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2024-2025 Board
President: Colin Lockett
Secretary: Howard Crothers
Senior Vice President: Steve Simmonds
Junior Vice president: Noelene Crow
Assistant Secretary: Jennifer Wakefield
Treasurer: Raelene Winslow
Immediate Past President Robert Gloster
Additional Board members: Alan Stone, Colleen Gloster, Les Stone, Jen Stone
Match Committee Men Ray Gloster, Robert Gloster, Colin Lockett, Alan Stone
Match Committee Ladies Jen Stone, Jennifer Wakefield
Greens & Maintenance Committee Robert Gloster, Steve Simmonds, John Cummings, Alan Stone,
Stephen Lynch, Col Aikman, Les Stone, Jen Stone, Rhonda Lockett, Robert Pole, John Stone
Press Corres. Robert Gloster
Bowls Sunraysia Delegates Robert Gloster, Jennifer Wakefield
Pennant Selectors -- -Saturday: Les Stone, Alan Stone, Robert Gloster, Jennifer Wakefield, Jen Stone
Midweek: Jennifer Wakefield, Noelene Crow, Jen Stone.
National Umpires Robert Gloster, Scott Brammer.
Coach Steve Simmonds
Catering Committee Wendy Stone, Noelene Crow, Rhonda Lockett
Bar Managers H Crothers, Colleen Gloster, Ray Gloster, Rob Gloster.
Club Fees:
Membership $100, 1st Year Membership $50, Social Membership $50
All Green Fees $5, BBQ $10, Twilights $10 plus Green Fees.
No green fees when we play pennant away
Non Playing Visitors Meal $10 (includes Bus driver)
Club Car Travel – All Pennant and Ladies Star days each player to pay driver $10, car to be paid $10 even if traveling in a different car. Ouyen, Murrayville – Nil
Club Room Hire for Meetings $30
Casual Clothes may be worn except for pennant, tournaments, and special occasions
If forecast temperature for Mildura is 37 degrees or above Saturday Social Bowls to be played in the evening, play to commence at 7.30 pm, unless otherwise advised
Sat play – names in by 1.15 pm for 1.30 pm start
Sat Pennant roll up at 12.45pm start at 1pm
BBQ on Saturdays when pennant is at home.
November 2024
A tough week for both Midweek and Saturday pennant on Monday 8th and Saturday 23rd November respectively. The Midweekers hosted Irymple who always prove a formidable but very jovial opposition. Underbool went down in both rinks with an overall score of 33/55. Monday 25th they journey to Euston.
Once again due to the high temperature forecast for Saturday 23rd, the heat policy rule enforced an early start for our 3rd and 4th Division teams playing at home.
3rd Div. playing ladder leaders Wentworth, kept in striking distance but couldn’t quite bridge the gap, going down in all rinks for an overall loss 56/71. Next week is Round 9 against Workers at Workers.
Div. 4 came up against a very strong Euston outfit with 1 rink having a win but going down 33/55 overall. Next week they also travel playing Mildura at Mildura.
The Ladies Club singles championship playoffs are under way with 2 more matches being played this Thursday at 10.00am. With the damp weather slowing down harvest, it is a prime time to have some of the Club matches played off, as with a very full bowls season syllabus it will soon cramp up.
On Saturday 9th November, twenty Pennant players made the journey to Euston where both Divisions 3 and 4 completed round 6 of Saturday Pennant.
Following lunch in the Club Bistro we were entertained during the game with the music and festivities on the river bank of the Annual “Salami” Festival.
3rd Division had an exciting finish to the day with 2 rinks winning and 1 just going down, to win overall by 1 shot, 70/69. 4th division weren’t so lucky going down in both rinks to lose 40/48.
Midweek pennant on the 11th November was against Mildura at Mildura. Another tough day going down in both rinks to lose 41/58.
Whilst both our midweek and Saturday 4th Division teams are striking some tough opposition, it is giving players the opportunity to play competitive matches and hopefully, improve their bowls with the experience.
Saturday 16th November both Division 3 and 4 played at home giving us some respite from all the travel we have endured over the last month or so. With the heat rule policy being activated, roll up was at 9.45 am so as to avoid the predicted 38 deg. later in the afternoon. 3rd Division recorded a great all rinks win over Red Cliffs collecting 12 points and an overall 104/50 shots up. Next week is at home again for the start of the round again, where we welcome ladder leaders in Wentworth.
4th Division played top of the table, Coomealla, once again finding the competition too strong going down in both rinks 34/60. They also play at home again this week against Euston 2.
