The day format was to be 12 ends in the morning, then a baked lunch followed with another 12 ends.

The original numbers were 48 bowlers, but there were a few withdrawals due to the cold weather.

But all who attended enjoyed their day and have booked another bowls day in November.

ZONE 8 PAIRS

The club's two sets of pairs - Terry McDonald and Jim Deacon in the seniors and Wally Chater and Rod (Pickles) Bradley in the President Reserves were defeated, but not disgraced.

CLUB MINOR SINGLES

Wayne (Rocky) Ford and Steve Stanton played their first round of the minor singles. Rocky shot out to a 12-1 lead and looked comfortable, but Steve mounted a challenge. By end 16, he had leveled the score 17-all. Stanton continued the pressure and went on to record a 31-23 win in 28 ends, then backed up to play the next round against Kye Fisher.

This game was closer than the score indicated. Stanton was again on song and bowled very well. While Fisher tried hard, nothing went his way. Stanton claimed a 31-19 win.

SOCIAL BOWLS

Two games of triples were played on July 10, with Jeff Withers, Jason Jones and Pat O'Brien recording a 20-17 win over Ned Kelly, Greg (Nippy) Field and Jim White.

Keith Hampton, Rob Hillier and Greg (Grumpy) Fisher scraped home with a 22-15 win over Denis (Ginger) O'Brien, John Huntington and Craig Jordan.

FRIDAY

The Women's Club Pairs final was a close encounter between Rhonda Nolan and Lorraine Evelyn, with their opposition being Lee Bristow and Freda Hambrook.

Nolan and Evelyn got away to a good start to lead 17-5 at the completion of nine ends.

Bristow and Hambrook mounted a challenge and got to within four shots at 19-15 with three ends to go.

But their run came to an end and they were defeated 23-16.

In social bowls on Wednesday, Bev Black and Joan Cummins combined to defeat Monica Kelly and Wendy Deacon 18-9, while visitor Ned Kelly combined with Lynn Fisher to record a comfortable win over Marilyn Allen and Carolyn Buchanan.