Women’s Bowls Post-Section Play Begins In Fours Title

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30058, 16 February 1963, Page 8

Women’s Bowls Post-Section Play Begins In Fours Title

The first day of post-section play in the fours at the New Zealand women’s bowling tournament was held yesterday in brilliant sunshine. The greens were running fast and true, and fours able to produce precision drawing were the ones who were successful.

When play finished late last evening there were nine fours still left in, but two are one round behind on account of the byes. The skips in the round behind are Mrs A. Nankivell (Woolston) and Mrs A. Forbes (Burwood), and they will play at 8.30 a.m. today at the same time as the final of the pairs. The field will then be reduced to eight and the quarter-finals will commence at 11 a.m.

Mrs A. Wilkie (Lower Hutt), a finalist in the pairs, led her four well in the first game and beat Mrs L. McKenzie (Woolston) 30-16 with one head unplayed. A very dour struggle was seen in the next game when Mrs Wilkie met Mrs W. Black (Waimate). Lower Hutt held shot on the last head to win 17-16. Mrs Wilkie was beaten in the last game of the day by Mrs Parsons (R.S.A., Invercargill). Mrs E. Edyvean (Richmond, Christchurch), skip of the winning pair at Dunedin in 1961, was matched against the other pairs finalist, Mrs I. Opie (Hawera), and won 23-15. Mrs Edyvean was beaten in the next round by Mrs E. Parsons. Mrs L. Tricker (Lower Hutt), who is defending her title, in her first game swamped Mrs A. Whale (Momington) 33-8 with three heads left unplayed. Mrs Tricker was beaten in the next game when she met a four from Mona Vale skipped by Mrs L. Storey. Mrs L. Boles (Auckland), who came through the section play with five wins,was eliminated 29-7 by Mrs Z. White (Coronation, Nelson). Mrs Boles is a very prominent

skip in her own centre with many successes.

Mrs M. Hoyle (Baisweil), who represents a small new club, has done exceptionally well in qualifying. Seh won her first two games yesterday but was eliminated in the last game of the day by Mrs V. Turner (North-East Valley) 29-16. Results were:—

Opawa Green First Round.—Mrs E. Rochvist (Mona Vale) 24, Mrs J. Joblln (South Brighton) 14. Fifteen fours had byes in this round. Second Round.—Mrs E. Parsons (R.S.A., Inv.) 23, Mrs M. Pirtle (Dallington) 18: Mrs E. Edyvean (Richmond, Chch.) 23, Mrs I. Opie (Hawera) 15; Mrs W. Black (Waimate) 23, Mrs R. Russell (Sydenham) 11; Mrs A. Wilkie (Lower Hutt) 30 Mrs L. McKenzie (Woolston) 16; Mrs A. Nankiven (Woolston) 24, Mrs E. McDougall (Belfast) 19; Mrs McDonald (R.S.A., Chch.) 25, Mrs B. O’Brien (South Brighton) 16; Mrs V. Plum (Coronation, Nelson) 17, Mrs E. Clark (Marlborough) 15; Mrs A, Forbes (Burwood) 25, Mrs E. Rochvist (Mona vale) 15; Mrs L. Storey (Mona Vale) 18. Mrs P. Streth (Waterlea) 17; Mrs L. Tricker (Lower Hutt) 33, Mrs A. Whale (Morntogton) 8: Mrs G. Geary (Cobden) 26, Mrs P. Orchard (Shirley) 11: Mrs P. Cairney (Dallington) 33, Mrs M. Dailey (Maltal) 13; Mrs E. Bowman (New Brighton) 22, Mrs J. Davis (Nelson) 18; Mrs V. Tur-

ner (N.E. Valley) 16, Mrs A. Sinclair (Woolston) 15; Mrs M. Hoyle (Halswell) 34, Mrs N. Loughnane (Park Ave., Wgtn.) 11; Mrs M. Barr (Westport) 21. Mrs F. Wills (St. Martins) 19. Third Round.—Parsons 28, Edyvean 12; Wilkie IT. Black 16; Nanklvell 38, McDonald 10; Storey 28, Tricker 18; Cairaey 21, Geary 15; Turner 23, Bowman 12; Hoyle 18, Barr 13. Fourth Round.—Parsons 22. Wilkie 15; Storey 30, Caimey 15; Turner 20, Hoyle 16; Mrs Nanklvell will play Mrs Forbes at 8.30 a.m. today. Morrison Avenue Green Second Round (all these fours had byes in the first round). — Mrs S. Winstanley (Marewa) 33, Mrs G. Kropp (N.E. Valley) 8; Mrs C. Palmer (Shirley) 18, Mrs A. Beal (Johnsonville) 16; Mrs W. Taylor (Palmerston) 22, Mrs T. Hatchett (Waterlea) 11; Mrs G. Kay (Shirley) 34. Mrs J. Soper (Springlands) 31; Mrs E. Harder (Talta) 20, Mrs M. Stalker (Lincoln) 11; Mrs Z. White (Coronation, Nelson) 29, Mrs L. Boles (Auckland) 7; Mrs N. Dale (Burwood) 16. Mrs V. Newson (Terawhitl) 15; Mrs V. McDougall (Park Timaru) 20. Mrs Pickering (Wilton) 10; Mrs H. Gilligan (Timaru) 19, Mrs M. Seabrook (Manawatu Nth.) 17; Mrs L. Watson (United) 22, Mrs N. Bum (Berhampore) 21; Mrs R. Wilson (Kirwee) 19, Mrs E. Cooke (Waterlea) 16; Mrs N. Fairlle (Spreydon) 28. Mrs D. Thurlow (Ranglora) 5; Mrs P. Penfold (Paraparaumu) 22, Mrs F. Leech (Ranglora) 14; Mrs E. Roulston (Awamoa) 18, Mrs W. Waldron (Walkiwl) 17; Mrs N. Peterson (Petone Central) 25, Mrs R. Seiwood (Mona vale) 17; Mrs A. Moyes (Kalkoura) 17. Miss R. Berry (Linwood) 16. Third Round.—Winstanley 18, Palmer 10; Taylor 24. Kay 12; Harder 28. White 17; Dale 21, McDougall 19; Watson 25, Gilligan 16; Fairlie 25, Wilson 16; Penfold 26, Roulston 17; Peterson 20 Moyes 10. Fourth Round.—Winstanley 20, Taylor 17; Dale 22, Harder 21; Fairlie 21, Watson 16; Penfold 25, Peterson 14.