Hamilton Croquet Club report
CAROL ANDERSON
RICOCHET championship games resumed last week with a further three games played.
Thursday’s games saw two peg outs with Maureen Lloyd making 26 hoops to Heather Maclean 24, and Mary Ann Callinan reaching 26 hoops ahead of Margaret Roberts 15.
Saturday’s championship game was extremely close with Glenyce Kuilboer having to make a golden hoop to prevail over Callinan, 20 hoops to 19.
Three peg outs and one timed out were the results in the other Ricochet games played Thursday morning.
The game between Lorraine Matthey and Sheila Sawyer and Mary Meagher and Helen Bell was timed out with Matthey and Sawyer leading, 24 hoops to 22, Wendy Hobbes pegged out to Elaine Brown and Tim O’Brien, 26 hoops to 18, while Val Wallis and Rhonda Scullion were too strong for Carol Anderson and Vicki Allen, 26 hoops to 16.
The third game had a much closer result with John Brader making 26 hoops to Denise Stevens and Marg Ellis 22.
The Association game between Lesley Schneider and Lesley Hobbs and Kuilboer saw the two Lesleys both score two peels each, with Schneider leading 14 to nine at the end of play.
Brian Mibus and Cicely Fenton were successful against John Haydon and Graeme Wallis, 21 hoops to 10.
Thursday afternoon saw three peg outs with widely varied final results.
Brader just finished ahead of Trevor Wilson, 26 hoops to 25, but Margaret Roberts and Helen Bell finished well ahead of Sue Slorach and Susan Mason, 26 hoops to 13.
Anderson was successful against Margaret Langford and Barb Smith, 26 hoops to 13.
Mibus was a comfortable winner against Schneider, 25 to 15, and Graeme Wallis led Kuilboer, 12 hoops to five in the two Association games played.
Saturday morning saw two very close Ricochet results, as Lloyd and Barb Membury just edged out Trevor Wilson, 21 hoops to 20, and Ron Smith was unable to overcome Hobbes, 21 hoops to 22.
Only two games were played Saturday afternoon; in Ricochet Barb Smith made 26 hoops to Mathey 14, and in the one Association game, Schneider led Kuiboer 15 hoops to 11.
Members all send their best wishes to our president, Jenny Tully, who is currently recuperating after surgery and will be out of action for a short period.
Hamilton Bowling Club report
JACK WALDRON
HEATHER McIntyre has added another trophy to her cabinet after defeating a gallant Miriam Tonissen in the final of the women’s 100 Up – the last championship event of the season.
Tonissen defeated Carolyn Schurmann in her semi-final, while McIntyre defeated Geraldene McDonald in a thriller.
There were huge entries in social bowls this week.
On Thursday Alan Crane and Fay Gebert were the only three-game winners, while Peter Clapham and evergreen Don Walter were second with two wins and a draw.
On Saturday it was so competitive that nobody won their three games.
Neville Linke, the hard-working secretary, teamed with Geraldene McDonald and youngster, Geoff Elkins, to record two wins and a draw, just ahead of Graham Tonissen, Rob Baker and John McDonald.
Two interesting situations occurred during the week.
On Thursday, Crane took the shot off Tom Storer five times in a row – magnificent bowling, and on Saturday a skipper who is in hiding and wishes to remain anonymous played the worst bowl in the club’s history – attempting to drive out the shot bowl but hitting the kitty instead and sending to a nest of seven bowls held by the opposition.
Member are asked to attend on Thursday to vote on three possible resolutions for pennant changes; a vote will be taken at afternoon tea.
Have you submitted your entry to the prime lamb day on May 7? Don’t miss out.
Grangeburn Bowling Club report
WENDY KOSCH
THIS week Robyn Thomassen and Leah McCabe will represent West Coast Region at the State Finals in Bendigo.
Thomassen and McCabe play in the State Pairs on Sunday with Thomassen also competing in the State Champion of Champions on May 4.
The winners of Saturday’s Outdoor Social Bowls were John Overall, John Colcott and Stewart Campbell.
The Presidents Handicap Events for men and women will be held on May 7 and 8.
Entries close next Thursday at 5pm.
Indoor social bowls continues each Tuesday with last week’s honours going to Kerryn Wilson, Trevor Whiffin, Phillip Kosch and Nettie Ryan.
Come along on Tuesdays at 12.45pm for a fun afternoon.
The opening night for the indoor bowls association will be held at Grangeburn tonight with Pennant commencing on next Thursday.
Entries for opening night to Nettie by Wednesday.
