There is buzz around the Aberdeen Bowling Club as members celebrated the Ladies Bowlers being presented their first Pennants Flag in decades.
“Last year we played in our pennants in August, we were grade four, we played against Paxton and two East Cessnock teams, and we ended up winning,” Pam Watson, president, shared at a recent invitational day.
“Now we’ve won that we’re getting presented with a regional flag and medals, and then we’re going to Wollongong in August to play State.”
The team made up of eight players, two reserve, and a manager, will be competing against the other top teams from zones across the state and they are really looking forward to the opportunity.
“It means a lot, because we haven’t won it for 40, or 50 years, so it really, really means a lot,” Pam shared.
“We will go for four days, play for three and we will play against some really good players.”
Over the coming months the ladies will keep playing social bowls on Thursday and Fridays, as well as attending their invitational days with other clubs in the region.
They will also contest club championships through the year, all of which will keep their skills honed for later in the year.
“There is much more to the game than you would think looking at it,” Pam said when discussing their preparation.
“You’ve got to work out how to get it to the kitty, be the closest to the kitty, work out how to knock your opponent’s bowl to give your more shots, you’ve got to work it all out.”
At the Invitational Day Aberdeen hosted recently, the Scone Ladies Bowlers were also presented with their zone three pennants flag, which they haven’t held in ten years.
Both teams will now have the opportunity to move up a teer to challenge them further, starting with their state games later in the year.
-JEM ANSHAW
