Peck and Yelverton shields go to Poverty Bay, Kahutia

The Poverty Bay junior women’s team who won the Peck Shield for Interclub 5s this month are (from left) Win Baker, Joan Gledhill, Jean Patterson, Anna Colvin and Karen Pinn, with selector/manager Jan Powell and Bowls Gisborne-East Coast Umpires’ Association president Kym Brown, who presented the shields on behalf of the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast centre.Pictures supplied

 by Paddy Stewart

Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s team won the Peck Shield for women and the Kahutia team won the Yelverton Shield for men in tricky winds on fast greens at Gisborne Bowling Club.

Junior bowlers from Gisborne, Poverty Bay, Kahutia, Te Karaka and Tolaga Bay clubs competed in the Interclub 5s this month.

Clubs selected teams of five men and/or five women to compete for them. Clubs were represented by a pair and a triple, the winners being decided by overall points after six games.

The Pinn family were represented in both winning teams. Mother Karen was in the Poverty Bay team who won the Peck Shield, and father Geoff and sons Kyle and Liam were in the Kahutia team who won the Yelverton Shield.

The Poverty Bay women’s team of Anna Colvin, Win Baker, Jean Patterson, Karen Pinn and Joan Gledhill had four wins, a draw and a loss for nine points and a plus-22 differential.

The Kahutia men’s team of Kyle Pinn, Liam Pinn, Geoff Pinn, Gerry Kora and Brendan Reavey had five wins and a loss for 10 points and a plus-39 differential. Poverty Bay men had the same win/loss record for the same points, but had only a plus-8 differential.

Results —

Women’s Peck Shield: Poverty Bay Bowling Club 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 9 points, +22 differential, 1; Te Karaka BC 3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 7pts, -1 diff, 2; Tolaga Bay BC 2 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses, 5pts, +6 diff, 3; Gisborne BC 1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses, 3pts, -27 diff, 4.

Men’s Yelverton Shield: Kahutia BC 5 wins, 1 loss, 10pts, +39 diff, 1; Poverty Bay BC, 5 wins, 1 loss, 10pts, +8 diff, 2; Gisborne BC 2 wins, 4 losses, 4pts, +10 diff, 3; Te Karaka BC 0pts, -57 diff, 4.