BOWLS 27 FOURS QUALIFY IN EASTER TOURNAMENT

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27631, 12 April 1955, Page 16

BOWLS 27 FOURS QUALIFY IN EASTER TOURNAMENT

Conditions yesterday for the third day of the Christchurch Bowling Centre's Easter tournament were again ideal, with the greens still reasonably fast and true.

Two rounds of section play were held and at the end there were 27 fours who had won six or more games to qualify for post-section play. One round of post-section play was then held.

Deavoll . (Belfast), who has been prominent in centre tournaments this year, had won five games on the first two days and required only one yesterday to qualify. He seemed assured of this when about to play' the last head of the first game against Cowles (Papanul), who had already qualified by winning his first six games. Deavoll was 14-11 up with one head to play, and, on a head on which he only had one bowl, he tried to burn the head but removed his own bowl and went down six to lose, 17-14. In his next game he met McKenzie (Woolston), who had no hope of qualifying, and, playing carefree bowls McKenzie also beat Deavoll, 15-12. This second loss on the day kept Deavoll out of post-section play. Of the five fours who won their first six games, only Ashton (Canterbury) and Cowles (Papanul) were unbeaten at the end of the section play. Hickman (Sydenham) won one more game to finish with seven wins and in the post-section play he drew a bye The Sydenham elub is well to the fore tn the tournament. It has four teams competing, and all qualified and survived the first round of post-section play.

McGarry (Christchurch), requiring one win to qualify, went down in his first game to Hickman, 15-13, but won the last game against Maloney (Papanui), 20-15.

The winner of last year’s champion of champion singles, Sheard (Woolston), had a comfortable Win over Nicholls (New Brighton) in the first round of post-section play. The second round, quarter and semifinals will be played on the Barrington green today. Results were:— SECTION A _ - Edgeware Green s ey® n th Hound.—Rennie (Canterbury) * B, , G n- s (Belfast) 8; Blakeway (Barrington) 26. Smee (Fendalton) 5; Jwdln S2Pj W . a L 121 P° rter (Linwood) 9; Ayson (Christchurch) 17. Henderson (Elmwood) 3; Sharp (Dalllngton) 16, Nicol (Shirley) -Eighth Round.—Smee 17, Jarden 15; 11: Blakeway 22, Ayson soil 1 )! 001 18 ' Rennle 17: Giles 14, HenderSBCTION B Rlccarton Green -„ Se i enth Ihnmd.—Ashton (Canterbury) 20. Duncan (Ch. Ch. W.M.C.) 5; Rosewall (Cashmere)_ls, McKay (Barrington) 6: Chinnery (Edgeware) 14. Bugg (Woolston) 7; Kruse (Papanul) 20. TuilSck (Sydenham) 8: Armstrong (New Brighton) 17 Eighth Round.—Rosewall 19. Kruse 6: Chinnery 15, Duncan 13; McKay 13, WaUace 10: Bugg 19. Blair 12: Ashton 17 Rennie 16; Tullock 22, Armstrong 16. SECTION C St. Martins Green Seventh Round.—Lyell (Beckenham) 23, Anderson (Ch. Ch. W.M.C.) 9: Kebby •Sieesrio") 17. Muff (Edgeware) 15; Bell (St. Albans) 17, McNlsh (Fendalton) 16; Grammer (Onawa) 21. Young (CantercamP?ell (RS.A.) 18, Starr (Christchurch) 15; Sheard (Woolston) 16, Stevenson (Ashbury) 10. = gl }£ > Bound.—Kebby 20. Young 'l4: Bell 16. Lyell 14; Muff 13. Starr 12; Stevenson 18, McNlsh 10: Anderson 13. Sheard 12; Campbell 17, Grammer 13.

SECTION D Shirley Green Seventh Bound.—Newton (Dalllngton) 15. Teller (Rlccarton) 13; King (Barrington) 14. Nicholls (New Brighton) 12; Bennett (Linwood) 22, Morgan (Mount

