The views in this News Letter are those of the author, Mark Waters and not necessarily those of the
Zone10 Management or Committee
[email protected] – Comments Welcome
Welcome all to 2014 – and a new year of bowls in Zone10. With 31st January being the deadline for bowlers, clubs and zones to submit their input regarding the Discussion Paper for Zone/Region Boundaries, it will be now just a matter of time for the RNSWBA/Bowls NSW to digest, to make public the results and then to formalise a plan to move forward with any proposals. I am sure that we are all waiting
with baited breath to see what, if anything transpires from this and what will be the future of bowls in NSW and in particular, Zone 10.
Wednesday 12th February will see the Zone 10 Annual General Meeting being held at Dundas Bowling Club commencing at 7.00pm. Our Zone relies on member interest to survive and if current trends at meetings are any indication, we are currently on a respirator, in urgent need of a blood transfusion and
the undertakers are circling like vultures!!!! The time required to ensure your Zone stays healthy is minimal – but vital. Put you hand up to be a part of a Zone that has an immense amount of talent in the
bowling ranks and is regarded highly in NSW bowls – you would be very welcome!!
At this stage, we welcome the following unopposed appointments for the 2014 Zone 10 Management Committee –
President – Kevin McCarthy (Dundas Sports) Senior Vice President – Bill Sutcliffe (Denistone Sports)
Vice President – Ron Brown (Parramatta RSL) Secretary – Michael Schwarcz (West Pennant Hills)
Treasurer – Warren Phillips (West Pennant Hills) Honorary Auditor – Don Stubbin (West Pennant Hills)
Publicity Officer – Mark Waters
It is when we get to the Committees - Match/Greens, Selection, Umpires & Coaches – is when the
“sounds of silence” are deafening. With 5 positions available for each of these committees, there were 3 nominations for Match, 2 for Selection, 4 for Umpires & none for Coaches – 9 positions filled out of 20
required…..how many bowlers are there in Zone 10???
The 1st of the State/Zone Championships will commence Saturday 22nd February with the 1st Round of the State Triples being played at Carlingford, Northmead, The Hills & Wenty Leagues and the Zone
Triples being played at Pennant HIlls
The full draws can be found on Zone 10 website www.zone10.org.au –
State Triples - http://zone10.org.au/Triples/2014/State/2014%20State%20triple%20Draw.pdf Zone Triples - http://zone10.org.au/Triples/2014/zone/2014%20Zone%20triple%20Draw.pdf Also a final reminder that the State/Senior/Presidents Singles close FRIDAY 7th FEBRUARY as does the nominations for Pennants
It is with regret that we advise that Jock Milward has tendered his resignation as Junior Academy Coach after making a decision to move to another Zone. He will be sorely missed, being totally committed since accepting that role. He goes with our sincere thanks and best wishes. The search is now on to identify a successor to his role – hands up anyone??
Sunday 9th February sees the 2014 Under 25 Round Robin being played at Fairymeadow Bowling Club.
Zone 10 will have the following representatives – good luck guys!
Sunday 2nd March, The Allan Buckley Shield will be played at Carlingford Bowling Club. This is an annual event played against our neighbours Zone 9 and is very keenly each year
ZONE 10 Under 25 Round Robin
Singles Pairs Fours
Paul WEBB Mason LEWIS Sam HATCH-CACCAMO
Merrylands Merrylands Putney Tennyson
Michael O'LOUGHLIN Anthony BREESE Merrylands Merrylands
Shane PARTRIDGE Merrylands Nick REDCLIFFE
Toongabbie
Zone 10 "A" Side
Lead Second Third Skip
Steve HARRY David BANASIAK Michael HARRY Scott CAUNDLE
Wenty Leagues Toongabbie Wenty Leagues Toongabbie
Peter WILLIAMS Craig MAYTHERS Zeljko TRBARA Neil BURKETT
Merrylands Wenty Leagues Merrylands Merrylands
Mason LEWIS Andrew BUSH Steve MCGUINESS Tom ELLEM
Merrylands Northmead Merrylands Merrylands
Kyle MARTINEZ Paul WEBB Michael CLARKE Rod GORDON
Toongabbie Merrylands Merrylands Northmead
Side Leader: Michael Schwarcz
Taren Point was the big winner at the 2013 Bowls NSW Player Awards, held at the Bowlers Club, 22 January 2013. Bowls NSW recognised the outstanding performances of players and clubs and announced the newest inductee into the John Young Hall of Fame.
