Batagas Ryedale Triples League

The Batagas Ryedale Triples Bowls League is an outdoor, flat green league based in North Yorkshire. Sponsored by BATA Ltd, a local supplier of Fuel Oil and LPG, 11 clubs compete from April till late August. Teams also compete for the Fred Husband Knock Out Cup.  FULL LEAGUE FIXTURES & RESULTS 2025: (https://batagasbowls.wordpress.com/fixtures-and-results/)

 

KIRKBYMOORSIDE --- MATCH SCORES & SUMMARIES 2025

 

MONDAY APRIL 28th 2025 - 

KIRKBYMOORSIDE  (62) 6 V 2 (41)  HELMSLEY

Reigning Champions Kirkbymoorside opened the new season with a 6 - 2 victory over local rivals Helmsley. Helmsley started strongly and were ahead 15-3 after the first 5 ends with all three rinks ahead. By the 12th end Kirkbymoorside had turned the match around and led 34-30 and led on 2 out of the three rinks. Over the nest 5 ends Kirkbymoorside really got their game together to forge ahead 49-33. Keith Bardon’s rink had a very close finish but went down by 1 shot 12-13 but the other two rinks were comfortable winners to ensure a 6-2 points victory (62-41) for Kirkbymoorside. The team including Pat Lawry, Shirley Wakefield and Gail Allan (the KMS Spice Girls) were the biggest winners by 29-12. Overall a good start for Kirkbymoorside. 

 

FRIDAY MAY 2ND 2025 -

MALTON  44 (6) V (2) 40 KIRKBYMOORSIDE

A lovely sunny evening and a very challenging green for this match. All 3 rinks produced some very competitive play and tight scoring with Malton shading the outcome by 44-40 to take the match 6-2. The most exciting finish involved Pat Lawry, Shirley Wakefield and Gail Allan who went down by 1 shot on the final end. Simon Allan,Keith Bardon and Doreen Bardon won 17-15 and Bob Sinclair, Nigel Harrison and Ken Kelloway went down 15-10. Well done to Malton and we are sure the return fixture will produce another very competitive encounter.

 

FRIDAY MAY 9TH 2025 -

HOVINGHAM (40) 2 V 8 (52) KIRKBYMOORSIDE

Following the close encounter with Malton the previous week Kirkbymoorside got back to winning ways at Hovingham. On another challenging surface points were hard to come by in the opening 5 ends with Hovingham shading the match 14-10. Over the next five ends Kirkbymoorside edged ahead 28-25. Kirkbymoorside maintained the 5 point advantage after the 15th end ensuring the final 3 ends would be a close affair. The low scoring continued right to the end with Kirkbymoorside producing the goods to end the match with a 12 point advantage and securing all 8 points. Well done to all players on both sides especially Kirkbymoorsides Ken Kelloway and Nigel Harrison who along with Bob Sinclair kept their nerve on the final end to score the 3 points needed to win the rink by 15-14.

 

FRIDAY MAY 16th 2025 -

WELHAM 28 (2) V (6) 78 KIRKBYMOORSIDE

On a windy and chilly afternoon Kirkbymoorside travelled to Welham for a 2pm start and came away with a 6 - 2 victory to keep up the pressure at the top of the league. The conditions were a challenge to both sides who coped admirably to produce some good bowling. With the final points score 78 - 28 Kirkbymoorside moved to within 4 points of the league leaders. Many thanks to Tony & Hazel at Welham for their hospitality and we wish them all the best for the rest of the season. 

