With only five qualifying for post section on Sunday, it was great to see more development players getting out and having a go with three qualifying. Next year we hope to see more.
Round 1: A Wooffindin (Kia Toa) played S McAuliffe (Kia Toa) 21-15 to A Wooffindin; L Tyro (Temuka) played H Lowe (Waimate) score 21-13 to H Lowe; C Darby (Temuka) played P Pullman (Waimate) score 21-15 to C Darby; S Leonard (Kia Toa) played H Oldman (Kia Toa) score 21-9 to S Leonard; M Reid (Temuka) played C Lee (Timaru) score 21-6 to M Reid; E Rabbidge (Timaru) played C Herbert ( Pleasant Point) score 21-11 to C Herbert; T Johnson (Geraldine) played L Wilkie (Timaru) score 21-7 to L Wilkie; C Fowler (Pleasant Point) played S McGrath (Fairlie) score 21-16 to S Mcgrath.
Rd 2: E Rabbidge played L Wilkie score 21-13 to E Rabbidge; M Reid played S McGrath score 21-14 to M Reid; S Leonard played S McAuliffe score 21-18 to S Leonard; C Darby played C Herbert score 21-6 to C Darby; L Tyro played C Lee score 21-15 to L Tyro; A Wooffindin played H Oldman score 21-6 to A Wooffindin; T Johnson played H Lowe score 21-3 to H Lowe; C Fowler played P Pullman score 17-21 to P Pullman.
Rd 3: M Reid played P Pullman score 21-19 to M Reid; E Rabbidge played H Oldman score 21-8 to E Rabbidge; C Fowler played C Herbert score 21-11 to C Fowler; T Johnson played S McAuliffe score 21-9; S Leonard played C Lee score 21-8; C Darby played H Lowe score 21-11; L Tyro played S McGrath score 21-10 to S Mcgrath; L Wilkie played A Wooffindin score 21-8 to L Wilkie.
Rd 4: A Wooffindin had win against P Pullman 16-5; S Leonard had win against L Wilkie 21-10; S McGrath win over T Johnson 21-2; S McAuliffe winner against E Rabbidge 21-14; M Reid a win over H Lowe 21-17.
Some games were not played due to not being able to qualify.
Qualifying: C Darby, M Reid, S Leonard, A Wooffindin, and S McGrath
First up for the day C Darby played M Reid. What a tough battle these two had, both trading end for end. With Darby picking up five shots in the last two ends and sealed the win over Reid score 21-17. A great game to watch.
Semifinal 1 saw S McGrath up against A Wooffindin. The score didn’t reflect how the game went as S McGrath played some outstanding bowls, A Wooffindin coming away with the win 21-8.
Semifinal 2 saw S Leonard play C Darby. Down all the way, Darby could not match the outstanding play of S Leonard with Leonard winning 21-13. In the final S Leonard played A Wooffindin both of Kia Toa. This game was great to watch and could have gone either way, with Anne getting off to a great start. But Sharon, gutsy as ever, plugged away and held her nerve to win 21-18. Well done to both players. Congratulations
to Sharon Leonard for the
win.
Thanks to Geraldine Bowling Club for hosting this event. A special thanks to the markers for giving up their time. And a thank you to the umpire for the weekend.
— Carolynn Darby
