CRANBOURNE BOWLS
SATURDAY PENNANT REPORT
Side 1 Team Captain Jay Tootell gave a pre-game talk to inspire the team and set the expectations for the new bowling year.
Then he went on and had an outstanding game winning by 16 shots on his rink and leading by example to give Cranbourne its first win for the year against formidable opponents, Burden Park.
The other five Cranbourne sides finished the day with three wins and two losses which was a good first-up effort for the club.
Weekend Pennant Results – Round 1
Side 1 – Division 2 Sec 8
Expectations were high with the start of another exciting pennant season ahead.
Playing at home, at the half way mark, and only three shots separating the sides, Cranbourne had to dig deep to set up the win.
The team of Danny Meyer, Wayne Stevens, Gavin Wright and skip Jay Tootell were simply outstanding on the day winning by 16 shots and setting up a 10-shot overall win against Burden Park.
An honourable mention goes to new Skip Chris Hunt who made some great saves during the day. Welcome to Cranbourne.
A tough game with one rink up, one down and two tied rinks what a day it was.
Cranbourne 80 (14 points) defeated Burden Park 70 (4 points)
Side 2 – Division 3 Sec 8
A tricky wind-affected green makes the task even more difficult at Carrum by the beach but to get within six shots from victory is a great effort and a pleasing start to the year for the number two Cranbourne side.
Brian Biasci, John Stanley, Ian Barrenger and experienced skip Neil (Buddy) Drummond won by 16 shots.
Cranbourne 85 (2 points) lost to Carrum 91 (16 points)
Side 3 – Division 4 Sec 8
Bob Pyne, Lois Brock, Ron Gascoigne and skip Marijan Bobetic were in great form winning by 10 shots but could not bridge the gap going down to Mulgrave Country Club.
Cranbourne 76 (4 points) lost to Mulgrave CC 94 (14 points)
Side – 4 Division 7 Sec 8
A huge 25-shot win by Bill Bradbury, Kath Dudink, Rob Sorensen and Skip Peter Colthup set up a 40-shot win against Burden Park.
Cranbourne 101 (18 points) defeated Burden Park 61 (0 points)
Side 5 – Division 8 Sec 7 (12 a side)
Club Legend and life member Stan Burnett and his team of Jeanne Tomlin, Dennis Tomlin, and Dermot McConville were outstanding winning by 22 shots and giving Cranbourne the win.
Cranbourne 64 (14 points) defeated Noble Park 42 (2 points)
Side 6 – Division 8 Sec 6 (12-a-side)
Cranbourne (16 points) defeated Parkdale/ Clayton by walk over (0 points)
MID-WEEK PENNANT REPORT
The opening round of Midweek Pennant for Season 2022-23 saw three out of the four Cranbourne teams playing away and one team playing at home.
A magnificent spring day, with the sun shining, and a very pleasant 22 degrees saw the Cranbourne teams open the season with two wins and two draws.
Cranbourne 1
Cranbourne 1 team travelled to Royal Melbourne Golf Bowls Club where the team skipped by Marijan Bobetic had a tough fight all day and were holding sway, but three shots to their opponents on the last end was costly and they finished with a score of 18-18 for a draw.
Chris Griffith’s rink had their chances, but went down by six, losing 18-24.
Harry Van Soest’s team were our winners on the day, outlasting their opponents to win their match by six with a final score of 22-16.
Both clubs shared the spoils with eight points each
Cranbourne 2
Cranbourne 2 team travelled away to Carrum and had an up and down day.
Tony Whaley’s team of Bob Bellamy, Scott De Piazza and Phil Nielsen were the heroes of the Cranbourne team today.
Playing sublimely, this team won 17 out of 21 ends to record a momentous 34-6 victory. More importantly this team enabled Cranbourne to get away with a tied game at 60-60.
Carrum defeated Cranbourne 9-7.
Cranbourne 3
The team travelled to Mulgrave Country Club with the result going Cranbourne’s way winning two rinks to one.
The team skipped by John Kent was level at 10-all after 14 ends, but a six on the 15th end and a four on the 17th end was just the tonic to take the team to a nine-shot win, 23-14.
In a game where their opponents led 14-1 after eight ends, the team of Chris Deals found a way to fight back, but left their run too late going down by eight shots, 21-29.
Peter Colthup’s team led all day and had a comfortable six-shot win, 25-19.
The overall score was 69-62 with Cranbourne claiming 14 points to two.
Cranbourne 4
The surprise packet of the day, Cranbourne 4, played at home against Dandenong Club 4.
Packed with seven new bowlers, the side did the club proud, getting up to win two rinks to one and take the overall result 65-61, winning 14 points to two.
The team skipped by John Stanley held their opponents most of the day and went on to a great win by eight shots, 23-15.
With new bowlers Bruce Canavan, Frank Verco and Lesley Deal, this team led by Louis Magri were too strong on the day to win by 11 shots and secure a two-rinks to one win over Dandy Club 4 opponents.
This gave Cranbourne an overall win of 65-61, with Cranbourne awarded 14 points to two.
-Garry Hunt and Derek Maguire-
