BOWLS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Well we are down to the pointy end of our Minor Pairs Championships with both semi-finals being played over the weekend to find out who our finalists will be this year.
Ben Parslow and Dale Scott were to take on Bruce Jones and Cherie Vincent, however due to prior commitments both Ben and Cherie had to use a sub and Jeff Nicholson subbed in for Ben's team and Al Phillips subbed for Cherie.
Jeff and Ben made it clear to their opponents from the start they showed up to win. 11-1 on 8, Jeff and Ben had a great lead.
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Al and Cherie were able to win 4 consecutive ends to gain valuable points on the board to trail 6-20. Jeff and Ben won the next 5 and ended the game with the win 30-6.
Our second semi-final was played between Lyall Strudwick and Scott McKellar against Clint Hurford and Brett Davenport. Another strong start for Clint and Brett saw them leading 11-3 on 8 before Lyall and Scott scored another 3 points to close the gap.
Big numbers were scored from both sides in the second half of the game, Lyall and Scott gaining 2 3’s and Clint and Brett getting a 4 certainly helped the gap get smaller and smaller.
21-14 in favour of Clint and Brett on 16 until they gained the 4 and put the petal to the metal to the finish line, taking the win 28-16.
The Minor Pairs Final will be played against Ben Parslow and Dale Scott vs Clint Hurford and Brett Davenport on Saturday 5 July at 1pm.
Our Major Triples are underway with Peter Besgrove returning to the greens after a break to play second for Laurie Crouch lead and Scott Andrews skip when they drew Billy Cowell, Bruce Jones and Cherie Vincent.
The start of the game was a picture that this game would be one sided with Scotts team taking the first 4 ends leading 5-1, this was not the story at all.
Cherie’s team got some runs on the board and started to find their groove to trail 7-8 on 11.
Scott's team regrouped and picked up 2 6’s to jump to the front 15-8 on 15.
With only 6 ends to go this could come down to the wire. Cherie gained a 4 on the 19th to again trail by 1, 15-16 then levelled 16 on 20.
Scott's team just scraped by gaining a 1 on the last to win the game 17-16.
SUPER SATURDAY North vs South – 24 bowlers nominated to play in the popular North vs South super Saturday. After receiving the noms, it was definitely one sided to the North so the decision was made to follow the normal super Saturday random draw instead of North playing South.
Two games of 10 ends and points were scored by ends won not overall game score.
Two teams finished on 13 ends won each so on a count back on margins on their games Dale Maynard and John Kennedy were the winners with Bill Scott and Bert Bayley runners up.
SOCIAL BOWLS
Wednesday – Despite quite a few bowlers out chasing the sun up north there were five games of pairs and one of triples last week where the lucky winner were Cheryl Hodges and Barry Shine over Bill Scot and Lyall Strudwick.
Highlight was the good nature of the game in 20 ends where good and not so good deliveries featured with the winners getting off to a good start, 7-0 after four ends. It continued for 17-7 after 16 before 17-12 at the end.
Runners-up and on the rise, which is no surprise when it comes to the surname, Phil Bayley and John Kennedy 23-16 in 22 over Angela Dent and Kerry Dunstan.
They also jumped out early, 3-0 after three for 14-3 the end of 10 then 23-6 after 18 before relaxing on the run home highlighted by dropping a five on end 20.
Tim Everest led for Geoff West winning 25-14 in 19 over Wayne Wright and John Gorton. Again dominating early 13-3 after nine.
In triples Phil Hocking, Sue Smith and Don Craft were to good for Bill O’Connell, Terry Molly and Billy Cowell in 17 (?) winning 19-7. They had to finish best down 3-6 after five before leading 15-6 at the end of 13.
John ‘Slippery’ Ward had the cheek leading for Peter Mackay winning 23-12 in 20 over the ladies combo of Robyn Mattiske and Kerry Roach.
Close until the last few ends, 7-all after nine, 11-all after 13 with the ‘boys’ taking honours 9-0 in the last four ends.
In the last, 16-9 to Colleen Liebich and Ross Williams in 17 (what this with games finishing on uneven ends) over Geoff Coles and Noel Jolliffe. They led 8-3 after seven, 11-5 after 10 before an even finish.
Again, worth remembering social competition bowls are played every Wednesday morning, Thursday afternoon and Sunday morning. All are invited to have a roll on any of these days, phone the club on 6851 1499 for full details
Thursday – Embracing a gorgeous afternoon in the sun with the added value of a game of social bowls where else would you rather be. 16 bowlers, 4 games of pairs were played to see who would be crowned the winning rink of the week.
Ange Dwyer and Glen Kearney played Noel Hocking and Bob Grant. Ange and Glen had a slow start but everything changed on the 4th. 6 ends in a row was a game changer for Ange and Glen and led 18-6 on 10. Noel and Bob answered the challenge but couldn’t quite the same result with Ange and Glen being the victors 22-16.
Max Vincent led for Laurie Crouch when they played Dale Maynard and Lyall Strudwick. Another game which was one sided with Max and Laurie leading 15-2 on 10, 18-6 on 14. Dale and Lyall took the next 6 ends but couldn’t catch Max and Laurie going down 13-18.
Lyndy Bokeyar teamed with Cherie Vincent to play Phil Hocking and Al Phillips. The boys led 4-0 on 3 until the girls gained 2 3’s to hit the lead 6-4. This didn’t sit well with Phil and Al and won 10 points over the next 6 ends. Still in the lead, Phil and Al made a run for it to the finish line bring home 28 points to 13.
Our last game was played between Billy Cowell and Wayne Burton who gave Terry Molloy and Alan Hilder what one would call “a lesson”. It started out friendly with 4 all on 5 and that’s when the friendship ended. Billy and Wayne took no prisoners keeping their opposition from double figures and winning the game 23-9.
Winning Rink: Billy Cowell and Wayne Burton. Losing Rink: Lyndy Bokeyar and Cherie Vincent.
Resting Touchers: Laurie Crouch, Dale Maynard and Alan Hilder.
Jackpot was won by Phil Hocking.
Sunday – With such a big day on Saturday for Super Saturday our numbers were a little down for Sunday Bowls but it didn’t stop 12 keen players taking to the greens.
Max Vincent and John Cutler had the closest game of the day against Dale Maynard and Al Phillips. Max and John had the extra spoon of sugar on their weetbix that morning leading 10-4 on 8. Not sure what Dale and Al did at half time, but it worked and they levelled the score 14 all on the 15th until Max and John scored 1 on the last to win 15-14.
Jax Murphy and Terry Molloy tried their best against Ross Williams and Alan Hilder but it wasn’t their day.
It looked promising at half time with the board showing 7 all but the story changed pretty quickly with Ross and Alan finishing the game 20 to 9 in front.
Our last game of the morning was played between Dick Sharkey leading for Peter Tisdell against Kelly Stronger and Tara Shaw. The girls went out confident and were going to ensure the guys had to work for their points. The girls lead 8-3 on 8 and didn’t hold back putting their foot flat to the floor taking the win 14-9.
Winning rink: Max Vincent and John Cutler. Losing rink: Dick Sharkey and Peter Tisdell.
Resting touchers: Max Vincent, Kelly Stringer and Ross Williams.
