Garfield Bowling Club recently hosted the "summer edition" of its Big Bash tournament.
The Big Bash is a format similar to that seen on Bowls TV, where teams play five games of five ends. After these games, the top four teams play off in finals.
Garfield put on a perfect day once more for the event, with light cloud in the morning and pleasant sunshine in the afternoon.
After the five rounds of play, four teams stood out on top of the ladder. The two winners of the semi-finals were the teams who finished first and second, showing that sometimes talent does rise to the top.
The losers of the semi-finals, relegated to the stands to watch the final, were the "Art and Science" team led by Arthur Scheurer from Narre Warren, with Kerri Cadman and Graham Dodd, along with the team called "The Selectors", consisting of Greg Davies, Pauline Blake and Steven Roy, also from Narre Warren.
The runners-up on the day were Bruce Smith, Adrian Van Gaal and Steve Cunningham who were not quite "Cunning" enough to overcome the eventual winners.
The winners were "Peter The Great", which consisted of Peter Dixon, Des Chatfield and Gary Cantwell.