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All the best to the mixed pairs teams from the club who are participating in the Centre mixed pairs being played over labour weekend.
They are P. Smith & N. Tamati, B. & B. Burke, P. & J. McKinnel, T. Marshall & F. Frew, C. Wood & J. Main, C. Buchanan & R. Hooper, B. Morel & G. Porter.
On Thursday B. Morel and J. Main are competing in the O60 singles. We wish them good luck.
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It was so good to see eight U5s and Yr. 1 & 2s making good use of a superb green and near perfect conditions to get in sone practise. Some good bowls were played too.
The Ngaio Marsh Drawn Fours.
The first club event of the season was to have seen 8 teams competing for the Elmwood Park Fours Ngaio Marsh Trophy. Unfortunately it was postponed.
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Good luck to Bev Morel, Christine Buchanan and Nylla Tamati in the post section Centre triples at Riccarton Racecourse on Sunday where they face a very tough draw.
They got through to the final with two very close wins, 1 $ 2 shots, but fell to Papanui’s Chris Kinblewhite 12 – 18. Still a great effort in such a strong field.
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The Fenwood Duster.
The first official interclub tournament of the season, for the Fenwood Duster, EP v Fendalton. EP regained it last year and there was a quiet determination to keep it for another year.
It was a difficult day, the wind increasing as the day wore on and the weather was far from warm.
The format was three bowl triples, 8 ends, and each team shifted at the end of the first game keeping the score on the board. At the half time stage Fendalton was up by 20 but in a classic game of two halves EP went ahead finally winning by 132 – 106.
This was the 46th time this tournament has been played being first played in 1980 – 81 season. The total scores are 23 – 23.
Fendalton’s Millie MacKenzie explaining the rules of engagement prior to starting.
The action.
The presentation, Fendalton president Richard Falloon handing over the duster to EP organizer Neil Johnstone.
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Good luck to our triples teams participating in the Centre Triples this Sunday.
Glen Porter. Seddon Jury Jane and Bryan Burke at Halswell
Cameron Wood, Chris Waldron and Philip Smith at St. Martins
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Mandy: v Singapore 4 – 6 4 – 8 v Falkland Islands 10 – 1 3 – 11 5 – 0 v Malta 5 – 7 5 – 6 v USA 7 – 6 11 – 5 v Spain 9 – 5 5 – 5 v Turkey 16 – 3 11 – 3 v Fiji 1 2 – 5 11 – 1 v England 10 – 3 7 – 6
What a performance. Brilliant bowls by Mandy got her home against a very talented opponent.She staged a remarkable comeback against Australia’s Natalie Lewis, winning 5–4, 7–5 after overturning a 5–0 deficit in the second set.
Queen of the green.
Click on the bowl to read an article form the BNZ newsletter..
Wasn’t it great to see an article on bowls in “The Press” on Wednesday? It was written by Aaron Goile, a good article![The link actually goes to the “Waikato Times.”]
Rohan: v India 5 – 4 4 – 5 1 – 2 v Spain 6 – 4 7 – 2 v South Africa 7 – 6 9 – 4 v Botswana 6 – 4 4 – 3. v Argentina 11 – 2 8 – 2 v Norfolk Island 6 – 7 5 – 5 Canada 4 – 4 3 – 10
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