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We drew a good card and after our start we should have won the tournament. Green was ok but never played well after the 1st game as tricky wind and slow green made it hard to get the shots you wanted to play without force most of the time..
1st game against Roland Bunce and Barry Livingstone (Hamilton) we both played excellent for our 24-8 win in. 2nd game after a lovely lunch that weighed us down I think. We struggled most of the game against Phil & Nev (Hamilton) Down 9-12 with 2 ends to go we won a brilliant 6 to put us ahead 15-12 and almost certain of a 2nd win. Jack was moved and down 1 shot I failed with all 4 bowls to reach the head and left our only bowl open and Nev had his only drive for the game and took me out with his last bowl for a draw. 15-15.
Disappointed .. We went into the 3rd and final game needing a win to get 3rd and maybe 2nd place. John and Sean Kelly from Hamilton played well early and we managed a good 4 on 4th end to put us up 5-3. Next end with 2 good shots on the head, Sean drove and got both our bowls out somehow and we dropped a 5. Down 5-8 and struggled to get back into the game although we did on 3rd last end when we led 14-13. Dropped a 1 on 2nd last end and went to last end 14-14. Lead changed with each bowl and they dragged Jack to be up. Grant Drew shot and then John Drew shot. Skips Last Bowls, Sean drew 2nd shot and my last 2 bowls were so close with the first just finding the gap and 2nd was within a whisker of sitting shot bowl clean but turned a centimetre at the last to hit but not sit and we dropped a 1. Lost 14-15.
Would have finished 2nd overall. Good days bowls and although we both played some great bowls we also had a few off ends. Should have won last 2 games fairly easily but does not always go your way. Grant Played pretty well all day and is almost back to his best in a week I'd say.