By Garry Lewis
Another exciting week of bowls for the Warburton Bowls Club resulted in three out of four Pennant games ending in thrilling victories for the Burras.
On Saturday the Weekend Warburton 1 side played away against MCC 2 and struggled overall to handle their grass green. The Burras never gave up before going down, 57 shots to 79.
Rink scores were as follows: C. Neale 16/ 21; T. Appleton 19/ 18; A. Donohue 13/ 17 and S. Lord 9/ 23.
On Sunday they played the second game of the weekend doubleheader against friendly rivals Yarra Glen 1 at home. It was a tight struggle overall all throughout and it came down to a thrilling final end.
Three rinks had completed their games. The Burras were three shots up overall with only Steve Lord’s rink to play. His rink was five shots down with all of their opposition’s bowls surrounding the jack. It came down to Steve’s final shot of the game. He split their bowls to leave Yarra Glen only two shots up much to the excitement of the Burras as they won overall, 73 shots to 72.
Rink scores were as follows: T. Appleton 11/ 24; C. Neale 24/ 19; S. Lord 16/ 12 and coming from 13 shots down at one stage, Adam Donohue’s rink won 22/ 17 in a wonderful victory for the Burras. They travel to Brighton this week to hopefully keep their momentum going.
Warburton 2 currently in third place on the ladder played the fourth side, Eastwood Golf 1, at home with a finals place up for grabs. Following a relatively close first half, the Burras pulled away overall in the second half to record a resounding 114 shots to 56 victory to consolidate their position in the top four.
Rink Scores were P. Summers 26/ 18; G. Lewis 25/ 10; G. Wynd 22/ 19 and N. Whelan 41/ 9. They play Ringwood 3 next week in the final game before the finals.
The Midweek team played Boronia 1 at home in perfect conditions and further consolidated their position in the top four with a solid 70 shots to 44 victory. For the Burras, all rinks won.
Rink scores were G. Walsh 24/ 14; S. Lord 24/ 13 and R. McKail 22/ 17. With two more games before the finals, they play the top side, Mooroolbark 1, away this week.
The Wednesday Night Barefoot Bowls Triples Competition continued last week with another doubleheader to finally get the comp back on track after nine rounds.
Glenys Lewis from the Bee Gees team started the evening well by winning the prize for being the first person to touch the jack. Once again most games were extremely close, including a thrilling draw between the Bee Gees and Wessie Wonders.
With four rounds to go before the finals, the ladder stands in order as follows: Burra Boys, Wessie Wonders, Moonshiners, Pensioners, Three Stooges, Can’t Remember, Thomos, Bolters, Bee Gees, Bowls to the Walls, Giddy Gout, Sheep Assist, April and Co and Bellevue Bowls. All teams will play in the finals on one evening.
The PINK DAY Triples Tournament sponsored by Professionals Real Estate will be held this Sunday 12 February from 12pm. Teams are asked to be at the club by 11.30am. With a full complement of teams participating, all proceeds raised will go towards Breast Cancer Research.
The club continues to welcome any new or beginning members to join the small but progressive community club. Social Bowls continue to be played on Mondays from 12 midday with excellent numbers regularly participating. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun!
