The general bowling community have expressed their congratulations as Stephen has served on the board of Bowral Bowling Club for 17 years and is the current chairman and also Vice-President of Zone 5 bowls.

Plus the championships he has won at Bowral are too many to count.

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The match of the round was held over two days last weekend with Garry Brown and Russell Knight defeating Noel Fraser and Jim Neely 24-23.

Fraser and Neely had a huge win on Saturday, overcoming Richard Denman and Gordon Lewis 29-7.

On Sunday morning they continued to stick to the good form they showed the day before, leading 15-10 after 11 ends.

Brown and Knight continued to plug away and closed the gap to 23-17 with four ends to play.

After such a fine start the pressure was now on Fraser and Neely. Then Brown and Knight scored six shots on the next three ends to have the match locked up at 23-all

The game was on a knife's edge with one end to play.

On the last end Brown and Knight scored one shot to go into the next round with a 24-23 win.

Other Results

Carl Spilker, Nathan Boyer's def. Stephen Day, David Riddell 45-2

Stephen Della, Kevin Stafford def. Andy Connor, Terry Butt 31-17

Peter Morales, Brian Porter def. Tom DeGreenlaw, David Coltman 19-17

Bob Crowley, Glynn Phillips def. Eric Willacy, Paul Leverett 28-13

Ashley Lewis, Josh Woodcock def. Ted McPhee, Chris Forrester 24-14

Noel Fraser, Jim Neely def. Richard Denman, Gordon Lewis 29-7

Garry Brown, Russell Knight def. Glen Giese, Clive Neutze 31-6

Peter Cornwell, Mick Flynn def. Terry Norwood, Robin Staples 23-12

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