OCEAN Grove Bowling Club became Premier Division champions following their landmark victory over the Victoria Bowling Club at Queenscliff on Sunday.
In the end, Ocean Grove won a thrilling contest defeating Victoria 84 shots to 82 shots.
Ocean Grove earned the right to host the Grand Final in the nearby region after they defeated the Ballarat-based Victoria Bowling Club by 30 shots 0/106 to 0/76 in the semi-finals on Saturday March 2.
Ocean Grove Bowling Captain, Matt Flapper, who joined the club in May 2012, said it was massive for Ocean Grove Bowling Club to be crowned as Premier Division champions.
“It meant more to me today (Sunday) in a team thing than any individual success you have along the way,” An ecstatic Flapper told the Voice on Sunday.
“Getting a result today meant more to me sharing it with 15 other blokes and being part of the Ocean Grove team that won the premiership for the first time – they have never won one before (as in) Premier Division, to be able to do that was terrific.”
Flapper, who played in the final, paid tribute to his fellow 15 Ocean Grove teammates who all played in Sunday’s win in the 4 person x 4 teams’ event. They included; Ken Thomas, Michael Allen, Andrew Doyle, Cal Inderberg, Mick West, Rod Swan, Terry Brady, Larry Donohue, Garry Burkett, Craig Hodges, Andrew Barton, Ron Brown, Dale Kett, Owen Clark and Paul Cameron.
Only hours after celebrating his team’s stunning Premier Division victory on Sunday night, Flapper was bound for Auckland the next morning to represent Australia in the Trans Tasman series against New Zealand.
The New Zealand v Australia series will be played at Howick Bowling Club in Auckland from
March 17 to March 23.
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