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Norfolk Isles, Canada, Malaysia. AUSSIES South Africa used the opportunity to compete at the venue for World Bowls next year. RUTHLESS; Only the women’s trips and men’s fours reached the play-offs in the face of fierce compe on in SA MEN’S extreme condi ons. The men’s fours won a stupendous bronze, 4S TAKE bea ng Malta 13-11; the women’s trips went down 16-11 to New Zealand in the lt for a BRONZE BOYS: A fine effort from SA's fours bronze medal. BRONZE in Australia, from le : Mar n Lewis, Billy Radloff (skip), Prince Neluonde, Pierre MEN/WOMEN: SINGLES: Jason Evans (Roosevelt Park, JBA); Alan Simmonds - Media Officer Colleen Piketh (Discovery, SBA); FOURS: Billy Radloff (George, Breitenbach Eden), Pierre Breitenbach (Potchefstroom Town, NW), Mar n The BCiB Australian Jackaroos stormed to a Lewis (Wanderers, JBA), Prince Neluonde (Bryanston Sports, comprehensive overall clean sweep of the 2019 part of the bi-ennial Mul -Na ons Invita on at JBA); Anneke Snyman (Bredasdorp, BOL), Esmé Kruger (CBCOB, Trans-Tasman Test Series (TT), winning every the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in BGN), Nici Neal (Leases, SBA), Bridget Calitz (Leases, SBA); possible trophy across open, development and November. TRIPLES: Evans, Breitenbach, Lewis; Snyman, Kruger, Calitz; seniors’ disciplines against New Zealand. PAIRS: Radloff/Neluonde; Piketh/Neal. Na ons par cipa ng were Australia (2), New Support Staff: Jessica Henderson (Head Coach), Coaches: Susan The TT was a tournament inside a tournament as Zealand, Malta, South Africa, Wales, Ireland, Nel/Neil Burke .
women’s world finals the next day. Welsh star Laura Daniels, winner in 2017, also won the world pairs tle in New Zealand the STARS AND This annual championship, which debuted in year before, and was a former world indoor Australia at Moama in 2003, is the ul mate ‘rags singles tleholder. to riches’ fairy tale story – fact is, any club singles HOPEFULS winner, anywhere in the world, can progress Another was England’s vivacious Sophie through at regional, state and na onal level to Tolchard, a former Commonwealth Games pairs CLASHED IN win a shot at a world tle – a place in this gold medallist during her na on’s women's compe on is won out on the green without triples triumph at the 2014 Edinburgh Games. having to have found favour with na onal ADELAIDE The sec ons for this year's championships were: selectors. MEN: SECTION 1: Earl Luk (CAN), Louis Ridout (ENG), Tony Cheung Alan Simmonds - Media Officer (HKC), Zoltan Pavelka (HUN), Clive McGreal (IOM), Ahmad Zikry Wayne Ri muller from Stella Park (Port Natal), a Sazeli (MAS), Cabous Olivier (NAM), Frank De Vries (NED), Taylor Horn (NZL), Avala Savaiinaea (SAM), Mark O'Hagan (SCO), Ian A stellar field of 45 contenders from 28 na ons strong compe tor in any discipline under any Kenyon (ESP). strove for the ul mate honour at historic Adelaide format and on any green surface gave early MEN: SECTION 2: Lee Schraner (AUS), Regent Reid (BOT), Rajnesh Bowling Club in the South Australian capital at the no ce of intent. Prasad (FIJ), Todd Priaulx (GUE), Stephen Coleman (IRE), Boaz Marcus (ISR), Hirokazi Mori (JPN), Haydn Evans (NFI), Kwok Fai Champion of Champions. Law (SIN), Wayne Ri muller (RSA), Ozkan Akar (TUR), Charlie Similarly, Pretoria’s Esmé Kruger (CBC Old Boys, Herbert (USA), Kevin James (WAL). The event began on 28 October for seven days of Gauteng North), a strong, unflappable Protea, WOMEN: SECTION 1: Kylie Whitehead (AUS), Boikhutso Mooketsi compe on and featured 25 men and 20 women (BOT), Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN), Sophie Tolchard (ENG), was also to stamp her authority in sec onal play. Helen Cheung (HKC), Janice Pilling (IOM), Diana Viljoen (NAM), in ac on on pris ne Adelaide greens. Shae Wilson (NFI), Tammy Tham (SIN), Bonnita Van Heerden This year’s field comprised several players who (ZIM). Qualifying rounds were conducted con nuously fall under the “'previously unheralded” category, WOMEN: SECTION 2: Cris na Konig (ARG), Keiko Kurohara (JPN), Nur Fidrah Nor (MAS), Debbie White (NZL), Sonia Bruce (PHI), over the first five days, with semi-finals on but also included several of the sport’s heavy Laura Welsh (SCO), Esmé Kruger (RSA), Mary Dyer (ESP), Sandy Saturday, 2 November, followed by the men’s and hi ers. Wall (USA), Laura Daniels (WAL).
Editor (Ala Simmond ) & D ig Editor (Trac Meyeridrick ) w al our reader saf , joyou f tiv se o an pr perou , health 2020. Ri muller won two and lost one game (on e-break); (NFI) 1-16 8-6 3-2, Charlie Herbert (USA) bt Todd Priaulx (GUE) 6-5 PROTEAS BEGIN WELL Kruger, a er being edged in a e-break in her first clash, 6-9 4-2. ON COC OPENING DAY then thumped a hapless Argen ne opponent 35-2 over two Rd.2: Hirokazi Mori (JPN) bt Reid 10-5 13-3, Markus bt Fai Law 11- amazing sets. 4 12-2, James bt Priaulx 10-3 6-6, Coleman bt Evans 11-4 12-3, Day 1 greeted the field and the last me so much hubbub Schraner bt Ri muller 6-12 5-4 5-0, Prasad bt Herbert 8-9 7-5 4-1. invaded Adelaide’s Deque eville Terrace was in 1995 when A er the first day, Undefeated leaders in the men's Rd.3: Coleman bt Fai Law 11-6 5-10 2-1, Ri muller bt Markus 12-6 the final Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix was staged in the compe on were English champion Louis Ridout in Sec on 7-6, Akar bt Reid 10-7 14-4, Priaulx bt Evans 6-6 11-3, Schraner bt Mori 12-7 9-4, James bt Prasad 6-12 8-6 5-1. City of Light and the grand boulevard was dubbed ‘Brabham 1 