Rina prevails in ding-dong women’s point singles bowls
The port Natal men's and women’s trips kicked off at various venues on Sunday, 2 February.
TWO domestic bowls matches were played on Saturday, 1 February at Woodlands Bowling Club.
Rina Harper and Colleen Blenner-Hassett had a ding-dong game in the women’s point singles, with the scores 96–94 in favour of Colleen. However Rina picked up eight points to win 102–96. Arthur Carlyle and Daphne Els had a walk in the park over Dave and Rosa Vincent, prevailing 28–8 in the nominated mixed pairs. The port Natal men’s and women’s trips kicked off at various venues on Sunday, 2 February with two men’s and one women’s team representing Woodlands BC. Rina Harper, Gloria Rice and Eleanor Stuart played Hillcrest and won one and lost two to bow out.
Dixie Dix, Mike McFarland and Ralph Mostert, playing at Durban Bowling Club, fared better by winning two and losing one match, where shot difference will decide the outcome of their section. Norman Moore, Alan Bower and Andy Cloete, playing at Hilliary Bowling Club had a rendezvous with the wailing wall by losing all three matches.
Dates to diarise: Wednesday, 5 February is casual open pairs. Call Linda Hewer on 082-724-6575. On Thursday, 6 February it is the breakfast casual open fours. Call Arthur Carlyle on 076-588-7377 to enter sides. Kobus van Vuuren, Dennis Tarboton and Dawn Moore picked the right numbers for Friday night’s meat draw while Mike McFarland was present to claim the R550 snowball.
George Moore had first pick in the Saturday swindle, with the other winners being Maria Berry, Derek Botha, Dave Leuchars, Kobus van Vuuren, Glen de Wildt (thrice), Keith Hughes and Arlene Leuchars. Ralph Mostert won the R150 national Lotto bonus number draw. Stud now has almost no finger nails left, after the impending late arrival of his first grandchild. Dirk Venter, father-in-law of Chubbydale Greg Berry reports that Greg missed out on all the talent available during Dirk’s recent cruise to Cape Town. Linda and Bill Hewer have just returned from a week’s cruise to the island.
