BOWLS 19 Qualifiers In Centre’s Fours Tourney

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30636, 30 December 1964, Page 12

BOWLS 19 Qualifiers In Centre’s Fours Tourney

Nineteen of the 88 fours which entered the Christchurch Bowling Centre’s Christmas fours tournament qualified with six or more wins when section play ended yesterday. E. Colville (St. Albans) and E. Trenberth (Christchurch), the only unbeaten skips at the end of the second day, won both games yesterday to come through the eight games of section play without loss.

Of the 15 fours which entered the last day with five wins, 12 went on to postsection play. R. Rickerby (Riccarton). who had five wins at the close of play on Monday, lost his two games yesterday and did not qualify. In his first game yesterday he met J. Sinclair (Woolston W.M.C.), who had only one win at that stage. Rickerby lost 20-19. Rickerby then lost, 24-7, to C. Holland (Fendalton), who had only three wins before this game. J. Mills (Cashmere), who had four wins when play began yesterday, met W. Ditford (R.S.A.), winner of five. Ditford failed dismally in this game, and lost 24-11. Both Mills and Ditford had one game left to score a win to go forward. The luck of the draw favoured both. Mills met R. Cox (Wooiston W.M.C.), Who had only two wins, and won 28-18, and Ditford met A. Cain (Christchurch W.M.C.), who had only one win, and romped home, 33-18.

Only One Qualifies

Much interest centred on the final game in section D. Bef ore play began there were five fours with four wins and two with five. The latter two, R. Thomas (Sydenham) and C. Ashton (Canterbury), appeared likely to be beaten, and this would have brought in five qualifiers. However, Ashton in the closing stages of his game gained the advantage and beat W. Heaton (Mona Vale), 19-16. Ashton became the only skip to qualify in this section, as Thomas lost, 20-16, to G. Miller (Christchurch W.M.C.), who had won two games. W. Dailey (Fendalton) must have felt full of confidence when he stepped on to the green yesterday morning requiring only one win to qualify. His first match was against A. Bills (Christchurch W.M.C.) who had won only two games. Dailey’s hopes of an early qualification were dashed when Bills won, 22-18. Dailey then met R. Divers (Mona Vale), who had his first win in ' the previous round, and qualified by winning, 23-12. A. Horsfall (Shirley), who needed two wins yesterday to qualify, did so with comparative ease when he beat W. Andersen (Mona Vale), 21-14, and J. Simon (Canterbury), 18-14.

A. Bastyer (Rangiora), who needed one win to qualify, met R. Lulham (Christchurch), who was in a simi-

lar position. Basher won, 19-12. Lulham met J. O’Halloran (Opawa) in the last game, and qualified by winning, 23-14. A very close finish was seen in the game between Lulham and Dailey in the first round of post-section play. The Christchurch four skipped by Lulham won the first six heads to lead 9-0. Over the next three heads Dailey’s Fendalton four scored six points, but it was Christchurch all the way over the next five heads, which gave it seven points and a 16-6 lead.

Over the next six heads Fendalton did better than Christchurch to score eight points to two, but with one head left to play Christchurch seemed the certain winner with its 18-14 lead. However, Fendalton drew five shots, to win by 19 points to 18. The other 13 qualifiers had byes in the first round. Results were:— Section A, Shirley Seventh Round.—T. w. Hogs (Christchurch W.M.C.) 29, L. Bradley (Cashmere) 14; J. Sanders (Canterbury) 23. A. Joyce (Dallington) 14; H. Deavoll (Sydenham) 21. J. Findlay (Amberley) 7; J. Gallaher (Hornby) 18, C. Holland (Fendalton) 17; R. Jones (Opawa) 17, L. Chapman (Woolston) 13: H. Barrett (St. Albans) 30, A. Burgess (Linwood) 7; J. Sinclair (Woolston W.M.C.) 20, R. Rickerby (Riccarton) 19.

Eighth Round.—Holland 24, Rickerby 7; Hogg 17. Findlay 14: Bradbury 17, Joyce 16: Deavoll 14, Jones 12; Barrett 23, Chapman 14; Burgess 20. Gallaher 13; Sinclair 22, Sanders 18. Section B, R.S.A. . Seventh Round.—E. Carnle (Canterbury) 19, G. Beddis (Imperial) 17; R. Anicich (Avon) 14, R. Cox (Woolston W.M.C.) 10; J. Clegg (South Brighton) 19, L. McKendry (Dallington) 17: J. Williams (Linwood) 27, A. Caln (Christchurch W’.M.C.) 15; J. Mills (Cashmere) 24, W. Ditford (R.S.A.) 11; C. Rowe (Opawa) 27, H. Boddlngton (Fendalton) 15; E. Colville (St. Albans) 28, A. Smith (Woolston) 8.

