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Gundagai District Services Bowling Club

Locality: Gundagai, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6944 1355

Address: Sheridan Lane 2722 Gundagai, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.gundagaiservicesclub.com.au

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25.01.2022 C'ship Pairs Wayne Carthew & Johnny Heyen after jumping to a massive lead in a c'ship pairs match played last Thursday afternoon, had to withstand a barnstorming finish from Graeme Tickner & Bruce Tout, before prevailing 22 shots to 18. Carthew & Heyen jumped out of the blocks like a jack rabbit to lead 15-5 after eleven ends, then Tickner & Tout staged a gallant fightback taking six of the next seven ends to trail 17-15 at the end of the eighteenth. Carthew & Heyen scored th...ree shots on the next two ends to lead 20-15, with Tickner & Tout reciprocating with three shots on ends twenty one & twenty two. Carthew & Heyen took two of the final three ends & kept their opposition to a single shot to be victorious in a very entertaining match. Thursday Social "Happy" Bourke, Terry Coggan & Col Harris d Eric Weston, Col Enright & Jethrow Cobdon 19-17 scoring 5 shots on the last end, after dropping 8 shots on end 12. Graham Luff, Murrray Naughton & Dick Jones (2bowls) d Joe Bond, P. O. Reardon & Dick jones (2bowls) 22-13. Henry Crowe & "Mitch" Peterson d Bruce McCarthy & Joe Pearce 22-12. Saturday Social Helen Pearce & Joan Dunn drew with Richard Erkelens & Merle Stockwell 21 all. Graeme Ticner & Joe Gailey d Peter galey & Ollie Gailey 23-6. Bronwyn Naughton, Cecilie Luff & Ina Ford d Wendy Nicholson, Bruce Tout & John Perce 16-12. Matches to be played this weekend T. French & B. Reardon v Eric Weston & Rick Young. J. Bond & J. Kerr v B. Smart & J. Peterson. Matches to be played by Sunday 4th October E. Weston, B. Smart & R. Young v H. Crowe, T. Coggan & N. Armstrong. S. Bartlett v J. Heyen. John Pearce v P. Smith. Allan Crawford v S. Bartlett. R. Young v P. Gailey. See more

25.01.2022 C'ship Triples Bruce McCarthy, Jon Kerr & John "Mitch" Peterson led from barrier to box in defeating Eric Weston, Bob Smart & Rick Young 19 shots to 14 last Sunday afternoon. The McCarthy led trio exploded out of the barriers to lead 10-1 after 8 ends & went further ahead & led 16-4 at the end of the 16th & looked like running right away with the match. Weston's team then demonstrated what they were capable of & showed a lot of grit by taking six of the next seven ends to tra...il 18-14 with one end to play, but the bird had flown for Eric's side after that earlier point scoring onslaught that McCarthy's side had produced. It was reported after the match was completed that "Mitch" had played unbelievable lead bowls & was by far & away the best player on the rink. Mixed Pairs In a very exciting mixed pairs match played last week Graeme Tickner & Cecily Luff prevailed 21 shots to 17 over Rick Young & Bronwyn Naughton. The match was all tied up at 4 all after six ends & 8 all after eleven, with Graeme & Cecily scoring 6 unanswered shots on the next three ends to skip out to a 14-8 lead after fourteen. Rick & Bronwyn rallied & came back strongly taking five of the next seven ends to trail 17-16 at the end of the twenty first & the game was there for the taking. Graeme & Cecily then put an end to the comeback by scoring 4 shots on next three ends to slip out to 21-16 lead with only one end to play, before conceding a solitary shot to their opposition on the 25th & last end to take out a wonderful match. In a surprisingly one sided mixed pairs match played last Thursday afternoon rookie bowler Shane Bartlett teamed up with the experienced Joan Dunn to completely annihilate the veteran pairing of Bruce Tout & Ina Ford 27 shots to 9. On paper it looked like an even money bet, & it looked like being that after twelve ends with Bartlett & Dunn holding a slender 10 shots to 8 lead. But it was not to be as Shane & Joan went on a point scoring rampage taking nine of the next ten ends scoring an amazing 17 shots to Bruce & Ina's solitary shot to run right away with the match in the end, with Bruce & Ina hoisting the white flag with three ends still to play. Thursday Social Graeme Tickner, P.O. Reardon & Dick Jones d Jon Kerr, Mark McAlister & Col Harris 27-14. Mick Houstein, Joe Bond & Wayne Carthew d Eric Weston, John Heyen & Henry Crowe 21-18. "Mitch" Peterson & Murray Naughton d Rick Young & John H. Pearce 21-16. Flash back to 1970.

