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NEWSLETTERS
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NEWSLETTER No 17
24/12/07
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Have a pleasant and restful Christmas
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Results |
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It's been a quiet week - you are all
winners! |
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Photo Gallery |
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Wendy, Sheryl,
Lois, Maureen, Val, Fay |
Barry, Jack Val |
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Coaching / Laws / Etiquette |
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Coach
If you want to win
you must practise |
SLOW
AND FAST GREENS
The speed of a green is indicated by the number of
seconds a bowl takes to cover the distance from delivery
until it comes to rest 27m from the front of the mat. On
fast greens, where the surface is dry and smooth, the
arc travelled by the bowl will be large so the bowl will
take longer to cover the distance, perhaps 15 to 20
seconds. On slow greens, where the ground may be soft
and the grass more lush, the arc will be more narrow and
the bowl will cover a more direct route to the jack
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TOUCHERS AND TOUCHERS
A bowl, which is not a toucher, comes into contact
with the jack in the ditch. Can that bowl now be
deemed a toucher?
Law 24
Touchers
No bowl
will be a toucher if it plays onto, or comes into
contact with, the jack when the jack is in the
ditch.
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ETIQUETTE:
All players are asked to assist in returning mats,
jacks and scoreboards at the close of play. |
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Miscellaneous
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BOWLS ON SKY SPORT
Tues
25th 7:30pm men's singles 1st semi final sky sport 1
replayed wed 26th 10:25pm sky sport 2
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QUOTE:
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. |
THE DRIVING LEAD:
I will have to settle down;
Play the game my skippers way;
Because we're playing championships;
He won't let me drive today.
He will stand at the other end;
Smile at me for sure;
And say I'm hoping mate;
You won't drive any more.
I am tempted by the bowl;
That sits there on the jack;
I know it needs a little knock;
Or, perhaps a heavy wack.
I wish I was allowed;
To drive at it some way;
Bash it off the bowling green;
And win this game today.
I stand there on the mat;
With a look he really knows;
Just waiting for the skip to say;
"Why not have a go!" |
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Coming Up: |
CLUB:
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January
13th
8.30 am |
Men's
Triples Final
Barry Hanlen, John Hanlen,
Morris Williams ... and ... Frank Grantham, Graeme (Pedro)
Pedersen, Brian Annear |
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11.30 am |
Men's Senior Pairs
Jon O'Shea / Frank Grantham still have two
lives intact. One lifers include Phil Young
/ Brian Annear, Jack Philip / Ross Hamilton
and John McLaughlin / John Hanlen. |
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9.00 am |
Men's Fours Final
Paul Selby (Jim Fitzsimons, Mike Madden,
Johnny Ward) and Bruce Mitchell (Peter
Thomson, Ray Falvey, Bob Gray). Bruce's team
has two lives, Paul's has one |
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If any Centre fixture clashes with this date
these games will be resheduled |
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CENTRE: |
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Dorchester
National Open in Christchurch |
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NATIONALS |
next two weeks |
Morrie Shirley is the only club member I
know of who is attending. Good luck, Morrie |
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NEWSLETTER No 18
31/12/07
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2008
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Nationals |
The Dorchester National Open began in
Christchurch last Friday.
If you have SKY TV there is some bowls
coverage.
ORDINARY PLAYERS CAN BEAT CHAMPIONS -
Two little known combinations had their
moments in the sun when they beat members of
the New Zealand World Bowls squad at the
Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowling
Championships in Christchurch today. After
Gary Lawson and Andrew Curtain – two of the
finest bowlers this country has produced in
the last decade or two, had wiped aside all
opposition with cricket score results,
Greymouth’s Roger Norton and Rick Day of
Kaiapoi faced the daunting task of having to
beat them in their last match, to qualify
for post section play. But, showing that
bowls is a sport in which any “ordinary”
player can beat a champion on his day,
Norton and Day not only beat Lawson and
Curtain, they chalked up a commanding 21 –
12 win.
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Photo Gallery |
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John knows,
Ross knows, Kumara wishes |
Noel, Tom |
Frank, Bruce |
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Coaching / Laws / Etiquette |
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If you want
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you must practise |
Fluid Intake
If you want to maintain maximum concentration during a
game of bowls it is important you keep up your water
intake. This becomes even more critical when playing for
lengthy periods. "A sip on the water bottle every
second end" is a good suggestion. Avoid alcohol
because it is a diuretic (increases unwanted
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JACK GOES FORWARD:
This has already been in a newsletter this season
but ..... at roll-up on Thursday something
happened which made me think it might need
repeating.
On the rink next to me a bowler drove, struck the
jack which hit the face of the ditch then sprung
back onto the rink and finished up about 3 metres
in front of where it had originally been. The
bowlers concerned weren't sure what to do and
decided to call the end dead. Were they correct?
