Terrific start for Drouin bowlers
Drouin Bowling Club had a very good start to the pennant season, with all four teams winning.
Division one: Drouin 20/135 defeated Morwell Club 0/72.
Samantha Atkinson, Lesley Firth, Dennis Throup and Matthew Schreyer defeated J. Millier’s team 35/17.
Graeme Aubrey, Dale Hendrick, Sheryl Atkinson and Mark Atkinson defeated R. Whitton’s team 26/19.
David McIlfatrick, Colin Finger, John Leighton and Adam Proctor defeated B. Hanley’s team 32/20.
Ron Brodie, Glen Lockett, Toby Wallace and Gary Johnson defeated D. Stevens’ team 42/16. The 26-shot win gave the team overall best rink.
Division three: Drouin (2) 16/118 defeated Warragul (3) 2/78.
Bob Cole, John Bulmer, Ian McCartney and Noel Rubenstein defeated Keith Wilkins’ team 33/15.
Don Mowat, Chris Brownlee, Phil Jarred and David Tayles defeated Ray Headspeith’s team 31/12.
Laurie Innes, Pauline Appleyard, Maureen Leighton and Arthur Moore defeated Eric Porter’s team 30/21.
Matthew Willis, Matthew Long, Colin Jeffrey and Andrew Kidd lost to Elsie Hefford’s team 24/29.
Division four: Drouin 16/89 defeated Yarragon 4/79.
Elaine Thorpe, Merv Appleyard, Ray Watson and Neil Bullen lost to Sam Mazza’s team 20/24.
In this match, Drouin was down 5/15 on the 15th. They staged a big comeback to pick up 15 shots to lose by just four shots.
Clive Newman, Gary Watts, Lloyd Smith and Barrie Price defeated Richard Polmear’s team 24/20.
Mal Anderson, Margaret Rhodes, Margaret Schofield and Robert Proctor lost 15/17.
Terry McFadzean, Mary Firth, Gwen Price and Peter Hone defeated Jason Roberts’ team 30/12.
Division six: Drouin 8/49 defeated Trafalgar 2/45.
Max Hine, Roger Kennett, Les Gould and Tom Lawler defeated Geoff Burt’s team 25/20.
Jim Purvis, Ian Haughton, Richard Joyner and Brian Thorpe lost to Noel Morland’s team 24/25.