Taren Point claimed the Best Performed Club of the Year award after finishing as Champions in both the CashBack City State Grade 1 Pennant and the Gold Division of the Club Challenge. Added to this they were runners up in the Grade 3 State Pennant. Players from Taren Point also claimed the 2013 NSW State Pairs and were runners up in the State Triples.
Grafton Men's Bowling Club claimed the inaugural best Performed Country Club of the Year award, with their three sides recording remarkable performances in the CashBack City State
Pennants. Their Grade 4 and 7 sides reached the State semi-finals and the Grade 6 side finished as runners up.
Belrose, Harbord and St Johns Park were the other finalists in the Best Performed Club of the Year category.
Zone 10 "B" Side
Lead Second Third Skip
Sam HATCH-CACCAMO Gareth LEWIS Chris COUCHMAN Michael LINNELL
Carlingford Merrylands Wenty Leagues Northmead
Darby LEWIS Michael LANSDOWN Nick REDCLIFFE Michael WOLTER
Merrylands Carlingford Toongabbie Carlingford
Adrian CORNER Eddie WILLIAMS Mathew SEARLE Charles PHILLIPS
The Hills Wenty Leagues Merrylands Hunters Hills
Shane PARTRIDGE Don STRICKLAND Danny PHILLIPS Keith SMITH
Toongabbie Wenty Leagues Castle Hill Toongabbie
Zone 10 "Senior" Side
Lead Second Third Skip
Roy GALLOP Paul DELVES Uwe BENDT Peter O'CONNELL
North Epping North Epping The Hills Carlingford
Vic CISCATO Julio POSADAS John FARR Trevor IMER
Northmead Merrylands Northmead The Hills
Gary REYNOLDS Bill DALEY Mark BARTON Dennis HARMER
Merrylands North Epping Wenty Leagues Merrylands
Ray HALL Warren HEDEN Peter MURPHY HAROLD MILLS
Brush Park The Hills Brush Park The Hills
Side Leader: Michael Schwarcz
Side Leader: Michael Schwarcz
Taren Point bowlers Wayne Turley and John Green were named as joint Bowlers of the Year after their outstanding 2013. Both achieved the remarkable 'grand slam' in side events. They were members of the Taren Point sides that were champions in the Grade 1 State Pennant and the Bowls NSW Club Challenge Gold Division. They were also members of the Zone 13 side to have won the Bowls NSW Inter-Zone Sides Championship and the NSW State Side that claimed the Alley Shield, winning the Australian Sides Championship. Turley and Green were also outstanding in team events, claiming the NSW State Pairs and, along with evergreen Reg McCulla, were runners up in the 2013 NSW State Triples.
Ben Twist (St Johns Park) and Ray Pearse (Alexandria-Erskineville) were the other finalists for Bowler of the Year.
Matt Blackburn (Belrose) was awarded the 2013 Most Improved Bowler of the Year. He was a
member of the Belrose side that finished as runner up in the 2013 CashBack City State Pennants and a member of the team that won the 2013 NSW State Fours Championship. He was the 2013 Zone 9 Singles Champion and earned selection in the 2013 City side.
Josh Andriske (West Dubbo), Ben Glasson (Mt Lewis) and Isaac Rayner (Wagga Rules) were the finalists for the Most Improved Bowler of the Year. (Rayner became the youngest winner of a State Championship when he teamed with David Ferguson to win the Champion of Club Champion Pairs).
James Reynolds (Tathra Beach) became the first bowler to win consecutive Disability Bowler of the Year awards. Reynolds was a member of the Tathra Beach Grade 1 side that claimed the Zone 7 Grade 1 Pennant, was the 2013 NSW Wheelchair Sports Singles and Pairs Champion, won the 2013 Zone 7 Singles and was a quarter-finalist in the NSW State Singles. Chris Nairn (Picton) was the other finalist in the Disability Bowler of the Year category.
Peter Hughes (Engadine) was named as the 2013 Senior Bowler of the Year. Hughes was the 2013 NSW State Senior Pairs Champion, was runner up in the Zone 13 Senior Singles and was a member of the NSW Senior State Side that was undefeated in the Australian Senior Sides Championship.
