Otago Indoor Bowls

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🎄 TIMARU’S CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT 🎄

This popular Xmas Tournament is only 12 weeks away! 🎅🎄

Entries are slowly coming in for the annual Fours & Pairs Tournament, being held on:
📅 Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November
🏆 Fours – Saturday
🏆 Pairs – Sunday
Entries for the Pairs on Sunday are limited to 50 teams so get your entries in early.

📋 Need an entry form? Just let Alan know

📧 [email protected]
📞 Alan: 027 596 9510

Otago Open Fours 2026-
13 entries, 5 qualifiers:

The final was between the composite team of Daniel French, Stephen Preddy, Greg Keene and Dean Matheson and the Momona team of Barry Cadogan, Bob Cowan, Shirley Ruthven and Jenny Cowan.

After being 3-3 after four ends team French managed a small break of four shots at the 6th end.
The seventh end proved to be a defining point of the match with the French led team picking up a three to go up 10-3.
In the end Frenchies team proved too strong and took out the final 12-4.
Congratulations guys and commiserations to Barry Cadogan and his gutsy team.

Once again, it was great to see twelve players from outside the district competing in our Open event with players from South Otago and Southland making up teams or joining Otago players. We in Otago enjoy this interaction and just having the opportunity to match up with different players adds to our experience. Thank you all.

To Tim our Umpire, thank you for another great shift and your expertise.

To Andrew as Hall Control, again you have provided fantastic service.

And to Rhonda, Helen and Lillian your work in the kitchen does not go unnoticed, thank you all.

Quarter final: D French 7, K Gould 5
Semi Final: D French 11, B Sinclair 10; B Cadogan 13, B Williams 12

Otago Fours - Sunday 6 September (8.30am start):

Barry Gray, Laura Laughton, Lilly Paterson, Natalie Paterson

Ross Garner, John Williams, Raewyn Keighley, Jacquie Williams

Dean Willis, Tracy Hall, Richard Baird, Rhonda Switalla

Brandon Williams, Lindsay McCaughan, Hannah Botting, Hayden Sheppard

David Webb, Peter Earl, Richard Ray, Bronwyn Carse

Kristen Gould, Matthew Tosh, Peter Grant, Sam Smith

Brent Sinclair (plus three)

Hugh Bosman, Keith Ruthven, Marlyn Wilson, Heather Wilson

Barry Cadogan, Robert Cowan, Shirley Ruthven, Jenny Cowan

Daniel French, Stephen Preddy, Greg Keene, Dean Matheson

Keri Te Tamaki, Amanda Katipa, Tracy van Tuel, Lyn Rance

Wayne Smith, Jason McCook, Helen Patterson, Lance Patterson

Kevin Keogh, Carol Read, Bridgid Marr, Bev Charman

Inquiries and entries: R Garner 021 154 2110

Otago’s Smaill Trophy for Tuesday 8 September (7pm start):

Darryl Daniel, Jim Scott, Michael Leith, Peter George (Koputai)

Brent Sinclair (Green Island)

Bob Crawford, Hugh Bosman, Robert Cowan, Keith Ruthven (Momona)

Daniel Mosley, Graeme Thorburn, Denis O’Connell, Gary Dodd (Warrington)

Kevin Keogh, Wayne Smith, Jason McCook, Lance Patterson (Kew)

Wakari 1

Wakari 2

Greg Keene, Dean Willis, Jacob Potiki-Tagg, Richard Baird
(Mornington)

D Larsen, C Thompson, L Garon, A Wise (Taieri)

Inquiries and entries: R Garner 021 154 2110

Otago’s Crawford Cup Entries for Tuesday 8 September (7pm start):

Shirley Ruthven, Jenny Cowan, Kate Cochrane, Fay Taylor (Momona)

Raewyn Keighley, Marlyn Wilson, Heather Wilson,
AN Other (Momona)

Claire Stedman, Carol Read, Bridgid Marr, Bev Charman (Kew)

Wakari

Mornington

Hillhead

Judy Sell, Margarete Larson, Andrea McKay, Bronwyn Carse (Taieri)

Bernie Thijssen, Tania Cribb, Tracy Hall, Pam Marri (Taieri)

Inquiries and entries: R Garner 021 154 2110

Want to play triples but not in the Champion of Champion Triples? Make up a team and head to Oamaru for the day!

Wakari are after another woman to join their team for the Crawford Cup next week.
If your club can help John Williams would welcome the phone call.

Final Results for the Interprovincial Tournament across all Divisions.

Final Results just in for the Div Two Interprovincial in Christchurch:

Sadly, and despite a great late run Otago have come in Third.
Congratulations to Southland who have won Division Two and Upper Hutt who will go up to Division One next year with Southland as they were second qualifier.

Hugh Bosman has come in at second on the individual player list and Keri Te Tamaki sixth. It’s worth noting that Hugh has managed to win all his singles and with Keri all their pairs matches.
Well done to our team, a great effort by you all, safe travels, turn the heaters on for the drive home!

Also congratulations to Waikato who have won the Welch Trophy for 2026 in an extremely tight race with Hutt Valley!!