Mal punishes Jean at Water Board

We were going to stay at Water Board in the caravan but we drove there Monday then decided instead to go back to Edgeworth so we could top up our water. We've come back to play a game on Tuesday morning.

When we got there Monday we met Ian who was doing some carpentry.

The clubhouse has a nice feel.

Above the bowls shed is a sunny seating area.

We'd been chatting on the phone with Arthur

When we arrived Tuesday Paul and Arthur looked after the draw.

Apparently Tuesday is 'Cranky Old Bowlers'.

They are The Water Board Wolves.

We met Garry and Leonie.

There are two greens. One grass and

One plastic synthetic.

It's the Warren Brogden Green.

It's twelve years old from 2012.

Above the green a bowler shows wind direction.

By the green are nice permanent shades.

There were twenty-six players so three Triples and two Fours on our green and another twelve on the grass.

Ian, Graeme, Jean and Terry

Played Arthur, Mike, Mal and Garry.

First end Jean had shot but Mal knocked her out - as usual!

Jean managed to get a photo of her shot bowl next end before he did it to her again. He's definitely in trouble when we get home!

A lot of the players here today are from the Wallsend Digger's Club. They reckon they had the best greens in Newcastle but they lost them two years ago through mine subsidence.

Jean did two wrong biases but managed to make it up to her team.

At one point Jean's team was down 1-11. Then Jean rolled short ends and they won them all. They caught up and levelled the score on end 15 of 18. Mal took kitty then consolidated. Mal's team won by two!

We came inside for drinks together.

It's a complex method to determine the winner. They draw a number on the machine for each winner. The highest number wins. They do the same for losers.

Mal won a meat tray.

Water Board - Mal's cooking dinner!