2009/2010 Results from the Birkenhead Bowling Club
Available results:
Club Championships and Events - 2009/2010 Season
Men
Junior Championship Singles
Winner - Greg Utting
Runnerup - Mike Turner
Championship Fours
Winners - Mark Emirali, Colin Bouzaid, Mark Rumble, Martin Short.
Runnersup - Lionel Drew, John Hindmarch, Mike Turner, Kevin Croasdale.
Championship Triples
Winners - Danny O'Connor, Nigel Drew, Mike Cartwright.
Runnersup - Don Trott, Randall Watkins, Bart Robertson.
Championship Singles
Winner - Rod Mahon.
Runnerup - Bart Robertson.
Championship Pairs
Winners - Bart Robertson, Tony Grantham
Runnersup - Don Trott, Scott Curran
Handicap Singles
Winner - Don Trott.
Runnerup - Paul Freeth.
Women
Championship Pairs
Winners - Carole Fredrick, Ruth Lynch
Runnersup - Leanne Chinery, Gayle Melrose
Junior Championship Singles
Winner - Lisa Helmling
Runnerup - Sharon Sowry
Championship Triples
Winners - Ruth Lynch, Carole Fredrick, Lisa Helmling.
Runnersup - Leanne Chinery, Gayle Melrose, Sharan Rose.
Centre Championships and Events - 2009/2010 Season
Men
Championship Singles
Winner - Tony Grantham
1 - 5 Year Singles
Runnerup - John Hindmarch
(Note: the event was won by Peter Nathan, a member of Birkenhead, who was playing in Glenfield colours)
Dick Bree Triples
Semi Finals - Tony Grantham, Nigel Drew and Mike Cartwright.
1 - 5 Year Pairs
Runnersup - Dave Good, Brian Wilson.
Interclub Results
Premier Division 1
Runnersup - Scott Curran, Tony Grantham, Danny O'Connor, Roy Parker, Bart Robertson, Don Trott, Randall Watkins.
Men's 6's Division
Winners - Colin Bouzaid, Sandy Cleghorne, Curtis Ennor, Kevin George, Ra Te Amo and Mike Turner.
Women
Championship Singles
Quarter Finals - Leanne Chinery.
Championship Pairs
Runnersup - Carole Fredrick, Ruth Lynch.
Mixed / Any Combination
2.4.2 Mixed Pairs
Runnersup - Don Trott, Leanne Chinery.
National Championships and Events - 2009/2010 Season
Hyundai National Open Championships
Men
Don Trott - quarter-finals in Men's Singles
Women
Leanne Chinery - semi-finals in Women's Singles - last 16 in Women's Pairs
International Events - 2009/2010 Season
2009 Asia- Pacific Championships
Congratulations to Leanne Chinery (playing for Canada). Her Pairs team finished in 5th place in Section 1. They just missed out on qualifying for the Finals. Then Leanne qualified for the Finals in the Singles, ending up in 5th= position. Great efforts on very slow and poor quality greens.
Winter Cup 2009
Congratulations to Dennis Mathews, Keith Burgess, Colin Bouzaid and Bruce Cochrane (aptly named the "Birkenhead Bruisers"), who were second behind Browns Bay. They recovered from a very slow start on the first day to overtake leader Mahurangi East but were pipped by Browns Bay. Our other team, the "Birkenhead Bouncers", finished sixth out of fourteen teams.
Well done to both Teams.
Allan Meeking Tournament
The Allan Meeking tournament was eventually played on the 27 June 2009 after many false starts because every time it was previously scheduled, the weather gods had other ideas. In fact, it nearly happened again because the tournament was played in fog that thick, it was hard to distinguish the bowls on the head from the mat.
Nevertheless there was a good turnout of 9 teams, who played competitively but with good spirits. Eventually Bub Pike's team of Terry Moverley, Bruce Cochrane and Gerry Eller won through.
Birkenhead Juniors Win Sorrell Cup
Martin Short (skip), Mark Rumble, Kevin George and Bruce Cochrane were in dominant form in winning the prestigious Sorrell Cup junior tournament at Browns Bay on 14 June 2009. The team played very well together with Bruce leading well; Kevin added shots from two; Mark was consistent at three and played some good saving shots; and Martin at skip added or saved as required.
The win again confirmed that Birkenhead's junior bowlers are the most competitive in North Harbour following earlier successes by other Club teams in tournaments held at Takapuna, Northcote and Birkenhead.
