The league tables for 2025 will be updated when I receive them from the League Organiser and
can therefore lag behind the match reports shown below.
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July 24th Marldon 'A' v Brixham St Mary 'A' Losing game by just one shot!
John M, Mick L, Martin C and Richard R were 4 shots down after 7 ends but scored on 10 of the remaining ends
to win 20-12.
John Gibbons, Ian, Alan R and Ed were 10 up before opponents scored and continued to score well to win 26-12.
Logan, Les H, Wes and Martin were just 1-4 down after 4 ends but try as they might they could not catch up
and despite narrowing the gap to just one shot after 15 ends lost 14-18.
Richard M, Dion, Colin C and Craig were just 2 shots behind after 8 ends but a dropped 6 on the ninth end left them trailing
as the opposition raised their game to score a number of 3's in second part of game and Marldon lost 12-31.
Final Score: Marldon 'A' 72 - Brixham St Mary 'A' 73.
League Points: Marldon 'A' 4 - Brixham St Mary 'A' 10 .
July 17th Marldon 'A' v Bovey Tracey
Logan, Les H, Wes and Martin had a 13-4 lead after scoring a 5 on the 8th end but Bovey had caught up again by
end 13 at 14 all. Marldon had a stronger finish, a 5 on the 18th end gave Marldon a 9 shot lead and a six on the final
end gave Marldon a 30-17 win.
Richard M, Russ, Colin C and Ollie were in a low scoring game but by end 15 had got a 4 shot lead. Bovey narrowed
this to 2 shots by the end, Marldon winning 14-12
Mick L, Martin C, Richard R and James were 7 up before opposition scored a one and were 23 up before
opposition scored again with a 3. Marldon won 34-10.
John Gibbons, Ian, Peter C and Alan R steadily pulled away from the opposition to win 22-12. A good night for
Marldon!
Final Score: Marldon 'A' 100 - Bovey Tracey 51.
League Points: Marldon 14 - Bovey Tracey 0.
July 14th Newton Abbot v Marldon 'A'
Logan, Russ, Peter C and Martin got off to a slow start and were 0-10 down after 5 ends and were still 10
shots behind at 10 ends. They had more of the second part of game but could only recover 5 of the 10 shots
and lost 17-22.
Richard M, Dion, Craig and Ollie took a 6-3 lead before dropping a 4 to go 6-7 down and although they continued
to give away shots, at 6-12 down they had a run of 4 winning ends to turn the game around and take a 17-12 lead.
Newton Abbot fought back but Marldon held on to win 20-19.
Mick L, Martin C, Richard R and James started with a 5 and a 3 to be 8 up after two ends and continued to
dominate the opposition, racing away to a 33-7 win, a score which helped Marldon to win the game overall.
John Gibbons, Ian, Alan R and Bob T were in a close game with no more than 3 shots between the teams
at any stage. A 4 for Newton Abbot with a 1 on the two ends either side gave them a 4 shot lead 17-13 with four ends
to go, Marldon narrowed this lead to one shot going into final end and a close finish was won by Newton Abbot on a
measure for one shot, Marldon losing 17-19. With two winning rinks and two losing rinks Marldon had the better
overall score again to gain the 6 points for the match win.
Final Score: Newton Abbot 67 - Marldon 'A' 87.
League Points: Newton Abbot 4 - Marldon 10.
July 10th Bovey Tracey v Marldon 'A'
Richard M, Russ, Wes and Martin started slowly and were 5-12 down after 10 ends.
2 twos on the next two ends narrowed the gap to 9-12 but after dropping one more shot Marldon took
the game over, winning the next five ends to be 19-13 up with one end to play. Bovey finished with a
three giving Marldon a 19-16 win.
Peter C, Colin C, Craig and Ollie were 6 down before scoring but a three on the 8th end narrowed Bovey's
lead to three, Bovey increased this to 5 but Marldon pulled 4 back on last three ends, narrowly losing 16-17.
Mick L, Martin C, Richard R and James were 7 up before their opponents scored on 6th end. From
then on the game was close but Marldon increased their lead by two more shots to win 21-12.