21.01.2022 State Fours Only two teams contested the Southern Highlands Open State Fours played in Gundagai last Saturday with Club Tumut's Tim Crampton, Paul Tarbit, Greg Crampton & Geoffery Webb progressing to the Zone 8 playoffs by defeating Batlow's Jordan Dennis, Zach Cottam, John Salter & Ronny Rynehart 20 shots to 15. Presidents State Fours Semi Finals Gundagai's Eric Weston, Rick Young, Wayne Carthew & John Heyen defeated Reg Schmetzer, Damian Shore, Harry Chugg & Peter J. Richar...ds 30 shots to 15 in the semi final of the Presidents fours last Saturday morning. In the other semi final Tarcutta's Lonnie Hampton, Daryn Kelly, Steve Hardwick & Col Taylor defeated Tumbarumba's Billy Butz, Brock Shore, Steve Houting & Bobby Millar 28 shots to 22. Presidents State Fours Final A thrilling final played on Saturday afternoon saw Tarcutta's Lonnie Hampton, Daryn Kelly, Steve Hardwick & Col Taylor defeat Gundagai's Eric Weston, Rick Young, Wayne Carthew & Johnny Heyen 19 shots to 14 to progress to the Zone 8 playoffs. The Weston skipped foursome jumped out of the blocks to lead 5-2 after five ends, with Tarcutta taking five of the next seven ends to explode out to 13-7 lead at the end of the twelfth. The Gundagai side came back strongly, scoring five shots on the next two ends to trail 13-12 after fourteen. Tarcutta then skipped away again scoring three shots on end fifteen to lead 16-12, with Eric's side scoring single shots on the next three ends to trail 16-15 & the match was there for the taking. The Tarcutta side played exceptional bowls scoring single shots on the final three ends to take out an enthralling final. Thursday Social Bowls Wayne Carthew & Dick Jones d Joe Bond & Col Harris 18-16. Eric Weston, Henry Crowe & Bruce Tout d Rick Young, Jon Kerr & Murray Naughton 14-13. See more

20.01.2022 C'ship Triples In complete contrast to the horrible weather the previous weekend it was surprising that only one match was played at the weekend with Eric Weston, Bob Smart & Rick Young giving Donny Smith, P.O. Reardon & Mitch Goodsall a fair little touch up, defeating them 32 shots to 9 on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon. The Weston skipped trio bounded out of the blocks scoring a single shot, then a five & a six, and in the twinkling of an eye the score was 12-0 after... three ends. Smith's side then steadied the ship & scored four shots on the next two ends to trail 12-4 after five. From there on it was one way traffic as Eric, Bob & Rick went on a scoring rampage taking seven of the next eight ends out to explode to a 23-5 lead before winning four of the final seven ends to completely dominate their opposition. Thursday Social James "Happy" Bourke, Mark Maynard & Glenn McGeachie d John Heyen, Murray Naughton & Bruce Tout 23-20 (with a five on the final end). Wayne Carthew & Dick Jones d John Quamby & Henry Crowe 22-20. Eric Weston, P.O. Reardon & John Pearce d Joe Bond, Richard Erkelens & Col Harris 22-12. Saturday Social Wayne Carthew & Darren Hylwa d Richard Erklens & Joan Dunn 25-16. Bronwyn Naughton, Bruce Tout & Ina Ford (2bowls) d Merle Stockwell, Murray Naughton & Ina Ford (2 bowls) 22-13 See more

