Randburg Bowls Club juniors share the greens with legends
12 Randburg Bowls Club junior bowlers are selected to participate in the interprovincials.
Proteas legends and some of South Africa’s finest bowlers spent time on the green, together with Randburg Bowls Club’s junior bowlers.
The event’s purpose was to raise funds for the club’s juniors selected for the coming inter-provincials in Bloemfontein.
Proteas legend Gerry Baker, current South African number one bowler Jason Evans, and several Commonwealth medallists joined in on the fun. Proteas bowlers included Jason Evans, Donny Piketh, Nicci Neale, Jacqui van Rensburg, Victor Siphali, Bridget Calitz and Niksa Benguric.
The remaining playing slots were filled by regular bowlers who paid for the privilege of playing with the juniors and the Proteas bowlers.
The event was organised by Proteas’ stalwart and multiple Commonwealth gold medallist Bobby Donnelly, and Dale Gerrans who is in charge of junior bowls at Randburg Bowls Club.
A great deal of fun was had by all involved, and the junior bowlers received their caps for the upcoming U15, U18 and U25 interprovincials to be held in Bloemfontein.
Randburg is showing the fruits of its junior development programme, and the hard work put in by Gerrans and other coaches, as 12 of the 17 juniors selected for the interprovincials are from Randburg Bowls club.
Club president Deon Botha said they were extremely proud of all of their juniors, and the standard of bowls they were playing. “There is no doubt that some future Proteas will be among their ranks.”
“We are extremely grateful to the eight Proteas who have given up their time to come and play with the juniors. This experience is invaluable and I would like to thank all of them. Your support is invaluable and a memory these youngsters will never forget.”
Gerrans added that it was a great event that they will be running every year and the experience and inspiration imparted by the Proteas was fantastic. “Thank you to everybody involved in making the event such a success.”
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