HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY

SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

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Barnet League - Week 12

15 Jan 2020

As last week, there were two 1st and three 2nd division matches in the Barnet League last night. We are starting to catch up with our postponed games but there will be another catchup game next week, so only one mat will be available for rollups.

Division 1

St Margaret’s Rarebits played Cuffley Tonic. Cuffley Tonic started well wining the first end by three and taking end seven for a four and were 12 – 5 up. Then in a change of fortune, the Rarebits took seven of the remaining eight ends. Rarebits winning 16 – 13.

Letchworth Dragons played Northiam East in a catchup game from October. Dragons took the first end with East taking the next three and at five ends it was five all. The next six ends were evenly matched and at eleven ends it was nine all. East managed to take a four on end 13 in what was otherwise a closely matched game. East winning 15 -10

Division 2

Harpenden Nightjars played Letchworth Tigers. Nightjars took three of the first four ends and where 6 – 1 in the lead. On end 10 Tigers took a three to bring the score to Tigers 7 Nightjars 8. In the next five ends Tigers got 2 singles but Nightjars took a four and 2 two’s winning 16 – 9.

Shillington White played St Margaret’s Wizards. Whites started with a three and took the next six ends being 12 – 0 up after seven ends. Wizards took a single but then lost the next two ends. Wizards won a couple more ends but did not really get going. Whites winning 18 – 4.

Harpenden Owls played Greenwood Hawks. Hawks took the first end, but Owls replied with a four and by end seven Owls had a small lead 7 – 5. Hawks only managed to win one of the following seven ends. Hawks finished by taking a four on the last end but unfortunately this was not enough to catch up. Owls wining 18 – 10.