Jeffrey took control early in the contest and restricted his much more experienced rival to just seven winning ends in wrapping up the match 31-8 after just 23 ends.

Bateup started with a single, but soon found

himself trailing 11-1 after five, before Jeffrey won all but one end from the eighth to the 15 to extend his advantage to 22-5.

Bateup managed three singles over the next four ends, however back-to-back threes and a couple of singles saw the match all over.

Jeffrey’s father George couldn’t make it a family double on the night, going down 31-13 to fellow

Ex-Services Club player Mick Ryan in the Minor division.

Multiple collects were common in this contest, as indicated by the fact the line was drawn on the cards after just 20 ends, with 13 of those seeing more than one shot scored.

Jeffrey led 8-6 after six after opening with a

maximum of four, however Ryan produced some excellent draw bowls from that point on to dominate the remaining ends and included a four of his own and five threes in the run to the line.

In complete contrast, the match between Country Club pair Neville Stubbs and Terry Cosgrove was a marathon, with 31 ends required to gain a result.

Scores were locked together no less than eight times during the absorbing contest, however Stubbs enjoyed the better of the latter stages, taking four of the final five ends to advance to the next round with a 31-25 victory.

The first 12 ends saw each player dominate stages, Cosgrove ahead 5-0 after three, Stubbs up 7-6 after seven and back in front 11-10 at the start of end 13 after four successive singles.

Three times over the next 17 ends Cosgrove enjoyed a three shot buffer, but each time Stubbs fought his way back ultimately tying the score again 23-all after 31 ends.

The former jockey edged ahead 24-23 on the next, but would only add one more to his tally as Stubbs claimed threes on both the 35th and 37th ends.