TOTT 12 April 2018

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April 12, 2018
KENTON BOWLING CLUB
TWO of our most popular inter-club
competitions are the bi-monthly
Kenton-Kowie (Men) and Bess
Tweedie (Ladies) competitions.
They are held on the same day and
play fills up a whole green which
provides a tremendous vibe. The
second round was held on
Wednesday April 4 but this time,
although the spirit being willing, the
men from Kenton’s flesh was found to
be wanting. We lost all four games
and the current standing after two
rounds is Kenton 2, Kowie 14!
Fortunately, the remaining four
rounds provide ample opportunity for
us to catch up. Our ladies did us
proud by winning both their matches.
This gives them a handsome lead of
6-2 going in to June’s third round.
Fr i d ay ’s Fabulous Feast was fish,
calamari and chips which was
enjoyed by all. Once again, the
demand was greater than the supply
due to members not putting their
names on the catering list in the
clubhouse.
Often portions are pre-prepared
and are only sufficient to cater for the
people who have booked their meals.
If you cannot get to the clubhouse in
time to book, a telephone call to the
catering convener will suffice.
The attendance draw jackpot stood
at R800 and was forfeited by Kevin
Bates for not being present when his
lucky number came up. Next week’s
jackpot will be R900. Remember, if
you are not in the crowd, you are sure
to lose out. Social Saturday was
sponsored by Ultra Liquor. After
enjoying the ample eats during
tea-time, the players went all-out to
win the gift vouchers kindly donated
by Ultra Liquor.
Our regular visitor Billy Krige from
Albany (ably assisted by Leonie de
Villiers and Neville Green) won the
af ternoon’s competition for being the
only team scoring a full-house of 10
points. We are currently doing an
audit of our membership database. If
any member’s details have changed
in the last two years (and have not
advised our secretary of the changes)
please do so asap.
Duties (April 16-22): Tabs - Rob
Croly, Bar – the Browns. Events (April
28 Main Street - Tel: 046 624 1125
Email: robert.avis@ecmpa.co.za
BOWLSBANTER
... what’s happening
12-18) 12 – Club League round 4, 15 –
private function, 16 – Eastern Areas
Council meeting at Kenton, 18 – Doris
Ford/Les Clarke at Port Alfred.
PORT ALFRED BOWLING AND
CROQUET CLUB
Our sponsors last week were Ocean
Basket and the vouchers were won by
Graham Enslin, Tony Versveld, Dix
Lang and Bill Wragg. Thanks once
again to Ocean Basket for their
continued sponsorship.
The Eastern Areas Mixed Pairs was
won by Andrew Stirling and Marlene
Mitchener from Albany with Ron
Orford and Wendy Photenhauer from
Port Alfred being runners-up. Well
played all. We wish good bowling to
both teams who will be playing in the
Eastern Province finals this weekend
at Port Alfred. The Port Alfred GBS
will be played on Saturday April 21.
The Men’s All Cape to be played in
East London commences on Sunday
April 22 and we wish good bowling to
our men’s team participating, i.e,
Trevor Frost, Hein Strombeck, Jonty
Alexander and Brian Jarvis.
Our Croquet Section hosts the Alan
Wilson Tournament from April 23 to
28, and we wish them every success.
Duties for week April 17 to 21: Tabs
– Sheila Penny, Vic Wicks and Ben
Nieuwoudt, Bar – Martin Leonard and
Mike Pfotenhauer, Ironing – D av e
Lang.
KOWIE BOWLING CLUB
On Easter Monday we had our usual
public holiday format – starting late
and ending with a “braai”.
Playing “cut throat” and switching
partners and almost having to use an
abacus to determine the winner we
arrived at the following: Best Skip -
Jonty Alexander, Third – Rob Walker,
Lead – Lester Scriven. Tuesday’s
Megabucks was not so crowded
because most of the front rankers
seemed to be staying at home. This
meant that two 5 graders were
playing lead. Bob Ford, Don Kelly, and
Rob Walker chalked up the only 10
pointer. The grading and supervised
draw does seem to be biting as the
percentage of games won by only 4
points or less is increasing.
