Thinking about Opening Day looming closer, the Match Committee today trialled a different format at Club Day, playing three bowl triples with two games of ten ends, which included 4 “special” ends in each game. It was a fun, sunny afternoon and the “guinea pigs” involved were good humoured and all said it gave them food for thought.
- End three – long bowls removed – Any bowl which passes the jack is removed and placed on the bank (this includes bowls knocked past jack high by other bowls).
- End six – short bowls removed – Any bowl finishing short of jack high is removed and placed on the bank. If the jack moves, bowls then short of jack remain on the green. If the jack goes into the ditch it is replaced on the centre spot.
- End nine – reverse order of play – The jack is not delivered. The skippers play their bowls, then the seconds. The leads then deliver the jack and play their bowls.
Order of play
____Skips______3a,3b,3a,3b,3a,3b skips go to head
____Seconds______2a,2b,2a,2b,2a,2b
____Leads______la-jack,la,lb,la,lb,la,lb
- End Ten – powerplay end – The number of shots scored on this end is doubled
Winners today were:
- Bill Lowe 2 Wins, 21 – 12
- Les Boulton 2 Wins, 21-17
- Annie McGrath 2 Wins, 18 – 15
Lucky Dip: Jim Price
The next Club Day is 2 weeks today, 5 September.