Parkes Bowls news
By Marty Tighe
An afternoon cool breeze on the tail of light morning rain last Thursday didn’t deter the 14 social bowling desperados who sought, and found sanctuary outside of the confines of four walls of home, embracing the spirit of socially competitive bowls on a heavy green, played among good friends and rivals.
The oldest Bowler in the Club, who coincidentally also perches the oldest and most deteriorated Club cap on his noggin, Life Member John Ward led his triples team of Bob Freeman and Ian Simpson to a good start against Mark Glasheen, Al Affleck and John Corcoran.
Team Simpson led the game for the first 5 ends, but from then on were out-Bowled by the consistent deliveries from Mark, Al and John Corcoran, in an entertaining game played over 22 ends. Team Corcoran won by 24 shots to 19.
The left and right arm bowling stick duo of Ray Jones and Brian Townsend had a very good tight tussle for the first half of the game against Phil Moran and John Wright, with the score tied at 11 shots each after the 12th end. Phil and John won the next three ends, scoring six shots and then bowled well to maintain that handy margin, to win the game by 21 shots to 14.
The two leads, Phil ‘mad-mile’ Moran and Ray ‘once a merino’ Jones went shot for shot against each other in a competitive display of Lead bowling, with their respective Skips enjoying the contest between two determined and competitive Bowlers.
Mike Valentine and Colin Mudie took to the 11th rink expecting a nice three hour walk back and forth on top of a damp surface, with the occasional obligatory Bowl delivered next to the Jack, when needed, to keep Noel Johnstone and Marty Tighe at bay. However, they were surprised, when Noel and Marty blasted away to a 12 shot lead after the 8th end, and were still in front by 14 shots to 9 after the 13th end. Noel and Marty had a shocker on the 14th end, as they dropped a maximum of 8 shots, which propelled Mike and Colin to a lead of 17 shots to 14. Noel and Marty kept their cool, bouncing back to win the next 4 ends, and scored 7 shots to regain the lead and went on to deservedly enjoy a nice win by 21 shots to 19, over Mike and Colin.
Saturday Bowls
There was a Major Triples Match played on Saturday between Ian Simpson, John Wright and Brian Hampton against Geoff Smith, Mark Glasheen and Ray Jones. Team Hampton won the early ends and led the Match by seven shots to one after seven ends, but were challenged after the 9th end when Ray and his lads won 5 shots on the 9th end, reducing the margin to two shots.
A tight affair ensued after the 9th end with both Teams going shot for shot, with the score line favouring Team Hampton by 14 shots to 12 after the 16th end.
Ian and John bowled good bowls close to the jack on the next two ends, assisting Skip Brian to out-bowl his opposite Skip, and enabling Team Hampton to score 6 shots to move ahead by eight shots after the 18th end.
Geoff, Mark and Ray won three of the remaining ends, but were unable to make up the difference, despite bowling well and keeping their opponents on edge. Brian and his team advanced to the third round of the Championship after defeating Team Jones by 27 shots to 18.
The other Championship Match on Saturday resulted in a nice win to Joanne Simpson who defeated Maureen Miller by 25 shots to 19 in a semi-final of the Ladies Singles Championship.
Twenty-four social Bowlers enjoyed an afternoon of Bowls playing 2 games of triples and 3 games of pairs featuring 3 bonus ends, with the wins doubled on each of the 3 ends.
The third bonus end certainly influenced the result in the triples game that featured John Carr, Bob Freeman and Marty Tighe, who defeated George Bradley, Graham Davis and Colin Miller by just 2 shots (25 to 23). Marty and his team were well off the pace, behind by 10 shots
before they scored 3 shots, making it 6 shots on the 13th end, and from that point bowled more consistently. They took the lead for the first time on the 21st end and clung to that lead to defeat Team Miller by that narrow margin of 2 shots.
Joe Davis and Darryl McKellar also appreciated the third bonus end in their game against Ethan Lacey and Dave Reilly, who were leading by 2 shots before Joe and Darryl scored 3 shots on the bonus 13th end, adding six shots to the scorecard, to lead by 20 shots to 16.
Ethan and Dave were restricted to winning only three of the remaining ends, scoring single shot wins on each end. Joe and Darryl scored two 4 shot ends in the final couple of ends, and won the game by a big final score of 30 shots to 19, although the final score didn’t reflect the closeness of the contest overall.
