Completing Frederick's line-up were two Gayle Melrose, once a leading yachtswoman in round-the-world races, and Lisa Helmling, who has just graduated from the junior (under five years' playing) ranks.
In men's bowls, especially, cases of players from the one club winning the nationals as a team have become a rarity, with composite sides having won the last nine fours titles.
Club combinations, as was the Birkenhead side yesterday, even if all the players still have associations with other clubs, have been much more common among the women.
The previous national champions from the one club were Nelson's United two years ago.
Yesterday's narrow loss may have been heartbreaking for Mandy Boyd, who also made the singles and pairs finals in which again she was the runner-up. But the 20-year old was far from downcast at being three times a bridesmaid.
"I was just pleased I was able to make three finals," she said.
As consolation, too, the Wellington fine arts student won the tournament's consistency prize for women, giving her total prize money of $1900.