14th November, the first of our Men’s Singles Championship Semi Finals was played between Ray Gloster and his Great Grandson, Frankie Gloster.
Last Thursday eveningFrankie got off to a slow start and Ray was on the money early. Frankie pegged Ray back but, the experienced campaigner was able to regain the ascendancy and won his way into yet another Championship Final playoff. Interestingly, there is 81 years between them with Ray at 97 and Frankie 16, proving age is no barrier within the ranks of lawn bowls.
With a change in the weather and harvest being put on hold for the day on Sunday November 17th, the opportunity was taken for the second Semi Final of the Men’s Singles Championship to be played. Col Lockett and Scott Brammer faced off in very windy conditions with Col winning his way into the Grand Final playoff against Ray Gloster, at a time yet to be decided to determine the 2024/25 Club Champion.
Couple of dates to remember, Thursday 5th December the Jack Lockett family are sponsoring a bowls night and tea to celebrate Jacks 99th birthday. Both Jack and Elaine have been very long, active and valued members of our Bowls club up until recent years.
Also, we are anticipating holding our “IGA“ sponsored Christmas break up night on Wednesday 18th December.
On Saturday9th both Div. 3 & 4 travelled to Euston, with Div. 3 having a very close game winning 2 rinks and a loss on the other with an overall win by 1 shot.
Div. 4 had an overall loss by 8 shots going down by 2 shots on 1 rink and 6 shots on the other.
This Saturday 16th Nov. both teams play at home.
3rd Division play Red Cliffs.
H. Crothers (S), John Stone, L. Stone & Jen Stone.
C. Lockett (S), Alan Stone, Ray Gloster & S. Lynch.
Rob. Gloster (S), Cam. Gloster, J. Pryse & C. Aikman.
4th Division play Coomealla.
Colleen Gloster (S), J. Wakefield, L. Pryse & A. Willsmore.
M. Cummings (S), N. Crow, V. Stone & Raelene Winslow.
Midweek Pennant
Round 6: Monday November 11th vs Mildura at Mildura
We had chances on both rinks but went down 41/58 in the end to the ladder leaders.
Round 7: Monday November 18th vs Irymple at Underbool
Jen Stone, Veronica Stone, Jennifer Wakefield, Marie Cummings(s)
Raelene Winslow, Lyn Pryse , Colleen Gloster, Robert Gloster(s)
Saturday pennant on November 2nd was against Mildura at the very slick Mildura Magic greens. After adjusting to the change in draw and pace, Underbool produced a very commendable 6 shot win overall with Col Lockett’s rink winning 28/18, Howard Crother’s rink drew 22/22 and Rob Gloster’s rink just going down 19/23.
4th Division won on a forfeit from Red Cliffs who didn’t have the numbers to field a team.
This week both 3rd and 4th Division play Euston at Euston. After 4 consecutive away matches 3rd Division are certainly looking for some respite from travelling duties.
Congratulations to Frankie Gloster who was a representative of the Sunraysia team playing in the 2024 Region Round Robin at Murray Downs last Sunday 3rd Nov.
Frankie was lead for the team of Glen Scott ( S ), Matthew West and Anthony Kelly. What a great experience for a young bowler. Well done also to the men and women bowlers from the Ouyen Bowls Club who represented at the same event.
Four bowlers represented at the Wentworth Murray Darling 4’s Tournament on Sunday 3rd, with a very commendable 2 wins and missing the 3rd by 2 shots.
With harvest looming it is no doubt going to be a challenge to fill our pennant teams, but we will be trying our best to keep competitive teams on the green.
October 2024
Division 3 travelled to Irymple on Saturday 26th and just fell short by 6 shots overall, winning 2 rinks and losing 1. Irymple’s A green played beautifully the best it’s been for a long time.
4th Division were at home to Mildura going down in both rinks being defeated 40/ 53 overall.
Next week 3rd Division venture to Mildura while 4th Division tackle the Red Cliffs carpet.
In Club events the 2024 Final of the new Mixed pairs event was held Sunday afternoon. In a very tight match over the 10 ends Ray Gloster and Cherie Donnellan defeated Steve Simmonds and Colleen Gloster by 1 shot with the very last bowl. Congratulations to Ray and Cherie. It was quite a thrill for Cherie who is just a new bowler.
The Club singles is progressing quite well. Interestingly enough Ray has to play his Great Grandson Frankie in the Semi final, to see who plays off in the Final. Scott Brammer is waiting in the other Semi for Colin Lockett and Cameron Gloster to play off.
