CLUB PAIRS - DECEMBER 2022

Saturday 3rd December saw our club pairs kick off for two days of hard fought competition.

At close of play Saturday all but four teams were left to advance to the semi-finals to be held Sunday.

The sides of Peter Harris and Brad Fraser were up against J. Sparke and N. Harvey whilst in the other semi-final John Higman and Laurie Keene were up against T. Tremaine and C. Lewis.

The two semi-finals once again generated some wonderful bowling however only the two winning teams could progress to the Sunday afternoon final these being Peter Harris, Brad Fraser and John Higman, Laurie Keene.

So the final was set and we can say it did not disappoint. Both teams were neck and neck from the first end to the twelfth end with Harris/Fraser holding a three shot lead. However the next end produced a seven shot haul resulting in Harris/Fraser ahead 19-9.Then as so happens in bowls the next five ends produced ten wonderful scoring shots for Higman/Keene-what a fightback, what great bowling with the score 19-19 on end 18! .The last three ends produced a great contest however for Higman/Keene it was not to be, the final result 25-19 in favour of P. Harris B. Fraser.

The standard of bowls played was incredible and the fightback amazing. At the conclusion of the game all the spectators gave a rousing ovation to the players for a game they had the privilege to watch.

Congratulations to Peter Harris and Brad Fraser on a fantastic result and commiserations to John Higman and Laurie Keene on a tremendous effort. What a game!