CRANBOURNE BOWLS
It was a case of all 18 points going to Cranbourne’s number-one side against Narre Warren in what seemed like winter wet conditions at home.
This has now put Cranbourne clearly on top of the ladder.
Not to be outdone the second side had a great win playing away against Mentone, while a win to the fourth and sixth sides finished off a pretty good day for the club.
WEEKEND PENNANT – ROUND 3
Side 1 Division 2 Sec 8
Cranbourne was in for a tough day against a strong Narre Warren side and when the rain came down, which temporarily stopped play the scoreboard had both teams tied.
However, when the game resumed Cranbourne moved ahead late in the game and ended up victors by a comfortable 20 shots in the end.
After the game, Coach Lyn Quigg commented on the result.
“We still have a long way to go with consistency and although it was a great victory today we need to get this right.”
The big winner of the day was the team of Garry Hunt, Peter Elgar, Doug Boggie and skip Lynn Quigg who won by 10 shots.
Skip Shane Jakins made some great conversions during the day in an excellent performance of first grade bowls once again.
Cranbourne 95 (18 points) defeated Narre Warren 75 (0 points)
Side 2 Division 3 Sec 8
A 36-shot win was the result of some great bowls played and none better than the team of Skip Nick Arnold and his team of Bob Pyne, Roger Roscoe and Brian Gay who won by 21 shots. Nick went on to say, “Yeah, I was really impressed with my side today, they all played very well and especially Roger Roscoe who was outstanding.”
Skip Steve Hickson carried on the great form from last week and played an outstanding game.
Cranbourne 97 (16 points) defeated Mentone 61 (2 points)
Side 3 Division 4 Sec 8
Oh so close, but in the end Cranbourne lost to Upwey-Tecoma by a mere four shots.
Skip John Kent and his team of Roger Townley, Yvonne Van Der Wees and club legend and life member, Hans Worstelling won by 11 shots and could almost taste overall victory, but that was not to be.
Cranbourne 68 (4 points) lost to Upwey-Tecoma 72 (14 points)
Side 4 Division 7 Sec 8
Sweet victory again with two great wins by 11 shots each to the skips and teams of Harry Van Soest and Allen Skurrie.
A very nice victory by 24 shots playing away at Edithvale.
Cranbourne 94 (16 points) defeated Edithvale 70 (2 points)
Side 5 Division 8 Sec 7 (12 a side)
How does he keep doing it? Club Legend and life member Stan Burnett and his team of Jeanne Tomlin, Steve Bakker, and Bruce Harper won by seven shots which makes it three wins out of three for Stan. Well done Sir.
Cranbourne 53 (2 points) lost to Dandenong Club 67 (14 points)
Side 6 Division 8 Sec 6 (12 a side)
This game was a close one, but Cranbourne managed to get up by three shots against Highett.
It will be quiet in Highett tonight we heard one player say.
Skip David McMaster and his team of Jackie Warner, Mick Feeley and Sarah Richardson won by nine shots and they were definitely not quiet about the win.
Cranbourne 55(12 points) defeated Highett 52 (4 points)
MID-WEEK PENNANT
Side 1 Division 2 Sec 6
A fantastic win away against Moorabbin was an excellent result but it was on a tough day for the remaining Cranbourne Bowling teams today, despite giving every effort, a number of our teams were just outplayed and outclassed by our opponents.
Cranbourne 1 (55) defeated Moorabbin 1 (53) – 12 points
The team of Gwen Scott, Allen Skurrie, Lois Brock and Marijan Bobetic we’re our star team, winning their game by 13 shots to help Cranbourne 1 win overall by two shots which was a fantastic result against quality opposition.
Cranbourne 2 (27) lost to Pakenham 1 (94) – 0 points.
The scores do not tell the full story here, because our three teams did battle against a very talented and highly rated Pakenham 1 side. Two teams had heavy losses, but the team of Lyn Whalley, Scott De Piazza, John Stanley and Tony Whalley had a great battle with their opponents before going down by a creditable eight shots.
Cranbourne 3 (38) lost to Hampton Park 1 (68) – 0 points.
On the slick Hampton Park synthetic, the team of Tom De Pradines, David McMaster, Steve Bakker and Chris Deal were our best performed team for Cranbourne and only went down by six shots.
Cranbourne 4 (60) lost to Narre Warren 4 (63) – 2 points.
This side has a number of new bowlers and they are in the process of learning the game and everything that goes with it. However, the team of Leonie Sadikay, Helen Blake, Ron Fenton and Yvonne Van Der Wees had a day out winning their rink by 14 shots and helping the side’s efforts in only going down by three shots.
The Midweek Selection Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful emergencies who have helped out when we are short of players or if we have players who become unavailable suddenly and have answered our calls for help.
We are greatly appreciative.
-Garry Hunt and Derek Maguire-
