Big win to Canterbury indoor bowlers

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33580, 8 July 1974, Page 14

Big win to Canterbury indoor bowlers

The Canterbury indoor bowls team outplayed Otago, 34-14, and retained the A. S. Paterson Trophy on Saturday. Otago, the only team, apart from Canterbury, to have held the trophy since 1971, was regarded as the strongest challenger of the season. Until the half-way stage it lived up to this rating, being only six points behind. But Canterbury won seven of the eight second-round singles and put the issue beyond doubt. Canterbury won 137 ends to Otago’s 114, and its scores aggregate was 252 to Otago’s 188. P. Thomas was the only Canterbury player to lose both his I singles matches, but he has been 1 retained for the Ashburton game

on July 20. J. A. Burrows replaces M. Berkeley, who wUI* skip one of Canterbury’s teams in the Rothmans zone competition in Timaru on the same day. Results, with Canterbury names first, were:— Singles—A. E. Williamson 9, W. Smaill 7; G. L. Barnes 3, J. Darracott 13; R. J. Watkln B, A. M. Steel 3; P. A. Thomas 5, S. Webster 9; L. G. McLennan 3, K. R. Darling 11; L. Bellis 11, S. Burton 4; T. N. Austin 9, M. Wigley 8; M. Berkelev 8. H. Webster 6; Williamson 10, Darling 5; Barnes 11. Burton-5; Watkln 10, Wigley 5; Thomas 4, H. Webster 12; McLennan 12, S’maill 5; Bellis 14. Darracott 3; Austin 11, Steel 3; Berkeley 10, 5, Webster 6. Pairs.—Williamson 12, Smaill 3; Barnes 11, Darracott 9; McLennan 12. Darling 9; Bellis 6, Burton 7; Williamson 10. Darling 12; Barnes 9. Burton 8; McLennan 7, Smaill 9; Bellis 10, Darracott 5. Fours.—Williamson 12, Smaill 1; McLennan 6, Darling 9; Williamson 11, Darling 5; McLennan 8. Smaill 6. R. Dyer’s St Paul’s team gained an easy victor- in the final of the Bradley Cup fours competition yesterday. His rival skip, P. Thomas (New Brighton R.S.A.), conceded the game with three ends unplayed. From the start, Dyer’s team was in command. It scored five on the first end and was 13-1 clear at half-way. The one-sided contest ended with Dyer ahead by 19-2. Both finalists had hard semi, finals. Dyer beat P. Sepie (St Teresa's). 6-5. after seven ends, while Thomas defeated I. Brown (Spreydon School), 8-7, on an extra end after gaining three points on the previous end to tie the scores.