Special acknowledgment was extended to Ethan Lacey following his recent starring role in bowling for his team from Parkes Christian School in the School Bowls NSW State Titles in Sydney. Ethan and his team played in the Final and were defeated only by a tie-break against the top Sydney School team. Well done to Ethan, his progress and development as a good young Bowler is being keenly observed by more than a few veteran Club Bowlers.
Phil Moran and Mick Simpson had a tight 3 shot win over Brian Townsend and Tony Riordan, winning the game by 24 shots to 21. Phil and Mick were cruising for a comfortable no-frills win when they led by 24 shots to 12, with only three ends to play.
However, Brian and Tony found their mojo, albeit fairly late in the piece, winning those remaining three ends, scoring 9 shots, which was a good effort, although it was not enough to prevent Phil and Mick winning the game by three shots.
Rob Irving combined nicely with Skip Warren Bevan to defeat the classy experienced duo of Rhona Went and Colin Mudie by 26 shots to 18. Rob and Warren had a 9 shot lead after the 12th end, which was quickly whittled back to just three shots when Rhona and Colin picked up six shots on the bonus 13th end.
Rob and Warren scored four shots on two ends following the bonus end, and bowled out the game nicely to enjoy a win by eight shots over Team Mudie.
There were no places to hide for the bowlers in the super competitive triples game between the big rig Trucker Steve Turner and side-kick Guy Ellery and John Ward, against Geoff Freeman, Colin Hayward and Mike Valentine.
Geoff, Colin and Mike let the hand-brake off early, leaving the truckie stranded and out of gear, racing to a lead of 9 shots to 1 after just three ends, and then by 12 shots to 5 after eight ends.
Team Freemans’ momentum was halted after the 8th end, winning only another two ends. Geoff and his team were overtaken and left in the wake of the determined Team Turner won 20 shots after the 8th end, to win the game by 25 shots to 17.
Despite losing an enjoyable competitive game, Geoff was all smiles when his lucky number was drawn first, winning the red-back note.
The lucky rink jackpot was not won, the jackpot is $110 on Thursday.
All Bowlers are requested to pay their Bowls Membership to the Bar staff as soon as possible, and definitely within the next three weeks, please.
Railway Bowls
By Paul Lewin
Hello Bowlers
Wednesday, September 11 saw 28 jovial bowlers turn up for Social Bowls.
Winners were Marty Fitzpatrick, Danielle Thompson and Mike Valentine winning 18+46. Runners Up were Steve Parker, Jarrod Brown and Jake Brown winning 18+12. Third place went to Peter White, Alan Curteis and Alan Affleck winning 15+12. Marble 18 came out and the Margins were 2, 5, 12, 12 & 46. The Jackpot this week is $265.00.
President’s Day
We celebrated and honoured our treasured President Blake Strudwick on Saturday, September 14.
Fifty-four bowlers played on the day with travellers from Peak Hill, Tullamore and Nyngan. We thank them for making the effort and hope they had safe travels.
Morning winners were Marianne Watson, Warren Watson and Dave Ford with a win +23.
Afternoon winners were George Greenhalgh, Rob Clegg and Dawn Parker shared a spot and Tony Bright with a win +20. The Overall Runners Up were Greg Howlett, Mick Furney and Ray Griffith with two wins +17 and the Overall Winners were Alan Affleck, Mick Dunn and Paul Lewin with 2 wins +38.
We would like to thank Lisa and the Kitchen staff and Juicy and the greens staff and all the bar staff for their efforts on Saturday. A special thanks to Twiggy for his amazing tunes after bowls.
Club Championships
In the Major Singles Cody Hando played Stevie Torrens. Cody starts with a single. Stevie a single and a 4 to lead 5-1 after 3 ends. Cody a single and a 2. Stevie a 2 and a single to lead 8-4 after 7. Cody a 3. Stevie a 2. Cody a single. Stevie a single and it’s 11-8 after 11 ends. Cody a 3, a 4 and 2 singles to take the lead 17-11 after 15. Stevie a single and 2 2’s. Cody a single and it’s 18-16 after 19 ends. Stevie 3 singles. Cody 2 singles and a 2 and it’s 22-19 after 25. Stevie a 3 and it’s 22 all. Cody a single. Stevie a single and a 2 to win this nail biter 25-23.
In more Major Singles action Terry Clothier played Paul Kirwan. Paul a 2. Terry a 2. Paul a single. Terry a 2 and it’s 4-3 after 4 ends. Paul a 3, a 2 and a single to lead 9-4 after 7. Terry a 2, a 3 and a 3 to take the lead back 12-9 after 10 ends. Paul a 2. Terry a single. Paul a 2. Terry a single and a 2 and it’s 16-13 after 15 ends. Paul a single and a 3. Terry a single and it’s 17 all after 18. Paul a 3 and a single. Terry a 2 and a single. Paul finishes it off with a 4 to win 25-20.
