Fours to Woolston

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33480, 11 March 1974, Page 17

Fours to Woolston

A somewhat fortunate : two on the final end gave the Woolston team of J. Tennant, J. Hartland, N. Wales and T. Deane (s) a one-point win over Sprey- ; don, in the final of the j Christchurch champion-of-champions fours yesterday. | Spreydon, with A. H.j [Berry (skip), R. W. Fehsen-’ [feld, R. C. Lamb, and C. L-! [Bull, had been in front from: [the first end. ! Twice Lamb burnt the head [on the final end when one) [down, and at the third [attempt to play the end Lamb drew Berry a close shot. But Bull undergreened his second , [delivery and as a result i [shifted the kitty and left ) [Deane holding two shots. ) ! [ With his first bowl Berrv had) 1 la toucher, but the bowl failed I I to stay with the kitty, and the! (position remained unchanged.' -Deane was away from the head I with his two bowls, and Berry,! 1 I on a good track, did not have [ | quite enough weight with his second delivery to get past a 1 1 front bowl. < ( Ten years ago Woolston also!] provided the champion-of-cham- )< pions four, and Wales was a 1 j member of that team. Spreydon was trying for its | t first win in the event, and for: much of the final it seemed < likely that the president of the; Christchurch centre (Mr W. J II Hanger) would have the satis- 1 f

(faction of making the presentation to members of his own club. GOOD BOWLING It was a fitting finish to a match which produced some Very good bowling, particularly from the two from men in each team. Tennant and Fehsenleld, the leads, were in especially line touch. There were never more than 'five points between the learns, fbut Spreydon looked to be well [placed when it led 15-11 with jour ends to play. Woolston ■ then scored singles on the i eighteenth, nineteenth and i twentieth ends, and then the two on the twenty-first to win, , 16-15. In the semi-finals Woolston 'came from 3-18 down after 12 ends to beat the Linwood four skipped by K. G. Murray, 23-19. Keeping the heads long, Wooliston was able to outaraw its opponents and was helped by a five and three threes in a successful light-back from what seemed a hopeless position. [ In tile other semi-final, Spreydon got a winning break on Ricj carton Racecourse, skipped by R. A Cooke, when it added 11 [ points on four ends just before i the turn of the board. It was I only a five on the second-to-last [end which enabled Riccarton Racecourse to make its deficit at (the finish only seven points. ; Woolston also had to come from well behind to beat Opawa j in the quarter-finals. Opawa led 9-0 after four ends, but after levelling at 14-14 on the six-) j teenth end Woolston came away to win 22-14. On Saturday the centre’s colts championship was won by R Norton (Sydenham), who beat A ID. Petrie (Opawa), 22-12, in the) final. Norton scored eight points'

■ on three ends In the middle i stages and kept his hold on the game. Results — 1 Fours •'! Third round—Fendalton A ' 11. Caldwell) 18. St Martins 'A 1 ,N. Reidi 17; Riccarton Race • course IR A. Cookei 29. Hornbv B i(M. G. Maim 12; Beckenham (W [K. Wilkinson' 25. Rangiora (J ) I Rowe) 9; Spreydon (A H Beni ;, [3O Sumner (O. D. Brydem 13. 1) Woolston (T. Deane) 26. Hamp instead (H. F. MeElrea) 4; Opawa i (C. T. Bateman) 19. Barrington J ID. Samsi 18; Linwood 'K G 1 Murray) 28, Mt Pleasant « ; Percy) 13; Burwood (J A. Dale , 22. New Brighton <R Gash) 12 Quarter - finals. — Riccarton i Racecourse 28. Fendalton 11, I Spreydon 25, Beckenham 9. Woolston 22. Opawa 14; Linwood . 27. Burwood 17 Semi-finals.—Spreydon 24. Rb I carton Racecourse 17; Woolston 23. Linwood 19 Final.—Woolston 16, Spreydon 15. Colts Semi-finals. — Sydenham 'R. . Norton) 21. Leeston (I. McJar row: 11; Opawa (A. D. Petriei 19. Amberley (M Brown) 8 Final—Sydenham 22. Opawa i 12-