On rink 16 Trevor Harvey and Brett baldy Frame were defeated by Warren Bevan and Steve Ryan in a very tight game. These bowlers played a two set game with the result coming down to the last end.

On rink 17 the 2 Johns; Ward and Carr 26 shots easily accounted for Mal Porter and Rob Tinker 13 shots. On rink 18 Bruce Deland and John Dunn 24 shots scraped home against John Watson and Colin Miller 21 shots.

On rink 19 Gordon Dickson and Rob Irving 28 shots were too good for Arthur Corbett and Colin Mudie15 shots. Rob and Gordon scored 3 fives on the way to their win. On rink 20 Ian Simpson and Gary McPhee were never in the hunt when they were defeated by Tony Riordan and Colin Hayward 31 shots to 7 shots. Col and Tony who by end 17 were way ahead really put the final nail in the coffin by gaining 7 shots on the 18 th end.

On Saturday the weather started out decidedly cool but improved as the afternoon wore on 12 hardy social bowlers took to the green. On rink 9 Ron Hornery and John Dunn 27 shots easily accounted for Bob Freeman and Greg Huggins 11 shots. On rink 10 John Wright and Colin Miller 21 defeated Maureen Miller and Ray Jones 14. Colin kept himself out of trouble with his wife after defeating her when the 4 retired to the club after bowls and won the bowls jackpot of $140.

On rink 12 railway bowler Alan Affleck and Rob Irving 20 accounted for Gordon Dickson and John Carr 13 shots.

In championship news the handicap pair's team of Ian Simpson and Brian (sticks) Hampton prevailed over Colin Miller and John Ward. Brian and Ian scored a 5 on the 5th end but the game was tied on the 17th end at 16 shots all. Ian and Brian then surged ahead with 7 shots on the next 3 ends and a 3 on the final end to win 23 shots to 18.

On Saturday in a Major Triples championship game Greg Townsend, Tom Casey and Mick Went came up against a determined side of Tom Furey, Brian Townsend and Dave Johnson. In a game that went down to the wire team Johnson were leading 11-4 on the 13th end and 15-5 on the 14th end. Team Went came alive at this stage and scored a 4 on the 16th and a 5 on the 20th end to have the game in the balance with a lead of 1 shot. Unfortunately for team Johnson on the 25th end their last bowl went awry moving the jack to team Wents bowls giving them a 21 to 22 shot win.

On Sunday Tom and Daves' fortunes were reversed when they took to the green to play Peter McPhee and Mark Dwyer in a Major Pairs semi final. On the 10th end both teams were on 10 shots. Team Johnson scored a 5 on the 13th end to take the lead out to 5 shots but team Dwyer hit back with a 3 on the 18th. But in the end it was not enough and team Johnson ran out eventual winners 22 shots to a fast finishing team Dwyer score of 20 shots.

All players are reminded to please arrange your games ASAP as time is running out in this compacted season and there are many games and competitions to be completed.

Well Saturday was a pretty cold day for our 2020 Handicap Pairs event which saw 40 players take the greens. With five sections and the next best 3 cards to take the green the following day.

In the four sections to play on Sunday C Dunn & A Curteis v A Cameron with Chris & Allan winning 16/13. G Rapp & T Latter versus N Riley & C Boehm with Gene & Tony winning 20/14. C Stibbard & S Clegg v R Pritchard & S Hodge with Clive & Steve winning 18/11. L Tanks & R Griffith v T Allen & M Phillips with Lea & Ray winning 19/13.

Semi-finals were C Dunn & A Curteis V G Rapp & T latter with Allan & Chris in the final. C Stibbard & S Clegg V L Tanks & R Griffiths with Lea and Ray also progressing to the final.

Well in the final, watched by a large crowd it was 9 all at the halfway mark. Then it was all Lea and Ray winning 21/11. That's two titles to Lea, she is in a purple patch winning the major pairs and the handicap pairs.

