Bowls Champions Met In 1st Round

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30399, 25 March 1964, Page 19

Bowls Champions Met In 1st Round

Two former title-holders, Mrs McKenzie (Woolston) and Mrs Edyvean (Richmond), were drawn together in the first round of the Christchurch women’s champion of champions pairs tournament on the Opawa green yesterday.

The Woolston pair proved the steadier and scored a comfortable victory, by 22-15. A very close second round game was that between Darfleld (Mrs Wall) and Barrington (Mrs King). It was anyone’s game to the last head when the country pair just managed to gain the decision, 20-19. Woolston had to fight all the way in the second round against Beckenham (Mrs

Bradley). The Beckenham pair were at a disadvantage in that they had drawn a bye in the first round and came fresh to the game, and did well to lose only 13-19. Woolston was untroubled in the last game of the day against Halswell (Mrs Gates), winning 31-10. The other three third-round games were fairly even. The tournament will end today, the semi-finals being played in the morning.

First Round.—New Brighton (Mrs York) 22, Dallington (Mrs Wright) 19: Shirley (Mrs Reaby) 20, Burwood (Mrs Forbes) 17: Halswell (Mrs Gates) 21. Kirwee (Mrs Davis) 12: Mona Vale (Mrs Storey) 21, Sumner (Mrs Cameron) 14: Christchurch (Mrs Taylor) 22, Belfast (Mrs Hendry) 10; Darfield (Mrs Wall) 21, Cheviot (Mrs Burnett) 13: Spreydon (Mrs Smith) 23. Rakala (Mrs Vaughan) 16: Papanui (Mrs Hay) 21. South Brighton (Mrs Joblin) 19: Morrison Avenue (Mrs Wood) 23, Avon (Mrs Cooke) 11: United (Mrs Brockett). 30. Linwood (Mrs Gibbs) 17: Kaiapoi (Mrs Smith) 22, Opawa (Mrs Douglas) 8; Fendalton (Mrs Scott) 24, Lyttelton (Mrs Welsh) 14: Woolston (Mrs McKenzie) 22, Richmond (Mrs Edyvean) 15; Barrington (Mrs King) 20. R.S.A. (Mrs Mechen) 18; Beckenham (Mrs Bradley), a bye. Second Round.—Woolston 19, Beckenham 13; Halswell 21. Mona Vale 10; Christchurch 20. Spreydon 17; Darfield 20. Barrington 19: Shirley 17. New Brighton 15: Kaiapoi 22. Fendalton 19; Morrison Avenue 26, Papanui 21; United a bye. Third Round. —Woolston 31, Halswell 10; United 21, Morrison Avenue 14: Darfield 19, Christchurch 17; Shirley 22, Kaiapoi 19.