Eighth Round.—Ditford 33, Cain 18; McKendry 17, Carnie 12; Anicich 15, Beddis 11; Clegg 21, Rowe 14: Smith 21, Beddington 14; Colville 11, Williams 4; Mills 28, Cox 18.

Section C, Elmwood Seventh Round.—J. Turpin (Canterbury) 18, V. Jackson (Cashmere) 13; J. Simpson (St. Martins) 21, J. Young (Lyttelton Waterslders) 17; W. Hazel hurst (Christchurch W.M.C.) 22, W. Sams (Barrington) 14; L. Hughes (Kaiapoi) 20, W. Bell (St. Albans) 19; J. Howden (Elmwood) 23, C. Penlington (Fendalton) 11; L. Derbidge (Opawa) 32, A. Nottingham (R.S.A.) 16.

Eighth Round.—Penlington 19, Hughes 18: Sams 28, Nottingham 16; Bell 23, Turpin 19: Howden 21, Derbidge 11; Simpson 12. Jackson 4; Hazelhurst 17, Young 14.

Section D, Canterbury Seventh Round.—W. Heaton (Mona Vale) 23, G. Miller (Christchurch W.M.C.) 12: R. Thomas

(Sydenham) 19, G. Bennett (Linwood) 15; D. Langley (Christchurch) 18. J. Coup (Kaiapoi) 15; C. Ashton (Canterbury) 21. A. Andrews . (Elmwood) 9: U Scrlmgeour (St. Martins) 22. H. Moore (Burwood) 15; K. McNab (R.S.A.) 21, T. Boyd (Papanui)

9. Eighth Round.—Moore 22. Andrews 13: McNab 23. Langley 21; Ashton 19, Heaton 16: Scrimgeour 18, Boyd 12; Miller 20, Thomas 16; Coup 14, Bennett 12. Section E, St. Albans Seventh Round.—A. Bills (Christchurch W.M.C.) 22, W. Dailey tFendalton) IS: A. Parlane (Burwood) 37, H. Taylor (Canterbury) 7; H. Berry (Spreydon) 24, P. Mealings (Kaiapoi) 17: R- Divers (Mona Vale) 29, R. Morrison (Papanui) 15; H. Thomas (Elmwood) 19. S. Buxton (Sheffield) 17; E. Trenberth (Christchurch) 22, A. Smith (Sydenham) 17. Eighth Round.—Buxton 24. Morrison 13: Smith 21. Mealings 19; Dailey 23, Divers 12; Trenberth 19. Thomas 11; Bills 19, Parlane 8; Berry 23, Taylor 17. Section F, Morrison Avenue

Seventh Round.—K. Smith (Christchurch) 22. W. Fair brother (Fendalton) 11; I). McNeil (Rangiora) 25. J. Simon (Canterbury) 10; A. Horsfall (Shirley) 21. W. Anderson (Mona Vale) 14: A. Besley (Sydenham) 30; H. Rennie (Fendalton) 25; G. Roberts (Burwood) 24. O Hynant (Coalgate) 18: S. Sned den (Linwood) 24, F. Flocken (Tai Tapu) 19. Eighth Round—Roberts 21, Beslev 17: Snedden 21. Anderson 18; Smith 19. Rennie 16: Hynant 17, Fiecken 10; McNeil 15, Fairbrother 9; Horsfall 18. Simon 18. Section C, Fendalton Seventh Round.—A. Basher (Rangiora) 19. R. Lulham (Christchurch) 12; A. Roberts (Cashmere) 22. A. Haydock (Fendalton) 8; L. Cowles (United) 19. D. Watson (Halswell) 18; S. Porter (Linwood) 28. J. O’Halloran (Opawa) 19; E. Greenwood (Dallington) 14. W Langdale-Hunt (Shirley) 11; G. Orchard (Burnside) 16, R. Kinzett (Sydenham) 13.

Eighth Round—Porter 19 Langdale-Hunt 11; Cowles IS Kinzett 2: Lulham 23,

O’Halloran 14: Greenwood 19, Orchard 12: Basher 28. Haydock 8; Roberts 18, Watson 12. POST-SECTION PLAY

First Round—R. Smith (Woolston) 23, A. Roberts (Cashmere) 13; A. Horsfall (Shirley) 21, L. Bradbury (Cashmere) 15; W. Dailey (Fendalton) 19, R. Lulham (Christchurch) is. Byes: H. Barnett (St. Albans), J. Mills (Cashmere), J. Simpson (St. Martins). C. Ashton (Canterbury). A. Basher (Rangiora). E. Colville (St. Albans). D. McNeil (Rangiora), W. Ditford (R.S.A.), K. R. Smith (Christchurch), J. Howden (Elmwood). C. Rowe (Opawa), E. Greenwood (Dallington), E. Trenberth (Christchurch).