(No - they weren't)
Law 30
Dead jack
If the jack is moved by a bowl in play, it is a
dead jack if it:
· passes above the face of the bank;
· passes completely outside a side boundary of
the rink of play;
· comes to rest in any hollow in the face of the
bank; or
· comes to rest at a distance of less than 20
metres as measured in a straight line from the mat
line.
DO YOU HAVE TO
MARK EVERY TOUCHER?
(No - you don't)
Law
25
Marking a toucher
If, in the opinion
of either skip or opponent or the marker, a
toucher comes to rest in a position in which
marking it would be likely to move the bowl or
alter the head, the bowl should not be marked but
nominated as a toucher instead.
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ETIQUETTE:
Bowls should not be kicked until the shot(s) has
been decided. |
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Miscellaneous
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MEN'S INTERCLUB 7's.5's,'s
The following are the teams to represent Bowls
Taradale in The Interclub Sevens, Fives and Threes to
be played on 5th and 6th January
and 12th and13th January.
Sevens A
Division
Sevens B Division
Played at Bowls Napier
Played at Omarunui
M.Glassey
L.Parsons
J.O’Shea
R.Hamilton
B.Hanlen
J.Ward
P.Young
B.Mitchell
F.Grantham
M Madden
J.Fitzsimons
J.Philip
J.McLaughlin
B.Annear
Fives.
Played at Havelock North
P. Fletcher
D.Millar
C.Salmon
P.Thompson
C.Nicol
Threes
Played at Kia Toa
A.Team
B.Team
C.Team
K.Hook
R.Falvey
A.Boardman
B.Menefy
P.Lamason
C.Downing
D.Jenkins
P.Townrow
D.Roberts
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HEADING
TO ARGENTINA?
Did you know our site is seen all over the world.
Bowls Argentina has asked us to put a link on our site
to theirs. If you want to have a look at the Bowls
Argentina site click here
www.bowlsargentina.com.ar |
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BOWLS
ON SKY SPORT
7.30pm
to 9.00pm
Tuesday
1 January 2008 - Singles semi final 2
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QUOTE:
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in
your mind. |
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KITTY
Girls were made to love and kiss,
and some are mighty pretty,
But best of all, I'll tell you this,
Is kissing little Kitty. |
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Coming Up: |
CLUB:
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January
13th
8.30 am |
Men's Triples Final
Barry Hanlen, John Hanlen, Morris Williams
... and ... Frank Grantham, Graeme (Pedro)
Pedersen, Brian Annear |
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11.30 am |
Men's Senior Pairs
Jon O'Shea / Frank Grantham still have two
lives intact. One lifers include Phil Young
/ Brian Annear, Jack Philip / Ross Hamilton
and John McLaughlin / John Hanlen. |
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9.00 am |
Men's Fours Final
Paul Selby (Jim Fitzsimons, Mike Madden,
Johnny Ward) and Bruce Mitchell (Peter
Thomson, Ray Falvey, Bob Gray). Bruce's team
has two lives, Paul's has one |
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If any Centre fixture clashes with this date
these games will be resheduled |
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Jan 5-6
Jan 12-13 |
Men's Interclub 7's,5's,3's
Following are the entries for the three
tournaments
"SEVENS"
Singles 21 shots. Pairs 18
ends. Fours 15 ends.
All 2.75hr time limit.
('1st' division) -
Played at Bowls Napier @ 8.30am Saturday
5 & Sunday 6 January '08.
Havelock North, Taradale, Napier,
Heretaunga, Waipukurau, Bay View
('2nd' division) -
Played at Omarunui BC @ 8.30am Saturday
5, Sunday 6 & Saturday 12 January 08
Havelock North, Wairere, Omarunui,
Taradale, Napier, Heretaunga, Bluff Hill
"FIVES"
Pairs 18 ends.
Triples (3 bowls) 14 ends.
No time limit.
Section 1: -
Played at Bowls Wairere @ 8.30am
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 January 08
Napier, Wairere, Waipukurau, Bay View
'A', Hastings, Bay View 'B'
Section 2: - Played at
Havelock North BC @ 8.30am Saturday 5 &
Sunday 6 January 08
Taradale, Bay View 'C', Havelock North,
Kia Toa, Heretaunga, Omarunui
"PENNANTS" (3's) - all
Played at Kia Toa BC (start at 1.00 pm
each day) Saturday 5, Sunday 6, Saturday
12 & Sunday 13 January 08.
2 games x 12 ends each day.
No time limit - no killed ends, 'jack'
replaced.
(1st Division)
Havelock North, Taradale 'A', Bluff Hill
'A', Napier 'A', Hastings 'A', Bay View
'A', Wairere 'A', Kia Toa
(2nd division)
Bluff Hill 'B', Napier 'B', Taradale
'B', Hastings 'B', Wairere 'B', Bay View
'B', Taradale 'C', Wairere 'C'
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NATIONALS |
next two weeks |
Morrie Shirley is the only club member I
know of who is attending the Nationals.
