BOWLS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22983, 1 April 1940, Page 6

BOWLS

MADDISON CUP PLAY FINALS THIS WEEK Twenty-nine players participated In the Maddison Trophy matches for the Christchurch Bowling Centre's singles championship which began on Saturday on the Edgeware and Barrington greens. The players included two previous winners, H. B. Oakey (Elmwood) and J. C. Simpson (Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club). F. Steans (Opawa), who won last year, is not competing. In the first round on the Edgeware green, the keenest struggle took place between A. Kingston (Akaroa) and A. Clark (Barrington). ' After the nineteenth head the scores were 16-all. In the next head Kingston gained a single point lead, and in the last head robbed his opponent of victory by splitting two shots lying close to the kitty, and gaining the shot himself with his last bowl. Clark failed to connect with his last shot. Three rounds were played in the afternoon. The finals will be played during the week between Christchurch and United and Woodend and Shirley. Results: — Edgeware Green First Round United fJ. M. Giles) 21, Linwood (R Buchanan) 7. Kaiapoi Working Men (J. C. Simpson) 23, Riecarton Racecourse (F. H. HUD Returned Soldiers' Association (H. McLean) beat Lyttelton by default. Heathcote (H, Deavoll) 18, Cashmere (A E. H, Christie) 10, , Sumner (T. F. Chambers) 18, Hornby (E Pearce) 10 Akaroa (A. Kingston) 18, Barrington (A ° Opawa 6 (W, E. Turland) 21, New Brighton (J. T. Bisman) 9. Christchurch (J. Ainger), a bye. Second Round Christchurch 19, Heathcote 18. Sumner 20. Returned Soldiers’ Association 16. United 15, Akaroa 14. Opawa 19, Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club 13. . Third Round Christchurch 16, Sumner 15. United 20, Opawa 18. Barrington Green First Round Woodend (W. H. Hampton) 22, Edgeware (J. A. Hayman) 11. Beckenham (J. Morrison) 21, St. Albans (J. D. Renton) 7. Canterbury (C. J. Shaw) 27. Rakaia (A. Holmes) 7. Ashburton (T. J. Cameron) 22, Sydenham (C. Spearman) 19. Woolston (R. J. Jones) 1, Imperial (C. James) 18. . , Allenton (J. Lane) 19. Papanm (J. Hadlev) 16 Elmwood (H. B. Oakgy) and Shirley (A. Lynn) each had a bye. Second Round Woodend 22, Beckenham 19. Ashburton 25, Canterbury 20. Allenton 21, Woolston 15. Shirley 15, Elmwood 14. Third' Round Woodend 19, Ashburton 11, Shirley 19, Allenton 13. Clements Bowl Returned Soldiers’ Association defeated Riecarton Racecourse, the holders of the Clements Bowl, in a match on the Returned Soldiers' Association green. The scores were 64 to 51. RANGIORA BEATS KAIAPOI IN SHIELD MATCH Rangiora beat Kaiapoi by three games to two in,the annual interborough bowls match played at Rangiora on Saturday afternoon as part of the Mclntosh Shield competition. The match was a close one and the result was in doubt until the second to last bowl was played. Details were as follows, Rangiora skips mentioned first:— Banfield 16, S. Richards 15; Hargreaves 28, Evans 25; Ball 19, Robson 24; Wilson 17, Williams 27; Matthews 23, Price 17.