November 8, 2014
by Jim Bond
Yarraman heads the bulletin this week.
All roads led to Rome in Caesar’s day, but the past week or so the traffic has been mostly heading to the Yarraman Bowls Club.
There were three days when the club had a capacity field: the President’s “At Home Day”, Melbourne Cup Day (naturally) and Pub Day.
Fortunately a couple of nights with five millimetres of rain and a green that was playing just at the right speed for most competitors helped deal with the bumper attendances.
Let’s look at two of these three events.
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Yarraman President at Home
Yarraman’s President’s “At Home Day” last Sunday was a great trial for the club’s big Rosalie Fours Carnival which is coming up on the first weekend of next month.
The club’s resources responded marvellously to the demands of a big tournament.
Despite the recent extremely hot weather. the greens were in great form, the grounds were resplendent with a whole bank of roses coming into bloom, the catering staff excelled, and the Games Director and his team had everything under control.
A capacity field of sixty-four players filled the rinks.
Teams came from all of the clubs in the southern section of the district, and visitors from the Brisbane Valley made for a strong competition.
The club apologised to Binjour in the northern half of the district that the tournament clashed with their own President’s Day, and Yarraman have already moved to avoid clashes in future years by scheduling next year’s competition to August.
The Burnett District fielded an official team and they waltzed away with the trophies by scoring two wins and 56 points, well ahead of the next best which were Nanango (1) on two wins and 52 points.
The District team comprised Glen Yeates, Brian Havell, Lew Saunders and Russell Henness.
Nanango’s team was Warren Arthur, Neil Drew, Delvyn Powys and Erroll Young.
Other team results:
- Tansey – 49 points
- President Brian Dugdell – 47
- Murgon – 46
- Durong – 45
- R. Golinski – 43
- Neil Johnston – 40
- Nanango (2) – 39
- Proston – 39
- John Moore – 35
- Andy Box – 32
- Kingaroy – 30.5
- Toogoolawah (1) – 30
- Toogoolawah (2) – 24
- Goomeri – 24
Lunch time also gave the club an opportunity to hand out some medals to members.
Keith Carroll, who’s over 80 and still playing, topped the list of awards with the Super Veterans badge.
And the other badge was pinned on Yarraman President Brian Dugdell: Veterans Over 70.
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Yarraman Pub Day
Yarraman was once again the centre of attraction on Thursday, which was Pub Day.
Teams came from Kilcoy, Crows Nest, Lowood and even two from Toogoolawah to take part, and it must have been horses for courses because Yarraman scored first, second and third prizes.
Toogoolawah gave them a bit of a run for their money, though.
Toogoolawah (1) took out the first round on a count-back, and Toogoolawah (2) turned up trumps in round two.
The competition was over two rounds on points and the key results were:
- Overall Winners: Nev Lawrence (Blackbutt) – 37
- Second: Neil Johnston (Yarraman) – 36
- Third: Merv Fitch (Yarraman) – 30
- Winner First Round: Toogoolawah (2) – 25
- Winner Second Round: Toogoolawah (1) – 19
Others:
- Kilcoy – 34
- Crows Nest – 34
- Lowood – 29
- John Moore – 29
- Doreen Fitch – 24
- Neil Currell – 20
- Kerry Knowles – 16
PS: Yarraman’s Men’s Triples championship is nearing completion, and it should be worth watching.
The second semi-final will be held today when Robbie Douglass plays Brian Dugdell, with the winner to play Merv Fitch tomorrow, November 9.
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Kingaroy News
The highlight of Kingaroy’s activities for the past week or so was the finals of the Men’s Triples Championships.
The two semi-finals on Saturday attracted a lot of interest.
They were played between a Hugh Harrison skipped team versus Bob Robinson’s team, while the other game was skipped by Mark Williams against Kev Raffin.
Both competitions closely fought and the final on Sunday attracted a gallery, but it was Mark Williams’ trio who eventually toppled Hugh Harrison’s team 25-17.
Results – Semi Finals:
- Hugh Harrison def. Bob Robinson 22-19
- Mark Williams def. Kev Raffin 31-15
In the final, Greg Schulz, Paul Gertz and Mark Williams defeated John Coppard, Dave Clapperton and Hugh Harrison 25-17.
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In Weekly Triples on Thursday last week, the weather conditions were once again more than a little warm.
But most of the stalwarts turned out for the popular weekly event, and there were some close games including a draw.
Results:
- Peter Neilsen, Felipe Munoz and Bob Robinson def. Dave Barwick, Eric Ford and Greg Schulz 25-22
- Lyle Dascombe, Barry O’Brien and Kev Raffin def. Fred Keding, Gladys Slatter and Bruce Johnson 23-20
- Harry Read, Paul Marychurch and Col Kratzmann def. Marj Moore, Maree Millard and John Coppard 26-8
- Darcy Munro, Keith Muller and Alan Irwin drew Des Richards, Bob Bougoure and Ben Pratap 20-all
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Consistency Singles is proving very popular, and the greens have been quite active.
We won’t list the many matches to date, but a feature of the competition is that it is non-sexist with men being drawn against women in some cases.
The ladies are showing their skills and giving their male counterparts a run for their money.
It is hoped that all the next round games will be completed before the third week of November.
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(Photo: Nanango Bowls Club)
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Nanango News
The Men’s Rose Bowl Fours was the big attraction in Nanango last weekend.
It was sponsored by the Fitzroy Hotel, Raine & Horne Nanango and Nanango Taxi Service, and scoring was wins plus ends. Teams came from as far away as Brisbane, with Kallangur fielding two teams.
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Last Saturday’s Patroness Day attracted a good roll up and saw some very close matches:
- Ted Tucker, Bob Hammond and Ben Pratap def. Muriel Benfield, Lew Saunders and Athol Jensen 29-25
- Evelyn Jensen and Allan Ward def. Julie Saunders, Sylvia Fanning and Glen Yeates 23-18
- Trevor George and Sue Tucker def. Joe Aglizzio and Sharron Yeates 34-16
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Friday night of last week saw the first game of night bowls for some time, with Julie Saunders, Allan Wright and Greg Pogson defeating Lew Saunders, Sue Tucker and Ben Pratap 19-12.
And on Tuesday in the Men’s Social, with scoring 1 for an end and 2 for a win:
- Keith Carroll and Allan Ward – 20 pts +29
- Nev Lawrence and Brian Havell – 20pts + 17
- Joe Aglizzio and Jim Fowler – 14 pts
- Ed Haycock and Glen Yeates – 11 pts
- Allan Wright and Ben Pratap – 10 pts
- Lew Saunders and Allan Carr – 9 pts
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On The Blackboard:
- Today (Saturday 8th): Rotational Triples – Nanango versus Yarraman at Nanango.
- Sunday 9: Jackpot Pairs – 2×3 bowls at Yarraman
- Sunday 9: Biggenden Men’s Fours
- Wednesday 12: Yarraman Ladies Club meets at 9:00am
- Thursday 13: Night Bowls Yarraman, kicking off with a BBQ at 6:30pm
- Saturday 15: One Day Open Mixed Triples Carnival – Crows Nest
- Saturday 15: Yarraman/Nanango Rotational Triples at Yarraman
- Sunday 16: BMDBA Presidents/Patrons Day – Nanango
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