CRANBOURNE BOWLS
SATURDAY PENNANT
Cranbourne 1 Division 1 headed down the highway to take on ladder leaders Mentone Edge 1 on their home track.
These guys aren’t the top of the ladder for no reason and will be serious contenders come finals time.
That’s not to say our lads didn’t try their hearts out and gave everything they had, but, winning three rinks to one, Mentone Edge took the overall and the majority of the points.
Best rink was skipped by Shane Jakins, who with Nick Arnold (3), Wayne Stevens (2) and Kristi Hickson (Lead) won by nine shots 21-12.
Another great effort took place from the team skipped by Jay Tootell, who along with Matt ‘SOS’ Stevens (3), Rod Arms (2) and Dale Henry (Lead) only went down by four shots.
The teams skipped by Scott Guymer and Ryan Drummond lost their rinks by 11 and 14 shots respectively.
• Cranbourne 1 Div 1 Section 4 (62) def by Mentone Edge 1 (82) – 20 shots and 2 points.
Cranbourne 2 Div 2 Section 8 took on Mordialloc 1 on the front grass green.
Both teams played the game hard but fair and, in the end, both teams had won two rinks each, but the overall points went to Mordialloc.
Best rink was skipped by Ian Barrenger, with Stephen Arms (3), Chris Rea (2) and Bob Pyne (Lead) winning by eight shots 22-14.
Our second rink win was skipped by Tony Collins, with Peter Elgar (3), Chris Stevenson (2) and Barry Thomas (Lead) winning by five shots 22-17.
• Cranbourne 2 Div 2 Section 8 – (79) def by Mordialloc 1 (81) – 2 shots ad 4 points.
Cranbourne 3 Div 3 Section 8 travelled to Pakenham to take on their number two team.
The day for Cranbourne teams was not good and unfortunately the same tale ensued for Cranbourne 3.
The best rinks we’re skipped by Peter Colthup, who with John Kent (3), Ron Fenton (2) and Loui Magri (Lead) only went down by one shot. The team of Skip Phil Nielsen, Scott DePiazza (3), Dermot McConville (2) and Roger Townley (Lead) was also competitive only going down by four shots 17-21.
• Cranbourne 3 Div 3 (65) def by Pakenham 2 (86) – 21 shots and 0 points.
Cranbourne 4 Div 6 looked to put on a strong display playing at home against ladder leaders Mulgrave Country Club 5 on the synthetic.
Unfortunately, again this wasn’t Cranbourne’s day for a win and despite both teams winning two rinks each, Mulgrave CC 5 did it better.
Best Cranbourne rinks were skipped by Harry Van Soest, with David McMaster (3), Davina Bobetic (2) and Lead Liz Hughes, and also the team skipped by Hans Worsteling, who shared the rink with Bob Bellamy (3), Jeanne Tomlin (2) and Lead Bruce Harper.
• Cranbourne 4 Div 6 (60) def by Mulgrave Country Club 5 (77) – 17 shots and 4 points.
Cranbourne 5 (6-A-Side) travelled to Berwick to take on the number seven side.
Already going into this match with players short, the game was barely started when we lost two more players through illness and ended up having to forfeit the match to Berwick 7. Berwick 7 were awarded 12 shots and 16 points.
MIDWEEK PENNANT
Round eight started sunny but with enough breeze to make consistent bowling a little up and down.
Cranbourne 1 Div 2 – wandered up through the Dandenong’s on their way to playing at Upwey-Tecoma.
The game was very competitive and the three rinks went hammer and tongs with no quarter given or asked for.
At the end of the 21 ends, Cranbourne 1 had won by two rinks to one to take the overall.
Best rink of the day was skipped by Lyn Quigg, with Lois Brock (3), Bill Bradbury (2) and Kristi Hickson playing Lead. Great effort team Ladder Position: Third.
• Cranbourne 1 Div 2 (58) def Upwey-Tecoma 1 (49) + 9 shots and 14 points.
Cranbourne 2 Div 3, playing at home, took on top of the ladder Keysborough 2 on the front grass green. Best rink was shared by all three who did their very best to win, but alas this wasn’t the reality with the three rinks each going down by three shots. Ladder Position: Sixth.
• Cranbourne 2 (57) def by Keysborough 2 (66) – 9 shots and 0 points.
Cranbourne 3 Div 4, also playing at home, hosted our friends Sandringham 2 and again two out of our three teams struggled a little. Best rink was skipped by Harry Van Soest, who with Dermot McConville (3), Olive Stanley (2), and Frank Male (Lead) had a very honourable draw with their opponents. The other two rinks lost. Ladder Position: Eighth.
• Cranbourne 3 Div 4 (56) def by Sandringham 2 (74) – 18 shots and 1 point.
Cranbourne 4 (6-A-Side) travelled to Berwick for the match against Berwick 5.
At the end of 42 ends, both the Cranbourne rinks had wins over their opponents and we thank our emergencies who played and helped our teams win.
Best rinks were those skipped by John Stanley, with John Anstiss (2) and Rod Challis (Lead) and the team skipped by Stephen Muhi, with Bruce Canavan (2) and Helen Blake (Lead).
Both teams scored 21-17 wins each and secured maximum points. Ladder Position: Fifth.
• Cranbourne 4 (42) def Berwick 5 (34) + 8 shots and 14 points.
-Derek Maguire-
