The first round of the Eric Plain Trophy (Southern Highland Cup) was held on Saturday 17th November.  This match was between Bowral and Bundanoon Bowling Clubs and held this year at Bowral.  Two further rounds will be played before the final and will include Robertson Bowling Club.  The format for the round robin section is fours, triples and pairs.

Bowral’s Fours team was Neil fraser, Carl Spilker, Stephen Della and skip Dugald Braithwaite.  This team won both sets with scores of 17-5 and 12-6.  The Triples team for Bowral was Oscar Whelan, Paul Leverett and skip Josh Woodcock who had an 8-8 draw in the first set and a 10-7 win in the second set.  The Pairs team was Nathan Boyers and skip David Coltman.  After winning the first set 11-4 they lost the second by12-8.

The result was a 2-1 point win to Bowral over Bundanoon with the set score being Bowral 4.5 and Bundanoon 1.5.  Bundanoon play Robertson next week.

The delayed quarter final of the Senior Singles was also played on Saturday.  This resulted in a win to Russell Knight over Clive Neutze by 31 shots to 11 shots

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