Our results for Interclub Round #8 played on Saturday 3rd December were: Women's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream beat Naenae, 23-0 Women's Quad: Silverstream beat Titahi Bay, 15-0 Men's Premier Reserve Section 3: Silverstream 1 beat Wainuiomata Black, 15-7 Men's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream 2 lost to Petone Central, 8-14 Men's Division 1: Silverstream lost to Upper Hutt, 11-12 Men's Division 3: Upperstream lost to Stokes Valley, 0-23 On Saturday 3rd December and Sunday 4th December the finalists for the Club Championships Men's Pairs and Women's Fours were found. Graham Mudgway/Dave King will play Steve Critchlow/Hylton Tuckett on Friday 16th December and Robyn Tuckett/Mary Sue Critchlow/Kennie Critchlow/Maria Moen will play Josie Coombe/Olive Pearless/Denise Goldsmith/Christine Hewitt on Sunday 18th December. On Monday 5th December our women continued their campaign in the Gee Sgield with two wins and two losses. On Tuesday 6th December both the Club Aggregate Cup competition and the evening Skills Training session continued. Men's Pennants Round #7 on Wednesday 7th December saw two 6-0 wins for our Division One and Division Three teams over Naenae and Hutt 4 respectiviely. The winning margin over Naenae was the first time this has been recorded, as far as anyone can remember. Women's Pennants Rounds #5 & #6scheduled for Thursday 8th December were postponed due to the weather. The centre Open Pairs competition took place on 10th/11th/12th December and we had nine pairs competing. Great success here with our Club providing both finalists in the Women's competion and a Men's team reaching the quarter finals, which match has still to be finished, due to the atrocious weather conditions on the day. These successes have all been reported in more details in a separate post in Latest News. On Tuesday 13th December both the Club Aggregate Cup competition and the evening Skills Training session continued. Wednesday 14th December saw the Men's Pennants teams playing a postponement round with the Division One team losing to Stokes Valley 2-4 and the Division Three team beating Upper Hutt 3 6-0. On Friday 16th December we broke from tradition and played a Club Championship in the evening. Graham Mudgway and Dave King won the Men's Pairs, beating Steve Critchlow and Hylton Tuckett in a closely fought contest. There was a drinks happy hour, music and a great meal cooked by Paul Smith. Our thanks to the Match Committee and Paul in particular. Our results for Interclub Round #9 played on Saturday 17th December were: Women's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream beat Victoria, 24-0: Currently 2nd in Grade Women's Quad: Silverstream lost to Miramar, 7-8: Currently 7th in Grade Men's Premier Reserve Section 3: Silverstream 1 beat Seatoun, 23-0: Currently 1st in Grade Men's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream 2 lost to Tawa Red, 1-22: Currently 8th in Grade Men's Division 1: Silverstream beat Upper Hutt, 16-8: Currently 5th in Grade Men's Division 3: Upperstream lost to Upper Hutt 1, 0-22: Currently 10th in Grade On the afternoon of Saturday 17th December we held our Christmas Ham Gala, organised by Paul Smith. For once it was a lovely day and congratulations to winners Iain Opray and Andrea Gray. The day finished with our Annual Christmas Function where a good time was had by all. Robyn Tuckett won the Club Championships Women's Singles Both Club Championship Fours Finals were played on Sunday 18th December. Winning teams were Robyn Tuckett, Kennie Critchlow, Mary Sue Critchlow and Maria Moen and Adam Turner, Peter Alsop, Dave Tturner and Paul Smith. Thanks to Aaron Wall who has posted photos of recent events on our bowls silverstream Facebook page. These photos will also be appearing on our gallery pages soon.
Silverstream members made a splash in the Centre Pairs competition held last weekend, in atrocious conditions. We provided both finalists in the Women's event with Clare Hendra and Kennie Ctitchlow prevailing over Robyn Tuckett and Margaret Opray. A great achievement! Pictured, starting top left and going clockwise are Robyn, Margaret, Kennie and Clare. Meanwhile in the Men's competition Steve Critchlow and Hylton Tuckett were half way through their quarter final when the match was called off due to the conditions, to be finished on another day. Well done!
