Gloria, Linda win Lyn Wild pairs

THE running of the Lyn Wilds pairs at Wanderers Bowling Club on Wednesday was won by Woodlands women visitors Gloria Rice and Linda Hewer, with the score of 4+18.

First session went the way of hubby and wife, Wentworth visitors Maria and Tom ‘Tomcat’ Cavanagh with +15 and Koot Potgieter and Johan Nel won the second session with +11.

Errol Pienaar and Keith Wild shared the 60/40 board spoils and Bob Hayward won the meat raffle comprising mince, wors and cheese. The lotto was not won and will be a carryover.

Club competition mixed drawn trips was played on Friday. Ron Jackson, Bob Hayward and Cynthia Addinall beat Eric Smit, Gerrie Jordaan and Johan Nel 21-16; Andy Andraschko, Kim Hawkins and Nicola Bauristhene beat Eric and Honey Kitchenbrand and Charles Bauristhene by a single point 17-16; Brenda Andraschko Ken Koch and Phil Pieterse beat Ken Thomas Bill Addinall and Val McCaffrey with an end to spare and Joan Bruce, Chris Pozyn and Shaun McAlister won 23-12 against Steve Van Rooyen, Chris Klopper and Lorinne Hawkins.

In the second round Andy Andraschko and team narrowly beat Ron Jackson’s side 18-16 to make it into the finals, awaiting a result between Brenda and Joan.

In the night league, Tuesday night winners Steve Van Rooyen, Clive Symons and Mike and Jackie Freeman triumphed over Kim Hawkins’ Thursday side to take the overall first prize. Peter Coetser’s side finished third, beating Andy Andraschko and team who settled for fourth place.

In the midweek league, all three teams skipped by Steve Van Rooyen, Lofty Cawthorne and Andy Andraschko lost narrowly.

On Saturday, the second round of the men’s interclub league was played. The B side triumphed 5-0 against Chiltern Park A away, Steve’s side winning 26-21 and Dennis’s side getting a magnificent 36-10.

The C side scored 2-3 at home to Westville Country Club, thanks to a win of 20-17 by Andy and co. Unfortunately Eric Kitchenbrand and team went down 12-22. D siders gained the bonus point to win 3-2 against Hillcrest E away, thanks to a good win by Errol Pienaar and team who managed a plus 13 with Peter Tayfield and co going down 11 shots at 14-25. The E side did well to score a full house 5-0 against Queens away, with Gordon Chislett gaining 26-14 and Ken Koch winning 16-13. As reported last week, A side players got a 4-3 against Northlands playing away a week early.

The league continues with round three next Saturday, 29 March, and on Sunday, 30 March there is a breakfast trips arranged as a fundraiser for the nationals. Give this your wholehearted support. The entry form is on the board.

Last Thursday, Stix De Wet scooped the R600 snowball and the various meat winners were: Mutton pack Mitty Chelin, chicken pack Daniel Paruk, rump steak Porky Haupfleisch, pork shoulder roast Daniel Paruk, rib pack Brett Badenhorst, butter chicken Robin Grobler.

Next Friday, 28 March, old favourite friend and entertainer Robbie Dalton will be back, playing his collection of tunes from 6pm onwards, and the normal snowball and raffle will take place in its normal time slot of 7.05pm.

Remember the Sunday, 30 March afternoon entertainment by the popular duo The Locals, who will play from 12.30pm to 4.30pm in the bar/deck. On Sunday, enjoy kitchen specials on the same day that a fleamarket will be held on the Thumpers Court. Book your site with Thumper’s Gary Silk on 082-447-1238.

For those who have not paid, remember subs are due by Monday, 31 March.

Snippet: Measuring for shots is an art and acquired skill and is so often seen being done all wrong. I shan’t go into the details of measuring here. Suffice to say that it should be conducted by someone who at least has been trained in the correct methods, and in a fours match, that duty rests on the shoulders of the third. The third may, however, delegate the responsibility to another member of the team with the approval of the opponent. In pairs matches, the onus is on the lead to measure, and quite often the lead is a newish bowler or even a novice. His skip should ensure that he thus acquires the skills before participating, or be willing to leave all the measuring to his opponent, who hopefully will be competent.