When it comes to bowls, the skip is always the boss ... during playing time at least.
In the case of Waikato skip and former Hawke's Bay cricket and rugby representative Dave Selby, he is the boss all the time, even when he isn't the skip. After he skipped his composite team to victory in the final of the 32-team Princess Alexandra Retirement Village Fours tournament at Bowls Taradale yesterday, his two, Mort Jones, gave Selby a suggestion.
"I've just rung the wife. We can stay another night and celebrate this properly," he said.
"You're the driver but I'm still the skip. We're going home to Hamilton tonight ... I'm looking forward to waking up in my own bed in the morning," Selby said before taking his quartet to collect the $2000 first prize.
Selby, three Ray Finlay and Jones, who also play for the Hillcrest club, and his brother and lead, Paul Selby, of Bowls Heretaunga were unbeaten in seven fixtures at the weekend and apart from when the score was 4-all after six ends always in control of their final against another composite team of Waipawa skip Michael Brown and the host club trio of three Bryan Godber, two Sheryl Glock and lead Johnny Ward.