along with Australia’s Lee Schraner and Stephen Coleman Standings: Schraner 9 points +23 shots, Coleman 9 +20, Ri muller Straight’. of Ireland in Sec on 2; the top women in Sec on 1 were 6 +24, Prasad 6 +7, Markus 6 -3, James 6 +1, Priaulx 3 +3, Akar 3 impressive Norfolk Island youngster Shae Wilson, Infinitely more sedate, the World Singles Champion of +11, Mori 3 +5, Herbert 3 -3, Evans 0 -11, Fai Law 0 -35, Reid 0 -40. Whitehead and Hong Kong’s Helen Cheung with Malaysian roared into life at the historic Adelaide Bowling Club, smack mum-to-be Nur Fidrah Nor and Kiwi Debbie White leading WOMEN: SECTION 1: Rd.1: Kylie Whitehead (AUS) bt Bonnita Van in the middle of Rymill Park, the epicentre of rev-head Heerden (ZIM) 9-5 13-3, Helen Cheung (HKC) bt Janice Pilling Sec on 2, also undefeated. heaven for 10 years when Formula 1 ruled in the normally (IOM) 13-4 6-8 3-1, Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN) bt Tammy chaste South Australian capital. DAY 1 RESULTS: Tham (SIN) 12-6 8-7, Shae Wilson (NFI) bt Sophie Tolchard (ENG) MEN: SECTION 1: Rd.1: Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Taylor Horn (NZL) 5- 13-2 12-6. But the locals, whose champion Sco Thulborn won this 10 9-7 4-0, Clive McGreal (IOM) bt Mark O'Hagan (SCO) 8-7 7-8 3-2, Rd.2: Whitehead bt Diana Viljoen (NAM) 10-5 12-2, Pilling bt event at Helensvale in 2016, were thrilled to be hosts when Cabous Olivier (NAM) bt Earl Luk (CAN) 14-4 10-4, Avala Savaiinaea Boikhutso Mooketsi (BOT) 8-6 17-3, Cheung bt Fitzpatrick-Wong Kylie Whitehead became the first Aboriginal women to (SAM) bt Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 21-2 9-4, Louis Ridout (ENG) bt 9-5 12-7, Wilson bt Van Heerden 12-6 12-5. STANDINGS: Wilson 6 points +30 shots, Whitehead 6 +29, Cheung compete in a world bowls championship. Frank De Vries (NED) 10-7 15-1. Rd.2: Ian Kenyon (ESP) bt McGreal 6-5 12-2, Ridout bt Horn 8-7 5-10 6 +16, Pilling 3 +9, Fitzpatrick-Wong 3 -2, Tham 0 -7, Viljoen 0 -15, The deligh ul 24-year-old, a physiotherapist in hometown 3-2, O'Hagan bt Pavelka 13-2 12-3, Luk bt De Vries 9-6 5-8 7-0, Mooketsi 0 -16, Tolchard 0 -17, Van Heerden 0 -27. Wodonga, took all before her under a na on’s gaze, winning Cheung bt Savaiinaea 19-2 12-4. SECTION 2: Rd.1: Laura Welsh (SCO) bt Sonia Bruce (PHI) 12-6 14- Rd.3: Ahmad Zikry (MAS) bt McGreal 10-5 11-5, O'Hagan bt Cheung 3, Laura Daniels (WAL) bt Cris na Konig (ARG) 16-2 10-5, Debbie her opening round match against plucky Zimbabwean White (NZL) bt Esmé Kruger (RSA) 7-5 3-7 3-1, Nur Fidrah Nor Bonnita van Heerden in straight sets. 15-3 6-6, Kenyon bt Pavelka 10-4 3-9 5-0, Horn bt Luk 8-9 8-7, Ridout bt Savaiinaea 13-3 15-1. (MAS) bt Keiko Kurohara (JPN) 8-4 5-7 5-2. STANDINGS: Ridout 9 points +37 shots, O'Hagan 6 +32, Cheung 6 Rd.2: Nur Fidrah Nor bt Sandy Wall (USA) 9-4 15-4, White bt Mary Later she added a straight sets win over seasoned Dyer (ESP) 9-6 5-7 4-0, Kurohara bt Bruce 3-9 7-5 4-0, Kruger bt tournament pro Diana Viljoen from Namibia to complete +10, Kenyon 6 +10, Horn 3 +9, Olivier 3 +16, Zikry 3 +11, Savaiinaea 3 -25, Luk 3 -18, McGreal 3 -22, De Vries 0 -17, Pavelka 0 -44. Konig 19-1 16-1. her first day on the interna onal stage undefeated, just one SECTION 2: Rd.1: Lee Schraner (AUS) bt Kwok Fai Law (SIN) 13-4 11- STANDINGS: Nur Fidrah Nor 6 points +18 shots, White 6 -1, Kruger shot from the top of Sec on 1. 2, Stephen Coleman (IRE) bt Kevin James (WAL) 9-8 8-5, Rajnesh 3 +35, Daniels 3 +19, Welsh 3 +17, Kurohara 3 -6, Dyer 0 -1, Bruce 0 Prasad (FIJ) bt Ozkan Akar (TUR) 10-9 7-6, Wayne Ri muller (RSA) -13, Wall 0 -16, Konig 0 -52. South Africa’s duo produced a steady start. bt Regent Reid (BOT) 8-4 15-7, Boaz Markus (ISR) bt Haydn Evans
Australian greens over the past few years, but brought her Rd.5: Kevin James (WAL) bt Reid 9-7 12-5, Schraner bt Herbert 12- RITTMULLER/ KRUGER A game for the second set and ebreak to claim an 6 6-12 2-1, Akar bt Markus 12-4 3-12 4-0, Ri muller bt Priaulx 10-6 improbable victory. 9-7, Coleman bt Mori 7-6 9-7, Prasad bt Kwok Fai 8-7 8-11 6-1. SHOW GOOD FORM Rd.6: Schraner bt James 10-6 8-11 3-0, Coleman bt Akar 9-6 13-7, But it was rela vely unknown Kiwi Debbie White – a former Priaulx bt Mori 13-3 12-3, Prasad bt Ri muller 9-7 8-6, Evans bt professional singer – who pulled off the result of the day Reid 9-8 15-8, Herbert bt Markus 11-7 10-8. when she snatched the points from Welsh world champion STANDINGS: Schraner 18 points, 9 sets, +29 shots; Coleman 15, 10, +26; Prasad 15, 8, -3; Ri muller 12, 8, +32; Herbert 9, 7, +26; Laura Daniels. Priaulx 9, 5, +7; James 9, 5, +7; Markus 6, 5, +1; Akar 6, 3, -4; Mori Similarly, Ridout, one of the favourites in the men's 6, 3, -26; Evans 3, 4, +9; Kwok Fai 0, 2, -44; Reid 0, 0, -80. compe on also dropped points against Scotland's Mark WOMEN: SECTION 1: Rd.3: Sophie Tolchard (ENG) bt Kylie O'Hagan. Whitehead (AUS) 1-17 9-6 3-2, Diana Viljoen (NAM) bt Shae Wilson (NFI) 9-5 9-8, Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN) bt Boikhutso Nevertheless, with two days completed, he led the men's Mooketsi (BOT) 6-6 7-4, Tammy Tham (SIN) bt Janice Pilling (IOM) Sec on 1 from O'Hagan and Hong Kong's Tony Cheung, 12-6. while Aussie Lee Schraner headed Sec on 2 from Irish Rd.4: Whitehead bt Tham 10-8 11-4, Tolchard bt Pilling 12-4 8-6, interna onal Stephen Coleman and Fijian Rajnesh Prasadi. Wilson bt Mooketsi 15-6 9-4, Viljoen bt Fitzpatrick-Wong 10-5 10- 6. In the women's compe on, Kylie Whitehead led Sec on 1 STANDINGS: Whitehead 9 points, 7 sets, +51 shots; Wilson 9, 6, Wayne Ri muller in ac on from Wilson and Viljoen; White led Sec on 2 from +39; Viljoen 6, 4, -1; Fitzpatrick-Wong 6, 3, -8; Helen Cheung (HKC) Malaysia's Nor and Laura Welsh of Scotland. 