The Kia Toa bowling club showed its dominance in Division Two, winning the Leslie Gold Cup and Collings Shield on Saturday to go with winning the Division One Interclub Sevens won in January this year.

Kia Toa players have been in outstanding form all year with both teams finishing first and second on the ladder after the round robin. The semi-finals were Kia Toa 1 vs Geraldine and Kia Toa 2 vs West End.

Both Kia Toa teams raced away to early leads and they managed to hold both West End and Geraldine clubs out with some magnificent bowls to stage an all Kia Toa final.

Kia Toa 2 then won the Division 2 final after beathing Kia Toa 1 in winning two games to one within shortened games.

Semi Final 1

Kia Toa 1 vs Geraldine 

Pairs:

Lindsay Bell, Paul Brohan (Kia Toa) 30, Ray Christensen Graham Immes (Geraldine) 19

Tony O'Driscoll, Dan Johnston (Kia Toa) 22, Steve Kitto, Dave Fisher (Geraldine) 23, had 2 ends go

Triples:

Gareth Burgess, Dave Boreman, Jason Browning (Kia Toa) 22, Andrew Kelly, Rick Pitelen, Colin Hobbs (Geraldine) 11

Semi Final 2

Kia Toa 2 vs West End 

Pairs:

Jason Harris, Neville Herbert (Kia Toa) 33, Gavin Spence, Laurie Shanks (West End) 16

Mike Kane, Russell Maslin (Kia Toa) 18, Alan Gillespie, Dave Kitching (West End) 21, had 3 ends go

Triples:

Tony Wilkinson, Mike Leonard, Ollie Ross (Kia Toa) 31, Bob Smith, Bruce Scott, Ken Feathers (West End) 19

Final (Kia Toa 2 names first)

Kane 20, Bell 8

ODriscoll 24, Harris 8

Wilkinson 16, Burgess 15

Kia Toa 2 win Collings Shield

Kia Toa 1 win Leslie Gold Cup

- Richie Kerr

Photo: Left to right

Top Row

LIndsay Bell, Tony O'Driscoll, Dave Boraman, Gareth Burgess, Paul Brohan, Dan Johnston, Jason Browning

Front Row

Mike Kane, Ollie Ross, Mike Leonard, Russell Maslin, Jason Harris, Neville Herbert, Tony Wilkinson 

Article added: Tuesday 21 March 2023