Women’s Metro vs Country – Results

by Aaron Clark on March 18, 2024

A thrilling curtain raiser to Women’s Country Week was played at Bassendean on Sunday as the annual Metro versus Country battle took place.

12 rinks represented each team, making for a mammoth eventual aggregate score of 233-224 in favour of the Metro team.  With 5 rinks wins each, and two draws, the only difference between the two teams was the margin.

For the Metro team, Vicki Spragg’s crew of Vicki Warne, Gail Hjorth and Maree Lumsden were most impressive winning by 20 shots, whilst three rinks away it was another double figure scoreline in favour of Metro with Denise Kelly, Lexie Webster, Debra Kalinowsky and Peita Alberti home by 17.

Irene Grout’s Country team of Linda Young, Pat Huckson and Jill Gumbleton fought back with a 16 shot margin, while Jennie Bruce and Pat Belcher also recorded healthy wins.

In the end, bragging rights go the way of the Metro side for the next twelve months, as the Country Ladies turn their attention to a brilliant week of Country Week bowls.

Here’s a look at the scores on all rinks:

Rink 1:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	22	22
Skipper	Irene Arndt	Sian Smith
Third	Debbie Smith	Irene Leahy
Second	Catherine Jones	Sue Collins
Lead	Liz Marshall	Donna Hayes

Rink 2:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	14	20
Skipper	Lisa Featherby	Jill Adam
Third	Sharon Lynch	Fiona Panting
Second	Annette Campbell	Jess Enright
Lead	Charlotte Byfield	Annette Foster

Rink 3:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	27	10
Skipper	Denise Kelly	Linda Warburton
Third	Lexie Webster	Anne Waters
Second	Debra Kalinowsky	Debra Rundell
Lead	Peita Alberti	Sharon Sharpe

Rink 4:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	12	21
Skipper	Donna Blackwell	Pat Belcher
Third	Margaret Booth	Chris Rennie
Second	Margaret Berson	Anne Doy
Lead	Brooke Chaney	Janine Lawton

Rink 5:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	13	23
Skipper	Renate Coote	Jennie Bruce
Third	Amanda Masters	Julie Davison
Second	Sandra Tope	Lorraine Bell
Lead	Jenny Parker	L Wilson

Rink 6:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	28	8
Skipper	Vicki Spragg	Julie Watson
Third	Vicki Warne	Heather Clatworthy
Second	Gail Hjorth	Anne Carlshausen
Lead	Maree Lumsden	Chris Lewis

Rink 7:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	22	19
Skipper	Pauline Bourne	Vicki Miguel
Third	Lily Rughoobur	Esther Forbes
Second	Robin Higgins	Trish O’Neill
Lead	Julie Savell	Miranda Noak

Rink 8:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	12	18
Skipper	Helen Stevens	Irene Grout
Third	Lisa Brannan	Linda Young
Second	Sue Hogg	Pat Huckson
Lead	Wendy Flack	Jill Gumbleton

Rink 9:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	18	23
Skipper	Shenayde Carley	Sharon Whana
Third	Lee Bunney	Paula Reid
Second	Ruby Leggett	Jacinta Zadow
Lead	Jenni Rogalski	Shelley Bilney

Rink 10:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	16	16
Skipper	Liz Matthews	Beryl Cooper
Third	Karina Gale	Karen Miller
Second	Casey Gilchrist	Coral Davies
Lead	Wendy Stower	Leila Mann

Rink 11:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	21	20
Skipper	Pam Chalmers	Mary Wellstead
Third	Shaan Saunders	Jill Fotheringhame
Second	Klaire Hughes	Rebecca Hankinson
Lead	Kerry Rush	Bhel Hallam

Rink 12:

Position	Metro	Country
FINAL SCORE	28	14
Skipper	Jenni McLaughlin	Carol Ashworth
Third	Rinske Butcher	Jenny Jones
Second	Isabelle Davies	Carol Crane
Lead	Anne Crabb	Chris Gimbel
FINAL AGGREGATE	233	224