Bowls Notes and Club Blog

Here is the latest news from the Bowlie.
MAJOR TRIPLES FINAL
Matthew Parker, Warwick Parker and Michael Went are the Major Triples Champions for 2014 after scoring a hard fought win over Geoff Freeman, Graham Barby and Flip Fliedner. A lot of very good bowls were played during the match. The lead change five times in the first 19 ends and saw team Went hold a narrow 18-17 lead. They then took control of the match by scoring 10 shots on the next four ends to run out 28-20 winners. The match was going to be decided by whichever team combined best on the day and unfortunately for team Fliedner it was Matthew, Warwick and Michael who played the better team bowls. Congratulations on a well deserved win.
THURSDAY SOCIAL BOWLS
26 bowlers contested five games of pairs and one game of triples.
In the triples game Bob Freeman, Gordon Dickson and Keith MacRae played Brian Harrison, Terry Hetherington and Col Mudie. Bob, Gordon and Keith started best and led 14-7 after 13 ends. Brian, Terry and Col stormed home, winning six of the last eight ends to record a 22-17 win.
John Watson and Warren Bevan played Steve Ryan and Graham Dixon. A very close and low scoring game saw the score 9 all after 15 ends. Steve and Graham then scored 10 shots on the next four ends and went to a 19-13 victory.
Mick Blunt and Wally Austin played Ron Hornery and John Hodge. This game was very close with Mick and Wally holding a narrow lead all through the game and led 22-21 after 18 ends. They then won the last three ends to win 29-21.
Man of the match, Greig Ball and John Corcoran were too strong for Geoff Freeman and Graham Barby winning 21-14.
Leading 19-9 after 16 ends, Cliff Westcott and John Carr held on to defeat the fast finishing Joe Crowley and John Ward 19-17.
Rob Irving and Kevin Hynds played Ray Jones and Eddie McPhee. Rob and Kevin held a good 18-8 lead after 17 ends. Ray and Eddie won three of the last four ends but were unable to bridge the gap. Rob and Kevin holding on to win 19-17.
The major winners were Cliff Westcott and John Carr and the minor winners were Rob Irving and Kevin Hynds.
SUPER SATURDAY SOCIAL BOWLS
28 bowlers turned out for the Max Tomkins and John Corcoran sponsored Super Saturday. They played seven games of pairs where each player played 11 ends as lead and 11 ends as skip.
After trailing early in the game Rob Irving and John O’Malley finished strongly to record a 22-16 win over Max Tomkins and Dave Johnson.
Gordon Dickson and Col Mudie only lost seven ends in their 27-10 win over Wes Westcott and Greig Ball.
With the score 14 all after 17 ends, Liz Byrne and Noel Nicholson won the last five ends to defeat Robyn Morgan and Pat Cooney 20-14.
In a very close game Guy Ellery and Keith MacRae scored one shot on the last end to defeat Col Woods and Ron Hornery 20-19.
Rhona Went and John Hodge scored a good 28-20 win over Ray Jones and Wally Austin.
Ron Murray and Eddie McPhee played Ron Fisher and Chris Dunn. Ron and Chris, aided by a seven shot end, managed to level the score 12 all after 11 ends. Ron and Chris dominated the second half by only losing two of the last 11 ends to record a 24-14 win.
Bob Freeman and Gary McPhee played Ted Wright and Warren Bevan. A very even start to the game saw the score 11 all after 12 ends. Ted and Warren then scored a maximum eight shot end and dominated the concluding ends to run out 31-17 winners.
The major winners were Rob Irving and John O’Malley and the minor winners were Ted Wright and Warren Bevan.
A special prize was won by Col Woods and Ron Hornery for being the losing team with the lowest margin. Col and Ron were beaten on the last end to lose by one shot.
Long weekend bowls will be played as normal on Saturday and Monday will be mixed mufti social bowls. On both days names are to be in by 12:30pm for a 1:00pm start.
SUNDAY MORNING JACKPOT
14 bowlers played two games of pairs and one triples.
Bob Freeman, Ian Brown and Mick Blunt lost 16-9 to Keith Hutchison, Stuart Kelly and Brian Harrison.
Mal Porter and Chris Dunn led all the way in their 18-13 win over Guy Ellery and Steve Ryan.
Tom Furey and Rob Irving were too strong for Kim Evans and Greg Townsend in winning 15-9.
Prize winners were Tom Furey, Bob Freeman, Kim Evans, Greg Townsend and Mal Porter.
The jackpot was not won and increases to $600 next week. Come along on Sunday morning for a game of bowls, a sausage sandwich, and a chance to win the jackpot. Names in by 9:30am for a 10:00am start.
MENS CLASSIC TRIPLES CARNIVAL
The annual Classic Triples Carnival will be played on the weekend of October 11-12. Bowlers are reminded to get their teams organised quickly as nominations close on October 5.
UPCOMING BOWLS EVENTS
Monday, October 6 – Mixed Mufti Social Bowls; Thursday, October 9 –Twilight Bowls commence; October 11-12 – Men’s Classic Triples; Wednesday, October 15 – Round 1 Mixed Pairs; Wednesday, October 22 – Round 2 Mixed Pairs.
STARTERS
Thursday, October 2 – John Hodge and Keith MacRae; Saturday, October 4 – Ron Hornery and John Hodge; Thursday, October 9 – Terry Hetherington and Geoff Freeman.
RULE OF THE WEEK
Boundary peg out of position. If a player or an umpire discovers that the boundary peg in the wrong position, they should not move it until the end has been completed on any rinks affected. The peg should then be correctly positioned by the umpire or by agreement between the skips or opponents in Singles on the rinks affected.

Happy bowling.