Barbara, Willem qualify for national bowls singles

CONGRATULATIONS to Barbara Beamson and Willem Pelser from Toti Bowls Club on qualifying for the National Singles Championships in Johannesburg later this year.
Well done on your selection and good bowling to both of you.
Novices Tokkie and Kokkie de Kock have also been doing well in the Port Natal Novice Singles. Kokkie is through to the third round of the men’s novice singles, while his wife, Tokkie is through to the semi-finals of the women’s competition. Well done and good luck for the next round.
At club level Val de Kok and Jane Coetzee were successful in their round of the women’s drawn pairs against Amanda Ninow and Lys McDonald, and in the men’s nominated trips Ian Crouch’s team of Lofty van Tonder and Ray Robinson beat Adie Fuller, Alf Bingham and Andrew Pearce.
Six games in the men’s open singles were played this week. Mike Pitchers, who played two rounds on the same day and won both of them, defeated Archie Walker and Barry Buckland. Greg McLeod won his game against Ian Mills, Glen Scorgie beat Peter Labuschagne, Neville Roscoe lost to John Mitchley, and Alec Stirzaker succeeded against Trevor Dempsey.
Enthusiastic members ignored the humidity to play the monthly mutton competition on Sunday. Winners of the women’s game were Amanda Ninow, Betty Sawyer, Nina Perry and Trudy Hill.

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The runners-up were Elsie Walker, Yvonne Wright, Maureen van der Poel and Debbie Groom. The session prize was taken by Pam Chalder-Royle, Jenny Delport, Val de Kok and Jackie Holdrick, and most bowls went to the team of Delysia Mitchley, Lynn Audie, Denise Bingham and Leonie Mills. The men’s game was won by the team of Les John, Neville Roscoe, Pete Shepard and Barry Buckland, and the runners up were Dave Gardiner, Paul Steele, Shane Tocher and Brian Pascoe. The session prize was won by Doug Joubert, John Mitchley, Eric Klopper and Trevor Dempsey, with Barry Simpson, Don Saunders, Bill Williams and Neil Wiggle getting ‘most bowls’. The board was won by Brian Crause in the first session and Guelfo Cobianchi in the second session.
Birthday greetings this week go to Jackie Holdrick and Betty Sawyer, and get well wishes are sent to any members who are unwell.
The reminders for the week are that the men’s open singles are carded for Saturday, 1 February and the Port Natal trips competition commences on Sunday, 2 February.
Women are requested to arrange any outstanding games urgently and advise Delysia Mitchley when they will be playing so that green space can be arranged. Finally, the list for the women’s league is on the notice board with the playing dates.