A lot of travelling for our members at the moment, as we have a team representing at Wentworth on Sunday also. Something our Sunraysia Clubs are oblivious to, but it’s what we do in the bush.
Following months of inclement weather of various sorts, we were thankfully blessed with a beautifully mild, sunny day to hold the annual Underbool Bowls Club Inc. Triples Tournament on Sunday the 20th October. With 2 Fills and 72 players the green looked a picture with the mass of coloured uniforms and bowls. Everyone was impressed with the synthetic surface and how well it played. It was a very jovial and carnival like day with some great bowls being played.
Once again our very generous major sponsors of the tournament were “Findex Mildura” and Graeme Phillips of “Ontario General Store Mildura”, both of whom we are most grateful for their ongoing support.
Our Ladies are renowned for their great country cooking and they certainly didn’t disappoint anyone, putting on a magnificent lunch and afternoon tea. Players from all but one Sunraysia playing area club, Hopetoun, Pinnaroo and Loxton RSL enjoyed a very successful sporting event.
Winners of the day with 85 points were: Darren Cordwell ( S ), Lorraine Wallace & Kerrie Wallace ( Irymple/ Workers ).
Runners Up on 83 points were : Ivan Behsmann ( S ), Jacob Ralph & Colin Sherriff (Wentworth ).
3rd Place on 82.5 points was Alan Crook ( S ), Rodney Poole & Harry Munro ( Ouyen ). Resting touchers were also awarded during the day and 18 raffles were keenly sort after.
Midweek Pennant ventured to Wentworth on Monday 14th going down overall by 5 shots with a draw and a loss.
This week’s match on Monday 21st October, Underbool received a forfeit from Workers 3 who couldn’t field a side.
Saturday Pennant our 3rd Division played Merbein at Merbein on 19th October going down overall 69 shots to 59, recording 1 win and 2 losses.
Next week’s match is against Irymple at Irymple.
In 4th Division we were narrowly defeated by 5 shots overall with both teams going down narrowly.
Next week is at home to Mildura 5.
A cracking day for bowls with 40 bowlers playing pennant on our home turf last Saturday 12th October, with mixed results. In 3rd Division Alan Stone in his new role as Skipper, took all before him with his team of Colin Aikman, Ray Gloster & Steve Lynch, notching up a great win27/15 over Workers.
Howard Crothers, John Stone, Les Stone & Frankie Gloster had a good tussle to just go down 19/23.
Rob Gloster, Colleen Gloster, Jack Pryse & Alan Willsmore couldn’t match a very tough Workers outfit going down 16/35.
Workers won overall 73 shots 10 points to Underbool 62 shots 2 points.
4th Division however continued on their winning way recording a good overall victory against Mildura 52 shots 6 points to Mildura 40 shots 2 points. Scotty Brammer, Jennifer Wakefield, Robert & Merle Pole won convincingly 32/13 and Marie Cummings, Jen Stone, Veronica Stone & Raelene Winslow succumbed to Mildura 20/27.
Next Week’s pennant teams:
3rd Division to play Merbein at Merbein. H. Crothers ( S ), John Stone, Les Stone & Frankie Gloster. Rob. Gloster ( S ), Colleen Gloster, J. Pryse & A. Willsmore. Alan Stone ( S ), Jen Stone, Ray Gloster & Steve Lynch.
4th Division play Irymple at Irymple: Jennifer Wakefield ( S ), Noelene Crow, Robert Pole & Merle Pole. Marie Cummings ( S ), Raelene Winslow, Veronica Stone & Callum Winslow.
The Men’s Club Singles Championship is progressing well with Scott Brammer and Ray Gloster progressing to the Semi Finals waiting for the remaining lead up matches to be finalised.
The Men’s Pairs and 100 up Handicap draws have been done and circulated so those games can now get under way.
The Club’s Annual Triples Tournament is this Sunday 20th October and with 2 full fills, it will be a very full on day, one which is usually very much enjoyed by those that take part.
A blustery, showery day on Saturday Oct 5th greeted Members for our official opening day for season 2024/25. With quite a few apologies we still had a good attendance to kick start the season. The traditional opening day trophies sponsored by Merle and Robert Pole and Raelene Winslow, were keenly contested in a 2 bowl triples event. In the absence of our President and Vice President, acting Mistress of Ceremonies, Junior Vice President Noelene, asked Raelene Winslow to roll the 1st Kitty and Robert Pole to deliver the 1st bowl to officially open the new season.
