We fared better in Round two of pennant with five of our six sides coming up trumps.
Divisions one and four in Midweek prevailed, as did all three Weekend Pennant sides, results we can savour before getting back to work to prepare for the weeks ahead.
Midweek Division one proved too strong for Seymour in a clash played at home, with the rink of Ken Sutcliffe, Bill Taylor, Anne Sutcliffe, and Margaretha Cerini dominating to win 36–6.
The other two rinks put in strong performances in see-sawing battles before just falling short.
Division three also played at home but found the Tatura Hill Top combination too strong, with only one rink securing points.
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Other rinks had chances, but a couple of bad ends proved costly.
Division four travelled up the Hume to Violet Town and had a solid win, with two of the three rinks prevailing.
Results as follows:
Division one versus Seymour – 68 to 41 and 12 points
Tony Kingma, Shane Drysdale, Charmaine Reid and Mark Jervies 16–18
Ken Sutcliffe, Bill Taylor, Anne Sutcliffe and Margaretha Cerini 36–6
Shane Holmes, Jeremy Boruch, Bill Sargood and Jan Sheargold 16–17
Division three versus Tatura Hill Top – 50 to 72 and two points
Jim Perry, Greg Blatchford, Pauline Naylor and Tracy McConnell 15–25
Peter Naughton, Libby Byrne, Buffy McFarlane and David Cerini 21–16
Don Steers, Annette Barkley, Beryl Harris and Dot Lomer 14–31
Division four versus Violet Town – 67 to 51 and 14 points
James Dunn, Kristeen Boyce, Mavis Bruce and Ken Drysdale 31–12
Mary Steen, Ray Day, Marion McMartin and Beth Alston 24–14
Doug Maconachie, Marg Goode, Len Wells and Alice Wells 12–25
While it is still early days, it is good to know where we are placed on the ladder.
Division one sits fifth, Division three is third and Division four is eighth in a ten-side competition.
Champion Data will no doubt be monitoring our performances as the season progresses.
Round three sees Division one away to Tatura Hill Top, Division three crossing boundaries to take on Numurkah, and Division four getting the chance to sleep in as we host Merrigum at home.
In Weekend Pennant, Division one travelled to Seymour to lock horns with Seymour VRI and performed strongly to win all four rinks, coming away with 18 points and a valuable shot advantage.
Ken Sutcliffe, Marc Stevens, Sam Barkly and Bill Sargood led the way with a 20 shot victory, and from all accounts, the afternoon tea was the “cream on the cake” on a successful day.
Division three were at home to Shepp Golf and had a clean sweep, picking up 18 points in a 60 shot win.
Gentle Jim Perry, Don Steers, Annette Barkley and Lindsay Cocking were the standouts, winning by 26 shots, with Jezza and the girls not far behind, finishing 19 shots up.
It was also great to see Croquet Kev back on the green, he showed he had not lost any touch.
Division five made our second trip for the week to Violet Town and again came away with the points.
James Dunn, Pauline Naylor, Rolly Simpson and Ken Drysdale set up the win, finishing 13 shots up, while one rink drew and the other fell short by just three shots.
Results:
Division one versus Seymour VRI – 98 to 67 and 18 points
Shane Holmes, Peter Naughton, Bill Jennings and Margaretha Cerini 25–19
Andy Houston, Bill Taylor, Mick Mitchell and Mark Jervies 20–18
Shane Drysdale, Tony Kingma, Charmaine Reid and John Groat 21–18
Ken Sutcliffe, Marc Stevens, Sam Barkly and Bill Sargood 32–12
Division three versus Shepp Golf – 104 to 44 and 18 points
David Cerini, Brian Bamford, Greg Blatchford and Kevin Milner 23–13
Alex Grant, Jamie Greasley, Lance Carracher and Tracy McConnell 20–15
Jim Perry, Don Steers, Annette Barkley and Lindsay Cocking 32–6
Jeremy Boruch, Libby Byrne, Sandy Holmes and Janneke Kruger 29–10
Division five versus Violet Town – 68 to 58 and 13 points
Tim Scarlett, Ian South, Marg Goode and Jodie Meehan 17–17
Ross Withers, Ray Day, Beth Alston and George Andrews 23–26
James Dunn, Pauline Naylor, Rolly Simpson and Ken Drysdale 28–15
The all important ladder positions see Division one sitting fourth, Division three placed third and Division five holding seventh in a competition featuring eleven sides.
On Saturday, Division one welcomes East Shepp, with Division five completing a home double header when they take on Murchison.
Division three heads across the hills to renew acquaintances with Eildon in a game we are looking forward to.
In other news, Ian South went back to back in the Nifty 50, with Judy Jennings also picking up a win.
We are now into the second round of the Club Championships, and the bowling continues to be of a high standard, with some tight and compelling clashes.
Sadly, a number of members and friends are not 100 per cent at the moment, and we wish them all the best and hope they are up and about soon.
Our Sponsor of the Week is the Goulburn Murray Credit Union (GMCU), located at 36 Binney Street, Euroa.
They provide many services including home loans, personal loans, savings accounts, transaction accounts, term deposits and insurance.
The GMCU truly is a different kind of banking, and the fact that they are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm means you do not have to worry if you are running late or suffer a flat tyre.
All the best, and bowl well.
