Playing Ditch Weight

On Sunday a preliminary round of the BPL Cup was played at the club.

There were four teams of triples involved and each team played three games.

The windy conditions made play quite tricky at times.

The format for this Australia wide event is that each game consists of two sets of 5 ends of two–bowl triples.

If both teams win a set then the result of the game is decided with a one end tie–breaker.

Of the six games played during the day five of the games required a tie–breaker to decide the winner.

The overall winners for the day were Glen Seward, Joe Read and George Somerville who were the only team to win all of their three games.

They have qualified for the Region Final to be played at Temora on 14th September.

The winners of that final will qualify for the State Finals to be held on 28th September.

During the week there were 12 players involved on Thursday afternoon.

Jim McQuade and Margaret Gailey took out the vouchers with a score of 24-11.

Albert Carter and Diane Piesley won their game 26–15 and Elsie Hines and Brian McNair were the other winners with a score of 18–12.

Saturday afternoon saw just 8 players on the green in cold and very windy conditions. Both games of pairs were closely contested and all players had some unusual experiences with the gusty conditions.

Tom Preston and Cliff Traynor won their game 18–16 and Greg Woods and Mark Mitchell were the winners of the other game with a score of 19–14.

This Sunday, 10th August, the Annual President’s Day will be held at the club.

Play will commence at 10 am and there will be a second game after lunch.

An entry form is on the notice board and entries can be made as a team of four or as individual players. Male and female players are welcome to play.

Players are reminded that entries for the Region Pairs Championships close at the club on Thursday 21st August.

The preliminary rounds for this event are scheduled for Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September.

On the weekend of 13th and 14th September the club will host the Riverina Murray President’s Cup.

There will be six sides playing with each side consisting of sixteen players.

There will be three games played on the Saturday and a further two games on Sunday.

IMAGE: Players involved in the BPL games on Sunday the 3rd of August.

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