CRANBOURNE BOWLS
ON SATURDAY in trying conditions, the Cranbourne Division-1 side travelled to Glen Waverley but could not match it with the opposition on a tricky synthetic green and crumbled yet again this time to lose by 19 shots.
“Another inconsistent performance has cost us an opportunity to move up the ladder in Division 1,” said head coach Steve Arthur after the game.
“Added to that the four other division sides also registered losses for the day, which means some soul searching is needed during the week.
“Next week we are at home to Kingsbury and we are all looking for improved performances from all our Cranbourne teams,” he said.
Division 1
Once again Ray Travica and his team were the big winners of the day, 10-shots up. Ray was once again pleased with his team of Blyth, Gascoigne and Lyfield, claiming that they bowled very consistently and adjusted well to the changing weather conditions all day.
Skip Steve Arthur and his team had a narrow two-shot loss while Peter Colthup and his team went down by six-shots and Skip Lyn Quigg and team had a day they would prefer to forget.
Division 2
Cranbourne Played Clayton at home to record a 28-shot loss with only one winning team skipped by Gary Farrington that managed a win by six shots.
“I was very pleased with my team, especially with the efforts of Lynne Wood and Lyn Whalley who played some great bowls putting pressure on the opposition from the start of each end that made my job a lot easier against strong opposition,” Farrington said.
Division 3
Cranbourne played Mt Waverley also at home but were soundly defeated on all rinks by 39 shots.
Division 4
Cranbourne’s Division 4 side played away against Dandenong RSL to lose narrowly by six-and-a-half shots. A win by five shots from Cheryl Wright and her team of Kevin Smith, Joyce Pearce and Brenda De lisle along with a half-point win to Keith Bowler and his team of Len Warner and John Gardner was some consolation.
Division 7
Division 7 travelled to Oakleigh to lose by 27 shots despite a great performance by Skip Scott De Piazza and his team of Ian Badger and Tony Scanton who won by 11 shots.
RESULTS
Division 1: Glen Waverley 85 d Cranbourne Div 66 (R. Travica 25/15, L. Quigg 8/29, P. Colthup 13/19, S. Arthur 20/22).
Division 2: Clayton 82 d Cranbourne 54 (N. Fell 15/21, M. Boltong 14/22, G. Farrington 16/10, J. Mulder 9/29).
Division 3: Mt Waverley 85 d Cranbourne 46 (S. Raiti 10/21, S. Burnett 7/27, T. Whalley 14/19, M. Scotter 15/18).
Division 4: Dandenong RSL 78 d Cranbourne 71.5 (C. Wright 25/20, D. O’Reilly 18/19, L. Coate 12/23, K. Bowler 16.5/16).
Division 7: Oakleigh 84 d Cranbourne 57 (R. Tormey 12/25, S. De Piazza 24/13, B. Romeijn 15/25, R. Sorensen 6/21).
MIDWEEK LADIES’ PENNANT
THE Cranbourne ladies had a comprehensive win over Blackburn on a very wet green. C. Wright 28-15, F. Farrall 23-18, S. Venville 23-12 – final score 74-45.
In Division 1 Open Cranbourne lost to Dandenong Club 1. Wet greens, rain and wind were no excuse for this great loss. Matt Boltong team of S. Myers, P. Boltong, and F. Coulter were the only Cranbourne winners on the day. K. Fulton 9-34, M. Boltong 23-18, G. Dudink 12-24 – final score 39-75.
However in Division 2 Open it was a different story with Cranbourne 3 defeating Dandenong Club 2. A very strong and well deserved win by team of Keith Bowler, L. Coate, M. Bowler, and M. Miriams. P. De Lisle 15-23, I. Smith 21-14, K. Bowler 26-7 – final score 62-44.
Division 5 Open were playing away to Croydon, and Cranbourne had their first defeat for the season. H. Van Soest 10-28, S. De Piazza 18-26 – final score 28-54.
