Canterbury Retains Indoor Bowls Trophy

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31677, 13 May 1968, Page 7

Canterbury Retains Indoor Bowls Trophy

Although the selectors (Messrs E. G. F. Smith, J. A. Greer and R. C. Hogwood) had made five changes to the team that beat Ashburton two weeks ago. Canterbury convincingly defeated Marlborough, 38 points to 18 (19 games to 9) to retain the A. S. Paterson Cup for inter-provinc’al indoor bowls A new representative. L. McLennan, justified his selection by winning both of his single? matches comfortably. He led well for A. Williamson in the pairs. Mrs P. Lovelace played fine bowls and her singles match, when she beat Mrs P Poole, 11-7, was a fine match Williamson also played well and only lost his first fours game, while Mrs B. Penney won both of her singles matches by good margins. Cook teamed well with Mrs Lovelace in the pairs, but lost to Mrs M. Holloway in his first singles match and was held to a draw by E. Lammas in his second. The teams were:

Canterbury.—P. Nee. D. B. Cook, G. N. Taylor. Mrs P Lovelace, A. E. Williamson, Mrs B. Penney, L. McLennan, W. Blackler. Marlborough.—M. Bentley, Mrs M. Holloway. L. Charters. D. Thomas, D. Gibbons, E. Lammas, A. Welsford, Mrs P. Poole. Results:— First Round (Canterbury names first): Fours: Nee 9. Bentley 8; Williamson 6. Gibbons 12. Pairs: Nee 9. Bentley 8: Cook 13. Mrs Holloway 1: Williamson

17, Gibbons 6; Mrs Penney 8. Lammas 9. Singles: Nee 5. Bentley 6; Cook 8, Mrs Holloway 9: G. N. Taylor 6, L. Charters 8; Mrs P. Lovelace 14, D. Thomas 4: Williamson 7, Gibbons 5; Mrs Pen ney 10. Lammas 4: L. McLennan 12, A. Wellsford 4; W. Blackler 4, Mrs P. Poole 11. Second Round:— Fours: WJHiamson 13, Bentley 3: Nee 10, Gibbons 8. Pairs: Williamson 9, Bentley 4: Cook 11, Lammas 4: Nee 10. Gibbons 3: Mrc Penney 8, Mrs Holloway 6. Singles: Nee 7, Gibbons 9: Cook 8, Lammas 8; Taylor 14, Wellsford 3: Mrs Lovelace 11, Mrs Poole 9: Williamson 11. Bentley 6; Mrs Penny 9, Mrs Holloway 4: McLennan 11. Charters 4: Blackler 5, Thomas 9.