Rare double in indoor bowls

Press, 28 August 1978, Page 21

Rare double in indoor bowls

Edwin Ashby completed a rare feat when he won the Canterbury indoor bowls fours title at the Kearney’s Road Hall yesterday. He is the defending titleholder, and became only the second skip to win the title in successive years. Ashby — with a different combination to that which won last year — beat Eric Tebay 16-5 in a one-sided final.

A four, single, five and two on the first four ends shot him into a commanding 12-0 lead, that Tebay was not able to overcome.

Tebay scored on four successive ends, but could manage only singles apd a two. After Ashby added another two singles and a two. he conceded the game with an end to play. In his semi-final. Tebay had to make a late run to edge out Sam Henderson, 9-8. With two ends to play, Henderson led 8-4. Tebay scored a three then the necessary single to force an extra end. A magnificent draw shot took the jack back for a single. Ashby was in command in his semi-final against Michael Immers and won 10-6. Results:— First round.—Mrs P. Woodfield 14, M. L. Davis 5; M. Immers 14, V. Welsh 8; Mr J. Stewart 9. R. Williams 6; F. Perham 11, L. ■Harris 8; P. Botica 11, Mrs B.: Tomlinson 2; L. J. Ashby 9, T. Austin 4; E. E. Ashby 7, R. Ludbrook 3; T. Thompson 10, L. McLennan 9: N. Dench 5, A. Hayward 3; J. Greer 9, L. Roberts 7; J. Grainger 10, S. Hegan 5; T. Miller 11, L. Bellis 6; V. Norris 9. B. Crooke 8; B. Gleeson 6, Mrs S. Murch 5; W. Trembath 8, K. Becker 3; Mrs D. Ledsham 8, B. Eatwell 6; A. Stenhouse 10, K. Avis 8; Mrs P. Fuller 7, Mrs M. Hall 6; E. Tebay 13, P. Peoples

9; M. Penfold 12, E. McCallum 10; K. Claydon 12, G. Jackson 11; K. Collins 11. B. Beeby 1. Second round.—E. Ashby 12, W. Horn 4; Mrs P. Woodfield 8, L. Ashby 0; Mrs J. Stewart 6, F. Perham 4; M. Immers 11, W. Trembath 2; M. Penfold 12, Mrs P. Fuller 4; P. Botica 8, K. Claydon 6; B. Gleeson 7, J. Grainger 6; J. Greer 11, T. Miller 3; R. Stewart 6, D. Khouri 3; E. Hall 6, G. Adam 5; Mrs D. Ledsham 8. T. Thompson 6; A. Williamson 12. K. Thompson 6: S. Henderson 11, R. Watkin 4: N. Dench 11. Mrs W. Pell 8; V. Norris 8, A. Stenhouse 5; E. Tebay 18, K. Collins 3.

Third round.—Henderson 10, Stewart 2; Dench 17, Greer 3; Tebay 9, Mrs Ledsham 2; Norris 8, Gleeson 4: Immers 13. Penfold 4; Mrs Stewart 13. Botica 2; Ashby 6. Mrs Woodfield 5; Hal) 8. Williamson 6.

Quarter-finals. —Immers 17. Mrs Stewart 4; Ashby 10, Hall 7; Tebay 10. Norris 9; Henderson 7, Dench 5. Semi-finals.—Ashby 10, Imrners 6; Tebay 9. Henderson 8. Final.—Rex Morgan. Erls Duncan. Blue Duncan. Edwin Ashby 16, Spence Boone. Thelma Bagaer, Nita Warden, Eric Tebay 5; The Town indoor bowls team to play Combined Country at the ‘Kearney’s Road Hall oh September 6 in the return match for the Craw Cup has been named. It is: A. Roberts, Mrs N. Burrows, L. Harrow, K Avis, E. Hall, B. McLeod, G. Mitchell, E. E. Ashbv. Mrs P. Shatford, N. Morris, Mrs B. Irnmers, M. Immers, L. Timlin, Mrs P. Humm. Mrs D. Carter, O. Tomlinson, S. Reed, D.

Hlgham, Mrs T. Jackson. M. Berkeley. W. Higgins, K. Marsh, L. J. Ashby, N. Dench.