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NEWLY ADDED
Winter 2022
Bruce and Paul celebrating IVAN AGNEW’s 80th birthday.
These 3 have the distinction of having won the Club Champ Singles 3 times each !
Les at the indoor centre in Hastings.
Representing Auckland in the National Centre Champ of Champs. He missed qualifying for the post section play, but it was a great effort to win the Auckland event.
Mercedes Cup and Auckland Junior Interclub winners
David, Rod, Greg, Linda, Eddie and Bruce.
Centre Prize Giving
See more on our Club Facebook page !!
David, Linda, Shelley Greg. Runners up !
They couldn't match the Auckland Bowling Club team but tried until the last end.
Finalists in the Centre Junior Fours
See the club news page for the report from Peter.
More than 20 supporters were at the Remuera Dome
with cold and wet conditions outside.
Linda holding shot
and skip David deciding how to play his last !
Some of the PRIZE WINNERS
Club Champions in various Open and Junior Events.
AGM and Prize Giving Saturday 18th June.
Ken McIntyre
Life Member 2022
As well as being the Treasurer or Assistant for 10 years, Ken assisted in the amalgamation of the two clubs in 2017, and led the creation of the shop and the website.
LANA DOWDELL
Most improved Junior Woman.
Mark Andrews
Most improved Junior Man.
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Auckland Centre Junior Fours
Photos from Lex of the 2 Howick teams which so far have reached the semifinals !
LINDA, DAVID, GREG, SHELLEY.
UPDATE : They have reached the final!
EDDIE, GRAEME, BRUCE MIKE
UPDATE: An extra end was needed before this team just missed out , but well done reaching the semifinal.
Our next President’s ‘Minders’ !!
Eddie and Bruce with Noeline.
The 4 semifinal teams
Howick & Te Atatu
SEE THE CLUB NEWS AND NOTICES for a report on today’s play.
Hardy Supporters in miserable weather!
With Shelley resting between bowls!
Friday Winter 2 4 2
May 2022
Weekend of May 28-29 th
Graeme, Robert and David
Linda ready to pick up the mat.
David, and Robert on his rink.
Graeme
Eddie
Steve
Supporters Noeline, Sue and Diane
Sunny on Saturday
Cecilie, Rosemary, Carol and Nola
Champ of champ Fours. Smiling but had just lost !!
Bruce, Lana and Robyn.
Stoic supporters on a cold and windy Sunday !
Triples CHAMP of CHAMP Winners
Bryan Chapman, Neil Fisher and Gary Cotton won the final against the Club champions of all other Auckland Centre clubs !
David Ball congratulating Bryan on his Gold Star
Club Supporters
STILL GOING !
Both these junior teams won another 3 rounds in the post section play , and will play each other in the semifinals! So Howick will have one team in the final!
Eddie
Auckland Junior Pairs
Graeme and Mike Dickie have qualified for post section play on Sunday 15th. Unfortunately with Covid Rod and Mark had to default, but 2 other pairs have played.
Robyn and Robert also played.
Linda
Brenda, playing with Linda.
Champ of Champ Pairs
From the highs of last weekend to the lows of Covid!
At least 5 of the team or supporters who went to Hikurangi last weekend to win the Mercedes Cup for Auckland, and our Club, have tested positive for Covid during the week.
This has affected our entries in the Champ of Champ Pairs as both Bruce and Linda Fenton were part of the winning teams.
Richard Ludbrook filled in for Bruce to play with Eddie. They have won one round but lost to Balmoral.
Linda and Shelley have defaulted their game against St Heliers.
Before they went !
CONGRATULATIONS
Our Junior team not only won the Auckland playoff in March, but travelled to Hikurangi to play the winners from Counties Manukau (Homai Club) North Harbour (Manly ) Northland ( Kensington ) and the Far North ( Kaitaia RSA).
CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID, GREG Junior Convenor and coach RICHARD, LINDA, EDDIE, ROD and BRUCE.
Eddie & Linda and the MERCEDES CUP
Pauline Johnson & Mark Andrews with Mike Dickie.
The Mike Dickie Cup was a great day's play on the grass, 16 teams of drawn handicap pairs played 4 games. all players won a prize!
Thanks Mike , Peter and all who helped with the morning tea and BBQ.
The Handicaps !!
The only change was Christine McDonald played instead of Len Smith.
LES BROWN
Champ of Champ
Great win for Les and our club.
Les beat Nick Thompson from Blockhouse Bay 21/13 in the final.
Rick & Bruce supporting Les.
Pax & Mark on Saturday
PREVIOUS HIGHLIGHTS
April 2022
The Junior Fours played a Round Robin.
Winners of the Junior Fours Champs.
Stef Steunenberg ( A FIRST YEAR player!) Doug Suurmond, Greg Dowdell and David Weir with Peter Roylance, Men's Club Captain.
Check the club Facebook page for more photos.
Junior Men's Singles winner.
Eddie Jones with Richard Ludbrook, the Men's Junior Convenor.
Eddie and runner up Graham Thomson
This was the 3rd match of the day and finished as it was getting colder at 5.20.
Junior Women's Singles winner Linda Fenton
With Diane, Junior Women's Convenor, Robin, Robyn, Lana, Shona Bev and Club President Brian
Semifinalists in action!
Mark, Graeme, Eddie and Bruce.
Friendly rivals before the final.
After the first 2 rounds on Saturday.
A group of locals!
A great way to celebrate a 30th birthday with bowls on the all weather greens and a drink or two.
Rick, a Life Member who looks after group bookings.
Kay & Mark Griffiths and Glennis
Winners Richard & Linda
What will I choose !!
2nd Place Clive & Christine
3rd place Lex & Noeline.
4th Wally & Rosemary
5th Steve & Bev
6th Shona & Harry
7th Rod & Helen
A thank you to Kay & Mark from Hans
Thanks to Mark, Janet, Olwyn and Kay for the delicious morning tea.
Kevin and Les
Les playing in the February qualifying round.
If you look hard you'll see the arrow above Les!
Before the Final
Eddie, Bruce, Greg and Mark
Half the winning team !!
Eddie with Vice President Noeline.
The Junior Women's Fours before playing
the best of 3 games.
The last 16 in the Men's singles.
When I'm doing this , the results of the Semifinals and Final have not come through. More later
Junior Women's Fours Champions:
Shona, Linda F, Shelley, Linda M with Junior Women's Convenor Diane.
Graeme Thomson
Bruce Hickman
Richard Ludbrook
Kevin Beasley
Richard congratulating Kevin after a very close game .
Greg holding the winning 3 bowls against Hans
The Saturday Roll Up players on B Green.
Women's Singles Winner
Linda Fenton beat Sue Peters in an excellent close game
After 18 ends it was 12 all before Linda pulled away to win 21 15
Linda & Sue with Marker Shona and President Brian.
Have I got 3 shots to finish??
At 18 15 Linda wasn't sure...but she was holding 3 ,