Trentham climbed off the bottom of the Highlands division one pennant bowls ladder with an upset victory at Kyneton on Saturday.
After missing out by three shots against Diggers Rest in the previous round, Trentham lifted overall in the rain-interrupted fifth round encounter that hung in the balance throughout.
“It’s been a very long time since we’ve beaten Kyneton in the top grade,” one Trentham stalwart remarked after the match.
The longer the match went, the more incentive Trentham generated.
Kyneton was without superstar skipper Greg Podesta (unavailable) and his absence gave the visitors renewed hope.
Bob Dobinson’s four was in good form for Trentham, winning by eight shots, while this season’s experienced newcomer David Andueza showed his class for Kyneton.
TWO SHOTS TO SPARE
Reigning premier Romsey was pleased to escape with a 58-56 victory at home to a talented Kilmore combination.
Aaron Young’s crew led the way with six shots up against Ray Jansen.
Gisborne, also unbeaten, had all rinks up in a 19-shot victory at home to third-placed Kyneton Golf.
Lancefield failed to fire at Broadford, going down 58-42 but still hanging on to fourth spot on the ladder.
In the remaining top division encounter, Woodend adapted to the Diggers Rest surface to win by 10 shots, with Steve Pickles rink in fine form.
The scheduled Kyneton Golf versus Woodend division two match was the only one washed out, as players at different venues found ways to avoid intermittent rain.
Biggest winning margin was 66 shots as Kilmore overpowered a Mt Cottrell lineup with only nine players.
Current ladders positions in division one are:
Gisborne 78 pts, Romsey 76, Kyneton Golf 42, Lancefield 40, Kilmore 36, Broadford 34, Woodend 32, Diggers Rest 27, Trentham 18, Kyneton 17.
ALL THE SCORES
Scores from the fifth round of Highlands pennant bowls on Saturday were:
DIV. 1: Kyneton 48 lost to Trentham 52 — Ant. Mathison (s) 14 lost to R. Dobinson 22, D. Kennedy 21 d R. Justice 14, T. Cook 13 lost to C. McKeone 16, Gisborne 66 d Kyneton Golf 47 — A. Higgins 22 d A. Plowman 18, E. Higgins 19 d W. Turner 15, D. Gade 25 d D. Bond 14; Romsey 58 d Kilmore 56 — D. Ely 20 d L. Whitnall 19, C. Austin 17 lost to S. Pretty 22, A. Young 21 d R. Jansen 15; Broadford 58 d Lancefield 42 — A. Fisher 21 d A. Andrews 18, L. Gleeson 18 d J. Holmes 10, M. Carboon 19 d S. Ray 14; Diggers Rest 49 lost to Woodend 59 — P. Robinson 15 lost to S. Pickles 25, G. Candy 17 lost to N. Bickerdyke 21, R. Treweek 17 d G. Symons 13.
DIV. 2: Kyneton Golf v Woodend — unplayed (washout); Mt Cottrell 61 d Gisborne 51 — D. Roche 26 d I. Ball 14, J. Langley 20 d J. Evans 12, B. Bailey 15 lost to B. Wylie 25; Kyneton 37 lost to Romsey 60 — M. Plowman 12 lost to J. Reimann 20, S. Fenton 10 lost to J. Beaumont 23, D. Knight 15 lost to D. Culpan 17; Kilmore 72 d Macedon 50 — M. Burnham 19 drew with S. Graham 19, P. Butt 18 drew with I. Matthews 18, B. Lingham 35 d I. Guymer 13.
DIV. 3: Lancefield 71 d Trentham 45 — S. Climas 23 d C. Pevitt 14, N. Shannon 16 lost to I. Bruton 20, D. Safstrom 32 d M. Kemp 11; Macedon 62 d Gisborne 40 — A. Cameron 23 d C. Butterley 12, A. Grant 25 d K. Jarred 11, P. Bell 14 lost to S. Fallowfield 17; Romsey 61 d Kyneton 54 — L. Armstrong 20 d J. Epps 15, R. Kozulins 21 d J. Carmichael 19, M. Marshall 20 drew with C. Bermingham 20; Kilmore 100 d Mt Cottrell 34: C. Hodgson 26 d P. Wlodarczyk 14, M. Grindlay 46 d J. Vearing 9, J. Grindlay 24 d R. Perry 11.
SATURDAY’S MATCHES
Round six division one matches this Saturday are:
Kyneton Golf v Romsey.
Lancefield v Gisborne.
Trentham v Woodend.
Broadford v Kyneton.
Kilmore v Diggers Rest.