NAMBUCCA Teams win inaugural Winter Bowls Carnival

Last weekend was the inaugural Winter Carnival for the Nambucca Women’s Bowls Club. Both days had plenty of sunshine, with Sunday being a bit testy in windy conditions. Whether it was home turf advantage, or in our opinion just great bowling, two of our teams ended up on top of the field of 16 teams.

Clubs from up and down the coast were represented- Coffs Ex, Sawtell, Urunga, Kempsey, Hat Head and South West Rocks. All the visitors were impressed with our greens, and club facilities and hospitality. The bar and kitchen staff provided service with smiles and both the morning tea of scones, jam and cream, and lovely lunches were appreciated by the ladies.

Out on the greens (beautifully set up by our great team of male bowlers who never let us down) the first day of bowls set two of our home teams up, with accurate bowling and terrific teamwork resulting in 3 out of 3 wins. We were placed 3rd and 4th in the rankings with wins, ends and margins counted.

On Sunday, in the wind, the two teams continued their winning streak with another 2 wins out of 2 games to jump ahead of the other teams and be placed first and second.

Results saw the team of Nerida Blackford, Kim Porter and Carmen Anderson (from Club Cabramatta) as winners with 5 wins, 37 ends and a margin of 44. The team of Deb Mann, Chris Davis and Teresa Meehan placed 2nd, with 5 wins, 34 ends and a margin of 20. Another of our teams- Annmarie Johnson, Michelle Fredericks and Eliza Brown- ended up in 6th place overall, so our club was well placed.

The event was highly enjoyed by all the bowlers, clubs have already signed up for next year, and Carmen is keen to return and defend the title. She said she was very impressed by the atmosphere at our club and the number of volunteers who worked to help out. The NWBC would like to thank our sponsors Zenith Roofing and BMW carpets for sponsoring this new event.

By Nerida BLACKFORD