Victoria and Queensland win Seniors
Australian Senior Sides Championships results The Australian Senior Sides Championships reached a thrilling conclusion at Osborne Park Bowling Club, Western Australia..
After six rounds of competition Victoria Men and NSW Women led the standings however both trailed with just a few ends remaining in the last round clash between the two states.
The NSW Women has been undefeated all competition however Queensland had just registered a 76-41 two rink victory over the ACT which meant they had to claim a win to take the title. With Victoria holding shot Gail Sheehan tried desperately to convert but her attempt was off target meaning Queensland won their second successive Women’s title.
In contrast to the NSW Women the Victorian Men pulled off a stunning last gasp victory which denied South Australia their first title. After losing on the last end and virtually the last bowl to Western Australia in the morning match Victorian skipper Raymond Jansen became the hero for Victoria when he played a superbly executed conversion shot during the closing stages. Two rinks played the last two ends in unison with Victoria trailing by 4 shots in the aggregate. When Jansen stepped on the mat to play his last bowl it was a measure for shot. Unable to get directly at the closest NSW bowl he deliberately played at his own bowl which cannoned onto it and rolled it a few feet which was enough to claim three shots. On the subsequent rink David Donaldson’s rink was holding the two shots needed for victory, Wayne Lambourne played a good running shot which hit the jack however it rebounded out to the side of the head with the two Victorian bowls remaining shot. Once the Victorian’s realised the celebrations started. Like the Queensland Women the Victoria Men took the title for the second successive time.
Home state Western Australia finished 6th in the Women’s competition and 3rd in the Men’s.
Rink’s of the Series:
Women – Carol White, Joan Worsley, Betty Herbertson, Beth Quinlan (skip) NSW
Men – Philip Thorn, Rodney Nicholson, Barry Anset, Ian Ross (skip) Victoria
Player of the Series:
Women
Men
ACT
Loretta Gillespie
Jeff Rankin
NSW
not awarded
not awarded
NT
Carolyn Smolski
Lee Farrell
QLD
Sally Hickman
Max Jaffray
SA
Dianne Murch
Ken Holtham
Tas
Lyn Triffit
Trevor Docking
Vict
Anne Miles
Phillip Thorn
WA
Linda Warburton
Gordon King
Full Results are available at 2016 Australian Senior Sides championships Results
To find out more about the Australian Senior Sides Championship visit our web page 2016 Australian Senior Sides Championships
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