Bowls Maraetai

Hoffman Cup
Open Drawn Handicap Pairs
Saturday 28th March

We had 10 teams enter and they were challenged initially by heavy dew and a cool fog cover.
As the rinks dried and the mat and air temperature rose conditions were changing.
Tight matches confirmed that the handicappers do a great job .
After the three rounds of 12 end games there were only two pairs with three wins.
Ends won and points scored were used to determine the winners being Andy Collier and Raymond Coates, runners up Dion Dollimore and Nigel Oliver.
Thanks to the 20 players for a good competition.

Saturday 21 March starting at 9am

FIRST YEAR CHAMPION SINGLES

Come and support the next group of bowlers experience their first competition.

Three rounds of first to 21 points in knockout format.

First round draw:-

Ben Clark vs Brian Stocking

Ray Dougherty vs Andrew Mortimer

Paul Cheshire vs Mike Oxley

Dan Udy vs Brad Gartside

Sure to be some interesting games

Saturday update
First round winners were 13 year old Ben, Ray, Paul and Dan
Paul’s win over Mike was 21-20 after 25 completed ends and two killed ends as per the attached photo.
This could have affected Paul in the semifinal when he was run down late in the game 21-18.
The other semifinal saw Ray gain a win over the club’s youngest member Ben, great tenacity Ben.
A good final resulted in a win for Dan over Ray a great competition.

Look who we secured to coach us - the dynamic and impressive Selina Goddard - Woman’s World Number 1 in November 2025 💪

Selina simply loved our Club uniform (referencing our Club as being modern and united 😊), including the personalised shirt we presented her with that has her birthday day on it ❤️

Will we see Selina play in Bowls Maraetai kit - you never know, her bowling career started in East Auckland and we left a lasting impression as we’re known for 😊

Kemp Cup - Handicap Singles
Saturday/Sunday 28 February / 1 March

A total of 18 entrants women and men entered the competition which is usually highlighted with tight finishes.

First Bye round matches
Lu beat Paul
Nigel beat Brian

Round of 16
Paula beat Paddy
Derek beat Peter E
Dave beat Grant
Sandra beat Mike
Neville beat Janice
Jim D beat Richard
Ray beat Roy
Nigel beat Lu

Quarterfinals
Paula beat Derek 21-13
Sandra beat Dave 21-19
Jim beat Neville 21-20
Nigel beat Ray 18-17

Tomorrow’s Semifinals

Paula vs Sandra
Jim vs Nigel

Good matchups for good spectator appeal starting at 9.30am

Saturday’s Consistency event for the G Dudley Bowl Trophy was played in ideal conditions.

A fun event where closest bowls score 4,3,2,1 on each end, with first player to 61 points takes the win.

Entrants ranged in age from a 13 year old to those in their 80’s

23 entrants were reduced through the bye round to set up the round of 16 with the following results:
Paddy defeated by Paul
Paula defeated by Nigel
Roy defeated by Charlie P
Andy defeated by Rio
Janice defeated Jim D
Neville defeated Brian
Mike defeated Dave B
Grant defeated by Glen

On to Quarterfinals:
Paul defeated by Nigel
Charlie P defeated Rio
Janice defeated by Neville
Mike defeated by Glen

Semifinals:
Nigel defeated Charlie P
Neville defeated Glen

Final:
Good close match where either player had a chance to win with Neville playing the winning shot with the last bowl

Thanks to markers from among the competitorsand spectators who also stayed on to watch and support the players.

Bowls Maraetai will be hosting a St Patrick’s Day event

Bowls Maraetai had 3 players stepping up to play in the Bowls Auckland Junior (Year 1-5 ) Singles at the weekend.
Paula Johnstone just missed out by points differential to make it to post section play on Sunday
Jim Drake unfortunately did not secure enough wins to go through.
Ross Peden (Roscoe) qualified for post section play after 3 straight wins
Sunday post section round of 16 Roscoe started with a strong win to move into the quarterfinals.
A very tight game that went down to the time limit with Roscoe gaining the crucial two points for a 20-19.
Semifinal drawn against Sam Brack so a tight game expected; with Sam taking an early lead out to 18-8 Roscoe showed resilience to close up to 19-15 before Sam closed it out 21-15.
Great performance from Roscoe beaten by the Competition winner!

Great play in today’s Women’s Championship Pairs
Looking good in the new club uniform