Pete's Roundup!

Edithvale Bowling Club had a good day on Saturday, with four of their six sides enjoying victory. The firsts experienced their first defeat of the season, coming up 2 shots short on the tough Hampton RSL synthetic. Albert Chung’s team turned a 3-8 deficit into a 15-10 lead, before finishing up all square. John Bryant’s four, with Harold Ritchie again leading brilliantly, lost a seesawing match on the last end. Billy Morton’s team spent the entire match just behind their opponents, and finished 4 shots down, while Peter Woodbridge’s crew led for most of the day and finished strongly to just get over the line.

The seconds had a strong 33 shot win against Berwick, with Norm Lewis weaving his magic with a multitude of conversions. Don Chambers’ team also provided handy support. The thirds were well beaten at Black Rock, with only John Cracknell’s team providing any resistance. The fourths had a commanding home win against Berwick, riding on the back of Peter Brain’s 36 shot win. This included a 6 and four 5s. The fifths lost by 15 shots to Bentleigh, with Bernie Hambridge’s crew winning their last four ends to turn a 5 shot lead into a 14 shot win. This included a classy 5. The sixths just got over the line thanks to Jeanette Barrett’s four having a strong win. 

From the Editor

Winners of the Drinks today, in a ten way tie and a countback on ends, shots & margins was the team Skipped by Peter Brain, Eric Viney 3rd, Graham Unwin 2nd and B----y Bob (again) Moloney, who scraped through on percentage as the best at +36. Peter fearing he may not win was M.I.A. for the photo and of course the Drink! Well done boys.  

Whitman's Sampler won a "Norm Overson" today and here is the Norm Overson on board ready to be taken home by the winner from Chocolate Heaven.  

Results from other games

DIV 2 SEC 7: Coatesville 2 0-58 Mentone 2 18-93, Armadale 14-75 Cheltenham 2 4-74, Richmond Union 2 16-74 South Oakleigh 2-73, Hampton 2 16-84 Bentleigh 2-56, Hampton RSL 15-77 Edithvale 3-75.

DIV 3 SEC 7: Burden Park 3 3-69 Pakenham 2 15-83, Narre Warren 18-103 Noble Park 2 0-60, Edithvale 2 18-96 Berwick 4 0-63, Cranbourne 4 2-66 Carrum 16-75, Hampton Park 15-93 Parkdale 3-74.

DIV 4 SEC 7: Bentleigh 2 18-105 Sandringham 0-58, Chelsea 18-98 Moorabbin 0-56, Mordialloc 2 3-69 Berwick 6 15-77, Beaumaris 2 2-63 Hampton 3 16-77, Black Rock 16-94 Edithvale 3 2-69.

DIV 6 SEC 6: Glen Waverley 5 4-84 Waverley Golf 3 14-85, Keysborough 3 16-88 Hampton Park 3 2-62, Edithvale 4 16-106 Berwick 7 2-61, Mulgrave CC 7 14-81 Burden Park 4 4-79, Eastwood Golf 3 0-0 Bye 0-0.

DIV 6 SEC 7: Coatesville 4 14-95 Mulgrave CC 8 4-76, Brighton Beach 16-92 Chelsea 2 2-73, Parkdale 2 14-96 Cheltenham 5 4-70, Edithvale 5 3-65 Bentleigh 3 15-80, SOC 2 18-112 Oakleigh 2 0-51.

DIV 10 SEC 1: Waverley Golf 4 14-54 Essendon 6 0-25, Edithvale 6 12-44 Blackburn 7 2-41, Glen Waverley 7 14-59 Bentleigh 5 0-21, Berwick 8 0-26 Yarraville/Footscray 8 14-48.