MAJELLAN
AFTER being deferred from the previous weekend due to the icy conditions, both the A and B Pairs finals were played on Saturday.
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The A final was a tight contest between Rhys Harvey and Craig Bush up against Mick McDonald and Peter Naylor.
The Bush pairing got off to a strong start and led 5-1, but in a match that was always going to be close, Naylor came back to lead 7-5 after eight ends. Bush regained the lead with three shots on end 10, but gave these back to Naylor three ends later and with it, the lead.
McDonald and Naylor held onto the lead until the end, with a crucial two shots on the second last end giving them a four-shot advantage. Bush took the last end by two, but it was not enough and the win went to Naylor and McDonald 18-16.
The B Pairs saw the relatively inexperienced pairing of Des Saunders and Trevor Sharpham take on Scott Chapman and Hugh Brennan.
Saunders and Sharpham led early and were in the match at the completion of seven ends, only down by two. The experience of Chapman and Brennan was then on show as they built, and maintained, pressure to win all but two of the remaining ends to run out 33-8 winners.
Tuesday social bowls
WITH the weather on the improve, Tuesday social play saw four games contested, with one game of pairs and three games of triples.
Game one: The pairs contest was between Ian Warren and Peter Naylor against John Bosson and Kevin Howard. Naylor dominated this game from the beginning, with a five-shot win on the third end helping them to a 10-0 lead after five ends.
Howard then staged a mini comeback to win the next three ends, including a four, and got back into the contest, but it was not to be enough. The Naylor pair were too strong over the second half of the game to record a comfortable 27-14 win.
Game two: Ron Hogan, Ted Parker and Gordon Death were no match for Alan Clark, Rod Luck and Nev Kable in their triples match.
It was a low scoring game over the first 10 ends, with Kable having a narrow lead 7-4. Kable then pulled away by winning all but two of the remaining ends and scoring 10 shots over the last four ends. The end result was 23-7 to Kable.
Game three: Tom Beck, Des Sanders and Tim Pickstone were well in the match against Terry Chifley, John Banning and Noel Whitney at the end of 11, despite being down 8-13.
Whitney then took control of the game over the next four ends, winning all of them and scoring 11 shots. They held on to that margin over the final ends to run out victors 28-12.
Game four: Chris Woodyatt, Mick Burke and Peter Zylstra started strongly in their match against Peter Ryan, Jim Clark and Ron McGarry by winning the first three ends and leading 7-0.
The McGarry team fought back and took the lead 15-14 after 14 ends, but lost the next three ends to be trailing by seven. McGarry scored a five on the the 18th end to keep them in the game, but Zylstra scored seven shots over the next two ends and took the win 29-21.
Saturday bowls
AS well as the pairs finals, there was also a match of first round triples championships played and two games of social bowls played on Saturday.
Triples: The championship triples game was between Ron McGarry, Ken Hartwig and Tim Pickstone taking on Garth Robinson, Terry James and Peter Zylstra.
The Pickstone team held a slender two-shot advantage after eight ends, but then scored seven shots on the next end to push the lead out to nine shots. Zylstra came back to win the next two ends, but not enough to close the gap.
Pickstone also scored 11 shots over ends 12 to 15, and although the remaining ends were evenly shared, the victory went to Pickstone 35-18.
Game one: Ron Hogan and Ted Parker let their lead slip away in their match with Max Elms and Greg Quartly-Scott.
After building up a good lead - 11-2 after eight ends - Parker lost momentum and Quartly-Scott came back and won the next three ends to get within one. A five-shot win on the 13th end gave Quartly-Scott the lead, which they never gave up and took the win 21-16.
Game two: The final pairs match saw John Bosson and Lotsa Kozsta lead from start to finish against Roger Cooper and Noel Whitney.
Kozsta were strong over the first 13 ends, winning all but three ends and building up a big lead at 21-6. Whitney came back over the final eight ends to share the shots and ends, but could not pull back the lead and went down 13-28.
Sunday social bowls
SUNDAY saw 12 players take to the green to play a slightly different format.
Two games of eight ends were played, with the two winning teams playing off for the honours on the day.
Liz Draper, Sue Murray and Noel Whitney won their first match 11-4 against Des Saunders, Peter Zylstra and Tim Pickstone. The second game saw a victory to Val Zylstra, Betsy Thornberry and Ron McGarry over Phil Murray, Merle Stephens and Peter Drew 10-1.
In the play-off match, the Whitney team were too strong for team McGarry, taking out the honours 14-1. In the consolation playoff, Drew took the win over the Pickstone team 8-3.
BATHURST CITY
THE 2020 Major/Minor Championship kicked off this week.
