Saturday Pennant – Eltham Bowling Club

Saturday pennant usually begins on the 1st Saturday in October and runs for 14 –  18 rounds with finals commencing in late February.  The competition is divided into 9 divisions (Premier Division, and Division 1 to 8). These divisions, aside from the top level Premier Division, are further divided into geographical sections of 8-10 sides, to reduce the travel burden on clubs as much as possible.

Movement between divisions is on a promotion/relegation basis with (usually) the top 2 sides in each section being promoted to the next division and the bottom 2 being relegated.  The top division is called Premier of which there is only 1 section and is thus the elite semi-professional metropolitan competition.  Most clubs with sides in Premier division would be paying their top players.

The following levels down are Divisions 1 to 7.

Eltham 1 side will played again in Division 2 in 2021/2022.

In Divisions 1 to 7, a side typically consists of 16 players who play in teams of 4.  This means that a pennant match in these divisions has 4 separate games in progress, and the aggregate scores over the 4 games determines the winner of the match, with 10 competition points being awarded to this overall winner. 2 points are also awarded for every game won, meaning a maximum of 18 points can be won in any match.

The usual starting time for matches is 1pm.  Prior to 1pm there are 2 practice ends for all players to judge the playing conditions.  A mid game break at around 2.45pm is optional.

The number of sides fielded by Eltham has been steadily increasing over the years in line with the increasing membership.  In 2008/09 we went to 5 Saturday sides.  There have been 4 memorable Saturdays when all 5 sides have won.

Fixtures, Results and Ladders 

Each year the club will advise where you can view the ladders, fixtures and results for each division on the VicBowls website.

 

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Occasions Where All 5 Sides Have Won

2009/10 Round 8 – 21st November 2009
Division 2 105/96 vs Fairfield H	Division 4 101/78 vs Kingsbury A	Division 5 98/77 vs Hurstbridge H	Division 7 99/83 vs Essendon A	Division 8 91/83 vs Alphington A
27/18 Peter Toovey Wayne Byrne Noel Spargo Ernie Richards	34/24 Peter Townsend Nyra Crimmins Graeme Lewis Grant Dinsmore	23/17 Brent Blackwell Ling Mah Marj Baussman Don White	15/21 Betty Wood Rob Bingham Noel Smith John Sharp	28/17 Brian McIntosh Tom Bakker Ian Jones Teerse Stal
31/17 John Baker John Sparke Steve Williams Lee Williams	24/24 Colin Haywood Mike Theodore Harry Ophetveld George Rizzi	25/29 Jeff Ashelford Trevor Pulham Archie Shaw Brian Jones	32/15 Ann Climas Garry Battershell Leon Sinnott Eugene Snopkowski	23/22 Robert Ludeman Jim Waugh Bob Millar Jenny Millar
25/28 Colin Hines Cliff Lynch Paul Hickey Leo Crimmins	23/16 Sue Arnott Keith White Don Rogers Graham Webster	18/19 Peter Osborne Judith Furlong Alan Algie Greg Lambert	17/31 Peter Carter Brian Wilson Graham Climas Brent Arnott	20/24 Les Ismail Darby Munro Phyllis Dight Rina Baker
22/33 Greg Patrick Frank Camera Tom Walker Hugh Robertson	20/14 Julie Pattison Kevin Dean Brad Jones Bob Jones	32/12 Scott Jarred Ray Carroll Vern Sharp Jim Yarwood	35/16 John Elliott Jim McKenzie Bruce Goodman Alan Ackland	20/20 Alfrida Psaila Jim Williams Anna Lewis Gary Marshall

2013/14 Round 2 – 12th October 2013
Division 1 76/68 vs Lilydale H	Division 3 101/68 vs Kingsbury A	Division 5 106/56 vs Nth Balwyn H	Division 6 82/63 vs Kingsbury H	Division 7 72/70 vs Fairfield A
18/15 Jim Yarwood Paul Hickey Cliff Lynch Hugh Robertson	24/19 Vicki Williams Rod Kelley Colin Hines Bob Jones	38/16 Kaye Taylor John Elliott Les Ismail George Rizzi	15/20 Kevin O’Brien Trevor Pulham Don White Brian Jones	12/24 Peter Claringbold Joyce Devine Bob Halliday Cliff Sloggett
15/20 John Baker David Oliver Ron Stafford Ernie Richards	27/10 Scott Jarred Brent Blackwell Graeme Lewis Grant Dinsmore	28/9 Archie Shaw David Smith Di Debney Brent Arnott	20/18 Vern Sharp Jenny Millar Gary Marshall Graham Climas	13/18 Steve Veitch Patty Williams Les Engblom Maureen Luke
26/12 Eric Butcher John Sparke Graeme Abblitt Noel Spargo	32/23 Bev Sharp Damian Jardine Brad Jones Frank Camera	20/14 Steven Spargo Greg Patrick Shannon James Graham Webster	25/11 Nino Bonora Bob Cairns Daryl Chidley John Shar	24/10 Chris Riddell Riekie Sloggett Christine Guest Vincent Bok
17/21 Peter Toovey Wayne Byrne Steve Williams Lee Williams	18/16 Eugene Snopkowski Sue Arnott Mike Theodore Ros Camera	20/17 Cath Andrew Judith Furlong Harry Ophetveld Joe De Carlo	22/14 Jan McDermott Rina Baker Peter Osborne David Gillepsie	23/18 James Owen Meryl Spargo Brian McIntosh Greg Lambert