The Men's Pennants competition was canned on Wednesday 16th November due to guess what? College Bowls was canned on Thursday 17th November due to a plague of locusts. At last some bowls! The second double header was completed on Saturday 19th November. Results were: Women's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream lost to Wainuiomata 0-22 and beat Titahi Bay 2 15-7. Women's Quad: Silverstream lost to Plimmerton 1-15 and drew with Wilton 8-8. Men,s Premier Reserve Section 3: Silverstream 1 beat Island Bay 2 23-1 and beat Massey Avenue 22-1. Another great effort. Men's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream 2 lost to Eastbourne 1 9-14, and lost to Hutt 2 7-15. Men's Division 1: Silverstream lost to Stokes Valley 7-15 and lost to Wilton 8-15. Men's Division 3: Upperstream lost to Tawa 0-23 and lost to Titahi Bay 8-15. Club Championship Mens Pairs & Women's Singles section play got under way on Sunday 20th November. The Gee Shield competition started on Monday 21st November with our team having a win and a loss. The Club Aggregate Cup continued with Round #8 as did the regular Skills Training session on Tuesday 22nd November. At last some Men'sPennants! Round #5 on Wednesday23rd November saw our Division One team lose 0-6 to Hutt and our Division 3 team lose 2-4 to Massey Avenue. Womens Pennants Rounds #3 & #4 were played on Thursday 24th November and resulted in two wins out of two over Island Bay and Massey Avenue. A further round of College Bowls was completed on Thursday 25th November. This was the final session this year. On Friday 25th November our intrepid Diamonds Buttons duo of Robyn Tuckett and Josie Coombe repelled the challenge of Whitby. Four teams entered the Centre Open Fours on 26th/27th/28th November. Best performing were our Women's Four of Robyn Tuckett (s), Abbey Dugdale, Margaret Opray and Kennie Critchlow who qualified for post section play. There was a Casual Disc Draw on Sunday 27th November. A Club Day and Skills Training continued on Tuesday 29th November. Another round of Men's Pennants was played on Wednesday 30th November, with the Division One team defeating Stokes Valley 6-0 and our Division Three team losing to Upper Hutt 4 by the same score.
On Tuesday 1st November the Club Aggregate Cup proceeded and there was a further Skills Training session in the evening. Wednesday 2nd November saw further intervention by the elements and Men's Pennants was postponed. The Women's Pennants team kicked off their campaign on Thursday 3rd November with a win over Stokes Valley and a loss to Wainuiomata. College Bowls, hosted by our club, continued on Thursday 3rd November The Wellington Diamond Buttons challenge started on Friday 4th November, with members Robyn Tuckett and Josie Coombe repelling the first challenge of the season from Upper Hutt Interclub resumed on Saturday 5th November with a double header. The previous two rounds had been lost due to the weather. Women's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream beat Whitby 24-0 and beat Petone Central 2 16-7. Women's Quad: Silverstream lost to Johnsonville 1-14 and lost to Upper Hutt 0-16. Men,s Premier Reserve Section 3: Silverstream 1 beat Plimmerton 24-0 and beat Miramar 1 22-0. A great effort. Men's Premier Reserve Section 1: Silverstream 2 lost to Island Bay 1 1 7-15, beat Whitby 14-7. Men's Division 1: Silverstream beat Naenae 14-8, lost to Johnsonville Men's Division 3: Upperstream lost to Naenae 0-22, beat Upper Hutt 2 15-8. The round robin and semifinal were concluded in the Club Championship Men's Fours on Sunday 6th November. The final will be between Adam Turner's team and Don McMurray's team and is scheduled for Sunday 18th December. On Tuesday 8th November the Club Aggregate Club and Skills Training continued and there was progress in College Bowls on Thursday 10th November. Six of our members were due to play in the Wellington Centre Singles on 12th/13th/14th November but - you guessed it - it was canned due to the weather, as was Casual Bowls on Sunday 13th November.
