Cranbourne bowler Lou Welsh lines up a shot during a recent match.CRANBOURNE Bowls Club continued its hot streak of form to down Ringwood by 19 shots with top-quality bowling in division-one pennant on Saturday.
Cranbourne won two rinks well with star skip Lyn Quigg’s rink again too hot for the opposition with an eight-shot win.
Skip Brian Gay was back in top form with an 18-shot win, with his rink.
With results falling Cranbourne’s way, they are now back in the race for top position.
Scores: Cranbourne 97 d Ringwood 78.
B. Gay 32-14, L. Quigg 23-15, R. Lyfield 23-25, A. Mickle 19-24.
Cranbourne (2) won a close one when it finished strongly to snatch a two-shot win over top side Keysborough.
The Cranbourne side is showing great fighting spirit to match it with competition leaders after promotion from division-three this year. Cranbourne won three rinks and narrowly lost the fourth.
Scores: Cranbourne 90 d Keysborough 88.
G. Imeson 25-21, S. Burnett 23-20, K. Fuller 23-22, W. Ballard 19-25.
Cranbourne (3) continued to steamroll its opposition and this week took maximum points against Glen Waverley with a 52-shot win.
The big winners were the rink of Max Eames that won the club award with a 33-shot win.
Cranbourne remains a clear leader in its section.
Scores: Cranbourne 118 d Glen Waverley 66.
M. Eames 39-6, R. St Ruth 26-17, T. Bonney 33-25, K. McLeod 20-18.
Cranbourne (4) finished strongly in its match against Pakenham and led by three shots after 97 ends.
However Pakenham produced the shots over the final three ends to win by three shots overall. John MacInnes’s rink starred with an 11-shot win after bowling well throughout the match.
Scores: Cranbourne 89 lost to Pakenham 92.
J. MacInnes 25-14, L. Stephens 26-23, I. Badger 25-28, A. Dennis 13-27.
Cranbourne (5) also suffered a three-shot loss when beaten at home by Vermont South.
The loss now puts this side’s position as one of the section leaders in jeopardy. Cranbourne won two rinks with skip Rob Sorensen’s team in top form for an 11-shot win.
Scores: Cranbourne 95 lost to Vermont South 98.
R. Sorensen 29-18, W. Plumbe 27-24, F. Hopper 23-25, K. Davies 16-31.
Cranbourne (6) members were all smiles after a 12-shot win over Waverley Golf to take 14 much
needed points. Cranbourne won two rinks well with Nelson Mahon’s team producing some great bowls for a 16-shot win.
Scores: Cranbourne 95 d Waverley Golf 83.
N. Mahon 31-15, J. Potts 26-16, J. McGeagh 20-26, J. Kotre 18-26.
LADIES PENNANT
Cranbourne (1) produced some excellent bowling to defeat home side Beaumaris by 34 shots overall.
In a very convincing display, three Cranbourne rinks were successful, with Thelma Lennon and Shirley Venville’s rinks the stars. The respective teams won by 22 shots and 17 shots respectively.
Scores: Cranbourne 110 d Beaumaris 76.
T. Lennon 32-10, S. Venville 34-17, V. Bonney 25-24, L. Hine 19-25.
Cranbourne (2) enjoyed another solid victory when it defeated Moorabbin by 27 shots overall and continued its climb up the ladder.
Bernice Helle was superb in skipping her team to a decisive 29-shot win.
Scores: Cranbourne 99 d Moorabbin 72.
B. Helle 38-9, B. Taylor 23-19, I. Smith 23-23, E. Woodman 15-21.
Cranbourne (3) were the only losers for the day with a nine-shot loss at Burden Park. Cranbourne was able to tie on one rink but Burden Park was too strong overall.
Scores: Cranbourne 37 lost to Burden Park 46.
F. Robinson 21-21, K. Towers 16-25.
