By Rodney Bates
The Yarra Glen Bowls Club’s first Friday Night fixture was a big hit, with a good crowd of local members and people across the broader bowls community in attendance to see a close game.
The kitchen provided some well received food options, and the bar was certainly busy as well.
In the game itself, Yarra Glen’s Div 1 side played Bundoora 2, and it came down to the last bowl of the night to decide the result, a two shot loss 82/84 (4 points).
C. Carswell 25/14; S. Manifole 25/17; Beau Simmons 11/28; Ben Simmons 21/25
On Saturday, Division 4 Side 2 played away for the second week in a row, to second placed Bayswater.
At once stage the umpire stopped the game due to the temperature, but this only lasted a few minutes before it dropped below the 36 degree required to continue play.
Bayswater held a solid lead all day, and Yarra Glen eventually went down 60/87 (4 points).
S. Smith 8/25; M. Ramage 18/10; R. Thurkle 15/35; A. Thurkle 19/17.
Division 6 Side 3 also played away against Mitchum. Mitchum too strong on their home turf, a loss 75/106 (2 points). J. Leather 11/37; D. Skillern 26/27; D. McMenaman 18/15; T. Dickson 20/27.
Midweek pennant
Playing away at Ringwood, the game again came down to the last bowl of the day, with Yarra Glen going down by two shots 61/63 (2 points).
P. Leonard 31/11; P. Tirant 17/37; A. James 13/15. Division 3 were at home to Eastwood Golf. Another nail-biting finish with the result – a draw 67/67 (8 points).
L. Baker 15/28; T. Dickson 32/19; Di Skillern 20/20.