6, 3, +16; Tolchard 6, 3, -20; Pilling 3, 4, +4; Tham 3, 1, -21; Ritmuller won two and lost one of his Day 2 matches; Kruger Mooketsi 0, 0, -33; Bonnita Van Heerden (ZIM) 0, 0, -27. came from a set down to win on e-break; both were near DAY 2 RESULTS: SECTION 2: Rd.3: Debbie White (NZL) bt Laura Daniels (WAL) 8-6 6- 6, Sonia Bruce (PHI) bt Sandy Wall (USA) 6-7 13-4 2-1, Mary Dyer the top of their sec ons. MEN: SECTION 1: Rd.4: Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Ian Kenyon (ESP) 9-8 11-5, Ahmad Zikry (MAS) bt Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 14-2 13-6, Mark (ESP) bt Cris na Konig (ARG) 6-5 14-4, Laura Welsh (SCO) bt Nur A er Day 2, Malaysian teenager Ahmad Zikry emerged as O'Hagan (SCO) bt Louis Ridout (ENG) 6-9 7-5 4-1, Earl Luk (CAN) bt Fidrah Noh (MAS) 11-5 0-13 2-1. favourite and was well-posi oned in the run to qualifying, Avala Savaiinaea (SAM) 12-5 13-6, Cabous Olivier (NAM) bt Clive Rd.4: Esmé Kruger (RSA) bt Keiko Kurohara (JPN) 5-11 11-6 3-2, McGreal (IOM) 5-11 8-6 5-2. White bt Bruce 6-4 9-5, Daniels bt Wall 9-7 10-8, Welsh bt Dyer 11- suffering only one loss, to seasoned England professional Rd.5: Ridout bt Kenyon 15-3 7-6, Zikry bt Cheung 8-5 10-6, McGreal 6 3-12 6-0, Fidrah Noh bt Konig 13-4 14-2. Louis Ridout. bt Frank De Vries (NED) 14-4 8-7, Olivier bt Pavelka 13-5 9-8, STANDINGS: White 12 points, 5 sets, +7 shots; Fidrah Noh 9, 6, +46; Welsh 9, 4, +6; Daniels 6, 4, +21; Kruger 6, 4, +34; Dyer 3, 4, The 18-year-old public servant, who has played since he was O'Hagan bt Luk 6-5 7-4. Rd.6: Taylor Horn (NZL) bt McGreal 4-9 13-4 4-3, Luk bt Kenyon 11-5 +14; Kurohara 3, 3, -5; Bruce 3, 2, -9; Wall 0, 1, -28; Konig 0, 0, -84. five and showed the unmistakable hallmarks of Malaysia's 9-6, Cheung bt Olivier 7-5 8-5, Ridout bt Zikry 9-5 10-5, De Vries bt star factory, was making his interna onal debut at Adelaide. Pavelka 10-5 11-5. STANDINGS: Ridout 15 points, 10 sets, +60 shots; O'Hagan 12, 7, In the women's compe on richly talented Norfolk Island +35; Cheung 12 7 +15; Zikry 9, 6, +28; Olivier 9, 5, +16; Luk 9, 5, +1; youngster Shae Wilson, who topped her sec on overnight, Horn 6, 5, +13; McGreal 6, 5, -11; Kenyon 6, 3, -18; De Vries 3, 3, -17, was unceremoniously toppled by no-nonsense Namibian Savaiinaea 3, 2, -39; Pavelka 0, 1, -83. Diana Viljoen, while on the next rink much-admired SECTION 2: Rd.4: Wayne Ri muller (RSA) bt Stephen Coleman (IRE) Australian champion, Kylie Whitehead, was also put to the 6-7 12-5 3-2, Hirokazi Mori (JPN) bt Boaz Markus (ISR) 4-15 7-5 3-2, sword, despite winning the first set against England's Sophie Todd Priaulx (GUE) bt Law Kwok Fai (SIN) 13-7 11-6, Lee Schraner Tolchard 17-1. (AUS) bt Ozkan Akar (TUR) 10-8 8-5, Rajnesh Prasad (FIJ) bt Haydn Evans (NFI) 3-16 8-7 2-1, Charlie Herbert (USA) bt Regent Reid (BOT) It was a delight for Tolchard, who has found it tough going on 16-2 15-6. Esmé Kruger and Debbie White (NZ)
3, Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 13-4 11-5, Mark IT'S HOT AT THE TOP O'Hagan (SCO) bt Avala Savaiinaea (SAM) 13-7 14-3, Taylor Horn (NZL) bt Frank De Vries (NED) 16-3 11-4, Cabous Olivier (NAM) bt IN ADELAIDE Ahmad Zikry (MAS) 9-8 6-5. Day three in Adelaide saw Wayne Ri muller mover into Rd.8: O'Hagan bt Ian Kenyon (ESP) 8-5 12-3, Ridout bt Clive McGreal (IOM) 7-8 11-7 7-0, Zikry bt Horn 5-9 11-3 5-0, Olivier bt play-off conten on; Esmé Kruger won both her matches Savaiinaea 20-1 10-4, Cheung bt De Vries 16-2 10-8, Luk bt Pavelka and had caught the spectators' eyes. 14-2 12-10. STANDINGS: Ridout 21 points 13 sets +75 shots; O'Hagan 18, 11, Port Natal Protea Ri muller brushed his Japanese +64; Cheung 18, 11, +46; Olivier 15, 9, +43; Zikry 12, 7, +30; Luk 12, opponent aside in his only game in Sec on 2, moving into 7, +3; Horn 9, 7, +3, McGreal 6, 6, -14; Kenyon 6, 3, -30; De Vries 3, joint third in his group. 6, -43; Savaiinaea 3, 2, -81; Pavelka 0, 1, -112. SECTION 2: Rd.7: Haydn Evans (NFI) bt Law Kwok Fai (SIN) 7-5 12-4, Kruger did be er. Todd Priaulx (GUE) bt Stephen Coleman (IRE) 9-5 10-8, Lee Schraner (AUS) bt Regent Reid (BOT) 12-6 13-2, Wayne Ri muller The tall, resolute Pretorian notched an outstanding victory (RSA) bt Hirokazi Mori (JPN) 17-6 9-3, Charlie Herbert (USA) bt over the deadly dangerous Malaysian star Nur Fidrah Noh Ozkan Akar (TUR) 8-4 8-9 3-0, Kevin James (WAL) bt Boaz Markus (MAS), 9-5 13-7, then produced another superb two-sets to (ISR) 14-5 7-8 4-3. love victory, this me over Spanish player Mary Dyer. Rd.8: Schraner bt Rajnesh Prasad (FIJ) 15-1 9-8, Herbert bt James 9-5 8-7, Kwok Fai bt Akar 11-7 6-4, Evans bt Mori 12-9 13-6, Priaulx Kruger was now joint third, with a healthy shot difference. bt Reid 13-3 11-4, Coleman bt Markus 6-11 9-5 3-1. STANDINGS: Schraner 24 points, 13 sets, +61 shots; Coleman 18, Most impressive player on the day was an unbeaten Lee 11, +19; Priaulx 15, 10, +48; Ri muller 15, 10, +49; Herbert 15, 10, Schraner, now streets atop of Sec on 2 in the men's field. +34; Prasad 15, 8, -18; James 12, 6, +10; Evans 9, 8, +29; Markus 6, 7, -6; Akar 6, 4, -13; Mori 6, 3, -53; Kwok Fai 3, 4, -48; Reid 0, 0, -112. DAY 3 RESULTS: MEN: SECTION 1: Rd.7: Louis Ridout (ENG) bt Earl Luk (CAN) 8-6 13- WOMEN: SECTION 1: Rd.5: Sophie Tolchard (ENG) bt Helen Cheung (HKC) 9-6 10-6, Shae Wilson (NFI) bt Janice Pilling (IOM) 11-5 DAY 4 RESULTS: 13-2, Boikhutso Mooketsi (BOT) bt Bonnita Van Heerden (ZIM) 13-5 RITTMULLER HAT-TRICK; MEN: SECTION 1: Rd.9: Louis Ridout (ENG) bt Tony Cheung (HKC) 14-2, Tammy Tham (SIN) bt Diana Viljoen (NAM) 6-11 10-5 2-1. 