Midlands has opened its season in impressive fashion after knocking off defending premier City Oval by 12 shots in the opening round of the Midweek Pennant Premier division bowls season.
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It was a satisfying win for the club, which narrowly fell to City in the preliminary final last season. Midlands skipper David Speechley said he could not have asked for a better start to the 2020-21 campaign.
"It feels really good, they're the benchmark and they've always been a competitive side in Midweek and Saturday Pennant," he said.
"For us to beat them gives us a real boost."
Midlands won three out three rinks to secure the match 70-58 at City Oval on Tuesday. Speechley enjoyed a four-shot win over Jenny Harman, while Paul Carlyle edged out Wayne Roberts by three shots.
With Midlands up four shots with three ends to play, Paul Kennedy had his work cut out to keep Ian Robinson at bay. He succeeded, securing a five on the second last end to put the match out of reach.
"To get a five on the second last end to save the match was great," Speechley said.
"We were down early in the first few rinks but from five ends on we were in front and held out most of the way."
Meanwhile Creswick has overcome Sebastopol by 27 shots at Sebastopol. Gerry Flapper comprehensively beat Ian Hedger by 24 shots, while Alan Annear beat Maxwell Medwell. Sebastopol's David Pratt edged out Beth Huntley.
Elsewhere Central Wendouree beat Clunes and BMS beat Bacchus Marsh.
RESULTS
PREMIER DIVISION
Buninyong 63 (14) d Webbcona 49 (2)
Yvonne Gamble, Norman Barbara Voigt, Peter Aldred (s) 19 d Coral Crawford, Raylene Worsley, Thomas Clarke, Sarah Braybrook (s) 18; Jarintorn Meulan, Ian Voigt, Joan Worth, Wayne Morgan (s) 23 d Jennifer Shepherd, Rodney Barton, Loris Gullock, Harold Worsley (s) 7; Brenda Wynd, Terry McDonald, Patti McGregor, Brian Wilcock (s) 21 lt Francis Clarke, Joy Feltham, Robert Edwards, Leah McArthur (s) 24
Central Wendouree 85 (16) d Clunes 37 (0)
Cecilie Gunn, Leonard Vincent, Marilyn Blake, Colin Johnson (s) 34 d Patricia Rodda, David Reynolds, Leane Dixon Lindsay Tucker (s) 18; Kay Geddes, Ian Long, Margaret O'Meara, Anthony Gutteridge (s) 29 d Elizabeth Shields, Lois Hudson, Valerie Jackson, Peter Brough (s) 7; Meryl Holloway, Edward Lee, Margaret Wilkins, Leslie Quick (s) 22 d Maureen Harris, Michelle Campion, Eileen Spong, John Dellavedova (12)
Midlands 70 (16) d City Oval 58 (0)
Maree Phelan, Barry Phelan, Lynette Lock, David Speechley (s) 20 d Peter Orr, Rosaleen Ryan, Chris Smith, Jenny Harman (s) 16; Maureen Goldsmith, Eric Kosloff, Patricia Speechley, Paul Kennedy (s) 31 d Cheryl Magrath, Leigh McKenzie, Elizabeth Kierce, Ian Robinson (s) 26; June Henry, Geoffrey Jenkins, Janet Vincent, Paul Carlyle (s) 19 d Sandra Grano, Kenneth Nunn, Janine Roberts, Wayne Roberts (s) 16
Creswick 72 (14) d Sebastopol 45 (2)
Dusty Taylor-Irwin, Bernie O'Malley, Lois Hetherington, Gerry Flapper (s) 24 d Coral Dunn, Keith Andrews, Beryl Flynn, Ian Hedger (s) 8; Rebecca Cooper, Stephen Pope, Judith Caddy, Alan Annear (s) 31 d Lorraine Lawrence, David Parkinson, Christine Medwell, Maxwell Medwell (s) 15; Sigrid Glasspool, Elizabeth Hocking, Richard Irwin, Beth Huntley (s) 17 lt Annette Hovey, Peter Shaw, Patricia Cole, David Pratt (s) 22
BMS 61 (14) d Bacchus Marsh 51 (2)
Julia Holton, Geoff Allan, Judith Lindsay, Cameron Bryce (s) 17 lt Andrew Dickson, Donna Lyons, Barry Steenholdt, Marie Russell (s) 19; Dianne Hampson, Mark Taylor, Lynette Bryce, Robert Dickinson (s) 19 d Bev Kamp, Alan Hewitt, Lyn Robinson, Robert Bowtell (s) 17; \Michelle Tait, Michael Hampson, Linda Johannsen, Ryan Bedggood (s) 25 d Lita Foot, Judith Auty, Stephen Sullivan, Glenys Kay (s) 15
DIVISION 1
Beaufort 67 (14) d Sebastopol 40 (2)
Daylesford 76 (16) d Smeaton 2 41 (0)
Bacchus Marsh (14) d City Oval (2)
Victoria 69 (15) d Central Wendouree 45 (1)
Mt Xavier (14) d Smeaton 1 (2)
DIVISION 2
Victoria 71 (16) d Central Wendouree 36 (0)
Midlands 61 (14) d Invermay 46 (2)
Sebastopol 76 d Daylesford 49
Buninyong 99 (14) d BMS 49 (2)
DIVISION 3
Webbcona 59 (14) d Mt Xavier 57 (2)
Smeaton 56 (14) d Creswick (2)
Midlands 66 (12) d City Oval 55 (2)
Learmonth 65 (15) d Central Wendouree 54 (1)
Ballarat 83 (16) d Bungaree 39 (0)
