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A close one for Parys in Trips final

By Piet de Jager North West Bowls finalised the Men and Ladies Trips at the Potchefstroom Country Club’s greens on Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 April. On Saturday afternoon, the women played the semi-finals and the results were as follows: Burnadine Muller’s team of Orkney beat Rose du Plessis and her team of Potch …

By Piet de Jager

North West Bowls finalised the Men and Ladies Trips at the Potchefstroom Country Club’s greens on Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 April.
On Saturday afternoon, the women played the semi-finals and the results were as follows: Burnadine Muller’s team of Orkney beat Rose du Plessis and her team of Potch Town 22-13. Helen Jansen’s team of Strathvaal beat Connie Dabula’s team of Mafikeng 17-13.

In the Men’s Semi-finals on Saturday afternoon the results were as follows: Jannie Fourie’s team of Klerksdorp beat Ronnie Palmer’s team of Potch Town 17-12; Rudie Jacobs and his team of Parys beat SP Botha’s team of PCC 25-17.

Sunday morning was the perfect day for the finals – beautiful weather, good bowling greens and lots of spectators. The teams took to the greens and played the most exciting bowls. Burnadine Muller, Lizette Linden and Adeline Earle of Orkney Bowling Club played against Helen Jansen, Jackie Evans and Letitia Fick of Strathvaal Bowls Club, trailing 10-2 in the 8th end. The Strathvaal team pulled it together and eventually won the game 19-15.

2014 Defending Trips champions, Jannie Fourie, Tinus Crous and Piet Croucamp of Klerksdorp Bowls club met the Parys team with a newcomer to the district, Protea player, Rudie Jacobs, Henk Prinsloo and Raymond Laubscher. Both teams played good bowls, but the Klerksdorp team got the edge with a good start of 11-0 after seven ends. Parys made a concerted effort to eventually go down to Klerksdorp 17-12.

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