Bowls Notes and Club Blog

Here’s the latest from the Bowlie.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS.
On Thursday, June 8 John Watson and Wally Grant played a Minor Singles match. Wally got off to a great start and after two ends led 4-0. John gradually got back into the match but it wasn’t until the eighteenth end that he took the lead 15-13. After twenty-four ends John had increased his lead to seven shots, 24-17. Eleven of the next 12 ends were won by one shot and it wasn’t until the thirty-seventh end that John scored the two shots he needed to win the match, 31-24.
Also on Thursday, Gary and Peter McPhee won the first two ends of their Semi-Final Minor Pairs match against Steve Mills and George to lead 5-0. Steve and George had to chase Gary and Peter and it wasn’t until the seventeenth end that they took the lead 14-13. By the twentieth end Gary and Peter had regained the lead 17-16 and on the last end they were holding the shot to win the match but Steve, with his last bowl, moved the jack out of bounds and the end had to be replayed. On a hard fought replayed end Steve and George scored two shots to win the match and advance to the final.
On Saturday, June 10, in a Minor Singles match, Rob Irving had the better of the early ends and lead Steve Turner, 6-1 after five ends. Steve won four of the next five ends and going into the eleventh end lead 9-7. From there on, Steve took control of the match and ran out the winner after thirty-four ends, 31-21.
Social Bowls.
Thursday, June 8.
A small field of sixteen players turned out to play four games of Pairs.
In a close match, Col Hayward and Gordon Dickson scored a narrow 21-17 win against John Ward and John Hodge.
Tom Furey and Col Woods were just too good for Pat Cooney and John Dunn, winning 20-15.
Keith MacRae and Bill Skinner also had a five shot win against Ron Hornery and Bob Freeman, 18-13.
Greg Howlett and Ray Jones teamed up against Geoff Freeman and Rob Irving and, to quote Geoff, “we let them win” 25-11.
The Prize winners were Steve Mills and George Bradley and the Runners-up prize went to Greg Howlett and Ray Jones.
Saturday, June 10.
With a lot of bowlers away for the long weekend or attending the Parkes races, two games of Pairs and one of Triples were played.
The Triples match produced the closest result, with Ron Hornery, Gordon Dickson and Les Kent winning 21-17 against Ted Wright, Steve Mills and John Dunn.
In another close game, Col Mudie and Greg Huggins proved too good for Pat Cooney and George Bradley, winning 23-18.
In the other Pairs match, Arthur Corbett and Greg Howlett had a good win against Bernie Mitchell and Liz Byrne.
Prize winners on the day were the triples team of Ron Hornery, Gordon Dickson and Les Kent and the Runners-up prize went to Col Mudie and Greg Howlett.
Badge Draw.
The badge draw was not won last week and will be worth $2500 on Friday night.