Kirkness hits 181 break
Three century breaks —; including 181 unfinished by Brian; Kirkness of Christchurch — high-1 lighted the first round of section l play at the 1977 New Zealand, billiards championships at I Whakatane last evening. Kirkness made his break; against Tim Bickerstaff, of South! Auckland, winning tlie match,! 714-365. The other century breaks were recorded by Reg: Barratt (Bay of Plenty) against! Alan Twohill (Southland) and; ! Brian Bennett (Taranaki) against (John Reid (North Otago). The Canterbury player, Eric. Simons, beat Russell Robinson,; of Wellington, 556-458, including breaks of 80, 55 and 78. Dave Meredith, the winner of the. national snooker title at the week-end. beat his fellow Canterbury* player, Chris Anderson, 644-279. Results:— Section one: G. Jackson beat R. Young, 376-370; S Bray beat Young, 478-380; H. Robinson beat
■ iW. Simons'. 744-269: Robinson beat i J Jackson, 595-357. ■! Section two: W. Harcourt beat iIF. Holz, 542-319; Harcourt beat I'Glozier, 576-376; L. Napper beat ;|W. Burney, 554-416. Section three: J. Mutch beat :|R. Flutey, 509-492; R. Adams beat IK Dudson, 597-243; Adams beat ,|K Giles, 541-337. • Section four; N. Le Lievre beat 'iD. Weir, 479-384; R. Robinson ;lbeat J. Kawana, 491-343; E. 11 Simons beat Robinson. 556-458 Section five; B. Bennett beat .J. Reid. 667-455; D. Meredith beat ■ }C. Anderson, 644-279; Bennett J beat A. Nell, 553-349. rl Section six: B. Kirkness beat IT. Bickerstaff. 714-365: Kirkness ■ beat A Hamblett, 735-266: T. . Yesberg beat S. Moses, 574-443. Section seven: J. Brown beat R. McArthur, ‘97-384; D. Boyee beat Brown. 477-303; R. Barral* beat A. Twohill, 678-382. Section eight: T. Huston beat ; G. Wake. 627-420; A. Redmond : beat K. Newland, 428-426; Redmond beat J. Proctor, 640-372
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