John Gibbons, Ian, Alan R and Bob T were level at 7 ends but on the eight end the Bovey skip moved the
jack with his last bowl to give Bovey 4 shots and a four shot lead. Bovey had a better game from that point and increased
their lead to 19-7. Marldon pulled two back and were 19-9 down and holding three on last end before Bovey skip
drew the shot with his first wood. Bob played his last wood and managed to pick up and trail the jack back.
Bovey could not beat this wood but still won 19-10, The last Marldon wood proved to be critical to final
score as Marldon won the overall game by two shots.
Final Score: Bovey Tracey 64 - Marldon 'A' 66.
League Points: Bovey Tracey 4 - Marldon 10.
June 26th Marldon 'A' V Kings 'B'
Logan, Les H, Wes and Martin dropped a shot on each of the first two ends
but then won 14 of the remaining 19 ends for a convincing 32-10 win.
Mick, Martin C, Richard and James went 0-3 down but then started to score
on most ends and won 22-13.
John Gibbons, Ian, Alan R and Bob took and early 10-1 lead but opposition
reduced gap to one shot at 11-10 before Marldon once again scored and Marldon
held their nerve to win a close game 19-13.
Gordon P, Colin C, Craig and Ollie were trailing at start, levelling the scores on the 8th end
but falling behind again until they picked up a 6 on the 16th end to go three shots into lead.
Marldon then opened the gap by one more shot, winning 21-17,
Final Score: Marldon 'A' 94 - Kings 'B' 53
League Points: Marldon 14 - Kings 'B' 0
June 19th Torquay B v Marldon 'A'
No Match report
Final Score: Torquay ? - Marldon ?
League Points: Torquay 12 - Marldon 2
June 2nd Marldon 'A' v Newton Abbot 'B'
John Gibbons, Richard M, Alan R and Wes stayed with the opposition for 10 ends before a run of 5 winning ends
in a row gave Newton Abbot the upper hand and Marldon lost 16-25
Mick L, Martin C, Richard and James fell behind but levelled game at 6 ends with a 4 and winning the next 7 ends in a row
gave Marldon a 20-6 lead. Marldon went on to win 26-11
Logan, Ian, Les H, and Capt. Martin got off to a poor start and were 9 shots behind after 5 ends.
Marldon did start to play better but could not quite catch up and lost by three shots, 19-22.
Our fourth rink, Gordon P, Gordon S, Craig, and Ollie already had a seven shot lead when a 6 and a 7 on tenth
and 12th ends increased their lead to 19 shots. They were in no mood to relax and went on to win 36-14
Final Score: Marldon 'A' 97 - Newton Abbot 'B' 72
League Points: Marldon 10 - Newton Abbot 4.
May 29th Brixham St Mary 'A' v Marldon 'A'
John Gibbons, Richard M, Alan R and Wes took a 6-0 lead after 3 ends before Brixham responded with two singles.
Marldon continued to dominate and Brixham only won 6 more ends as Marldon won 20-8.
Mick L, Martin C, Richard and James were 5-0 up after 4 ends and although Brixham then scored 2 2's to
make scores close at 5-4. Marldon then won 8 consecutive ends for a 17-4 lead. Brixham closed the gap slightly but
Marldon won 18-9.
Logan, Ian, Les H, and Capt. Martin went 2-6 down before levelling scores at 6 all and again at 10 all two ends
later, but then failed to score for 7 ends as Brixham moved on to 21. A 2 and a 1 from Marldon were of little use as Brixham
finished with a 4 and Marldon lost 13-25.
Our fourth rink, Gordon P, Gordon S, Craig, and Ollie raced into a 9-0 lead before they lost an end and continued
to dominate for a 26-12 win.
Final Score: Brixham St Mary 54 - Marldon 'A' 77.
League Points: Brixham St Mary 2 - Marldon 12.
