By Johnny Perella

The final of the District Fours was played on Saturday, and the all Parkes Town final lived up to expectations turning out to be a great game of bowls.

Champions for 2010 are Jim Buckley, Eddie McPhee and Mark Dwyer after a very hard fought 25-18 win over Colin Mudie, Arthur Corbett and John Corcoran.

Despite leading for most of the way Buckley’s side had to work hard against very spirited opposition. Jim played inspiring bowls and led from the front; with both Eddie and Mark contributing well they were going strong at the finish to claim their first district title and a shot at a Zone 4 title at a later date.

Around the club

A $2200 member’s badge draw could be yours; all you have to do is come along on Friday night and join the happy crowd.

There are plenty of prizes to be won in our club draws and there is also our Chinese all you can eat restaurant to make it a great night out.

Thursday Bowls

Social mufti produced 26 starters for one triples match and five games of pairs, and the afternoon produced some interesting results.

Undoubtedly the best game was a thrilling come from behind 20-19 win to John Ward and Mick Craft against Phil Collins and John Dunn.

Also in a close game John Carr and Wally Austin defeated Noel Nicholson and John Lutton 20-16.

A four point winning margin was the result for Terry Hetherington and Colin Hornery against Keith MacRae and Tony Byrne 22-18.

Pulling away at the finish were Ray Jones and Mike Valentine in their 27-16 win over Peter Fisher and Greg Davies.

Far too good were Tom Hamilton and Greg Ball winning 24-10 against John Hodge and Bernie Coleman?

In a heavy weight triples clash, Graham Barby, Ron Hornery and John Keogh picked up the money with a 24-10 victory against Rob Tinker, Stan Wright and John Corcoran.

Business House Bowls

The popular business house triples competition resumed last week and both nights produced good fields.

On Wednesday there were 10 matches filling both greens, looks like this will be a tough comp and will produce some great match ups.