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.
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 |