S P O R T | ON THE SIDELINES
Ladies Bowls LADIES at the Dubbo City Bowling Club were enjoying their regular game of bowls as well as a great catch up with friends when Dubbo Photo News paid them a visit.
Peggy Altmann and Anne Knaggs
Betty Martin and Shirley Mathews
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S P O R T | TIME WARP
WHITNEY CUP PREMIERS 1992/93 AFTER a ten-year premiership drought, Wayne Munro led a developing Rugby cricket team to a win in 1991/92 and backed it up the following year. In their breakthrough victory against Newtown in March ’92, the quicks did the damage and they again held all the aces against South Dubbo 12 months later. South’s much-vaunted batting line-up smashed 360 against Macquarie in the final but that was scant preparation for their confrontation with the Rugby quicks. Andrew “Grunter” or “Lumpy” Grant ripped the heart out of South’s top order on Day Two. The “Grand Final Specialist” overcame crippling back spasms in a fiery spell, defending his team’s total of 222. Grunter bowled 18 consecutive overs before skipper Munro gave him a spell. In combination with nagging left-armer Mark Heffron, “Lumpy” extracted Rod Morrison, John Colwell and Wayne Brown for ducks, Nyngan recruit Warren Bienke (16), and Mark Crutchett (run out for 10). The big fella added another wicket to finish with 4/45 while Heffron completed a brilliant end-ofseason series in which he took 14 wickets in three big games. Heffo (2/37 from 12 overs) and Munro (2/38 from 19) were the perfect foil for the explosive Grunter. South’s Country Colt’s representative Corey Martin was the sole survivor from the decimation, backing up his century against Macquarie with a classy 54, while Steve Alborough remained 20 not out when stumps were drawn at 9/155. Skipper Munro and hard-hitting Dubbo Kangaroos fullback Mick McIntosh set up the win on Day One. Their 130-run partnership was sandwiched between a slow start (4/66 from 29 overs) and a late order collapse when the last six wickets fell for just 23. “Macca stepped up with his 60-odd that day,” Munro quipped. “He gave us a defendable target.” Unsurprisingly, the humble all-rounder didn’t mention his own patient 60 and marathon bowling performance as match-winning factors, preferring to deflect to his team’s all-round performance. Wayne “Munners” Munro and Rugby Cricket Club – a classy double-act from the ‘90s. 34
Back, Angus Barlow, Mark Heffron, Michael McIntosh, Danny “Boon” Bower, Wayne Munro (with Cup), Shane Till, Beres Lang (holding Munners aloft with “Boon”), Adrian Scolari and Doug North, front, Ben Hunt, Peter Scolari, Andrew Grant, Ross Murphy. Ben Hunt and Doug North were 12th and 13th man that day. Both played the following grand final and in the ‘95/96 Premiership-winning teams. In memory of Danny Bower (parachuting accident), Beres Lang (illness), and Shane Till who lost his life in the Bali bombings in October 2002. A P R I L 2 8 - M AY 4 , 2 0 1 6 | D U B B O P H OTO N E WS