Mike, Jackie are Wanderers’ mixed pairs champions

THE Acutts fours skins attracted 14 teams to Wanderers Bowling Club on Sunday, 21 December and with Norman Moore’s team of himself with Phil Pieterse Val McCaffrey and Johan Nel on the perch, which was worth R250, they got off to a great start by winning the first session with a full 10 points and a plus 18.

In the second session they garnered a further eight points with a plus four to give them an overall score of 18 plus 22, which is not bad. However, it was not good enough to take the perch prize as Dennis Gericke with Chris Klopper, Peter Prenger and Gordon Chislett scored 9+4 in the first session and 10+14 in the second, to give them a slightly better overall points standing – by one point – of 19+18. First session winners were the family team of Charles and Nicola Bauristhene, Michelle and Debbie Nortje with 10+12. The Queensburgh team of Kevin (in for Mark Vermeulen), Pam Kitchen, Lynne and Rodney Kitchen took the second session with an eight plus 12. The sportsman’s prize went to Woodland’s Dixie, Alan Bouwer, John Campbell and Andy Cloete with a 0-26.

Jeff Bolt (R40) and Lorraine Du Preez (R20) shared the 60/40 board spoils and Richard Hendicott, generous as always, won the turkey raffle and promptly donated it to Lionel. Jo-Anne Jordaan celebrated her birthday with the whole of Vic’s bar singing ‘happy birthday’ to her.

The men’s handicap singles got off to a start on Saturday morning with three rounds scheduled to be played. First round results were: Robbie Carr beat Derek Stevens 21-18, Steve Van Rooyen beat Shaun McAlister 21-11, Chris Pozyn beat Bob Hayward 21-11, Phil Pieterse beat Mike Freeman 21-16, Mike Flack beat Awongile (Wonke) Zandile 21-11, Neville Horner beat Brian Deets 21-20, Ken Thomas beat Peter Tayfield 21-14 and Charles Bauristhene beat Luke Van Rooyen 21-13. In second round results, Steve Van Rooyen beat Robbie Carr 21-8, Chris Pozyn beat Phil Pieterse 21-14, Mike Flack beat Neville Horner 21-12, Charles Bauristhene beat Jeff Bolt who had a first round bye, and Charles went on to beat Ken Thomas 21-10. In the third round which were the semi finals, Steve Van Rooyen had a walkover from Chris Pozyn, Mike Flack beat Charles Bauristhene 21-9.

Steve Van Rooyen and Mike Flack will thus contest the final at a future date.

In the only other club competition reported, Mike and Jackie Freeman won the finals of the 2014 mixed nominated pairs. They beat Arnie Harper and Heather Beselaar 24-13 to secure the title.

The R700 snowball was won by Foxy on 19 December. Meat winners on that occasion saw the festive hamper go to Dan Paruk, gammon to Ronnie Hook, chicken pack to Ranga, rump steak Cave, pork ribs Barbara Peyper and chicken Pam Griffiths.

In the 24th draw, the snowball of R500 was not won as Neville Roscoe was not present. The leg of lamb went to Mike Flack, gammon to Joyce Andrews, chicken pack to Jackie Freeman, rump steak to Denis Hearnshaw, pork ribs to Dan Paruk and chicken was won by Danny Nel.

In the first draw of the New Year on Friday, 2 January, the R600 snowball was again not won when Laura Simons was not present. The meat winners were: Mutton pack Raymond Smolas; lamb roast Les Amas; lamb ribs Jimmy Neill; chicken pack Ian Demmer; rump steak Leon ‘Porky’ Hauptfleisch; chicken Graham Jeffs.

The committee extends warm wishes to every member and their families and friends for a bright and happily prosperous New Year.