Did you know that lawn bowls is a mysterious and ancient game played by people old enough to know better, using balls carefully designed to go in the wrong direction and that a bowl is a device created with extraordinary scientific precision never to go in the direction required – with the object of torturing the creature who plays with it? – Denise and Neville Odell
Match Committee Reports Men's 2nd Division and Under Singles After the sectional rounds of play for this event, the quarter finalists were Bob Mulroy, Stan van Mosseveld, Bob Jeffs, Rob Tozer, Alan Davis, Brian Staples, Larry Perry and Neville Odell. All players competed very strongly with some very close and quite long games. The semi finals were ultimately contested between Bob Mulroy and Bob Jeffs, and Brian Staples and Alan Davis, with Bob Mulroy and Brian Staples moving into the final game. This game proved to be a game of two parts with Bob starting very strongly and sprinting to a big lead, until the game swung Brian's way for the back half of the game. Eventually, Bob showed his class and closed out the game 21-15 in the 18th end. Congratulations to a very worthy winner. Mixed Fours This event played in November began with the closely contested semi
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