Due to extreme weather conditions last Wednesday, play was abandoned at Kurri. Our next game will be at East Cessnock Bowling Club on Wednesday, November 6. New members are most welcome. If you are sitting at home doing nothing and would like to learn the social game of lawn bowls, then join us at around 12.30pm for good fellowship and a chin wag. 

KURRI WOMEN

Results: Monday, mixed mufti, winners L. Browne, E. Beattie, T. Ware; runners-up R. Moir-Nunn, L. Aspinall, B. Jeffrey. Thursday, ladies day, winners L. McBlane, E. Beattie, I. Johns; runners-up J. Stevens, A. Wilkins. Program: Monday, mixed mufti, names by 9:30am, play at 10am. Thursday, ladies day, names by 9.30am, play at 10am. Visitors welcome.

EAST CESSNOCK RETIREDS

Winners N. Pogonoski, T Hunter, T Bridge; runners-up B. Morris, W. Grosbernd, N. Bates. Group plays Friday mornings, names by 9.15am, new players always welcome.

STONEBRIDGE MEN 

Results: Wednesday, winners were J. Hafey and R. George, runners-up were R. Higginbottom and R. Small. Friday, mixed mufti winners were F. George, M. Beckett and K. Victor. Sunday, mixed mufti winners were R. Higginbottom, K. Murphy and D. Parsons, runners-up were R. Parkinson and J. Grant. Program: Tuesday mixed mufti, 2pm start, names in by 1.30pm. Wednesday men’s mufti 2pm start, names in by 1.30pm. Friday mixed mufti 3.30pm start, names in by 3pm. Sunday mixed mufti, 10am start, names in by 9.30am. Contact number for Tuesday, Friday and Sunday games is 0409 458 456. The Minor Singles final was played between J. Ling and J. Archer and in a nail biting finish J. Archer won the game 31/30. Congratulations must go to both of these players who also represented Stonebridge in the District Rookies Singles this year.

HUNTER RIVER

DISTRICT WOMEN

2013 National Women’s Over-60s Side Championship Results ranking from first to seventh place (after six rounds and a bye/no score) - VIC 5 w, 1 D, +77, 11Points/10.5 Rink;  WA 4 W, 2 L, + 41, 8  Points/12 R; NSW* 4 W, 2 L, + 76, 8 P/11R; QLD 3 W, 2 L, 1 D,  + 44, 7 P/9 R; SA 2 W, 4 L, - 69,  4 P/6.5 R; ACT: 2 W,  4 L, - 97, 4 P/ 6 R; and TAS 6 L, - 72,  0 P. * NSWWBA representatives: Carol White (Port Macquarie City), Joan Thomas (Engadine), Judith Cooke (Goulburn Railway), Meg McClure (St Georges Basin), Cheryl Gillard (Merrylands), Carolyn Glen (Kurri Kurri/HRD), Christine Gordon (Harbord)  Betty Herbertson (Merrylands), Janet Newell (Harbord), Jennifer Palmer (Neutral Bay), Leone Barnett (Warilla) and Jan Layton (Blacktown Workers).

ABERMAIN

Results: Thursday, winners S. Stoker, M. Dodds, N. McNair; runners-up L. Cousins, J. Wade. Saturday, winners H. Grigs, R. Robinson; runners-up J. Dore, R. Finlay, D. Hodges. Coalfields Cross Country Barefoot Bowls Day will be held on November 24 from 10am. Kurri G.P.S car sales ($300 triples) will be held on November 10. The cost will be $30 per team, prize money for 10 or plus teams will be $240 for winning team and $60 for runners-up. Prize money for eight teams will be $180 to the winners and $60 for the runners-up. There will be a free sausage sizzle at finish of games. Any pennant players looking for a club would be most welcome at Abermain.

PAXTON

Wednesday, winners M. Longbardi, H. Molongy; runners-up S. Smith, R. Walker. Saturday, winners T. Ross, B. Pitham; runners-up D. Davis, P. Burgess. Program: Wednesday, men’s OTB, names by 9am, start 9.30am. Friday, mixed OTB, names by 5.30pm, start 6pm. Saturday, nominated open triples, 11am start, $1230 prize money, $45 per team. Entry fee includes lunch. Sunday, mixed OTB, names by 1pm, start 1.30pm. 

