Bowls
Bundoora RSL advanced to Bowls Victoria’s premier division grand final with a thrilling 77-75 victory against Essendon in the preliminary final at Buckley Park on Saturday. Brett Spurr’s rink was the key, winning 28-12 in a margin that covered RSL’s two losing rinks on the day. Damon Di Florio continued his fine form with a 19-15 triumph. Second-placed Bundoora will face minor premiers Altona in a mouth-watering grand final at Mulgrave Country Club on Sunday.
Tennis
Three new clubs have been accepted into this season’s Tennis Victoria Premier League. Newcomer Bundoora will be part of the men’s section, kick-starting its campaign against Royal South Yarra on Saturday. Bundoora will host the second round at its Telfer Reserve home on Sunday, when they face Kooyong. Daniel Ferretti, Daniel Guccione, Riccardo Stiglich, Aaron Addison, Will Ma and Brandon Bryant make up the Bundoora team.
Women’s cricket
Plenty Valley has finished a tough summer rock bottom of the Women’s Premier Cricket firsts. The Bats were hopeful of finishing the season on a high note when they faced second-last Prahran in the final round but were comprehensively beaten by nine wickets at Righetti Oval on Sunday. Bowled out for 118, the Bats struggled mightily to defend it, as Prahran coasted to the target for the loss of just one wicket.
