It was home team joy for Cobram in round six of Murray Playing Area pennant bowls on Saturday.
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In division five, Cobram defeated cross-river rival Barooga.
Kevin Saunders (skip), Ian Bray (third), Marnie Stock (second) and Jack Brand (lead) got off to a slow start for Cobram in their hit-out with Barooga stalwart Jill Toohey and her team.
It wasn’t until the sixth end that Cobram took control.
With the score at 11-6 after nine ends in favour of the home side, Cobram consolidated and was more consistent on the run home, winning 27-12.
Alan Temple (skip), with the assistance of John Taylor (third), Jeanette Liersch (second) and Colin Rankin, were up against a Barooga side directed by Fred Pinnuck.
This was a close tussle early, with the scores locked at five-all on six ends and eight-all after eight ends.
On end 13, Cobram held sway by one shot, 13-12.
Cobram was too strong over the entire journey and swept away with the win, 23-15 after 21 ends.
Overall, Cobram 50 defeated Barooga 27.
Cobram’s division three side was also at home, playing Numurkah.
Cobram’s Phill O’Dwyer (skip) and Pat Quinane (third), Adrian Lindsay (second) and Laurie Vinecombe (lead) didn’t have it all their way against Numurkah’s Bill Werner and team.
After 10 ends, the scores were tied at nine all.
On 14 ends, again, no headway was made with the scores even at 12-all.
On the penultimate end, the scores were level again at 17-17.
Holding their nerve on the final end, O’Dwyer’s boys scored a single shot to claim the rink points, 18-17.
After sparring for the first seven ends, Cobram’s Geoff Williams (skip), Trevor Wood (third), Sue Carter (second) and Annette Temple (lead) took charge when doing battle with Numurkah’s Roger Newman and his team.
Cobram looked the goods with the score 24-7 after 18 ends.
Numurkah took the last three ends, but it was all too late.
Cobram took the rink points 24-13.
Cobram’s Koby Madgwick (lead), Barry Walker (second) and Mick Stephens (third) were skipped by Carol Doherty when they took on Numurkah’s Joyce Andros and her team.
Although the game commenced just after the Remembrance Day minute’s silence to avoid the forecast hot weather, the conditions did take a toll on a few players.
It didn’t affect the Cobram quartet.
On end nine, the scores were even at nine all.
The temperature rose, and so did Cobram, taking the rink points 23-16.
Overall, Cobram won by 19 shots, 65-46.
Cobram’s division one side ventured to Wunghnu.
The rink was skipped by Cobram’s Steve Tatnall, who played Wunghnu’s Ray Hill and team.
Although the Tigers were on top, Hill’s crew fought back into the game, taking the lead on end 18 with a score of 15-14.
It was an arm wrestle over the remaining ends, with Wunghnu gaining the rink points by the narrowest of margins, 17-16.
On the adjoining rink, Cobram’s Andrew Hirst took charge for his first stint as skip.
He was joined by Greg Dunn (third), Luke Quinane (second), who made a return to division one after a lengthy hiatus, and Haydn Smith (lead).
This game went down to the last end, with the visitors scoring two shots against Wunghnu’s Peter Revell.
Cobram claimed two rink points, winning 17-16.
Ray Parks and his team struggled with Wunghnu’s Barry Cosgrove and his team on the rink next door.
Wunghnu broke away after end five.
Throughout the game, Wunghnu scored big numbers and the result was never in doubt.
Cobram lost 16-29.
Overall, Cobram failed by 13 shots, losing 49-62.
In division two, Cobram went to Finley.
This game was called off without the required number of ends being played because of excessive heat.
As such, the points were shared.
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