2018/19 Round 4 – 27th October 2018 (Selected Side)
Division 2 Sect 3 93/68 vs Lalor A	Division 3 Sect 3 80/65 vs Ivanhoe H	Division 5 Sect 3 85/72 vs Whittlesea A	Division 6 Sect 4 81/74 vs Diamond Crk H	Division 7 Sect 4 87/66 vs Richmond A
James Miles Ros Camera Graeme Abblitt Paul Hickey	Vicki Williams Rina Baker Frank Camera Bruce Irvine	Gary Battershell Archie Shaw Adam Ryan Greg Lambert	Barbara Woodward Harry Ophetveld Di Debney David Gillespie	Murray Stanley Jan Tindale Laurie Alvaro Don White
Wayne Harvey Brent Arnott Noel Spargo Hugh Robertson	Glenn Hudson John Warden David Neal Ron Stafford	Bill Lumsden Elaine Shaw Bob Wade Rob Harris	Tim Smith Cath Andrew Dennis Woodward Maureen Luke	Gary Kelly Les Engblom Caleb Kriders Helen Smith
Scott Jarred Neville Pawley Joe Bartolo Wayne Byrne	David Hosking Sue Arnott Steve Spargo Eric Butcher	Virgil Dimovski Lisa Bartolo Jenny Millar John Elliot	Bob Halliday Judith Furlong Brian McIntosh Wayne Wilson	Deb Farrar Ken Stanley Wendy Lyons Jane Krizek
Peter Toovey Graeme Lewis Shane Wadingham Ernie Richards	Robbie Proudfoot Luke Roche John Sharp Jim Yarwood	Pam Flett Mike Theodore Brent Blackwell George Rizzi	Ted Minogue Kaye Taylor Bill Lee Bob Cairns	Christine Toovey Brady Kriders Marj Baussman Steve Veitch

2019/20 Round 17 – 29th February 2020 (Selected Side)
Division 2 Sect 3 vs Epping RSL A	Division 3 Sect 3 vs Diamond Creek H	Division 5 Sect 3 vs Kingsbury A	Division 6 Sect 3 vs Craigieburn A	Division 7 Sect 4 vs Doncaster H
Scott Jarred Daryl Chidley Robbie Proudfoot David Hosking	Pamela Flett Vicki Williams James Miles Brent Arnott	Lisa Bartolo Rina Baker Gareth Toovey Archie Shaw	Barbara Woodward Wendy Lyons Caleb Kriders Christine Toovey	Jan Tindale Mark Delaney Murray Stanley Kaye Pepyat
Bruce Irvine Meryl Spargo Ernie Richards Debbie Code	Neville Pawley John Warden Rick Allen Sue Arnott	Elaine Shaw Treenah Wadham Bev Sharp Adam Ryan	Tim Smith Riekie Sloggett Dennis Woodward John Classon	Deb Farrar Laurie Alvaro Carol Schilling-Collins Betsy King
Graeme Abblitt Ron Stafford Joe Bartolo Daniel Henery	Grant Dinsmore Graeme Lewis David Neal Frank Camera	Glenn Hudson Wayne Wilson Greg Patrick Rob Harris	Brent Blackwell Jan McDermott Bill Lumsden Jayne Krizek	Dianne Debney Virgel Dimovski Ken Stanley Peter Osborne
Paul Hickey Peter Toovey Shane Waddingham Wayne Byrne **	Ros Camera Noel Spargo Wayne Harvey Eric Butcher	Greg Lambert Vincent Bok John Sharp Helen Smith	Jenny Millar David Gillespie Maureen Luke John Elliot	Bob Cairns Don White Ken McGuire Bruce Hill