Match Committee Reports

Did you hear that on a Thursday afternoon when it was raining and we went to play under cover at Innaloo, Colin Bangs arrived without his bowls? He then had to borrow one bowl from three other bowlers and ended up playing brilliantly in spite of each bowling being different!

Did you hear that John Farmer is offering a prize to the first person who lets him know who the people are in this photograph from the West Australian's Real Estate page? He requires their full names and dates of birth before he will award the prize.

Did you know that we are no longer allowed to call the target we all go for "Jack" or "Kitty" anymore? It’s apparently not gender neautral,rude and offensive and not politically correct. Also Kitty is offensive to dogs! – Denise and Neville Odell: 93093108 or nevodell@bigpond.net .au

Match Committee Reports

Safeway Security Screens July Dash for Cash

The wettest July in Perth for decades made the likelihood of holding the third scheduled Dash for Cash of 2021 an unlikely proposition, particularly as a couple of cold fronts passed through Perth earlier that week, but a decision was taken on Thursday to proceed, trusting

in the slightly more optimistic forecast for Saturday to remain largely dry. A couple of teams elected to drop out, but 24 teams of hardy men turned out for the event,

Four rounds of 10 ends were played, with a soup-and-a-roll lunch provided by our team of volunteers being especially welcome to enable some thawing of cold bowlers. Ultimately, play was completed with only a brief break for a passing shower in the early afternoon. The greens (E and C) proved playable, albeit quite slow, as would be expected in the middle of this wet winter.

Prize money was widely distributed, as usual, with the winners as listed below:• 1st: Ryan Moyle, Josh Gilchrist, Matt Hanson, Michael Leed (4 wins + 15 shots) • 2nd: Peter Snow, Brian Keily, Barry Stewart, Gary Bayne (4+ 11) • 3rd: Mike Sweeney, Jeff Post, Steve Richards, Arren Zis (3+ 28 ) • AM: Mal Lemos, Jeff West, Juris Lorencs, Terry Need (2+ 23) • PM: Paul Walker, Matt Sharrett, Jan Konig, Frank Tyson (2+ 8) • Rd 1: Kyle McIlroy, Dwayne Hayden, George Hayden, John

Slavich (+ 11) • Rd 2: Bob Mulroy, Lindsay Baker, Mick McCavana, Phil Bilich (+ 10) • Rd 3: John O’Brien, Joel Nathan, Karl Schuller, Graeme Winter (+ 5) • Rd 4: Blake Nairn, Rick Munt, Dion Smith, Andrew Garlic (+ 13)

From left to right: Paul Bradshaw (Sponsor), Ryan Moyle, Josh Gilchrist, Matt Hanson, Michael Leed and Barry Bradshaw (Sponsor)

Runners up: Barry Stewart, Peter Snow, Brian Keily, and Gary Bayne Editor's Note: Well done to Dan Grieg and Trevor Orton for not letting the forecast of storms, rain and hail weaken their resolve to proceed with this event. A great time was had by all. 13

Many thanks are due to • Barry Bradshaw’s Safeway Security Screens for their on-going sponsorship of Dash for Cash events, first started 11 years ago. • Trevor and Anne Orton for their input, collecting entry money and undertaking scoring duties.

• Lorraine Hyde, Coral Smith, Wendy Saul, Anne Orton, Lesley

Hughes, Shona Carter, Jan Siney and Charmain Harris, who catered wonderfully for morning tea and lunch. Many players commented on the great quality of the food provided.

Safeway Security Screens August Dash for Cash

The fourth and final Dash for Cash for 2021, again sponsored by SAFEWAY SECURITY SCREENS was held under grey but fine skies on Saturday 28 August. 22 teams of men had registered for this event but unfortunately, only 21 teams turned up, which meant a frantic search for players to make up an extra team. This search was ultimately successful, and a team was cobbled together of injured and part-time bowlers, including one lady, taking to the greens slightly later than planned.

Four matches of 11 ends were played, with two matches in the morning and two in the afternoon separated by the customary, but nevertheless

welcome, soup-and-a-roll lunch. Thanks to the ladies who provided the lunch, but also the morning tea prior to play. In total about eight ladies volunteered to help during the day, and their contribution was very much appreciated.

After the morning rounds, only four teams had won both matches, and by the end of the third match, only two teams remained undefeated, with one of these falling at the final hurdle. While there were 39 visiting bowlers of the 88 competing, Sorrento players dominated the results.

The full results were • Overall winners, pictured above, with Paul Bradshaw from

Safeway, are Peter Crow, Ian Linford, Jim Welch, Alan Anderson and (4 wins + 39 shots) • 2nd: Mark Douglass, Stan Van Mosseveld, Peter Flack and Brad

Gillingham (3 wins + 32) • 3rd: JJ Landman, Barry Stewart, Peter Snow and Rhett Butler (3 wins + 18) • AM: Paul Bradshaw, Barry Bradshaw, Murray Hulbert and Bruce

Eagles (2 wins + 14) • PM: Dion Smith, Wayne Morrell, Paul Kain and Rick Munt (2 wins + 12) • Rd 1: Gerald Hanna, Jan Konig, Matt Sharrett and Paul Walker + 10 • Rd 2: John Godfrey, Brett Owen, Brian Collins and Ron Rogers + 13

• Rd 3: Ross Graffin, Bob Phillips, Gary Gregson and Brett Palfrey + 20 • Rd 4: Roger Palmer, Colin Campbell, Jeff Thomson and David

Dunstan + 19

Once again, thanks to Safeway Security Screens for their on-going support of this event, which is now in its 11th year. Thanks also to Cheryl Greig and Wendy Saul and their team in the kitchen, and to Paul Doherty, Ian Wittber and Anne Orton for their help in running the day.

