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KENTON BOWLING CLUB
Our club'sAGM was held on Wednesday and it was well attended. The club provided eats which went down very well, helped of course by some amber liquid. We wish the new committee all the best for the coming year and trust that at all times decisions are made for the club's success and the benefit of our members. To the members of the previous committee a big thank you for all you did and for those leaving I'm sure that we'll see you back again on the committee in the future.
Friday evening was time for the PT Lockdown Meat Draw and once again it was Rodney Austin who had his number pulled. As someone who used to say that he's never won anything in the draws, I must say he's been doing all right in the past few months.
Kenton Garden Services sponsored social Saturday this week and a small but enthusiastic group of bowlers turned up on a glorious spring day to vie for the prize. The winners were the team of Peter Levey, Lee Slater and Sandy Rule. I'm sure everyone is aware of how much Kenton Garden Services do for the club in keeping our grounds looking as good as they always do for which we are very grateful.
It was especially nice to have our head coach, RinaMaree back on the greens after a year long medical absence and she certainly hasn't lost any of her bowling ability and had a great game. Finally we wish Bill Bedford a speedy recovery after he underwent heart surgery this week. The latest update is that he is doing well and will be moving to a general ward soon.
KOWIE BOWLING CLUB
Firstly, the club wants to welcome back our men’s club captain Jonty Alexander and our President Judy Alexander, who were away in the UK for almost a month, visiting family. It's really good to have you back at the club again.
With rain falling gently through most of Monday night and continuing until around 9am on Tuesday morning, it was uncertain whether the greens would be dry enough to play our regular tabs in competition. Much to the delight of our members, at around 9.15am, the sun broke through the clouds, and together with a stiff breeze, the eventual go ahead was given by the greenkeeper.
The winners were on form John Hubbard and Martin Slattery.
Wednesday's novice session was enjoyed by the usuals on the C green, but the big interest of the day was on the A green where the semi finals for the Novice Singles* competition was being decided between two outstanding young bowlers, Justin Louw and Jason Prince. Jason was pipped at the post after a huge fight-back from Justin. This leaves the final to be decided next week between Justin and Andre Laas, another great talent from Kleinemonde.
HORACE & PEG PURDON CUP
Thursday saw the 4th and final round of the Horace and Peg Purdon competition being played out at our club. With the sun belting out its late Winter ultraviolet rays on all the competitors, there were some very close outcomes, which ultimately changed the final scoresheet quite dramatically.
The final of the Peggy Purdon Cup scoresheet reads:
WInners: Kowie on 10 points with a shot difference of + 22.
In second place was Kenton on 8 points with a shot difference of +16.
Port Alfred came in third place with 6 points and a shot difference of -38.
Congratulations to both the Kowie men's and ladies teams who showed that team work in bowling is what counts.
While the finals were being played out on the A green, the tabs in competition also had a winner for the day. Peter May, John Hubbard and uncle Don Armstrong clinched their trips game against Cyprian Guards team to claim the bragging rights for the day.
KOWIE CENTENARY GBS COMPETITION
On Saturday morning, 26 teams from all over the Lower Albany district came together to play in the Kowie Centenary GBS competition.The teams were divided into 3 sections, appropriately named G, B and S. Each team played three games of 15 ends. Each game was divided into three skins, with 4 points for a win and 2 points for each skin, totalling 10 points up for grabs per game. Two games were played in the morning session and the last one, after the lunch break.
After some brilliant bowling on superbly prepared greens and in fine Spring weather, the scorecards for each team were tallied up, and in the late afternoon, the prizegiving began.
G SECTION:
Winners on 22 points and a shot difference of +21 were Jason Prince, Justin Louw and Ronel Hough.
B SECTION:
Winners on 24 points and a shot difference of +33 were Ali Daniels, Marcelle Burgess and Mario Agnew.
S SECTION:
Winners on 27 points and a shot difference of +19 were Rodney Gradwell, DiGruneberg and Gill Turner.
Last but not least, congratulations to Jacques Krige on becoming the Seniors Singles Champion for 2022 - winning it against Bryan Burger. Go Jakkals go!!
PORT ALFRED BOWLING CLUB
It promises to be another busy week of bowls with the club’s men’s and ladies’ drawn pairs played yesterday, followed by the Whiteside clash in Grahamstown this coming Saturday and Sunday.
The normal tabs-in was also held this past Tuesday. Take a breather, people!
Then, this past Saturday there were three Port Alfred teams participating in the annual KowieGBS competition where three games of 15 ends were played in perfect weather.
Of the three, Brian (skip) and Mary McLean (second) and Mike Connelan (lead), won two of their three games to end third in their section. The other Port Alfred teams were Elzabe Rodriguez (skip), Joan Jacobs (second) and Bill Wragg (lead) and Peter Wansell (skip), Joanne Brown (second) and Mike Pfotenhauer (lead). Well done for entering.
Former club president Trevor Frost, who has not been feeling well and is spending time in Botswana, has withdrawn from the Eastern Areas mini-districts to be played in Port Elizabeth later this month.
This led to a reshuffle of the teams with Lenny Clarke and KallieCalitz (from Albany BC) brought into the sides. HeinStrombeck, will now skip the side of TJMcLean (third), Jonty Alexander (second) and Brian (lead).
New club captain ChristoHattingh, whose farm is up for sale, is away for a month to deal with a problem on the farm which according to him could affect the sale. Holding thumbs Christo.
Lastly, a big thanks to Judy Henshall whose husband Richard recently passed away, for donating R1000 for a round of free drinks for club members. As Richard, who came from the Northern Cape would say when having his first beer, and I quote: “God bless the brewer.’’ Good bowling all.