On Saturday thirty-five members put in their tabs, giving us a broken four and five rinks of trips. To add an extra element of interest we played three skins of six ends each. As frequently happens with drawn trips, there were some imbalances in the teams, but the skins format gave even the weaker teams a chance for some success. When all the scores were in, three teams had won all three skins, giving them ten points each. Using shot difference as a tie-breaker the winners were Chris Lake, John Fowler, Arthur Daugherty and Margie Garrard, who each received a bottle of wine.
Teams for the Christmas Cup will be drawn on Thursday evening after bowls. There are still vacancies for this competition and entries will be accepted up to tea time on Thursday.
Weather permitting we will follow our normal programme of bowls over the holiday period.
The new sponsored trips competition will kick off on Friday 3 January. Teams of trips from neighbouring clubs are also invited to enter. Entry will cost R75 per team, and hampers of meat will be on offer as prizes. Contact Derick Hull on 082 935 3150 to enter.
The Club calendar is ready for distribution. If you do not have access to e-mail, ask a friend to print a copy for you.
Duties: 22 - 28 Dec: OOD: Dave Hammond. Tabs: Jean Pluke. Duty Team: Gil van der Hoven.
Teas on 28 December: Margaret Meek & Vernon Hickinbotham. Biscuits: 24 & 26 Dec. Pamela Morrish & Mike Mylne.
News supplied by Hilton Bowling Club.