Madeira Centenary Trophy

Budleigh sent a mixed rinks team to Exmouth on Monday 10th August to compete in the inaugural Madeira Centenary Trophy competition. Our team comprised Ann Membery(lead), Melissa Camp(2), Robin Grenyer(3) and Andy Skudder(skip).
Twelve mixed teams competed in a rinks competition, each team playing six ends against three of the other teams in turn (a total of 18 ends). There were two Madeira teams plus one team from each of ten local clubs in our Bowls Devon area.
The competition was played under challenging, very hot, conditions.
Budleigh got off to a great start, beating one of the Madeira teams 9-1 after 6 ends. This included one end in which we scored 6! We then beat Sidmouth by a single shot. Finally we lost by a single shot to Honiton. Our aggregate score of +8 proved good enough to win overall.
Budleigh Salterton Bowls Club will be the first name to be engraved on the new trophy. We also each received a modest prize in the form of an M&S voucher. Madeira provided an excellent Devon Cream Tea. We started the afternoon with no expectation of victory but with the intention of having an enjoyable time. Budleigh team members all played well and contributed to our unexpected victory.