WITH only two club round matches to play for the season, Berwick Bowling Club is in a strong position approaching the pennant finals.
Four of the club’s sides sit on top of their respective ladders, and two other sides are placed second and third.
At this stage of the season it looks safe to assume that Berwick will have six of its eight competing Royal Victorian Bowls Association RVBA sides competing in pennant finals.
The number six side still has a chance of a spot in the final four, which would then mean a possible seven sides in the finals –an outstanding effort by the club.
RVBA, ROUND 16
Berwick 1 13/112 d Cheltenham 5/91. C. Fox, A. Thompson, K. Graeber, N. Devlin.
Berwick (2) 16/119 d Cheltenham 2/78. M. Walker, P. Freason, K. Fox, C. Fothergill.
Berwick (3) 16/108 defeated Cranbourne 2/90. M. Boyd, R. Down, K. Clydesdale, R. McGrath.
Hampton Park d Berwick (4). J. Smythe, P. Steere, K. Dorning, R. Beevors.
South Oakleigh 14/96 d Berwick (5) 4/74. J. Blewett, R. Bowman, N. Hardy, R. Rowswell.
Berwick (6) 14/114 d Burden Park 4/94. M. Bulte, T. Murphy, G. Burrington, B. Gates
Berwick (7) 18/106 d Cranbourne 0/67. R. Affleck, P. Roberts, K. Bently, M. Goldup
Noble Park 16/114 d Berwick (8) 2/64. B. Smethurst, L. Hansen, P. Hobbs, T. Wynen.
LADIES
The 16th round of the Victorian Ladies’ Bowls Association pennant draw was played on Tuesday, 13 February, with Berwick recording two wins and two losses.
The first side is first on the ladder, the second and third sides are holding their own in the middle, and the fourth side has shown a vast improvement since last season and is in seond place and with two games to go.
Berwick (1) played Moorabbin (1) away. Skips: K. Macqueen 2418, L. Bennett 1933, B. Townley 4513, B. Edwards 4316. Berwick 131 d Moorabbin 80.
Berwick (2) played Dandenong Club (1) at home. Skips: A. Steere 1933, I. Fewster 2124, W. West 3219, E. Kershaw 1038. Dandenong Club 114 d Berwick 82.
Berwick (3) played Hampton Park (3) at home. Skips: J. Whiteside 1827, J. Burns 1823, B. Brown 3816, V. Fisher 1527. Hampton Park 93 d Berwick 89.
Berwick (4) played Mulgrave Country Club (4) away. Skips: K. Beevors 2623, F. Hall 2923, L. Hansen 4013, V. Pickering 2227. Berwick 117 d Mulgrave CC 86.
The winning rink of the week was B. Townley skip, J. Fisher third, V. James second, and B. Dupe lead.
