THE last Ricochet games of the year just before Christmas resulted in three peg outs with Wendy Hobbes running five hoops in a row in her game against Glenda Holcombe.
This enabled Hobbes to finish just ahead of Holcombe 26 to 25 hoops.
Tim O’Brien was too strong for Lorraine Mathey and Carol Anderson, making 26 hoops to 15, and Susan Mason and Helen Bell combined well together to comfortably peg out ahead Denise Stevens and Irene Edwards 26 to 16.
Glenyce Kuilboer made six hoops to Ron Smith 10 hoops in their game of Association, while the game between Cicely Fenton, John Haydon and Brian Mibus saw Mibus ahead 11 hoops to seven apiece by Fenton and Haydon at the end of play.
Play resumed after a brown bag lunch and a celebratory ice cream each.
Helen Bell and Vicki Allen finished their year pegging out ahead of Margaret Langford, 26 hoops to 21.
In the second Ricochet game, Anderson prevailed over Stevens 26 to 19 hoops.
In the one game of Association Mibus was comfortably ahead of Smith and Haydon 24 hoops to seven hoops apiece when time was called.
Organized games of Ricochet and Association croquet are now done and will resume next month.
Social games will be the order of the day until February 2 when formal play resumes.
Twilight croquet will commence on February 1 at 6.30pm.
Equipment and coaching will be provided and all are welcome.
Best wishes to all our members and their families for a safe and happy holiday period, we are looking forward to seeing everyone back on the courts soon.
Hamilton Bowling Club report
JACK WALDRON
HAPPY new year to all bowlers everywhere, may 2023 bring many resting touchers.
Bowls continued unabated over the holiday period with 40 players joining for a game of fours on Christmas Eve with Ken Hatherell, Bruce Marks, Norm Schwarz and Rob Henstridge winning the day.
New Years Eve bowls was dominated on A green by Bill Satchell and Robin Sullivan (Coleraine), and on B green Barry Dowling and Cliff Brinkmann were too good for the opposition.
On Thursday 32 bowlers filled the green for a game of pairs.
Richard Martin and Bruce Marks won the day from Dennis Gay and Gavin Wallis.
This is the busiest time of the year with the men’s singles championship knockout rounds to be played on Saturday and the finals of both men’s and women’s to be played out on Super Sunday.
The men’s pairs will be played the following weekend.
For the women members of the club, these dates need to go in your diary.
The 21 up on Wednesday and Friday February 15 and 17 and the 100 up Thursday and Friday February 23-24.
Good luck to Martin and Peter Graham who are trialling for the association pennant team to compete in the State Championships.
The trials are at the Hamilton club on next Wednesday.
Invitations are being sent out this week, inviting people of all ages to join the club’s Try Bowls program commencing on January 25 at 6pm.
Contact Jack Waldron or Richard Martin to enrol or any club member can pass the message on.
