Row boats and gum boots

Flooding surrounded Healesville Bowls Club. PICTURE: SUPPLIED

By Ian Milgate

Last week was truly a week to remember with the soaking rains that didn’t let up and the severe flooding that occurred around not only Healesville but the whole of the Eastern ranges.

Healesville Bowls Club had to cancel the first week of the Corporate Bowls and also the first week of bare foot bowls (which bare feet may have been appropriate due to the water) but the diehard pennant bowlers found a way and got their games completed over the weekend.

Tuesday Bowls

Healesville1 played Mooroolbark1 at home and had a loss going down 34 – 68

Steve Graham, Rob Ayres, Hilda Gurney, Karl Tok 7 – 28

John Clark, Effie Laban, Barry Parker, Gerda Otto 15 – 22

Colin Lowe, Bob Brown, Rob Turville, Steve Bulled 12 – 18

Next week Healesville 1 play Monbulk1 at Monbulk and need to get a win.

Healesville 2 played away at Croydon and had a good win 63 – 57

Gerry Gommers, Russell Smith, Glenda Graham, Colin Jarvis 18 -21

John Fitzpatrick, Anne Holland, Len Stewart, Leonie Fitzpatrick 19 – 20

Mike Adams, Damian key, Rob Broadhurst, Judy Veermann 26 – 16

Healesville 2 play Bayswater2at home next week (weather permitting) which should be a really close game.

Saturday Bowls

Due to the continuous heavy rain and the flooding that occurred in and around the Healesville Bowling Club, we expected to have a wash out, but thanks to Bayswater they allowed us to move our game from home to Bayswater which we were very appreciative of.

Team1played Bayswater at Bayswater and despite the weather it was a close game with only 6 shots in it at the tea break but Bayswater came out too strong in the second half winning 62 – 85.

John Clark, Robyn Turville, Mick Featherstone, Ian Milgate 12 – 29

Adrian Beales, Mark Hoffman, Bob Brown, James Beales 16 – 21

Colin Lowe, Rita Featherstone, Rob Ayres, John Howard 14 – 17

Mark Ward, Steve Bulled, Brad Chandler, John Simnett 20 -18 Well done boys

Team 2 played away against Templestowe 2 and had a great win 65 – 55

Barry Parker, Russell Smith, Karl Tok, Gerda Otto 35 – 9

Mike Adams, Effie Laban, Ted Upton, Leonie Fitzpatrick 18 – 16

Wally Mays, Rob Broadhurst, Gerry Gommers, Judy Veermann 12 – 30