May 12th Shaldon B v Marldon A
John Gibbons, Richard M, Alan R and Wes fell behind early in the game and the opposition just got stronger as they
took control with a 6 shot lead at 18 ends. A 4 for Shaldon on the nineteenth end sealed Marldon's fate as they lost 23-11.
Mick, Martin C, Richard R and James P started very badly and were 10-0 behind after 3 ends but they fought back
to be level after 11 ends. Marldon continued to score well and 12 shots from 5 winning ends in a row was enough to see
Marldon through to a 24-19 win.
Logan, Les H, Alan B and Capt. Martin found themselves up against a rink containing the international player
Lee Hayward and at 9 ends Marldon were 11 shots behind. Marldon did improve in second part of game but lost by 6
shots, 15-21.
Our fourth rink, Gordon P, Craig, Bob T (in place of Ed) and Ollie had a very even start to game and were 6-5 up
after 6 ends and 10-11 down at 13 ends before the Shaldon players started to find line and length and took control, winning ends
16 to 20 for a 23-13 win.
Final Score: Shaldon B 86 - Marldon 'A' 63
League Points Shaldon B 12 - Marldon 2
May 8th Marldon A v Torquay B
Our first game of the 2025 season
John Gibbons, Richard M, Alan R and Wes dropped a 3 on first end but won 5 of the next 6 ends
to gain a 13-4 lead. They restricted the opposition to scoring only 4 singles in rest of game for a 28-9 win.
Mick, Martin C, Richard R and James P fell behind twice, levelling the score twice and briefly taking the lead before
opposition recovered to take a one shot lead into last end. Marldon won last end for a 19 all Draw.
Logan, Les H, Alan B and Capt. Martin won the first 8 ends to be 18-0 in front before opposition scored. From that point on game
was fairly level and Marldon finished with a good 27-11 win.
Our fourth rink, Gordon P, Craig, Ed and Ollie had a very even start to game and were level at 10 ends.
Marldon had the better of the second part of game and won 25-15.
Final Score: Torquay B 51 - Marldon 'A' 99
League Points Torquay B 1 - Marldon 13
July 29th Marldon B v Dawlish Marina
Gordon S, John B, Bob T and Ray O were scoring well and had a 13-4 lead but Dawlish recovered and took the lead on 18th
end 16-14. A 3 on the next end put Marldon back in front but Dawlish once again came back to 17 all with one end to play.
Marldon were one shot up until Dawlish Skip drew the shot and it was a running wood from Ray that moved the jack back
to a Marldon wood for an 18-17 win.
John Gilbert, Dave T, Bryan and Ed struggled tonight and were 3-16 down by 10th end. Marldon did pull a few shots back
but lost 13-21.
Adam, Dion, Steve S and Len W started well and by the 12 end were 18-4 in front. Dawlish could only close the
gap by 4 shots and Marldon won 26-16.
Dave M, Shaun, Terry and Peter C won the first 10 ends to go 17-0 up but a spirited comeback by Dawlish reduced
the lead considerably and Marldon only won by 4 shots 20-16.
Score: Marldon 'B' 77 - Dawlish Marina 70
Points: Marldon B 12 - Dawlish Marina 2
July 21st Babbacombe v Marldon B
John M, Shaun, Bryan and Ed were totally in control, only allowing Babbacombe to win 5 ends of the 21 and won 28-7
John Gilbert, Dave M, Dave T and Peter C were 2-11 down after 5 ends but then matched the opposition for most of
the rest of the game, losing 16-26.
John B, Gordon S, Bob T and Ray O couldn't do anything right tonight, and dropping a 6 on the 9th end didn't help
as Marldon went 2-14 down. Try as they might, Marldon could not close the gap, having 6 second woods but not the shot
wood on 20th end and even when holding a three on last end were beaten by the opposition skip's last wood to lose
another end and go down 8-24.
Adam, Dion, Steve S and Len W were in a close game for first 8 or 9 ends but steadily increased their lead
from then on for a good 28-12 win.
