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Victorian
Senior
Shield
History
1994 – Ballarat – November 12th – 13th
The inaugural event was
held in Ballarat and was contested by eight of the country associations.
The
original associations that competed were Ballarat,
The host Association won
both the Overall and Women’s divisions. Ballarat women won by four points
over
Colac Men were
victorious in their division by 4.5 points from Shepparton and Ballarat.
1995 – Shepparton – November 11th – 12th
The
Overall trophy went to
High Men’s average was 204 by Eddie Way from Warrnambool
1996 – Colac – November 9th – 10th
The
result in the Men was the same as the previous year – Geelong
first with Latrobe Valley 2.5 points behind in second place.
A
close finish in the Women’s division with
High
Men’s Game for the weekend was 237 by both Ron Threlfall of
1997 – Mildura – November 8th – 9th
A
long drive for most for the fourth Senior shield with the event bowled in
Mildura. The same ten teams again competed.
Geelong
had a commanding 8.5 point win in the Overall after winning both the Men’s
and Women’s trophies. This was Geelong’s third win in a row in the Men’s and they became the fourth different
winner of the women’s trophy after winning for the first time.
Bob
Hinton from Latrobe Valley was high average with 203 and Eddie Way
(Warrnambool) was in the Men’s all star team for the third year running.
Sue
Moroney (
High
Men’s game was Bob Hinton 246 and high Women’s game was Lyn Letts (Bendigo) with 233
1998 – Warrnambool – November 14th – 15th
Warrnambool
in 1998 – ten teams competed.
Colac
Men streeted the field winning the Men’s by 9.5 points from
Ballarat
narrowly defeated
Top
3 Men’s all stars were all from Colac with Merv Billing leading the way on a
211 ave. Merv also bowled the high tournament game of 268.
In
the women’s division, three Ballarat ladies were in the top 5 averages –
Brenda Stewart 190, Denise Samson 188 and Marg Nunn 187. High Women’s game
for the second year in a row was Lyn Letts from
1999 –
An
extra team for the sixth Senior shield with Oven’s and Murray competing for the first time.
It
proved to be another commanding win to Colac in the Men’s division winning
by 14 points from Shepparton. They won all 10 matches (plus 6 points for the
bye) amassing 58 points from a possible 66. This also enable Colac to win the
Overall for the first time.
Bendigo
Women became the sixth different winner in the women’s section in six years
after their 1.5 point win over
Merv
Billing (Colac) was High average (198) and high Men’s game (246) for the
second year in a row. Lyn Bourke (
2000 –
11 teams competed in 2000 and the home team won the overall trophy. I don’t have any other records for that year.
2001 – Albury – November 10th – 11th
Once
again 11 teams competed and Colac won both the Overall trophy and the Men’s
division. This was the last year Central Gippsland (formerly
Warrnambool
women won in a close finish with Colac 0.5 points behind and
2002 –
12
Teams in the Men with Bairnsdale and Sale & District fielding teams for
the first time. Only 11 teams in the Women as Sale & District did not
field a Women’s team.
Geelong
won the Overall trophy by just 0.5 point from Colac.
Colac
Men won the Men’s trophy for the fourth time in five years by just one point
from new team Bairnsdale.
Geelong
Women also won by 2.5 points from Albury/Wodonga.
High
Men’s average once again was Merv Billing from Colac (198). It was also
Merv’s third time in the all stars team.
Albury/Wodonga’s Di Ryan was high average in the Women’s with a 183 average.
2003 –
Tenth
Senior shield was held in
Colac
won the Overall by 7.5 points from
In
the Men’s division,
High
Averages were
2004 – Wodonga – November 13th – 14th
Back
to 11 teams with the demise of Bairnsdale bowl.
Shepparton
won the Overall trophy by 11 points and also won the Women’s division with
Denece Jones and Marilyn Behncke both making the all stars.
Colac
won the Men’s for the sixth time, by 7.5 points from Shepparton. Oven’s
&
High
game for the Men – Wayne Mills from Latrobe Valley 255, and for the Women
Beryl Daniel from
2005 – Ballarat – November 12th – 13th
A
tie for the Overall between
Colac
won the Men’s for the seventh time by just one point from Albury/Wodonga,
while
Some
high averages with Andrew Craig from Albury / Wodonga topping the all stars
with a 226 average and Colac’s Merv Billing second with a 218 average.
Denece Jones from Shepparton was high ladies average with 204.
Team
colours
Albury
/ Wodonga – Red, White & Black
Ballarat
– Navy & White
Colac
– Black, White & Green
Ovens
& Murray – Maroon, Sky blue & White
Sale
& District – Teal, Green & Yellow
Shepparton
– Pink, Black & White
Sunraysia
– Dark Blue & Gold
Warrnambool
– Jade, Black & White
2006 – Mildura – November 11th – 12th
11
teams competed and this year the bye was bowled with the Men needing to beat
169 to win and the women needing to beat 149.
A
commanding 12 point win by
In
the Men’s
Dianne
Jackson from
2007 – Albury – November 10th – 11th
11
Teams again but this year bye not bowled and no points given. Sale &
District bowled for the last time.
Colac
were victorious in the Overall division finishing 6 points clear of
Warrnambool
Merv
Billing from Colac was high average with 206 making it the sixth time he has
been in the all stars team. Lyn Letts from
2008 – Wodonga – November
8th – 9th
Back
to 10 teams and therefore 9 games bowled. Two blocks of 3 games on the
Saturday and the final three in one block on the Sunday.
Geelong
Men won for the third time in a row and sixth overall in a close finish from
Albury / Wodonga
Marin Ticaci from Albury/Wodonga was high game with 278.
2009 – Warrnambool – November 7th – 8th
More
of the same as Warrnambool again won the Overall and the Women’s (third year
in a row) and
Geelong
Men also had the top three averages for the weekend.
High game for the weekend was Warrnambool’s David McKane with a 268
2010 – Shepparton – November 13th – 14th
Trouble
with accommodation meant that Wodonga were unable to compete. To fill the
numbers up to ten a second Shepparton was invited to compete.
A
close finish in the men saw
2011 – Colac – November 12th – 13th
A
return to Colac for the first time since 1996. All ten teams competed with the
Men bowling first.
A
two horse race in the Overall between
High
game for the weekend was 266 by Paul Campbell from
2012 – Latrobe
Valley – November 10th – 11th
Down
to Morwell for 2012 Senior Shield. Tough scoring conditions saw a high
tournament game of 258 to Kerrie Fletcher from Warrnambool. The high Men 's
game went to Paul Campbell from Geelong with a 248.
Men and Women bowled at the same time (10 o'clock start both days), which meant an earlier finish on the Sunday.
An extremely close Men's division with just one point separating three teams going into the last game. Geelong and Latrobe Valley were equal leaders one point ahead of Shepparton. Geelong beat Latrobe Valley 4-2, but Shepparton with their high game for the weekend (805) in the final game took all 6 points and won by a single point (35-34)
Warrnambool women went through the entire weekend without losing a game and won for the fifth time in six years finishing 3.5 points ahead of Latrobe valley.
Latrobe valley won the overall by just 2.5 points from Warrnambool (71.5 - 69.0) with Geelong a distant third on 60.5pts.
In
the eighteen years of Senior Shield only one bowler, Marg Nunn from Ballarat,
has competed in every event. Lyn
Letts from Bendigo and
Merv
Billing (Colac) has been in the All Stars 7 times and Denece Jones
(Shepparton) and Shirley Muxworthy (Geelong) have been an All Star 5 times.
288
Men and 267 Women have competed in the 19 years so far.
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