Roll to the ditch was won by Frankie Gloster and Raelene Winslow.
Winners of the triples event with 56 points was Colleen Gloster ( S ), Jen Stone and Alan Willsmore.
Runners Up on 55 points were Marie Cummings ( S ),Noelene Crow and Raelene Winslow.
Good sports award went to Les Stone ( S ), Ray Gloster and Anne Stone. Many raffles were spread around followed by a lovely bbq tea.
On Monday 7th October, Euston Bowling Club organised a unique Junior coaching clinic under the guidance of Australia’s National Bowls Coach, Steve Glasson.
Steve has been ranked No1 in the world and was Australia’s top ranked player between 1997 and 2005. One of the juniors who took advantage of Steve's coaching was Underbool Bowls Club member, Frankie Gloster. It was a great experience and Steve was very down to earth and practical with his advice to the young bowlers. A big thankyou to Tony Scott and his club for the initiative.
The first round of the Mens Club Singles championship is almost complete. The Final of last seasons Mixed pairs is to be played between Ray Gloster and Cherie Donnellan vs Steve Simmonds and Colleen Gloster at a date to be decided very soon.
Mid-week pennant started on Monday 7th at Underbool against stiff competition from Euston. The result was a win on one rink and a loss overall, 37/55.
Saturday pennant this week sees both 3rd and 4th Division at home against Workers and Mildura respectively.
Mid-week Round 2: Monday October 14th at Wentworth
John Stone(c), Veronica Stone, Jennifer Wakefield, Howard Crothers(S)
Raelene Winslow, Alan Stone(c), Jen Stone, Marie Cummings(S)
Teams for next Saturdays pennant, 12th October, with both teams playing at Underbool are:
3rd Division: Playing Workers
H. Crothers (S), John Stone, Les Stone & F. Gloster.
Rob. Gloster (S), Colleen Gloster, J. Pryse & A. Willsmore.
Alan Stone (S), C. Aikman, Ray Gloster & S. Lynch.
4th Division: Playing Mildura
S. Brammer (S), J. Wakefield, R. Pole & M. Pole.
M. Cummings (S), Jen Stone, V. Stone & Raelene Winslow.
Roll up 12.45 pm to start at 1.00 pm. Afternoon tea sandwiches please. There will also be a BBQ tea so the usual salad would be appreciated.
Our annual Triples tournament is looming on Sunday 20th October, and our entries have been full for some weeks.
September 2024
Pennant for season 2024/25 is up and running as of Sunday 29th September. Our 3rd Division had the cape to cape drive venturing to Wentworth for the opening match, and after a nice lunch at the Royal Hotel the battle began.
With 2 of our rinks slow out of the blocks, Howard Crothers rink bounced out to build a solid lead, building on it after lunchtime to record a match winning score of 32/17. Col Locketts rink fought back doggedly to be all square at the finish at 23 all. Rob Glosters team, being the last rink to finish had to dig in to stop the score blowing out and hung in to go down 16/26 giving the team a 5 shot victory overall. It was a great day’s competition and was good to start the season with a win.
This year we are trying a second team in 4th Division. They also had to travel to Euston and with 3 new boys helping us out with the numbers ( as we had 9 unavailable this weekend), they acquitted themselves well bringing home an overall win by 3 shots. Well done and thanks to Timmy Gloster, Callum and Jack Winslow. Playing under Scotty Brammer they only went down by 4 shots. Marie Cummings rink had a good 23/16 win. A great start to our new venture for the Club.
The Mens Club Singles Championship rounds have began with a few first round games played so keep them moving . Our Seasons official opening day is this Saturday 5th of October as there is no Pennant scheduled for that day.
One could say that the new season of Bowls is about to commence for 2024/25, however it hasn’t really stopped this year right throughout the winter.
With Pennant now encroaching through to March, it doesn’t allow Clubs enough Weekends to run their Star day Tournaments, which help raise much needed funds to allow them to exist. Hence, many of the tournaments are now being run during the winter or off season months. A few of our Members have tried to represent at as many as possible and for this the Club is most appreciative.
On 4th August, Jen and Alan Stone, Rob Gloster and Norm Latta (S) won all 3 games at Red Cliffs but missed out on the trophies by 1 shot and on August 17th , Cameron and Colleen Gloster were Runners Up at Euston.