Game one: Ray Fitzalan and Arch Ledger got off to a strong start against Ross James and Joe Young, winning the first three ends to lead 4-0. James and Young then scored 13 shots over the next four ends to lead 13-4. Fitzalan and Ledger won seven of the final nine ends, but couldn't bridge the gap going down 14-23.
Game two: Luke Dobbie and Phil Murray got off to a great start, leading Bryan Bromfield and Tom Rodenhuis 8-4 after seven ends. From that point Bromfield and Rodenhuis took control, winning 10 of the last 13 ends to win 21-12.
Game three: Scoring a three and two fours had Bob Lindsay and Arthur Williams leading John Archer and Bob Foster 15-7 after 11 ends. From that point Lindsay and Williams maintained control with another five to earn a 25-15 victory.
Game four: Alex Birkens and Anthony Morrissey had control of their game against Ron Cambey and Barry McPherson, leading 9-3 after seven ends before the latter scored a four to get themselves back in the match. However, Birkens and Morrissey regained control with a steady run of scoring to run out 23-13 victors.
Game five: After a solid start from Ian Schofield and Paul Rodenhuis, they had to withstand a determined fight back from Denis Oxley and Kevin Miller. Leading 14-12 on the 17th end, Schofield and Rodenhuis won the final four ends to earn a 20-12 victory. Reports are that there will be an inspection of the lights in preparation for next week's game.
Game six: John Finlay and Bruce Rich led Phil Gray and Ian Shaw 10-5 after eight ends before the latter won the next six ends, scoring 13 points in the process. From that point Gray and Shaw took control to win 26-12.
Game seven: Ray Noonan and Susie Simmons put in a dominant performance when they met Paul Reece and Hamish McKay. Scoring freely with some quality bowls, Noonan and Simmons won 31-11.
Next week's quarter finals are: Smith/Townsend versus T. Rodenhuis/Bromfield; Young/James versus Williams/Lindsay; Morrissey/Birkens versus P.Rodenhuis/Schofield; and Shaw/Gray versus Simmons/Noonan.
The 'Greens on William' Bowler for the Month of August was a tight affair, with Mick Sewell emerging as the victor after Saturday's games. Mick won 80 percent of his August games with an overall margin of 11.
Members are reminded that our female bowlers are conducting a Father's Day social day on Tuesday, September 8. There is a list on the board. Lists are also on the board to receive nominations for the 2020 Triples and Fours Championships.
Wednesday socials
Game one: John Archer and Phil Murray won eight of the first 10 ends against Kevin Miller and Susie Simmons to lead 18-5.
Despite winning the last five ends, Miller and Simmons just couldn't get into the game. Archer and Murray running out 26-11 victors.
Game two: With scores all tied up at 7-all, Mick Sewell and Merryland visitor Graham Couchman turned the screws against Alby Homer and Barry McPherson. Sewell and Couchman kept their opposition on nine shots whilst they piled on the pressure to lead 20-9 before winning 22-14.
Game three: In a tussle that was tight all the way through, Bob Linsday and Hamish McKay absorbed enormous pressure applied by John Finlay and Bob Foster. Scores were locked up at 13-all after 15 ends before Lindsay and McKay scored a crucial five shots on the 16th end to earn a 19-17 victory.
Game four: In a dominant performance, dynamic duo Geoff Thorne and John Martin had all the answers against Jack Smith and Bruce Rich to score a resounding 39-7 victory.
Game five: Ian Schofield and Ian Shaw were never headed by Ron Cambey and Bob Heffernan in their Wednesday game. The victors won 13 of the 18 ends to score a comfortable 22-11 victory.
Game six: Despite a winning streak of six consecutive ends for a 10-6 lead, Garry Hotham and Paul Rodenhuis couldn't hold off the determined duo Ray Noonan and Jim Grives, who won the last four ends to score an 18-12 victory.
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Saturday socials
Game one: Pat Duff, Jim Grives and John McDonough took control early, winning the first six ends against Nev Townsend, Arch Ledger and Ron Hollebone. Despite team Townsend's best efforts, Team Duff ran out 34-7 victors.
Game two: In a thriller Geoff Thorne and Dennis Harvey faced off against Ross James and Daryl Geale. With scores tight all game, James and Geale held six shots on the second last end before Thorne played a front resting toucher with his last bowl to set up a tie breaker which Thorne and Harvey won, giving them a 17-15 victory.
Game three: Garry Hotham and Joe Young were tied 11 all after 10 ends against Mick Sewell and Bob Heffernan before the latter tightened the screws, winning seven of the last eight ends for a 25-12 victory.
Juniors
Our juniors worked through a series of drills to develop their on-shots.
Flynn Anderson and Nolan Stafford challenged each other with a range of shot situations, whilst Tarron Wright and Kristian Geale played out an exciting game of singles. Tarron handled the quick greens slightly better to score a 7-3 victory.
