CRANBOURNE BOWLS
On a very warm and windy Saturday two Cranbourne teams travelled away to take on opponents in the first day of Pennant finals.
Cranbourne 2 Div 2 headed to take on Burden Park on their home greens in the three v four semi-final and came away with an exciting one-shot win.
Having to contend with blustery winds, the two teams battled their way through very trying conditions and there was nothing between the two teams all day.
Best rink for Cranbourne 2 was skipped by Ian Barrenger, with Peter Colthup third, Roger Roscoe second and Loui Magri Lead, winning their rink by six shots.
Running close behind was the rink skipped by Nick Arnold, with Wayne Stevens third, Chris Rea second and Vic Butera Lead winning their rink by five shots.
Doug Boggie’s rink only went down by two shots, while the rink skipped by Neil Drummond went down by eight shots.
• Cranbourne 2 Div 2 (81) def Burden Park 1 (80)
Cranbourne 2 Div 2 then advanced to Sunday’s Section Preliminary Final against Dandenong Club 2 at Dandenong Club on Sunday.
Cranbourne was outplayed on three rinks, going down 85-75, but special mention must go to the winning rink of Neil Drummond skip, Terry Byrnes third, Phil Nielson second and Chris Deal lead, who had a magnificent day winning 25 to 9.
Unfortunately, their 16-shot margin was gobbled up on the remaining three rinks; which collectively went down by 26 shots.
• Cranbourne 2 Div 2 (75) def by Dandenong Club 2 (85)
CRANBOURNE 4
Cranbourne 4 Div 6 took on top-of-the-ladder Mulgrave Country Club 5 after the home and away season.
Playing on the grass green in front of the main pavilions the two teams came to an agreement to start the game at 10:30 am in an attempt to beat the hottest part of the day.
After the first 11 ends of the game – when the teams took a 10-minute break to toilet, have a quick bite and rehydrate – Cranbourne held a four-shot lead.
The break seemed to do wonders for Mulgrave and they started to take control over three of the four rinks.
Cranbourne 4 tried very hard, but just couldn’t pull it off on the day, losing by 18 shots.
We congratulate Mulgrave on its win, but we hope to get back to take you on in the Section Final in two weeks’ time.
In the meantime, Cranbourne 4 will prepare and practice hard to take on Dandenong Club 5 this Saturday 1 March at 1pm at Cranbourne.
Best rink was skipped by Harry Van Soest, with Bill Sherriff third, David McMaster second and Frank Verco Lead winning their rink 21-19.
Next best was the rink skipped by Ron Fenton, with Derek Maguire third, Rod Challis second and Neil Fotheringham Lead who were just pipped 12-15.
• Cranbourne 4 Div 6 (65) def by Mulgrave CC5 (83)
MIDWEEK PENNANT
The morning started off cool with a slight breeze and even a little drizzle as the teams ventured out to play the last of the round-robin games for season 2024/25.
Cranbourne 1 Div 2, playing on our synthetic green, took on Narre Warren 2 who was holding top position on the ladder.
One of our rinks struggled with their opponent and though they tried hard the rink lost by 17 shots.
Not to be deterred our team skipped by Nick Arnold, with Wayne Stevens third, Karen Hickson second and Vic Butera Lead won their rink by 17 shots – 30-13 – squaring up the ledger at a rink a piece.
It was down to the final rink and our team skipped by Peter Elgar, with Chris Stevenson third, Steve Bentley second and Loui Magri Lead enjoyed their bowls and swamped the Narre players with some great bowls; running away to win the rink 41-10.
• Cranbourne 1 Div 2 (85) def Narre Warren 2 (54) + 31 shots and 14 points. Ladder: Second.
Cranbourne 2 Div 3 travelled to Hampton Park to take on their number 1 team.
Best rink was skipped by Chris Deal, with Lesley Deal third, Terry Byrnes second and Lois Brock Lead winning 19-14.
Cranbourne’s second rink went down narrowly, 16-14, but the third rink struggled and unfortunately lost by 20 shots that allowed Hampton Park 1 to win the overall.
• Cranbourne 2 Div 3 (46) def by Hampton Park 1 (59) – 13 shots and 4 points. Ladder: Sixth.
Cranbourne 3 Div 4 travelled to take on Edithvale 2; currently on top of the ladder.
The Edithvale team showed Cranbourne why it sits at the top and had a comfortable win over a brave Cranbourne team.
Best rink for Cranbourne was skipped by Ron Fenton, with Joe Byrne third, Liz Hughes second and David McMaster Lead going down 21-16.
It’s been a tough year for this team and it looks like they’ll be relegated, but they tried hard.
• Cranbourne 3 Div 4 (38) def by Edithvale 2 (71) – 33 shots and 0 points. Ladder: Seventh.
Cranbourne 4 (6-A-Side), playing at home on the front grass green, took on Cranbourne RSL 2.
Our two rinks both played very well, with the rink skipped by Dale Henry, with John Anstiss second and Jeanne Tomlin Lead winning their rink by 14 shots, 26-12.
The rink skipped by John Stanley, with Rod Challis second and Helen Blake Lead also won their rink impressively by 10 shots…20-10.
• Cranbourne 4 (46) def Cranbourne RSL 2 (22) + 24 shots and 14 points. Ladder: Second.
-Derek Maguire-