Hughes edged out Ray Jankelowitz (Double Bay), Crawford Linton (Belrose) and Miro Perovic (Terrigal) for the award.
Dylan Skinner (Mt Lewis) was awarded the Junior Bowler of the Year. Skinner was a member of the NSW Junior Side that won the Boys Champion State and Overall Champion State, claiming a silver medal in the Australian Junior Pairs and a bronze medal in the Australian Junior Singles. In the NSW State Junior Championships Skinner was the leading bowler, claiming the State Junior Singles and
State Junior Fours Championships. He capped his year with a win in the NSW State Triples
Championship becoming, at the time, the youngest player to have won a NSW State Championship.
Dylan Cuthbert (Merimbula-Imlay), Luke Jones (Evans Head) and Corey Wedlock (Urunga) were the other finalists in the Junior Bowler of the Year.
Wayne Turley received further recognition, with a presentation marking his having reached 200 test appearances for NSW. Turley has had a sensational (and continuing) representative career both for NSW and Australia. He has been a member of NSW State Sides that have won the Australian Sides Championship on a number of occasions. He has also claimed major honours for Australia having won gold medals at Commonwealth Games and Asia-Pacific Games.
Bowls NSW also announce the 13th Inductee to the John Young Hall of Fame, Clarrie Watkins.
Clarrie's achievements included:
*Australian Representative No. 63
*Represented NSW on 145 occasions
*Skipped the 1981 National 4s winners with his team nominated by the Confederation of Australian Sport in the “Team of the Year” category
*Commonwealth Games representative 1978
*Australia’s National Coach in 1982 when Australia won its 1st Commonwealth Games Gold Medal (Men’s Fours)
*In 1973 won both State Champion of Champions Singles and State Pairs
*1979 State Fours Champion
*11 times Club Singles Champion
*Winner of numerous invitational singles including East Cessnock twice, Tamworth 3 times and Rosehill 8 times
The NSW Keno Blues & Under 25’s sides recently completed a 3 Test series against our northern rivals, Queensland, at Port City BC. Zone 10 had Merryland’s Zeljko Trbara representing and he teamed with Ray Pearse, Mark Berghofer & Shane Garvey to win all 3 matches played which assisted NSW to a 2.5 to 0.5 Test victory. “Chiko” will now go on with the Keno Blues to challenge Victoria in Wodonga 6th & 7th March. In the Under 25’s, NSW also were victorious winning 2 to 1 over Queensland
Bowls NSW Bowls Operation Manager Michael Beaumont puts out a regular newsletter, JACK, which has a host of interesting information on bowls (and other things), a bit of humour, a bit of scuttlebutt
but overall, in my opinion, a good read. If you do not already receive this, go straight to the man [email protected]
I am sure that you will enjoy each issue!!!!
Many Clubs within Zone 10 are now well into their trial matches for the upcoming Pennants season, commencing 22nd March and also many have started Club Championships. If you are lucky enough to win a Championship, make sure your Club’s Publicity Officer sends the details to me, together with your Championship photo, and it will be published both here “In the Zone” & also be sent to Bowls NSW to be added to their Zone Bowls News.
Beecroft Men’s Winners - 2013
Competition Winner Runner Up
Major Singles Robin Ratcliff Wal Saville Minor Singles Phil Martin John Lambert Tyro Singles Richard Ferguson Colin Reid Veteran Singles Richard Morris Ralph Thorp Major Pairs Wal Saville Phil Martin
Neil Harrison Ray Martin Minor Pairs Tony Taylor Ray Dennis
Ralph Thorp Peter Brian Mixed Pairs Nola Biggars Jan Morris
Arnold Burling Richard Morris Major Minor Pairs Peter Seale Joe Leotta
Neil Harrison Robin Ratcliff
Triples Steve Maxwell Phil Martin Craig Davis Wal Saville Richard Morris Ray Martin
Fours Colin Reid John O’Brien
Graham Simmonds Brian Murphie Arnold Burling Phil Martin Neil Harrison Ray Martin Bert Prince Award Colin Reid
President’s Trophy John King
Castle Hill Bowling Club conducts an annual event between the Club’s Women and Men Champions, known as the Battle of the Sexes.
The Winners of each of the main championship events of singles, pairs, triples and fours play each other, along with the runners-up in the pairs, triples and fours.
