November 23, 2015
by Jim Bond
Some people might say that Spring has sprung … but according to my thermometer, Spring has gone and Summer has definitely arrived, with temperatures in the high thirties becoming quite common over the last week or so.
The weather has affected attendances on the region’s bowls greens, and will probably continue to do so until we get acclimatised the summer weather.
With Christmas break-ups, awards ceremonies and a couple of major tournaments on the calendar, I’m sure there are many bowlers looking for some cooler weather.
Anyway, here’s what’s been happening around the region’s bowls clubs recently.
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Kilcoy News
On Wednesday. November 11 Kilcoy had one of its popular Pub Days.
This one was sponsored by club patron Ron Glover, and the club appreciates his valued support.
Results:
- First Round winners were Daphne Stewart’s team from Yarraman
- Second Round winners were Jenny Edwards, Graham Chant, Marg Worrall and Dave Scott
- Runners Up: Tony Gray, Kev Preece, Ken Litherland and Tracey Evans
- Winners: Leigh Irwin, Trudi Pratt, John Worrall and Terry Pratten
On Thursday, November 12 Marg and John Worrall, Liz Frawley and Fay Vicary attended Plum Pudding Day at Maleny. Although they won both their games they were not among the winners on the day.
Then on Friday, November 13 four of Kilcoy’s ladies – Jenny Edwards, Trudi Pratt, Val Wells and Liz Frawley – attended the Bongaree President’s At Home Day, and after a very pleasant game and delicious lunch, Liz was lucky enough to be one of the winners drawn out of the hat.
In the Member’s Draw, Ann Glanville could have had a win, but wasn’t present and missed out – so there’ll be $140 in the hat this Friday.
Raffles winners were Mark Edwards and Nikki Smith.
Saturday, November 14 was SIDS Charity Day sponsored by Gill and Lester Bechly, and it saw a full green of bowlers play bowls and then stay on to enjoy a meal and entertainment.
The very successful day raised $2460 for SIDS and according to Lester looks like becoming and annual event.
Last Tuesday, November 17 in the Star of the Green competition, Jenny Edwards defeated Liz Frawley.
Raffle winners were Dawn Phillips, Jenny Edwards, Jeff Welden, Anne Pope and Fay Vicary.
The jackpot also went off with a +10 needed to win. The lucky winners were Noel Lanes, Sharon Walker, Fay Vicary and Dennis Thomsen, who each took home $100.
The jackpot starts again next week at $24.
Winners on the day were Trudi Pratt, John Worrall, Wendy Smith and Col Ferguson who defeated Marg Worrall, Ian Smith, Anne Pope and Pauline Lawson 27-15.
Other scores:
- Noel Lanes, Dennis Thomsen, Sharon Walker and Fay Vicary def. Jenny Edwards, Nelly Herbert, Val (visitor) and Dawn Phillips 22-12
- Michael Dunn, Dave Scott, Kathy Hill and Liz Frawley def. Jeff Welden, Kelly Charters, Ernie Herbert and Elayne Moat 22-15
On Kilcoy’s Blackboard:
- Every Tuesday: Mixed Social Bowls; names by 9:00am for 9:30am start
- Sun, Nov 29: Special Meeting to set club fees for 2016 starts at noon, followed by bowls and a barbecue
- Fri, Dec 4: Club Presentation Night, 6:30pm start
- Tue, Dec 8: Christmas Trophy Day sponsored by Nelly Herbert and Val Wells; red and green theme
- Wed, Dec 9: Pub Day sponsored by Terry Morley
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Nanango News
In the recent finals of the Championship Triples, the defending champions who had held the title for three years were defeated.
Brian Havell, Allan Wright and Glen Yeates defeated Bob Hammond, Athol Jensen and Jim Fowler 23-12 in a match that surprised many.
On Friday, November 13 in Scroungers, Lew Saunders led the scoreboard with 67, followed by Greg Pogson on 61 and Josh Fisher on 52.
On Tuesday, November 17 Lew Saunders, Cec Bracken, Bob Hall and Henry Bliesner defeated Lew Saunders, Bernie Coyne, Joe Aglizzio and Allan Ward 25-18.
On Nanango’s Blackboard:
- Tuesdays: Mens Social Mufti, 12:30pm start
- Wednesdays: Ladies Club Social, 9:30am start
- Fridays: Scroungers, 3:00pm
- Sat, Nov 28: Self-selected Triples at Yarraman
- Sun, Nov 29: Peranga Carnival
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Kingaroy News
Lawn Bowls is a challenging and strategic game which tests both your mental and physical capabilities, but there is a part of the game that is hard to overcome.
That is where your score hits a psychological wall and you don’t advance for 5 or 10 ends or the rest of the game.
The number could be 5, 8, 11 or the dreaded 13.
A good example of this was in Kingaroy’s Tuesday Social Triples were the teams of Linda Clutterbuck, Brigitt Kung and Dave Barwick played Dave Ferguson, Geoff Clutterbuck and Alan Irwin.
The Irwin team got off to a flyer with the score being 5-3 after 5 ends.
And in the 6th end the team found the Golden Grail with a score of 8, which made it 13-3 … but that was where it was all to come undone.
With the wall in front and the Irwin team not able to scale it, the Barwick team chiselled away at the deficit and finally hit the lead 15-13 in the 12th end, with the final score after 14 ends being 19-13.
The wall had done its job and bought another team to their knees.
