CRANBOURNE BOWLS
Midweek Pennant took centre stage at Cranbourne Bowling Club over the last seven days with wet weather on Saturday denying the weekend warriors their chance to shine.
Wednesday’s weather was also wet and cold in the morning, but picked up sufficiently for the Pennant round of matches to take place.
Playing on the back grass green, Cranbourne 1 Div 1 took on Dandenong Club 1 and for a while the game was going along nicely until the Dandenong Club started to pull away slowly from Cranbourne and eventually went on to win by 15 shots.
However, we had two rinks give their very best to only go down by six shots and nine shots respectively.
Best rink was skipped by Phil Nielsen, with Chris Stevenson (3), Peter Elgar (2) with Lead Brian Turton winning their rink by nine shots (23-14).
Second best rink was skipped by Nick Arnold, with Stephen Bentley (3), Lois Brock (2) and Lead Dennis Tomlin by his side.
The team fought hard all day, but couldn’t just close the gap, going down 14-20 in the final wash up. The final rink, skipped by Steve Hickson, Bill Sherriff (3), Karen Hickson (2) and Lead Vic Butera had a tough day, going down by 18 shots; 12-30.
A big thank you goes to one of our favourite members in Peter Elgar who jumped in last year and this year to help our top team get off to a good start.
However, being a retired gentleman with a wife and family, Peter is going back to his true midweek love, fishing on his boat.
This follows some serious refurbishment and just getting the boat back.
On behalf of everyone at midweek, thank you very much Pete for helping us out.
• Cranbourne 1 Div 1 def by Dandenong Club 1 (49-64) -15 shots and 2 points.
Cranbourne 2 Div 3 took on Ferntree Gully 1 on their slick synthetic green.
Up until the break all Cranbourne rinks were well in the game, but after the lunch break the synthetic had dried considerably and the wind became a big factor.
It was swirling and blowing gusts and the Ferntree Gully players, knowing their rink well, took advantage to slowly pull away to record a three rink win by 23 shots, and 16 points.
The best rink was skipped by Derek Maguire, with Chris Sharpe (3), Bruce Harper (2) and Lead Liz Hughes.
After leading early, the rink gave away three rinks of five in the second half of the game to be beaten by six shots (21-27).
Next best rink was skipped by Harry Van Soest, who with Dermot McConville (3), John Kent (2) and Lead Tom De Pradines went down by eight shots (15-23).
Last, but by no means least, was the rink Skipped by Cheryl Wright, who with Allen Skurrie (3), John Anstiss (2) and Lead Frank Verco went down by nine shots and with zero points; 15-24.
This team has started to jell more and improve.
The three rinks went down by single figures, but now have to eliminate the multiples that they’re giving away.
• Cranbourne 2 Div 3 def by Ferntree Gully 1 (51-74) -23 shots and 0 points.
Cranbourne 3 Div 5 playing on the front synthetic green took on Mordialloc 2.
Best rink was skipped by David McMaster, who played a great game alongside Rod Challis (3), Olive Stanley (2) and Lead Barry Graham, going down by one shot (20-21).
Next best team was skipped by Steve Bakker, who with Rob Paganoni (3), Claudio Miotto (2) and Lead Jeanne Tomlin went down by five shots, (18-23).
The rink skipped by Fritz Helle, with Denise Meulman (3), Peter Margiannis (2) and Lead Helen Blake were steamrolled by their Mordialloc opponents losing by 24 shots and claiming zero points.
• Cranbourne 3 Div 5 (9) def by Mordialloc 2 (33) -24 shots and 0 points.
-Derek Maguire-
