Scudds & Varcoe claim pairs title

On January 21 the Millicent Bowls Club held its annual Championship Pairs for ladies and men.

Games leading up to the grand final were played over 15 ends with a two and walk format and the grand final played to 18 ends.

All players were on the green by 8.30am, with the games taking at least two and a half hours and in the emn’s championship the final has had to eb reschedukled given how long the day’s play took to complete.

In the ladies, the first semi final was played between Ros Varcoe and Lyn Scudds and Adriana Ross and Sarah Ross.

The game was very close and by the 15th end of the scores were all square, meaning another end had to be played with Varcoe and Scudds taking the final end and winning their way into the decider.

The second semi final was contested between Mary Campbell and Faye Hill and Elaine Goode and Joy Warren.

Campbell and Hill winning by nine shots and going straight to the grand final.

In the championship decider there was only a one shot margin between the two teams on the 8th end with the Campbell team winning seven of the first 10 ends.

Varcoe and Scudds went on to win the final seven ends finishing the game 24 shots to 14 giving them the ladies pairs championship.