A while ago, Captain Craggers asked some questions on Facebook of our club members. Replies were slow to come in and, if I'm absolutely honest, were rather boring, but I have finally got around to adding them here for your delectation. Apologies for the wall of text, I hope it doesn't crit you for over 9000.
Oh, and these are copied and pasted, so your spelling mistakes are your own.
Craggers
1)What is your favourite green to play on (this can be with the worlds sweetheart Craig Or Not)?
My favourite green ever would probably be Stourbridge labour , a 3 ender with major corners it's a terrible loss to Bowls. Favourite to bowl on currently would be Boldmere St Michaels and I was just getting used to the Kings Norton green
2) Best team you have played in (it doesn’t have to feature the great one Craggers, but we will know it's a lie if it doesn’t )?
The Greville arms Summit winning side around 2008 a side so good even I struggled to get many games
3) Apart from the first time you were captained By Craig, what has been your best moment in bowls?
Being Promoted to division one for the first time with the Bell, Finishing fourth the next year in the league in our debut season in one. Captaining the Bell and Kings Norton to Cup Wins.
4) Apart from your beloved and esteemed captain Craggers, who is the best bowler you have played with?
Either Anthony Bracken Or Terry Moss. Brack for Just being consistently amazing and Terry for an immense drive after winning the all England and county caps etc he still refuses to lose into his 70’s
5) Apart from any game you have played that hasn’t featured the worlds greatest person Craig Taylor, what is your worst moment in bowls?
Losing to Kings Norton in the final of the 8 man team for the bell. We needed one more shot for what seemed like hours as we sat huddled around one phone waiting for the result from home. Relegation from 1 a few times and losing the green at Stourbridge labour. Losing the big crown league because West Warwick’s played one short at Home
6) What is your funniest bowls story that doesn’t show your hero Craggers up in a bad light?
So many , reversing over a shopping trolley while Following Carl Niblett around West Bromwich. Steve Duggins Spitting on Scotty, Ian Ball declaring He would never Pick Mick Harper cus he is useless as Mick looks on stunned from behind Ian Bucko bowling under the influence at AGBL. Falling through the fence at the Bell.
7) Who is your second favourite bowler - a long way of course behind the manly and amazingly sexy Craggs?
I have been blessed with some amazing team mates -Terry Meddings was amazing to play with especially after his medicine – Wayne Curran and Matt Ryan Always kept you laughing but I guess my favourite Bowler goes to Nodger never have I seen a player enjoy himself less while giving everything plus he tried to stop me reacting and starting a mass brawl once.
8 ) Apart from getting your hand shaken by your benevolent and superior leader Craggers, what is your biggest personal achievement in bowls.
Bowls for me is a team game and individual accolades count for Naught but I did win the Olton Saturday senior averages when I was 18. Anytime I bowl a jack and its long enough to be legal.
9) Crankiest bowler or moment ?
The Crankiest Moment was when I saw a gent bowl his rag, it didn’t go very far and I think he sent it the wrong Bias. A fellow once threw his hat on the middle of the crown and jumped up and down on it like the short bald moustachioed villain in the Laurel and hardy movies. Who knew losing to me would be so painful. The Bowls world is choc full of Cranky Bowlers like disco Dave who used a walking stick at the start of the game but was running and stamping woods up by the end. I guess we are all a little bit that way as bowlers but Trevor Bate , Alan Savage and Pete Watts and Dave Bagnall take some beating as being cranky in the nicest possible way.
10) What is the Worst green you have had to bowl on, with or without the god like Craig present?
The beach tree would have been better played on an actual beach and the pavilions is possibly in worse condition than greens like the original Broomfield and West Brom labour that have been abandoned for years.
Bucko
1) I have 2 favourite greens the tavern and the towers.
