BOWLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 46, 4 December 1939, Page 3

BOWLING.

THE ASHBURTON CLUB

During tlie last week the weather was very favourable and good progress was made with the various competitions of the Ashburton Bowling Club. Members are taking every opportunity to arrange their games, and the first hpd second rounds should he Completed this week. Results \Vere:

Champion Singles—First life: Cameron beat Higgins, Clarke heat Amos, Porter boat Mitchell, David beat "Watt, Matthews beat Milson, Tarbotton bent Oliver. Second life: Tulloch heat Dickenson.

Champion Pairs—First life: Tulloch and Milsom (s) beat H. and W. H. Amos (s), Briscoe and Edmonds (s) heat Watt and Dunlop (s), Oliver and Mitchell (s) beat Dunn and Matthews (s); and Bowman and Hardie (s); Bonifacio and David (s) heat Guthrie and Madden (s), Tarbotton and. Woods (s) beat Bakers and McEacheh (s). Second life: Finn and Cameron (s) beat Smallbone and King (s). Handicap Pairs—H. Amos and Dickenson (s) beat Watt and Woods (s); Bonifacio and Tulloch (s) beat Smallbone and Gowans (s), R-. McElhinney and McEachen (s) beat King and Cockroft (s),. Bell and Dunlop (s) beat Hardie and Dakers (s). Colts’ Singles—First life: Taylor beat Arnst, Gray beat McElhinney, Daly beat Tinker. Second life: Arnst beat McLauchlan, McElhinney beat Cochrane.

Six rinks from the club took part in the annual Town <v. Country match, which was played in Christchurch on Saturday. A pleasant afternoon was enjoyed, and the visitors were very hospitably entertained by Canterbury and Shirley Clubs, Next Saturday will be a very busy day as both greens will be fully occupied. The annual match between the Ashburton and Ellesmere Sub-Centres, seven rinks a-side, will occupy one green. The match ofr the Bullock Pennant will probably be played on the Allenton (the holder’s) green on Saturday, December 16.

TOWN v. COUNTRY TOURNEY.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

Town v. Country matches were played among Canterbury bowlers under the auspices of the Canterbury Bowling Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Results of matches in which Ashburton teams played were qs follows: the names of city skips being mentioned first: —

Canterbury v. Ashburton —AlcNish 22, Milson 13: -Finnegan 26, Higgins 25; Drummond 20, Madden 24. St. Albans v. Rakaia. —Du Feu 28, Black 14 • Rankin 27, Holmes 9 ; darkson 31, Candy 23. Elmwood v. Allenton—Taylor 24, Templeton 9; Smith' 20, Thomas 19. Aulsebrpoks v., Allenton —Gowans 22, Daeombe 10; Jones 20, Shaw 20; Clark 21, Booth 20. Christchurch v. Rakaia —Smithson 40, Hardy 12; Ainger 38, Breach 11. Shirley v. Ashburton —"Cusack 19, Cameron 23; Jones 17, Christie 18; Cordie 28, Gowans 8. Cashmere v. Allenton—Christie 14, Silverwood 23; Aladden 17, Acton 13.

AT TIMARU,

TIAIAR-U, December 3

The annual inter-centre bowling match for the Steans Oup between Canterbury and South Canterbury, played on the Kia Toa dub’s green, Timoru, on Saturday afternoon, was won by the visitors .by 207 points to 176.

This was the seventeenth match' between the teams, and each tried hard to win the odd game, as the Oup had previously been Won eight times by teams. Canterbury had four rinks up and one a tie, and thoroughly deserved to win.

Following ai*e the detailed scores (Canterbury skips being given first) Wilson 26 beat Keen 15.

Madsen 20 lost to Healey 23. Oakey 22 lost to Currie 23. Raphael 30 beat Hamlyn 17. Spearman 40 beat Ram age 17. Dr. Alarks 26 drew with Edwards 26 Young 13 lost to Millar 35. Chambers 30 beat Campbell 20.