Bowls: New date for rain-hit Umpires tourney

Gwen Lawson rounds out bowling news

The Umpires Tournament set for last weekend was postponed because of the bad weather that swamped Northland.

A new date has been arranged for September 19 at Kamo greens.

The tourney will be played as any combination fours. Please re-enter with the Umpires Tournament convener Bruce Scott.

The Umpires Association is conducting courses for full technical officers (new umpires) and measurers.

If you would like to learn the art of measuring-only, you are welcome to attend. The Association is pleased with the response and anyone else wishing to take either of these courses is asked to call the Umpires head-tutor, Maureen Parker, or the Association Secretary, Jacqui Howarth, for more information.

Reminders

-For all qualifiers, reporting time for the Tiger Turf Tournament on July 25 is 9am with play starting at 9.30am. Sixteen teams will take part in this regional final with the winner representing our area at the New Zealand final in Auckland.

-The Centre handbook for 2015-16 is currently at the printers and clubs and players are reminded that the Centre Opening for the season will be held at the Kamo Bowling Club (home of the Centre President, Jeanette Yovich) on September 5 at 1.30pm.

-A training course for accredited coaches and those wishing to become coaches will be held on August 22-23 in Whangarei.

Please contact the Centre office to register and get further details.