In 2014, this coincided with the official opening of our fully renovated no. 2 green on 12th January, by the The Hills Mayor, Michelle Byrne.
Castle Hill Men were victorious with a 112 – 70 win, with our Ladies managing to win 2 of the 7 rinks.
After the event, trophies for 2013 were awarded and then members and guests enjoyed dinner on the green (our no. 1 green, which was taken out the next day for renovation).
(Photo – Castle Hill’s 2013 Women and Men Champions with The Hills Mayor, Michelle Byrne about to
roll the first bowl on their fully renovated no. 2 green)
Pennant Hills BC will host the ever popular Turnaround Triples Carnival on Monday 10th March. Please see Zone 10 Website for Entry Form and further details
The Hills will again conduct their Tooheys Twilight Singles Tournament. Qualifying matches are set down for 18th, 21st, 25th or 28th March with the Round of 16 to be played 1st April & the Finals Friday 4th April.
Further information can be found on Zone 10 website
Bowls Co-Ordinator Mick Harry has advised that Wenty Leagues have welcomed 17 new players to bolster their bowling stock with Peter Armstrong, Steven Harry, Don Strickland, Lee Patterson, Matt Searle, Russ Hill, Tom MacDonald, Jeff Gallagher, Trevor Clay, Matt McGaw, Tony Stokes, Morris Luckwell, Ken Ashton, Frod, Dave Cox, Martin Fucile and Simon Burke all now wearing the Magpie colours. With the standard of these players 2014 is shaping up for a good one for the Magpies across all
Grades and are looking to go back-to-back in Grade 1 plus add more flags in other grades
Club Fours are down to Semi Finals this Saturday 8th Feb.
Mick Harry, Lee Patterson, Fred Nagle & Brian Rood v Mick McDonald, Peter Swan, Morris Luckwell &
Joe Twigg
Chris Couchman, Mark Barton, Pat Collison & Dennis McCaffery v Don Strickland, Matt McGaw, Jeff Gallagher & Ken Ashton
It is now nearly 9 weeks since the old couch was removed and replaced by the new Tiffdwarf and we have a very pleased Greenkeeper who this week installed the edges and gave the green a rub-in.
Fingers crossed for good weather will see the green ready to play in no time
Attention all Bowls Coordinators and Secretaries –
Please forward me details of your next tournament and the details will be shown here and sent out to every Club on our data base!!!!! Please include your phone and email contacts and a flyer/entry
form
[email protected]
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CONTACT – [email protected] or RAY PRATT 0431 190 890
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CONTACT – STEVE KERR 9639 2499 or [email protected]
Friday 7th February – Pennants Entries Close
Friday 7th February – State/Seniors/Presidents Singles Close
Wednesday 12
thFebruary – ZONE 10 Annual General Meeting
Saturday 22nd February – State/Zone Triples Commence
Saturday 8th March – State/Seniors/Presidents Singles Commence Saturday 22nd March – 2014 Zone 10 Pennants Season Commence
IMPORTANT
Please note dates are subject to confirmation by the Zone 10 Committee. Please check on www.zone10.org.au for updates
www.zone10.org.au
The Zone 10 website is a wealth of information of event programme, draws, results, club events, By-laws, Regulations and Conditions of Play, Club information and Entry Forms. I encourage all members of Zone 10 to “hit’ the website at least once a week as a further way of keeping informed on the happenings within Zone 10. You can also view the edition of “In The Zone” on this website. It is hoped that you let all your bowling friends and family know about this link so that they too can keep up to date with the happenings
in and involving Zone 10 and they too can be “In The Zone”
Also information from Zone 10 as well as all other Zones can be found on the Royal NSW Bowls Association website
www.rnswba.org.au/news/around-the-zones
The next issue off “InThe Zone” will be distributed Wednesday 26th February Deadline for information – Tuesday 25th February
Get “In The Zone”!!!!
Have you won a Championship or Tournament lately – were the details shown “In The Zone”?? No – well please have a chat to your Clubs’ Publicity Officer or Bowls Secretary and ask them to please submit
them to
[email protected]
Not only do you want to see your name “up in lights” but achievements should be acknowledged not only by your club but by all of Zone 10. All information sent to me is published so please diarise Tuesday
each week to send information (and photos if possible) to me for inclusion.
You can’t be in the zone if you are not “In The Zone”!!!!
