BOWLS NEWS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY OCTOBER 29th Terry Norwood reporting here a little later than usual. Unfortunately, some days in Sydney and other commitments here in Bowral disrupted the normal routine and have delayed this reporting. There are a couple of bowling days to catch up on as well as a few other matters to […]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22nd The day dawned with fairly ordinary weather on this fourth Saturday of October and not much prospect of improvement. With a heavy cloud cover and forecast of possible showers and storms only eight bowlers had listed themselves for social bowls. The main event, however, was to be the quarter final clash of […]
BOWLS NEWS REPORT by Terry Norwood
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19th SOCIAL BOWLS So here we are, the third Wednesday in October, and finally Spring has arrived! A warm sunny day greeted the bowlers, much to their pleasure. It was slip, slop and slap for for the first time in many months as bare arms and, for a few, bare knees were on […]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15th MENS MAJOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP – SEMI-FINALS & FINAL In terms of the weather a perfect day greeted the bowlers and markers on this third Saturday in October. In contrast to the weather that had blighted bowling throughout most of the year, the sun shone brightly, and the breeze was a gentle zephyr […]
SOCIAL BOWLS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12th Despite some fairly unfavourable forecasts, the weather gods waved a kind hand over Bowral yesterday and saw that the day remained free from rain. This was a blessing given that the previous week’s bowling had been cancelled due to drenched greens. Because little rain had fallen for several days, the […]
MENS MAJOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINALS Given the dramatic weather forecast for later in the day, many bowlers were not at all hopeful that any bowls would be possible. However, to his great credit, organiser Glenn Giese got going early and called on players and markers to be at the club as early as possible. […]