(The following is taken from Bowls Heretaunga website)
For the second year in succession, Bowls Taradale won the District Shield, this year with with 16 points. Bowls Heretaunga were runners up and scored 14 points. Both Taradale and Heretaunga were in contention for the title going into the final game where Murray Glassey beat George Ngametua 25-21 in an enthralling exhibition of singles play.

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East Coast Chartered Clubs - annual three day tournament:
(taken from Bowls Heretaunga website)
After three days of competition Bruce Ferrick’s team of Bruce Stewart, Byron Brook and Alan Ferrick (Heretaunga Club) made the most of ‘home’ advantage to win the major event. Phil Young’s team of Jack Philip, Bryan Gilbertson and Ross Hamilton (Taradale Club) were runners up. 

Women's Pennants and Junior Singles
Good luck to those ladies competing in the pennants over the next few days and to our bowlers (men and women) competing in the Junior Singles next weekend at Heretaunga.

Behind The Mat
Hand your opponent’s bowl to him/her or place it next to the mat. Stand at least 1 metre behind the mat. The bowls should be to the rear and side of the mat. If the bowls are directly behind the mat they can be a danger to those players who step back after delivering a bowl. There should not be too much talking behind the mat – it can disrupt the player’s concentration.

Basics Matter
All bowlers, irrespective of their skills level, should get their coach to look at their bowling action at least once or twice a year. It is not unusual for small faults to creep into your technique and thus reduce the percentage of successful shots. Good coaches will not apply major surgery but will help you to get rid of the problem. You will generally find the winner of a game is the one who does the basics best.

Collision Between Jack And Bowl
Last week our lead rolled up the jack and at the same time a bowl from the next rink came very close to hitting our moving jack. I asked several people what should happen if their bowl had come any closer to our jack and I received varying answers.
(a) stop their bowl
(b) stop our jack
(c) let them collide

I am told if it looks as if a moving jack and moving bowl are going to collide - you let them. They are both redelivered

LAW 33.3     Jack displacement by a neutral person or neutral object
1       Displacement of a jack in its original course
If a jack in its original course is displaced by a neutral person or neutral object, it should be re-delivered by the same player.

Overheard on the Napier-Hastings Bus Last Week
The bus stops in Kennedy Road and two Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation. The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following: "Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more. Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time."

" You foul-mouthed sex obsessed swine," retorted the lady indignantly. "In this country.......we don't speak aloud in public places about our sex lives........"

"Hey, coola down lady," said the man. "Who talkin' abouta sex? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spell 'Mississippi'."

TARADALE CLUB
DEWAR'S WHISKEY
“HETERO”
TWO BOWL OPEN TRIPLES

 WIN Cash and Prizes to the value of $10,000

2nd @ 3rd MAY 2009

Special Conditions
EACH TEAM MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE “TEN YEAR OR UNDER” PLAYER
A TEN YEAR OR UNDER PLAYER MUST SKIP ALL GAMES

NOTE:   TEAMS ARE HETERO (ALL MEN or ALL WOMEN or MIXED)

 ENTRY FEE $150.00 per team (must accompany entry)

Limited to the first 64 teams                

INCLUDES A MEAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AT TARADALE CLUB SATURDAY NIGHT,
TRANSPORT TO AND FROM GREENS, MORNING TEAS

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To print an  entry form click here
 

(from Bowls HB website)
Representative Selectors We are now calling for nominations for selectors and coaches for our representative teams for next season. Details and application forms can be downloaded from the Bowls Hawke’s Bay website or you can phone our secretary Carole Miller who will see that these are posted out to you.  

Board member applications In line with our constitution three of the six Board members are due to retire by rotation this year. The Board members who are standing down are Jack Phillip, Colleen Ferrick and Liffy Law. We are looking for new Board members to fill these vacancies. The advertisement and  application details can be downloaded from the website or you can ring Carole and forms will be posted out to you.

'Closing date 15 May 2009'
Application forms are in our clubhouse. 

Liffy Law - Board Chairperson

Club Days - Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.  Names  in by 12.45pm.

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