World Title Nominees Suffer Bowls Defeats

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31030, 9 April 1966, Page 13

World Title Nominees Suffer Bowls Defeats

Sixteen of the 94 teams won their three matches on the first day of the Christchurch Bowling Centre’s Easter fours tournament yesterday.

Many prominent bowlers were among those to lose matches.

K. R. Smith (Christchurch), K. G. Murray (Opawa) and C. Rowe (Opawa)— all nominees for the New Zealand team to compete in the world bowling championships—were beaten, and Rowe had the uncomfortable experience of losing, 7-19, to J. Griffin (Dallington). Murray, whose side had played precise bowls to win its first two games, lost, 15-16, to W. R. Wilkinson (Hornby) in a tense match.

Wilkinson was leading, 1510, with two ends to play, but Murray gained five precious points when Wilkinson, rather unwisely, drove twice and took out only one of Murray’s six shots. Murray was two down on the head when the skips played their last two bowls. He saved one shot with his first bowl, btit was short with his second. Even then it needed a measure before Wilkinson gained his one point and the match. In the first round Murray achieved a possible when his team scored eight, all drawn against J. Simpson (St. Martins). Narrow Defeats Smith, who had as his lead R. Hayes, whom he partnered when they won the Christchurch championship paars, had narrow margins in all his games. He lost, 21-22, to T. J. Edmonds (St. Albans) and 1819 to A. Bond (Papanui). There were some prominent fours in the unbeaten

teams. N. McNab’s R.S.A. side which won the champion of champions fours, continued with its good form, and L. Newton (Dallington), who had as his No. 3 D. Stuart, the beaten finalist in the champion of champions singles, played most competently. R. Pirrie (Dallington), A. A. Bills (Christchurch W.M.C.), and R. L. Ward (Shirley) were other wellknown fours to be unbeaten.

Halswell, a small club, did exceptionally well to have two of its teams, D. Watson and H. C. Dutton, unbeaten. Lively Auckland Team One of the liveliest teams at the Morrison Avenue green, which is the headquarters for the tournament, was a visiting four from' the Auckland Workingmen’s Club, skipped by T. Warner. This very jovial side did not fare too well; its losses were quite de-cisive—33-9, 21-10, and 31-10. But obviously the team enjoyed itself hugely. Teams to win all their matches were:— F. Mathews (Sydenham), W. J. Hanger (Spreydon), D. M. Hoult (United), M. Lawson (Sydenham), G. E. Bennett (Fendalton), Newton (DaMington), Dutton (Halswell). McNab (R.S.A.), T. Wallace (United), Edmonds (St. Albans), G. WiMiams (St. Albans), Fvrle (Dallington), A. J. Walker (Shirley), Bills (Christchurch W.M.C.), Ward (Shirley), D. Watson (Halswell) Results were: SECTION I First Round. Cornelius (Hornby) 30, Miller (Linwood) 14; Walker (Shirley) 27, Brown (Opawa) 12; Blakeaway (Fen dalton) 33, Gray (Auckland W.M.C.) 8; Pirle (Dallington) 14. Thompson (Belfast) 13; Williams (St. Albans) 15, Turpin (Canterbury) 13; Thomas (Woodston) 20, Brown (Rangiora) 14. Second Round.—Walker 21. Blakeaway 15; Williams 15, Gray 12; Thomas 13, Miller 11; Cornelius 16, Turpin 11; Brown (Rangiora) 20, Thompson 9; Pirle 17, Brown (Opawa) 11, Third Round.—Gray 23, Thompson 16: Pirrie 21, Brown (Rangiora) 20: Turpin 19, Brown (Opawa) 11: Walker 14, Thomas 13; Blakeaway 21, Cornelius 14; williams 21, Miller 17. SECTION 2 First Round. —Ward (Shirley) 22, Donovan (Papanui) 17; Clark (Amberley) 22, James (Linwood) 17; Ashton (Canterbury) 22. Flute (Woolston) 13: Blihls (Christchurch W.M.C.) 18, Rus sell (St. Albans) 7; Weaver (Rakaia) 16. Stapleton (Beckenham) 11; Moon (New Brighton) 23, Haydock (Fendalton) 9. Second Round.—Flute 27, Clark 5; Ashton 30, Weaver 11: Donovan 19, Haydock 11; Ward

