Great Carnival at Halls Head
The Halls Head Bowling Club played host to 38 different clubs from the Perth Metropolitan area and the South-west of the State in late April this year. It was the fourth annual two-day carnival staged at Halls Head and it was another resounding success.
Fifty teams competed for over $12,000 in prizemoney and the structure of the event ensured that twenty-four of those teams would at least get their nomination fee repaid. A number of high-calibre sides ensured that the competition was tight and only one team finished the weekend undefeated in six games. Halls Head’s four first-class synthetic greens were filled to capacity and visiting bowlers were vocal in their appreciation of the excellent playing surfaces.
The winning team was skippered by John Trewhella from the Warnbro Bowling Club. He was supported by Martin Bigg, Barry Jenkins and John’s son Matt Trewhella. It was a composite team with Martin belonging to the Manning Bowling club and Barry is visiting Australia from the United Kingdom. Matt plays with his father at Warnbro.
Main Photo: Halls Head Carnival winners- John Trewhella. Martin Bigg, Barry Jenkins and Matt Trewhella
The Runners/Up were John Goddard from Osborne Park and Bernie Hett from Halls Head, together with Dave Bradbury and Glyn Lynch. Third place was filled by Gary Caffell from Osborne Park, Warren McDonald from the Mandurah Bowling Club and two Halls Head bowlers, Ivan Daniel and JJ Butt.
Event coordinator Max Hughes was extremely happy about how the tournament was organised and run, commenting on the great spirit that was on display at Halls Head over that whole weekend. Max said that the men’s two-day carnival seems set to be on the Halls Head bowls calendar for many years to come.
