BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 81, 5 April 1923, Page 9

BOWLING.

• CAMBRIDGE TOURNAMENT. THE KINKS FINAL. AVON BY ROTOKUA AN EXCITING FINISH. (Hy Telegraph".—Own- Correspond ant.) CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday. The final of the rinks competition, playet on the Cambridge green this morning, wn: watched with great interest by a consider able number of enthusiasts —bowlers ant others. The opponcts were:—Rotorui il-'owkes) and Thames (Cordesi. Fowkei won a single off tbe first head, and th( second head showed one all. Then Cordei secured lour, followed by a two. Tin Rotorua rink then secured another single making theui only two. They stuck at thh till their opponents were l.'l on the nintl head. Then Rotorua gradually picked up securing a one. a four, and two singles il succession, making the score !i—lit. Cordoat last passed the fated thirteen with a single, but FoivUes scored two ones in sue cession after this. Then Thames gainei one point, ltotorua at this stage scored : three, making the score 14 —lo against Rotorua. At the nineteenth head Kowke: secured another three, thus giving them i lead for the first time after the first heai. 17—lo. Amidst excitement. Cnrdvs source one in the next head, and the iliial heat was commenced with the s.-ore 17 —le, n favour of Hotoruil. Iv this last Ilea. I'owkes was lying tiiree up when forties with his last bowl, lay the shot. Fowkei then promptly drove, and made a rteai. head. In the next try Rotorua was lylnp one up. when Thames with a fast bowl looi kitty to the ditch. On the third essay tin filial head was decisive. Things were look ing rather black for Thames, when thel third man drove kitty, leaving Thames lyin; two up. Cordes failed tn improve the posi tion. while Fowkes. with his llnal bowl laid the shot, and the match was tints won 18—III. It was a splendid tinish to a well contested match, in which splendid pia. was witnessed time and again. WAIHI TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, Wednesday. The Waihi Bowling Clubs Faster Tour nament resulted In a win for Mrliermott" team, consisting of Hamilton, Hare, Farrel and Mdiermnti. Klc'nt teams competed the prizes being valuable silver cups. WANGANUI TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANFI, Wednesday. The AVanganui Ron-ling Centre's Faste tourney concluded Ihis afternoon, in bril I.ant weather. Renefleld (St. John's played Price iFltzrovi in the Until, whici resulted: Benetield 23. Price 13. SATURDAY'S GAMES. PENNANT MATCHES. EDENDALE TEAMS. At Edendale.—Chambers, A. Smith I'almer, Clements: Hoi-spool. Miller Kdwards. Taylor; Jenkiuson. Rleakley. H Smith. Frost. At I'ousonby.—Gordon, Cook, C. Dee Forshaw; Culpan. East. Doyle. Freeman. At l'apatoetoe. —Bradshaw, It. I>. Avery 11. Dec. Broivnett. EI.LERSLIE TEAMS. At Grey Lynn.—Wood, Wilkinson Howell. T. Dickson. At Kpsotn.—Watson. Jackson. Gordon. M Duftln: Dlggens. A. Ferguson. Rev. Tuke. Crosher. At Ellerslle. —Christmas. R. Campbell. (todfrey. It. Heed: A. ('. Hill. I'eek. Somer Held. W. Somervell; White, Macklow. Gave}". Holmes. MOUNT ALBERT TEAMS. At Devonport.