This afternoon at 3pm the Queensland Atherton Tablelands Touring Bowlers will play our Bathurst City bowlers and several visiting bowlers from other clubs. After the bowls a Welcome Dinner at the Bathurst Panthers Club at 6.30pm.

February 8: Twenty Bowlers nominated to play One game of " B " grade Singles, Three games of Social pairs and One game of Social triples.

Game 1: In the " B " Grade Singles, the scores were level on four occasions.  Fifth, 14th, 18th and 25th end, where the scores were 23 shots all. By scoring eight shots to one shot, Bob Henry defeated Brian Burke 31-24 after the 30th end.

Game 2: Skip Ray Noonan and Barry McPherson led 9-2 after the eighth end, then they were leading 18-7 after the 16th end over Skip. Denis Oxley and John Martin. Both teams each scored four shots with Ray and Barry winning 22-11 over Denis and John.

Game 3: Skip Ross James and Trevor Kellock  scored one shot to level the scores at nine shots all after the 14th end. Then they scored one shot on the 17th end to again level the scores at 11 shots all with Skip. John Archer and John Fulton, who scored four shots to one to be successful 15-12.

Game 4: A unique game, the scores were level on eight occasions. After the eighth end, Skip Jack Smith and Ian Hurford scored one shot to level the scores at five shots all, then again levelled the scores at 12 shots all after the 16th end  against Skip Ken Fulton and Kevin Miller, who scored three shots to level the scores at 15 shots all, After the 20th end. Then by scoring two shots, they won 17-15 over Jack and Ian.

Game 5: On the 11th end in the triples game, Skip Mick Sewell, Jeff Larsen and Pat Duff  scored two shots to level the scores at ten shots all with Skip Grahame  Mays, John McDonagh and John Allbutt, who were just down 13-15 after  the 16th end. Then by winning the next five Consecutive ends Team Sewell defeated Team Mays 22-13.

February 11: Endeavouring to beat the extreme heat, bowling was at 10am. Twenty four bowlers nominated the play two games of " A " Pairs, one game of Social pairs and two games of Social triples at the City.

Game 1: The first game of " A " Pairs was great. Skip Ray Dixon and Bob Lindsay, scored three shots to level the scores at eight shots all with Skip. Mick Sewell and Ron Cambey. Then Ray and Bob were leading 18-13 after the 13th end, but, Mick and Ron combined brilliantly to score 10 shots to one shot to lead 23-19 after the 19th end, finally being victorious 23 - 21 over Ray and Bob.

Game 2: An A Pairs,  Skip Ray Noonan and Denis Oxley were leading 10-9 after the ninth end, against  Skip Ross James and Bryan Bromfield, who just led 14-13 after the 13th end, but, then Ross and Bryan, took control of the game scoring  14 shots to two shots to easy win 28-15 over Ray and Denis.

Game 3: A top game of Social triples. Skip Phill Gray, Mick Hall and Ron Hollebone led 11-7 after the 12th end over Skip John Archer, Geoff. Thorne and Paul Reece. Team Gray then scored 16 shots to one shot to lead 27-8 after the 19th end. By scoring eight shots Team Archer went down 16-27 to Team Gray.

Game 4: By scoring four shots on the eighth end, Skip Ian Schofield, Trevor Kellock  and Russell Robbins levelled the scores at six shots all with Skip Dennis Harvey, Barry McPherson and Bruce Rich, Team Schofield then scored 12 shots to two shots to lead 18-8 after the 14th end. Team Harvey scored ten shots to level the scores at 18 shots all, But, by scoring one shot Team Schofield won this great game 19-18  over Team Harvey.

Game 5: Seven end Skip. Bob Heffernan and Kevin Miller were leading 8-7 over Skip. Jim Grives and Warren Masters, who Led 14-13 after the 13th end. Bob and Kevin then scored 9 shots to 2 shots to be successful 22-16 over Jim and Warren. The ring-in winner was Warren Masters.

February 12: First and second rounds of the WDBA Pairs games were held at the Orange City Bowling Club.

Round 1 Game 1: With his usual accurate bowling, Skip Lee  Stinson and  Bob Callaway from the Orange Country Club defeated  Bathurst City bowlers, Skip Phill Gray and John Archer 25 - 16.

Game 2: Skip Ross James and Ray Dixon easily defeated  Skip. Reg May and Shaun May 28 - 8

Round 2: Skip Ross James and Ray Dixon  led 17-7, but Skip. Bob Hamilton and Steve Shannon finished Brilliantly to win 22-18 over Ross And Ray.

February 13: Only nine bowlers braved the hot weather.

Game 1: An even game up till the 11th end, the scores were 8-7, then Skip Allan Clark ( Majellan )  and John Fulton took control of the game scoring eight shots to lead 16-7 after the 14th end over Skip. Denis Oxley and Grahame Spurway.  By finishing well, Allan and John easily defeated Denis and Grahame 27-11.