Good luck, Morrie |
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NEWSLETTER No 19
7/1/2008
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TARADALE CLUB
“EMIRATES”
$10,000
2008 DAVE THORNE MEMORIAL
“HETERO”2 BOWL OPEN TRIPLES
WIN A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA WITH EMIRATES AIR
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BOWLS TARADALE
3rd & 4th MAY
2008
Special Conditions
EACH TEAM MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE “TEN YEAR OR
UNDER” PLAYER
– A TEN YEAR OR UNDER PLAYER MUST SKIP ALL GAMES
NOTE:
TEAMS ARE HETERO (ALL MEN or ALL WOMEN or MIXED)
ENTRY
FEE $135.00 per team.
INCLUDES MEAL SATURDAY NIGHT
NO REFUND IF
TEAM WITHDRAWN WITHIN 72 HOURS OF TOURNAMENT START
DATE
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To
print an "Emirates" entry form
CLICK
HERE
BOWLS TARADALE MEMBERS ARE URGED TO LODGE
THEIR OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM ASAP
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Results |
MEN'S INTERCLUB 7's,5's,3's
Sevens:
Congratulations to our A Division team for
winning the Interclub Sevens at Bowls Napier over the
weekend. Special commendation should be given to
Murray Glassey for winning every one of his five
singles games - no mean feat. Those in the Sevens team
were:
Singles:
M.Glassey
Pairs: J.O’Shea, B.Hanlen
Fours: P.Young (skip), F.Grantham, J.Fitzsimons,
J.McLaughlin
B Division
team - have done very well and are running 2nd at the
moment. They have one more round to play so we wish
them well.
Fives: Congratulations also to our
Fives team who competed at Havelock North
and won their section. Well done! Those in
the team were:
Triples:
P. Fletcher, D
Neilson, C.Salmon
Pairs: P.Thompson, J Calnan
Threes: This competition is still
progressing and our three Taradale teams are
all doing well. Special mention should be
made of one team that remains unbeaten (R
Falvey, P Lamason, P Townrow). Play
will continue next weekend.
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Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowls
Championships
(from Bowls NZ website)
Zalina New Women's Singles Champ:
Malaysia has produced the winner of the
women’s singles at the Dorchester/Hyundai
National Open Bowls Championships for the
second consecutive year, with Siti Zalina
Ahmad winning one of the most gripping
finals in years to beat Nelsonian Marie
Watson, 21 – 20 at the Papanui club last
Friday.
Meyer Gets "Special" Title:
A delighted Russell Meyer admitted that
winning the men’s singles title was
something he’d always aimed at, after he
dominated Johnsonville’s Brendon Gibson at
the Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowling
Championships at the Papanui greens in
Christchurch last Friday. Meyer beat Gibson,
21 – 15, leading from the moment he took a
three on the very first end.
Title No. 9 For Lawson:
By winning his ninth title in the men’s
pairs at the Dorchester/Hyundai National
Open Bowling Championships in Christchurch
on Friday, outstanding Canterbury bowler
Gary Lawson has given himself the chance of
joining Nick Unkovich, next week, as the
greatest national title winner in the
history of the game. Before he and “old
mate” Andy Curtain beat Kevin Robinson and
Steve Posa in the final, 23 – 10, Lawson and
the legendary Phil Skoglund, were locked
together with eight titles, two behind
Unkovich’s 10.
Babich, Crowe Take Women's Pairs Title:
The 2007/08 summer will be one Aucklanders
Jo Babich and Bev Crowe will never forget,
after taking the national women’s pairs
title at the Dorchester/Hyundai National
Open Bowling Championships in Christchurch
on Friday, in their very first year as a
combination. The pair from the
Carlton-Cornwall club demolished the home
town combination of Karin Ware and Maureen
Doherty from Beckenham, 25 – 4, with the
locals conceding defeat after only 16 ends.
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Photo Gallery |
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If you have any
money I'll take it
Bernie, Lois |
John, Graham |
Don, Gordon |
Ray, Brenda,
Kevin |
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Bob, Mike |
Jim, Jack,
Allen |
Betty, Brenda |
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Coaching / Laws / Etiquette |
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Coach
If you want
to win
you must practise |
Be Selfish - Think Of Yourself
All opposition needs to be treated with respect. However
whilst respect is essential, focusing on one’s own
performance is the key to success. You have no control
over how well or how poorly the opposition is going to
perform. LEAVE THEM ALONE - play your own game.
Start with having good routines.