—l'littlson, Whatnnll, Cut forth, Murray; W. Thomas, Bennett. Blair Ashtnn. At Avondale.— Beccroft. lloldsworth Baildon. J. Thomas; Webster. Hogg. Gar lick, Mcliride. At Mount Albert.-Dent. Guthrie Stevens. Allely: Constant ine, Walters. Mr Naughtou. Topliss: Bousklil. Caughey Bromley, Muir; Wnllett, Allwood. X Thomas, Jeukln. WEST END TEAMS. At Dominion Road.- S. llardley, Mc Keowu, Ritchie, (jiiln: Lock. c. " Green Wynyard, Wbltten; t.ovatt. I'lummer. Blair C. llardley: Cox. Knox. E. White. Maher. At Stanley. —Hastings. Homier. Hill rierce; Harris. Andrews. Adams. Kirkhnm At West End.-I'rice. Haig. .1. W. Hard ley. Wise: Cornwall. Morley. Cooke. Wood ward: .1. McMillan. Knaggs. Thomson Scott: Mtilholland, Bowring. May. Clarke Bennett, rrijiihnrt. I. McMillan Bell Irwin, W. White. Worsfold. Ni.ton. EI'SOM TEAMS. At Epsom.—E. Richmond, Carlaw, Bur ton. Crabtree; Dawson. Haves. Ilaszar.l. .1 Wright: A. Wright. S. Harrison. Wilkinson W. Taylor: Hnydcli. Spurr. A. Jones Eraser: McGoivnn. It. Clark, W. Smltn Hetherington: I'eHk. Myuott. Dixon, Mc Gregor: Hawken. Foote. I'lunkett. Bright. At Mount L'den.—Lawrence. G. White Morton. George: Gouk. Sansbury, Gosling Grattan; Hill, Duke. Tarsous. de Lattnav Fox. Veale. J. Wallace. F. Richmond Phillips. Reld. Kingswell. Pollard. At Ellerslle.—A. G. Clarke. Land Clay Foubister: French, Wnddiughnm, .1. W Harrison. Tanner. DTAIIITIi: TEAMS. At Otahuhu.—C. B. WUitmore, O'Cnnnell Connor, Fearnley; Sliort. Henry. J. Harper Bailey: Rev. llosklng. C. Jeffries, I'enree I.lppiatt. At Dominion Road.—Crawford. Campbell F. Jeffries. Mclvor; Finn, McNally, Mtir dock. S. Harper. At Stanley. — Goodwin, Aitken. Gardiner (.'arson. MOINT EDEN TEAMS. At Grey Lynn.—Hull, H. O. Rrown Miller, dill: Briilthwaite. Clements. II Walton, Traves; E. Walker. Cochrane. Best Baker. At Epsom.—.toll. Solicit. Bigeb.iv. Find lav: Vivian. Ferguson. M.-Dotieall. I" Walton: Moon. Mcl'hersnn. Burns. Hi.-key. At Mount Eden.-.lolly. Eraser. Dalsley Rankin: Fiirain, Turner. Ire Rreiitttin Burns. Ilerron. Smith. Toll: Evisnn Gntenhv. Comes. Julian: J. It. Robertson McNab. Wooiley. Hudson; T. Nairn. It Hobertson, A. Nairn, Surman. ROCKY NOOK TEAMS. At Mount Wellington. —Sidler. Harwell Randall. B. Kayes. At Rocky Nook—G. Wright, T. Jones Bain. Itouskill. At Devonport.—Amoore. De St. Croix Mllner, Rirniingham: Barton. Middleton Finch. Keatley: J. Kayes. Pringlo. Rlakie Ellisdon: W. Jones, Addison. Chapman I'enree. At Rocky Nook.—Cunningham. Hunt Rrookes. Clarke: Buckle. Wilson. F. Rrown H. Jenkin: C. Wright. Buscomh, Roviance Wakerlev; 11. Turner. W. White. W. Jenkin G. Gladding. GREY LYNN. At Mt. Eden.—Olding, Blamlres. Rose O. Bridges ; Gregory. Newton, Mclvor. Mar tell : Laing. Goldsmith. Fletcher. W. Brynr At Grey Lynn.—C. Liversldge, Reed, I.an gan. Whittle: W. Liversldge. Moore. Bail don. Buckley; F. Preston, iMlncham, Watei house, Rutland : Warueford. J. Ferguson Beaumont, Dick. At Ellerslie. — Woods. Curtis. Dinierj Allen. INTERCtUB MATCHES. MOUNT EDEN V. EPSOM. At Epsom. —Hughes, Tyler. Rreinfonl I.adley. I'.ainbridge, Sellers. Murray Fogerty. Mount Eden teams to be selected on th ground.