 

MONDAY MAY 19TH 2025 -

KMS 60 (8) V SETTRINGTON 41 (0)

Kirkbymoorside entertained Settrington on a cool evening and with the green playing well some good bowling was on show from both sides. All three rinks were very close and after 5 ends Settrington were ahead 12-8 overall. By the 10th end Kirby had moved ahead by 10 shots (30-20) with the in form KMS Spice Girls forging ahead in their match. With 3 ends left in the match two of the three rinks were ahead with one rink (Bob Sinclair, Reg Richmond & Ken Kelloway) down by 4 shots. The 16th end produced a score of 7 shots for the home team who kept their nerve on the final 2 ends to take the rink 21-19. A lesson in never giving up. Keith Bardon, Simon Allan & Doreen Bardon also held firm to take the points with a 17-13 win while Pat Lawry, Shirley Wakefield & Gail Allan continued their fine early season form with an emphatic 22-9 victory. Up into 2nd place with a match in hand.

 

FRIDAY MAY 23 RD 2025 -

KIRKBYMOORSIDE 59 V 34 MALTON --- FRED HUSBAND TROPHY ROUND 1

Kirkby’s good form continued into the First Round of the Fred Husband Trophy when entertaining Malton. On a beautiful night and on a quick green Kirkby took the early honours over the first 5 ends with a lead of 15-6. The home team maintained the initiative throughout the match and led 35-18 after 10 ends and 55-23 after 15 ends. Malton made a slight comeback in the final three ends but Kirkby prevailed to take the tie 59-34 and book a quarter final trip to Welham on Friday June 20th. All three home rinks played well and were in control of the match throughout. 

 

FRIDAY MAY 30th 2025 -

KIRKBYMOORSIDE 52 (6) V (2) 40 STRENSALL

Another beautiful evening and a really good match between Kirkbymoorside and Strensall in BATAgas Ryedale Triples League. Kirkby won two of the three rinks with Pat Lawry’s ladies (Shirley Wakefield and Gail Allan) victorious again as they ground out a 21-9 win against Strensall’s two man team. Simon Allan, Nigel Harrison and Martyn Smith had a very tight match eventually winning 19-12. On the third rink Keith Bardon, Colin McDonald and Doreen Bardon lost a closely contested rink 12-18. 

               

FRIDAY JUNE 6th 2025 -

WIGGINGTON 49 (6) V (2) 41 KIRKBYMOORSIDE

KMS travelled to in form Wigginton and went down 2 - 6 in a closely fought match. The final points score was 49-41 in favour of Wigginton. Two of the three rinks went to Wigginton with scores of 17-9 and 22-10 and KMS won the other rink 22-10. Well done to Wigginton who are the form team at the moment. Kirkby move on to an away fixture at Pickering on Monday June 9th and a chance to get back to winning ways.

 

MONDAY JUNE 9th 2025 -

PICKERING 40 (2) V (6) 41 KIRKBYMOORSIDE

Following a close defeat at Wigginton last time out KMS went to Pickering hoping to get back to winning ways and so it turned out in the closest of matches. Kirkby came away with a 6-2 victory, winning the aggregate 41-40 to consolidate their position at the top of the BATAgas league. The outcome went all the way to the final end on all three rinks. Keith Bardon, Simon Allan and Doreen Bardon after leading comfortably for most of their match held their nerve to win 17-14 whilst Pat Lawry, Shirley Wakefield and Gail Allan had a very close tie throughout eventually coming through 13-9. This had Kirkby 7 points ahead. The final rink saw Bob Sinclair, Reg Richmond and Martyn Smith lose by 6 shots giving KIrkby a one shot advantage and a 6-2 victory.

Next Match: Home to Terrington - Friday June 13th 2025

FRIDAY JUNE 13th 2025 -

KIRKBYMOORSIDE 68 (8) V (0) 26 TERRINGTON

A beautiful evening, a superb green and a perfect score for Kirkbymoorside in tonight’s home match with Terrington. All three rinks were victorious with only one rink having a close encounter. The green as always played superbly and Kirkbymoorside took full advantage with big scores on two rinks (29-6 and 22-6). The other rink went right down to the wire with a 17-14 win for the home side. The win consolidates Kirkby’s position at the top of the BATAgas league and the next match is away to second placed Swinton on Monday June 16th.

Next Match: Away to Swinton - Monday June 16th 2025