Marlet wins Lowveld Singles
Entries from Nelspruit, Sabie, Barberton, Lydenburg, LVCC, Malelane, Hazyview, White River and Ngodwana streamed in.
Marlet Ireland, from Bungalows Hazyview, won the Lowveld Singles competition on January 5 and 6 at Nelspruit Bowling Club.
Entries from Nelspruit, Sabie, Barberton, Lydenburg, LVCC, Malelane, Hazyview, White River and Ngodwana streamed in.
The players were divided into eight sections with three players in each. The format was a round robin to start. The conditions of play had a time limit, and the first bowler who got 21 points was declared the winner. Ireland played against Rhona Pienaar and won 21/14. In the second round she beat Annetjie Moller from Lydenburg 21/12 and finally beat Estelle Venter 21/11. Christie Cross from Hazyview also did very well by beating Martie Janse van Vuuren 21/19, Andri van der Berg 21/18 and lastly she beat Marina Smith 21/14. Both Bungalows players did very well.
Ireland had six points with a shot aggregate of 26, which took her to the quarter-finals. Unfortunately Cross also had six points with a shot aggregate of 12, which did not take her to the next round. Ireland played Van der Berg and made it to the next round with a winning score of 21/15. In the semi-finals she met Elinor Storkey and scraped through with a winning score of 21/20. Ireland made it to the finals. She had the upper hand and beat Annemarie van der Ham from Barberton 21/9.
Results
First: Marlet Ireland – Bungalows Bowling Club
Second: Annemarie van der Ham – Barberton Bowling Club
Third: Madeleine de Klerk – LVCC.