8-6 6-6, Taylor Horn (NZL) bt Avala Savaiinaea (SAM) 10-7 8-5, Rd.6: Kylie Whitehead (AUS) bt Wilson 3-13 10-8 3-2, Pilling bt KRUGER HANGS TOUGH Cabous Olivier (NAM) bt Frank De Vries (NED) 8-6 5-13 3-1, Clive Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN) 8-6 6-13 5-2, Tolchard bt Viljoen 7-6 McGreal (IOM) bt Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 12-5 16-1, Ian Kenyon 11-9, Cheung bt Van Heerden 5-8 13-6 5-0, Tham bt Mooketsi 12-4 9- (ESP) bt Ahmad Zikry (MAS) 7-6 5-6 4-2. 7. Rd.10: Mark O'Hagan (SCO) bt Zikry 11-6 9-3, Horn bt Olivier 7-3 6- Rd.7: Tolchard bt Van Heerden 12-5 8-6, Whitehead bt Pilling 11-4 5, McGreal bt Savaiinaea 12-7 7-8 5-0, Ridout bt Pavelka 26-0 9-4, 15-3; Mooketsi bt Viljoen 13-5 6-6; Tham bt Cheung 12-7 4-12 4-3. Kenyon bt De Vries 12-5 8-3. Current standings: Whitehead 15 points, 10 sets, +62 shots; Tolchard Rd.11: Earl Luk (CAN) bt McGreal 10-4 8-8, Horn bt Pavelka 11-6 15, 9, -1; Wilson 12, 9, +64; Tham 12, 5, +16; Cheung 9, 5, +16; Viljoen 16-3, Zikry bt Savaiinaea 11-2 15-4, Olivier bt Kenyon 10-6 10-6, 6, 5, -12; Pilling 6, 5, -38; Fitzpatrick-Wong 6, 4, -2; Mooketsi 6, 3, -15; O'Hagan bt De Vries 8-4 14-4. Van Heerden 0, 1, -60. STANDINGS: Ridout 27 points 16 sets, +108 shots, O'Hagan 24, 15, SECTION 2: Rd.5: Keiko Kurohara (JPN) bt Debbie White (NZL) 3-11 +89, Olivier 21, 12, +40, Horn 18, 14, +58; Cheung 18, 11, +48, Zikry 10-0 4-0, Esmé Kruger (RSA) bt Nur Fidrah Noh (MAS) 9-5 13-7, Mary 15, 10, +39, Luk 15, 8, +9, McGreal 12, 9, +6, Kenyon 12, 6, -26, De Dyer (ESP) bt Sonia Bruce (PHI) 8-5 10-9, Sandy Wall (USA) bt Cris na Vries 3, 4, -73, Savaiinaea 3, 3, -73, Pavelka 0, 1, -183. Konig (ARG) 6-5 9-5. SECTION 2: Rd.9: Charlie Herbert (USA) bt Stephen Coleman (IRE) Rd.6: Laura Welsh (SCO) bt Kurohara 17-4 8-4, Laura Daniels (WAL) 7-6 9-5, Kevin James (WAL) bt Haydn Evans (NFI) 6-8 14-5 5-0, Todd bt Bruce 13-4 4-12 5-0, White bt Wall 11-6 17-2, Kruger bt Dyer 5-9 Priaulx (GUE) bt Rajnesh Prasad (FIJ) 12-3 10-5, Ozkan Akar (TUR) 16-3 5-0. bt Hirokazi Mori (JPN) 6-13 14-4 5-0, Wayne Ri muller (RSA) bt Rd.7: Welsh bt Konig 15-2 8-7, Daniels bt Dyer 13-4 12-4, Fidrah Noh Law Kwok Fai (SIN) 11-5 5-6 2-1, Lee Schraner (AUS) bt Boaz bt Bruce 7-6 11-6, Wall bt Kurohara 12-6 8-5. Markus (ISR) 19-1 14-4. STANDINGS: White 15 points, 8 sets, +25 shots; Welsh 15, 8, +37; Rd.10: Regent Reid (BOT) bt Prasad 8-7 3-14 4-2, Priaulx bt Akar 9- Fidrah Noh 12, 8, +42; Daniels 12, 7, +39; Kruger 12, 7, +53; Dyer 6, 7, 4 14-4, Schraner bt Coleman 11-5 11-3, Herbert bt Evans 7-9 9-6 4- -8; Wall 6, 5, -34; Kurohara 6, 4, -29; Bruce 3, 3, -22; Konig 0, 0, -103. 3, Ri muller bt James 9-6 5-7 4-0, Mori bt Kwok Fai 8-5 7-7. Rd.11: Schraner bt Priaulx 19-2 8-9, Ri muller bt Herbert 13-3 10- 6, Evans bt Akar 4-11 13-3 4-1, Markus bt Reid 8-6 7-4, James bt BRILLIANT PROTEAS Kwok Fai 2-9 11-3 4-1, Prasad bt Mori 8-9 9-5 4-1. STANDINGS: Schraner 33 points, 18 sets, +119; Ri muller 24, 14, INTO THE PLAY-OFFS +69; Priaulx 21, 15, +59; Herbert 21, 13, +26; Coleman 18, 11, Sq; Prasad 18, 10, -17; James 18, 9, ++17; Evans 12, 11, +16; Markus 9, 9, -29; Mori 9, 6, -56; Akar 9, 6, -28; Kwok Fai 3, 6, -57; Reid 3, 1, - Day four is tradi onally moving day in the Champions of 127. Champions Singles World Championships – so it proved to be again. WOMEN: SECTION 1: Rd. 8: Sophie Tolchard (ENG) bt Shirley Fitzpat-Wong (CAN) 11-6 19-3, Tammy Tham (SIN) bt Shae Wilson Unbeaten Aussie Lee Schraner won three pulsa ng (NFI) 10-4 9-9, Janice Pilling (IOM) bt Bonnita Van Heerden (ZIM) matches and all but sewed up Sec on 2 of the men's event. 6-5 11-5, Kylie Whitehead (AUS) bt Helen Cheung (HKC) 14-3 7-6. Rd.9: Diana Viljoen (NAM) bt Van Heerden 11-4 9-11 4-1, But there was good news for South Africa as a dashing Boikhutso Mooketsi (BOT) bt Cheung 8-7 3-11 3-1, Tolchard bt Wayne Ri muller took a clear second spot. Tham 8-6 10-6, Wilson bt Fitzpatrick-Wong 6-9 13-3 4-1. Standings: Tolchard 21 points, 13 sets, +26 shots; Whitehead 18, The Natalian first had to work over me to defeat Law Kwok 12, +74; Wilson 15, 10, +65; Tham 15, 6, -14; Pilling 9, 7, -31; Fai of Singapore 11-5 5-6 2-1 – on a e-break measure – Viljoen 9, 6 (1 drawn), -7; Cheung 9, 6, +11; Mooketsi 9, 4, -22; then slew Welsh dragon Kevin James in another nerve- Fitzpatrick-Wong 6, 5, -30; Van Heerden 0, 2, -76. wracking, but eventually faultless, e-break 9-6 5-7 4-0, SECTION 2:Rd.8: Laura Daniels (WAL) bt Laura Welsh (SCO) 11-5 4- 7 3-1, Keiko Kurohara (JPN) bt Mary Dyer (ESP) 12-5 11-5, Cris na before capping a great day's work with a smooth 13-3 10-6 Konig (ARG) bt Sonia Bruce (PHI) 6-6 8-4, Esmé Kruger (RSA) bt victory over USA's Charlie Herbert. Sandy Wall (USA) 11-2 12-3. Esmé Kruger opened with a facile victory - over American Rd.9: Nur Fidrah Noh (MAS) bt Dyer 15-4 13-5, Debbie White (NZL) bt Konig 15-2 18-1, Wall bt Welsh 5-12 11-5 3-2, Daniels bt Kruger Sandy Wall 11-2 12-3, but then stu ered a li le. The South 9-6 5-1 5-0. African began well, then lost her length and went down 9-6 STANDINGS: White 18 points 10 sets +55 shots; Daniels 18, 9, +31; 5-1 5-0 to Welsh star Daniels. Kruger 15, 10, +76; Fidrah Noh 15, 10, +61; Welsh 15, 10, +41; Kurohara 9, 6, -16; Wall 9, 6, -53; Dyer 6, 7, -40; Bruce 3, 3, -26, But Kruger was s ll in play-off conten on in her sec on. Konig 3, 1, -129.
