Brian Gay’s rink helped Cranbourne Bowling Club’s top side record a 24-shot victory over Blackburn at home on Saturday. Picture: Luke Plummer.FOUR of Cranbourne Bowling Club’s teams posted big wins in the Metro Pennant competition to consolidate positions in the top half of the ladder.
The number-one division side was at home to Blackburn and produced a top performance to win by 24 shots.
Cranbourne was in control all day, with the rink of Ray Travica leading the way with a 19-shot victory.
Brian Gay’s rink maintained its excellent form to post a seven-shot win.
Cranbourne 104 d Blackburn 80. L. Quigg 18-25; B. Gay 21-14; R. Travica 36-17; P. Elgar 19-24.
Cranbourne (2) led early before suffering a disappointing seven-shot loss at Boronia.
Glen Imeson’s rink handled the conditions well for an eight-shot win and the steady John Pentreath controlled his rink for a three-shot win.
Boronia 96 d Cranbourne 89. G. Imeson 27-19; N. Fell 19-24; A. Mickle 19-32; J. Pentreath 24-21.
Cranbourne (3) hosted Cranbourne RSL in the local derby and recorded a dominant 40-shot success, with wins on all rinks for maximum points.
Wally Ballard’s rink was in great form, and Tony Whalley, with Jamie Imeson back for his first game, led the way on their rink en route to a 16-shot win.
Skips Ken Hocking and Mike Noa played their parts with four and two-shot wins respectively.
Cranbourne 116 d Cranbourne RSL 76. T. Whalley 31-15; M. Noa 27-25; W. Ballard 31-13; Ken Hocking 27-23.
Cranbourne (4) had a great battle at Pakenham but couldn’t bring home the points, despite winning three of the four rinks.
Pakenham won by 10 shots after Cranbourne led narrowly at the break.
Pakenham 80 d Cranbourne 70. I. Badger 22-17; A. Dennis 22-18; G. Ljepojevic 17-16; R. Roscoe 9-29.
Cranbourne (5) continued on its merry way with a 45-shot victory at Heathmont.
Sofio Raiti was in hot form with a 26-shot triumph, and Keith Davies’ rink’s 18-shot win was also impressive.
This side is the clear leader in its section.
Cranbourne 119 d Heathmont 74. K. Davies 39-21; J. MacInnes 24-20; P. Bibby 21-24; S. Raiti 35-9.
Cranbourne (6) maintained its position near the top of the ladder with a 30-shot victory over Highett at home.
Cranbourne won three rinks, with big wins to John Potts’ and Jim Hanks’ rinks.
Cranbourne 112 d Highett 82. J. Hanks 32-14; G. Winters 23-30; R. Sorensen 25-18; J. Potts 32-20.
Cranbourne (1) came back to reality against Waverley Golf in Ladies’ Pennant after last week’s big win.
The ladies couldn’t handle the local greens and lost comprehensively by 55 shots.
Shirley Venville’s and Kath Dudink’s rinks were beaten narrowly.
Waverley Golf 129 d Cranbourne 74. L. Whalley 19-34; S. Venville 26-30; L. Kidd 7-38; K. Dudink 22-27.
Cranbourne (2) bounced back with an excellent come-from-behind six-shot win over Berwick.
Cranbourne shared the winning rinks with Berwick, but Margaret Williams’ and Erike Woodman’s rinks held bigger margins to ensure victory.
Cranbourne 87 d Berwick 81. I. Smith 17-25; T. Lennon 21-24; E. Woodman 22-18; M. Williams 27-14.
Cranbourne (3) found the Carrum side too powerful and suffered a 20-shot loss.
Carrum 109 d Cranbourne 89. R. VanSoest 18-36; K. Davies 35-15; C. Rose 21-23; J. MacInnes 15-35.
Cranbourne found City of Frankston too strong in their Ladies’ Saturday Pennant match.
City of Frankston 61 d Cranbourne 30.
