Div 1 Week 21 – Wetherill Park – 9 July
The division bowled 9 pins over average at Wetherill Park with 67 200 games and 16 600 series. The high game was shared by teammates Phil Meurant and Sarah Heath with 27, followed for the male scores by Shane Bond 278, Chris Bateup 270, Kim Morris 263, Dean Ainsworth 253, Glenn Rowland 241, Chris Bedwell 238, Rodney Kitley 237 and reserve Bob Cohen 236. For the ladies, after Sarah was Meaghan 237, reserve Nicky Foster 235, Sarah again 228, Ros Dowton 226, Janelle Crass 220 and 215, Kayleen Watts and Helen Cios also 215, Sarah again 213 and Trudy Gould 211. The series went to Chris Bateup 732, followed by Rodney 693, reserve Neil Mills and Shane Bond 643, Alex Sole 642, George Antaky and Peter Daly 632, Kim Morris 626 and John Raftry 621. The ladies series went to Sarah 720, followed by Meaghan 634, Janelle 633, Trudy 597, Helen 584, Nicky 554, Jodie Terry 539, Meg Abdilla 538, Ros and Kayleen 528 and Annette Bateup 527.
Leaders Wetherill Park Guns played 2nd place Strathfield Sandbaggers and lost a close game 10-9, but both teams slipped down one position as Campbelltown Cougars scored 13on the bye and moved into 1st spot by ½ point. Earlier in the day, Sandbaggers lost their post bowl match against Bowlarama Hotshots 12-7 and are now 6 points behind Gins in 3rd spot. 4th place Wetherill Park Bandits lost a close game 10-9 to Wetherill Park Phoenix and 5th place Lidcombe Lightning drew with Bowlarama Hotshots. All the games were close with Fairfield Bruises winning 11-8, Mittagong Reapers 10-9 and Gosford Gremlins also 10-9. The high game went to Phoenix 1064, followed by Bandits 1043, Rebels 1038, Strathfield Sandbaggers 1037, Windsor 9 or Better 1032, Hotshots 1012 and Bruises 1002. The series went to Phoenix 2957, followed by Reapers 2922 and Bandits 2917.
Divisions 2 and 3 did not bowl.