In more Major Single action Mick Dunn took on Juicy Daley. Dunny kicked us off with a single. Juicy a 2. Dunny a 4, a 3 and another 4 to lead 12-2 after 5 ends. Juicy a 2. Dunny 2 singles. Juicy a 3. Dunny 2 singles and it’s 16-7 after 11 ends. Juicy a 3. Dunny a 2 and a single. Juicy a single. Dunny a single and it’s now 20-11 after 16 ends. Juicy a single and a 2. Dunny a 3 and it’s 23-14 after 19. Juicy a pair of singles and a pair of 2’s. Dunny a single and it’s 24-20 after 24 ends. Juicy a pair of 2’s and it’s 24 all after 26. Dunny holds it together and wins the game 25-24 in a thriller.
In more Major Singles games Dougie Miller played Toby Tanks. Tanksy picked up singles on the first 3 ends to lead 3 nil after 3. Dougie a 2 and a 3 to take the lead 5-3. Tanksy a single. Dougie a single. Tanksy a single. Dougie a 2 and it’s 8-5 after 9 ends. Tanksy a single. Dougie a 3 and a 2 and it’s 13-6 after 12. Tanksy a 2. Dougie a pair of 3’s, a single, a 2 and a 3 to win the game 25-8.
In the Minor Singles we had Ricky Frame play Graham Cole. Ricky led by 3 after 2 ends. Coley grabs 2 singles. Ricky a single. Coley a 2, 2 singles and a 2 and leads 8-4 after 9 ends. Ricky 2 singles and a 3 and takes the lead 9-8 after 12. Coley a 2. Ricky a 3. Coley a 2 and it’s 12 all after 15 ends. Ricky strings 5 singles together and leads 17-12 after 20. Coley a 2. Ricky a 3 and it’s 20-14. Coley a single but Ricky picks up 5 shots on the next 4 ends to win the game 25-15.
In more Minor Singles we see Paul Townsend take on Chris Harrison. Paul leads 5 nil after 2 ends. Harro a 2. Paul a 2 and it’s 7-2 after 4. Harro a 4. Paul a single. Harro another 4 and 2 singles to take the lead 12-8 after 9 ends. Paul a 3. Harro a single. Paul another 3 and takes the lead back 14-13 after 12. Harro 3 singles. Paul a 2 and a single and it’s 17-16 after 17 ends. Harro closes out the game with another 4, a 2 and a 3 to win 25-17.
In more Minor Singles Mick Hackett took on Nev Kirwan. Mikey won the first end with a single and then Nev won the next 11 ends, leading 20-1 after 12 ends. Mikey a single but Nev kept it going and picked up a 4 on the last end to win 25-2.
In more Minor Singles action Helen Clark played Bill Dodd. Helen leads by 2 after 2 ends. Bill a 2. Helen a 3, a single and a 3 to lead 9-2 after 6 ends. Bill a single. Helen a single, a 4, a 3, a 2 and a single to lead 20-3 after 12 ends. Bill a single. Helen a single and a 2 to lead 23-4 after 15 ends. Bill a pair of singles. Helen a single and it’s 24-6 after 18. Bill a pair of 2’s, a 4, a pair of singles and a 2 before Helen picked up a single to win 25-18.
In the Minor Singles we had new member Dale McGlone have his first game against Stevie Torrens. Dale a single on the first end. Stevie a 3. Dale a pair of singles and it’s 3 all after 4 ends. Stevie a 2 and a single. Dale a single. Stevie a single and it’s 7-4 after 8 ends. Dale a single. Stevie a pair of 2’s, a 3, another pair of 2’s, a pair of singles and a 2 to finish the game 25-5.
In the Major Pair we had Marryann Guerin and John Harcus play Mick Furney and Benny McNaughton. Mick and Benny kicked us off with a 3. Marryann and John a single. Mick and Benny a 4 and a single to lead 8-1 after 4 ends. Marryann and John a single, a 2 and a single. Mick and Benny a 3 and lead 11-5 after 8. Marryann and John a pair of singles. Mick and Benny a 4 and a 5 and now lead 20-7 after 12 ends. Marryann and John a pair of singles. Mick and Benny a 3 and it’s 23-10 after 16 ends. Marryann and John a single. Mick and Benny a 2, a 2, a single and a 3 to win the game 31-11.