Schraner and Scotland's Mark O'Hagan, pipping long- me Rd.13: Lee Schraner (AUS) bt Evans 9-2 11-8, Akar bt Ri muller leader Louis Ridout of England by the narrowest of margins. 7-6 9-7, Prasad bt Markus 8-7 7-6, Coleman bt Reid 11-6 17-3, James bt Mori 14-5 7-6, Kwok Fai bt Herbert 12-11 10-7. Aboriginal Aussie Kylie Whitehead finished like a train to FINAL STANDING: Schraner 36 points, 20 sets, +129 shots; take Sec on 1 of the women's event from England's Sophie Ri muller 27, 15, +72; Herbert 24, 14, +18; Prasad 24, 14, -7; James 24, 12, +30; Priaulx 21, 15, +56; Coleman 21, 13, +11; Tolchard who surprisingly went down to a chirpy Evans 12, 11, +8; Markus 12, 11, -28; Akar 12, 9, -27; Mori 9, 7, - Botswana's Boikhutso Mooketsi; joining Kruger from 62; Kwok Fai 6, 9, -54; Reid 6, 2, -145. Sec on 2 in the play-offs was another future star in Norfolk Island's young Shae Wilson and Laura Daniels of Wales. WOMEN: SECTION 1: Rd.10: Boikhutso Mooketsi (BOT) bt Sophie Tolchard (ENG) 7-6 4-10 4-0, Bonnita Van Heerden (ZIM) By ending runner-up in his sec on, Wayne Rittmuller earned DAY 5 RESULTS: bt Tammy Tham (SIN) 9-7 7-7, Diana Viljoen (NAM) bt Helen a glorious play-off spot in the men's field – an outstanding MEN: SECTION 1: Rd.12: Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Earl Luk (CAN) 5-10 Cheung (HKC) 6-9 7-3 5-0, Kylie Whitehead (AUS) bt Shirley achievement. Esmé Kruger, inspite of losing her final 10-6 6-0, Ahmad Zikry (MAS) bt Frank De Vries (NED) 9-6 9-8, Ian Fitzpatrick-Wong (CAN) 11-4 10-1. Kenyon (ESP) bt Avala Savaiinaea (SAM) 10-4 11-9, Mark O'Hagan Rd.11: Shae Wilson (NFI) bt Cheung 9-3 4-12 3-1, Janice Pilling sec onal game, ended third and also qualified for a play-off (IOM) bt Viljoen 9-6 8-5, Fitzpatrick-Wong bt Van Heerden 8-8 6- place. (SCO) bt Taylor Horn (NZL) 9-5 6-6, Louis Ridout (ENG) bt Cabous Olivier (NAM) 8-5 6-10 3-2. 5, Whitehead bt Mooketsi 11-5 12-6. FINAL STANDINGS: Whitehead 24 points, 16 sets, +102 shots; Kruger's wonderful shot difference carried her though. Rd.13: Cheung bt Clive McGreal (IOM) 5-6 12-1 5-1, O'Hagan bt Olivier 5-12 12-8 4-0, Zikry bt Luk 10-4 6-7 4-0, Savaiinaea bt De Tolchard 21, 14, +31; Wilson 18, 11, +63; Tham 15, 6, -16; Pilling 12, 9, -25; Viljoen 12, 7, -12; Mooketsi 12, 5, -39; Cheung 9, 8, Vries 5-7 9-8 5-0, Horn bt Kenyon 10-6 11-12 5-0. Aussie Lee Schraner remained 100% in the men's Sec on 2 – +12; Fitzpatrick-Wong 9, 6, -45; Van Heerden 3, 3, -71. FINAL STANDINGS: O'Hagan 30 points, 17 sets (2 draws), +90; a magnificent achievement. SECTION 2: Rd.10: Laura Daniels (WAL) bt Nur Fidrah Noh (MAS) Ridout 30, 17 (1 draw), +107; Cheung 24, 15, +57; Horn 21, 15, +57; 10-3 10-5, Esmé Kruger (RSA) bt Sonia Bruce (PHI) 12-5 8-9 2-1, Malaysian teenager Ahmad Zikry, without doubt a major Olivier 21, 14, +44; Zikry 21, 13, +48; Luk 15, 10, +5; Kenyon 15, 9, - Debbie White (NZL) bt Laura Welsh (SCO) 4-9 15-2 3-1, Keiko star of the future, just missed out on a play-off spot – watch 21; McGreal 12, 10, -4; Savaiinaea 6, 4, -120; De Vries 3, 5, -76; Kurohara (JPN) bt Cris na Konig (ARG) 13-5 12-5. out for this young man, while America's Charlie Herbert was Zoltan Pavelka (HUN) 0, 1, -183. Rd.11 Mary Dyer (ESP) bt Sandy Wall (USA) 8-7 8-5, White bt rewarded for stellar consistency and a play-off berth. SECTION 2: Rd.12: Boaz Markus (ISR) bt Todd Priaulx (GUE) 8-7 8-6, Fidrah Noh 9-5 8-7, Daniels bt Kurohara 10-9 5-9 3-2, Welsh bt Wayne Ri muller (RSA) bt Haydn Evans (NFI) 6-6 10-4, Rajnesh Kruger 12-6 5-9 4-0. Popular Tony Cheung of Hong Kong, silver medallist last year, Prasad (FIJ) bt Stephen Coleman (IRE) 9-3 8-6, Regent Reid (BOT) bt FINAL STANDINGS: White 24 points, 13 sets, +68 shots; Daniels won his final two ou ngs to grab a spot in the play-offs. Law Kwok Fai (SIN) 9-13 8-3 2-1, Kevin James (WAL) bt Ozkan Akar 24, 12, +40; Kruger 18, 12, +80; Welsh 18, 12, +35; Fidrah Noh (TUR) 11-5 7-10 4-3, Charlie Herbert (USA) bt Hirokazi Mori (JPN) 4- 15, 10, +44; Kurohara 12, 9, +2; Dyer 9, 9, -34; Wall 9, 6, -57; Awai ng the “quarter-finalists” were sec onal winners 10 9-7 4-2. Bruce 3, 4, -32; Konig 3, 1, -144.
score-line. straight sets over Scotland's Mark O'Hagan and England's PROTEAS BOW OUT Louis Ridout respec vely. Ri muller can be justly proud of his achievement. AFTER EPIC BATTLES Shae Wilson sliced through Wales' Laura Daniels, but then A similar fate awaited SA women's champ Pretoria's Esmé went out to Kylie Whitehead in a e-break, while Tolchard A er admirably contes ng a tough sec on for four days, Kruger. Durban Protea Wayne Rittmuller, South African Singles went down in a e-break to Kiwi Debbie White. champion in 2018/19, finally succumbed. Ji ery to begin, Kruger dropped the first set 10-1 to top DAY 6 RESULTS: English interna onal Sophie Tolchard, but to the South MEN: ELIMINATION FINALS: Louis Ridout (ENG) bt Charlie Herbert In a quarter-final play-off, the singles expert began African's credit produced a remarkable come-back, (USA) 11-2 9-6, Tony Cheung (HKC) bt Wayne Ri muller (RSA) 4-11 magnificently against Hong Kong China star Tony Cheung, snatching a 10-8 second set victory. 11-6 5-0. slicing though his opponent 11-4. Signs were it was going to SEMI-FINALS: Cheung bt Mark O'Hagan (SCO) 10-4 10-8, Lee be a quick victory. Like Ritmuller, however, Kruger had no answer as the Schraner (AUS) bt Ridout 9-3 11-3. Alas, it was not to be. graceful English player strode to a 5-0 e-break and WOMEN: ELIMINATION FINALS: Shae Wilson (NFI) bt Laura progression to the semi finals. Daniels (WAL) 12-3 9-4, Sophie Tolchard (ENG) bt Esmé Kruger Cheung, made of stern stuff, rallied. Controlling his length (RSA) 10-1 8-10 4-1. be er than the South African he took the second set 11-6 The men's semi-finals were straigh orward affairs – SEMI-FINALS: Debbie White (NZL) bt Tolchard 9-3 4-14 5-0, Kylie and then wrapped up the e-break with an empha c 5-0 Cheung and s ll unbeaten Aussie Lee Schraner winning in Whitehead (AUS) bt Wilson 12-4 3-8 7-0. and 7-1 down against New Zealand's plucky Debbie White PROTEAS SHINE, BUT to clinch the sport's ul mate honour. AUSSIES DAZZLE ALL Both champions, who topped their respec ve sec ons, Australia, inevitably, won the men's and women's tles at began shakily, with White surrendering a maximum four the World Singles Champion of Champions in Adelaide, count on the opening end of the first set. when Victorian state teammates Kylie Whitehead and Lee From there on, however, she outscored Kylie by 18 to 4 four Schraner reached the pinnacle of their bowls careers. over the next 13 ends. Schraner, who was bronze medallist at last year's Then, for reasons known only to the gods of the game, championships, won all 14 starts at the Adelaide Bowling when holding another good counter on the fi h end of the Club to emerge undisputed champion. second set, the New Zealander cut her own bowl out of the His opponent in the main event was Hong Kong China's Tony head to gi Whitehead a three. Cheung, who defeated him in last year's semi-finals. From there the 24-year-old Victorian, made every post a It was Cheung's second successive silver medal in the event, winner, taking the second set 9-8 and e-breaker 2-1. having been runner-up to New Zealand's Shannon McIlroy DAY 7 RESULTS: last year at St Johns Park. MEN: FINAL: Lee Schraner (Aus) bt Tony Cheung (HKC) 7-6 6-9 4-1. TOPS: Newly-crowned world singles Kylie Whitehead scored a drama c come-from-behind WOMEN: FINAL: Kylie Whitehead (AUS) bt Debbie White (NZL) 7-11 champions Lee Schraner and Kylie Whitehead 9-8 2-1. victory in the women's final when she recovered from a set of Australia
WOMEN PAST COC WINNERS MEN 2003 Liz James (Swaziland) Douw Calitz (Namibia) 2003 2004 Margaret Johnston (Ireland) Ali Forsyth ( New Zealand) 2004 2005 Nor Iryani Azmi (Malaysia) Mark Walton (England) 2005 2006 Julie Saunders (England) Darren Burne (Scotland) 2006 2007 Alison Merrien (Guernsey) Tony Grantham (new Zealand) 2007 2008 Kathy Pearce (Wales) Leif Selby (Australia) 2008 2009 Kelsey Co rell (Australia) Bre Wilkie (Australia) 2009 2010 Jan Khan (New Zealand) Aron Sheriff (Australia) 2010 2011 Jo Edwards (New Zealand) Thomas Greechan (Jersey) 2011 2012 Sandra Keith (New Zealand) Hizlee Abdul Rais (Malaysia) 2012 2013 Karen Murphy (Australia) Thomas Bishop (England) 2013 2014 Lorna Smith (Scotland) Iain McLean (Scotland) 2014 2015 Emma Firyana Saroji (Malaysia) Neil Mulholland (Ireland) 2015 2016 Natasha Sco (Australia) Sco Thulborn (Australia) 2016 2017 Laura Daniels (Wales) HOT SHOT: Malaysian teenager Ahmad Zikry in Aaron Teys (Australia) 2017 2018 Jo Edwards (New Zealand) Shannon McIlroy (New Zealand) 2018 ac on at Adelaide Bowling Club
“I am hoping streaming will again be on social BIG NAMES BACK AS SELECTORS media. Last year's sponsors – Perfect Delivery, Aero Bowls, Promac Paints and Fired Earth did us RING THE CHANGES FOR MASTERS proud. Alan Simmonds - Media Officer “Lourenza van der Merwe, from my home city - There are 11 changes to the men's and women's Port Elizabeth - last year up-staged all top SA Masters from last year's 32 elite 2019 selectees Proteas and proved it no fluke by winning the SA to be played at Wingate CC, Pretoria on February Na onal Singles. Alas she has injured an elbow 7-9 next year. and is out.
