SAPBC carnival team

The SAPBC selection committee recently filled the 24 places on its team for the 47th Australia Police Bowling Championships, after 31 members had nominated. With strict adherence to SAPBC selection policy, the committee chose the players below to compete in the carnival from April 17 at the Holdfast Bay Bowling Club.

Singles Cavaiuolo. Gregory. Morris. Davies. Championship fours Davies Gregory Minagall Cavaiuolo Heins Yeo Powell Matters Pairs Yeo/Zuvich. Powell/Jalfon. Boyer/Carroll. McKnight/Heins. Herde/Wardle. Fitzgerald/Wakefield McKnight (skip) Morris (third) Hall (second) Grandfield (lead) Wakefield (skip) Zuvich (third) Herde (second) Carroll (lead)

The selection committee will finalize the “sides” teams just before the carnival, and says that members Dahlitz, Dowling, Holden and Young will be the first players selected for the triples teams.

The SAPBC hopes that those who did not make it onto the carnival team will nonetheless support the event.

Police Legacy Cosmo Fours

The SAPBC held the Police Legacy Cosmo Fours charity event at the Woodville Bowling Club in January. The twilight occasion drew 120 bowlers and enabled the SAPBC to present $400 – raised from the match – to Police Legacy.

Mixed fours

The SAPBC held its annual mixed fours competition at the Grange Bowling Club in January. Fortunately, weather conditions were conducive to good play, the results of which appear below.

Winner of the winners (57 points + 10 shots up) Pat Russell (skip) Eric Paul (third) Max Mitchell (second) Julia Paul (lead)

Winner of the losers (30 points + 23 shots up) Trevor Gregory (skip) Jim Maine (third) Keith Jones (second) Grace Maine (lead)

Past Presidents club fours

The SAPBC fought out its annual club fours match against the Past Presidents Association at the Clarence Gardens Bowling Club in late January.

This vigorous contest is usually close; and the SAPBC has held sway over the last few matches. To its delight, it ran out as the winner again (67 – 61) in yet another close one. Team-by-team results appear below.

	Police		Past Presidents
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Ken Wardle Ian Matters Ivan Doering Michael White	17	Stan Bolto David Andary Bob Deuter Ron Ruediger	7
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Peter Jalfon Bryan Dowling Mike Powell Trevor Gregory	14	Ron Jones Gary Nicol Phil McDonald Ron Gaynes	12
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Phil Merchant Jim Aird John Minagall Andy Hall	10	Geo Hutzel Jeff Brown Con Hardig Mike Brown	15
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Brian Johnson Ken Furnell Frank Atkinson John Morris	13	Dave Spencer Ted Orthmann John McBougald Elmer Robinson	19
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Karen Grandfield Peter Dwyer Nick Zuvich Graham Wakefield	13	Depon ReBeeles Mike Boyd Fred Loohan Neil Bayliss	8

The SAPBC retained the annual trophy with a five-shot win over the Past Presidents.

Championship pairs

Members of the SAPBC took part in the club championship pairs at the Holdfast Bay Bowling Club in early February.

Country members Ian Young and Allan Martin attended, as did new member, Geoff Lehmann. The weather was, for a change, near perfect, and the conditions allowed some tight competitions among the players.

A breakdown of each pairing’s score card appears right.

Cos Cavaiuolo/Ron Culley Trevor Gregory/Eric Flynn Col Davies/Frank Atkinson Allan Martin/Peter Dwyer Karen Grandfield/Jim Aird Graham Boyer/Ivan Doering Sue Jones/Mike Powell Graham Wakefield/Nick Zuvich Geoff Lehmann/Peter Jalfon Andy Hall/Ian Young Lindsay Yeo/Ron Allen John Morris/Bryan Dowling

8 – 9 (lost) 20 – 2 (won) 7 – 8 (lost) 9 – 11 (lost) 4 – 16 (lost) 11 – 9 (won) 9 – 11 (lost) 9 – 8 (won) 2 – 20 (lost) 8 – 7 (won) 11 – 9 (won) 20 – 4 (won)

8 – 5 (won) 12 – 6 (won) 11 – 9 (won) 11 – 10 (won) 9 – 15 (lost) 15 – 9 (won) 14 – 18 (lost) 18 – 14 (won) 5 – 8 (lost) 6 – 12 (lost) 9 – 11 (lost) 10 – 11 (lost)

16 – 11 (won) 7 – 14 (lost) 11 – 16 (lost) 9 – 12 (lost) 9 – 10 (lost) 12 – 7 (won) 6 – 12 (lost) 14 – 7 (won) 12 – 9 (won) 10 – 9 (won) 7 – 12 (lost) 12 – 6 (won)

By the narrowest of margins, the eventual winner was the pair of Graham Boyer and Ivan Doering with three wins and 13 shots, defeating Graham Wakefield and Nick Zuvich with three wins and 12 shots.

Mixed fours

The SAPBC held a mixed four’s day at the Payneham Bowling Club in mid-February. Excellent weather brought out many bowlers, from both the SAPBC and Payneham, as well as other clubs.
Results of the day’s play were:

Winner of the winners Trevor Gregory (skip). Jim Manie (third). Keith Jones (second). Grace Manie (lead).

Winner of the losers Kingsley Lawrie (skip). Graham Boyer (third). Liz Boyer (second). M Gardiner (lead).

Club fours

SAPBC members gathered at Ascot Park Bowling Club to do battle with members from Bowls SA in mid-February. As the weather was extremely kind, the competition played out in near perfect night conditions.

This match proved to be another very close contest, with Bowls SA emerging the winner by five shots. See scores right.

	Police		Bowls SA
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Peter Carroll Bryan Dowling Nick Zuvich Graham Wakefield	15	Jon Ivaich Wally Finch Murray Gerthwich Mike Brown	16
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Brian Johnson John Minagall Sue Jones Trevor Gregory	16	T Allison J Slivoratt D Rehn J Roberts	11
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Peter Jalfon Keith Jones Graham Boyer John Morris	10	J Forrest P Herreea L Ellis P Gagellio	18
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Danny Dahlitz Frank Holden Frank Atkinson Michael White	11	D Ingerson Eric Flynn G Martin G Charieldren	12
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Karen Grandfield Ian Matters Mike Powell Cosimo Cavaiuolo	14	K Rogers D Clarke G Sampson B Cooper	11
(lead) (second) (third) (skip)	Jim Aird Peter Dwyer Ivan Doering Allan Wallace	10	C Clarke Des Rehn Ali Martin Terry Howard	13
	Total	76	Total	81