The bowling spring has sprung
A most pleasing entry of 28 men was received for the men's club drawn pairs, played last weekend. Read more
NEWCASTLE – A most pleasing entry of 28 men was received for the men’s club drawn pairs, played last weekend.
After three rounds of play in hot conditions, the section winners were the teams of Ron Howe and Simon Ball, Trevor Smale and Aspen Shaw, Fritz Botha and Michael McArthur, Marius Bouwer (senior) and Adrian van der Merwe.
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The semi-final between team Trevor and team Ron, saw Trevor and Aspen off to a quick start, to be 10-1 up on the sixth end.
The experienced Ron and Simon then recovered, and by the 11th end, had drawn level at 12-all.
They then pulled away to score on the remaining ends, and run out the victors.
The other semi-final saw Fritz and Michael hit the ground running, and by the seventh end, they were 19-2 up.
Marius and Adrian then rallied, to score 11 shots and narrow the gap, but it was a case of too little, too late.
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The final will be played on September 25.
The women’s entry was a disappointing one, with only eight entrants.
The fours teams played a round robin format, with each team playing against each other.
After the three rounds, Marie Botha and Aimee Schnetler finished with four points plus 14, to win the title ahead of Alice and Howe and Lindsay McArthur (4 + 8).
Members are reminded the club subs must be paid by the end of August.
Good bowling to all the teams playing in the Spring Tournament in Vryheid this weekend.
