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Berwick’s winning feeling

THE opening round of the pennant season on Saturday saw some great results from Berwick Bowling Club’s sides.
There were two resounding 41shot wins and six of the eight pennant sides notched up victories.

RVBA, Saturday round one

Berwick (1) d Monbulk by 32 shots.
(C. Fox, A. Thopson, K. Graeber, N. Devlin).
Berwick (2) d Edithvale by 21 shots.
(M. Walker, John Edwards, K. Fox, C. Fothergill).
Berwick (3) was defeated by Pakenham by four shots.
(M. Boyd, D. Woodfall, J. Sinclair, J. Smyth).
Berwick (4) d Noble Park by 41 shots.
(Bob McGrath, P. Steere, K. Dorning, R. Beevors).
Berwick (5) d Glen Waverley by 41 shots.
(J. Blewett, R. Bowman, H. Sanders, R. Rowswell).
Berwick (6) d Mulgrave by 32 shots.
(M. Bulte, N. Hardy, G. Burrington, B. Gates).
Berwick (7) d Burden Park by 18 shots.
(P. Hobbs, M. Goldup, P. Roberts, P. Castricum).
Berwick (8) were defeated by Dandy Club by 39 shots.
(K. Moody, L. Brew, P. Velthoven, G. Rolls).

LADIES

The second round of the VLBA pennant draw was played on Tuesday, 3 October.
Berwick (1) Played Cheltenham (2) away.
Skips: K. Macqueen 2811, L. Bennett 3314, B. Townley 2121, B. Edwards 2123.
The overall score was Berwick 103 shots Cheltenham 69 shots Berwick won by 34 shots up.
Berwick (2) played Burden Park (1) at home.
Skips: A. Steere 2228, J. Faulkner 2219, W. West 2420, E. Kershaw 1527.
The overall score was Berwick 83 shots Burden Park 95 shots Berwick lost by 11 shots down.
Berwick (3) played Carrum away.
Skips: J. Whiteside 2619, V. Fisher 3119, B. Brown 2413, L. Webb 2325.
The overall score was Berwick 104 shots Carrum 76 shots Berwick won by 28 shots up.
Berwick (4) played Cranbourne (2) at home.
Skips: E. Bray 1532, F. Hall 2913, L. Hansen 2124, V. Pickering 2112.
The overall score was Berwick 86 shots Cranbourne 81 shots Berwick won by five shots up.
The winning rink of the week was L. Bennett (skip) F. Farrall (third) L. Adams (second) N. Bulte (lead).

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