Umina bowls triples final

Umina Beach Men's Bowls club held the triples final and the handicap pairs final on the weekend of July 16 and 17.

It began with the triples final, as Glen Evan's team, Peter O'Sullivan and Lee Cribbs raced out of the blocks and led nine to nil after five ends.

They continued their dominance and after 12 ends, they held a commanding lead 24 to five.

However to their credit Shane Cunliffe's side, Kevin Cunliffe and Brendan Knight started to bounce back winning seven of the last nine ends to be only a couple behind.

Glen's side recovered over the last couple of ends to finish 27 to 22.

The handicap pairs was another close encounter with John Johnston and Terry Murphy getting away to a comfortable lead early but a lapse in concentration caused the team to drop a six which enabled Glen Simmington and Rob Andersen to close the gap.

The final result saw Rob Andersen winning the last end by one shot, 17 to 16.

Both games were played in good spirit with quality bowls all-round.

Media release, 22 Jul 2016

Ian Jarratt, Umina Beach Men's Bowling Club