Men’s Match Committee Report

the size of E-Green, install a synthetic surface and to erect lighting. Sorrento would still have to fund one third of this $460,000 project. It needs to get approval from the State Department of Sport and Recreation and we envisage this decision to be handed down in December 2020.

Again a big thank you goes out to our volunteers, whom without their support and commitment our Club would not have survived.

Our Pennant season for both Men and Women and State and Club Championships is well under way. Good luck to all who have committed to play in these events. It is great to see our members out on the bowling greens and croquet courts and enjoying themselves once again. To come out of 13 weeks of isolation with the unknown future of what happens next shows just how resilient our members are.

This year many members, family and friends will experience a vastly different festive season. Some will not be able to celebrate Christmas with their family as has happened previously. Therefore on behalf of the Governing Council I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hopefully 2021 will allow us the opportunity to be able to visit relatives and friend both interstate and overseas.

Stay Safe, Strong, and Wise.

– John Abercrombie

Men’s Match Committee Report

First Dash for Cash

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first Dash for Cash, sponsored by SAFEWAY SECURITY SCREENS was not held until Saturday 25 July. Eighteen teams converged on our Club in cool and breezy conditions. Play commenced at 10:00am, and despite one brief rain

Winners of first Dash for Cash:

From left to right Tim Murray Mal Burton, Barry Bradshaw (our Sponsor) Shane Rixom and Pat Murray

Winners of second Dash for Cash:

From left to right Leith Oldham, Sean Nevin, Peter Flack and Rhett Butler

Thank you to the ladies who provided our teas and lunch – Jan Cook, Wendy Saul, Coral Smith, Carmel Hyde, Pauline Bourne, Liz Marshall and Lorraine Hyde. Missing from the photograph are Shelley Jeffs, Jan Siney, Anne Orton, Kaye Martin and Fran Bracknell

Thanks to Trevor Orton who once again with the help of Anne made sure the results were correct

interruption, all four 11-end matches were completed in good time. A number of welcome players from Quinns, Wanneroo, North Beach, Manning, Osborne Park and Bedford supplemented the Sorrento members. Three teams achieved the maximum four wins, so the number of shots up was used to determine the place getters. All winners are shown below. • 1st: Mal Burton, Pat Murray, Tim Murray and Shane Rixom with 4 wins +39 shots (Pictured on the previous page looking very happy!) • 2nd: Frank Tyson, Leith Oldham, Peter Flack and Rhett Butler with 4 wins +33 shots • 3rd: Brian Hogan, Murray Newman, Peter Snow and John

Goddard with 4 wins +28 shots • 4th: Bob Steven, Jeff Thomson, Dan Greig and Mike McGeehan with 3 wins +26 shots. Note from your Editor: This team consisted of three Scots and an honorary Scot (who claims his grandparents were Scottish). They did very well losing only one game by one shot. • Morning: Brian Kiely, Mike Carrigy, Craig Grisbrook, Alan

Walton by + 11 shots • Afternoon: Brian Saul, Ian Linford, Scott Walker, Lee Such by +16 shots • Round 1: Paul Bradshaw, Barry Bradshaw, Ric Munt and Bruce

Eagles by +8 shots • Round 2: Neville Odell, John Collishaw, Ian Wittber and Trevor

Orton by +10 shots • Round 3: Matt Sharratt, Colin Campbell, Ross Cunningham and

Chris Lander by + 9 shots • Round 4: Matt Dragicevich, Ian Watson, Steve Lambert, John

Carlsen

Thanks again to SAFEWAY, to the team co-ordinated by Jan Cook

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who provided the morning tea and delicious lunch (pictured below), and to Anne Orton who assisted with scoring.

Second Dash for Cash

Rhett Butler led his side to a commanding win in the second, and final 2020 SAFEWAY SECURITY SCREENS Dash(es) for Cash. Rhett, with Peter Flack, Leith Oldham and Sean Nevin won all four of their matches and achieved a commanding +43 shot winning score. They started with a narrow 2-shot victory, but followed up with 16, 14 and 11 shots margins in their next three matches. Also winning their four matches, and finishing runners-up were the Yokine team of Juris Lorencs, Barry Gartrell, Terry Needs and Jeff West with a +14 shot differential.

Third place was taken by Mick Martin, Frank Tyson, Phil (Spider) Webb and Glenn McCarthy, while fourth place was filled by Greg Taylor, Steve Draper, Jim Welch and Steve Mortimer whose teams were among seven teams who won three of their games.

The weather was partly cloudy and cool, but the 22 teams all enjoyed the four 11-end match format. What was particularly welcome was the number of visiting teams from Quinns, Yokine, Nollamara and even a couple of players from North Beach, Morley and Bassendean. Even a team from Bruce Rock participated in this month’s event, proving that this event is gaining wide appeal. In total, 28 of the 88 bowlers who took part were from other clubs.

The “lark” prize for the early two rounds was won by the Bruce Rock boys that included one of our former members, Aaron Zis and the “owl” prize for the later rounds was won by Alan Gallagher, Allan Davis, the very-recently-retired Ross Cunningham, and Chris Lander. Round prizes were also awarded for the day.