BOWLS TASMANIA STATEWIDE CHALLENGE REPORT – ROUND 3
BOWLS TASMANIA STATEWIDE CHALLENGE ROUND 3
The third and final round of Bowls Tasmania Senior Statewide Challenge series was held on Tuesday 2nd March at New Norfolk Bowls club on rugged greens and there was a definite chill in the air.
Ladder after Round 2
| MEN’S WOMEN’S |
| NORTH WEST 45 NORTH 37 |
| NORTH 27 NORTH WEST 33 |
| SOUTH 24 SOUTH 26 |
With the points close the Bowls North Women’s sides needed to dig deep to produce the wins to reclaim the shield for 2020-21. In the morning session the Women’s sides played South 2 and by the end of the games was in a commanding position to win the Women’s shield.
MORNING RESULTS:
Bowls North 65 (10) def South 2 33 (2)
K Saunders 26 def C Nielsenbeck 10
S Fletcher 13 lt G Ridgeway 18
M Monson 26 def R McCann 5
A win for the Women in the afternoon session would secure the shield for 2020-21. The women’s sides dominated play in the afternoon session with 12 shot win for K Saunders rink and 14 shot win for M Monson secured victory.
AFTERNOON RESULTS:
K Saunders 23 def L Triffitt 11,
S Fletcher 10 lt R Leggett 15
M Monson 24 def T Davis 10
FINAL WOMEN’S OVERALL LADDER:
NTH 52
NW 47
STH 46
Currently sitting second on the ladder unable to catch the dominate North West side, the men had a nail biter of a match for the first round against South 2 winning by 1 shot with Roger long’s rink winning by 11 to claim the overall victory which was a much-improved effort from last year’s results.
MORNING RESULTS:
North (8) 49 def South 2 (4) 48
D Heron 16 lt B Knight 22
R Boutcher 12 lt J Sutcliffe 16
R Long 21 def M Coppleman 10
In the afternoon game the Men took on South and lost by one shot 48 to 49. The game came down to the last bowl of the match to see who would win overall. Roger Longs rink held on to win by 8 shots with D Heron and R Boutcher’s rinks unable to stop the momentum of the South players gaining vital shots in the later ends of the match to both narrowly lose on their respective rinks.
AFTERNOON RESULTS:
R Long 18 def K Hill 10
D Heron 12 lt T Vince 19
R Boutcher 18 lt T Vince 19
MEN’S FINAL LADDER
NW 69
STH 38
NTH 37