In the Minor Pairs we had Steve Clegg and Mick Dunn play Shawn Dunn and the towns Jock Townsend. Shawn and Jock lead 2 nil after 2 ends. Cleggy and Dunny a 4 and a 2 to lead 6-2 after 4 ends. Shawn and Jock a 2. Cleggy and Dunny a 2 and a single and it’s 9-4 after 7. Shawn and Jock a 3. Cleggy and Dunny a single, a 3, a single, a 3, 3 singles, a 3 and a single to lead 24-7 after 17 ends. Shawn and Jock a 3. Cleggy and Dunny a 4 and they win the game 28-10 after 19 ends.
Men’s Pennants
This weekend, Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, both our Division 3 and Division 4 Men’s Pennants teams head to Cowra, for the Post Sectional Region Finals.
With both teams playing Round 1, Division 4 playing Round 2 and Division 3 playing Round 3, there will be plenty of opportunity to watch all the boys in action. We wish them all the best of luck and we hope they can get another state jersey.
Champagne Triples
The $23,000.00 Parkes Services Club Champagne Triples entries are filling quickly with 42 teams already in, so get your teams sorted to secure your spot in this Tier 3 Ranking event. Contact Lewi for more information.
This week we had social bowls on Wednesday, September 18 at 1pm. Everyone is welcome to social bowls and quality new loan bowls are available at the club.
Please note we will not be having Social Bowls on Saturday, September 21 as we have lots of bowler’s in Cowra and the others are heading to Peak Hill.
Peak Hill Post Office Birthday Bash
Our friends at Peak Hill would like anyone not playing on Saturday to head over and support their Post Offices 125th Birthday Bowls. Starting with a lunchtime BBQ followed by bowls around 2pm this is sure to be an amazing day! Please see Myra if you are interested in going and everyone would be welcome.
Punters Club
The Quickshine Punters Club kicks off in October with lots of options for people to enjoys some bets and banter. See the sheet on the board for details and get in Quick this won’t be to Chamois. Not all bets will win but none of them will suck like Quickshines vacuums.
In the Club on Friday, September 20 we have Happy Hour 5-7pm, Meat Tray Raffles, Badge Draw ($950.00), Joker Draw ($1,600.00) and the Bistro serving up their amazing meals from 6pm.
See you at the Railway! Toot Toot!
Parkes B & S C Women’s Bowls
By Lea Orr
A perfect, spring morning, ideal for bowls. Greens, as usual, in tip-top condition thanks to our volunteers at Ground Control. Friendly company, gentle exercise, fresh air – we lay it all on here at the Bowlo!
So, Ladies, where are you? We need you back!
A good start would be next Tuesday, September 24, for our “Spring” theme, mufti dress, Trading Table Day.
Trading Table days are always fun, add your gift of $10 value & join in. Best news, you can even come if you don’t wish to bowl! Let’s see some of those absentee faces next week, please! You can also make & enjoy a $2 cheese toastie for your lunch!
Membership fees are now due as well, so pay those at the bar while you’re catching up.
In Major Singles news, Jo Simpson narrowly defeated Maureen Miller to progress to the final versus Rhona Went. Unfortunately, Liz Byrne had to forfeit her chance at the big prize. We anticipate the keenly contested Final will draw a crowd!
Better health to a few of our members who are in recovery mode. We’re wishing you well!
Minor Singles nominations are now open, so add your name to the board and enjoy the experience of proper match play.
In Tuesday’s games, twelve ladies contested 18 ends of turn-around triples.
Valmai, Marja and Merilyn enjoyed a close game, with many tight heads, and edged out Lorraine, Lynn and Maureen on Rink 5. From a spectator’s point of view, it was hard to pick the leaders!
Kay, Carol and Cherie had an easier task on Rink 3 as they won two-thirds of the ends played when they met Gwenda, Elaine & Rhona.
Après-bowls winners were Merilyn, Liz and Kay, pocketing enough to buy their Trading Table gift! The lucky rink jackpot draw stands at $90.
The club’s AGM will be held on Sunday, September 29, at 11 am. Come along to catch up with BC matters, and have your say with your vote for the new board.
This Saturday, the regional final of the Mixed Pennants will be played at our club from 11 am. Top spectator bowls between two outside clubs!
To play social bowls next Tuesday, September 24, wear mufti dress, and call the club, 68621446, between 9 – 9.30, with play at 10 am. Don’t forget a Trading Table Spring-theme gift.
Visitors and interested ladies all welcome!