Notably missing from the line-ups are the “Cannot wait for a weekend of scin lla ng women's holder, Lourenza van der Merwe (EPB) compe on.” who is injured, former Protea Jacqui Janse van Entry is free, music, food and drink aplenty await Rensburg (JBA possibly emigrating to Ireland), hot spectators – top class greens and administra on shot Morgan Muvhango (SBA) and, of course, will again be enjoyed and, more than likely, sun – sadly the late wonderful Edna Davis (EDB). don't forget the lo on. Other fresh faces: Women: Leoni Booth (KBA), Carol Glanfield (JBA), Rika Lynn (returning Protea, SBA), Jillian Booth (NWB), Junior Masters champion Bridget Calitz (Protea, SBA), Ina Fourie RECORD?: Five- me champion Gerry Baker (BGN); men: Junior Masters bronze medallist looking for a record Masters tle Wilson Malobolo (Protea, SBA), Johnny Grant four; WP's Joel Roëbert a great runner-up, will (BOR), Junior Masters champion Brenden Ferns (BGN), SA Mixed Pairs champion Charles have another shot at gold and I expect Billy Ma hewson (NCB). Radloff will be thereabouts as well.
Those others not reappearing in the Open events from last year are: Women: Sandy Carr (BGN), Roxanne Tingle (JBA), Debbie Bradford (BOR). Men: Francois Koen (Protea, BGN), Alan Gordon (JBA), George Lo er (NWB), Rudi Jacobs (Protea, NWB).
Says Bowls South African president, Rob Forbes: “I expect nothing less than brilliance from our wonderful players, who, year a er year, surprise even the biggest cynics with their exper se and ever-improving skills. BIG TIME: Wilson BACK IN THE MIX ANOTHER WIN UNDER THE BELT: “Johannesburg's Jason Evans goes for three in Malobolo Prince Neluonde JBA’s Jason Evans FROM THE PRESIDENT’S
D E S K ROB FORBES HOW THE YEAR HAS FLASHED BY… It always seems as if progress towards the end of On a devasta ng note our bowling community The New Year fes vi es will have barely ended the year seems to gather steam as Christmas was gripped by the tragic events involving Trevor before our first major tournament, the gets closer. A er a year packed with so many and Elma Davis. In the mid of such horrific Masters, again unfolds in Pretoria, then on to memorable, and forge able, occasions, one can episodes, we should always be mindful and the Inter Districts and while these events might scarcely remember them all. grateful to both for the immense role each played not apply to all, no doubt club and district in our sport. Without doubt the highlight for me and many compe ons will also keep us all busy one way others, was the performance of our team at the And so, among the joy of victory celebra ons and or another. Atlan c Championships and African States the sadness of bad news we should always be where Team SA walked away with the top mindful to enjoy the me we get to spend Its these seemingly humdrum ac vi es that country honours. Then, the many memorable together. It is this happiness which ul mately drive our recrea onal me and ensure, final matches at the Masters in Pretoria; the dictates the memories we daily take away with because of our par cipa on in the sport we so Junior Ladies’ final will surely go down as one of us. enjoy, we build memories and make the me the best. I am of the opinion one of the cornerstone values we spend with one another so memorable. Recogni on for hours of hard work and of our sport is the camaraderie all enjoy both on On behalf of my wonderful execu ve and office outstanding individual performances resulted in and off the green. the capping of some new Protea players, while at staff I take this opportunity to wish you and the same me Gerry Baker, who will Bowls clubs play a major suppor ve role in the your loved ones a peaceful and happy fes ve undoubtedly go down as one of the leading social fabric that binds members together with season and may 2020 be blessed with good South African players of all me, called it a day on one another; we should always be mindful and health. his illustrious interna onal career. His thankful to those volunteers who daily give of contribu on to our sport of many years will their me for us all to benefit from their kindness Rob Forbes - always be remembered. and support. President, Bowls South Africa
Pr iden tak th opportunit , together wit th Executiv an Staff of Bowl SA t w al member wonder f tiv se o an pr perou 2020. offic of Bowl SA cl o 13 December 2019 an r -open o 6 Januar 2020. 2020 BOWLS SA MASTERS SELECTIONS OPEN WOMEN VETERAN WOMEN JUNIOR WOMEN
SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 1 SECTION 2 Leoni Booth (KBA) Jillian Booth (NWB) Liesje De Rosner (KBA) Pam Cole-Cook (KBA) Fran Baleri (KZN) Kim du Preez (SBA) Carol Glanfield (JBA) Bridget Calitz (SBA) Cathy Dryburgh (JBA) Cheryl Edelkraut (JBA) Ezile Fourie (BOL) Carmen Fourie (BGN) Esmé Kruger (BGN) Ina Fourie (BGN) Jean Greyling (BOL) Cherry-Ann Mills (EKB) Rienie Lucas (BGN) Dezi Rosenbla (EPB) Rika Lynn (SBA) Esmé Haley (JBA) Lynne Marnewick (SBA) Nan Roos (EDB) Bronlynn Jumat (EDB) Claire Turner (JBA) Nici Neal (SBA) Colleen Piketh (SBA) Glenda Ma hews (PNB) Linda van Caspel (NFS) Thabelo Muvhang (SBA) Esona Tyeda (WPB) Samanthe Olivier (WPB) Michelle vd Westhuizen (MBA) Wilma Richardson (EKB) Loraine Victor (BGN) Marizelle R oussouw (BGN) Gillian Young (EDB) Anneke Snyman (BOL) Maggie van Zyl (WPB) Annelie Mathewson (NCB) Bronwyn Webber (PNB)
OPEN MEN VETERAN MEN JUNIOR MEN
SECTION1 SECTION 2 SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 1 SECTION 2 Jason Evans (JBA) Joel Roëbert (WPB) Theuns Fraser (KZN) Rudolph Kilian (BGN) Brendan Bakkes (SFS) Sean Ligh oot (NIB) Mar n Lewis (JBA) Pierre Breitenbach (NWB) Tommy Jamie (BGN) Piet Robbertse (EDB) Rikus Heystek (SBA) Noma er Muvhango (SBA) Wayne Ri muller (PNB) Gerry Baker (JBA) Robbie Piketh (WPB) Gianni Ga (JBA) Paul White (PNB) Cecil Bornman (BGN) Thinus Oelofse (EKB) Bradley Robinson (NIB) Tony Doyle (SBA) Kenny Kyriacou (BGN) Terrance McGlynn (KBA) Kholwani Khanyle (NIB) Charles Mathewson (NCB) Brendan Ferns (BGN) Lewis Klopper (JBA) Willie Kilian (EPB) Sco Fraser (WPB) Jake Ireland (JBA) Wilson Malobolo (SBA) Prince Neluonde (JBA) Bernardus vd Spuy (BGN) Stoff el Lambrech ts (BOL) Walter Moor e (KZN) Jarry d Ramsden (PNB) Johnny Grant (BOR) Wayne Roberts (PNB) Billy Radloff (EDB) Wayne York (SFS) Winners of the Boland Open sponsored by Personal Trust – Women: from le , Greg Nasson ( Personal Trust), Moira Standley, Darryl Edwards, Linda Clark, Linda Stringer; Men:, Mark Gibbs ( Personal Trust),, Peter Co rell, Brasler van Schoor, Stephan de Jager, Phillip Finkelstein, Stoffel Lambrechts (president, Boland Bowls)
