News & Information

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

A Club of Choice with Remarkable Results

CBCOB bowlers deliver outstanding performances
In January our star bowler Esme Kruger won the Gauteng North Ladies Singles title.
Esme continued her good form in February by winning a bronze medal in the Bowls SA masters
tournament.
Also in February, Esme “skipped” the CBC Old boys Ladies Team (Esme, Ina Fourie, Rolinda Fourie
and Linda Sheepers) that claimed victory in the Mid-week Fours tournament
In the first week of March, Esme and her team mates Lizzan Norval and Laetitia Momberg won the
Gauteng north Ladies Trips competition
Esme has now been selected to represent South Africa at the World Bowls tournament in Australia
in May 2020
Congratulations on these scintillating performances Esme and we wish you the best of luck at the
World Championships!
In the men’s division, Neil Smit won the Gauteng Bowls Novice singles tournament, Dolf Scheepers
reached the quarter finals of the Men’s singles, whilst the Trips team ( Dolf, Ant Rea and Branden
Allen) also reached the quarter finals
This month, eleven CBC old Boys bowlers will represent Gauteng North in the SA inter districts
tournament, whilst two of our young stars will represent Gauteng North in the U15 and U20
competition.
Two club Bowlers were chosen to manage the Gauteng North inter District teams

Indeed, a club of choice, on and off the greens

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

GREAT RESULTS FROM THE GREENS

CBC Bowls results January and February 2020

The past week saw some great results for CBCOB. The past week the Ladies Midweek Fours Team won the semifinals, the ladies team in the Bowls Gauteng North Trips won the quarter final and the men’s team lost in the quarter final.

Esme Kruger, Ina Fourie, Rolinda Fourie and Linda Scheepers have been unbeaten in the Gauteng North Ladies Mid Week Fours competition – heading for the final on Wednesday 26 February.

In the Gauteng North Trips Tony Rea, Branden Alan and Dolf Scheepers lost to the team skipped by Francois Koen.

Overall a great week on the greens.

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

Northerns Squash Fixture 2020

The 2020 Northerns Squash League Fixtures are now available. CBCOB & TUT Squash Club entered two more extra teams and we are very optimistic about the upcoming season. If you would like to join the league please contact Pierre Mornet 084 903 2400

Click on league to view PDF

Click on league to view PDF

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020

Rustenburg Squash Tour 2020

CBCTUT Squash Club started off the 2020 season off with a bang after a long and much deserved holiday. Two teams descended down to Rustenburg on the 25th of January for the weekend which promised the likes of good squash, memories and new friendships. The teams consisted of players throughout various leagues within the clubs and some well-known imports filling in the gaps.

The team in the A section consisted of Adelaar’s 1st League player, Brandon, who is an up and coming youngster as well the old CBT faithfuls in Jason, Tyrone and Pierre. The ladies consisted of our latest recruit in Makgosi and the newly appointed, much-against-her-will, and last minute captain, Amy Farrell. The team in the B section had some serious firepower as well with Henco captaining the side. Other members included Daniel, Vincent and Jessica Cullinan, with our imports Jessica “McLovin” McDonald and Johan (a Rustenburg local) filling in the remaining spots.

Upon arrival and a few pancakes in, both teams settled in and got onto the court to play their first fixture. The A team did surprisingly well and beat JP Brits team 11-10 whilst the B team weren’t so lucky in their opening match. After the sloppiest of Joe’s for lunch, round 2 commenced with both teams losing their fixtures but with a few good wins along the way. You could say that some of the players were a bit distracted about the nightly festivities that were to come . . After a rather lengthy and especially boozy fines sessions, our players were raring to go and made sure our eccentric and contagious presence was known. For the sake of this article and a few people’s dignity we will leave the Saturday’s night escapade there . .

Sunday was a new day and with most players only getting a few hours sleep in it was time to Carpe Diem! With a few “reg-maakers” handed out by the veteran drinkers in Henco and Johan to the inexperienced campaigners and a boerie roll for breakfast, most were good to go. Surprisingly, most players were still seeing double and this resulted in another 2 losses for our teams for Sunday’s result.

All-in-all, it was a tremendously enjoyable weekend and a great start to the year! We will be sure to add this event to our yearly calender!

