Pennant Bowls: Bowral on the up after positive campaign

Grade 2

Austral: 83.5 points

Penrith: 62.5 points

Glenbrook: 57 points

Bowral: 37.5 points

Wallacia: 34.5 points

Blacktown: 25 points

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Played: 10

Won: 4

Lost: 6

Shots for: 528

Shots against: 611

Final score: - 83 shots

Best player: Josh Woodcock (ranked 29 out of 83 players)

Best performing rink: Carl Spilker, Glynn Phillips, Paul Leverett, Josh Woodcock

Won: 4

Lost: 4

Drawn: 1

This overall was a good season considering Bowral was rock bottom after the first round and in danger of being relegated. But they dug deep and finished in fourth spot in a division that contains many former Australian and NSW representatives.

Grade 6

Camden: 69 points

Robertson: 63.5 points

Picton: 55.5 points

Bowral: 42.5 points

Campbelltown: 36.5

Taralga: 33 points

Played: 10

Won: 4

Lost: 6

Shots for: 568

Shots against: 599

Final score: - 31 shots

Best player: Graham Hunt (ranked 21 out 100 players)

Best performing rink: Graham Hunt, Tony Norwood, Julie Hayden, Robin Staples

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Won: 5

Lost: 4

Drawn: 1

Similar to Grade 2, after the first round was completed Bowral was running last. However by the second half of the season they had found their groove and it was a great effort to finish fourth.

Grade 7

Bundanoon: 72 points

Bargo: 66.5 points

Campbelltown: 61 points

Picton: 32 points

Bowral: 15 points

Played: 10

Won: 0

Lost: 8

Drawn: 2

Shots for: 480

Shots against: 714

Final score: - 234

Best player: Richard Denman (ranked 39 out 112 players)

Best performing rink: Peter Cornwell, Richard Denman, Tony Oakes, Bob Edwards

Played: 10

Won: 4

Lost: 6

While Bundanoon grabbed a record win over Bowral in the first match of the season they recovered and even drew with the competition winners in the re-match.

Around the Highlands

Congratulations to Bundanoon for winning the Grade 7 title, particularly Scott Kelly, Allen Wray and Steve Beveridge who were ranked first, second and third out of 112 players. Best wishes from Bowral in the playoffs.

Congratulations to Robertson for finishing second in Grade 6 after also finding second in 2019. Graham Tutt ranked 5th out of 100 players.

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