BY THE SEA: Personal Trust sponsored a successful S ll Baai Classic and the winners, from le , were: Xemophon Yazbek (lead), Johann Roestorff (skip), Prof Stadler (from the sponsors), Marianna van der Walt (second), Johan Snyman (third) “The final day of the Bowls South Africa U30 SA BOWLS FUTURE SOUND AS inter district tournament saw the Port Natal A side and the team from Gauteng North go head- TOP U30s STRUT THEIR STUFF to-head in the final to produce a tanic struggle Alan Simmonds - Media Officer No effort is spared, no facility unprepared, not for supremacy. assistance withheld … as Forbes says, “The show Going into the penul mate 14th end, the Port Bowls South Africa must be lauded for must go on, or we close the curtains for good.” purposefully and conscien ously ploughing new Natal side were 14–11 down, but produced ground to ensure the future of the sport be That is not going to happen in South Africa. some outstanding bowls to pick up four shots ensured. and approach the final end one shot up. Wise men and wonderful dedicated coaches are Under the able direc on of president Rob Forbes – fine-tuning many poten al stars – soon a new Precision bowling by the Gauteng North front now in his third term – accent had been placed on breed will burst on to the bowling greens of South rank then had them holding two shots which the development of juniors – not 10-year olds, but Africa. would have given them game. the 19-30 group – where the seeds of a bowls tenure can be sown. Na onal championships have been introduced to With his first bowl the PNB third, Wayne spur the younger brigade. Roberts, drew a shot immediately behind the For decades, bowls administrators sought – jack to retake the lead. The skips approached without much success - those changing from more One this year was the mul -gender Under-30 the mat with the head unchanged and it was ac ve sports; today the compass bearing is more championships, an addi on to Under 14, 19 and acute; keener and with extra emphasis. nail-bi ng stuff, for not only the players, but 23 events. spectators on the edge of their seats watching each bowl the skips delivered. Through the harnessing of youth, Forbes Seventeen of South Africa's 20 bowls districts accurately insists, is the only way the sport can be assured of con nued existence; even then it will were represented – some even entered three A emp ng to play a block shot with his last be a tough ba le. sides. Missing were Mpumulanga (north-east bowl, skip Paul White pushed through with a SA) Kingfisher (Natal southern coast) and Border li le too much weight to draw another shot, In South Africa, exci ng post Mandela changes (south-east coast); compe on was fierce and of pu ng his team two shots ahead. have brought vital demographic upheaval. A er the highest skill level. all, why should four million whites control sport In an atmosphere fraught with tension the when another 44 million plus from other Honed and courageous, the U30s put on a Gauteng North skip a empted a running shot communi es be available? bravura performance. with the last bowl of the game. Even so, the very plan ng of those seeds faced The inaugural event saw 31 sides (one bye) in four Alas, this came to no avail as he hit a front bowl immediate setbacks. sec ons play three-set matches of 15 ends over and le the head, with Port Natal holding two two-and-a-half hours ( med), hosted by the shots to claim gold and the tle of South African Clubs remain in former apartheid-era select areas, Ekurhuleni District (formerly Eastern Transvaal, U30 champions. cost of equipment and clothing have escalated; then Eastern Gauteng) adjoining Johannesburg. transport remains a headache and just imbuing Congratula ons to lead Gareth Bashford, Jarryd the mindset of a game that is played without When the “pushing and shoving” was over, Port Ramsden, Wayne Roberts and skip Paul White financial reward, but just for the joy of taking part, is a new, almost frightening venture for many Natal A faced Gauteng North B. with their managers, SA Protea star Wayne Ri muller and Dion Audie. young poten al black players. The runners-up had a fine young woman bowler In short, it has worked, to a degree. in their side; several players were already senior The standard displayed augers well for the inter district representa ves. future of lawn bowls.” We can be proud of our black Proteas adorned I did not a end, but journalist Cheryl Waterman with interna onal gold medals and, perhaps, even Well done Rob Forbes, well done organisers and prouder of black and coloured (mixed race) youth reported the final and kindly permi ed me to countless backroom boys and girls who are making great strides at club, district and na onal publish what she saw at Delville Bowling Club and grooming the best of those yet to make their level. what appeared in South African newspapers. names. It doesn't get be er that that.
CHAMPIONS: Port Natal A, from le : Paul White (skip), Wayne Roberts, RUNNERS-UP: Gauteng North B, Cecil Borman, centre, flanked by Peter Jarryd Ramsden, Gareth Bashford, manager Wayne Ritmuller Fourie, Carmen Fourie, Stevan Sco and manager Erhardt Wagner. HOME SIDE AHEAD AFTER DAY ONE IN OZ A er a jaw-dropping day/night of classic shootout was halved at one apiece - a standard DAY 1 RESULTS: MIXED TRIPLES: GAME 1: World (K Rednall, J Edwards, A Marshall) interna onal play at Moama Bowling Club, was established and maintained throughout five drew Aust (E Ryan, R Van Asch, A Sherriff) 8-2 3-7; GAME 2: Aust (K Australia's Jackaroos, the world and enthralling hours. Co rell, C Wedlock, A Teys) bt World (E Falkner, G Kelly, D Burne ) Commonwealth champions, hold a two-point 8-1 7-3; GAME 3: World (K McKerihen, S McIlroy, R Bester) drew The Rest of the World men's line-up comprises Aust (B Lester, N Sco , A Wilson) 2-6 5-4. leading a er day one of the first World Bowls MEN'S PAIRS: GAME 4: Aust (B Lester, A Sherriff) bt World (S Challenge. Ryan Bester (Canada), Darren Burne (Scotland), McIlroy, R Bester) 5-3 4-2. Gary Kelly (Ireland), Marshall and Shannon WOMEN'S PAIRS: Game 5: World (K Rednall, E Falkner) bt Aust (K Murphy, R Van Asch) 5-2 8-1. A capacity audience saw the scene set with a McIlroy (New Zealand), while the women are MEN'S PAIRS: Game 6: World (D Burne , A Marshall) bt Aust (C spectacular opening mixed triples clash between Edwards, Ellen Falkner (England), Kelly Wedlock, A Wilson) 3-3 6-4. two of the sport's foremost skippers when McKerihen (Canada), Colleen Piketh (South WOMEN'S PAIRS: Aust (E Ryan, K Co rell) bt World (C Piketh, J Edwards) 7-3 7-7. Jackaroos star Aron Sherriff - along with Bec Van Africa) and Rednall. LOG: Australia 8 points, 8 sets, +8 shots; Rest of the World 6, 6, -8. Asch and Ellen Ryan - took on the might of Scotland's legendary Rest of the World captain Australia's Jackaroos are Barrie Lester (Qld), Alex Marshall, who had Kiwi Jo Edwards, the Sherriff (Qld), Aaron Teys (NSW), Corey Wedlock reigning Commonwealth Games singles gold (NSW) and Aaron Wilson (NSW) in the men's medallist and young England starlet Katherine quintet, with Kelsey Co rell (Qld), Karen Murphy Rednall at his side. (NSW), Ryan (NSW), Natasha Sco (NSW) and Van Asch (Tas) forming the women's fab five. In only her second Australian appearance, Rednall was the world team's top performer of the day, The bowls faithful at Moama and those at home demonstra ng exactly why she has won three on the various TV networks and streaming WBT world indoor singles tles – in 2014, 2017 pla orms, will witness Aussie great Karen and 2018 – and she's only 23. Murphy's farewell performance - a er more than 650 quality representa ons in the dis nc ve gold A er two thrilling five-end sets the first-ever WBC and green Jackaroos livery. REST OF THE WORLD TEAM JACKAROOS SNATCH LATE CHALLENGE WIN Then, when the dust se led and the dealing was done, the Jackaroos, who have been a tour de force over the past three weeks, were declared winners by the narrowest of margins – one set out of 44 completed - while they finished two shots in arrears overall to the Rest of the World side.
