Bowlers take the Kings Day crown

On the local front, the monthly FedAuto meat competition was won by Simon Ball, Johan Coetzee and Gert Roos, with the runners-up Billy Nicholas, Graeme Robinson and Edith Pretorius.

November 13, 2017

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Friedman Cup runners-up: Trevor Douthwaite, Pierre Swart, John Douthwaite and Theuns Fraser.

The ever popular Kings Day, hosted by Newcastle Bowling Club, once again attracted a full entry of 36 teams from all over the district.

With prizes going to all the participants, no one left empty handed and a most enjoyable day was had by all – special thanks to the Willemse family.

In a hotly contested event, the eventual winners were Henry Klofta, Jackie Stroebel and Cornel van Wyk (Vryheid), followed by Greg Connolly, Des Jonhston and team (Dundee) in second place.

The Herrington family (Piet Retief) was in third place.

Dundee Bowling Club hosted its 71st Friedman Cup last weekend, which also attracted teams from Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlali, the Free State and the KwaZulu-Natal Country Bowls (KZNCB) district.

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In a close finish, eventual winners were Brendon Ainly’s Pietermaritzburg team (38 + 66), followed by Theuns Fraser, John Douthwaite, Trevor Douthwaite and Pierre Swart (38 + 27).

Ending in third was Keith Harcombe and team from Pietermaritzburg (36 + 39).

The Douthwaite/Bunger mixed team section was won by Jason Lott and team from Parkhill in Durban (46 + 53).

In second place were Stephen Shaw, Greg Connolly, Des Jonhston and team from Dundee (36 + 62) and in third place, Trevor Hutchinson, Sue Hutchinson, Fritz Botha and Marie Botha of Newcastle (36 + 32).

On the local front, the monthly FedAuto meat competition was won by Simon Ball, Johan Coetzee and Gert Roos, with the runners-up Billy Nicholas, Graeme Robinson and Edith Pretorius.

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