Monthly Bulletin Jan. 2008 - Men's Bowling Club

Port City Men's Bowling Club

Many thanks to Rob Jennings, Secretary of the MBC, for the January Bulletin.

Special Events –January / February

- Pennant trials 2nd Feb
- 2008 Club Championships continue
- District Championships continue

Club Championships:

Major Fours winners were J Rossiter ,K Bramble, K Hall and skip F Smith .
Runners-up C Stone , B Counsell ,J Cranna ,skip G Ball.

Club Championships 2008 :

The first round of the Club Major Pairs was to be played on 27/01/08 but has been postponed to a date to be set.
Club Minor Pairs nominations are now open and will close 2/02/08 .

District Games:

John O’Neill and Tony Owens are playing the final of the District Senior Pairs against another Port City side Bob Council and John Rossiter at Lake Cathie 26/01/08 .
Robert Jennings and Bruce Chapman were defeated 23/17 in the final of the District Pres. Reserve Pairs at Panthers BC last Sunday.

New Members:

We welcome the following new bowling members as approved in Dec / Jan.
Ben Barry , David Howlett , Michael O’Brien , Eric Scott , George Stark , Robert Zavone .
Juniors : Jake Ferguson , Zachary Hall , Harry Loane .

Please make yourself known to these new members and offer assistance in activities regarding our bowling club.

Notes from the Men’s Committee:

Friday PM Bowls:
Ken Elvey came up with a jackpot idea for our Friday bowls , and this will be implemented as soon as possible .

The Hastings Mid-week Challenge will start again on 5/02/08 (Tuesday)

Club Ltd chairman Bob Langham has confirmed that synthetic carpet will be laid on 3 & 4 greens before next December and will have lights .

Pennants will start on 1/03/08…
Port City still does not have confirmation on the number of sides/grades that the District will allow us to have….This has gone on for 6 weeks now without a firm answer and now has gone to the Royal for approval . Indications at this stage are that we will be told what we can have and our submissions to the district to date could be overruled .

Umpire’s News :

The old 21 metre jack length is back in ….and also winner of the previous end retains the mat ..

The “ For Sale “ sheet is working well , so if you have unwanted bowls equipment or clothes etc write your ad on a coaster and put it in the secretaries pidgeon hole to be printed .

Bowls For Sale & Wanted

All details as supplied by owners, please contact them directly if you are interested. If you would like an item listed, or if an item has been sold, please click on the "comments" button below and leave details of the item.

BOWLS Greenmaster Premier, series 12. Size 2, green. Perfect condition including bag. Price: $375. Contact Faye Schollum, tel. 6583 7078. (listed 21/01/08)

BOWLS Taylor Redline Ace. Size 5, yellow. Price: $270. Contact Geoff Ball, tel. 6582 7875. (listed 21/01/08)

BOWLS Taylor Ace. Size 3H, colour pink. Bought Oct '07. Quick sale for $300 - going overseas. Tel. 6582 8308, 0416764624. (listed 21/01/08)

BOWLS Greenmaster Premier, series 12. Size 4H, smooth, colour orange / white rings. Emblem lion's face on gold. Good condition. Price $385. Contact Ian Binder, tel. 6583 7867. (listed 21/01/08)

BOWLS Drakes Pride, Size 4, black. Excellent condition. Price $250. Contact Ron Bryce 6583 3772 (listed 01/01/08)

BOWLS Drakes Pride Xtra Special: Size 2, as new. Price $180. Contact Geo. 6584 6921 (listed 14/11/07)


BOWLS Taylor Redline Ace: Size 5, Yellow. Price reduced to $270 : Contact Geoff Ball tel. 6582 7875. (listed 27/10/07)

BOWLS Henselite Classic II, Series C, Size 4H, Black with dimples. Very good condition. Price including bag reduced to $180. Contact Ron Bowman - tel. 6584 9229 (listed 20/10/07)

BOWLS CLOTHES. Men's. Pair cream shorts (m) $10, 2 only safari cr. shirts (95), $10 each, 2 only W"T" shirts (95) $10 each, Waterproof jacket (95) $10.
Contact Kevin 6584 1365

State / District Pairs

John O'Neill - Port City

Tony Owens - Port City

Bob Counsell - Port City

John Rossiter - Port City

The District level of the State Pairs Championships are scheduled to be finalised this weekend with matches as follows:

State Pairs:
This will be an all Westport affair with Col Balwin & Mark Prior up against Peter Howard and Peter Taylor. The final will be played at Lake Cathie starting at 9:00 am on Saturday the 26th Jan.

State Senior Pairs:
Two Port City teams will contest the final with Tony Owens & John O'Neill vs. John Rossiter & Bob Counsell. This will be played at Lake Cathie along with the State Pairs commencing at 9:00 am on Saturday the 26th Jan.

