BBC BROADCAST WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22nd (Terry Norwood at the desk)
Some bits and bobs to get us going:
- The Major Singles Championship final will be played on Saturday October 25th at 12.30. Dugald Braithwaite will take on Noel Fraser and we wish both bowlers good fortune. Bowl well fellows!
- Nominations for the Minor Singles competition will close at 5.00pm on Saturday 25th so there is still time, though not much of it, to be involved. It is open to both men and women who have not won the title before, or have not won the Major singles title, so get involved if you’re eligible.
- Posted on the notice board is the schedule for bowlers to list their names if they wish to be considered for pennants in the 2026 season commencing in late February and running for ten weeks. We hope to nominate two teams, both grade six and grade seven, so we will be looking for approximately thirty bowlers, men and women.
- For Wednesday bowlers, there will be an additional raffle prize at no extra cost starting next Wednesday October 29th. It will be a draw from the names of the bowlers on that day with the prize being free bowling to be claimed in the following couple of weeks. A condition of being eligible will be that the person whose name is drawn out must be at the Club to claim the prize.
Wednesday Social Bowls
Thirty bowlers turned out for a roll on what was a great afternoon for being on the green. The Match Committee organised five games of triples set down for the Waratah Green.
On the outside rink, Alex Christlo, Paul Rubie and Joe ‘rusty nail’ O’Donnell tussled for honours against Wal Markow, Paul McInerney and Mick ‘potters’ Flynn and Joe’s team got the jump early to lead 6 – 3 after six ends. However, when Mick’s team notched up a four shotter on the ninth, they grabbed the lead and then a pair of threes saw them surge to a handy 17 – 9 lead. Not done, Joe’s team the won five of the next six ends to be within four shots with two ends to play. However, a three on the next end to Mick’s boys steadied the ship and they made it to shore at 22 – 14.
On rink 11, Grahame Denman, Ian Duncan and ‘junior’ Cummins battled against Barry Werfel, Charles ‘morse’ Coode and the wily Bob Edwards, and both sides scored early so that things were 4 all after six ends. Bob’s team then edged to the lead so that by the halfway point were three shots in front. With ‘junior’ cracking the whip, team Cummins then reduced that to two shots by the fourteenth and threatened to challenge. However, their run fizzled and Bob’s trio coasted home to a twelve shot victory at 21 – 9.
On rink 10, Mark Barrow, Owen ‘wily’ Williams and Viv ‘second’ Gear took on Barb Wainberg, Graham Hartnup and Dave ‘pot black’ Charlesworth and team Gear stormed from the blocks to lead 8 – 0 after four ends. However, Dave’s team quickly replied and three ends later it was all square at 9 all. The game was then fairly tight with only two shots separating the teams after fifteen ends. It was then that Dave’s team shook off the challenge to win most of the final ends and take home the bacon at 25 – 17.
On rink 9, Ted ‘Mr Ed’ McPhee, Terry Norwood and the enthusiastic Chris Forrester faced off against Arnie ‘dickie knee’ Lenczuk, Don Chapman and Steve Day, and Chris’ trio had the better of the opening ends to lead 7 – 3 after four. The sides then exchanged ends until a five shotter on the tenth gave Chris’ team a six shot advantage. Not done, Steve’s boys got to within three, only to see team Forrester push it out to seven with two ends to play. Not rolling over, Steve’s trio dominated the last two ends but the five shots they claimed left them two short. This was a great game where the leads, seconds and skips all battled hard against each other, and the ‘goodies’ came out on top!
In the final match, Joel ‘AC/DC’ Hunt, Graham Hunt and Gordon ‘cobblers’ Lewis tried to stare down Denis Lees, Richard Denman and coach extraordinaire Robin Staples and Robin’s team won the opening to lead 6 – 1 after five ends. In fact, they won seven of the first nine ends and had the opposition on the ropes at 11 – 5. However, it’s unwise to write off a Gordon Lewis led team! Four ends later Gordon’s team had levelled and by the eighteenth they led by four at 17 – 13. And then it was Robin’s turn to pull the rabbit out of the hat . . . his trio notched up a single, and then a four on the twentieth gave them a one shot lead. With the match hanging, Robin’s team took the last with a single and victory at 19 – 17. Joel had yet another cracking game, as did the maestro Robin!