We were shopping around Melton and dropped in to the Melton Bowling Club on Saturday Pennants day to try and get a rollup. We got much more than that!
It's a nice clubhouse attached to the Country Club.
They are the Melton Mustangs.
The club has two synthetic greens.
They look nice.
We were shocked and pleasantly surprised to find our mate Chucky (Gary Charker) from Canberra. He told us he's doing FIFO from Canberra each weekend to play Pennants for Melton.
Jean wanted to buy a shirt so Chucky introduced us to President Anthony who sorted her out.
Next minute Mal's asking Jean to get him a shirt as well. Jean was shocked because they aren't Parramatta colours. Turns out 22 players pulled out of Pennants so they asked if we'd play for them. We weren't going to get any games while we are here so we eagerly agreed. They decked us out.
We met Louise. We're playing 2nd and 3rd in her team. She drove us to Flemington and Kensington Club in Melbourne.
Rod sorted us out with cards and stickers.
The club is amalgamated - Flemington Kensington.
Of course, being at Flemington it's a racehorse logo.
The green is synthetic. It's a double size.
The Ross Durham Green.
It's division six, section two. Louise was our skip and Gary our Lead. Jean played second and Mal Third.
(Louise, Jean, Mal and Gary)
We played against Flemington Kensington (Flem Ken). It was skip Mal, Chip, Joe and Alicia.
(Joe, Malcolm, Chip and Alicia)
We started off a bit all over the place. It was 3 to 7 then Mal drew beautifully.
Then Jean just snuck in before they took it off her.
We got done like a dinner. The big board looked ok for a while, we were two behind but they scampered ahead.
We came inside for make your own sandwiches
And a drink with team members.
Melton - we lost at Pennants...again!
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