Game 2: Eighth end, Skip John Martin, Ian Hurford and Russell Robbins were leading eight shots to four shots against Skip Kevin Miller, John Allbutt and Russell Robbins, who were down 22-7 after the 16th end. Both teams each scored six shots with Team Martin easily winning 28-13 over Team Miller. As the Jackpot winning margin was 28 shots and was not won, prize for next Monday will be $137.

by Bob the Bowler 

‎Social Bowls

John Hobson and Jim Clark scored the game and rink win 27-20 against Paul Kennedy and Kevin Howard in the Tuesday Social Bowls competition this week, after a battle royal. The Hobson team struck first with a four but it was even after the fourth end and again after the eighth, the 11th and the 13th with both teams fighting hard. In the 14th end the Hobson team delivered a killer blow with a six and led from there on. Scoring in all but two of the final nine ends, they overwhelmed the Kennedy team who managed their own six in the 20th end. Ken Hartwig, Terry Clark and Tim Pickstone scored a narrow 21-20 win over Tony McNamara, Bob Bembrick and Gus Thurgood in a last end come from behind burst. The McNamara team held sway for much of the match getting underway with a three, but the Hartwig team scored a six in the fifth end to take a one shot lead.

It was even after the seventh and 12th ends but a five in the 16th by the Hartwig team gave them an 18-15 lead which the McNamara team took from them by the 20th by one shot. A two in the last by the Hartwig team was enough to give them the win. Tony Hogan and Bruce Parr were back in the winner’s circle with a 29-16 win over Darrell Bellamy and Peter Stueckradt after the game was even after the first seven ends.

The Hogan team collected nine points in a four end run that had them sitting at 18-10 in the 11th and the Bellamy team could not recover. A further 10 shots over a four end run pushed the Hogan team lead out to 28-13 after the 17th and it was all over. Tiger Smith, Ian Dews and Ron McGarry scored a 34-17 win over Allan Clark, Barry O’Keefe and Frank Farrell, despite the Clark team’s attempts to stay in the match in the early ends.

A four end run from the sixth for 13 points to give the Smith team a lead of 18-5 after the ninth, was the beginning of the end for the Clark team and the final blow was an eight point run in the final four ends. Just the one rink of Twilight bowlers on Friday night however, the rest of the green was full of young bowlers from the Presbyterian Church Youth Fellowship who enjoyed the fun of lawn bowls under lights. The cooler conditions were appreciated by all participants and it was a great opportunity to introduce new enthusiasm into the game and Majellan Bowling Club. 

The forecast for Saturday was for the temperature to be the hottest ever recorded in Bathurst and it didn’t disappoint. Three Championship matches were played and eight hardy souls played in the Saturday Afternoon Social Competition. Paul Kennedy and Ron McGarry took the Rink Win with a 15-12 score over Tony Urza and Jim Patton after 15 ends. The Kennedy team were down 11-1 after the eighth end but in a never say die approach, powered home and with a five in the final end claimed the win. Darrell Bellamy and Terry Clark were relentless in their 18-11 win over Barney Lavelle and Bob Jenkins with the scores even after the second, fourth and sixth ends. A three in the seventh end gave the Bellamy team a three shot lead which they held until the Lavelle team scored a four in the 10th to steal the lead by one shot. A four end run for eight points pushed the Bellamy team out to 16-9 and the Lavelle team ran out of ends to close the gap. 

Club Championships: In a 2017 Major Singles Championship match this week Mick McDonald scored a 31-17 win over Glen Urza in a dominant performance. Urza jumped with a two in the first which was matched by McDonald and then Urza rebounded with a one but McDonald came back with a three and he was never headed from there. By the 10th McDonald had the lead 11-7 and by the 20th at 21-12 and he reached 31 by the 28th end. 

In a second Major Singles match, Noel Witney defeated Peter Naylor in a game that was all even after the sixth end, but which was dominated by Witney from then on. Naylor opened his account with a two in the second but Witney matched the score and was never really troubled in the match. Both bowlers had trouble dealing with the heat but Witney seemed to deal with the conditions better than Naylor to post a good win. 

In a 2017 Major Pairs Championship match, Mick Tremain and Craig McIntosh took just 19 ends to post a 27-8 win against Garry Cameron and Gus Thurgood in heatwave conditions. The Cameron team scored early but first points came for the Tremain team in the third end with three to take a slender lead. It was even after the fourth and sixth ends but from here the Tremain team scored 14 points in a five-end run to lead 17-5 after the 10th end and it was all over. The Cameron team scored in just three of the next nine ends. 

The Majellan-Wallerawang Challenge has been postponed until April and more information will be provided in relation to the new dates shortly. Pennant players will have an opportunity to polish their skills at a Pennant Trial match with Bathurst City Club scheduled for February 19. Don’t forget Twilight Bowls is on again this Friday afternoon at 5pm.