At the Annual meeting on 3rd June, Colin Lockett was again elected as President to lead the Club for season 2024/25. It was decided this season to enter a 3rd & 4th Division Pennant team, to try and give those that would normally only play social bowls, an opportunity to experience the pennant competition. Hopefully we can fill both teams ok each week. By not finishing pennant before Christmas is a “bone of contention” with the majority of clubs in the Sunraysia playing area, so hopefully that will be rectified prior to next season.
On Wednesday 11th September the Ladies ran a very successful A/C medley 4’s tournament once again proudly sponsored by “McGlynn Hunt Funerals” of Mildura. A full field of teams spanning Wentworth to Murrayville enjoyed a very nice spring day, great hospitality and a wonderful social outing.
Results of the Day were:
Winners from the Ouyen Club; Janet Vallance ( S ), Barb Hahnel, Lorraine Hickmott & Ning Pitcher.
Runners Up from the Coomealla Club; Dinky Nichols ( S ), Raelene Jenkins, Gerry Ross & Carol Ross.
3rd Place from the Euston Club; Hazel Grant ( S ), Lisa Walters, Jeff Urand & Maree James.
Lucky Door Winner: Leanne Smith and Spider Winner was Marg McGlashan.
As the previous Season closed before a couple of Club events were finalised, the Mens 100 up Handicap final was played off between Dallas Willsmore and Callum Winslow, 2 keen social Bowlers. Dallas prevailed in an entertaining match and no doubt both their handicaps will increase for next seasons event. The mixed pairs is still ongoing as some players have been difficult to lock down for their playoffs. The Men's Singles Championship draw has been done so games need to be played pronto, or the match committee will react.
Saturday pennant begins on Sunday 29th Sept ( Day after AFL Grand Final ) and Mid Week Pennant begins on Monday 7th October. We wish all Clubs a successful and enjoyable Season.
April 2024 Presentation and President's Day.
Sunday the 14th April in pristine weather conditions, the Underbool Bowls Club held their seasons awards Presentation Day and combined it with our Presidents Day as well. The very well attended day enjoyed the excellent running green, where 3 games of 3 bowl triples were played and the team playing positions were rotated each game. Thank you to President Col Lockett and wife Rhonda, for sponsoring the day with some wonderful prizes and numerous raffles.
Winners of the day were Steve Simmonds, Les Stone and Raelene Winslow, with the Runners Up being Col Lockett, Frankie Gloster and Wendy Stone. Roll to the mat was won by Jenny Stone.
The Seasons Club Championship trophies were then presented to the various Singles and teams events ( all of which have been in earlier press' news).
President Col then had the privilege of presenting a Bowls Victoria “ Super Veterans” badge to one of our very loyal and dedicated Members in Robert Pole. The Members congratulate you Robert and thank you for your long commitment to our Club.
A beautifully cooked BBQ of several meat dishes was presented for dinner with the usual exquisite variety of salads, which was followed by ( as if we needed It), a wonderful array of desserts, which I’m sure the President's wife was responsible for. This wound up another extremely successful social bowls day.
We also thank Burrows Jewellers in Mildura who have very generously donated our trophy engraving for over 20 years, of which we are most appreciative.
It has been a very successful and harmonious season for our Bowls Club, our first full season on the new synthetic surface. Bowls will continue during the winter months, all be it not every weekend, but those on the email list or social media will keep you updated. Practice and fellowship nights will be moved to Friday afternoon/evenings during the winter months.
March2024
Now that Pennant has concluded for both Midweek and Saturdays, it’s Social bowls and tournaments until the winter sports begin. Although, now that we have an all weather synthetic green bowlers can play whenever they wish if the weather is ok.
Some of our Members represented at the recent Ouyen Triples tournament and a Ladies team travelled to Euston during last week to play in their midweek tournament.
Sunday the 17th, six of our Members made the annual pilgrimage to Bendigo to meet up with expatriates Ken Byrne ( Violet Town ) and Bob Lester ( Werribee ), in the 4 day Bendigo Country Week Tournament. The other Members were Ray and Robert Gloster, Col Lockett, Alan Stone, Howard Crothers and Steve Simmonds. This was the 54th year the event has been run, Ray has played in 53 of them and Ken has been 33 times, quite remarkable.
