Murray Downs
TWENTY-NINE players tackled the wind at Murray Downs last Thursday and some had a better day than others with only two teams winning both their games. Winners on the day were Doug Fisher, Les Barnes, and Betty Fox.
Runners up were Peter Furnell, John Templeton, and Bernadette Kelly.
Roster duty for November 14 is B.McCartney and B.Pearson.
On the November 16 there is the Murray Downs (Any combination Triples) with a 12:30 pm Start.
Entries to Harry Whitford 0448 371 889.
Well done to Buc Lehmann who represented Murray Downs in the Murray Valley singles, he won 25/18.
With a few games off due to Vic Open being played at Shepparton, players can still play in social days and training on Fridays to keep their form.
On Sunday at Murray Downs the MMBR Round Robin (Selection trials) will be played with players to be there at 9am for a 9:30am start.
Mid Week Pennant round 6 will be played on Tuesday November 12.
Midweek teams
Division 1
Team 1 v Lake Boga 1 (Home)
D. Martin (M), G. McCaig, D. Fisher, C. McCaig, D. Deighton, J. Manser, K. O'Bree, B. Kelly.
Team 2 v Racecourse 1. (Home/duty)
T. Furnell, H. Whitford, M. Tempini, C. Rovere (M), N. Weir, P. Furnell, M. Jewson, J. Alderuccio
Division 2.
Team 3 v Swan Hill 2 (Away)
D. Scown (M), M. Kanizay, T. Pearse, B. Fox, E. Lawry, N. Delmenico, J. Boyd, B. McCartney
Team 4 - Bye.
Racecourse
The winners of Jackpot Bowls were Peter Snel and Graham Borchard, with two wins and +10 shots.
Runners up, with one win and +13 shots, were D J Weaver and Marj Nield.
A wonderful day was had by all at our Melbourne Cup luncheon, with Daryl and Mary Barry winning best couple.
Best dressed lady was Brenda Grace and best hat was won by Doreen Polinelli.
David McCarron was the best dressed man.
The yabbie races were lots of fun, but the winner was hard to find.
Our night bowls is going well with KFQS's winning side - Ken Beal, Andrew Ferguson, Quenten Graham and Leo Swan - having two wins and +19 shots.
Berty Beatles - Glen and Kylie Bailey and Mick Fitzpatrict - were runners up, with two wins and +16 shots.
On Sunday November 17 we have our Country Hearing Any Combination Triples with a 12.30pm start.
Saturday Pennant - Round 5.
Division 1.
Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs (Home).
K Rowe, R Hayes (manager) D McCaron, J Ford; M Snel, N Smith, R Halligan, T Wisemen; J Sharman, G Walker, G Bennett, J Beard.
Division 2.
Racecourse 2 v Murray Downs 2 (Away).
Nev Smith, B Irvine, P Scott, G McIntosh; G Schack, R Doran, L Ryan, B Bice (manager); B Horsburgh, N Roberts, A Threadgold, D J Weaver.
Division 3.
Racecourse 3 v Lake Boga 2 (Home).
N Graham, B McIntosh, A McKay, R Jones; K Vivian, E Russell, J Wilcox, L Clarke; P Snel (Manager) L Kingsbury, R Wolfe, P Hooper.
Division 4.
Racecourse 4 v Racecourse 5 (Away).
R Browell, G Oppenlander ( Manager ), G Borchard, J Bookham; J Conheady, R Rust, P Holland, P Parry.
Racecourse 5 v Racecourse 4 (Home).
G Harwood, B Warren (manager), K Kerwin, K Foott; I Lockhart, T O'Shannassy, D Jonkers, C Power.
Racecourse 6 v Murray Downs 6
D Doran (manager), B Mason, L Scott, M Baaley; R Schack M Evans, A Rogers, H Cornish, M Bailey.
Mid Week Pennant - round 6.
Division 1.
Racecourse 1 v Murray Downs 2 (Away).
R Schack, N Smith (manager), M Hooper, L Ryan; D Doran, J Sharman, G Walker, K Roberts.
Racecourse 2 v Swan Hill 1 (Away).
C Smith, G Bennett, K Gardner, J Ford; L Loats (manager), Nev Smith, J Threadgold, N Roberts
Division 2.
Racecourse 3 v Moulamein 1 (Home).
V Lindsay, L Kingsbury, K Vivian (Manager), N Creasey; E Renney, G McIntosh, S Edlin, G Borchard.
Swan Hill Bowls Club
Pennant teams - November 9
Division 1
Swan Hill V. Lake Boga1 (Home)
Gary McGrath(S), Anthony Shields, Jim Thompson, Vic Plumridge. Lyndon Shadbolt (S), Tuppy Lewis, Laurie Cattlin , Brian Richardson, Matt O/Bree(S) , Frank Jacka, Barrie Husson , Bill King(M).
Division 2
Swan Hill V. Manangatang 1 (Home)
Diane Millsteed (S), Robin Poole, Werner Meyer, Alex Hill. Bill Waldron(S)& (M), Leo Rowlands, June Sibley, Graeme Smith. Alan Marshman (S), Graeme Clark, Ken Walters, Peter Hutchinson.
Division 3
Swan Hill V. Murray Downs 3 (Home)
Jim Willox (S), Lynda King (M), M Lay, Ken Grey. Mick Balchin (S), Fred Burge, Joyce Elford, Cavell Millsteed. E Grey(S), Norma Scott, Betty Hill, Shirley Walters.
Tooleybuc
Teams for November 9
Divsion 2
Tooleybuc v Moulamein (Home)
J Armstrong, T Armstrong, M Hagley, A Smith. A Adams, D Adams, M Grace, B Beckwith. R Ward, R Holland, G Murdoch, G Maher.
Division 4
Tooleybuc v Lake Boga (Away)
P Jager, S Looney, K Saville, Z Saville. I Hickey, D Holmes, M Henshall, G Ritchie.
Mid Week - November 12
Tooleybuc v Mangatang (Home)
D Adams, R Holland, B Beckwith, M Button. L Fox, R Ward, D Standen, M Hagley.
Swan Hill
Cup day was enjoyed by 60 enthusiastic racegoers.
Fine weather, good food, fun bowls, sweeps and novelty prizes were the order of the day and our yearly caravaners are eagerly awaiting next year's Melbourne Cup Day.
Our three pennant teams will be playing at our club tomorrow and players can enjoy a free sausage sizzle after bowls.
Lake Boga
Winners of Wednesdays bowls were Marie O'Meara, Ted Hyland, Terry Haw and Eric Butcher.
Duty player next week is Ken Hamill.
Thursday night bowls start at 7.30pm, please advise Nola beforehand if you cannot play.
We had a great Melbourne Cup day and best hat went to Evelyn Mortimer while the Lady of the Day was Chris Wontner.
Gent of the Day was Frank Raudino.
We have our Spring Classic 2 bowl triples on Wednesday November 20 - entries to Ken Hamill 0408 591 256.
Teams for November 9
Division 1
Lake Boga v Swan Hill (Away).
P Philp, M Lord, R Wickham and N Hender. K Hamill, L Critten, I Ross and L Swan. W Wright, B Free, J McCormack and G Cowland.
Division 3
Lake Boga v Racecourse 3
D Condy, T Crowe, L Grey and L Condy. B Goddard, G Davis, M Parsons and T Haw. M O'Meara, John Pye, K Anderson and G Goddard.
Division 4
Lake Boga v Tooleybuc 2 (Home)
A Treble, R Parker, J Hamill and T Hyland. B Fowles, A Jobling, J Flood and B McDonald.