Wednesday it looked like a terrible day but 8 players turned out for some windy bowls. Winners were Mick Furney & Bobby Freeman W 15+8. Runners were Paul Lewin & Rob Clegg W 14+6. Margins were 6, 8 and marble 25 came out. So next week Jackpot will be $33.

This Saturday is the Bugmans ( Paul Lewins) Day ,Single entries for 3 games of 10 end pairs. 10.00am start. You must have your names in by 3pm Friday so we can do the draw. There is $1200 in prize money so get your names in for a fun day with lots of prizes to be won.

On Monday there will be a fun day also at the town bowling club with single entries and a 1pm start. This month will be very busy with the zone events and our own Champagne Triples on October 31, November 1.

The AGM will be held October 25 at 10am.

SSAA SMALLBORE

Last weekend saw 8 shooters attend the Deep Lead Shooting Complex and shoot at ordinary targets at both ranges for a collective score of 500 points.

John Davis - 250 - 246 - 496, Steve Mitchell - 250 - 242 - 492, Jeff Charlton - 247 - 241 - 488, John Smeaton - 245 - 231 - 476, Alan Britton - 239 - 230 - 469 and 3 shot for practice only.

Our next shoot is at 10am Sunday 4/10/20 and will be an animal target at both ranges.

Wednesday we had 16 players contest the Leonie Thompson sponsored trophy. Thank you Leonie for your ongoing support. The winner of Leonie's trophy was Kaye Inglis on 36 points on a countback to Col Flynn on 36 points then Leonie Thompson on 35 points on a countback to Jenny Hoy on 35 points. NTP on the 1st sponsored by Parkes Pro Shop was Leonie Thompson, the Parkes Pharmacy 4th went to Anita Medcalf, the Dunfords Pharmacy 6th went to Jill Crisp, the Parkes Services Club 11th went to Kaye Inglis and the Brian Collins Smash Repairs and Parkes Caravans 15th went to Jenny Hoy. The Lone Pine Contracting Award went to Adrianne Brown.

Seeing there was no golf played by the ladies on Saturday, our Joyce Norman memorial trophy will only be the best nett score on September 30 instead of the best nett score of both days.

Joyce Norman was a long-time member and playing member of our Parkes Golf Club. Joyce loved her golf and thank you to the Norman Family for sponsoring the memorial trophy to honour her.

Twenty-six enthusiastic bowlers, one overworked umpire, and several interested onlookers & coaches set the scene for Tuesday bowls. The new step-over hand-holds were appreciated and well used. Thanks Ground Control! A reassuring addition for our safety, & a safe tie-up for Kim's bronco!

Liz ran us through a couple of rules/points of etiquette.

The semi-finals of the Club Fours were programmed. Kay Craft/Maureen Miller/Joan Simpson/Heather Harvey were steady out of the barrier, knowing there was a long match ahead. By the 6th end, they took the lead over Chris Curteis/Laurie Keane/Carol Reed/Helen Heraghty and went on to win, 25-15.

With a similar result, Di Howell/Merilyn Rodgers/Lea Orr/Maree Grant scored a victory, 26-15, over Betsy Johnstone/Brenda Davies/Rhona Went/Liz Byrne. With 5 ends to go, the score was 15-all, causing us all to take a deep breath.

The final of the Club Championship Fours will take place next Tuesday, beginning at 9.30am: Team Grant vs Team Harvey.

In social bowls' matches, Hilda McPherson/Lorraine Baker enjoyed a win over Frances Charlton/Kim Evans, 16-14. Julie Green/Margaret Hawken/Jan McPhee won their triples match against Chris Cox/Wendy Hendry/Maureen Baillie, 19-13.

The Minor Singles first round must be played on or before Oct 13. Draw as follows: Carol Reed vs Laurie Keane; Maureen Miller vs Jan McPhee; Lynn Ryan, bye. Lorraine Baker, bye.

Next Tuesday, social bowls, please ring Rosemary or Kim, 68621446, between 8.30-9am. Social roster: Marja/Di H.