19.01.2022 C'ship Pairs Final In a classic game of pairs bowls played last Sunday, Bobby Smart & John "MItch" Peterson proved much too good for Eric Weston & Rick Young, defeating them 26 shots to 17. Bob & "Mitch" won 6 of the first eight ends to lead 11-4, with Eric & Rick taking the next 5 ends to snatch a 12-11 lead at the end of the fourteenth. The quartet of players traded shot for shot for the next 5 ends & the match was there for the taking with Eric & Rick holding a slender 17-...15 lead after nineteen. Weston & Young surprisingly then went off the boil & Smart & Peterson took full advantage, running away with the match, scoring 11 unanswered shots on the final five ends to claim the 2020 pairs title. C'Ship Singles Bob Smart progressed to the next round of the c'ship singles last Saturday with a hard fought 31 shots to 24 victory over Henry Crowe. Henry held a narrow 8-6 lead after eight ends, with Bob taking 5 of the next seven ends to dash out to a 15-10 lead after fifteen ends. Crowe showed he wouldn't surrender by scoring 9 shots to Smart's 4 on the next seven ends to tie proceeding up at 19 all at the end of the twenty second end. Bob then grabbed the match by the scuff of the neck by scoring 9 unanswered shots to career out to 28-19 lead with Crowe taking the next three ends to trail 28-24. Smart then scored the 3 shots needed to have a great victory. Eric Weston exploded out of the barrier last Saturday & in the twinkling of an eye the score was 15-1 by the end of the tenth, before going on to record a 31 shots to 22 over Mark Maynard. Weston was in superb touch & Mark had no answer, with Eric having the game all parcelled up when he led 28-11 at the end of the twentieth. Much to his credit Maynard didn't throw the towel in taking seven of the final eight ends, but the bird had flown for Mark after the earlier onslaught by Weston. Mixed Pairs Tom French & Helen Perce were also in superb touch last Saturday when they dismantled Pete Smith & Gail Rowland's title bid, defeating them 30 shots to 15. The match looked like being a tight affair earlier with Tom & Helen holding a slender 7-6 lead after seven ends. French & Pearce then took five of the next six ends to dart out to a 15-7 lead after thirteen, & 20-15 after twenty one. Tom & Helen then won the final three ends piling on 10 unanswered shots to career away with the match in the finish. Saturday Social Wendy Nicholson, Joan Dunn & John Pearce d Merle Stockwell, Richard Erkelens & Di Keenan 20-14. Tumbarumba Legacy Tournament Gundagai's Mick Houstein, Wayne Carthew & Johnny Heyen won the tournament with a score of 2 wins +38 points, 2nd was the Fijiian connection of Seko, Ice & Wyse with 2 wins +37 points. . See more

18.01.2022 C'ship Singles In a classic game of singles bowls played last Sunday Bob Smart emerged victorious over defending champion Joe Bond, defeating him 31 shots to 26. Bob shot out to a 9-2 lead after eight, with Joe taking four of the next six ends to trail 13-11 by the end of the fourteenth. Both bowlers were at the top of the game & after twenty ends Bob & Joe were locked together at 16 all. Smart snuck away again scoring five unanswered shots to lead 21-16, with Bond winning th...e next three ends to trail 21-20 & it was game on. Smart again kicked away scoring five shots to Bonds one to lead 26-21, but Bond wouldn't go away as he fought back on the next three ends to level the scores at 26 all after thirty four ends. Joe's gallant fight back was all in vain as Bob scored the five shots needed on the next two ends to take out a highly entertaining match. Thursday Social Eric Weston & Richard Erkelens d Henry Crowe & Rick Young 34-17. Joe Bond & Murray Naughton d Wayne Carthew & Col Harris 20-18. Saturday Social Joe Bond, Joan Dunn & Richard Erkelens d Helen Pearce, Merle Stockwell & Di Keaton 18-13. Rick Young, Trevor Gardiner (The Entrance) & Ina Ford d Wayne Carthew, Wendy Nicholson & Bruce Tout 26-14. Matches to be completed by Sunday 25th October. Minor Singles: Shane Bartlett v Peter Smith. C'ship Singles: Tom French v Henry Crowe. Mixed Pairs: Rick Young & Bronwyn Naughton v Graeme Tickner & Cecilie Luff, Wayne Carthew & Carol Dowell v Neil & Sharon Armstrong, Shane Bartlett & Joan Dunn v Bruce Tout & Ina Ford, Tom French & Helen Pearce v Richard Erkelens & Liz Polsen. Blast From The Past 1970.

