Ashwell, and there was also a win at home to Potters Bar, this time 83-63.

Catrina Griggs, playing in only her second match, Byron Sinfield and Gus Edwards were the top rink there.

Datchworth’s Welwyn Hatfield League team took on Hertford in the league’s Jubilee Cup and with one Rink at home and one away they won 38-24.

Both rinks won but it was the one away at Hertford’s Peg’s Lane green that was the best, Jan Smith, Phil Berry, Keith Smith and Richard Harper winning 20-10.

In the league itself there was a 38-30 win over Welwyn Woods in Division Two with Jan Smith, Janet Akers and Harper winning 25-13.

There were three games in the East Herts League but only one win, the Golds beating Stevenage Whites 49-25 in a Division Three match.

Both rinks won by 12 shots, 23-11 for Roger Tomlinson, David Castle and Terry Metcalf and 26-14 for Ian Green, Julian Hales and Steve Chamberlain.

The Blues, however, lost twice in Division One.

They went down 36-29 at home to WGC Lions, both rinks losing although the biggest deficit was just four shots, and then 36-34 against Hertford.

This time there was one winning rink, a 21-19 success for Graham Akers, Rob Hazeu and Peter Hills.

The ladies' team of Jan Smith, Linda Tyler, Jenny Holzbauer and Skip Ann Edwards also lost, going down 18-14 at their Turkey Farm green against Rosedale in a County League match, courtesy of 15 points conceded in the first 10 ends.