Kensington pair fare well in Auckland Open

This Saturday and Sunday, the Centre Open Fours Championships are being held and there will be 28 men's and 17 women's teams competing. Play starts at 9am. The draw is:
Men: Mangawhai back green: S Nelson, R McCullum, I McMurchy, A Van Haaften, M Butler, C Wintle, G Rope, J Dunn, K Sidwell, G Parker, J Wintle, L Lawrence, R Burrows, I Bowick; Mangawhai front green: S Smith, E Smitton, K Nash, K Robinson, D Ilievski, T Chapman, K West, G Gallant, J Ridling, P Wightman, S Prasad, G Blackman, T Sloane, I Halls.

Women: Bowls Whangarei: J McGunnigle, A Bateman, A Halls, P Warth, J McLean, M Barrett, M Timoti, J Dalton, L Hunt, A Muir, S Anderson, C Crawford, S James, D Lawrence, L Wintle, M Parker, S Wightman.

Post section play on Sunday for men and women is at Mangawhai.

Congratulations to Joan Erceg and Diane Strawbridge of Kensington Club, who played at the Auckland Open 1-5 Year Singles event last weekend.
Joan was runner-up to Olivia Bloomfield of Point Chevalier and Diane was third equal. Both are members of the Northland under-5 year representative squad - Joan is a fourth-year and Diane a second-year bowler. Well done to you both.
Around the clubs
Championships were the order of the day last weekend for most clubs. Results were:
Kensington Fours Women: 1 Pam Arbon (skip) Karen Horscroft, Ellie Van Haaften, Maureen Rahuil, 2 Maureen Parker (skip), Helen Pike, Jude Ganley, Noeline Lewin; Men: 1 Sam Nelson (skip), Steve Mitchell, Peter Nicholas, Darren Mitchell, 2 Steve Smith, Carl Van Haaften, Dave Dalton, Dick Barnett.
Dargaville Men: 1 Ray Mayall (skip), Eric Smitton, Ray Bell, Greg Fuller, 2 Kevin West, John Matich, Guy Fowlie, Nic Puharich.
Onerahi Fours Men: 1 John Dunn (skip), Gordon Bond, Doug Domigan, Hugh Fidler, 2 Roger Kerr-Davis (skip), Danny Ilievski, Les Payne, John Franklin.
Onerahi Women's Pairs: 1 Ann Halls/Sharron McKinnon, 2 Linda Swanson/Teeny Wawaiti.
Hikurangi Men's Pairs: 1 Pat Bannon/Bruce Paul (first year bowler), 2 Bobby Jellick/John Booth; Hikurangi Women: 1 Manu Timoti/Betty Pouwhare, 2 Sara Wright/Dere Faber.

Winners will represent their clubs in the Centre Champion of Champion events later in the season.
Trusts open event
The Trusts New Zealand Open event is to be played in Auckland. Good bowling to all those from our centre who are attempting to qualify for this event, starting on November 19. Singles, pairs and triples are being played all over the Auckland Centre. Some New Zealand representative players and overseas competitors have automatic entry for various events, among them our own Manu Timoti.
The first representative fixture of the season starts December 12-13. Four Northland teams will be in Auckland  hoping to gain a place in the national event later in the season. Last year, we had three winning combinations, which will be a hard act to follow, but I am sure everyone will be striving to  do their best. 

Reminder

 Centre Pairs entries for men and women close today, at 5pm. This will be the last centre event  before Christmas, so make sure that your entry is in.
The national tournament starts on Boxing Day.