WOMEN'S BOWLS By LEA ORR With a hot, northerly wind howling across the green, conditions couldn’t have been more trying for our favourite sport on Tuesday. Thanks Ground Control for all you do, pity you sometimes can’t temper the weather too. All eyes were on the Major Pairs Semi-Final between Maureen Miller/Jan McPhee and Tash Allen/Irene Allen. What a cracker of a match from a spectator’s point of view. So close that two extra ends were necessary to decide the result. Team McPhee the victors, 18–17, over 20 ends. Congratulations to all four ladies on your fabulous match play. Maureen Miller/Jan McPhee meet Marja Iffland/Brenda Davies next Tuesday in the Major Pairs Championship Final. In social games, Lil Thomson/Janice MacMahon and Michelle McPhee/Merilyn Rodgers/Kay Craft played out a friendly draw, 13 points each, over 18 ends in the wild and woolly conditions. (It was actually Michelle that looked wild and woolly!) It was one of those days for Narelle Lynch/Lorraine Baker/Marja Iffland, a day where you got stuck on a score for several ends and couldn’t budge, no matter what. However, they did manage to score 11 shots to the 21 points of Gwenda Carty/Annie Smith/Ash Kirwan. Blame the wind, girls! Lyn Chambers/Chris Curteis/Helen Clarke and Irene Trueber/Fran Dixon/Brenda Davies added extra aerobic exercise to the morning by chasing hats across rink 18. Once into the rhythm of bowling, Team Clarke retained a slight advantage and won 16–11. The lucky rink jackpot was not won by the Major Pairs rink and rises to $80. Lucky 100’s club winners: Chris, Annie, Nell, Merilyn, Tash. Don’t forget to support the “colour” trading table on Tuesday, 14 October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Gifts to the value of $15 and mufti dress in any of the bright cancer-support colours, not just pink. Proceeds to Can Assist. Friday twilight bowls commences 10 October, 6.30–8.30. Teams of three, or singles catered for if names down by 6pm. Get your team together now. A very social night. Sunday, 12 October – Eddie McPhee Memorial Bowls day. Names on the board. Sunday morning social bowls begins 19 October, 10–12noon. Put your name down Saturday pm. This will continue weekly. To play social bowls next Tuesday, 7 October, call the club 6862 1446 between 9–9.30am, play at 10am. Visitors welcome. October Table: Liz Byrne and Rhona Went.