Final Score: Babbacombe 69 - Marldon 'B' 80
Points: Babbacombe 4 - Marldon B 10
July 15th Brixham St Mary v Marldon B
John M, H, Dave T and Terry had a very poor start to game and by 13th end were 20 shots behind. Marldon rallied
and with the help of a 4 and a 5 as Marldon won 5 ends in a row, at the end Marldon only lost by 6 shots 19-25.
John Gilbert, Shaun, Bob T and Ray O took an early 10-2 lead and despite Brixham's best attempts to recover held
on for a 24-16 win.
Adam, Dion, Steve S and Len W started with a 4 and continued to add more shots to get a 22-12 win.
Gordon S, Dave M. Bryan and Ed fell behind but levelled score at 6th end and won 10 of the following 15 ends
for a convincing 25-9 win.
Final Score: Brixham St Mary 62 - Marldon 'B' 90
Points: Brixham St Mary 2 - Marldon B 12
June 30th Marldon B v Babbacombe
Ray W, Gordon S , Bob T and Ray O got off to a slow start and at 10 ends were 5-9 behind, but the tea arrived and
clearly revived the Marldon players as they scored on the next 7 ends including a 5 on one of them to take a 20-9 lead.
Marldon weren't prepared to give up the lead and went on to win 23-11.
Adam, Alex, Dion and Len also fell behind to be 4 shots down at 6 ends. The rest of the game was close with
Marldon levelling the score at 14 all after 16 ends, but Babbacombe had the stronger finish and Marldon lost 18-21.
John M, Tony W, Bryan and Ed had a close game and were level after 5 ends and again at 17 ends, eventually
finishing level at 19 all to claim a point each.
Playing agains 3 players, Dave M, Dave A, Shaun and Terry fell behind early in the game being 5-11 down after 7 ends, but steady bowling
for the rest of the game saw them close the gap to 16-21 at 18th end. A strong finish consisting of a 4 followed by a 5 on
ends 19 and 20 was enough to give Marldon the win as they finished 25-22. Since Babbacombe had only three players on
this rink they lost 25% of their score so Marldon's win was adjusted to 25 - 16.5
Final Score: Marldon 'B' 85 - Babbacombe 67.5
Points: Marldon B 11 - Babbacombe 3
June 24th Newton Abbot C v Marldon B
A bad night for Marldon on a faster green that we were used to, Tim, Gordon S , Bryan and Bob T started badly and were 4-15 down, but started to
close the gap and were only one shot down at 17 ends,16-17. Unfortunately the 18th end proved to be Marldon's undoing
when they dropped a 5 to be 16-22, and although they got 3 of them back it was not enough and Marldon lost by 5 shots,
19-24.
Adam, Dion, Shaun and Len also fell behind after a few ends and could not catch up, losing 13-23.
Ray W, John M, Dave T and Terry failed to score on first 6 ends and were 0-9 down. Marldon only managed to score on 5 of the remaining 15
ends and lost 6-25.
Russell, John B, Dave M and Tony Walker had a more even game and after 15 ends were 13- 9 up. The opposition
took the next three ends, scoring ten shots to take a 19-13. Marldon replied with two 3's to level the scores at 20 ends.
Newton Abbot snatched a 3 on the last end decider to win 22-19.
Final Score: Newton Abbot 94 - Marldon 'B' 57.
Points: Newton Abbot 14 - Marldon B 0.
June 21st Teignmouth Den v Marldon B
Les C, Gordon S , Bob T and Ray O started well and were 15-3 up after 6 ends. Opposition could not catch up and Marldon
won 22-14.
H, Dave A, Dave T and Terry found themselves in a difficult game and were 2-17 down after 9 ends. The game didn't
get any easier and they lost 7-37.
John M, Russell (in his first game) Dave M and Bryan were 1-6 down at 5 ends and despite picking up a two on next end
fell steadily behind as opponents dominated, winning 34-6.
Adam W, Dion, Steve S and Lenny were in a close game but took lead for the first time on 10th end.
Opponents briefly responded to regain the lead but Marldon had the stronger finish and won 20-15.
Final Score: Teignmouth Den 100 - Marldon 'B' 55 .
