In the match of the day, Graham Hunt and Peter Morales defeated Glen Giese and Robin Staples 23-22 at Bowral Bowling Club on Wednesday, February 13. Hunt and Morales were out to prove a point to the selectors and jumped out to a 14-4 lead after 10 ends, only for Giese and Staples to turn on a great display of bowls and after a good run had got back on equal terms 17-17 after 18 ends. But with two ends to play, the game took a dramatic twist. On the 20th end, Giese and Staples scored five shots and took a three shot lead with one end to play. On the last end, Hunt and Morales had a new spark of life and picked up four shots to take out the game by one shot.
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Other results:
Ken Smith and Don Chapman defeated Colin Stone and Jack Davis 37-8. Bob Kennett and Owen Williams defeated John Lewis and Barry Werfel 28-13. Merv Johnstone, David Chambers and Mick Flynn defeated Walter Gibb, Brian Bailey and Harold Wall 27-13. Don Coleman and Bill Meredith defeated John Cummins and Brian Porter 25-18. Gordon Lewis and Bob Edwards defeated Kel Limbrick and Clive Neutze 27-14. Joe O'Donnel and Jim Starkey defeated Bill Pope and Dan Ticehurst 23-14.
Confident play by team Coltman got them home in extra end: In the match of the day Bruce Clynes, Nathan Boyers and David Coltman defeated Ashley Lewis, Dennis Beatty and Russell Fahey 23-21 at Bowral Bowling Club on February 17. When they won on a extra end after scores locked at 21-21 after 21 ends.
Team Fahey was fired up early and had a 9-4 lead after seven ends. However team Coltman scored five shots on the next end to draw level. With team Coltman making the right choice of shots they went to a 17-12 lead after 13 ends. From then on it was a very hard fought game with team Fahey getting on equal terms 21-21 after 21 ends. Before team Coltman scored two shots to take out the match after a extra end was played.
Other results:
Kel Limbrick, Alistair McGhee, Noel Acton and Gordon Lewis defeated Bob Kennett, Brian Payne, Owen Williams and Clive Neutze 21-14.
Glen Giese, Graham Hunt, Brian Porter and Dan Ticehurst defeated Joel Hunt, David Chambers, Peter Morales and Bob Edwards 33-8.
Peter Oates and Don Chapman defeated Peter Landon and Alan Hunt 24-14.
Rick Reynolds and Harold Wall defeated Ian Crow and Barry Werfel 25-21.
This coming Saturday, Camden will travel to Bowral to play in the final pennant trial before the season starts the week after.
