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Upcoming events
25 January – 15 February – Open Bowls3Five Interclub
24-27 February – National Fours, Taranaki
28 February-3 March – National Mixed Pairs, Taranaki
5-6 March – Auckland National Interclub 7s
8 March – Auckland Secondary School Pairs
Northland win quad event
The Far North was welcomed back into the fray at Mangawhai on Sunday 23 January, after a long break joining Northland, Counties Manukau and Auckland in an Open Women’s Quadrangular event – a warm-up for the National Inter Centre competition in March.
The first round saw Auckland out of the blocks with decisive wins in the Singles and Fours (21-2 and 27-3). However, due to two key injuries on the day, the Auckland Selector was able to use the rest of the games as combination experiments.
Northland won on the day with 18 points +31 followed by Auckland on 16 points +47.
Back row (L-R) Karen Hema, Lisa Prideaux, Diane Harris, Linda Ralph, Helen Blick.
Front row (L-R) Ashleigh Jeffcoat, Catherine Bien, Kimberley Hemingway, Ling Qu.
Not pictured: Estelle Hickey
Open Bowls3Five
Severe weather conditions threatened to postpone day 1. Thankfully for players and host clubs, the bad weather held off and the matches were able to proceed.
42 teams from 13 clubs competed in four sections across three host clubs. Here are the results and standings for Day 1.
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DAY 1 RESULTS
DAY 1 STANDINGS
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National 7s Interclub
The winners, in both the Men’s and Women’s Premier Division 1 competition, will qualify for the National Interclub Finals, to be held in Wellington from Thursday, 7 April to Sunday, 10 April 2022.
Entries close on 20 February 2022.
Definition of... trophies
Easily tarnished dust-gathering objects, unsuitable even for holding flowers, that other people get to put on their TV sets.
Sweeeet Caroline...
Nothing like getting the crowd ready for a big match. This is how they did it at a recent Bowls International match!
Turn on your sound!
From our clubs
Community spirit!
A big shout out to Mt Wellington Bowling Club for their effort in supporting the emergency appeal for Tonga. They coordinated the collection of donated goods for the appeal. Well done on your community spirit.
25 shipping containers filled with food and groceries were shipped on Wednesday from Auckland. They were expected to reach Tonga on Monday.
Age is no barrier for this bowler...
Spotted yesterday competing at the Remuera Fours, 98-year-old Jack McDowall from St Heliers.
Many half his age would find it hard to compete in a two-day event. He's an inspiration to us all - still playing and still smiling!
Champ Pairs at Carlton Cornwall
Carlton Cornwall held its Club Champ Pairs last weekend.
Karen Hema and Lisa Prideaux were title winners beating Alison Rennie and Linda Ralph in a fabulous final. Men's duo James Williams and Leif Selby won back-to-back titles fending off Ted Walker and Ken McDermott.
Alison Rennie, Linda Ralph, Karen Hema & Lisa Prideaux |
James Williams & Leif Selby |
Mt Albert Triples
Crowned 2022 Triples Champions over the weekend, Tony Grantham, Dan King and Johnny Pocrnich.
Bowling: Jeffrey Eskrigge |
Tony Grantham, Dan King and Johnny Pocrnich |
Remuera Fours
Remuera Bowling Club has just held its annual signature event, a two-day Fours tournament, held on 26 and 27 January. he tournament was attended by clubs from Remuera, Carlton Cornwall, Glendowie, Howick, Kohimarama, St Heliers and Takapuna.
The tournament was played on the grass green, which was favourably received by the competing teams. The wind on Thursday provided challenging conditions. A band provided entertainment prior to and after prizegiving and the Club's hospitality was appreciated by everyone. The tournament was sponsored by Tiger Turf, for which the Club is very grateful.
Fourth place getters were Howick, Third St Heliers, Second and winners were Carlton Cornwall.
Pictured at the presentation to the winners. From left to right are Tournament Controller, Murray Lander, President of Remuera Bowling Club, Maurice Smith and from Carlton Cornwall Gerard Hulst (Three), Nick Krajancic (Two), Davorka Bulog (Lead), and Gojko Bulog (Skip).
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