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After some lovely rains were reported in our Ndlambe area over last weekend, Tuesday afternoons overcast weather was welcomed by most of our club members.

We nearly had a full house of players at the Spar sponsored tabs in competition, with Diane Ahrens from the Western Suburbs bowling club joining us for the afternoons activities.

With most of the games being very closely contested, Pieter Stegmann and his team of Rodney Gradwell and Rob Turner were the eventual winners of the Spar vouchers.

Wednesday mornings weather was perfect for the novice session which was well attended.

It was also pleasing to see that some seasoned club members also attended the session, to hone their skills for further tabs in competitions.

As per greenkeepers request, it must be noted that from next week onwards, the starting time will move to 10am to give the greens time enough to dry out properly.

Thursdays tabs in was again, well attended, and again, there was some fierce competition amongst the skips.

The eventual winners were Di Gruneberg’s team of Cyprian Guard and Gill Armstrong, who walked away with the bragging rights for the afternoon.

With most of our members enjoying family time together over the Easter weekend, the greens were given a deserved rest on Good Friday after the hectic bowling program during the last couple of weeks.

Saturday’s cool overcast weather ensured that we had a good tabs in turn out at the club. Megan Kriel and her team of Allan Sheridan and Louise Flemming proved too strong for their opponents and won the afternoons proceedings quite convincingly.

After a show of hands was done, it was decided that the club was going to have a tabs in competition on Easter Monday, followed by a lunch bring and braai.

It was decided by the Kowie Premier League management teams that the top four teams will have playoffs on Wednesday the April 20, starting at 2pm.

Jason Prince’s team will play Lennie Clark's team in the one game, and Jacques Krige’s team will play Brian Rogers's team in the other.

The final will then follow shortly after the first round of matches have been concluded.

Each game will consist of two sets of eight ends, with 1 point for each set.

If at the end of the game each team wins a set, a tiebreaker of three ends will be played, and the team that wins two ends first, will be deemed the winner of the match.

Shot difference will not count in this instance.

It's how many ends are won that will count. The same rules will then be used for the finals.

Results will be published in next weeks edition of TOTT.

The next Pick 'n Pay sponsored nite bowls competition will be held on Friday April 22, weather permitting.

Members of the public are more than welcome to come and support their favourite team.