The Mowbray Newsletter

16. Feb, 2010 0 Comments

Hello Members

Ok let’s get rid of the bad news 1^st- The 1^st team avoided relegation and the 2^nd team came 2^nd last but luckily we can’t drop down a league. Our 1^st season started off very well but the wheels came off after the new year. We think that next year we can only improve as a club , we did have a lot of inexperienced players who will come on in leaps and bounds in their 2^nd year. Remember that we probably have one of the youngest clubs in the Western Province and the spirit is definitely high.

Now onto better things- the club started its competitions from Saturday and some very interesting games took place. We are now into the last 4 off the novices -Gareth Rosslee will play Jason Janse van Rensburg in the one semi and Rob van Hille will play Mwize[our barman for those of you who have never been to the club] in the other semi final. By the way Mwize had a great tussle with Jules Horak in the quarter-final.

Mwize had a great weekend because he also won against Jill van Rensburg and Henk Beekman and is still in the running for all 3 competitions.

This weekend on Saturday from 12 to 2.30pm and on Sunday from 9am we are trying to get people to play their games, especially in the main competition. We need the following games to take place-

Errol Concur vs. Dean Jackson. Scotty vs. Gareth, Hans Greyling vs. Warren Hewitt, Brad vs Terry Leahy, Piers vs Anton v v, John Rosslee vs Clive Garcin, Dave Milne vs Bronco, Colin Peters vs Maurice Moyles and Erik v v vs John Commins. You can play during the week as well and if you think you can’t make the games then rather withdraw from the tournament. Please try and find markers as well. [Jill was tired of marking 6 games on Sunday]. Please make contact with your opponents as soon as possible. You can wear mufti when you play.

The weekly club draw was won again last week and Tom Van Vlaanderens number came out the bag to win R200. The attendance draw was won by Val Leahy with Paul Rist getting 2^nd prize. This week the main draw will start with R200 in the kitty. We will also be making chips so come down and spend an hour at the club.

For the next 3 weeks starting on Thursday evening Newbie Bowls are running a pairs competition on the one green as they have the other green full of Newbies. We are still looking for a few teams so if anybody is interested please contact Tom urgently at the club on 0216891617 or 0825562639. The competition has been kindly sponsored by ZANUSSI and there will also be cash prizes. The entry fee is R240 per team for the 3 weeks-you will also receive a boerie roll each week. [you can also pay R80 a week]. The competition will be 2-4-2 and you play 2 games over 8 ends. You can enter a mixed /men’s or ladies side.

What’s happening at the club this week;

Wednesday from 7pm- Student night

Thursday from 5.45 pm-Newbiebowls comp[week3]

Thursday from 5.45 pm-Newbiebowls /Zanussi pairs competition

Friday from 7pm-Club closed for Private function

Saturday 12-2.30- Club competitions

Saturday 2.30-6pm-Newbiebowls fundraiser for UCT[Habitat for Humanity]

Saturday from 7.30 pm-Club closed for private function

Sunday from 9 am-Club Competitions

That’s all for this week , see you at the draw on Thursday.

Regards

The Mowbray