February 22, 2020February 25, 2020

CBT Squash: Blitz League Champions on and off the court

On Thursday night CBC & TUT Squash Club competed in the Northerns Blitz League finals. The Men’s team had to beat last years league winners and the ladies took on the undefeated Tuks ladies’ side.

The ladies worked very hard and if a few nicks went our way the scorecard might have revealed a different winning team. However, Tuks played extremely well and fought for every point and they were the better side on the day beating our ladies 12 -6.

The boys came out to play and even Jason a huge underdog took a game from Uitsig. Uitsig however was prepared for a tough game and came out blazing. It was with hard work and determination that we manage to win 14 -3 and took home the Blitz League Trophy for the first time.

We would like to thank all our supporters. More than 20 people for CBT strolled through the doors to support our two teams.

Thank you Uitsig and Tuks for the competitive games and the sportsmanship showed during these matches, as well as the laughs and drinks we shared afterwards. A great thanks must go to Liz Mckenzie and Anton Louw for the role you play in promoting Northerns Squash and your respective clubs.

We are looking forward to a great season and growing Northerns squash in 2020.

Thanks to Blaar and the Northerns team for organising the event.

February 20, 2020February 25, 2020

CBCOB bowlers perform well at Gauteng North Trip Competition

On Sunday 16 February many a bowler embarked on the Bowls Gauteng North Trips competition played at various venues in the district. Three mens’ and two ladies’ teams from CBCOB Bowling Club progressed to the next round (last 16 teams competing for quarterfinals) which will be played at Villieria Bowling Club on Sunday 23 February. Best wishes to our teams

The past Saturday CBCOB also excelled in the Bowls Gauteng North League with good results. It is still early in the league with six games to play but teams are well positioned to perform well.

February 19, 2020February 25, 2020

CBC & TUT Squash in the Northerns Blitz League Final

CBC & TUT Squash entered this years’ Northerns Blitz league with low expectations with a few players missing and some players not as fit as they would like to be.

Despite these challenges, our ladies’ and mens’ teams managed to win last night in the semi-finals and proved that they will be serious contenders for this year’s league titles. Finals will be played on Thursday 20 February at Tuks.

Please come and support our teams. The 1st match starts at 6PM at L.C. De Villiers.

February 9, 2020February 25, 2020

Mielieland 2019: Building lifelong friendship through squash

Mielieland 2019

The Mielieland Squash tour is a highlight on the CBC Old Boys Calendar. It always lives up to its reputation and ensures everybody goes home dead tired and entertained.

This year was no exception- we took two teams to Mielieland playing in an extremely tough A-Section. We had some well skilled imports from TUKS, and they proved to be great assets on and off the court.

Strangers got together to play squash this past weekend and walked away as friends with everlasting memories, nicknames and jokes.

The following players represented CBCOB Pretoria

Here for Beer Again

Kelvin Ndlovu AKA Fuel Tank
Sipho Mcyphos AKA Flash
Shane Maelane AKA Sleep-A-Lot
Tinus Havinga AKA Giel
Steven AKA Old Boy
Amy Farrel AKA Dramy
Cornelie Read AKA Donkie

Here for Beer Too

Kundanji Kalengo AKA Stretch
Pierre Mornet AKA Pedro
Tyrone AKA Blommie / Weekend Special
Daniel Pretorius AKA Toight
Thulani Makoena AKA Oupa
Jessica Mcdonald AKA Sweet but Psycho / Mclovin
Kimberly Mcdonald AKA Old Mcdonald

We appreciate the continued support from Anton Louw (TUT) and CBC Old Boys squash committee members. We would like to grow the number of teams in 2020 and ensure that we do not just play squash but build lifelong friendship.