A pre shot routine could be:
1. Define the shot you are going to play,
2. Get the bowl in the hand correctly,
3. Establish the intended line,
4. Move onto the mat ensuring the anchor foot and body
is pointing directly along the intended line,
5. Think calm and relaxed,
6. Put the feeling into your body of how fast you need
to bowl the bowl,
7. A trigger or cue word to set the bowling action in
motion,
8. Just relax you can’t do any more about it,
9. Analyse the result and what correction if any will be
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CAN I WAIT TILL A
BOWL
FALLS OVER BEFORE I START MEASURING? – Sometimes after the last bowl has
come to rest you think it might topple over and
finish closer to (or further away from) the jack.
Are you allowed to wait in the hope a bowl might
fall over?
Law 40 Deciding the number of shots scored
1 The process of deciding the number of shots
scored should not start until the last bowl
required to be played in an end has come to rest,
or 30 seconds after that if either skip or
opponent in Singles asks for this 30-second period
(for example, to see whether or not a bowl lying
at an angle will fall of its own accord within
that time).
2 If either skip or opponent in Singles has asked
for a 30-second period, no bowl which is likely to
fall should be secured during that period.
WHAT
IF YOU
ARE MEASURING AND A BOWL FALLS OVER?:
You are in the process of deciding the number of
shots when a bowl falls over.
If a bowl falls of its own accord, it should be
left in its new position while deciding the number
of shots scored continues, and all the
shots agreed before the bowl fell will count.
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ETIQUETTE:
Do not sit on the edges of the green. |
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Miscellaneous
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WORLD BOWLS TIMETABLE
Men’s Pairs and Triples – Women’s Singles and Fours
12 January - Saturday
Opening & Rounds 1 and 2
13 January - Sunday Rounds
3, 4 & 5
14 January - Monday Rounds
6 & 7
15 January - Tuesday Rounds
8 & 9
16 January - Wednesday
Rounds 10 & 11
17 January - Thursday
Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals
18 January - Friday Final
am, Final pm
19 January - Saturday Final
am, Final pm
Men’s
Singles and Fours – Women’s Pairs and Triples
20 January - Sunday Rounds
1, 2 & 3
21 January - Monday Rounds
4 & 5
22 January - Tuesday Rounds
6 & 7
23 January - Wednesday
Rounds 8 & 9
24 January - Thursday
Rounds 10 & 11
25 January - Friday
Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals
26 January - Saturday Final
am, Final pm
27 January - Sunday Final
am, Final pm & Closing
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BOWLS
ON TV:
New
Zealand Open
Tuesday 8
January - 7.30pm - Sky Sport 1
Wednesday 9
January - 4.00am - Sky Sport 2
Wednesday 9
January - 4.25pm - Sky Sport 2
Wednesday 9
January - 10.30pm - Sky Sport 1
Friday 11
January - 4.30pm - Sky Sport 2
Tuesday 15
January - 7.30pm - Sky Sport 1
Wednesday 16
January - 9.00am - Sky Sport 2
Thursday 17
January - 3.00am - Sky Sport 1
World
Bowls
All 12.30pm
to 4.30pm on TV ONE
Friday 18
January
Saturday 19
January
Saturday 26
January
Sunday 27
January
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QUOTE:
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in
rising every time we fall |
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BOWLS MAXIMS:
A good skip can control his ship.
A good lead is always a need.
A bowl on the pitch is worth two in the ditch.
a long length requires more strength.
A rink game is a think game.
A back bowl may become a jack bowl.
A bowl much short will count for nought.
A chalk on your wood proves your bowling is good.
A certain one to you is better than a risky two.
A toucher on the jack; a couple at the back.
A good draw shot will win a lot.
Getting the shot matters a lot.
It's a great pleasure to win a close measure. |
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Fri Jan 11 |
Open Mini Hetero Triples |
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Sat Jan 12
Sun Jan13 |
Women's Championship Senior Singles |
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This is changed from last week |
Sat
Jan 12
1.00 pm |
Men's Triples Final
Barry Hanlen, John Hanlen, Morris Williams
... and ... Frank Grantham, Graeme (Pedro)
Pedersen, Brian Annear |
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Sun Jan13
9.00 am |
Men's Senior Pairs
Jon O'Shea / Frank Grantham still have two
lives intact. One lifers include Phil Young
/ Brian Annear, Jack Philip / Ross Hamilton
and John McLaughlin / John Hanlen. |
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Sun Jan13
9.00 am |
Men's Fours Final
Paul Selby (Jim Fitzsimons, Mike Madden,
Johnny Ward) and Bruce Mitchell (Peter
Thomson, Ray Falvey, Bob Gray). Bruce's team
has two lives, Paul's has one |
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CENTRE: |
Jan 12 |
Closing day for entries in Women's
Dorchester Open Pairs (played Jan 22-23) |
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NEWSLETTER No 20
14/1/2008
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