Category: MURRAY Playing Area
Murray Playing Area Hall of Fame Inductees
At the 2023-2024 Murray Playing Area Presentation Day two new members were inducted into the Murray Hall of Fame. Alan Rodgers of Numurkah Bowling Club and Ron Bartley an ex member of the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club, were both honoured for their personal achievements in bowls, and also for the time and commitment they…
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Murray Playing Area 60 & Over Pairs
After two days of entertaining bowls the finals of the 60 & Over Pairs were played at the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club. In the Men’s final the Wunghnu pair of Graham King and Ray Hill came back from being well down, to defeat the Cobram pair of John Dixon and Geoff Westmore 18-11. In…
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Murray Weekend Pennant Premiers
The finals of the Saturday Pennant competition were played at Berrigan where the many spectators created a festive atmosphere, and were treated to some wonderful bowling. In the showcase Division 1 final Katandra West took on Numurkah Golf. Despite winning on two of the three rinks Numurkah Golf went down to Katandra West 56 to…
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Murray Midweek Pennant Premiers
Congratulations to all teams who participated in the Midweek Pennant season. The season was played in good spirit with some great bowling by all players. The final was played on the slick Finley green and the many spectators enjoyed the matches. In Division 1 Cobram were too good on the day for Numurkah Golf, who…
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Murray Playing Area Champion of Champion Pairs
The Murray Playing Area Champion of Champion Pairs have been decided. In the Ladies final Ann Milkins and Jennifer O’Connor from the Numurkah Bowls Club played Ruth Burnett and Heather Crosthwaite from Barooga SportsBowling Club. The scores were neck and neck throughout the game, with Ann & Jennifer edging ahead to claim victory 13-10. In…
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Murray Playing Area Champion of Champions
Over the past two Sundays the Cobram Bowls Club have hosted the Club Champions from each Murray Playing Area club, as they competed for the title of Champion of Champions. The spectators were treated to some wonderful bowls over the two days. The Ladies final was a repeat of the match played two weeks ago…
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Murray Playing Area State Singles
The State Singles were played over three Sundays. The first two weeks were played at the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club and saw the completion of the Ladies finals. However, due to the pleasing number of entries the Men needed an extra week to complete the draw. This was played at the Cobram Bowls Club…
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Murray Playing Area Mixed Pairs
It was great to see so many entries in the Murray Playing Area State Mixed Pairs this season. After two Sundays of competitive bowls at Berrigan in October, the final was still to be played. Due to other State Events this was not able to be scheduled until today. In the semi-finals Ian Smethurst and…
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Murray Men’s State Pairs Decided
Numurkah’s Don Staggard combined with Roger Carter of Tocumwal Golf to take out the Murray Bowls Playing Area state pairs title on Sunday. Playing on the excellent Wunghnu greens, Don and Roger proved too good for another hybrid pair, Chris Philpot of Barooga Sports and Roger’s clubmate, Rod Brown. The final produced some excellent bowls,…
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Murray Playing Area Women’s State Pairs
The finals of the Ladies State Pairs were played on the well prepared Numurkah greens last Sunday. In an entertaining final Nan Smith of Finley Bowls Club and Fiona Rourke of Nathalia Bowls Club, fought back against Lidija Patching and Maree Luci of Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club, with Nan saving numerous shots. The scores…
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