2) Best team you have played in (it doesn’t have to feature the great one Craggers, but we will know it's a lie if it doesn’t )?
the best team I’ve played in was the valley playing in the 1st 2nd divs amazing days
3) My best moment in bowls I’ve got 2 really, being one game away from the all England merit, and secondly the best game I ever played which was on wcwmc in the semi final of the sat cup against foden, I beat Paul breslin 21-7
4) the best player I’ve ever played has to be Steve Williams at the goodies and player I’ve played against was pinky porter, beat me 3 times, every time I improved mind you 4, 8 12 ha ha fantastic bowler in his day,
5) worst moment in bowls was losing a championship final on the valley 20-21 he won the game with his last wood, it gave me nightmares for weeks ha ha
6) I don't know about funniest bowls story, a crazy one was playing for the valley at home and the game was tight, my game was 20-20 his wood was hanging on the edge of the green and mine was two feet short, I called measures knowing I wasn't on, as they came over his wood fell off the green which I hoped it would, so I won the game 21-20 we won the game by 2 shots and I nearly got my head knocked off lol.
8 ) best achievement again was being one game away from all England
9) crankiest player ever played against has to be the late bob jinks
10) worst green ever played was the s.h.a.g,
Karen
1) Beside Olton it would be Triplex
2) Too many to mention
3)Prescott Manor - Liverpool
4) My Dad
5) Slam dunking myself at Triplex on a rainy day and mossy green
6) When a team member was being pointed at with a pen and they simply snatched it from them and threw it over the hedge - wasn't funny at the time - but it makes me chuckle every time I think of it now.
7)Don't really have favourite or second favourite bowlers.
8)Esselle Welsh Ladies Champion
10) CO-OP
Jacko
1)The Olton tavern (only venue I have ever won a game)
2) Haven't been around long so it has to be this current team
3) Winning my first ever senior game 21-4 after being 4-0 down
4)Best player I've played with in a team has to be Russell Easthope- said I haven't been around much ;)
5) Worst moment in bowls is losing 11 at home to the maggies and then throwing handbags with Graham Wiggins
6) Funniest moment in bowls? Wow erm there's so many - maybe watching Dave Evans bow down and praying to Mecca on club championship day?
7) My favourite bowler to watch is probably Richie Dingley or Paul Buckley, close call
8) Club champion 2012? Sheltered life I live!
9) Crankiest moment has to be the last 4 at the raven, no more needs to be said
10 )Worst green? That one at the back of the church on a Thursday evening cut with a flymo, that bad I don't even remember the name. Wow
Dodge
1)The Sheldon preferably before the houses were built on it with the distinct 1920’s toilets smell wafting across the green.
2) Snrs class of 2014
4) Richie Dingley waterloo years
5) Losing the cup final to the yew tree on hollyfields due to celebrating reaching the final too much immediately prior to the match.
6) Leaving Alf Powell behind at ansells 2 hours later we realise and return for him he hadn’t noticed we gone
7) Freddie flintoff
8 ) Getting to the food before Chris Greenhill
9) Not getting in for 2 with 12ft of room to draw
10) Tyseley wmc
Wiggly
1) King George V, even if I ain't won on it yet, best surface ever.
2) 1st game back this year. Realised what I had been missing.
3) Got to be team that won Div 5 before this year. Won the league despite having Jack as captain.
4) Russ Easthope, never met anyone that wants to win as much or hate losing as much.
5) Too many this year but shaking a guys hand before the game had finished does still make me cringe.
6) Seeing Gilly fall over in the nettles at Minworth. Still cracks me up - "Lowey help me they've stung me balls" lol
7) Richy Dingley. On his day head and shoulders above everyone else.
8) Sorry guys but going unbeaten and winning the averages was great this season, but it has to be winning on the brookhill my dad old club. Felt like he was telling me where to bowl.
9) Too many to mention. But Colin wrapping tapes around his arm and declaring mark is the best I've seen.
10) The gospel oak ended up losing a bowl in a fox hole.
For those struggling, the original questions are in Craig's responses, and the numbers in the following interviews tally with those.
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