On beautifully prepared grass greens there were naturally some very mixed results, with Robert and Ray being the most successful pairs team. In the Fours played on Wednesday and Thursday, Robert ( S ), Ken, Ray and Howard won their section at Bendigo East and ventured to Bendigo for the playoffs. However, it wasn’t to be and the opposing skippers last bowl knocked them out of the competition. In awe of the big stage Skipper Robert even managed to put one on the wrong bias, something I’m sure the members will remind him about often. We as a Club congratulate Ian McLean and Chris Maddigan from the Irymple Club on winning the Pairs Tournament, a great achievement considering approximately 600 bowlers contest the event. It was great to catch up with Ken and Fran again, who incidentally celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on the 4th of April. The Club congratulates them on this marvellous milestone.
Social bowls were played on Saturday 24th with the winners being Marie Cummings ( S ), Raelene Winslow and Ray Gloster. Some 100 up handicap games are being played off on Thursday evening to keep this event progressing and the Mixed pairs need to get moving as the season wind up is not far away.
February 2024
What a difference a week makes. Vying for 2 pennant sides to progress in the finals to bowing out of both Midweek and Saturday Pennant for the 2023/24 season.
On a very hot Wednesday the 21st February the Midweekers ventured to Irymple to contest the 1st Semi Final where the winners progressed and the losers finished their season. Colleen (S), Marie, Wendy and Noelene had a great tussle to draw their rink, but Jennifer (S), Robert, Lyn and Jenny couldn’t match Irymples consistency and lost their match, therefore ending our pennant season. However, all that represented over the season challenged some very strong opposition, often having to match it with teams that boast players from higher grade Saturday Pennant teams. The experience none the less is invaluable for their bowls going forward, well done to all contributors.
Saturday the 24th the Pennant team contested the Preliminary Final against Irymple played at Workers Bowls Club. At the afternoon tea time break Underbool held a sizeable lead. However, true to form of late, the break once again proved to be fatal and the wheels fell off handing Irymple victory by 7 shots overall. So near and yet so far, but it was an enjoyable season of some great matches, good lunches at various establishments and gave us all a talking point during the week. Who knows what the next Pennant season brings for the Sunraysia playing area, watch this space.
On
Now the Club events should be able to progress, with Thursday nights still a designated training night, and social bowls on Saturdays.
Wednesday 14th, the Midweek bowlers finished the home and away season with a bye and no points available, which saw them finish in 4th position on the ladder.
Wednesday 21st we travel to Irymple to contest the 1st Semi Final, where the winner progresses and the loser is finished for the season. Win or lose they have had some great matches and the experience full of value.
Saturday 17th Underbool hosted Mildura on our synthetic green in the 1st Semi Final of 3rd Division. What a cracking dual it was with the result in the balance right up to the last 2 ends overall. The game was played in great spirit all day with both Clubs acknowledging how enjoyable the contest was. Underbool won 69 shots to Mildura 62. Probably the play of the day was the rink of Howard Crothers (S), John Stone, Frankie Gloster and Scott (the Tiger) Brammer, they battled all day and only hit the front on the last end, picking up 6 shots to win by 2 after 25 ends. Goes to show it’s not over until a certain person sings !!
Now for the preliminary final against Irymple at the “ Workers” this Saturday 24th Feb. Congratulations to our neighbours Ouyen who have won their way into the Grandfinal after defeating Irymple in the 2nd Semi.
Good luck to both the Midweek and Saturday bowlers as the Club looks to go one step further.
Wednesday 7th Feb., our Midweek team ventured to Irymple to play round 14 hoping for a win to consolidate 3rd place on the ladder. However this didn’t eventuate as Irymple got over the line by 13 shots overall and winning both rinks. With only 1 point separating 3rd and 4th spot and Underbool having the Bye this week, therefore no points available, it looks like we will lose the home ground semi final and therefore play Irymple again on their own turf.
Saturday the 10th we welcomed our Ouyen neighbours to our Club for the final round of home and away matches in Saturday pennant. We needed to win all 3 rinks to relegate Ouyen to 3rd position and us to 2nd. All well and good in theory, but Ouyen had other ideas and out bowled us in all rinks leaving us in 3rd position where we will host Mildura at Underbool in the 1st Semi Final on Saturday 17th.
All the best to both teams in the Semi Finals, it is good to be in a position to experience finals play.
Barefoot bowls continues each Friday evening, names in by 6.45 pm.
Sunday the 11th, 2 teams represented the Club at the Ouyen Country Care Fours Tournament.
There is a Club mixed pairs draw out and the 100 up handicap needs to be pushed along, make it your business to see who you play next.
There will be social bowls and the usual BBQ tea for Members and visitors will again follow after pennant on Saturday.
January 2024
Welcome back to Bowls for 2024.