I'm sure all teams will appreciate a big crowd for these "Australia Day" finals.

The President's Reserve Pairs final was played last weekend with R. Dixon & P. Melody (North Haven) 25 def. Rob Jennings & Bruce Chapman (Port City) 17. All the best to winners at the Zone playoff.

District Senior Pairs - Round 2

Doug Oliver - Port City

John Haines - Westport

Spectators enjoying the play on the number 1 green.

John White, Westport

The first 2 rounds of the District Senior Pairs were played at Port City today under threatening skies but there were no delays due to rain. The quarter finals and semi finals will be played tomorrow, weather permitting.

Some great bowls today and the quarter finals tomorrow morning promise the same from all teams.

Available results for round 2 are as follows (skips only noted):

J. O'Neill (Port City) 26 def. R. Knox (North Haven) 8
R. McGowan (North Haven) 16 def. B. Isaac (Westport) 14
L. Dodd (Kempsey Heights) 25 def. A. Davis (Westport) 20
J. Smith (Westport) 25 def. D. Oliver (Port City) 17
J. Westman (Lake Cathie) 25 def. A. White (Port City) 9
C. Young (Westport) 20 def. F. Ryan (Lake Cathie) 18

Thanks John for your supportive comments on the web site. Additional pictures from today are available - click on the "Bowls Photo Albums" link on the upper right.

How Time Flies

Jim Whitbourne and I discovered we had something in common having both played bowls at Beamaris Bowls Club, a bayside suburb of Melbourne. Beaumaris was one of the first clubs to host the "Jack High Bowls" competition early in the '80s.

Jim brought in a copy of the 1986 "Bowls in Victoria" magazine for my interest and it included a picture of Jim when he played at Dendy Park. I saw Jim playing social bowls the other day and he still showed the "apprehension" and enthusiasm from over 20 year ago.

Keep it up Jim and may you continue to enjoy your bowls!

Men's Major Fours Final

Frank Smith putting one down

Geoff Ball starting his "smooth" delivery

Jim Cranna, Keith Hall & Bob Counsell (L to R)

John Rossiter on the mat & Chris Stone

The first Port City Men's final for 2008 was played this morning with the team of John Rossiter, Kevin Bramble, Keith Hall & Frank Smith (skip) taking out the major fours title 21 - 12 with Chris Stone, Bob Counsell, Jim Cranna & Geoff Ball (skip) the runners up.

Played under ideal conditions with a light breeze and the green running at approximately 16 1/2 seconds Frank and his team took an early lead of 10 - 5 after 10 ends. They held the lead throughout the game with Geoff and his team threatening at times but couldn't hold onto shots - they would build a head with 3 or 4 shots only to have Frank save the end with his last bowl.

The spectators enjoyed the contest with some great bowls played by all during the game.

For additional photos click on "Bowls Photo Albums" link on the upper right of this posting. To view photos in the album I would suggest you first open the album by clicking on the "cover" photo and then click on the "slideshow" tab to view the individual photos.

Port City - Men's Major Fours Semi Final

The semi final of the Men's Major Fours was played today with Geoff Ball def. Bob Dudman 26 - 16 and Frank Smith def. Bernie Biddle 21 - 10.

The final will be played tomorrow morning, Sunday 13th Jan. with a 9:30 am start with the teams of Chris Stone, Bob Counsell, Jim Cranna & Geoff Ball (skip) up against John Rossiter, Kevin Bramble, Keith Hall & Frank Smith (skip).

It should be a great final - come out and support your team and enj0y what should be a very competitive game.

District Final - Senior Singles

Ian Binder, Port City & Keith Martin, Westport

Marker Noel Elliot and Umpire Stan Hungerord

Keith Martin, Westport

Ian Binder, Port City

The District final of the State Senior Singles was played this morning at Westport under ideal conditions and free running greens. Finalists Ian Binder, Port City and Keith Martin, Westport each had the lead at times but Keith broke away in the middle ends and Ian was unable to catch up after being down 26 - 12 as shown in one of the above pictures. Ian came back but the game went to Keith with a 31 - 20 final score.

The spectators enjoyed some excellent bowls from both players and we wish Keith all the best when he next plays for the Zone championship.

State Senior Singles

Keith Martin, Westport & Don Forrest, Kempsey Heights

Ian Binder, Port City & Bruce Isaac, Westport

Don Forrest, Kempsey Heights - a picture of concentration!

Some shots today from the semi finals of the District play in the State Senior Singles at Westport. Keith Martin (Westport) is up against Don Forrest (Kempsey Heights) and the other game is between Ian Binder (Port City) and Bruce Isaac (Westport). Both games were very close - results of this semi and the other singles matches in the Open Singles and President's Reserve Singles will be reported later.

Additional photos are available - click on "Bowls Photo Albums" on the upper right.