After many days of sunshine, today turned out to be damp for the playing of the Seddon Shield at our club. It was a fine drizzle really, not enough to puddle the greens, but sufficient to make us all wet by the time we went in for lunch. Where possible, clubs were to send two teams, each made up with …

Today was the last chance Susan and I had to play the final of the Mixed Pairs because after tomorrow’s Seddon Shield tournament, the cotula green will be closed for the start of necessary work that is done over the winter period. While the roll-up players did their thing, we played the match against Omeka Feaunati and Liz Gardener, and …

Our Champion Women’s Four had a good game against Raumati South by all accounts but lost their match 15-17. Our Skip Susan felt that the score didn’t really reflect on how close the game was and considered that they had all played well. Congratulations go to both Central Levin teams which won their games to become this years  Champion of Champions;  the …

A good start today from our Women’s Fours team which, after having a first round bye, won their 2nd round game against RSA. I’ve heard that skip Susan Boxall played a vital last bowl on one end when, prior to delivering her last bowl, the team had only one bowl left on the head. I think that they were 4 …

I watched a bit of the roll-up at the club today and it was obvious that as well as trying to play well, the bowlers were having a lot of fun. On rink 1 were three players, two club members and a college pupil, each doing his best to beat the others but also appreciating the skill each brought to …

A sunny day with no wind greeted players for the first day of the Champion of Champion Triples at Otaki. Both our teams missed out on the byes so it was straight into action at 9.00am. Our men’s team were keeping pace with their opponents from Waikanae,  but with the score at 5 all, they dropped a 6, a serious …

Tomorrow our women and men’s triples champions will be in action in the Champion of Champions event at the Otaki Bowling Club. Both our teams are starting at 9.00am with Margaret MacKay (s). Alice Spicer and Coral Mills drawn to play the Levin Women’s team. Margaret, Coral and Alice Fred Adams (s), Rex Spicer and Omeka Feaunati will also start …

The sun was out but not a lot of players for today’s mini gala. It was a chance to get some fresh air and some good company and sixteen members took the opportunity. The green didn’t please everybody and for some, was (perhaps) the reason that their bowls were not up to their usual standard. Certainly, they could have done …

The KCBC were not sure whether players were still interested in this event but with 48 players entered for the Veterans Tournament at our Club today, the signs were that it is still a popular event. Players enter as individuals and are issued cards which show them what rinks they will be playing on and who the other two players …

Esma Aiken (s) and Galyene Nicol won their Champion of Champion Pairs final today against our pair, Ann Malone (s) and Christine Ryan. Though our ladies trailed most of the game, they did stage a comeback towards the end, but their opposition, playing consistent draw bowls, ended the game with the score at 22-18. A really good game to watch …