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Bowls North Triples Championship 2020-21

 

Invermay Novice players Chloe Jongschaap Nicole Dean Zoe Whelan with Scott Crocker from Midlands

BOWLS NORTH TRIPLES CHAMPIONSHIP 2020-21

Bowls North 2020-21 Triples Championship was played on Sunday 6 December at Trevallyn Bowls Club with 27 teams entered across the three divisions (Open Men-Women’s-Minor). Due to the number of entries and under BN Conditions of Play this year’s Triples championship was reverted to a knockout competition.

OPEN MEN’S RESULTS:

D Heron, S Alderson, G Hemingway 15 def P Zoon, S Boden, D Bassett 8

G Ayton, C Lee, A Page 11 def S Hall, M Wilcox, L Patterson 10

C Roach, J Thomas, M Strochnetter 15 def A Baird, A Gamble, J Appleyard 11

D Heron, S Alderson, G Hemingway 20 def M Beeton, L Reynolds, P Elmer 3

C Roach, J Thomas, M Strochnetter 21 def G Ayton, C Lee, A Page 5

With the competition now down to the final two competitors, 2019-20 BN Triples defending champions David Heron, Sean Alderson, Graeme Hemingway played Chris Roach, Joey Thomas, Mark Strochnetter to see who would win the title in 2020-21.

Hemmingway side started well winning the first two ends before Roach’s team was able to score and then Roach’s side continue to gain momentum to win the next six ends before Hemingway side was able to score again. Roach’s side then won the next eight ends including several multiple scores to take out the title for 2020-21. Final score was 20-4.

OPEN WOMEN’S RESULTS:

J McMullen, C Flanagan, C Hobbs 14 def B Greening, M Bushby, C McGrath

D Lee, K Saunders, C Ayton 18 def M Monson, J Gurr, M Strochnetter 6

L Curtis, C Collins, S Fletcher 13 def J McMullen, C Flanagan, C Hobbs 12

B Huett, D Middap, V Winley 24 def H Renshaw, V Herbert, R Kilov 5

R Simpson, M Campbell, J Claridge 16 def M Viney, S Gee, S Barrett 8

D Lee, K Saunders, C Ayton 19 def B Smith, B Healey, M Zoon 8

B Huett, D Middap, V Winley 15 def L Curtis, C Collins, S Fletcher 11

R Simpson, M Campbell, J Claridge 14 def D Lee, K Saunders, C Ayton 10

Last year’s runner up in this event, Maggie Campbell, Jean Claridge, Rae Simpson took on the team of Bev Huet, Vicki Winley, Denise Middap in this year’s Open Women’s final.

Simpson’s rink picked up multiple shots on end three and four to be leading 5 to 2 before Huett’s team scored three shots to have the scores 5 all after five ends. Once again after seven ends the score line was 6 all and the game could have been won by either side, with neither side able to gain the upper hand at twelve ends the score was 9 to 8, then Simpson’s rinks picked up 5 shoots on the next two ends to take out the title for 2020-21. Final score was Simpson 14 to Huett 10.

Ten teams competed in the minor section of this year’s Triples Championship including three novice players from Invermay, Zoe Whelan, Nicole Dean and Chloe Jongschaap. Bowls North would like to thank the team from Midlands – Chad Morrison, Oliver Morrison and Scott Crocker for the unbelievable sportsmanship shown to the three novices throughout the game.

MINOR RESULTS:

C Morrison, O Morrison, S Crocker 15 def G Smith, N Heathcote, L Viney 9

P Whiteley, J Whelan, S Van Riel 19 def J Winchester, R Fraser, Singh 5

C Morrison, O Morrison, S Crocker 36 def C Jongschaap, Z Whelan, N Dean 4

J Holland, M Donovan, L Donovan 17 def T Daines, P Dean, M Brill 9

A Bannon, J Bannon, S Hyland 14 def L Dornauf, A Legg, R Badcock 9

P Jongschaap, C Daines, T Daines 14 def P Whiteley, J Whelan, S Van Riel 8

C Morrison, O Morrison, S Crocker14 def J Holland, M Donovan, L Donovan 13

A Bannon, J Bannon, S Hyland 16 def P Jongschaap, C Daines, T Daines 8

In the final of the Minor section, it was the battle of the country clubs to see who would win the title this year. Cressy’s Anthony Bannon, Julie Bannon and Shannon Hyland started well to have the score line 6 to 1 after five ends before the Midlands side of Chad Morrison, Oliver Morrison, and Scott Crocker scored seventeen shots on the next six ends to be leading 17 to 6 after eleven ends before the Cressy side was able to score two shots. The Midlands team then score another seven shots on the next two ends to be leading 24 to 9 and go onto to win the title for 2020-21. Final scores Morrison 24 to Bannon 10.