BELLBIRD PARK WOMEN

Social bowls, winners Rolleen Schreiber, Rita Bush, Wanda Bedford; runners-up Pam Mulhearn, Shirley Anderson, Helen Condran, Elaine White. Raffle, Norma Robins. November 5, Melbourne Cup Day, bowl 10am, M.O.T.B, mufti names by 9.30am. Sheet on board for bowlers and non-bowlers. Names required for lunch catering, everybody welcome. Tuesday, social bowls, names by 9am for a 9.30am start. Thursday, jackpot sausage sizzle, names by 9.30am for a 10am start. Winners on all rinks eligible for the money jackpot draw. 

BELLBIRD PARK MEN

Program: Thursday, 10am mixed O.T.B, jackpot draw sausage sizzle. Friday, 6pm mixes O.T.B, meat raffles, happy hour schooner draw, badge draw. Saturday, mixed mufti, 1pm, championship pairs S. King v R. Schreiber. Sunday, mixed off the board, championship three S. King, J. Tissot. Results: Friday winners D. Hamilton, D. King; runners-up C. Schreiber, C. Milne. Saturday, winners R. Condran, K. King; runners-up E. White, B. Davies. Sunday, Boozers Cup, winner P. Turnbull; runner-up B. Sinclair, rep winner J. Cagney; runner-up B. Davies. Tuesday, November 5, Melbourne Cup, bowls, raffles, sweeps, barbecue, all welcome. Sunday, November 10, bowls trip Denman. 

CESSNOCK CITY WOMEN

Social bowls on Thursday, names to be in by 9.30am for 10am start. The final of the consistency singles will be played tomorrow, F. Orchard v M. McGuiness, the marker will be E. Johns. Last week’s social bowls winners were M. Wicken and L. Hale; E. Johns won the nearest to the ditch. Our meeting will be held on November 7 after bowls. Our invitation triples game will be held next Monday, November 4, morning tea at 9.30am, play will commence at 10am. We are having a tombala, trading table, raffles and a 100 club. Entries are on the board for the district pairs, entries will close on December 6 and play will commence on February 24. Entries are on the board for the Queen of the Green game to be played on November 14. Congratulations to Tom Wicken, L. Foster and M. McGuiness who came second in the Denman invitation triples and congratulations to M. Hudson, L. Field and L. Andrews for coming third place in this game. 

STONEBRIDGE

Winners of Heather’s pairs on Thursday were Robyn Parkinson, Ann Hill with two wins. On November 7 there will be two games to decide runner-up: R. Thompson, M. Ling, v D. Allen, F. George; G. Hope, L. Small v H. Muir, F. McClintock, at 10.30am, novelty Z. Lomas. Social bowls tomorrow at 10am. Gala day was held on Monday (October 28), more next issue. Mufti-winners on Tuesday (October 22) were J. Parsons, R. Thompson, F. George, K. Victor.  

EAST CESSNOCK

Results: Monday (October 21), winners P. Kidcaff, A. Rosemond; runners-up C. Pearson, S. Davies; consolation N. McDonald, Jaiden Herbert. Tuesday (October 22), winners T. Hunter, P. Turnbull; runners-up M. Hall, G. Trotter; consolation B. Marr, J. Grant. Thursday (October 24), K. Lucas, P. Cornford; runners-up M. Mabbott, J. Hodge; third G. Trotter, R. Manderson; consolation D. Crump, S. Davies. Saturday (October 26), H. Kirby, U. Reckenberg, A. Laidlaw; runners-up B. Marr, G. Gardner, R. Hill; third D. Trotter, R. Gillespie, T. Bridge; consolation J. Basista, C. Vernon, G. Trotter. Other results, round 8 BCIB Big Bowl Challenge, East Cessnock 5 1/2, Redhead 9 1/2.

KURRI

Results: Friday, winners R. Hourigan, M. Callaghan; runners-up L. Hooper, G. Wilkins. Saturday, winners R. Hughes, R. Newton; runners-up K. Hooper, G.Wilkins. Mixed pairs final, G. Glen and W. Parkinson 24 v L. Skye and P. Thompson 20. BCIB Big Bowl Challenge, Kurri 9 v Valentine 6. NSW Club Challenge silver division, Kurri (1) 2 v Scone 0; Kurri (2) 0 v Lowlands 2.