18.01.2022 Updated 5th June 2020

16.01.2022 Championship Singles. Eric Weston defeated John(Mitch) Peterson 31-22 in a recent championship singles match. Peterson led 6-2 after six ends, then Weston hit back and after nine ends the score was 7-7. Peterson got going again to win four of the following five ends, gathering nine shots to Weston’s one to have a lead of 16-8. At this juncture Peterson stalled, as Weston dominated the next nine ends, accumulating fourteen shots, while keeping Peterson to two and now led 22-1...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Due to some inclement weather, there was little action on the bowling greens recently, however the Southern Highlands District Bowling Association State Events did go ahead, with the State Senior Triples taking place at Club Tumut on Saturday August 8. Gundagai was represented by Eric Weston, Rick Young and John Heyen(sub for Mick Houstein). The Gundagai team came up against the strong team of Neil Bulger, John Rogers and Rick McAlister in the final, but unfortunately suffer...ed a loss of 24-10. The Gundagai team’s preparation for the final was slightly disrupted following the withdrawal of Mick Houstein, due to injury, and meeting this strong Tumut team on their home ground made things a little tough, but the Gundagai team were not about to make excuses, by their own admission they were simply outplayed by a better team on the day. State President’s Fours. Eric Weston, Rick Young and John Heyen will look to put the disappointment of the State Senior Triples behind them, when they will be joined by Wayne Carthew(who comes in for the injured Mick Houstein) to take on R. Schmetzer, J. Shore, H. Chugg and P.J Richards in the State Presidents Fours at Gundagai on Saturday August 15 at 9:30am. If they are successful in this match, they will play the winners of the second semi-final between B. Butz, R. Miller, S. Houting and B. Shore and the team from Tarcutta. Cancellation of Zone Events Due to the on going COVD-19 pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding restrictions which are in place by the NSW Health Department the Zone Executive and Match Committee along with the unanimous agreement of all Districts in the Zone the following events have been cancelled for 2020: President’s Cup Bing Wallder Shield The venues who were due to host these events will be offered the opportunity to host these events in 2021. Ultimately this will be left up to the relevant District’s being: President’s Cup: (Riverina) Leeton & District Bowling Club Bing Wallder Shield: (Wagga) Junee Bowling Club Bruce Rayner Zone 8 Match Committee Chair Social bowls. J. Bond & C. Harris drew with E. Weston, H. Crowe and B. Tout 19-19. J. Heyen, J. Quarmby and M. Naughton d B. McCarthy, M. Peterson and R. Young 22-10. W. Carthew and J. Kerr d M. Houstein and D. Jones 19-15. As previously mentioned, Mick Houstein will be out of action for a few weeks after being injured following a fall. We all wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to him being back on the greens in the not too distant future. This will be my final report for the time being, after a short break your regular bowls news scribe, Rod Brooke will be back on deck for the next report and many more to follow. Welcome back Rod. Thank you. Just remember, if you want to be somebody, be yourself, because everyone else is taken. Sent from Mail for Windows

14.01.2022 C'ship Triples In an exciting game of triples bowls played last Thursday afternoon, veterans Bruce McCarthy, Jon Kerr & "Mitch" Peterson prevailed over a gallant Pete Smith, Bruce Tout & Murray Naughton (sub for Graham Ingold) 23 shots to 18. It was a classic match from start to finish with all six players at the top of their game, with majestical bowling the order of the day. Actually Smith's side won thirteen of the twenty one ends played, but when they lost an end it was b...y multiple shots. The two sides went blow for blow for the first ten ends, & at the halfway mark the score was all tied up at 10 all. Pete's side scored three shots on the next two ends to take a 13-10 lead, but then dropped seven shots on the next two to find themselves behind 17-13. Smith's side then regrouped, taking four of the next five ends to trail 19-18 & the match was still anyone’s for the taking at the end of the nineteenth. Smith's team dropped three shots on end twenty to trail 22-18, with "Macca" keeping his opposition at bay allowing them only one shot on the final end to take out a riveting match. Thursday Social Henry Crowe & Col Harris d "Happy" Bourke & P.O. Reardon 24-15 Wayne Carthew, Johnny Heyen & Glenn McGeachie d Eric Weston, Richard Erkelens & John H. Pearce 23-8. Wally Dorman & Dicky Jones d Mark Maynard & Graeme Tickner 26-14. Joe Bond, John Quamby & Rod Brooke d Chris Diggins, Rick Young & Graham Luff 31-11, Saturday Social Rick Young, Wendy Nicholson & Joan Dunn (2bowls) d Helen Pearce, Richard Ekelens & Joan Dunn (2bowls) 19-14. Wayne Carthew & John H. Pearce d Eric Weston & Jan Ingold 21-20. Bowlers would like to wish a happy birthday to Bob Smart who reached the big 60 last Wednesday. See more

14.01.2022 Gundagai Bowls back on track after Covet 19 outbreak. 2019 C'Ship Final In a rather one sided final played recently Joe Bond proved far too good for Johnny Heyen defeating him easily by 31 shots to 10. Heyen actually won the first two ends but from then on it was one way traffic with Bond taking nine of the next eleven ends to career out to a 17-4 lead at the end of the thirteenth. Bond kept the pressure on his rattled opponent & Heyen didn't have an answer to the bowling pro...Continue reading

