South Burnett Bowls News: 18-Jan-14

by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM

January 18, 2014

This is my first weekly bowls report for 2014 and I’d like to wish all my readers a Happy New Year.

Let’s hope there is plenty of bowls on everyone’s calendar!

Many of the clubs used the Christmas/New Year break for maintenance of their greens, but all clubs now report that they’re ready for action.

So drop in to your local club, check with the games director and pick up your club calendar.

Yarraman news:

Yarraman have started their year, and Thursday night bowls are now a fixture on the calendar.

It’s all very social and casual dress is welcome. The action begins with a sausage sizzle at 5:30pm and bowls start at 6:00pm.(the club can set you up with bowls if you nee them).

And here’s a date claimer:

Thursday 20 February will be Pub Day – 2 games, 13 ends – with two for an end and four for a win. This will be a Nominated Open Fours event and the bowls get rolling at 11:30am

Kingaroy got their act into gear early in this year.

Their first trophy day was held on Thursday 9th, and players have been on the green almost every day since then.

On the first Thursday in social bowls (conditions of play were 6 points for a win and 1 point per end):

• Winners: Hec Read, David Clapperton and Val Jepperson 19pts def David Clinker, Irene Smith and Col Kratzmann 8 pts.
• Runners-Up on count back were David Woods, Filipe Munoz and Ray MacLaren 18pts def Barry O’Brien, Merv Anderson and Alan Rogerson 9pts

And on Sunday – social bowls again, with .conditions of play 6 points for a win and 1 point per end, the winners were Des Richards, Wanda Carland and Beryl Woods 20pts who defeated Dave Woods, Irene Smith and Alan Irwin 7pts.

Toogoolawah tales:

Toogoolawah get the New Year off to a great start with Pub Day last Tuesday.

There was a great roll-up and it’s worth running down the list of teams:

• Alan Wieland’s team from Lowood
• Lester’s team from Kilcoy
• Daff and Doreen’s Team from Yarraman
• Kevin Profke’s team from Yarraman
• John Beattie’s team from Benarkin
• Andy Box’s team from Blackbutt
• Laurie Thompson’s team from Esk
• Bill Barton’s team from Gatton
• Bill Percy’s team from Gatton
• Clayton Foster’s team from the Harlin pub in Harlin
• Geoff Spann’s team from Ipswich
• Barry Shield’s team from the Club Hotel in Toogoolawah
• Des Shield’s team from the Club Hotel in Toogoolawah
• Tyrone Richter’s team from the Exchange Hotel in Toogoolawah
• Rick Downes’ team from Toogoolawah
• Pat Bleakley’s team from Toogoolawah

The winners for the day were

• Winners: Exchange Hotel
• Runners-Up: Club Hotel
• Round I Winners: Bill Percy
• Round 2 Winners: John Beattie

Well done Toogoolawah!

Next pub day is Tuesday 11th March.

Nanango news:

In the Men’s Social on Tuesday 7th with 1 for an end and 3 for a win:

• Trevor George and Brian Havell – 19 pts + 34
• Lew Saunders Bob Hall and Athol Jensen 19 pts + 24
• Bob Hammond and Glen Yeates 11pts
• John McConnell and Henry Bleisner 7pts

And in last Tuesday’s Men’s Social:
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