President’s Trophy and Charity End of Season Tournament Results - 3 May 2025
Two days of cold temperatures, heavy continuous rain and chilling winds left Christchurch and much of New Zealand in a sorry state in the lead up to the final weekend of Burnside’s 2024-2025 Bowling season. Burnside’s three lakes were quite impressive and with help from the wind could have been mistaken for learner surfing ponds. Friday saw the lakes turned into huge puddles but Saturday dawned with clearing skies, pleasant temperatures and remarkably waterless greens (at least on the surface). The credit for the condition of the greens must go to green keeper, Jamey Ferris who was always confident that play would be possible and worked tirelessly to ensure that this would happen and not just be a forlorn hope.
Orchard and Laing greens were prepared with the former hosting the matches between the Women’s Club Champions and their male counterparts while the President’s Trophy and Charity End of Season Tournament enjoyed the Laing Green.
Twelve triples teams played 4 games each of five ends of 2-bowl triples. Two teams won their 4 games, 2 teams won 3, 3 teams won 2, 4 teams won 1 game to go home chirpy while the twelfth team had a jolly good and stress free time making others happy.
Results President’s Trophy
1. Phil Black, Noleen Behague, Peter Redfern (Skip) 4 wins/ 14 ends/ 36 points
2. Catherine Sun, Paul McOscar, Neville Churcher (S) 4/12/27
3. Garry Whall, Sharyn Pryde, John Switalla (S) 3/13/33
4. Kylie Joy, Selwyn Manning, Pierre Alexandre (S) 3/10/23
5. Gerald Lancaster, Tony Dell, Pam Clark (S) 2/12/20
Other Results (thanks to Trevor Paterson and hls helpers) Corner to Corner: Hamish Wilson Spider: Peter Carroll Ditch to Ditch: Paul Franks
The Chair of today’s Charity, the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust, Dr Philip Bagshaw, and Trustee Dame Sue Bagshaw presented the President’s Trophy to Phil, Noleen and Peter. Thanks to those members who supplied prizes for this event.
Total donation to Charity - last (but not final) count was over $500 from players’ donations, Corner to Corner, raffle profits, Top Dogs’s donation, individuals’ donations.