DAY 2: MIXED PAIRS: Aust (K Co rell, A Sherriff) drew World (K Rednall, D Burne ) 7-3 3-6, World (E Falkner, G Kelly) bt Aust (C Wedlock, N Sco ) 7-2 11-2, Aust (B Lester, R Van Asch) drew World (C Piketh, S McIlroy) 4-2 1-7, World (K McKerihen, R Bester) bt Aust (K Murphy, A Wilson) 4-4 3-2, Aust (E Ryan, A Teys) bt World (J Edwards, A Marshall) 5-5 10-7. MEN'S SINGLES: D Burne (World) bt B Lester (Aust) 6-2 4-4, A Sherriff (Aust) drew R Bester (World) 4-3 3-4, A Teys (Aust) bt G Kelly (World) 6-4 6-4, C Wedlock bt S McIlroy 6-0 3-3, A Marshall (World) bt A Wilson (Aust) 10-1 4-1. WOMEN'S SINGLES: K McKerihen (World) bt R Van Asch (Aust) 5-5 7-2, K Co rell (Aust) drew C Piketh (World) 7-5 3-4, K Rednall (World) drew N Sco (Aust) 6-2 2-6, E Ryan (Aust) bt E Falkner (World) 11-0 4-3, J Edwards (World) drew K Murphy (Aust) 5-3 1-6. FINAL STANDINGS: Australia 32 points, 22.5 sets, -2 shots. Rest of the World 32 points, 21.5 sets, +2 shots. Dave Allen, Editor, Inside Bowls/Alan Simmonds singles rubbers on Moama's television green where the world team's big guns Alex Marshall Love 'em or hate 'em, but you can't deny 'em – a from Scotland – a six- mes Commonwealth wag in the grandstand said a er Australia's all- Games gold medallist - and the sport's No.1 lady conquering Jackaroos upped and snatched the Jo Edwards from New Zealand – a three mes inaugural World Bowls Challenge trophy at the Games golden girl - faced reigning Games singles swish Moama club. champion Aaron Wilson and Aussie legend Karen Murphy in her final fling in the green and gold. Trailing by eight match points a er two of today's sessions against the hand-picked Rest of the This was truly the Clash of the Titans as beamed World team, the Jackaroos scored 14-2 in the four on the promo onal material. singles matches of Round 3, inspired by its younger brigade, Aaron Teys, who defeated Irish Australia held a four points buffer going into the superstar Gary Kelly; Ellen Ryan, di o against epilogue, which the great Marshall erased with English Commonwealth Games hero Ellen his 10-1 4-1 victory over the game Wilson, while Falkner; and Corey Wedlock's brave win over Edwards banked a 5-3 first set win against reigning world singles champion Shannon McIlroy Murphy – the hardy warrior with over 650 from New Zealand. na onal appearances to her credit – to put victory in sight. South Africa's top woman player Colleen Piketh produced a great result for Rest of the World when But the Aussie diva, the sport's longest serving she peeled in a singles clash with the scin lla ng interna onal was having none of it when she dug Kelsey Co erel in a match of cen metres. deep to find every ounce of magic le to garner a Rest of the World player: Colleen Piketh 6-1 second set win to e the rubber and showing true form at ul mately the match. This took the match into Round 4's final two Moama BOWLS SOUTH AFRICA R O U N D U P be served at the earliest 6pm at the venue CITY COMES TO players are and no bus will depart before 7pm except for Tuesday/Wednesday nights to suit AID OF the AGMs. VIBSA's AGM are on March 24; PDBSA's the next VISUALLY day, both at Voortrekker Park.
IMPAIRED The prize giving will take place on the green at Thanks to a generous sponsorship from the City of about 5pm March 28, followed by a cocktail stove, microwave, pots, pans, crockery. Cape Town, SA's Vision Impaired and Blind party and music. A bus will depart at 7pm; final Bowlers (VIBSA) have secured accommoda on at Each has a braai area, but no braai grid or stand. bus at 9pm. Voortrekker Park, corner of Beach and Hofmeyer Due to a few technicali es not all will have a Entry fee, including accommoda on, is R 1 250 Roads, Strand for the Bowls for the Disabled fridge or microwave, but a ke le, cups/et. for per bowler/director/helper, all meals using their Na onal Championship 2020 during March 22-28, own coffee-making. own transport and R1 650 for those using daily 2020. Chalets are not serviced on a daily basis, so and airport/bus sta on transfers. There will be Accommoda on is free, and will be on a first players should bring towels, toiletries and no discount for those ea ng elsewhere. come, first served basis, which will be those who cleaning materials and cloths for the kitchen. Family/friends daily to purchase meal ckets on have paid their entry fees in full, ge ng first arrival, but before 10am. op on. The opening ceremony will be held at Helderberg BC on Sunday March 22 at 8.30am; play begins at Monies must be paid to the Peninsula Banking The chalets are 10 minute walk from the beach, a 9.30am. Players are encouraged to wear highest account and not VIBSA nor PDBSA., by EFT; not Spur plus various other restaurants and honours clothing for the opening, also during cash. supermarkets and are about 8km from playing finals on Saturday, March 28. BANKING DETAILS: venues Helderberg and Somerset West Bowls Peninsula Blind Bowlers, Nedbank - current Clubs. No SA team clothing, except for jackets and caps account, 1041 049 439; Code: 106 909 to be worn on the other days of the tournament. Accommoda on is in four or six sleeper self- NB: Please use a surname or in the case of a catering chalets, says Graham Ward president of On Sunday, the bus will depart at 7.30am to VIBSA club, club name as reference and email VIBSA and tournament commi ee chairman. Helderberg for the opening. A er the opening, it confirma on of payment and a few details of the will transfer players, directors/helpers to deposit to: The main bedroom has a double bed and there are Somerset West BC. On all other days, the bus will VIBSA: Karin Gouws - [email protected] or two singles in the each of the room/s. Technically, depart at 7.45am and drop off/pick up at Graham Ward - [email protected] without persons sharing the double bed, Helderberg, en route to Somerset West BC. P D B S A : D u d l e y S a u n d e r s - organisers hope to house three to five [email protected] players/directors a chalet respec vely. Early morning tea/coffee and rusks will be on sale at the clubs at R10 per person and scrambled T h e d e a d l i n e f o r e n t r i e s , f e e s a n d There are two chalets with ramps to their front egg/bacon rolls at R25. Meal ckets will be accommoda on requirements is January 18. doors; but only have showers with standard provided for all players/directors/helpers; Entries will be accepted only if accompanied by outward opening doors, plus a 150mm kicker - not visitors must buy tea/meal ckets daily by 9am. fees; withdrawals fewer than two weeks from so wheelchair friendly. 4 of the 5/6 sleeper Tea will be served only to those playing pairs daily the event may elicit a refund. Entries are to be chalets have baths! Most chalets, with full and paying visitors, but will be available for all sent via email to: [email protected] bedding supplied, are also equipped with a fridge, bowlers/directors on the final day. Dinners will COLLEEN, WAYNE AT WORLD INDOOR Colleen Piketh (Sables) and Wayne Ritmuller (Port Natal) will represent South Africa at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Bristol, England from April 20-24, next year. Each will play in their 2021 VENUES gender singles and then combine for the mixed pairs. Piketh will skip. SEARCH Apply to Bowls SA to host 2021 events: Ÿ Perfect Delivery: Bowls SA Open Inter District Championships Ÿ Perfect Delivery: Bowls SA Veteran Inter District Championships Ÿ Perfect Delivery: Bowls SA “B” Inter District Championships Ÿ Bowls SA Mixed Pairs Championships Ÿ Bowls SA U/30 Inter District Championships