Category: Fours
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National title for Leigh!
Mandy Boyd and her side of sister, Angela, Sheryl McLean and Leigh Griffin edged Sandra Keith’s team 16-15 on an extra end in the women’s final on Monday to win the fours at the New Zealand bowls championship in Dunedin. The game was often scrappy, but the closeness of it maintained the interest until the…
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Well done Richard, Jayden & Ray!
After ousting defending champion Peter Belliss 13-9 in their first fours post-section match, Ray Martin’s side of Richard Corry, Jason Johnstone and Jayden Ravji edged out Joseph Van der Pennen 16-15 in the last 16. They went on to lose their quarterfinal match against the eventual runner-up team skipped by Sheldon Bagrie-Howley (Southland). Earlier in…
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Bradley Down skips side to upset win over Ali Forsyth’s dream team at national bowls championships
New Zealand development representative Bradley Down has already experienced a number of high points in bowls despite being just 19 years old. He received another big buzz when he skipped a side comprising his father, Graham, Finbar McGuigan and Caleb Hope to one of the biggest upsets of the New Zealand bowls championship when they…
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Well done Nina, Yvonne, Helen & Leigh!
Congratulations to Nina De Munnik, Yvonne Gibb, Helen King and Leigh Griffin reaching the final of the Wellington Open Fours this morning at the Naenae club. They went down to a very steady display by the home Naenae team skipped by Cath Jones 9-19. This propelled Naenae and Victoria to the top in the early…
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Social Twilight Bowls in November – Enter Now!
Get the upcoming summer off to a good start with the always popular Twilight Social Bowls competition (November edition). Featuring LAWN BOWLS, good laughs, a bar, and we will have food available, possibly in the form a food truck, or a bbq. Poster attached Business House – November 2017 that you can pass around. Teams…
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Well done Junior Mens Reps!
Congratulations to Mark Burgess (pictured left in first photo) and James Fairhall (pictured right in second photo) who were in the Wellington Junior Rep team that were very convincing winners of the recent Hexagonal intercentre match in Whanganui. Amber Down also played in the womens team who finished 5th.