FORTY eight bowlers enjoyed their bowls on Saturday last to mark the occasion of the Wingham Blowling Club’s 85th year as the oldest operating licensed bowling club within the Manning District. Several Patrons and Life members attended to participate in the meal which followed the bowling activities. Bryan Betts and his wife were among the guests and he had commenced bowling in the 1950’s and was president for a lengthy period. Also attending was Gerry De Pyper, now 94 old, who until very recently was a regular ‘Dad’s Army’ player. Among the very lucky bowlers to win ‘awards’ were Allan Dodd, Brad Bell, Col and Margaret Hinton and the huge raffle went to Ray McNeil.
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Wednesday – Dad’s Army
THE unlikely combination of Daniel Leadbeater and Bill Crocket with their + 11 won the event when they put it over Dallas Hammond and Rex Thomas. All the players on rink six shared in the jackpot and they were: Warren Smith, Kev Coles, Brian Williams, Allan Dodd, Andy Leung and Peter Williams with Brian’s team also being runners-up for the day. Brad Bell playing with Tim Richardson with a + 5 defeated Tony Baker and Mick Hollebone 21-16 and Stan B-Jones, George Floyd and Ray McNeil got up by a shot over Col Hinton, Tony Broadhurst and Allan Messer.
Wednesday Twilight
THE team of Peter Howarth, Jim Gillogly and Tony Colchen showed no mercy to their opponents, Tony Lowman, Butch Barber and John Gillogly with the final score being 13-2. The Trenchards, Snow and Rod playing with Paul Swan got up by a shot over Rex Dawson his son Michael and son-in-law Max. Wayne-‘Fatty’ Goward, Neville Bell and Phill Anderson lost by four shots to a team that lost their card sometime after the game concluded.
Friday mixed
STAN Burnell-Jones and Lillian Cross put it all over Glen Gilford and Lesley B-Jones with the final result being a + 12. A rumour circulated that Lesley has not supplied Stan with a meal since last Friday. Ron Lollback and Leonie Gilford finished with a + 8 against Ian Furner and Laurelle Dennes. Finishing with 16 shots each were the teams of Glen Dennes, Mick and Maureen Hollebone against Jim Gillogly Ray and Bo McNeil.
Mixed fours
RAIN washed out play soon after play commenced on Sunday and these games will be completed, weather permitting, on Friday afternoon.
This Saturday
A VERY important pennant players’ meeting is set for 12 noon and this will be followed by men’s presentation day and bowls which is in uniform and open to the women also.