Pleasant) 9; Hickman (Sydenham) 15. McGarry (Christchurch) 13; Maloney (Papanul)l7, Gundry (Spreydon) 14; Taylor (Phoenix) 24. Ussher (Fendalton) 8. Eighth Round.—Nicholls 20, Hickman 19: Teller 14. Bennett 13; Gun dry 14, King 13; Taylor 16, Morgan 13; Ussher 22, Newton 14; McGarry 20, Maloney 15. SECTION E R.S.A. Green Seventh Round.—Little (Beckenham) 18, Hughes (Greymouth) 6; Musgrave (Canterbury) 17. Young (Heathcote) 10; Fantham (Sheffield) 16, Joseph (grdenham) 15; Jordan (Rangiora) 17, BHrst R.SA) 8; Edmonds (St. Albans) 19, Wil^( Christchurch W.M.C.) 13; Colville (Edgeware) 25, Brown (Cheviot) 6. Eighth Round.—Hirst 13, Musgrave 11; Fantham 18, Hughes 13; Young !6, Edmonds 12; Colville 16, Joseph 14; Little 21, Brown 6; Jordan 14, WilMa 13. SECTION F Beckenham Green Seventh Round.—Truesdale (Woolston) 13, Eady (Papanul) 10; Reardon (Cashmere) 18, Whitehead (Opawa) 10; Spencer (Elmwood) 22, Booth (Christchurch W.M.C.) 19; Pluck (Rakaia) 17, Croat (Beckenham) 13; Hamilton (Edgeware) 17, Scales (Ashbury) 14; Mottram (St. Albans) 26, Kinzett (United) 10. Eighth Round.—Pluck 19, Whitehead 8; Eady Spencer 8; Hamilton 18, Reardon 10; Kinzett 15, Booth 7; Truesdale 21, Booth 15; Croat 13, Scales 6. SECTION G Fendalton Green Seventh Round. —Leggat (Fendalton) 16, Wotton (Papanul) 12; Bowman (Runanaga) 11. Reid (St. Martins) 10; Stanton (Woolston) 15, Cunliffe (Belfast) 12; Henderson (Cashmere) 15, Killick (Barrington) 17; Morris (Elmwood) 18, Mitchell (R.S.A.) 13; Pirrie (Dalllngton) 16, Elstob (Darfield) 9. Eighth Round.—Bowman 15, Henderson 12; Leggat 24, Cunliffe 11; Reid 17, Mitchell 11; Stanton 24, Elstob 10; Wotton 18, Pirrie 10; Morris 14, Killick 5. SECTION H St. Albans Green Seventh Round.—Orchard (Christchurch) 17, Parr (Fendalton) 10; Brunsden (Edgeware) 21, Hunt (Beckenham) 11; Miller (R.S.A.) 18, Jones (Canterbury) 12; Cowles (Papanul) 17, Deavoll (Belfast) 14; McKenzie (Woolston) 17, Carlyon (Rangiora) 14; Smith (Sydenham) 15, Williamson (Shirley) 14. Eighth Round.—Cowles 22, Hunt 12; Miller 18, Parr 12; Carlyon 20, Brunsden 13: Jones 19, Williamson 14; Smith 14, Orchard ID; McKenzie 15, Deavoll 12. SECTION I Barrington Green Seventh Round.—Calder (Kaiapol) 23, McLachlan (Imperial) 13; Sollitt (Rangiora) 22, Richmond (Beckenham) 10; Mil-i lard (Christchurch W.M.C.) 17, Ball (St. i Albans) 14; Greenslade (Edgeware) 23, Crisp (Temuka) 14; Chamberlain (Canterbury) 17, Flute (Linwood) 5; Williams (R.S.A.) 12, Stanton (Woolston) 7. Eighth Round.—Sollitt 20, Crisp 13; Millard 16, McLachlan 15; Chamberlain 19, Richmond 13; Ball 22, Stanton 3; Calder 20, Williams 16; Greenslade 20, Flute 13. SECTION J Christchurch W.M.C. Green Seventh Round.—Kibble white (Hornby) 15, Common (Disabled Services) 10; Allison (Woolston) 14, Perry (Shirley) 12; Jones (Opawa) 13, Jameson (Fendalton) 9; Watkins (Christchurch) 13, Higgins (Barrington) 8; Besley (Sydenham) 20, Fielding (Papanul) 13; Madsen (Cashmere) 17. Stewart (Elmwood) 9.

Eighth Round.—Watkins 18, Perry 17; Common 15, Jameson 13; Besley 14, Allison 8; Stewart 19, Jones 16; Kibblewhite 17, Madsen 12; Higgins 23, Fielding 14.

POST-SECTION First Round.—Smith (Sydenham) 12. Morris (Elmwood) 8; Besley (Sydenham) 18, Greenslade (Edgeware) 7; Giles (Belfast) 20, Bugg (Woolston) 13; Sheard (Woolston) 22, Nicholls (New Brighton) 9; Joseph (Sydenham) 19, Hamilton (Edgeware) 13; Leggat (Fendalton) 23, Sollitt (Rangiora) 6; Watkins (Christchurch) 16, Chinnery (Edgeware) 13; Taylor (Phoenix) 12, Fantham (Sheffield) 11; Rennie (Fendalton) 24, Whitehead (Opawa) 6; Colville (Edgeware) 17, King (Barrington) 13; McGarry (Christchurch) 19, Truesdale (Woolston) 14.

The following had byes in the first round: Ashton (Canterbury), Cowles (Papanul), Kebby (Rlccarton), Chamberlain and Hickman (Syden-