Match Committee Reports

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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final games seeing Spider Webb’s team defeat Dan Greig’s team and Paul Knight’s team defeat Bruce Eagle’s team to progress to the final.

The final commenced with Paul Knight's team of Jackie Maxwell, Shelley Jeffs and Bob Jeffs being dominant over the first half of the game to be leading Spider’s team of Kaye Martin, Matt Sharrett and Liz Marshall 16-7 shots. This was the result of Jackie Maxwell playing a strong Third's game and being backed up by Paul, Shelley and Bob. The game seemed to be heading to a forgone conclusion with only six ends to play.

However, when Kaye Martin, playing as second for Spider's team, played an up shot and took the kitty into the ditch, which then resulted in Spider's team winning that end, with that shot, the momentum of the game then suddenly changed.

Spider’s team at the beginning of the end had been nine shots down, with only six ends to play. They continued to rally with Liz leading well, and Matt and Kaye beginning to play good bowls and Spider maintaining the pressure on the opposition, to continue winning ends and subsequently winning the game 23-16 shots after 18 ends.

They had scored 16 shots without Knight's team adding to their score. As described by a Club member “They had one of the comebacks that leave you stunned”.

Women’s Championship Pairs

The event was held in November, in near perfect conditions for the 24 players. The sectional played event saw four sections competing competitively, resulting in four pairs going through to the knock outs. Section winners were Jan Cook and Liz Marshall, Lorraine Hyde and Jan Paniperis, Barbara Lorencs and Pauline Marsden, and Pauline Bourne and Robyn van Mosseveld.

In the semi finals Jan and Liz displayed excellent bowls to win their game comfortably against Lorraine and Jan Pan. The other semi final was played with Pauline Bourne and Robyn against Barbara and Pauline Marsden. This proved to be a tough competition with Pauline and Robyn coming through as the winners with the final score 13-10.

The final playoff between Jan Cook and Liz Marshall and Pauline Bourne andRobyn van Mosseveld saw Jan and Liz get off to a good start, with Pauline and Robyn fighting back to catch up on the scoreboard on the last few ends. Conditions changed in the afternoon with the wind proving difficult. The final came to a nail biting conclusion, with Jan and Liz winning by just one shot. Congratulations to Jan and Liz on the well played game, the first Pairs Championship win at the Club for each of them.

Men’s Fours Club Championship

This event was held in late November under initially warm, then slightly breezy, mild conditions. Finals comprised 18 ends.

The first semi final between Greg Taylor’s team of Egon Mikolajczyk, Lindsay Baker and Phil Bilich, and Wayne Gray's team of Peter Crow, Brian Lucas and Wayne Morrell, was won handsomely by team Taylor, who moved out quickly to a lead of 15 and then slowly increased the margin through to the match being called after the 16th end.

The second semi final, between last year's winners Bruce Eagles, Ian Linford, Russell Lockwood and Matt Sharrett, and Chris Lander, Ross Cunningham, Warren Elliott and Kevin McKersey was a closer affair. Bruce gained a lead of 15-4 after 11 ends and while Chris’ team fought back to 18-14 down after 17 ends they were unable to bring real pressure in the last end and Bruce ran out the winner 18-15.

The final was a much closer affair throughout. Bruce’s team twice were up by four shots, but each time Greg’s four pulled back to square within a couple of ends. The game was still in the balance at 18-17 in favour of the Taylor four after 17 ends, but Bruce’s team were holding the tying shot with just the skips’ second bowls to come. Bruce looked to move the kitty back half a metre which would have given them two shots and potential victory, but his bowl, while on the money, only succeeded in slicing the kitty at a very tight angle, away from his bowls to give Greg the win.

The final result (2017) saw the names Greg Taylor, Egon Mikolajczyk, Lindsay Baker and Phil Bilich being added to the Men’s Fours honour roll. It's the first Club

Championship win for both Lindsay and Phil.

Editor's Note: Bob Mulroy was going to skip this team until he broke his hand and Greg Taylor took over the skipping duties. Bob was there all day supporting his team. He was heard to claim credit for putting this hot shot team together.

Men's Triples

The finalists in this eventwere Murray Hulbert, Peter Flack and Andy Elmer who played Paul Knight, Chris Lander and Brian Kiely.

Murray's team got off to a good start winning the first three ends however by the midway mark Paul’s team had the scores even. In the second half Murray's team took charge with the final score 21 - 9. Congratulations to Murray, Peter and Andy our Men's Triples Champions 2021/22. For Peter and Andy this was their first Sorrento Club Championship.

Mixed Pairs

The final of this event was played in mid January between Lee Leach and Ron Rogers and Pauline Bourne and Peter Flack, in front of a significant number of spectators waiting