CROQUET
CORNER
Having discussed the grading two
weeks ago it is appropriate to turn to
the draw itself. The person doing the
draw (the drawer) collects the tabs as
they come in and places them with
the reverse side up, ie, the drawer
only sees the grading on the tab. The
tabs are then arranged in descending
order from 12 to 1.
Having received all the tabs the
drawer will decide on the format for
that day, ie, how many skips, thirds,
seconds, and leads he will need in
accommodating all the players for
example, if he has 36 tabs he will
play six trips and need 12 skips, 12
thirds and 12 leads. The 12 skips will
come from the top 12 in the pile of
tabs with the thirds next and the last
WINNERS’ SMILES: The winners of the Eastern Areas (EA) mixed pairs competition played at Port Alfred Bowling Club (PABC)
last weekend were, from left, Andrew Sterley and Marlene Mitchell from Albany Bowling Club, with runners-up Wendy
Pfotenhauer and Ron Orford from PABC. They will represent EA to play in the Eastern Province finals this weekend
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THE attendance last week was
showing signs of getting back to
normal with 17 players on Saturday
alone. Sue and Roger returned
from their
well-deser ved
break and,
s u r p r i s i n g l y,
there are no
birthdays this week.
12 being the leads.
The drawer will now draw two tabs
from each pile leaving him with six
groups. The six tabs in each group
are now arranged into two teams of
trips It is at this stage where he has
to ensure that the grading value (the
sum of the three grades) of the teams
facing each other are the same.
If not, then he can swap tabs from
other groups until the teams facing
each other are just about equal –
until now the drawer has only seen
the grade on the tab he has no idea
whose tab it is.
The tabs are now turned over so
that the names of the players, as
drawn, can be put on the screen.
Friday Steak night trips was again
well attended with the winners fairly
well distributed. The lure of the
Bathurst Show depleted our numbers
for Saturday and we had to contend
with a reduced field. Nevertheless
Steve Minnaar, Dave Thomas and
Lydia Atteridge will be enjoying a
meal at Guido's.
Jackie Kriel and Michael van der
Sandt's attempt at the Eastern Areas
Mixed Pairs crown was cut short by
Ron Orford who then lost in the final
against Marlene and Andrew from
A l b a n y.
G ro w i n g
junior golf
at Nemato
Golf Club
ALEXANDRIA Golf Club was
characterised by playfulness on
Sunday when Nemato Golf Club
played their third monthly
competition this year.
There were 36 golfers taking
part, including 12 juniors from
their development section.
Talking about these monthly
tournaments, Nemato Golf Club
chairman Mzwandile Mgweba
explained that they are meant to
raise money for youth
development purposes.
“We will be very thankful for
any support from the Ndlambe
communit y,” he said.
He extended sincere gratitude
to those who are already
contributing to this promising
programme. “We would like to
thank community members who
donate with equipment, drinks
and sandwiches.”
Mgweba said Nemato Golf
Club has the goal of initiating
golf in schools, and is committed
to training young golfers without
any charges.
“Nemato Golf Club has been
registered as a non-profit
organisation and its main focus
is to introduce golf in schools by
giving free lessons, as well as
weekend lessons,” he said.
“At the Port Alfred driving
range we teach children good
attributes, assist and contribute
in their welfare, and organise
education opportunities like
scholarships, bursaries.”
Mgweba further mentioned
that this was an inclusive
programme of all stakeholders.
“We want to involve all
stakeholders such as schools,
parents, municipalities,
nongovernmental organisations,
businesses and relevant
government departments to
expand this programme in
communities” he said.
The results for the competition
on Sunday are:
Senior Results
Best Gross: M Mbambela – 79,
IPS: S Dyantyi – 42, IPS: S
Nnantu – 42, IPS: S Albany – 41 ,
IPS: M Jonas – 41, IPS: L Xali –
40,
Junior Results
Medal: 1 A Matshotyana, 2 S
Ngotsha, 3 O Mbombela, 4 M
Mbombela, 5 K. Mabece