23, Stapieton 17; BKl« 17. Moon 5; James 26. Russell .17. Third Round.—B!Ks 21. Ashton 9; Moon 22. Russell 14: James 18. Stapleton 15; Haydock 20. Clark 10; Ward 18. Flute 12; Weaver 14, Donovan 13. SECTION 3 First Round.—Lowrie (Christchurch) 20. Fahey (Imperial) 17, Griffin (Dallington) 21. Cooke (Avon) 15: Hoult (United) 22. Meffin (Mona Vale) 10; Lawson (Sydenham) 16. Lawson (Burwood) 10; Rowe (Opawa) 18. Brough (Spreydon) 13: Bennett (Fendalton) 27, Roberts (R.S.A.) 14. Second Round. Hoult 19, Cooke 15: Meffin 17, Brough 9: Bennett 22. Lowrie 12: Rowe 13, Fahey 15, Lawson (Sydenham) 27, Roberts 8: Lawson (Burwood) 18. Griffin 12. Third Round.—Lawson (Sydenham) 22, Meffin 6; Lawson (Burwood) 25, Roberts 8; Griffin 19, Rowe 7; Bennett 33, Cooke 6: Hoult 16, Fahey 10: Lowrie 24, Brough 9. SECTION 4 First Round.—Watson (Halswell) 21, Hogg (Christchurch W.M.C.) 15; Sams (Barrington) 21, McCone (Morrison Avenue) 12; Hughes (Kaiapoi) 19, Gray (St. Albans) 15; Gray (Elmwood’) 31, Rlckerby (Riccarton Racecourse) 21; Humphries (Canterbury) 25, Powell (Papanui) 24: Andrews (United) 18, Dailey (Fendalton) 16. Second Round.—McCone 22. Gray (St. Albans) 11; Powell 22. Hughes 10; Watson 23, Andrews 11; Hogg 23. Humphries 17; Gray (Elmwood) 22, Dailey 13; Rickerby (21), Sams 20. Third Round. Gray (Elmwood) 21 Hughes 17; Dailey IS. Rickerby 17; Humphries 17. Sams 12: Andrews 32, McCone 14; Hogg 22, Gray (St. Albans) 19; Watson 32, Powell 20. SECTION 5 First Round.—Hayes (Belfast) 33, Warner (Auckland W.M.C.) 9; Murray (Opawa) 23, Jim Simpson (St. Martins) 12; Newton (Dallington) 21. Dixon (South Brighton) 11; Dunn (Fendalton) 26, Sullivan (Woolston W.M.C.) 11; Basher (Rangiora) 22. Wilkinson (Hornby) 9: Barnes (Mona Vale) 19, Jackson (Cashmere) 15. Second Round.—Dixon 22, Jim Simpson 12; Newton 27, Basher 15; Barnes 13, Hayes 11; Wilkinson 21, Warner 10: Dunn 19 Jackson 9; Murray 21, Sullivan Third Round. Newton 15 Dunn 7; Sullivan 21. Jackson 12; Wilkinson 16, Murray 15; Simpson 19, Barnes 12: Dixon 31. Warner 10; Basher 22, Hayes 7. SECTION 6 First Round.—Mathews (Sydenham) 28, Hayes (Amberley) McKendry (Dallington) 22, Nottingham (R.S.A.) 20; Smee (Fendalton) 20, Larcombe (Opawa) 17; Wilkins (Cash, mere) 21. Gilberthorpe (Hornby) 8; Thin (Woolston W.M.C.) 21 Heaton (Mona Vale) 12; Hanger (Spreydon) 20, Cone (Burnside) Second Round.—Nottingham 21, Larcombe 16; Smee 36 Thin 10; Mathews 23, Cone 11; Hayes 18, Heaton 15; Hanger 21 Gilberthorpe 10; Wilkins 22 MeKendry 11. Third Round.—Gilberthorpe 27, Smee 5; Hanger 18, Wilkins 7; McKendry 31, Heaton 17; Nottingham 28, Cone 17; Larcombe 27, Hayes 17; Mathews 19. Thin SECTION 7 First Round.—Young (Canterbury) 25. Gundry (Morrison Ave.) 13; Edmonds (St. Albans) 22, K. R. Smith (Christchurch) 21; Sinclair (Woolston W.M.C.) 21, Beddls (Imperial) 20; Bevis (Darfleld) 28, Cox (Barrington) 15: Wallace (United) 25, Burtt (Fendalton) 13: McNab (R.S.A.) 25, Bond (Papanui) 9. Second Round. —K. R. Smith 29. Beddls 16; Wallace 30. Sinclair 10: Cundry 24, Bond 12; Young 22. Burtt 11; McNab 26. Bevis 8: Edmonds 17, Cox 11.

Third Round.—Sinclair 25, Bevis 12; McNab 19, Cox 15; Edmonds 25, Burtt 15; Bond 19, Smith 18: Beddls 25, Young 13; Wallace 24. Gundry 11. sbcTion i

First Round.—Bateman (Canterbury) 24, Henderson (St. Albans) 16; Yugovich (Beckenham) 25, McLeod (Christchurch W.M.C.) 13; Giles (Riccarton W.M.C.) 24, Tatterson (Rakala) 13; Haggitt (Lincoln) 25, Le Rol (Morrison Ave.) IB; Dutton (Halswell) 18. Wear. (Elmwood)

Second Round.—McLeod 27, Tatterson 9; Bateman 17, Wear 11; Henderson 21, Le Rot 16; Dutton 20, Giles 19; Yugovich 20. Haggitt 19. Third Round.—Wear 28. Giles 14; Haggitt 20, Tatterson 12; Dutton 19, McLeod 15; Henderson 23, Yugovich 14; Le Roi 20, Bateman 11.