Prior to the break on Wednesday the 20th December, President Col welcomed a large attendance of Members and Visitors to the Jasons Ouyen IGA Sponsored Trophies and Christmas wind up celebration night. With a wonderful array of trophies and a magnificent spread presented by the ladies, it was a truly great lead in to the festive season.
The roll to the Spider was won by Lyn Pryse and Rob Gloster. Winners of the triples event were “ Tigers Tragic” Scott Brammer ( S ), Col Aikman & Lyn Pryse.
Runners up were Marie Cummings ( S ), Rob Pole and Jen Stone. Numerous raffles were then drawn to wind up an excellent evening. Thank you to Jasons for their continued generosity.
New Years Eve several players got together and played Triples, followed by nibbles and drinks to bring an end to 2023. Winners were Marie, Maggie and Frankie.
Saturday 13th January and Sunday 14th, the Sunraysia Bowls Playing area held the Champion of Champion Singles event at Coomealla. Underbool were represented by Jennifer Wakefield and Steve Simmonds. Both players won through on Saturday, with Jennifer succumbing to eventual Champion Carolyn Coles in her next round. Steve went one step further defeating Geoff Hahnel in the Semi to play “ Nobby” Kerslake in the final. However, it didn’t go Steve's way in a great match of draw bowling, a great effort by the same token.
Our Club is very proud of our Members achievements and the great support crew who traveled to Coomealla both days.
11th January the Men's fours final was contested in what was deemed as good practice for the restart of Pennant on the 20th. As it stands the winners going through to play in the Sunraysia playoffs at Coomealla on Sunday the 21st are Steve Simmonds ( S ), Alan Stone, John Stone & Alan Willsmore (pending testing and an inquiry regarding performance!), after they soundly defeated Rob Gloster ( S ), Col Lockett, Les Stone & Steve Lynch.
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We wish the Men and the Ladies' Champions, Marie Cummings ( S ), Colleen Gloster, Raelene Winslow and Wendy Stone all the best for the next step, and know they will represent our Club with pride.
This Wednesday the 17th Jan. Frankie Gloster is taking part in the “ Flapper Shield” junior Tournament with the Murray Mallee Bushrangers at the Sebastopol Bowling Club. We wish him all the best and trust the experience is beneficial.
December 2023
As the Christmas season draws near this will be the final bowls notes for 2023. The Midweek pennant team had the bye on the 13th December to remain in second position on the ladder at the Christmas break. They resume again on the 17th January.
Saturday the 16th December Underbool played Workers at Workers, winning 2 Rinks and an overall victory of 73 shots to 58, gathering 10 points to 2 to remain in third position on the ladder going into the Christmas break. Saturday pennant resumes on the 20th January.
17th December in ideal playing conditions, the Men's and Ladies' Club Singles Championships were played off. Jennifer Wakefield and Lyn Pryse met in the ladies match and what a cracker it turned out to be. Jennifer jumped out of the blocks early but Lyn pegged her back to be 1 shy at 23/24. With 2 very close shots in the head it looked like the relatively new bowler Lyn had the numbers to go out, however not to be denied Jennifer drew the ultimate shot to win 25/23. That makes consecutive years Jennifer has won the Championship. Congratulations to both ladies it was a great bowls match.
Sunday afternoon theIn the Men's Final it was the master of consistency Steve Simmonds, against the seasoned campaigner Howard Crothers. Both bowlers year to date have had outstanding pennant seasons and it reflected in a tight match of draw bowling in the final. Steve's consistency eventually came through giving him yet another Championship with a score of 25/20.
During the pennant break it is a prime opportunity to get some of our other Club matches played off.
Until we resume, enjoy the Festive Season break with family and friends, stay safe and healthy and may your bowls continue to be enjoyable in 2024.
Wednesday 6th December our Midweek team hosted Irymple Bowls Club in an early start as it was predicted to be a very hot day. Fortunately the cloud cover kept the temperature down and it turned out very pleasant. It was a good overall win for Underbool with Colleen's rink having a good win enabling enough shots to cover the other losing rink, giving the home side 6 points to 2. That is the final match prior to the Christmas break as this week we have the bye.
Weekend pennant on Saturday the 9th saw Underbool travel to near neighbours Ouyen, only to have them win 2 rinks and a 9 shot overall victory over us and record bragging rights until we meet again. Howard Crothers' rink including Alan Stone, Frankie Gloster and Scott Brammer continued with their good form to be our only shining light.
This Saturday 16th December we travel to Workers which will be the last match before the Christmas break.
