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60 & Over Pairs
After two days of entertaining bowls the finals of the 60 & Over Pairs were played at the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club. In the Men’s final the Wunghnu pair of Graham King and Ray Hill came back from being well down, to defeat the Cobram pair of John Dixon and Geoff Westmore 18-11. In…
READ MORENew Hall of Fame Inductees
At the 2023-2024 Murray Playing Area Presentation Day two new members were inducted into the Murray Hall of Fame. Alan Rodgers of Numurkah Bowling Club and Ron Bartley an ex member of the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club, were both honoured for their personal achievements in bowls, and also for the time and commitment they…
READ MORE60 & Over Singles
The 60 & Over events held by the Murray Playing Area are no longer state events, as Bowls Vic have changed to a state wide carnival to be held at Barham in May. The smaller than usual field played for the title of singles champion at Finley on Saturday, and due to Region commitments by…
READ MORERegion State Events
On the final day of the Goulburn Murray Region State Events held at Strathmerton, two of the four events were won by the Murray Playing Area representatives. The Champion of Champions Pairs was played between the Barooga Sports pair of Ian Smethurst and Geoff Mitchell, and the Seymour VRI pair of Jet Wyatt and Michael…
READ MOREGoulburn Murray Pennant Championships
There were mixed results for the Murray Playing Area teams in the Goulburn Murray Pennant Championships which were played this week. On Tuesday the Midweek Division 1 winners, Cobram, took on the Goulburn Valley team of Shepparton Golf at the Cobram Bowling Club. Cobram came out of the blocks running, and didn’t falter all day…
READ MORESaturday Pennant Premiers
The finals of the Saturday Pennant competition were played at Berrigan where the many spectators created a festive atmosphere, and were treated to some wonderful bowling. In the showcase Division 1 final Katandra West took on Numurkah Golf. Despite winning on two of the three rinks Numurkah Golf went down to Katandra West 56 to…
READ MOREMidweek Premiers
Congratulations to all teams who participated in the Midweek Pennant season. The season was played in good spirit with some great bowling by all players. The final was played on the slick Finley green and the many spectators enjoyed the matches. In Division 1 Cobram were too good on the day for Numurkah Golf, who…
READ MOREMixed Success for Murray at Region State Finals
The first day of the Goulburn Murray Region State Finals saw mixed success for the Murray Playing Area representatives. Murray came out winners in all the individual events, but only one of the teams, the Men’s triples, managed to better the Goulburn Valley teams. In the Women’s State Singles Kerry Baldacchino of Cobram dug in…
READ MOREChampion of Champion Pairs
The Murray Playing Area Champion of Champion Pairs have been decided. In the Ladies final Ann Milkins and Jennifer O’Connor from the Numurkah Bowls Club played Ruth Burnett and Heather Crosthwaite from Barooga Sports Bowling Club. The scores were neck and neck throughout the game, with Ann & Jennifer edging ahead to claim victory 13-10….
READ MOREMurray Playing Area Champion of Champions
Over the past two Sundays the Cobram Bowls Club have hosted the Club Champions from each Murray Playing Area club as they competed for the title of Champion of Champions. The spectators were treated to some wonderful bowls over the two days. The Ladies final was a repeat of the match played two weeks ago…
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