Top trio take the ends
Douglas, Gert and Tony won their first game and then edged out Fritz Botha's team to qualify for the final.
Newcastle Bowling Club hosted the much-anticipated Kings Day last Saturday. Teams from across Northern KwaZulu-Natal gathered on the greens to enjoy the popular event.
After three games, only three points separated the first five teams. Finishing in first place were Fritz and Marie Botha with Trevor Hutchinson (32 + 30), closely followed by Ron and Alice Howe (31 + 26), while third place went to Sid Price, Monty Steele and Michelle Steele (29 + 33).
The Club drawn trips competition was played the following day, with a pleasing entry of 21 players received. In a contest where most games were decided on the last end, Douglas Steele, Gert Roos and Tony Reis won their first game and then edged out Fritz Botha’s team to qualify for the final against Tim Taylor’s team, who had earlier beaten Ernie Phillips’ team. Douglas and his team continued their good form to pip Tim’s team by one shot to take the title.
The ladies’ competition was not completed due to adverse weather conditions, and will now be finalised on November 9. In other news, the monthly FedAuto meat competition is this Saturday. A number of bowlers will also be travelling to Dundee this weekend for the annual Friedman Cup.
Members are reminded of the following fixtures: November 16 – Young versus Old; November 17 – Club Drawn Pairs; November 24 – Nomads social; November 30 – Continuation of the Club Pairs competitions.
The FedAuto Business League has almost reached the halfway stage, and there remains much competition atop the logs.
Leading section 1 are the unbeaten Dozy’s Dudes (8 + 34), while Section 2 is also led by an unbeaten team in The Hobo’s (8 + 39). With a bit of good fortune, the teams of C&D Repairs and NN Communications will break their duck this week!
