CRANBOURNE BOWLS
Following the Christmas and New Year break, Cranbourne Bowling Club had a mixed day with three teams winning and three teams being on the losing end of results.
On a very warm day which threatened extreme temperatures of above 36 degrees and the possibility of abandoned games, most clubs made arrangements with their opponents to start games earlier to help combat the heat and look after their players as best they could.
Cranbourne 1 travelled to our neighbours at Narre Warren to play under the roof at the Panther-dome.
For the first time this season our Cranbourne 1 team suffered a loss, going down by three rinks to one.
It was a wake-up call for the players and we’re sure they’ll be back on the winners list this weekend.
The fact of the matter is, we were outplayed on the day by the better team.
However, we must mention that club history was created with mother and daughter Karen and Kristi Hickson playing together in the same team.
Congratulations ladies.
Cranbourne 1 (58) was defeated by Narre Warren 1 (105)
Cranbourne 2 hosted Mentone 2 at home and had a field day, winning their game comfortably with all rinks winning well. The outstanding rink was skipped by Barry Thomas and his team of Ron Gascoigne, Kirsty Tootell and Chris Deal who won their match by 19 shots.
Cranbourne 2 (107) defeated Mentone 2 (59)
Cranbourne 3, currently sixth on the ladder, travelled to Upwey Tecoma to take on the fourth-placed Upwey Tecoma 2 team. In a great display of bowls, all rinks and players put in a marvellous effort to overpower the Tigers, winning all four rinks to give them a great boost for the rest of the season. The team skipped by John Kent and supported by Derek Maguire, Brian Biasci and Barry Graham defeated their opponents by 17 shots.
Cranbourne 3 (103) defeated Upwey-Tecoma 2 (58)
Cranbourne 4 went down to Edithvale, who eventually prevailed, winning two rinks, losing one and drawing one. Hopefully the team will learn a few things from today and get back on their winning ways very soon. While the team skipped by George Ljepojovic and including Tony Whalley, Tom De Pradines and Dennis Tomlin had a drawn game, the outstanding team for Cranbourne was skipped by Peter Colthup and included Loui Magri, Kath Dudink and Fran Verco who won by 13 shots…but it just wasn’t enough.
Cranbourne 4 (75) was defeated by Edithvale (83)
Cranbourne 5 travelled to Burden Park to take on Dandenong Club 6. In another close game, Cranbourne 5 prevailed by winning the game two rinks to one. We need to thank Burden Park Club (Laurie Caulfield) for arranging three players who played for us as we had some unfortunate late withdrawals. Our team of the day led by skip Bruce Harper included Mick Feeley, Sub and Andrew Brock who won by five shots. Following closely was the team of Cheryl Wright, Lesley Deal, Sub and Michael Schwab who won by four shots, and the team skipped by Ron Fenton, with Davina Bobetic, Sub and Helen Blake who went down by a single shot.
Cranbourne 5 (62) defeated Dandenong Club 6 (54)
Cranbourne 6 travelled to Highett and with a number of changes made to the team and two late withdrawals due to illness and hospitalisation, the teams battled it out bravely, but Highett proved too strong on the day, taking all the points. The team skipped by Fritz Helle, including Olive Stanley, Jeannie Tomlin and John Anstiss only went down by a single shot.
Cranbourne 6 (41) was defeated by Highett 1 (58)
-Derek Maguire-
