Port City WBC Newsletter February

 

We are well into the year already with the Hastings Haven District Triples, Open Fours and Senior Fours having already been played.

 Hasting Haven District Triples

Congratulations to Robyn Hehir, Shirley Devine and Margaret Walsh for making it to the finals.

 State open fours and senior fours

Congratulations to the team of Judy Brady, Carol Bowman,  Barbara Barrett and Debbie Amor for making it to the finals of the Open Fours.

 Congratulations also to Rhonda Evans, Adriana Cutler, Norma Schwartz and Jennifer Munson for also making it through to the finals of the Senior Fours.

State pairs

These will be played 5-7 February 2013.

State singles

                                These will be played 12-14 February. Good Luck to all.

Our best wishes go out to any of our members or their families who are unwell and we look forward to seeing them again soon on the greens.

 We were saddened to hear of the passing of George Bennett and our thoughts are with Mary and her family at this time

 AUSTRALIA DAY

Despite the rain a great day was had by all on Saturday 26^thJanuary, with many joining in and dressing up. There were prizes for everyone  ranging from toilet brushes                                             to Vegemite.

Best dressed team prize went to Judy & Les Scholz, David Lomas

and “ring- in” Skippy.

A 3 test series against the ACT at Goulburn Railway Bowling Club concluded this week with the NSW Senior and Under 25 teams taking both series over the ACT.

Well done Morgan Solman-Stewart for being named “Player of the Series” in the Under 25 team.

Quarterly meeting

Our first Quarterly Meeting for the year will be held on Tuesday, 19^th February, 2013, after lunch. This is the first important meeting of the year and all lady bowlers are encouraged to attend.

Pennants commence 25^th February

JOKE

One lazy Sunday morning the wife and I were quiet and thoughtful, sitting around the breakfast table when I said to her unexpectedly, “When I die, I want you to sell all my stuff, immediately”.

“Now why would you want me to do something like that?” she asked.

“I figure a woman as fine as yourself would eventually remarry and I don’t want some other idiot using my stuff”.

She looked at me intently and said “What makes you think I’d marry another idiot?”.

IT'S A FACT

No Shot Scored  -  Tied End  -  (Law 41 – pages 74 & 75)

There will be no shot scored by either team if it is agreed that:-

•    The nearest bowl of each team is touching the jack
•    The nearest bowl of each team is the same distance from the jack; or no live bowls are left within the boundaries of the rink of play.
The end should be declared tied and recorded on the score card as a completed end; ie the scores are brought down from the previous end.

Following a tied end, law 18.4 will apply; ie the winner of the previous scoring end should place the mat and then deliver the jack and the first bowl, if, however, the first end is a tied end, the first to play in that end should also play first in the second end. 

UMPIRES’ DISCUSSION GROUP

The next Umpires’ Discussion Group Meeting will be held on Monday 11 March at Lake Cathie Bowling Club commencing at 9.30am.  All are welcome, particularly those interested in learning more about the Laws of our sport.

 Please remember ladies names in or out before 8.00 am on Social Days –
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Thanks to Barbara Owens for this report