CRANBOURNE BOWLS
On Saturday most games started early by arrangement to try and beat the midday sun.
Cranbourne top side seemed to enjoy the heat and was in sizzling form on a hot day for bowls defeating finals contender Fern Tree Gully by 29 shots and picking up the maximum 18 points on offer.
This was a reversal of form compared to the previous two weeks.
Club Captain Jay Tootell was overjoyed with the effort from his charges and particularly his own rink that won by 20 shots.
“The front-end players, Greg Jones and Wayne Stevens, were brilliant today, backed up by Matt (SOS) who was in great form,” Tootell said.
“That made my job relatively easy.
“However, it was also great to see the other three rinks fight out a win against formidable opponents which puts us right on target to finish off a great year.
“As for the other sides, only the fourth side enjoyed victory today which was a little disappointing especially for side two who are trying to make the finals with only a few games to be played before the end of the season.”
Weekend Pennant – Round 12
• Side 1 Division 2 Sec 8
Cranbourne started well and finished well and enjoyed a great win by 29 shots against finals contenders Fern Tree Gully. All 16 players seemed to have a great day with Greg Jones, Wayne Stevens and Peter “The Anchor-man” Elgar playing at their best.
It was great to see club member Danny Muir, who has had a long battle with ill health, watching and encouraging the team from the sidelines which was an added inspiration for Cranbourne.
The win today means that Cranbourne will finish the season on top of the ladder even though it has still two games to be played.
Cranbourne 90 (18 points) defeated Fern Tree Gully 61 (0 points)
• Side 2 Division 3 Sec 8
Skips Steve Hickson and Neil “Buddy” Drummond managed a draw each but a 21-shot deficit overall was a little disappointing playing away at Dandenong Club.
Cranbourne 63 (2 points) lost to Dandenong Club 84 (16 points)
• Side 3 Division 4 Sec 8
Playing at home and winning on two rinks was a good result against top of the ladder side Berwick, particularly playing against former high-division players.
Unfortunately, Cranbourne had to win this one to have any chance of playing in finals.
Best rink was Phil Nielsen, Marijan Bobetic, Club legend Hans Worstelling and Roger Townley who won by 13 shots which was a great effort.
Cranbourne 64 (4 points) lost to Berwick 90 (14 points)
• Side 4 Division 7 Sec 8
A great win against Pakenham by 13 shots which was set up by best rink Tom De Pradines, Dennis Tomlin, Dermot McConville and skip George Ljepojevic who won by 21 shots with all players having a great game.
Cranbourne 87 (16 points) defeated Pakenham 74 (2 points)
• Side 5 Division 8 Sec 7 (12 a side)
Cranbourne played the game with one player short and the seven-shot deficit was a very good effort from the Cranbourne side.
Skip Bob Bellamy and his team of Jackie Warner, Jeanne Tomlin and Sandra Mueller won by six shots and all rinks tried hard all day.
Cranbourne 52 (4 points) lost to Berwick 59 (12 points)
• Side 6 Division 8 Sec 6 (12 a side)
This side also played one player short and only lost by four shots on the day which was a very good effort.
A great effort by skip Ron Fenton, Steve Bakker, C Sharpe and Monica Peers who won by five shots.
Cranbourne 60 (4 points) lost to Murrumbeena Park 64 (12 points)
Midweek Pennant
A tough and frustrating day for the Cranbourne Pennant teams.
Cranbourne 1 travelled to Beaumaris and took on third-placed Beaumaris 1. A great effort was made by two of our teams, winning their rinks, but our third team ran into a juggernaut and, try as they might, they were outplayed comfortably to record a big enough win and take the overall result.
• Cranbourne 1 (49) were defeated by Beaumaris 1 (67) – 18 shots and 4 points.
Cranbourne 2, playing at home, took on the third placed Parkdale 1 and even though they gave it their all our teams fell 13 shots short. Special mention must be given to Skip Cheryl Wright’s team who drew with their opponents. The team skipped by Chris Deal had a see-sawing battle all day, eventually losing by one shot. The team skipped by John Kent and his team played some great bowls, but couldn’t take a trick and before they knew it were 14-0 down before finally scoring. For the rest of the game, the team outscored Parkdale but went down by twelve shots.
• Cranbourne 2 (53) were defeated by Parkdale 1 (66) – 13 shots and 1 point.
Cranbourne 3 travelled to Monbulk and took on the slick synthetic, which many of our players today have not played and no doubt it was an eye opener for some. Can we say our family team of the Hickson’s, along with their adopted uncle Bill Bradbury, finished their game all square to gain a point. The team skipped by Peter Colthup went down by 15 shots and the team skipped by John Gardner really struggled and went down by 34 shots.
• Cranbourne 3 (45) were defeated by Monbulk 2 (94) – 49 shots and 1 point.
Cranbourne 4, playing at home, took on second placed Dandenong RSL Rec 1 and put up a great effort to win one rink and only go down by six shots overall. This team is probably playing in a division a bit high for the new bowler’s ability, but it’s a great experience playing against better teams and players.
The team skipped by Rob Sorensen with John Anstiss, Bob Bellamy and Steve Bakker won their rink by 11 shots. The teams of David McMaster and Mick Feeley put up brave efforts only going down by nine and eight shots respectively.
• Cranbourne 4 (53) were defeated by Dandenong RSL Rec 1 (59) – 6 shots and 2 points.
-Garry Hunt and Derek Maguire-