14.01.2022 C'ship Pairs In an enthralling game of championship pairs bowls played last Saturday afternoon Bob Smart & "Mitch" Peterson were a tad too strong for Wayne Carthew & Johnny Heyen,defeating them 23 shots to 18. Carthew & Heyen led 8-5 after eight ends, then Smart & Peterson went on a point scoring rampage, scoring 12 unanswered shots & had careered out to a 17-8 lead by the end of the fourteenth. Carthew & Heyen fought back strongly scoring 6 shots on the next three ends to na...rrow the gap & trail 17-14. Bob & "Mitch" then put the match out of their opposition's reach by taking four of the next six ends to lead 23-16 with two ends to play & they allowed Carthew & Heyen only single shots on those two ends for them to claim a comfortable victory. Thursday Social Mick Houstein, Johnny Heyen & Murray Naughton d Pete Smith, Dick Jones & Bruce Tout 29-9. Joe Bond, P.O. Reardon & Col Harris d Rick Young, Graeme Tickner & Mark McAlister 19-15. Wayne Carthew, "Mitch" Peterson & Richard Erkelens d Jon Kerr, Henry Crowe & John Pearce 25-11. Saturday Social Henry Crowe, Bruce Tout & Ina Ford d Rick Young, Pete Smith & Joan Dunn 15-14. Matches to be played by this weekend, weather permitting, if unable to play because of rain, matches will be extended until Sunday 1st November. All players must contact their opposition & arrange their matches, don't just turn up on the day expecting them to be there. Minor Singles Shane Bartlett v Pete Smith. C'ship Singles Tom French v Henry Crowe. Mixed Pairs: Rick Young & Bronwyn Naughton v Graeme Tickner & Cecily Luff. Wayne Carthew & Carol Dowell v Neil & Sharon Armstrong. Shane Bartlett & Joan Dunn v Bruce Tout & Ina Ford. Tom French & Helen Pearce v Richard Erkelens & Liz Polsen. Blast from the Past 1970

13.01.2022 2019 Minor Singles Final In a match that took only twenty two ends to complete, Johnny Heyen proved a little bit too classy for veteran Allan Crawford in the final of the 2019 minor singles final last Thursday afternoon, easily defeating Allan 31 shots to 10. Heyen flew out of the blocks to lead 8-2 after seven ends, before taking eight of the next ten ends to career out to a match winning 25-7 lead, then cruised to the line & claim the 2019 title. Social Bowls Joe Bond & Co...l Harris d Bruce McCarthy & Henry Crowe 18-10. Jon Kerr, Dick Jones & Terry Coggan d Eric Weston, P.O. Reardon 21-18. Mick Houstein, Henry Crowe & Col Harris (2bowls) d Bruce McCarthy, "Mitch" Peterson & Colharris (2bowls) 17-16. The Gundagai District Services Bowling Club Annual General meeting will be held on Sunday 26th July beginning at 11am. Nominations for the committee will close at 6pm on Saturday 26h July. A nomination sheet is available at both the Main Club & Sports Club. See more

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12.01.2022 C'ship Singles In a surprisingly one sided C'ship singles match played last Saturday afternoon Eric Weston proved much too good for Graeme Tickner, easily defeating him 31 shots to 10. Eric took eight of the first ten ends to career out to an 18-3 lead, with Graeme taking four of the next five ends to trail 19-9 at the end of the fifteenth. Weston was ruthless & gave Tickner no respite as he continued on his shot scoring rampage as he exploded away with the match only allowi...ng Tickner to win seven of the twenty two ends played. "B" Grade Singles In another one sided singles match played last Thursday afternoon, Pete Smith gave John Pearce a bit of a bowling lesson, being victorious 31 shots to 11. The match looked like being a real battle early with the scores locked together at 9 all after eleven ends, but it was one way traffic from there on as Smith raced away with the match winning thirteen of the final fourteen ends, scoring twenty two shots to his opponents two. Rick Young was also in scintillating form when he easily defeated Pete Gailey 31 shots to 18 last Saturday afternoon. The score was evenly poised at 9 all after eleven ends, with Gailey taking four of the next five ends to lead 14-10 at the end of the sixteenth. But that was it for Pete as Rick grabbed six of the next eight ends to lead 21-17, before exploding away taking seven of the final eight ends. C'ship Pairs In a match that looked very even on paper, Bob Smart & John Peterson took Joe Bond & Jon Kerr to the cleaners easily defeating them 26 shots to 9 last Saturday. Smart & Peterson were at the top of their game taking eleven of the first sixteen ends to sail out to an 18-8 lead, before cruising to the line dominant winners indeed, with Bond & Kerr throwing in the towel with three ends still to play. Thursday Social Graeme Tickner & Dick Jones d Henry Crowe & P. O. Reardon 26-9. "Happy" Bourke & Rick Young d Wayne Carthew & Graham Luff 17-13. Joe Bond, Richard Erkelens & Col Harris d Eric Weston, "Mitch"Peterson & Murray Naughton 18-5. Saturday Social Helen Pearce & Ina Ford d Joan Dunn & Merle Stockwell 32-15. Bronwyn Naughton & Jan Ingold d Pete Smith & Wendy Nicholson 23-17. See more