Masters Mixed Fours

The third annual Dyenamic Masters Mixed Fours carnival was conducted over the Sunday and Monday of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. This event was sponsored by the Sorrento Bowling Club. The weather forecast was not too bright, but apart from one small rain interruption the event was completed on time under cool and cloudy skies.

Over 80 Premier and many State players entered this event, with three rounds of 15 ends played on Sunday and the top eight teams progressing to the knockout rounds on Monday. Six teams won all three matches on Sunday and automatically progressed, but there was a very tight battle for the 8th and final spot, with only percentage separating three teams who each had two wins and a shot differential of plus 17 shots. Sean Mawdsley’s composite team was the lucky team to progress. Notable teams not to progress were the two previous event winners skippered by Cody Packer and Blake Nairn.

The quarter-finals saw two of the four matches requiring an extra end to separate the teams that were to progress to the semi-finals. Sean Mawdsley continued his run by beating Chris Lander’s rink in one extra-end match, with Bruce Eagles’ composite side beating Rhett

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Butler’s in the other. The final two semi-final spots went to Anthony Einfeld’s Mt Lawley combination who beat Jim Buchanan’s Joondalup side, and Darren Wilkinson’s composite team from the Bunbury area who defeated Glen Pauling.

In one semi-final, Darren Wilkinson, with Kerry Ward, Gail Ecclestone and Gary Giblett triumphed over Sean Mawdsley 15-11, and in the other, Bruce Eagles with Coral Smith, Kerry Hutchinson and Murray Hulbert comfortably accounted for Anthony Einfeld 19-9. In the final, the Eagles combination pulled away to lead 10-3 after 8 ends, mainly due to astute running shots from Bruce, but then dropped a six and a two in consecutive ends to fall behind 10-11 after 10 ends. Steady bowling for the next four ends saw the Eagles side lead 15-12 coming to the 15th and final end. Despite their best efforts and extremely narrow misses, the Wilkinson team could not bridge the gap with the final score 17-12 in Eagles’ favour. The crowd appreciated the constant cut and thrust of the final, with the advantage changing several times each end. Congratulations to Coral, Kerry, Murray and Bruce for bringing the trophy “home” to Sorrento for the first time.

Thanks to the Match Committees for their part in organising this very successful and popular event, particularly to Dan Greig and Cheryl Greig, with help from several others such as Pauline Marsden, Ian Wittber, Wendy Flack, Trevor and Anne Orton, plus the morning tea team of volunteers.

Divorced Pairs

Wednesday 29 September saw our annual Divorce Pairs competition, with 30 teams participating on what turned out to be a mixed weather day. The morning was chilly but playable, but after the lunch break, the weather allowed only five ends to be played before the heavens opened and all players scurried for cover. Despite the weather, the day was an enjoyable opportunity to compete. A huge thank you to Duncraig Plumbing Services (Wayne Raffaele) for sponsoring this competition.

The morning winners were Pauline Marsden and Adrian Rose (18 shots up) who, together with the afternoon winners Shelley Jeffs and Spider Webb (16 shots up), enjoyed prize money of $25 each. Runners-up were Kaye Martin and David Dunstan (24 shots up) who won $50 each. Overall winners pictured alongside were Bruce Eagles and Shona Carter (35 shots up) who enjoyed $90 each. Following the shortened playing time, all participants enjoyed a sausage sizzle. Thank you to Alan Susta for the preparation of the sizzle and the salads.

Men’s 100-Up Championships

The finals were completed on Sunday 10 October in mild conditions with a light to occasionally moderate breeze. In the quarter finals, Alan Walton had a convincing win over John Sturk, while Ross Cunningham prevailed over Frank Tyson and Paul Knight beat Jan Konig in closer matches. Barney Fleiser open up a good early lead over Gary Bayne before Gary fought back to win a cliffhanger 101 to 99.

The first semi final was won by Ross over Gary with Ross starting

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strongly and never being headed, although Gary put in some good counters to extend the game to 19 ends. Paul had to work harder against Alan, with the game being tied at 75 apiece after 15 ends, but Paul finished strongly to win 101 to 89.

The final between Paul and Ross was a very close affair, with some classic draw bowling and the occasional on shot, watched by an appreciative crowd. Ultimately the slightly more consistent bowling of Paul narrowly prevailed, but not without major twists to the script in the last two ends.

Runner up Ross Cunningham, Marker Alan Walton, Winner Paul Knight and organiser Dan Greig

On the 19th end, Paul was lying with nine points, which would have given him the win, before Ross came precisely through the head to move the jack back, tie the end and leave the score at 94-96. Down on the last end Ross took control of the head and was lying seven points, Paul’s final drive – the first one of the match – took the jack back to the ditch giving him eight points and the win.

Women's 100 Up Singles Championship

In early October five sections of three players played this annual event. In an alignment round between Kaye Martin and Jackie Maxwell the score was very close for the entire game, with the result coming on the final bowl of the game in Jackie's favour, winning 101-99. In the semi-finals, Jackie played Pauline Bourne and Robyn Woodward played Liz Marshall. Both Pauline and Liz were too consistent and the final was set for a rematch of last year's event.

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