Teams brave chilly day for Mixed Trips Bowls Tournament
Development bowls are played on Wednesday afternoons and social tabs-in games are played on Saturday afternoons at the Mooi River Country Club
Despite predictions of a chilly day, there was much enthusiasm on the green of the Mooi River Country Club. There were 16 teams from Estcourt, Bergville, Howick, Hilton, Creighton, Wartburg, Mooi River and Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, July 17 for the Mortimer Toyota Mixed Trips Bowls Tournament.
The format was two games of 12 ends each before lunch followed by one game of 14 ends after lunch. The overall winners on the day were a team from Howick Bowling Club consisting of Dennis and Di Lariviere and Tony Ward.
In second place was a team made up of from bowlers from Bergville and Estcourt – Gavin Robinson, Chris Hill and Jessica Thompson. The team in third place came from Mooi River and was comprised of Phillip Uys, Sharon Willey and Glyn Evans. The team with the greatest winning margin in each of the three games wins a session prize.
The first session prize went to a team made up of members from Mooi River and Pietermaritzburg – namely Gary Baleson, Phillip Lang and Doug Butler. The second session prize was won by a Mooi River team consisting of Glen Manning, Di Pringle and Rick Fell. An all ladies team from PMB West Club – Marinda Opperman, Zelda Siebert and Susan Marx – won the third session prize.
Development bowls are played on Wednesday afternoons and social tabs-in games are played on Saturday afternoons at the Mooi River Country Club. Anyone interested in participating should contact the secretary, Toni Hanrahan on 072 158 3364.
