A Double Act Hard to Match
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hen it comes to quality commitment you don’t have to look any further than Roger and Shirley Palmer to find shining examples. In an amazing and valuable double act there wouldn’t be too many at Sorrento who would disagree that the pair have taken on two of the most demanding, complex and time consuming jobs you will ever find at a bowling club Both filling their respective jobs for the first time during the 2021-22 season, Roger drew a deep breath and joined Sorrento’s Men's Selection panel while Shirley took over from Lee Leach as chairperson of the Ladies’ Match Committee. And both performed at a dazzling level of efficiency. Roger, always calm and sensible, blended in well with his fellow selectors under the chairmanship of Rob Tozer to deal with a multitude of problems including Covid drop outs and bowlers who left it until the very last minute before pulling the plug on a game of Pennants. The highly organised Shirley, and her fellow Match Committee members, are always under the pump by virtue of the clock to collect the money, allocate players to various greens and making sure the cards match up. Then follows the procedure of collating the results at considerable speed and working out the winners. Those who complain about what the Selectors are doing and how the Match Committee goes about its work should think twice – or themselves put their hand up for these vital roles. For a number of years Roger and Shirley have also been involved with the organising of Community bowls.
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