Go the Greens

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

CBT Squash Agenda 2019 AGM

1. Payment System
  1. Moving forward we would like to propose two options for payment. EFT and Snapscan. Smaller transactions such as the buying of shirts will be reserved for the Snapscan facilities.
  2. Membership after July will be set to half price. Monthly membership subscriptions will not be considered as this becomes a hassle with management and keeping track of it all.
  3. An email option will also be available for all parties involved (office and committee)
2. League
  1. 2x Captains minimum per weekday (Monday to Thursday).
  2. New league bylaws.
  3. League training.
    1. Volunteers to do 2 training sessions out of season and 1 in season per week.
    2. Beginner group and intermediate to advanced group.
    3. Play with people better and worse than yourself, part of player of the year award.
  4. Leagues for 2020
    1. 8 Men
    2. 3 Ladies
3. Sponsorships for 2020 (Tins, Shirts, Bar, Player of the Year Award Board).
4. Shirts for 2020 – 2023
  1. Responsible
  2. Type
  3. Cost
  4. Ladies options
5. Coaching
  1. Minimum membership required to receive coaching at the club.
  2. Maximum Fees for league player R250p/h
  3. Outside coaches allowed to coach CBC members outside of peak hours
  4. All coaches must register on the website in 2020
  5. Coaching Academy possibility 2020
6. Non-Members
  1. No pay, no play. No day passes. It is cheap enough to become a member and we want to try and promote growth in the club.
  2. Other Northerns squash players may practise with club members with pre-approval from the committee.
  3. Any member ignoring this rule will be held responsible for the social membership and lights fee of that player.
7. Student membership 16+
  1. R330 to CBC, SA Squash R120, Lights R350 = R900 Total
  2. Social R350 (Kids for coaching)
  3. TUT R300 for lights and a R50 WiFi fee.
8. Scholars under 16
  1. R350
  2. League R550
9. League Members R1750 (Increase in Northerns & Squash SA fees)
10. Bar Upgrades
  1. Cupboards
  2. Microwave
  3. Hotplate
  4. Coffee Option?
11. Sound / Computer (Sponsor, could provide us with a DSTV option on a decent PC)
12. Aircon / Fans (High Cost)
13. Bathroom Upgrades
  1. Hooks in Ladies
  2. Towels (Who will Clean them?)
14. Social Membership 2020
  1. R1200 (R660 Subs, R350 lights, rest for the club admin. R100 p/m lights incl, most clubs charged R20 – R30 an hour for lights.
15. Peak hours & Social Members
  1. On league days on peak hours only League members due to the availability of courts and the lack of bar and events support from our social members.
16. 1st League Ladies
  1. We will have to pay a player for the No.1 spot (sponsorship?)
17. 2020 in-house tournaments
  1. Club Championship
    1. Ladies
    2. Mens
    3. Junior
    4. Master
  2. Doubles
  3. Ranking Tournament February
  4. A continuous player of the year competition
18. Admin Management / Website / eCommerce
  1. Allow CBC office to the website
  2. No pay, No Access to booking or lights
  3. Quarterly mailer
  4. People responsible for website
    1. Subscriptions
    2. eCommerce
    3. Posts & Updates
19. 2020 Tournaments to attend
  1. Mielieland
  2. Rhodes
  3. Rustenburg New Year Tournament
  4. UK or other options
20. Lights Fees
  1. R350 2020
21. DSTV
  1. R400 club point
  2. Through PC with a members subscription
22. Structural Issues
  1. Quotes for main club for:
    1. Court 1 wall
    2. Front Walls
    3. Sidewall repairs previous effort by the unqualified company that caused massive cracks damage to the walls
  2. Painting of courts after fixes
  3. Shade structure on deck
23. WiFi extension for club PC + Access to all players including TUT(R50per TUT member)
24. Social Cost
25. Choose Committee members

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

Bowling highlights from the last few months

The club hosted two special events the latter part of of 2019. A Breast Cancer Bowl for Pink event in October whereby R16K was raised for a Pretoria based charity Reach for Recovery. This was the fourth event of its kind and R56K have been donated to this charity the past 4 years. The annual Turkey Day, traditional presented in December was a huge success.

Ten club members were selected to represent Bowls Gauteng North in the 2020 Inter Districts Tournament.

Esme Kruger, a seasoned international player, represented SA in Australia on both the World Bowls Champ of Champs as well as the World Bowls Atlantic Championship whilst she also represented SA in The African States tournament in Kenya. She was also part of the victorious silver medallist team returning from the Common Wealth Games in 2018

The Bowling Club is renowned for quality competitions and 2020 will see the repeat of the Shamrock Challenge and the introduction of an Invitational Women’s Trips tournament.