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10-11 December 2022
We were hampered by wet weather conditions once more last weekend for the Auckland Open Men’s and Women’s Fours. It was a bit of a mixed bag for the qualifying rounds on Saturday - at Blockhouse Bay it was a start-stop day, Te Atatu had some rain but was able to play on, while Howick seemingly did not see rain – go figure! Post-section play on Sunday moved to Remuera. Undercover, there was lots of lively convivial banter between the teams as bowlers found their stride. The atmosphere egged on the players as we saw teams with notable players being bundled out while others forged ahead. In the Men's
Fours, the in-form Mt Albert team of Grantham, Watkins, Grgecevich & Bartulovich bowled their way straight to Finals Day in April, beating out Lowe, King, Thompson & Hoeft from Pt Chevalier, 18-11. It was fluid team dynamics in motion! While the other in-form Takarua, Reid, Williams & Davis side from Pt Chevalier will meet Pringle Park’s Chapman, Balogh, Smith & Mitchell in the semi-final, at a date to be agreed upon. The Women's Fours played all the way to the Finals. Finalists Te Atatu and St Heliers played exceptional bowls throughout the tournament, and the Finals match was no exception. St Heliers continued pressure bowls pushing them into the lead to eventually take the title, 18-13. As Te Atatu player Rhianne commented at the end of the
match, "it was a game of two halves."
Winner: Linda Fenton, Angela Longney, Sue Curran & Catherine Bien from St Heliers pictured with runner-up: Robyn Reihana, Rhianne Tippett, Jenny Jones & Marion Hakaraia
Congratulations St Heliers, it is the first centre title for Linda and Angela, with Sue notching up her 11th title and Catherine her 9th. Well done Te Atatu, you were worthy opponents. A big thanks to Remuera for accommodating rain cover and to the host clubs Blockhouse Bay, Howick & Te Atatu Peninsula.
I am fast learning the bowling community in Auckland is special. And we hope you are celebrating the festive time of year together with family and great friends! From 23 December until 3 January, the team will be working remotely (mainly from the venues), but don't worry, our respective Bowls Auckland member, if urgent, can be contacted via mobile or email over this time. From everyone here at Bowls Auckland, thanks for your support. We wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday!
Bowls Auckland is looking for a...
Tournament Convenor If you or anyone you know is interested in the role (starting in January), please email dean@bowlsauckland.co.nz
for more info.
Calling all prospective umpires
We plan to run online Umpire’s Laws courses in February and March 2023. The dates are: - 7, 14, 21 & 28 February 2023
- 7 & 14 March 2023
- Times will be 7pm–9pm each night
Candidates
will need a copy of the Laws of the Sport of Bowls Crystal Mark Third Edition, Version 3.2. You can find a copy on Bowls New Zealand Aotearoa's website under Key Documents or simply follow this link. The tutors will be Les Smith (Auckland) and Sue Rossiter (North Harbour), both are International Technical Officials. The catchments for this course are for Far North, Northland, North Harbour, Auckland, Counties Manukau, and Thames Valley. You can contact Les Smith with your expression of interest, by emailing
smithleslieg@gmail.com before 13 January 2023. - please provide your name, club, centre plus your contact email and phone number.
- examination application forms will be sent out after 14 January and need to be emailed back to Les by 25 January 2023.
- the examination fee is to be paid to Bowls NZ’s account as stated on the application form.
- Domestic Regulations can be emailed to those who do not have a copy.
It's that time of year when clubs are busy hosting the ever-popular ham tournaments. Given the price of hams these days, it will bring happiness to those lucky enough to win one! We were able to get along to a couple of ham events this week... no luck in bringing a ham back to the office, though!
Despite a previous day of rain and a forecast of doom, the skies cleared sufficiently on the day for the decision to be made to play! A brave call, but it proved to be an excellent one as the rain stayed away and bowlers from a number of clubs skillfully toiled in blustery conditions. Congrats to the winning team on each green: Glendowie - Frazer Hanning, Richard Atkinson-Moore, Colin O’Brien. St Heliers - Rostyn Jones, Terry Lash and Chas Gray (pictured below). This year we were delighted to have New World Stonefields sponsor the tournament – a massive
thanks to Graham and the team for their ongoing partnership right across the club. And of course a big shout out to Murray and Mike who put it all together and to all those who helped out behind the scenes and on the day. -- John Butterworth
Full greens, 31 hams, and no rain were ordered and delivered for the 13 December Jim's Ham Tournament. There were lots of Xmas jollity on the green along with some seriously good bowls played. The jollity kept on - as the club's holiday party with a live band and dancing on 15 Dec capped off a memorable year for the club - both on and off the greens. Winners pictured with hams in hand with Club President Sue Curran
Left - A Green first place with 4 wins 21 ends & 47 points Robert Collins, Mary de Cleene & Jeanine Brown, from Kohi.
Right - B Green first place with 4 wins 21 ends & 41 points Barclay Lee, John Flowers & Ling Qu. -- Cynthia Morris
Have you got a story, a bit of news,
or a funny recollection about our bowling community - we'd love to hear from you.
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