Points: Teignmouth Den 10 - Marldon B 4.
June 10th Marldon B v Brixham St Mary B.
Les C, Gordon S , Shaun and Ray O started well and were 13-5 up after 12 ends. Opposition then turned game around,
winning 7 ends in a row, including a 7 on end 16 to take a 26 -13 lead and Marldon were unable to catch up losing 14-27.
Ray W, John M, Dave T and Terry started well and were 11-2 up after 7 ends. Game was fairly even from then
on but Marldon won 19-12.
Alex, Tim, Tony W and Bryan were level at 5 ends but then slowly slipped behind and lost 16-24
Adam W, Dion, Steve S and Lenny outscored their opponents from the start and were 16-8 up at ten ends.
Continuing to dominate, Marldon had a good win 35-15, which gave Marldon the shots they needed for the overall win.
Final Score: Marldon 'B' 84 - Brixham St Mary 78 .
Points: Marldon 10 - Brixham St Mary 4.
May 20th Totnes V Marldon B
Les C, Ian, Bob T and Ray O started well and were 10-1 up after 8 ends. Oppopsition narrowed gap to 4 shots by winning next two
ends before Marldon once again pulled away to be 20 - 8 up after 16 ends. Marldon stuck on 20 for 4 ends but took the last end for a 21-13 win.
Dave M, John M, Dave T and Shaun started well and were 11 shots up at 11 ends. Opposition tried hard but Marldon did not give much away and won 22-16
Howard, Bryan, Tony W and Colin C fell behind but recovered to 7 all at 9 ends before opponents once more pulled
away. A 5 on the 12th end briefly put Marldon one shot in front but the opposition had the better finish and won 23-15
Adam W, Ray W, Steve S and Lenny created an 8 shot lead early on but the opposition didn't give up and narrowed the gap to just 2 shots,
Marldon holding on to win 20-18.
Final Score: Totnes 70 - Marldon 'B' 78.
Points: Totnes 2 - Marldon 12.
May 17th Marldon B v Teignmouth Den
Les C, Ian, Bob T and Ray O had a close game at the beginning, briefly falling behind before recovering to be 9 all at 10 ends.
From then onwards Marldon took control and finished with a 24-12 win.
Dave M, John M, Dave T and Terry G had a close game, scores being level 4 times before the Den scored a 2 on the 16th
end to go two in front and the Den held onto this 2 shot lead and Marldon lost 13-15.
Tony W, Bryan, Alex and Colin C dropped a 3 followed by a 4 at the start of game but recovered to be 8 all at 8 ends.
Marldon then won 5 ends in a row for a 21 - 8 lead and continued to score well to win 27-12.
Adam W, Dion, Steve S and Len W scored 1 on the first end and then did not score again until end 7 by which time
they were 1-15 behind, having dropped a 6 on third end. The Den continued to dominate the game and Marldon lost 13-31.
Final Score: Marldon 'B' 77 - Teignmouth Den 70.
Points Marldon 10 - Teignmouth Den 4
May 13th Marldon B v Newton Abbot 'C'
Marldon B's first game of season.
Les C, Ian, Bob T and Ray O just had the edge over the opposition but the opposition skip kept the score close
and at 15 ends Marldon were just 2 shots ahead. Winning the next two ends increased the gap to 6 shots but the
opponents once again reduced this to 3 before a decisive 6 shots on the 20th end sealed the win for Marldon 24-16.
Dave M, Dave A, Dave T and Terry G were also in a close game but once in front never relinquished the lead for an 18-13 win.
John M, Bryan, Tony W and Colin C found the opponents or the green too difficult and were 8 shots adrift by the 8th end.
From that point on the game was more even but Marldon went down by 7 shots, 12-19
Adam W, Dion, Steve S and Len W. steadily pulled away fron the opposition and were 13-3 up by the 12th end. Malrdon then held on to this
10 shot lead to win 21-11.
Final Score: Marldon 'B' 75 - Newton Abbot 'C' 59 .
Points Marldon 12 - Newton Abbot 'C' 2