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Finals Day for the recent Interclub 7’s and Auckland Cup was a successful day for the Howick Bowling Club in hosting the events and winning two of the titles.
Club manager Kashmira Umrigar says the women’s 7’s team played a very strong Auckland Bowling Club team in a thrilling final.
Howick singles player, 18-year-old Hannah Dawson (J3), won a nail-biting match 21-20.
The fours team of Lana Dowdell, Sue Peters, Dana Taylor (J2), and Ting Ting Ip (J3), finished strongly in the last three ends to win.
“Our pairs team of Rosemary Ackerley and Pauline Johnson put up a brave showing in losing their match,” Umrigar says.
The men’s 7’s team of Steve Campbell, Matt Wesche, Kevin Beasley, Les Brown, Bruce Hickman, Eddie Jones, Kevin Hurren and Hans Vermeulen (sub) played well to reach the semi-finals, which they lost to a strong Mt Albert Bowling Club side.
In the Auckland Cup, the Howick team of Colin Ayris-Webster (J4), Bryan Chapman, Wade Brealey (J2), Simon Gao (J3), Chris Hand (J3), Paul Blitvic, Bob Louden, and Tony Mitchinson beat St Heliers Gold in the quarter-final, Carlton Cornwall in the semi-final, and Blockhouse Bay in the final to record a memorable victory.
“We have a large group of men and women one-to-five-years members – 58 in total – at Howick Bowling Club,” says Umrigar.
“Almost all of them started by coming to our weekly Monday and Saturday morning coaching sessions, then joined the club and advanced from there.
“Most have been new to bowls and progressed quickly through our excellent coaching programme.
“A big thank-you to all our volunteers who organised the catering, the bar, set up the greens, and run coaching sessions. Also, to the Bowls Auckland personnel who run these events.”
