THE TARANAKI BOWLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 6

THE TARANAKI BOWLERS.

WIN FIRST TEST MATCH. A CLOSE GAME. * i The bowling test match Taranaki v. j Auckland, played at the Epsom green | yesterday afternoon, attracted a large ' gathering of local players, and a keenly-contested game resulted in a , victory for the visitors by 156 to 151. The president of the Epsom Club Mr. | J. Wright, extended a hearty welcome I to the teams as also did Mr. Hardley, president of the Auckland centre. Afternoon tea and light refreshments were! provided by Mrs. .Tervis Wright, wife of • the president, and Miss Hodge, of the I Epsom Bowling and Croquet Club. | Eight rinks took part, four being . played on each green, and several exciting games were witnessed. Taranaki went off with the lead, but as the game progressed the scoring was close, and on several occasions the teams were even on the aggregate, being 100, 120, and j 130 all. Smart's rink was the first to j 1 finish, and on the concluding head therI was only a difference of three points bej tween the teams. The visitors were 'lying two when the skips went up, and | Sutherland's only hope of success was Ito break up the head, but in this effort, jhe was unsuccessful, and the game ! ended in favour of Taranaki by the 1 narrow margin of five points. The following are the results of the i test match yesterday afternoon at Epsom:— TARANAKI V. AUCKLAND. A. Johnson (Inglewood), W. Putt •(West End), T. Armitage (Manaia), A. K. Smart (New Plymouth) 12, v. A. Dick (Ponsonby), A. .Icnkin (Mount Albert), B. Allsopp (Dominion Road), E. V. Sutherland (Onehunga) 22. A. Goldwater (New Plymouth), D. Poole (Hawera), T. R. Ford (Waitara), T. . Petty (West End) 27, v. J. VV. Hardley (West End), G. H. Lyon (Waitemata), J. Muir (Mount Albert), C. E. Hardley (West End) 10. S. Maslin (Hawera), E. Putt (Manaia), W. H. Beadle (Fitzroy), -T. McNeill (Fitzroy) 13, v. J. T. Wallett (Mount Albert), K. Brookfield (St. Helier's). G. L. Gladding (Rocky Nook), C. V. Laugsford (West End) 31. A. E. Wills (Hawera I, C. Carter (New Plymouth), T. Corkill (Hawera). J. Foy (Hawera) 15, v. J. A. Godfrey, (Ellerslie), T. S. Bassett (Onehunga), J. O'Sullivan (Carlton), N. Mcßobie (Remuera) 22. W. Roberts (New Plymouth), A. S. Peters (Stratford), F. Quinn (Hawera), Stan Smith (Fitzroy) 24, v. Vv. Kelly (Dominion Road), A. N. Snedden (Ponsonby), W. Ball (Carlton) J. Hollows (Stanley) 16. W. Hawkins (Fitzrov), A. Washer (New Plymouth). J. R. Hill (New Plymouth'). T. Billing (West End) 22, v. K. Lippiatt (Otahuhu), V. J. Scantleburv (Auckland). J. C. Tapilin (Mount Wellington), W. J. Truscott (Carlton) 20. F. Boulton (West End), H. E. Shaw (Hawera), A. H. Christie (Manaia), J. D. Sole (West End) 17, v. J. Clarkson (Carlton), W. Hills (Onehunga), C. C. Baker (Mount Eden), G. B. Osmond (Auckland) IS. AY. Bruce (West End) .T. Johnson (West End), H. Calder (Waitara), J. Lobb (West End) 2b\ v. E. Harkins (Ponsonbv), A. W. Jones (Epsom), A. C. Tonkin (West End), H. Garry (Ponsonby) 16. Total: Taranaki, 15G: Auckland, 151. VISITORS V. EPSOM. The remaining four teams of visitors (assisted by a few Aucklanders) played a friendly game with Epsom, the results being:— G. Looney (New Plymouth), Money (New Plymouth), R. Cock (New Plymouth), B. Codd (late Inglewood, now Takapuna) 11, v. Bull, Hetherington Taylor. J. Wright 20. A. Pennington (Raholu), R. Julian (Raliotu). H. J. Bray (Ponsonby), J. W. Havdcn (late Fitzroy. now Takapuna) 17, v. A. Wright, T. Hill (late Hawera), F. Parsons, Morrison (late Stratford) 34. ,T. Champion (New Plymouth). J. Bruce (West End). J. Fawcett (Warea), T. Dickson (Vogeltown) 13. v. Morton, Waddingham. Wilkinson, De Launay (late Eltham) 27. Rattenbury (Waitara). F. Wallis (Eahotu). t>. McGregor (Carlton), F. Roebuck (Okato) 22, v. Peak, Harrison, Haszard. Tanner 11. Totals: Taranaki, G3; Auckland, 98. TARANAKI V. MOUNT EDEN. A section of the visitors from Taranaki were entertained at the Mount Eden green yesterday morning being welcomed on arrival-by the president of the club, Mr. D. C. Eraser. Owing to some of the chosen Taranaki representatives abandoning the trip to Auck hi ml. the visitors were two men short on the Mount Eden green, but it had lie.n arranged that their places should ' c Liken by Messrs. A. D. Gray and I". V. Schniu-keuberg. two old Auckland residents, who were both members of the New Plymouth Bowling Club about fifteen years ago. The games resulted as follows, visitors' names first: — E. Putt. Fawcett. Peters, Ford 11, v. Bartleet, McDougall, Best. Hudson 23; A. Johnston, TL Cock, Moslin. A. K. Smart 12, v. T. Nairn, Bridges, .Tas. Smith, Fraser 20; Schnackenberg, Boebuck. Calder, A. T). Gray !.*», v. Bainbridge, Brown, Middloton. Julian 20; Hawkins. Wallis, Beadle, McNeill 24. v. Faram, Robertson. Miller, A. Nairn 16; Boulton, Morey. Christie, J. D. Sole 23, v. Hull, Walton, Bigelow, Baker 17; W. Bruce, G. Bruce, J. Johnston. Lobb 33, v. Gordon, McNab, Daislcv, Surman 11. Taranaki US, Mount Eden 113. TAURANGA RINK'S WIN. A Tauranga rink which has come to Auckland to take part in the South Auckland matches to-day played two games yesterday—in the 'morning against Mount Eden and in the after : noon against an Epsom rink. Tauranga secured two wins, the results being: — Tauranga—Nutter.. Clemson, Torrance, Crowley 19, v. Mount Eden—Vivian, Turner, Tutt, Gill 17. Tauranga— Nutter, Haikson, Torrance, Crowlev an. v. Epsom—Wallace, Aniburv, P. "Hill, Inglis 15,