Kyneton’s unbeaten run in Highlands division one pennant bowls continued on Saturday, with a nine-shot overall margin against arch rival Kyneton Golf.
There were a couple of big margins in a fluctuating afternoon — the home side’s top recruit Greg Podesta won by 26 shots, while Golf’s Peter Linehan finished 22 shots up.
Kyneton seemingly has the all-important double chance wrapped up, although the round 12 encounter at Romsey this weekend is another test.
Third-placed Golf will be at home to Gisborne and should stay in contention.
Romsey had 25 shots to spare, gaining maximum points at Lancefield, and second-placed Kilmore collected 15 of the 16 points on offer against Trentham.
Diggers Rest’s finals prospects were severely dented as Broadford inflicted a 47-shot drubbing.
Current ladder: Kyneton 127 points, Kilmore 114, Kyneton Golf 99, Diggers Rest 95, Romsey 93, Gisborne 58, Trentham 39, Broadford 33, Lancefield 30.
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In division two, Kyneton made a valiant bid for victory against ladder-leader Woodend.
The Woodsmen scrambled home by a solitary shot.
In the same division, Diggers Rest and Kilmore finished with a tie. Kyneton Golf won by nine shots against Romsey, and Gisborne outclassed Broadford.
Trentham was a giant killer in division three, with Irene Bruton having a big win in the seven-shot margin against Mt Cottrell.
Scores in all matches were:
Division 1: Kyneton 63 d Kyneton Golf 54 — J. O’Donnell 18 d T. Williams 13, G. Podesta 34 d A. Barker 8, M. Smoljo 11 lost to P. Linehan 33; Lancefield 44 lost to Romsey 69 — J. Holmes 14 lost to C. Austin 22, G. Stewart 13 lost to N. Lynch 21, A. Andrews 17 lost to A. Young 26; Kilmore 63 d Trentham 48 — M. McMaster 15 drew with T. Cook 15, D. Noonan 27 d R. Dobinson 13, S. Fitzgerald 21 d C. McKeone 20; Broadford 82 d Diggers Rest 35 — D. Ellis 32 d S. Browne 11, D. Kelly 26 d R. Treweek 9, B. Ellis 24 d P. Robinson 15.
Division 2: Diggers Rest 68 tied with Kilmore 68 — R. Beckett 23 d S. Hawkless 18, A. Tocci 16 lost to A. Langdon 29, P. Marinier 27 d C. Hodgson 21; Kyneton Golf 62 d Romsey 53 — J. McQualter 22 d T. Brady 18, J. Trounce 17 drew with J. Beaumont, W. Turner 23 d S Mayger 18; Kyneton 57 lost to Woodend 58 — D. Knight 19 d N. Bickerdyke 18, D. Kennedy 14 lost to G.Symons 27, M. Bermingham 24 d S. Pickles 13; Gisborne 82 d Broadford 48 — T. Wylie 29 d B. Radford 12, P. Nathan 17 drew with A. Fisher 17, B. Wylie 36 d P. Hoskins 19.
Division 3: Kyneton 56 lost to Gisborne (3) 79 — B. Rowe 21 d C. Butterley 20, N. Rawlings 22 lost to S. Lawless 25, J. Epps 13 lost to S. Fallowfield 34; Kilmore 68 d Lancefield 64 — S. Bloomfield 18 lost to K. Webb 27, M. Johnson 34 d R. Davies 9, W. Gunn 16 lost to Alan Shipcott 28; Trentham 63 d Mt Cottrell 56 — I. Bruton 27 d S. Garwood 14, P. Bremner 19 d P. Wlodarczyk 16, P. Daglish 17 lost to J. Langley 26; Woodend 43 lost to Macedon 64 — T. Sturt 17 drew with D. Summerfield 17, T. White 12 lost to B. Wasyl 27, A. Jewell 14 lost to A. Grant 20; Romsey 75 d Gisborne (4) 38 — R. Kozulins 35 d J. Kinton 3, C. Dean 13 lost to P. Wellington 24, K. Day 27 d F. Perich 11.
Steve ‘Spud’ Taylor in action for Kyneton Golf. 
Howard Drinnan in action for Kyneton.