The Club Aggregate Cup continued on the afternoon of Tuesday 18th October and our regular Skills Training sessions continued on same evening. The weekly Games Afternoons concluded for the season on Thursday 20st October and the College Bowls competition started on the same afternoon. On Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd October, nine of our members competed in the Centre Mixed Pairs tournament, sponsored by Bowls Specialists. Kennie & Steve Critchlow, Robyn Tuckett & Mark Finlay, Abbey & Warwick Dugdale and Clare Hendra (playing in a composite team) all qualified for post section play, with Abbey & Warwick and Clare winning their first post section matches. Well done all! Our casual bowls programme continued on Saturday 22nd October, with Triples and 2-4-2 matches. A good time was held by all. On Sunday/Monday 23rd/24th October, we hosted our annual 1 to 5 Year 2-4-2 Pairs Gala, with eight of our members going into battle. Congratulation to overall winners Mark Burgess & James Fairhall from the Victoria club. See Latest News and our Facebook page for more details. All activities scheduled for Tuesday/Wednesday 25th/26th October were canned due to the weather. College Bowls continued on Thursday 27th October. The weather reigned supreme again on Saturday 29th October with Interclub being postponed and our Have A Go Day being cancelled. This is the most disrupted start to a season that we can recall. Despite late withdrawals and weather interruptions we managed to complete two rounds of Club Championships Men's Fours on Sunday 30th October.
"Sunday and Monday of Labour weekend saw the successful completion of Silverstream Bowling Club's 1 to 5 Year 242 Pairs Gala. Congratulations to the winners and all the players who participated.
Thank you again to the following people - Greens: Don McMurray & Ian Prince. Kitchen: Ian & Jane Prince & Margaret Opray. Bar: Ray Wall, Iain Opray & Hylton Tuckett. All round help for two days: Dave Turner, Iain & Margaret Opray. The SBC juniors for all their work before and after play and all other local members who pitched in and helped. Everyone present for their great support of the raffles. All the spectators who came out and supported their clubs junior players – this is really great to see. But most of all a huge thankyou to the players whose competitive spirit and great attitudes made it a fantastic two days to be involved with! We look forward to seeing you all again next year and encourage you all to take responsibility to get more of your clubs juniors to get involved not this this tournament, but as many difference junior bowls events that they can."
Our women played in the first round of the Gee Shield competition on 3rd October and came away with two wins and two losses. Round #2 of the Club Aggregate Cup was contested on Tuesday 4th October in the afternoon and the weekly skills training session was held in the evening. Saturday 8th October saw the start of the Bowls Wellington Interclub competition, with four men's and two women's teams sailing into battle. Results were: Women's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream beat Wilton, 14-7 Women's Quad: Silverstream beat Hutt, 14-1 Men's Premier Reserve Section 3: Silverstream 1 lost to Naenae, 7-15 Men's Premier Reserve Section 2: Silverstream 2 lost to Miramar, 7-15 Men's Division 1: Silverstream beat Tawa Services, 22-0 Men's Division 3: Upperstream beat Hutt, 16-8 There was some casual bowls played on Saturday 8th October in the afternoon. Rounds #1 and #2 of the Club Championship Fours were postponed on Sunday 9th October due to the weather. The Club Aggregate Cup continued on the afternoon of Tuesday 11th October and our regular Skills Training sessions continued on same evening. The weather prevailed again on Saturday 15th October, with Interclub and the Club Variety Pairs being cancelled. The revamped Men's Club Championship Fours got under way on Sunday 16th October under sunny skies. Throughout the period our popular Games Afternoons continued on Thursdays at 1pm and our legendary Social Evenings continued on Fridays from 4pm.
Andrea Gray, Darren Te Whata, Denise Goldsmith, Jamie Rollo, Jo Hall, Kevin Meehan, Len Willmer, Mariana Niehaus-Ward, Mary Willmer, Pat Rainey, Peter Ward, Sharon Ritchie, Wilson Murdoch and Wray Hall. Also a reminder to new members (and others) with email addresses to sign up to our mailing list by clicking here. It's free and once on the list you will receive an emal alert each time something new is published on our Latest News page!
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