Clubmate beats Sherriff

Ettalong Beach Bowling Club member Harley McDonald, 18, beat fellow club member world number four Aron Sherriff at the Zone 15 Major Singles final at the Greens Bowling Club, The Entrance, on Sunday, July 1.

"Both bowlers showed superb drawing skills and positional play, mixed with deadly accurate on-shots when required," said Bowls Central Coast publicity officer Mr Bob Bourke.

"Aron showed the way in the early stages but Harley kept his cool and pushed Aron hard with both executing brilliant conversion shots that drew applause from the spectators.

"Over the last 15 ends, Harley applied relentless pressure and scored 15 shots to Aron's five, which saw Harley come from seven shots down to take the title at 31-29."

Sherriff said as he was packing up his bowls that "Harley played great bowls and went for the pressure shots and got them".

Harley said: "It was a pleasure to play Aron in the final."

"He's a good club mate."

Ettalong completed the clean sweep of the singles titles when Steve Balsdon took on Wyong's Greg Bartlett in the Presidents Reserve Singles Final and took the lead with a three on four end, which was the start of a barrage of shots that Greg just couldn't match and Steve powered away to claim the title 31-12.

At the Presentation Ceremony in The Greens' club house, the Marker for the Major Singles, Bowls Central Coast Zone 15 President Kevin Dring said: "It was an honour to mark a superb match played in the true spirit of the game."

Website, 5 Jul 2012

Bob Bourke, Ettalong Beach Bowling Club