Lawn bowls Senior Pairs Championships underway
Over 120 bowlers took to the greens at Rosny Park and Buckingham today to compete in sectional play rounds of the Men’s and Women’s Pairs Championships as part of Bowls Tasmania’s State Senior (Over 60’s) Bowls Championships which are being held in Hobart until Wednesday.
Sectional play winners in the Men’s Pairs were David Jeffrey and Harvey Clarke, last year’s winners Greg Douce and Mitch Billing, Michael Hall and Phil Wheatley, Rick Ormerod and Chris Norris, Peter Jenkins and Danny Neal, Peter Lockhart and Greg Fielding and David Minns and Chris Lee who all went through sectional play undefeated. Paul Hart and Michael Taylor made it to the finals with two wins and a draw. The remaining section was much closer with Michael Andersch and Darryn Reeve winning their section with two wins and a margin of +13 shots from Joe Simpson and Pat Saltmarsh with two wins and a margin of -4 shots.
In the Women’s Pairs, sectional play winners were Maxine Monson and Jeanette Lane, Vicki Gaffney and Denise Fitzpatrick, Michelle Moate and Di Peck, and Carol Bannister and Lyn Crosswell who were all undefeated. The remaining three sections were much closer. Cherylle Pedley and Barb Smith won their section narrowly with two wins and a margin of +14 shots from Jill Silvey and Terese Brett who had two wins and a margin of +9 shots. Rose’anne Howard-Smith and Leanne Lockhart won their section with two wins and a margin of +8 shots from Bernadette Carroll and Anne Allanby who had two wins and a margin of +2 shots and Rae Simpson and Karen Pickering who had two wins and a margin of zero shots. In the closest section, Janet McCarthy and Gail Thow won with two wins and a margin of +12 shots from Janet Rutherford and Lyn Page who recorded two wins and a margin of +9 shots.
Congratulations to John Sutcliffe and Bill Butler, Jill Silvey and Terese Brett and Maxine Monson and Jeanette Lane who all scored a maximum eight shots during sectional play at Rosny Park today.
The Seniors Championships continue on Tuesday at Rosny Park with post-sectional play and quarterfinals in the Men’s and Women’s Pairs and semi-finals and grand finals in the Men’s and Women’s Fours Championships.
The grand final of the Women’s Fours will be live streamed on the Bowls Tasmania Facebook page at 12.30pm followed by the Men’s Fours grand final at 3.00pm.
The Seniors Championships conclude on Wednesday with quarterfinals, semi-finals and the grand finals in the Men’s and Women’s Pairs Championships.
