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ABOVE: Jamie Pye & Peter Gillespie 2016 SGMBC Pairs champions.

South Grafton Men’s Bowls

ABOVE: Jamie Pye & Peter Gillespie 2016 SGMBC Pairs champions.
ABOVE: Jamie Pye & Peter Gillespie 2016 SGMBC Pairs champions.
  Wednesday 29th June, Men’s social bowls Lovely afternoon with a Green running well and six rinks in play. These including five triples matches and one game of pairs. The results of all six as follows: Rink (1). J Bessant, N Harrison & M Ransome d D James, J Gaddy & G Mallison 27-12. Rink (2). N Wilson, K Van Beek & L Preston d M Andrews, G Taylor & L Bond 23-17 Rink (3). D Andrews & M Revell d K Cummings & M Vanzino 20-17. Rink (4). M Myers, M Pickard & M Marr d P Gillespie, J Pye & K Fitzsimmons 36-14. Rink (5). J Davis, L Andrew & T Latter d W Powell, T Newsome & C Roger 16-15. Rink (6). S Weber, J Betts & B Kowal d B Kenny, J Flaherty & L Flaherty 38-12. Winning Rink (4). M Myers, M Pickard, M Marr. Lucky team: P Gillespie, J Pye, K Fitzsimmons. The resting toucher went to Peter Gillespie and the Jackpot was won by: Rink (4). Peter Gillespie, Jamie Pye, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Mal Myers, Mark Pickard, Michael Marr. Friday 1st July, Mixed Triples championship round Rink (1). D Allison, M Revell & G Mallison d K Van Beek, L Perrett & L Bond 20-12 Friday 1st July Men’s mixed bowls Alongside the championship game three rinks of social Triples matches were played out. The results as follows: Rink (3). C Roger, M Bettison & A Bunn d B Kenny, L Evans & B Hayes 36-14. Rink (4). R Pendergast, J Flaherty & L Flaherty d B Essex, A Haynes & D Fitzsimmons 27-12. Rink (5). S Scott, J Axon & K Fitzsimmons d A O’Brien, S Ford & D McLachlan 32-14. Winning Rink (1). Dee Allison, Mark Revell, George Mallison. The Chook end, No 8 went to Allison O’Brien and the Jackpot was won by Rink (1). Dee Allison, Mark Revell, George Mallison, Kaine Van Beek, Leanne Perrett, Lee Bond. Sunday morning mixed bowls A beautiful clear morning saw just two social games, one of pairs and one of Triples. In the first game Allison O’Brien & Sep Weber defeated Rhonda Pendergast & Cliff Roger 25-17. The second match saw Taz Cameron, Peter Desborough & John Betts defeat Lynn Betts, Jim Thorpe and Dennis O’Brien 14-6. Sunday Men’s Championship final Meanwhile on an adjacent rink the final of the Men’s Pairs was underway and it wasn’t long before Jamie & Peter took the title, defeating Mick and Noel in a convincing display of top bowling. Congratulations to all four men and especially to Jamie Pye and Peter Gillespie 2016 SGMBC Pairs champions. D McLachlan