12.01.2022 Championship Singles.Eric Weston defeated John(Mitch) Peterson 31-22 in a recent championship singles match. Peterson led 6-2 after six ends, then Weston hit back and after nine ends the score was 7-7. Peterson got going again to win four of the following five ends, gathering nine shots to Weston’s one to have a lead of 16-8. At this juncture Peterson stalled, as Weston dominated the next nine ends, accumulating fourteen shots, while keeping Peterson to two and now led 22-18 ...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Mixed Pairs In an absolute humdinger of a match played last Thursday morning rookie bowler Jann Brooke teamed up with veteran Eric Weston & nearly caused the upset of the bowling season, going agonisingly close to knocking out defending champions Mick Houstein & Wendy Nicholson, going down on an extra end by 24 shots to 23. Eric & Jann led 4-0 after two ends, with the defending champions taking the next six ends to dash out to a 10-4 lead at the end of the eighth. Weston & Br...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Minor Singles The ever improving Wayne Carthew played brilliant bowls to defeat Richard Erkelens 31 shots to 12 last Thursday afternoon. The match was pretty even early & by the end of the tenth the score was 10-7 in Carthew's favour. From then on it was one way traffic as Carthew went on a point scoring rampage, winning nine of the next ten ends to explode out to a match winning 22-8 lead after twenty, before taking seven of the final ten ends to complete a magnificent victo...ry. Social Bowls Joe Bond & Henry Crowe d Jon Kerr & P.O. Reardon 21-13. Social bowls this Saturday beginning at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. The Annual General meeting of the Gundagai District Services Club Bowling Club will be held on Sunday 26 July beginning at 11am. A commitee nomination sheet is on the board at both the Main Club & the Sports Club. Nominations close at 6pm on Saturday 25th July. See more

11.01.2022 Peter Young, Michael Giddings, Donny Smith & Rick Young.

10.01.2022 Championship Singles. Eric Weston defeated Wayne Carthew 31-20 in a championship singles match played recently. After dropping the first end and three shots, We...ston settled into the match to take six of the next seven ends, scoring thirteen shots to Carthew’s four to take a 13-7 lead. Carthew then picked up another three shots to start a run of ends for him, to bring the score to 14-13 at end thirteen. The score ebbed and flowed from this point, with players exchanging ends, until end twenty one, where Weston held sway 19-18. From this point Weston found another gear and took complete control, taking all but one of the next seven ends, outscoring Carthew twelve shots to two, to take a convincing victory over an opponent who had been in great form. Weston himself has also has been performing consistently good of late, and this combined with his experience, proved the difference at the business end of the match. One thinks Weston’s days of flying under the radar are well and truly no more. Social games E. Weston, B. McCarthy & B. Tout d J. Bond, J. Quarmby & R. Erkelens 28-9. J. Kerr, J. Heyen, & T. Coggan d M. Houstein, J. Bourke & C. Harris 27-24. W. Carthew, M. Naughton, M, Maynard & R. Jones d H. Crowe, J. Pearce, P.O Reardon & R. Jones 25-10. Now the fun bit, in this game one team called Hi Ace defeated another team called the Critters 21-7. The tough part for this scribe was to determine which players were in which team, but I will give it a go. I know it is dangerous to assume, but here goes, forgive me if I get it wrong. Hi Ace I believe were represented by H. Pearce, B. Naughton & J. Dunn and The Critters, R. Erkelens, M. Naughton, & J. Pearce. I have a 50% chance of being right. Great to see our bowlers have maintained their sense of humour. Must congratulate bowlers on the good work done with keeping scorecards, unfortunately there is always an exception. Some keeping score have become a tad complacent lately, one card was passed on to me to try and decipher, it was almost illegible and had more lines than a million pairs of Adidas. To borrow a quote from A.B. Paterson, and I think the same was written with a thumb-nail dipped in tar. Pete Smith who is standing in for usual scribe Rod Brooke, who has hibernated to Sunny Nth Qld for a month.

