SOCIAL BOWLS WEDNESDAY 3rd August Thirty hardy souls signed up for social bowls on a sunny, breezy day. The wind was quite stiff coming in general out of the west. Most bowlers found it tricky however, because one minute it was gusting from the south-west and the next from the north-west. At least it was […]
WEDNESDAY BOWLING The big game on Wednesday 27th July was the final of the minor pairs bringing Wal Markow and Arnold Lenczuk up against Ted McPhee and Chris Forrester. The game was played on the synthetic green (Waratah) with a somewhat tricky wind coming out of the south-west corner. Coming off a big win in […]
Bowling on Wednesday 20th July Despite the very cold, misty, drizzly weather, a small band of hardy bowlers took to the Waratah green. The two big games were the semi finals of the Minor Pairs, while there were sufficient bowlers to make up three social games. In the first of the semi finals Ted McPhee […]
Minor Pairs On Wednesday 13th July the first match in the minor pairs was played. Newcomer Graham Hartnup paired with Robin Staples to take on Terry Norwood and Bob Edwards. Despite the ordinary weather, the players warmed to the game. Norwood and Edwards skipped away to lead 9-2 after six ends. Although Hartnup and Staples […]
Just a quick Bowls News item to let those who follow this page know that I am retiring from writing the Bowls News. Terry Norwood, a member of the Men’s Bowling Club Committee, and a regular bowler has agreed to write the Bowls News in future. I am sure you will find his items infinitely […]
Saturday the 9th of July saw the staging of the in-house pennant trials. The weather ensured that the only playable green was the synthetic Waratah green. Three trials were set up with grade 1 teams opposing the grade 4. In the first game Carl Spilker, Alistair McGhee, Steve Della and Dugald got off to a […]