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Leigh Bowling Club’s 2023/24 season has come to an end and on March 27, The Bridgehouse-sponsored Business House Prizegiving was held. The prizegiving was preceded by a fun corner-to-corner competition. This involved bowling bowls from one corner of the green diagonally to the opposite corner. The winner was the bowl that stayed on the green and was closest to the corner. On the last bowl, greenkeeper and bar manager Lance Michell took out the prize. We look forward to next season’s business house competition as it drags lots of people into the club and is very social.
The last two tournaments of the season were held on April 6 and April 13. The Cameron/Penney Tournament had been postponed due to bad weather and was held on April 6. Ten teams competed and a top day of bowling was enjoyed by all. The first prize went to a Mahurangi East team, second was the local Leigh team, comprising Pedro Manuell, club president Keith Greenwood and sponsor Steve Cameron, with third place going to a team comprising two of Leigh’s younger players, Matt Lennan and Lindsay Duncan, with the third player, Dippy, from Mangawhai.
The final tournament was the Life Members Tournament held the 13th. The tournament had bowling and raffle prizes sponsored by Life Members Logan Campbell, Bill Eyton, Keith Greenwood and Ron Perry. It was good to have a reasonably fine day even if a bit windy. Locals Stu McDonald and Staun Popham and Steve from Warkworth Bowls, took out the first prize. Second went to a team with two of our Life Members, Campbell and Greenwood, along with Geoff Cavanough. Kevin Robinson, John Smith and Willie Sellars were third. Thanks must go to Duncan and Manuell for organising these tournaments and also to the Pakiri ladies for their excellent catering of morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Thanks also Michell for making things work so well on and off the green.
Every season, each of the Northland Bowling Clubs holds its own club champs in singles, pairs, triples and fours. Towards the end of the season, the champions in each of these divisions from each club then play in a Champ of Champs competition. This year, we have had entries in each of the four divisions.
They work on a one life system, which means as soon as you lose a game you are knocked out. So far, Scott Wilson in the singles and Stu McDonald and Staun Popham in the pairs have competed. Both lost narrowly in their first game to the eventual winners in each divisions, showing that they are right up there.
We have a working bee on the green coming up to ready it for the off season and then on June 23, the Club AGM. The club and bar continue to remain open from 4pm, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The club membership draw is on Wednesday nights and winners must be present to claim the prize. All welcome to mix and socialise.
