Ettalong records bowls pairs win

Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club has recorded a comfortable win over The Entrance Bowling Club in the final of the Central Coast President's Pairs.

The Ettalong team of Mike Braham and Allan Quinn won their second president's title in a month having been members of the successful Ettalong's Fours team.

Central Coast District Bowling Association president Mr Kevin Dring said the competition for pennant players grade five and below traditionally provided good competition for players of a similar standard.

"This year's event was no exception for the 48 teams that contested this championship with many up and coming new faces to look out for," Mr Dring said.

"In recent years, Davistown RSL has performed well in this competition and Chris Jones and Mike Fletcher maintained this track record with good sectional round wins and then defeating Halekulani's Bernie Young and Ray Ham in the final (17 to 12) to gain a semi-final berth.

"David Denniss and Warwick Becroft (The Greens) stormed into the sectional final with big sectional round wins of 13, 10 and 21 shots respectively to play out a nail-biter of a final for a one shot win over another well performed Davistown team in Bill Sonter and Ken Morris (22 to 21).

"Ettalong's Mike Braham and Allan Quinn showed some good form in the sectional rounds and then recorded their most convincing win over Avoca's Gary Allenby and David Richards in the final (25 to nine) for a berth into the semi-final.

"Max Clancy and Phil Clark upheld Avoca's competitive spirit with a comfortable win in the section final over the Toukley District Pair of Tony Gribbin and Alan Carpenter (17 to nine).

"The semi-finals of the president pairs produced two extreme results.

"The Greens David Dennis and Warwick Becroft had a convincing win over Davistown's Chris Jones and Mike Fletcher (27 to seven) whilst Ettalong's Mike Braham and Allan Quinn had the closest of tussles against Avoca's Max Clancy and Phil Clark for a one shot victory (16 to 15).

"Mike Braham and Allan Quinn who were members of the Zone 15 president fours championship were always in control of the final to record their second Zone 15 president's title (25 to seven) in just one month."

Publication, 8 Apr 2010 Kevin Dring, Bowls News Central Coast