BOWLSBANTER
Kowie’s A team, skipped by John Hubbard with Allen Sheridan and Dave Thomas, was the only side to have any success. They played Port Alfred and scored a comfortable 2 plus 6 victory.
The remaining Kowie men’s team lost their match, as did both the ladies sides.
On Saturday, members competed in the monthly Guido’s-sponsored day. This was won by Jackie Kriel and Lucille Keyter when they beat Delene Deenik and Judy Hunter 2 plus 6. Duties for next week (February 13-19) are: Rolling – Tony Brown, Marking – Bob Ford and Ronnie Smith, Tabs money – Dot Rohrs, Bar – Bob Ford and Eden Bradfield. We welcome the rain which fell in the Port Alfred area this past week. Please give a thought to the greenkeeper and his team who battle to keep our greens in a playable condition as they have been restricted insofar as the watering of the greens are concerned. Much appreciated.
The first round of the Peg and Horace Purdon inter-club competitions were played at Kowie last week and the results are as follows:
Peg Purdon – Port Alfred 2 points – 2, Kenton 4 points + 12, Kowie 0 points – 12.
Horace Purdon – Port Alfred 2 points, Kenton 2 points, Kowie 2 points.
The men’s section played the first round of the Eastern Areas League last week in Grahamstown and the results are as follows:
First League: A team won 1 and lost 1; B team lost both games
Second League: A team won both games; B Team lost both games
Various club competitions are still in progress, ie, Mixed Singles, Men’s Senior Singles, Men’s and Ladies Fours. Please check the Notice Boards for upcoming competitions.
On Tuesday February 14 (Valentine’s Day), we celebrate birthday night – please bring a plate of eats. Our sponsors for the afternoon are Personal Trust – thank you for your continued support. Duties for the Week February 14-18: Tabs – John Bennett and Wendy Pfotenhauer, Bar – Roger and Sue Darkes, Ironing – Noel Heale. Last week Wednesday was the first trial of our initiative to improve our standard of bowling.
All tabs-in days will now have prizes for the winning team on the day. We are hopeful that this added incentive will lead to more competitive bowling. Twelve teams participated with three teams finishing on top with a shot profit of 13 each. Bryony Shone’s team were declared winners as a result of their superior shot ratio.
Thursday was our monthly Seeff Supa Thursday with prize-money sponsored by Seeff Properties. Kate Beaver’s team walked off with the R300 prize-money after beating their opponents 9-1.
Four of our teams travelled to Port Alfred for the first round in the 2017 Peg and Horace Purdon competitions. Our ladies teams did us proud by winning both their games. Moira’s team beat Port Alfred 21-13 and Gloria’s team were the better of Kowie by 18-14. Our men teams had mixed success with Roy’s team beating Kowie by 15 shots and Tim’s team narrowly going down to Port Alfred by one shot.
Friday was Fabulous Feast night. Chicken kebabs, savoury rice and salad were on the menu. It was obviously very popular as there were no leftovers at the end of the evening.
The attendance draw was once again forfeited as Piet de Wet wasn’t present at the draw.
The jackpot rolls over to next week and increases to R900.
Social Saturday was sponsored by Prestons with the winners receiving a gift voucher of R120 each. As per usual, tea time treats were provided by some of our members. Judging by the speed the players left the field after the teatime bell rang, the eats were well received and enjoyed by all.
Our second league teams travelled to Grahamstown Bowling Club for the first round in the 2017 League season. George Chowles’s team won both their games and Stompie Bellingan team won one and peeled one.
Our side therefore beat their opponents (Albany Bowling Club) 9-1. Congratulations to all.