FIVE teams represented Pakenham in the RVBA on Saturday in fine weather and after the final bowl had been delivered there were victors in only two games.
Pakenham (1) lost to Edithvale by two shots.
J. Power’s rink 29/7, P. Gribbin’s rink 22/27, J. Barr’s rink 15/28, I. Wake’s rink 20/26.
Pakenham (2) lost to Cranbourne RSL by seven shots.
On the free-running green at home Pakenham tried to redeem its loss early in the season against RSL.
It was a tight battle with scores tied with only a few ends to go, however, Cranbourne played pressure bowls better with Pakenham winning two rinks and unable to bridge the gap.
N. Box’s rink 29/17, E. Gibb’s rink 25/21, I. Black’s rink 15/28, C. Green’s rink 14/24.
Pakenham (3) lost to Dandenong City by 16 shots.
Unable to handle the 13-second green proved to be a problem and the home team played better bowls.
B. Byrne’s rink 18/24, L. Brown’s rink 20/20, K. Tomlin’s rink 28/22, B. Dawson’s rink 19/35.
Pakenham (4) d Berwick by six shots.
S. Ingley’s rink 25/22, P. Chamberlain’s rink 27/20, J. Telford’s rink 31/22, J. Wilbert’s rink 16/29.
Pakenham (5) d Ashburton by 53.
Playing low-on-the-ladder Ashburton at home saw the five’s dominate the scoreboard, without any pressure applied.
R. Niddre’s rink 32/20, T. Smart’s rink 38/19, R. Smith’s rink 37/15.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday saw the quarter-finals played in the club championship and after some tight games the semi-finals will consist of P. Gribbin v B. Tivendale and J. Barr v I. Wake.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
It was a successful Christmas party with 130 members and guests enjoying a roast meal, entertainment and cheer with a visit from Santa and a few surprises thrown in.
LADIES
Peninsula District Ladies Bowling Association Pennant results for round seven, 29 November.
Pakenham (1) lost to Frankston RSL at Frankston RSL. T. Brown’s team 9-29, L. Stephenson 31-25, W. Titcombe 16-34, J. Thompson 17-22. A loss overall of 37 shots.
Pakenham (2) d Somerville at Pakenham. L. Mashado’s team 38-10, T. Harron 26-23, P. Carlin 33-24. A win overall of 55 shots.
Pakenham (3) d City of Frankston at home. D. Backman’s team 17-28, U. Eagle 26-13. A win overall of 32 shots.
Round eight results, 6 December.
Pakenham (1) d Long Island at Long Island. P. Philmore’s team 15-24, J. Thompson 24-20, T. Brown 21-13, L. Stephenson 22-21. A win overall of four shots.
Pakenham (2) v Mt Eliza at Pakenham – game washed out.
Pakenham (3) v Seaford at Pakenham – game washed out.
COMING EVENTS
Events for this coming week – Friday, 16 December, 10.30am VLBA second round of minor championship.
Friday night twilight bowls and roast dinner. Dinner to be served at 6pm. Carpet bowls still available for non-twilight bowlers. Names must be down on list for dinner by 2pm Friday.
Saturday 17 December, RVBA pennant round 13 – Pakenham (1) v Cranbourne (2); Carrum v Pakenham (2); Pakenham (3) v Ferntree Gully (4); Waverley Golf (3) v Pakenham (4); Mentone (6) v Pakenham (5).
Monday 19 December, VLBA section monthly meeting at 10am followed by Christmas Lunch at the Pakenham Inn at noon.
Each person is asked to bring a Kris Kringle present. Please make sure that names are down on the list in the clubrooms as the booking has to be accurate.
