on Australia Day

Barber Shield West Gambier 1st innings 232 (J. Blackwell 73; S. Willis 32; N.

Gunawardana 28; B. Stephenson 25; I. Mulraney 4/50; D. Kenny 3/53; E. Fisher 2/64) & 2nd innings 4/99 d North Sportsman’s 100 (H. Fisher 35; E. Fisher 22; S. Willis 5/23; T. Badman 3/12; K. Chapman 2/12)

South Gambier 231 (S. Easterbrook 41; D. Loupos 37; J. Sims 35; M. Sims 32; J. Opie 28no.; M. Waters 4/53; Z. Zema 2/31) d Penola 199 (D. Clayfield 83no.; M. Waters 32; M. Smith 27; J. Kuhl 3/31; E. Geary 2/15; C. Jorgenson 2/22).

East Gambier 1st innings 154 (E. Marks 72; N. Walters 3/35; L. Gibbs 3/37;

W. Rowland 3/10) & 2nd innings 154 (A. Hentschke 80; E. Marks 46; H. Hicks 4/14; J. Sanders 3/57) d Mil Lel 97 (J. Miller 18ret.; A. Hentschke 5/53;

E. Marks 2/17; C. Little 2/1) & 2nd innings 0/20

Crouch Shield

Gambier Centrals 9dec/234 (B. Collins 44; D. Barrett 38; J. Thompson

33no.; R. Flamank 2/37; J. Lawrence 2/20; C. Lynch 2/5) d East Gambier

1st innings 145 (A. Schultz 49; D. Whitehorn 40; K. Riseley 4/49; I. Czaban

3/8; B. Barker 2/46) & 6/192 (R. Flamank 62; M. Fox 3/64)

West Gambier 1st innings 2dec/99 ((J. Judd 30; C. Biddle 24no) & 2nd innings 4/75 d Kongorong 1st innings 94 (A. Maidment 31; L. Brown 3/25) & 2nd innings 159 (no details available)

South Gambier 1st innings 75 (B. Geary 25; M. Sims 22; S. Megaw 5/32; T. Grigg 3/6) & 2nd innings 2/108 (A. Kuhl 49no.) d Mil Lel 1st innings 62 (B. Whicker 5/11; K. Maxwell 2/0) & 2nd innings 132 (M. Little 39no.)

Glencoe 1st innings 257 (C. Hill 58; L. Von Duve 42; J. Matthews 40; M. Walters 2/48; S. Fisher 2/54) & 2nd innings 8/202 d North Sportsman’s 1st innings 186 (D. Carraill 47; S. Fisher 33; S. Fennell 4/46; J. Matthews 2/11; M. Crowe 2/8)

Cox Bros Shield

Kalangadoo 206 (S. Casey 57; A. Carter 36; H. Evans 32; C. King 4/86; E. Williams 2/64; S. McCourt 2/37) d Gambier Centrals 1st innings 151 (L. Rainey 47; S. McCourt 35; E. Williams 22; C. King 21; B. Newton 4/33; A. Stone 4/43;) & 2nd innings 3/129 (E. Williams 57no)

Mil Lel 1st innings 209 (B. Lawson 52; K. Mulraney 43; M. McGrath 4/59; C/ Vine 2/13) d Glencoe 1st innings 119 (M. Haase 35; C. Hicks 3/18; T. Virtanen 2/7) & 2nd innings 2/41

O’Donoghue Shield

South Gambier 7/200 (E. Geary 47ret.; J. Kuhl 44ret.; J. Geary 25no.; J. Prior 3/14; P. Dycer 2/24) d West Gambier 111 (J. Prior 37; F. Skeer 28no.; R. Case 18; A. Milich 5/8; J. Sims 2/11)

East Gambier 1st innings 9/186 (A. Clarke 66; R. Lawrence 36no.; L. Richards 24; T. Bel l3/16; C. Carson 2/11; H. Hicks 2/13) d Mil Lel 1st innings 65 (T. Grigg 28; L. Richards 3/7; A. Clarke 2/13) & 2nd innings 64 (R. Clarke 5/18; C. Richards 3/3; L. Richards 2/16)

Hall Trophy

West Gambier 7/126 (B. Noble 30ret.; T. Richards 20ret.; B. Catlin 3/11) d Penola/Naracoorte 53 (J. McClure, B. Watson 12; T. Richards 3/7; N/ Fox 2/7; J. Hewlett 2/2)

Speed Week extravaganza that wound up at Premier Speedway in Warrnambool for the three day 50th anniversary Grand Annual Classic.

“We don’t really know why the crowds were so good but we think it is a combination of things, including people really starting to get out and about and travelling more,” Jennings said.

“All we know is it was so pleasing to see the amount of people coming to support Mount Gambier and the Borderline Speedway and spending money in Mount Gambier.”

No doubt the drivers need credit for the outstanding night of racing on Australia Day but also the track condition, which was receiving plaudits left, right and centre, especially from neighbouring track officials, including Portland and Hamilton officials.

“People were saying it was the best track they had seen in a long time,” Jennings said. “To hear how good people think the track is makes you proud that you are doing something right and it comes back to the years and years of experience of Bill Barrows and his crew and it is no surprise the final was run at a blistering pace.”

Lap times just over the 11 second mark were recorded in the title decider.

“That is getting around the track very quickly,” Jennings said.

In the end, 66 cars contested the King’s Challenge, the Borderline’s premier stand alone event, and the wingless sprints, who will be back for the February 18 meetings, putting on a good show as well.

Rain affected night two of the Warrnambool racing, with organisers racing the clock to finish night two’s action Sunday afternoon before still looking to run the night three program as scheduled.

Mil Lel 6/199 (H. Hicks 50ret.; R. Grigg 23ret.; R. Lucas 23; K. Mulraney 22ret.; O. McCracken 18; C. Feetom 2/24) d South Gambier 1st innings 54 (T. Horbury 2/2; O. McCracken 2/18) & 2nd innings 5/15 (K. Mulraney 2/2; L. Cameron 2/0)

Millicent 208 (T. Lawlor 49; R. Lindner 29; N. Fitzgerald 19) d Mount Burr 88 (N. Wright 26; N. Fitzgerald 3/3) Sims Shield

Millicent 5/187 (O. Nicholls 53ret.; T. Lowe 32no.; P. Duldig 31ret.; H, Batt 2/9; J. Lambert 2/22) d Penola 4/126 (J. Manninen 25ret.; W. Harris 21ret.)

Mount Burr 2dec./154 d North Sportsman’s 6dec./25

Mil Lel 3/127 (H. Virtanen 27ret.; T. Cox 15ret.; B. Carter 13ret.) d Kongorong 6/89 (Z. Angelino 36)

South Gambier 8/134 (A. Sims 24; J. Clayfield 22ret.; A. Smith 18ret.; K. Rainey 2/9) d Gambier Centrals 6/100 (I. Thami 15no.; C. Howard 2/2)

Pennant bowls results

Ladies Pennant Division One

Millicent Blue 45/6 d Kingston 43/2; Port MacDonnell 49/8 d Penola Red 33/0; Mount Gambier RSL Red 54/6 d Millicent 48/2; Penola Blue 63/8 d Mount Gambier RSL Blue 34/0

Division Two Naracoorte 63/8 d Lucindale 38/0; Robe 58/6 d Beachport 40/2; Port MacDonnell 45/8 d Beachport Blue 42/0; Naracoorte RSL 50/8 d Mount Gambier 32/0

Division Three

RESUMES THIS WEEK