Prizes were awarded to
winners and runners-up in the lead, director and skip categories.
Tam Buckingham, with four wins, was the best lead, followed by Lyn Evans on three wins and 25 ends.
In the director section, the result was clearcut. Alic Brown (Kahutia) had four wins, followed by Alf Land (Kah) with three wins and 22 ends.
There were four contenders for prizes among the skips, with each player notching three wins.
Maurice Allan’s 28 ends and differential of +27 earned him the honours from Carol Hawes (Gisborne) and Erin Sutherland, who had identical results of 22 ends and a +8 differential.
The progressive format proved popular and may well feature more often in the future.
Junior fours club champs
The men’s and women’s junior fours club championships were held on Sunday. The format was round-robin play over three rounds of 15 ends, with a time limit of two hours a round.
Due to an unforeseen late commitment one team had to pull out of the tournament, meaning the single team who entered progressed to the Gisborne East Coast centre champion of champions unopposed.
The men’s championship was well supported, with 16 out of a possible 17 eligible members competing.
Only one team ended the tournament unbeaten — John Fricker (s), Dave Hooper, Mike Travers and Jareth Gaskin, who combined particularly well for a deserved victory.
The three other teams each won one match. Tam Buckingham (s), Chris Valentine, Andrew Ball and Flynn Hall were runners-up.
It was encouraging to see the club’s student members — Rickie Peipi, Luke Sanders, Jareth Gaskin and Flynn Hall — have raised their skills levels remarkably this year. We hope they will all become future champions.
The tournamentwas contested in a good spirit. All players gave their best and most matches were closely run affairs.
Interclub
The club wish the teams representing Poverty Bay at the interclub on Saturday the best of bowling good fortune.
Coming up: Special half-day mini tournament, Tuesday, Dec 5, 12.30; Ryman Healthcare Rex Rigney Christmas Tournament, Thursday, Dec 14, 1.30pm
Gisborne
Bellerby Cup graded fours
The Bellerby Cup returned “home” after being shared by bowlers from other clubs over the past three years.
Gisborne members Queenie Takurua (skip), Adrienne Smiler, Anne Day and Ashli Ferris bagged the trophy at the club’s marquee graded fours event.
They finished with a maximum 12 points and won 28 ends.
Kahutia’s Mike Chisholm (s), Harry Green, Alic Brown and Frank McLouglin were second, also with 12 points but with 24 ends won.
The Lyn Trueman-skipped Kahutia quartet of Bill Campbell, Diana Oates and Ray Young were third. They ended tied with Gisborne’s Carol Hawes (s), Lorna Reeve, Lesley McIntosh and Peter Allan on nine points and 24 ends won, but Trueman’s four had a superior differential of +22 to Hawes’ +16.
Coming up: Bill Edwards interclub between Gisborne and Kahutia, Wednesday, Dec 6; Gisborne East Coast open singles championships, Dec 9 and 10; Christmas bowls and barbecue, TUESDAY, Dec 19.
Kahutia
This weekend features the interclub challenge.
Division 1 women are competing at the Poverty Bay Club. Those women are — Davynia Mills (singles), Marie Wright and Lucy Shanks (pairs), and Glenys Whiteman, Francie Adair, Judy Taylor and Anita Vaotuua (fours).
The division 2 men are at Kahutia. They are — Murray Duncan (singles), Charlie Ure and Mike Howes (pairs), and Kevin Bright, Gary Tocker, Jock Smith and Ray Young (fours).
The division 1 men are at Te Karaka. They are — Leighton Shanks (singles), Vern Marshall and Alistair MacPherson (pairs), and Mike Chisholm, Murray Murton, George Vaotuua and Mick Maunder (fours)
Competition starts at 8.30am. All the best to those taking part.
Coming up: DB 8-point Optional Triples, SUNDAY, starting at 9am; Bill Edwards Tankers, WEDNESDAY, Dec 6, 1pm (an annual interclub challenge, entry forms are at clubs.