The Club Championship Singles semi final was played on Sunday (10th) afternoon and after an entertaining match in windy conditions Howard Crothers was able to wear down a tenacious Cameron Gloster, to now meet Steve Simmonds in the Grand Final next Sunday the 17th at 4.00 pm. The Ladies Championship Singles Final will also be played that day at 4.00 pm, between Lyn Pryse and Jennifer Wakefield.
The Men's pairs is a step closer to completion, with Alan Stone & Rob Gloster to play Steve Lynch & Frankie Gloster, where the winners then play Steve Simmonds & Colin Lockett in the Final.
The Christmas IGA trophies will be held on Wednesday 20th December.
defeating Noelene Crow (S ), Jennifer Wakefield, Lyn Pryse & Jen Stone by 1 shot.
The winners will now represent the Club at Coomealla on January 14th.
Saturday the 2nd December, our weekend Pennant side travelled to Irymple, with the home side proving too consistent winning all rinks defeating Underbool by 82 shots to 61.
This week we play our neighbours Ouyen at Ouyen.
The Club pairs has started moving with several games being played while the wet weather slowed up the harvest.
November 2023
Following a deluge of rain overnight and into the early morning on Wednesday the 29th of November, it was thought the Midweek Pennant wouldn’t go ahead, but thanks to having the synthetic green it was no problem at all as it played very well. Only problem was the visiting Mildura team liked it better and won both rinks with a total deficit to the home side of 35/61. This week we are home again to Irymple which will be the last game prior to the Christmas break.
The Mid Week Pennant team continues to roll along nicely being pretty competitive in most matches against some fairly strong competition. Wednesday 15th November they journeyed to Workers where they won 1 rink by enough to secure a 5 shot victory overall. Wednesday the 22nd, back on the road again to Euston where they won both rinks with a 9 shot overall win.
This week, 29th November, will be a tough match against Mildura at Underbool. Sunday the 26th the Ladies pairs Semi Final was played, with Jennifer Wakefield and Veronica Stone defeating Lyn Pryse and Dorothy Brown to move into the Grand Final against Marie Cummings and Colleen Gloster.
Saturday 18th of Nov. in the weekend Pennant, Underbool travelled to Mildura Bowls Club and recorded a 79 shots to 59 victory, 11 points to 1 with 2 rinks winning and a draw.
Back to our home synthetic on 25th Nov. we played Euston, defeating them 74 shots (10) points to 51 shots (2) points. Whilst still hanging onto top position on the ladder, our next match against Irymple at Irymple will be a real challenge.
The Mens 100 up Handicap draw has been done with 26 bowlers entered in the competition, so when harvest is finished it will be a challenge to get all our Club competitions finished.
The Midweek pennant team ventured to Irymple on Wednesday 1st November winning both rinks with an overall result of 50 shots to 45. Colleen Gloster's rink by 3 shots and Marie Cummings' rink by 2 shots in a closely fought contest.
Wednesday the 8th was a week off with the Bye and we are currently sitting 3rd on the Ladder. This week the 15th November they play top team Workers at Workers.
Weekend pennant on Saturday 4th we welcomed our neighbours Ouyen to Underbool, the first time in the Pennant format for many years. The home team were able to get over the line, winning 2 out of the 3 rinks, 68 shots to 58.
11th November, we welcomed Workers to our Club for an early start, as initially it was predicted to be a fairly hot day, but as it turned out the day was rather pleasant.
Last SaturdayA few of our players hadn’t had much sleep as they were out fighting lightning strike fires until the early hours of the morning.
However, it didn’t deter the home side with all rinks winning, yielding 73 shots to 47 overall and a maximum 12 points. A few minutes before 11 o’clock all matches were paused to observe and pay our respects for Remembrance Day. So much for a catch up rest in the afternoon as once again the fire siren sounded and the volunteers were turned out once again.
This Saturday 18th we travel to Mildura to play Mildura 3.
October 2023
Several Members did an RSA course held in Ouyen on 31st October which further strengthens the good numbers we currently have in the Club.
Last Wednesday 25th the Midweek pennant team ventured to Mildura where they found the going a bit tough, with Marie's team able to force a draw but Colleen's team succumbing to a strong combination going down by a considerable margin. However, they are all the better for the challenging experience.
This week the Midweekers travel to Irymple for a new challenge.
evening the Friday27th the annually sponsored “ Corbett Rural Supplies” Trophies for Bowlers and Non Bowlers was held with another really successful night of bowls, fun and fellowship enjoyed by the surrounding community. Special