Bowls Notes and Club Blog

Here’s the latest from the Bowlie.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The Final of the Club Minor Singles Championship was played on Saturday, October 21 and what a match it turned out to be. Steve Turner and Peter McPhee played a marathon forty ends before the winner was decided. Steve won the first four ends but Peter won the next four to level the scores, 6 all. From there on, neither player was able to take control of the match and the lead changed hands eleven times and after thirty-eight ends the scores were level, for the seventh time, 29 all. In an exciting fortieth end, Peter was holding one shot, to level the scores again, and with the final bowl of the match, drew the second shot he needed to claim the match 31-30. Congratulations to both players on a great game and to Peter, Minor Singles Champion for 2017.
During the week, two Handicap Singles matches were also played with similar results.
Ron Hornery, with a handicap advantage of three shots, played great bowls to narrowly defeat Tom Furey 25-21, and, Gladrin Sun also had a three shot advantage over Greg Howlett, but after Gladrin led 7-3 after three ends, Greg proved too strong winning 26-20.
SOCIAL BOWLS.
Thursday, October 19.
Twenty-four players turned out for six games of Pairs with one drawn game and two very close results.
Gary McPhee and Jim Blake had the better of the early ends to lead Ron Hornery and John Watson, 9-2after six ends. Ron and John gradually got back in to the match and, with one ends to play, lead 17-16. The last end was won by a single shot by Gary and Jim to draw the match 17 all and claim “bragging rights” having won eleven of the twenty-one ends played.
In a high scoring match John Taylor and George Bradley won the ends 11-10 but Keith MacRae and Wally Grant proved too good winning the match 30-29.
In a lower scoring, but equally close, match John Davies and Rob Irving just got home, 18-16 against Col Hayward and Les Kent.
In the other matches:
Ted Wright and Ray Jones defeated John Ward and Mick Craft, 30-21.
Greg Howlett and Gladrin Sun were too good for Arthur Corbett and Col Woods.
Warren Bevan and Bruce Deland had a win against Col Mudie and Graham Barby.
The Winners on the day were Warren Bevan and Bruce Deland and the Runners-up prize went to Greg Howlett and Gladrin Sun.
Saturday, October 21.
Twenty-five turned out to play two games of Pairs and three Triples matches (with John Hodge playing both lead and second in one of the matches).
In a Triples match, John Hodge teamed up with Wally Grant to play Ron Hornery, Ray Jones and Les Kent (good see Les back on the green after a short lay off). The early ends were fairly even but after seventeen ends Ron’s team had opened up a lead of 20-12. Wally and John scored 12 shots to 5 on the final eight ends but came up one short with Ron’s team winning the match 25-24.
In another close one Greg Howlett, Mike Valentine and Greg Huggins defeated Col Hayward, John Watson and Joe Crowley, 16-15.
Other results were; John Ward, Rob Irving and Jim Blake had a win over Rob Tinker, John Carr and John Dunn.
Col Mudie and John Taylor were too good for Mark Dwyer and Martin Tighe.
Gary McPhee and George Bradley had a win against Geoff Freeman and Rodd Kelly (visiting from Sydney).
The Winners prize went to Peter McPhee and Pat Cooney (who was marker for the Minor Single final) and the Runners-up were the Triples team of John Ward, Rob Irving and Jim Blake.
Twilight Bowls.
It was good to see twenty teams playing in the first round of the competition and we would like to welcome all of the new teams, Hodgy’s Heroes, The Misfits, Toyota Turtles, The Cousins, Beer and End. Born Bowlers and Hard Rock Rollers.
As usual there were some very close scores and some not so close.
Congratulations to all our winners, who were:
Hodgy’s Heroes, Casey Surveying, The Cousins, We Wreck “em “N” We Fix “em, Purple People, High Rollers, Three Amigos, Elvii and Central West Glass, also, Rebelle and Bowls Bros. who had a 14 all draw.
It was great first night, topped off with a great supper, including spit-roasted lamb, BBQ rissoles and sausages cooked to perfection by Wilbur Harris and Phil Betts – thanks fellas. Thanks also to Bob Riseborough and Dave Johnson for organising the teams.
Look forward to seeing you all next week.
Badge Draw.
The Badge Draw was not won last Friday and will be worth $1400 this week and will be drawn on Friday night sometime after 8-00, after the meat and voucher raffles. You have to be there to win it so come along and have a great pub style meal and may be go home with a bundle of cash in your pocket.