Hornsby Rockets: June 2017

Friday, 16 June 2017

2017 Nationals - Day Six [MASTERS]

It wasn't enough that Natham (our in-house StatsMan) bowled a 52 over average on Day Five; he went out and won the Restricted Masters on Day Six.

He was placed in first position from the moment the 1st game ended and did not look back!

He played 8 games in succession scoring 150, 177, 178, 150, 141,140,163 and 169 averaging 158.5 (his entering average was 111).

Natham then had a playoff with the bowler who was in 2nd place and scored at 160 beating the opposition by 11 pins. Natham ended up with an average of 160.0. In total he knocked down 2140 pins today.

Details can be found here.

Overall, he has played 42 games for the competition and now is having a well deserved rest.

photo courtesy of the Tenpin Bowling Australia Facebook page.

Thursday, 15 June 2017

2017 Nationals - Day Five

And oh, what a day it was.

The non-State bowlers by now have bowled eighteen games in the past four days. The bowlers in the Cole Cup, an additional seven and the Open State comp, an additional five. You'd think, after bowling as many games as they have, this would be a day of tired mediocrity.

Not so.

Singles
*Natham 52 pins over average for the series
*Ben 22 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 178
*Warren 19 pins over average for the series
Mark M. 19 pins over average for the series
**Adam A turkey in a game of 176
*Karina A turkey in a game of 164
*Tim A turkey in a game of 139

Doubles
*Warren 27 pins over average for the series
*Natham 23 pins over average for the series
**Adam Turkeys in games of 194 and 158
*Ben Turkeys in games of 159 and 145

Teams
*Natham 46 pins over average for the series
Declan 25 pins over average for the series
*Tim 20 pins over average for the series
Emma C. 20 pins over average for the series
Mark M. 18 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 178
**Adam 18 pins over average for the series

* Cole Cup bowler - prior to today have bowled twenty-five games in the past four days
** Open State comp bowler - prior to today bowled twenty-three games in past four days

Thanks again to Statsman (Natham) for the rapid collection of numbers...

And now some pictures:

Hello, Mark

Adam

Emma, bringing the heat

The Mod Squad

Does Ben *ever* stop smiling?

And another Emma

Karina had a great day

And here's EVERYBODY

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

2017 Nationals - Day Four

Day four is Wednesday is States. NSW v VIC v QLD v WA v SA v ACT v NT v TAS and a lot of cheering (at extremely high volumes, at times).

There are two Divisions: Open and Coles Cup. Hornsby Rockets represented in both: Adam represented NSW in the Open division and (deep breath), Ben, Warren, Tim, Natham and Karina represented NSW in the Coles Cup. Great results this year:

Well done everybody!

2017 Nationals - Day Three

The State Teams had the "day off" on Tuesday, coming together at the Rooty Hill RSL (so big it needs its own post code) for a team lunch. And the rest of the bowlers had a light day, with a single series of Doubles.

Highlights from Tuesday:

Doubles

Lucy 28 pins over average for the series

Amy 24 pins over average for the series

Trouble! (AKA Amy, Lucy and Lizzie)

The Two Emmas

Candice + Coffee

Monday, 12 June 2017

2017 Nationals - Day Two

The Rockets have been out in force, With records scores. Many thanks to Natham, the Stats Man for his rapid collection of these numbers:

Sunday 11^th June

Hornsby rockets state players

Singles

Natham 20 pins over average for the series

Adam 16 pins over average for the series

Doubles

Ben 41 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 199

Natham 38 pins over average for the series

Tim 20 pins over average for the series

Adam A four bagger in a game of 211

Teams

Ben 33 pins over average for the series

Ben 17 pins over average for the series

Warren 16 pins over average for the series

Hornsby Rockets

Teams

Declan 17 pins over average for the series

Emma C. 16 pins over average for the series

Singles

Candice 19 pins over average for the series

Emma M. 17 pins over average for the series

Emma C. 17 pins over average for the series

Amy 15 pins over average for the series

Monday 12^th June

Hornsby Rockets

Singles

Natham 20 pins over average for the series

Amy 15 pins over average for the series

Adam Turkey in a game of 191

Mark M. Turkey in a game of 157

Elizabeth Turkey in a game of 132

Teams

Declan 45 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 163

Natham 35 pins over average for the series including a four bagger in a game of 187

Amy 31 pins over average for the series

Candice 26 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 155

Adam 19 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 171

Lucy 19 pins over average for the series

Emma M. 18 pins over average for the series

Mark M. 15 pins over average for the series

Doubles

Amy 28 pins over average for the series including a turkey in a game of 139

Lucy 22 pins over average for the series

Candice 21 pins over average for the series

Ben 20 pins over average for the series

Declan 18 pins over average for the series

Tim 17 pins over average for the series

Sunday, 11 June 2017

2017 Nationals - Day the ONE

Rooty Hill RSL - so big it needs its own post code.

And the bowling alley is pretty big, too.

Nationals kicked off today (for the Rockets - the comp actually started on Wednesday. Or Thursday) and we showed up meaning business. No scores yet (I'll post them as I get them) except for the 211 that Adam pulled off this afternoon. Well done, mate.