pensioners and others bowls for 2011.

Looking back it has been a

year of mixed fortunes for the organisers, with a lot of poor attendances and quite a lot of washed out Thursdays.

The attendance issue found them talking of closing up shop, but so far that has been avoided and to my way of thinking it is the right decision.

Why, you ask? I believe it is good for bowls in Cootamundra because there are two bowling clubs in our town and this game, which is no burden to either club as it is run by an independent

committee, gives the members of both clubs the chance to play together on a weekly basis if they so desire.

It is just good PR.

Having said that the bowlers of both clubs must do the right thing by the loyal band of organisers who look after the show.

There will be a break now over the holiday period until a date to be announced, either the end of January or early February.

There were three rinks of triples last Thursday and, as is quite often the case, plenty of evidence that the early scores on the board can be very deceiving as to the final score at end 21.

For example Allan Armstrong, Clive Miller and Graham Davidson found themselves down 17-6 at the halfway mark against Robert Hillier, Keith Hampton and Bill Ledger, but at end 21 they were just one shot behind.

Bill’s team only got 16.5 points as a result of that recovery by their opposition, but it was enough to get them the runners-up prize.

Likewise, Peter Crowe, Eddie Jarrott and Chris Luck jumped out to a 16-7 lead at the halfway point against Bob Hart, Geoff Hillier and Graeme Dennis only to find at end 21, they had a two-shot

winning margin.

Chris’s team scored 16 points there.

Max Eccleston, Col Luck and Arthur Ward shared the ends eight-all at end 16 and held a two shot lead in the score against Ted Fergus, John Huntington and Bruce Gillies but, completely out of character with early part of the game, lost 15 shots to some good opposition play over last five ends and thus brought the winners in.