09.01.2022 Minor Singles Final Rick Young showed his experience last Thursday when he comfortably defeated the ever improving Shane Bartlett, defeating Shane 31 shots to 22. Rick bounced out of the blocks to lead 10-7 after ten ends over a nervous Bartlett, then went further ahead to lead 20-11 at the end of the twentieth. Barty settled down & played some wonderful bowls & fought his way back into the match by taking 6 of the next eight ends to trail 23-21 at the end of the twenty eigh...th. Rick then took charge of the match, scoring 5 unanswered shots to go out to a 28-21 lead, before taking 3 of the final four ends to take out the 2020 title. It was a magnificent effort by Shane to make the final in his first year of playing bowls. Mixed Pairs Mark Maynard & Ruby Crane proved much too good for Shane Bartlett & Joan Dunn last Saturday, defeating them 25 shots to 17. Mark & Ruby were in superlative touch & led 11-8 after 12 ends, then took 6 of the next eight ends to explode away to a match winning 22-11 at the end of the twentieth. Mark & Ruby then cruised to the line for a very comprehensive victory. In a very high class game of mixed pairs bowls played on Tuesday morning Graeme Tickner & Cecily Luff prevailed over siblings Wayne Carthew & Carol Dowell, defeating them 24 shots to 20. The quartet were locked together at 7 all after eight, & after thirteen Graeme & Cecily held a slender 13-12 lead. Tickner & Luff then won five of the next seven ends to scoot out to a 20-14 lead & looked like running away with the match, but Carthew & Dowell created an exciting finish by taking two of the next three ends (including a 5) to trail 21-20 with two ends to play. Graeme & Cecily took those last two ends scoring three shots to claim a wonderful victory. Thursday Social Joe Bond, Peter Smith & Richard Erkelens d Wayne Carthew, Jon Kerr & Bruce Tout 20-11 Saturday Social Joe Bond & Cecily Luff d Helen Pearce & Rick Young 22-21. Richard Erkelens & Joan Dunn d Bronwyn Naughton & Bec Ingold 29-11 Wayne Carthew, Mick Houstein & Wendy Nicholson d Tom French, Jan Ingold & Wendy Nicholson 26-12. Matches for this weekend Saturday 21st November at 1pm Championship Singles Final: Bob Smart v Eric Weston. Championship Triples Barney Reardon, Tom French & Mark Maynard v Mick Houstein, Joe Bond & Wayne Carthew. Sunday 22nd November at 9.30am Mixed Pairs Tom French & Helen Pearce v Mark Maynard & Ruby Crane. See more

08.01.2022 "A" Grade Singles Final In an absolute crackerjack game of singles bowls played last Saturday afternoon veteran Eric Weston had to be at the top of his game to defeat Bob Smart 31 shots to 25. It was all one way traffic early in the match & Eric had Bob rattled by scoring the maximum 4 shots on the first end, before careering out to a 13-4 lead after ten ends. Smart scored three single shots to trail 13-7, then Weston scored another maximum to scoot out to a 17-7 lead & it lo...Continue reading

06.01.2022 C'ship Triples Blizzard like conditions put a dampener on weekend bowls. In freezing temperatures last Sunday afternoon, Barney Reardon, Tom French & Mark Maynard handled the blizzard like conditions extremely well before prevailing 19 shots to 9 over John Heyen, Richard Erkelens & Joe Pearce. The Heyen led trio threw the towel in after only fourteen of the twenty one ends were completed, with hypothermia starting to set in to all six players. Reardon's team led 6-2 after six... ends & held seven shots on end seven before skipper Heyen picked up the kitty to pick up the shot. Barney's side then took full control scoring seven shots on the next two ends to dash out to a 13-3 lead by the end of the ninth, with Heyen's side scoring five shots on the following two ends to trail 13-8 after eleven. The Reardon skipped trio then put the match beyond doubt by scoring six unanswered shots to shoot out to a unassailable 19-8 lead. After the fourteenth end was completed all six brave players unanimously agreed to call a halt to the game & adjourn to the warmth of the club house. See more

03.01.2022 C'Ship Singles Rookie bowler Shane Bartlett caused the upset of the 2020 c'ship singles season when he defeated seasoned campaigner John Heyen 23 shots to16 last Saturday afternoon, after Heyen conceded the match when rain interrupted play. Bartlett shot out to lead 10-4 after 10 ends, & 17-10 after 20. Heyen then won five of the next eight ends to trail 23-16 before conceding the match to his youthful opponent. Well done "Bart". Minor Singles Rick Young had a ding dong tussl...e with Wayne Carthew last Thursday afternoon before prevailing 31 shots to 25. Rick shot out to a 16-10 lead after fourteen & led 19-15 at the end of the twentieth. Carthew then played brilliant bowls to win five of the next six ends, scoring nine shots to Young's one to shoot to 24-10 lead after twenty six ends. Then the match changed complexion with Young taking charge & scoring nine unanswered shots to shoot out to a 29-25 lead, before scoring the two shots needed to take out a riveting match. C'ship Triples An extra end had to be played last Saturday to decide the winner of a very exciting triples match, with Bob Smart, Eric Weston, & Rick Young defeating Henry Crowe, Neil Armstrong & Terry Coggan 25 shots to 24. The two sides were locked together at 8 all after nine, then on the next five ends the Crowe led trio exploded out to a 21-13 lead & the match looked in their keeping. To their credit Smart's team came storming back scoring eleven shots on the next five ends to hit the front 24-23 with one end to play. Henry's side then scored a single shot on the last end to tie proceedings up, with Bob, Eric & Rick scoring the one shot on that extra end to take a very high class match. Veterans Henry Crowe & Terry Coggan were much to good for the 1953 born youngsters Neil Armstrong & Mark Maynard last Thursday afternoon defeating them 26 shots to 14 last Thursday afternoon. The veteran pairing were never headed, leading 11-5 after ten & 23-10 after twenty, before taking three of the final five ends to go on & have a very comprehensive victory in the end. Thursday Social Bruce Tout, P.O Reardon & Col Harris (2bowls) d Pete Smith, "Mitch Peterson & Col harris (2bowls) 19-17. Joe Bond & Murray Naughton d Graham Luff & Richard Erkelens 26-8. Gundagai Bowlers would like to congratulate the Gundagai District Services Club sponsored Gundagai Tigers 1st & Reserve sides, with both sides being victorious in the 2020 Group 9 premiership. Commiserations go to our magnificent under 16's who were gallant in defeat, going down to the undefeated Junee Diesel's side,

