Author: C Morris

Women’s Championship Pairs


Fantastic club Women’s Championship Pairs 16-17 January at KBC. In a dramatic final between Val Parry/Jeanine Browne and Liz Burton/Robyn Hames, Val and Jeanine took the 2020-21 title.

The weekend’s Women’s Pairs championship saw a large field entered, including five first year players, which was highly satisfying for the Club’s selector’s as they got to see the competitive talent that we’re unfolding.  Teams included novice duos right up to the very experienced, and with last year’s defending champion’s also in the mix, spectators were treated with a wealth of tight games, and plenty of upsets.  The second day saw  Jill Wood and Lorraine Mc Donnell; Yvonne Green and Sue Jerram; the well-experienced Liz Burton and Robyn Hames (all with one life) and the combination of the calm, collected Val Parry, with talented first year Jeanine Browne (two lives) take to the rinks.  Val and Liz led their respective teams to sound wins, though the quality of games was well worth arriving early to watch.

Then the final.  Thrilling bowls.   Anyone expecting the two Skips (Liz and Robyn), to have the upper hand were seriously misguided.  Robyn’s sure steady hand met her match with the consistent on-the-head lead bowls put up by Jeanine, who demonstrated unequivocally that her first competition was not going to phase her. 

Val and Liz, skipping the two teams, are both well-known for their consistent bowls, and the ability to change the head when required, and provided each other with ongoing challenge after challenge.  The scoreboard crept up, at times surprisingly, with each team at different stages taking a four or a five from the other, and appearing to have the game well in hand, when everything would change again….right up the very end when another tie-breaker was required.  The tension was palpable, possibly more so amongst the spectators.  Jeanine’s first bowl was a toucher, coming to rest directly under the jack; we all know as leads how intimidating that can be!  Each subsequent players’ bowl attempted to either dislodge or protect that position, until Val’s last bowl, giving her and Jeanine three; then Liz had the final shot. A difficult choice of shot to make: a tricky draw through a well-protected head? or a weighted shot to try to move the jack back toward Robin’s back bowls?  Thought. Weighing the bowl.  Bending. Arm back. A drive. A hush, a collective gasp, and…disappointment for her and Robin.  Val and Jeanine won the end, the tie-breaker, and therefore the competition.

Commentary provided by Margie Sorensen

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Brunch and Bowls at Kohi

https://www.facebook.com/events/740825919689547/

Kohi will host a monthly series of Sunday Brunch and Bowls events, where a collection of fantastic food trucks will set up in the parking lot, and the club will run “have a go / fun bowls”.

The trucks will serve 9.30-2pm and parking will not be available in the KBC lot. There is no charge to play bowls on these dates.

Julie Kennedy of Barfoot and Thompson has brought some sponsorship on board 😊 to cover signage costs and we look forward to their presence at these events. 

 

 BRUNCH and BOWLS
 Sundays at Kohi
 Oct 6, Nov 10, Dec 1,
 Feb 16, Mar 15 
9am-2pm

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Thank you for supporting KBC, Ōrākei Local Board

July 2020

We are very grateful to the Ōrākei Local Board for recently granting funds towards acquiring new sets of lawn bowls. Additional bowls will ensure we have quality equipment for use in coaching, social bowls, and community outreach efforts that increase the interest in our sport and our club. These new sets are necessary to provide a superior experience for our members and the wider community. So, a gracious thank you to the Ōrākei Local Board – your support makes a real difference!

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Womens Championship Fours, 16 March 2019

The Championship Fours played over the weekend 16th March demonstrated once again that it’s never over until the last bowl has come to rest.

The two teams vying for honours were Joy Boyd (skip) with Margie Sorensen, Val Parry and Bev Callingham; and Pam Taylor (skip) with Jill Compton, Jeanette Ambridge and Sue Jerram.

The first game started with great promise, giving spectators and players alike a sense of a good battle ahead, with very tight heads, and some superlative bowling, resulting in the lead seesawing to favour Joy, then Pam, and then back again.  Players seemed to lose the flow during the middle of the game, with ends delivering one point alternately over quite a patch, eventually realising a two point win to Joy’s team.

The second game was a completely different affair, with Pam’s less experienced team streaking ahead over the first ends, to a lead of 11/3 midway through the game. Each of the team was delivering quality shots, and building strong, well-defended heads.  Then, with the realisation that if they didn’t take this game, they’d all have to play another in the heat of the afternoon blazing sun, Joy’s team finally kicked into gear and began responding with some artful bowling.  Pam’s lead was gradually whittled down, one by one, until, going into the last end the score was 11/10 to Joy.  Another tight-head, the final end was held nicely to 2 points by Joy’s team as the skips took their places at the mat.  Joy increased the lead to three; Pam then deftly split the two bowls on the jack, leaving what appeared to be a measure for the point, giving a draw.  Joy’s next bowl drew a perfect line to the jack, but just rested alongside Pam’s first bowl.  Still, a measure; a potential draw.  Pam’s final shot nestled into the head, but not enough to change the scenario.  Players crowded around, and spectators were craning their necks as Margie took the measure:  by less than 8mm the pink bowl won over the orange.  Joy Boyd’s team took the Victory.

The match was a great opportunity for the newer players in Pam Taylor’s team to play under competition pressure, and they made the most of that opportunity, putting up some precision bowls, and outplaying the more experienced team on many ends.  Joy’s consistently accurate skip bowls, and perhaps the competition experience, and ability to play under duress, served Joy’s team well, and allowed them to follow through with the win.  Well done to all.

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An invitation from Auckland Bowls

Get your car pool / ride shares sorted

Topic areas to cover include:
– Centre events programme
– Membership, marketing and promotion
– Club development
– General notices and update
– Open forum (general business)

Auckland Bowls would like to gauge how well we have been doing and what improvements could be made. In terms of the playing programme we are beginning to plan for next season, so feedback from this meeting will be useful in that process.

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