CRANBOURNE bowlers produced good performances over the weekend but not all teams could realise victories.
The Division 1 side fell three shots short of victory in Metro Pennant Bowls after a close, exciting match with Cheltenham.
Ron Lyfield and his team were in fine touch and their aggressive bowling gave them a 14-shot win. Cranbourne dropped the other three rinks, which all featured tight finishes. Scores: Cranbourne 91-Cheltenham 94. R. Lyfield 34-20, L. Quigg 19-25, B. Gay 17-22, A. Mickle 21-27.
Cranbourne (2) met ladder leader Berwick, but the home green didn’t help and the home team was outbowled to the tune of 33 shots.
The consistent Ray Travica and his team led the way with a great 10-shot win and Glen Imeson’s team was in brilliant touch early but lost by six shots over the final ends. Scores: Cranbourne 86-Berwick 119. R. Travica 29-19, G. Imeson 29-35, S. Burnett 13-34, W. Ballard 15-31.
Cranbourne (3) had a 68-shot win over Bennettswood. Cranbourne won all four rinks, by big margins on three of them, to take maximum points. The club award was won by the team skipped by Dick St Ruth, which won by 31 shots. Scores: Cranbourne 123-Bennettswood 55. R. St Ruth 41-10, T. Bonney 35-20, K. McLeod 25-15, M. Eames 22-20.
Cranbourne (4) visited Glen Waverley in the battle for second position on the ladder, but was outplayed by 17 shots. Cranbourne won two rinks but big losses on the other two resulted in overall defeat.
Scores: Cranbourne 86-Glen Waverley 103. A. Dennis 28-25, L. Stephens 28-23, I. Badger 17-27, J. MacInnes 13-28.
Cranbourne (5) ensured top position with a 33-shot win over Burden Park in a solid team performance. Cranbourne won three of the four rinks with some great shot play, which should give the team some confidence for the finals. Scores: Cranbourne 109-Burden Park 76. K. Davies 30-18, F. Hopper 30-18, R. Sorensen 28-13, W. Plumbe 21-27.
@BT Sub Sport News:LADIES’ PENNANT
The Cranbourne (1) side was in splendid touch at home to defeat Noble Park by 21 shots overall. The Cranbourne ladies were on top on three rinks and lost the fourth by one shot. Lois Hine and team were always in control for an 11-shot win. Scores: Cranbourne 98-Noble Park 77. L. Hine 29-18, S. Venville 25-19, T. Lennon 21-16, V. Bonney 23-24.
Cranbourne (2) was disappointed to lose the important match against Highett and fell out of contention for top spot. Cranbourne had good winners on three rinks, but failed on the fourth to lose overall by 13 shots. Scores: Cranbourne 77-Highett 90. I. Smith 23-21, H. Helle 23-18, B. Taylor 21-20, E. Woodman 10-31.
Cranbourne (3) found the Cranbourne RSL side too strong and were beaten overall by 34 shots. Cranbourne lost both rinks. Scores: Cranbourne 30-Cranbourne RSL 64. J. Simon 19-36, K. Morrison 11-28.
