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ZONE JUNIOR PAIRS WIN
The defending title holders, Matt Parker and Parkes Railway Diggers junior Doug Miller, have again won the Zone 4 Junior Pairs title played in Dubbo last week. In the final they defeated a team led by the current Australian Under 18 Champion, Jono Davis from Dubbo Railway. They will now go on to represent Zone 4 in the State Finals to be played at Warilla later in the year. This was a great effort by two quality Parkes junior bowlers.
Matt also performed well in the Junior Singles being eventually defeated by Jono Davis 31-21 in a high quality match.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Three club championship matches were played this last week.
Two rain interrupted major pairs matches were played on Saturday.
John Hodge and Col Mudie played the father and son team of Garry and Michael Went. Garry and Michael had a dream start, winning the first seven ends to lead 10-0. John and Col fought back and narrowed the score to 9-10 after 11 ends when rain halted play. On resumption, Garry and Michael scored 13 shots in winning three of the next five ends to lead 23-11. John and Col won three of the last four ends but were unable to make up the deficit with Garry and Michael going on to win the match 25-15. Garry was unanimously named man of the match by all players and spectators.
The other pairs match saw Wilbur Harris and Mark Dwyer play Noel Nicholson and John Ward. Wilbur and Mark won 10 of the first 12 ends to grab a good 17-2 lead. Noel and John won five of the next seven ends but still trailed 9-21. Wilbur and Mark scored six shots on the last end played to record a 27-9 win.
One minor pairs match was played on Thursday. It saw Nimo Mills and Tom Furey up against John Dunn and Guy Bennett. Nimo and Tom got off to a good start, scoring seven shots on the first two ends and then extending their lead to 19-4 halfway through the match. At this stage it was obvious Guy was physically struggling to remain on the green. To their credit John and Guy played out the remainder of the match which was dominated by Nimo and Tom. The final score was 42-8.
DISTRICT PENNANTS
Last Sunday Grade 6 played Forbes at Forbes and had a 63-45 loss.
Team scores were:
Nimo Mills, Craig Henry, Ron Hornery and John O’Malley lost 10-28.
Guy Ellery, Joe Crowley, Gary McPhee and Kevin Hynds lost 16-17.
Noel Nicholson, John Dunn, Ted Wright and Keith MacRae won 19-18. This win was remarkable considering they conceded a maximum eight shots on the penultimate end.
Grade 7 played Peak Hill at Parkes Bowling & Sports Club and had a 52-47 win.
Team scores were:
Ron Murray, Colin Woods, Stuart Kelly and George Boatswain won 25-8.
John Lutton, Bill Skinner, Rob Irving and Greg Townsend won 19-12.
Tony Byrne, Bernie Mitchell, Wally Austin and Steve Turner lost 8-27.
No pennant matches will be played over the Anzac weekend.
ZONE PENNANTS
Grade 1 played West Dubbo at West Dubbo and had a 67-41 loss.
Team scores were:
Geoff Freeman, Warwick Parker, Tom Casey and Michael Went lost 15-23.
Paul Henry, Graham Barby, Eddie McPhee and Graham Fliedner lost 7-29.
Dave Johnson, Dave Buggie, Robert Corbett and Col Hayward won 19-15.
Grade 4 did not play last weekend as their match against Coonabarabran has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 9.
THURSDAY JACKPOT BOWLS
26 bowlers played five games of pairs and one triples.
The triples game saw Bob Freeman, Bill Skinner and Les Kent lead all the way in their 27-10 win over Tom Cole, Ian Mill and Col Woods. It was very good to see Tom back on the green.
Graham Barby and Adam Bielderman played John Carr and John Corcoran. Graham and Adam led 10-1 and then extended their lead to 19-6 after 12 ends. The two John’s won six of the last nine ends, but it was not enough to catch the opposition. Graham and Adam won the game 24-15.
After trailing 1-5, Allan Wright and Bernie Mitchell completely dominated the remainder of their game against John Watson and Ron Hornery. Allan and Bernie won 13 of the last 15 ends to run out 31-8 winners.
Ray Jones and Steve Ryan played Jim Jennings and Keith MacRae. Jim and Keith held an 11-5 lead after nine ends. Ray and Steve then combined well to win 10 of the last 12 ends and ran out 26-13 winners.
John Hodge and John Ward played Ted Wright and Gary McPhee. Ted and Gary started well and led 11-2 after seven ends. The two John’s won the next four ends to narrow the lead to 11-8 after 11 ends. The next eight ends were evenly shared and saw Ted and Gary holding a narrow 17-15 lead. They then scored five shots on the penultimate end and went on to win 22-16.
Dave Buggie and Col Hayward played Mike Valentine and Warren Bevan. Mike and Warren won eight of the first nine ends to lead 9-1 and they still held a 14-9 lead after 14 ends. Dave and Col scored thirteen shots in winning the next five ends and they went on to win 22-16.
The major prize winners were Graham Barby and A Bielderman and the minor winners were Bob Freeman, Bill Skinner and Les Kent. The jackpot was not won.
SATURDAY SOCIAL BOWLS
16 bowlers played four games of pairs in a rain marred afternoon. Two games ceased play at the rain interruption while the other two games were completed.
Ray Jones and Mike Valentine held a good 24-6 lead over Bob Freeman and Kevin Hynds, and Gary McPhee and John Corcoran held a narrow 10-7 lead over Joe Crowley and Dave Buggie when these games ceased.
Gordon Dickson and Col Hayward were too strong for Keith Alexander and Arthur Corbett in their 29-12 win.
John Dunn and Dave Johnson had a hard fought 20-13 win over Nimo Mills and Tom Furey.
The major prize winners were Garry and Michael Went and the minor winners were John Dunn and Dave Johnson.
SUNDAY MORNING JACKPOT
10 bowlers played one games of pairs and one triples in a rain shortened morning.
Maureen Bailey and Tom Furey had a good 18-3 win over Chris Dunn and Kevin Hynds.
In the triples game Don Littlewood, Eileen Bradley and George Boatswain had a good 14-2 win Keith Hutchison, Mick Blunt and George Bradley.
Prize winners were Chris Dunn, George Boatswain, Maureen Bailey and Eileen Bradley.
The jackpot of $1000 was won by the lucky rink of Don Littlewood, Eileen Bradley, George Boatswain, Keith Hutchison, Mick Blunt and George Bradley. The jackpot next week will be $500. Come along on Sunday morning for a game of bowls, a sausage sandwich, and a chance of winning the jackpot. Names in by 9:30am for a 10:00am start.
UPCOMING BOWLS EVENTS
Sunday, April 26 – Round 2 Major Singles; Saturday, May 2 – Quarter Finals Minor and Major Singles.
STARTERS
Thursday, April 23 – Les Kent and Keith MacRae; Saturday, April 25 – Ron Murray and Dave Johnson: Thursday, April 30 – Noel Nicholson and Ron Hornery.