03.01.2022 C'ship Triple Final On Tuesday night Mike Houstein, Joe Bond & Wayne Carthew were crowned 2020 c'ship triples champions with a comprehensive 25 shots to 11 victory over Bruce McCarthy, Jon Kerr & John Peterson. The Houstein led trio bounced out of the blocks taking six of the first seven ends to shoot out to a 10-2 lead, with "Macca's" side scoring a pair of two's on the next two ends to trail 10-6 after nine ends. Housteins side extended their lead to 13-6 by scoring three ...shots on end ten, with "Macca's" side clawing back into the match by scoring single shots on the next three ends to trail 13-9 at the end of the thirteenth. The match was decided on the next three ends as Houstein's side scored seven unanswered shots (including a five) to explode out to a 21-10 lead with three ends to play, before taking two of those final three ends to claim a magnificent victory. Thursday Social Bruce McCarthy, John Quamby & P.O Reardon d Mike Houstein, "Mitch" Peterson & John Pearce 13-7. Jon Kerr & Col Harris drew with John Heyen & Alan (Comeback kid) Crawford 16 all. Pete Smith & Bruce Tout d Joe Bond & Dick Jones 19-18. Saturday Social Shane Bartlett, Bronwyn Naughton & Merle Stockwell d Richard Erkelens, Pete Smith & Jan Ingold 23-12. Bowls Programme Saturday December 5th, 2020. Social bowls, names in by 9:15am for 9:30 start. Championship matches can be played by mutual agreement. Sunday December 6th, 2020. Social bowls, names in by 9:15am for 9:30 start. Championship matches can be played by mutual agreement. Christmas Party & Presentation Day Our Christmas party and presentations will be held on Saturday 12th December. For catering reasons names of persons playing bowls & those just attending the luncheon are required by next Sunday 6th December. A sheet is on the window of the Sports Club adjacent to the sign in table or phone Wayne Carthew on 0438441711. Social bowls will begin at 10am, followed by a luncheon at the Gundagai District Services Club. After lunch the presentation of championship trophies for the 2019 & 2020 bowling seasons will be made. Also the much coveted memorial trophy named in memory of the late Keith Luff will be awarded. Championships for 2021. Nominations are now being called for the 2021 bowls season. Nominations can be placed on sheets on the Sports Club window, near the sign in table, at the Gundagai District Services Club notice board and at Bob Smart’s butchery. Please organise your single and team entries and nominate as soon as possible, as draws will be closing Sunday December 27th and draws done Monday December 28th, which is not that far away. First cab off the rank for 2021 will be the fours championships. Bowlers are informed that entries in the 2021 championships are entirely your responsibility. Committee selectors will not enter you into the draws, unless requested directly by individuals. No entries will be made on spec.

01.01.2022 Thursday Morning Social Joe Pearce & John Pearce d Terry Coggan & P. O. Reardon 21-14. John Quamby & Col Harris d John Heyen & Alan Crawford 19-18. Thursday Night Social. Eric Weston, Shane Bartlett & Judy Pigram d Wayne Carthew, Rick Young & Tony Pollack 27-5.... Helen Pearce & "Jasper" Smith d Henry Crowe & Bronwyn Naughton 17-16. Mike Houstein & Pete Smith d "Happy" Bourke & Bessie Coggan 18-13. Saturday Morning Social Mike Houstein & Helen Pearce d Rick Young & Merle Stockwell 24-14. Shane Bartlett, Wendy Nicholson & Richard Erkelens d Eric Weston, Ina Ford & David Wren 16-14. Don't forget Social Bowls Saturday morning at 10 am followed by lunch & the presentation of 2019 & 2020 bowls trophies. Blast from the Past 1970