May 2011 - Kangaroo Valley Bowling Club
The Kangaroo Valley 6A’s travelled to Culburra on Saturday to try and keep the dream alive.
The last encounter was a close affair, but gave the valley most of the competition points.
Nathan Jones, Phil Chittick, Bob Holdaway and Slim Ward have had a great season but on this day were tested.
The home team held them at bay for most of the match, leading by a few precious points and that’s the way it ended –(score 22-26).
Adam Rigney’s team with Col Good, Rob Folkhard and Lance Brown, took a long time to get a rhythm going.
Most of the time only one member would have his form shining and then waver in just the next end.
The game swayed back and forth with the valley dropping a three then a four pointer only to pick them back up a few ends later. The scores were 19 – 19 on the 19th end but it was the home team that held on to win in a tight finish – both teams enjoying the spirit of the day – (score 19-22).
Nathaniel Cuzner, another young gun of the valley, skipped, Ken Chittick, Barry Werfel and Darryl Goodger.
The game was tight throughout and was the last to finish of the three rinks centering all attention on the result which would determine the day’s victors.
The valley was leading by three on the twentieth end and needed just a few more to pull-off a miraculous team victory.
The Culburra boys hit their straps once more knocking the valley off the jack and then again by taking the jack into the ditch for the final four skipper shots.
Each skip drew their last bowls superbly under the cloud of anxiety hanging above them.
The umpires were called to determine the closest on this final end and awarded the home team two points.
This resulted in the valley winning their only rink 18-17, but not enough to steal an overall victory.
Culburra’s two winning rinks and dominating cumulative score added five points to their competition ladder score.
The valley’s bubble of consecutive victories was finally popped and they wearily limped home with their one point.
The next game the valley hosted - the last one before Easter.
This was a real cliff-hanger. The visitors led on two of the three greens for most of the match until the tables turned.
The finish line of 21 ends was looming with the valley chasing the visitors until the very end . The valley eventually reversed the game around to win two rinks and drawing on overall points - taking 3.5 competition points.
Only one more game remains to determine the 2011 pennant champions and anything may still happen, with Bomaderry being the other main contender for honours.
Also lots of interest in the Wednesdays 1 pm casual dress bowls for fun - so come on up learn and play . The Bias One