Club bowls news

OVERALL WINNERS: Vern Marshall and Dayvinia Mills received the Evelyn Mills Memorial Cup as overall winners of Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s Val Smith 2-4-2 Pairs Tournament. Picture supplied

Poverty Bay

The annual Val Smith Tournament, sponsored by Ryman Healthcare, attracted 20 teams and was played last weekend.

The format was 2x4x2 mixed pairs. Teams played eight games over two days at two clubs (four games at Poverty Bay and four games at Gisborne Club), this proved quite a challenge to the players’ skills and stamina.

With three prizes in each 10-team section and an additional prize for the overall winners and runners-up, there was plenty to play for.

Section 1 and overall winners were Dayvinia Mills and Vern Marshall, who repeated their win of last year with an emphatic unbeaten series of eight games (seven wins and one draw).

Close on their heels in second place were Dawne Abraham and Barrie Denham, who outscored the third-placed pair of Robin Jefferson and Beverly Davy by drawing their match with the eventual winners.

Section 2 winners were Boon McIlroy and Adrienne Smiler, who achieved six wins from their eight games and were generous in their praise of those to whom they had lost.

Second-placed Jeff and Joy Davis beat the third-placed pair of Jon Davies and June Stichbury by winning more ends over the two days.

Trevor Mills, who donated the Evelyn Mills Memorial Cup for the overall winners, spoke a few words at the prize-giving. Garth Peck presented the Peck Tray to overall runners-up Dawne Abraham and Barrie Denham.

Pip Griffin, representing Ryman Healthcare, awarded the section prizes.

A barbecue supper was held at the Poverty Bay clubhouse for players and friends on Saturday evening.

Prize-giving was held after play on Sunday, concluding a great weekend of competition and social interaction.

COMING UP

THE club has a busy month ahead —

March 3 and 4: mixed handicap singles club championship.

March 16: RSA Tournament — open to all bowlers.

March 21: Beetham Lifestyle Village Progressive Triples — open to all bowlers.

March 24 and 25: mixed triples club championship.

March 31, April 1: Easter Tournament, optional triples — open to all bowlers.

Cosmopolitan Club Bowls Adjunct

The Outdoor Bowls Adjunct and the Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club will host the 2018 East Coast Chartered Clubs Men’s Fours Bowling Tournament at the Kahutia Bowling Club on March 6, 7 and 8.

Seven Gisborne teams will be joined by 19 teams entered by other affiliated clubs from Ohope, Opotiki, Wairoa, Taradale National Service and Hastings.

This tournament of friendly but serious bowls has been hosted by rotation around the Eastern region for many decades.

All bowlers and interested spectators are invited to attend Kahutia Bowling Club during the day and the Cosmopolitan Club after play each day.