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‘Patrick power’

The name Patrick has been synonymous with Chirnside Park Country Club for some 50 years.

No single family has been as prominent across the Chirnside Park Country Club Section’s sporting and administrative affairs as Bert (Albert), Joyce, Stephen, Glen and Stuart Patrick. The next generation of Patrick’s have also been making their mark.

This’ Patrick Power’ was witnessed in our Bowl’s Section on Saturday 28^th February, as 3 generations of Patricks played in the Division 4 Section 6 Sectional Grand final game, at Lilydale Bowls Club, against Lilydale. The patriarch of the Patrick family, Bert Patrick, left his usual rink that was skipped by his son Stuart, and played with his other 2 sons, Steven and Glen, and grandson Adam. This foursome played so well together, with Bert putting in his usual excellent performance. The rink had the best win of the day, and the side won the Section Grand Final. What a fantastic achievement by this remarkable gentleman and his commitment to Chirnside Park Country Club Bowls. To cap it off with a grand final win with his family, was a fitting reward for Bert (and a great 93^rd Birthday present). Well done to Bert and his family.

Division 3 Divisional Quarter Final (Tuesday 10 March)

The first team on a Tuesday, after winning the grand final of their section, played in the Division 3 quarter finals of the Divisional Round which is made up of the winning teams from each of the 8 sections in Division 3. They played at Boronia Bowls Club against Mulgrave Country Club, who won their Section 8 final. The grass surface was excellent, it was a beautiful day for bowls and the matches were played in the spirit that all bowls matches should be played. The three Chirnside rinks put up a strong performance with lots of great bowling and great shots being played on all three rinks. In the end, Chirnside had a fantastic win and we did not need to play the last end as we could not be beaten, even if Mulgrave got 8 shots for the last end.
We now advance to the semifinal match against Kingsbury, which will be played this Thursday (12 March), at a venue to be determined. Good luck to all of the bowlers playing this Thursday.

Division 5 Section 5 Semi Final (Tuesday 10 March)

Congratulations to our Division 5 Section 5 team for their stirring win against Healesville Bowling Club and thus making it into the final of their section. The match will be played next Tuesday (17 March) at Heathmont Bowling club, against Heathmont. Just getting to the final ensures that they will be promoted to Division 4, which is a great result. We know that they will do us proud and we are all cheering them on to win one more match. Best of luck in the final.