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Berwick topples top team

THE highlight of round five of the RVBA pennant season for Berwick Bowling Club was a resounding plus58 win by the numberone side against top side on the ladder, Yarra Glen.
Other results of the round for Berwick saw wins recorded by seven of the eight RVBA sides.
RVBA results Saturday, round five:
Berwick (1) +51 d Yarra Glen. C. Fox +13, A. Thompson +11, K. Graeber +18, N. Devlin +16.
Berwick (2) +29 d Blackrock. M. Walker +22, D. Fisher +3, K. Fox +2, C. Fothergill +2.
Berwick (3) +33 d Burden Park. M. Boyd 3, D. Woodfall +2, J. Sinclair +16, R. McGrath +18.
Berwick (4) +12 d Burden Park. J. Smyth 3, P. Steere +1, K. Dorning +8, R. Beevors +6.
Dandenong City d Berwick (5) 8. J. Blewett 2, R. Bowman +5, H. Sanders 11, R. Rowswell 0.
Berwick (6) +33 d Bentleigh. M. Bulte 5, N. Hardy +9, G. Burrington +20, B. Gates +9.
Berwick (7) +40 d Mulgrave CC. R. Affleck +17, M. Goldup +23, P. Roberts 3, P. Castricum +3.
Berwick (8) +4 d Glen Waverley. K. Moody +10, L. Hansen 2, G. Stacey 0, M. Ferey 4.

LADIES

The sixth round of the VLBA pennant draw was played on Tuesday, 31 October.
Berwick (1) played Hampton away. Skips: K. Macqueen 2820, L. Bennett 2817, B. Townley 4413, B. Edwards 2218. The overall score was Berwick 122 Hampton 68. Berwick won by 54 shots up.
Berwick (2) played Dandenong RSL/REC at home. Skips: A. Steere 2623, J. Faulkner 2021, W. West 2722, E. Kershaw 1825. The overall score was Berwick 91 Dandenong REC 91. The result was a draw.
Berwick (3) played Burden Park at home. Skips: J. Whiteside 2427, J. Burns 2120, B. Brown 1728, L. Webb 1628. The overall score was Berwick 78 Burden Park 103. Berwick lost by 25 shots.
Berwick (4) played Dandenong Club away. Skips: K. Beevors 2920, F. Hall 3419, L. Hansen 3615, V. Pickering 1528. The overall score was Berwick 114 Dandenong 82. Berwick won by 32 shots up.
The winning rink of the week was B. Townley (skip), J. Fisher (third), V. James (second) B. Dupe (lead).

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