Indoor Bowls Spirited bid by Nelson

Press, 28 May 1979, Page 20

Indoor Bowls Spirited bid by Nelson

Kelson made a spirited but unuxessful bid against Canterbury -I- the A. S. Patetson Trophj. ■ stake for South Island indoor jowls supremaev at Kearnes s load, Christchurch, on Satur las. Nelson's effort faltered in ne second round when it could vin only three singles and draw ne tours game. Canterbury began with two tins and a draw in the firetound pairs, but could manage >nly three singles wins When the fours were halted at one each, it meant the teams were tied at halfway. Pairs games, as they are played first, aie vital, arid this was demonstrated clearh when; Canterburs won all of its second round games—-by big margins. Maurice Berkeley won his first-round singles game with! Ralph Miccio bt scoring three points on the last two ends to 1 win 10-9. Then in the second -ound. he beat Lex Berkest. 9-B,' ■in another hard-fought game. Nelson’s star was the young i Nigel Warner, who beat Norm Morris, 9-4, in the first-round singles, and then handed Trevor j Austin a lesson 10-3. in their second-round game The next defence of the trophy will be against Golden' Bay-Motueka on June 23 when’ the Canterbury team will be

• A E. Wilbamton, G Forrester, < \V Trembath, D. Philpott. L. , .McLennan, L Bellis* T Aui»iin r and M. Berkeley. s! Result!:— First round r Pau's ‘Canterbury names firsti. 11 —A. E. UiHiamson 6. W. Georg! 10; G. Forrester 8, B Be*n.j rt; L. G. .McLennan 10. G. Persico > 8, L. Reims 8. D. Wadsworth 5 Singles.—Williamson 11. Gcorca i 4; Forrester 4. Beams 9; N Mori ns 4. N. Warner 9; M Betkclcv 10 R. Miccio »; McLennan s, fiPersico 5; Bellis 11. Wadsworth 3; T. Austin 5. V. Arundel 7; D Philpott 6. !. Berkett 8 Fours.—Williamson 8. Geoigo i 6; McLennan 7, Persico 9 Second round Pairs.—Williamson 11. Peiajco 12; Forrester 11. Wadsworth h; McLennan 10. George 6; Bellis 11, Beams 3. , Singles.—Williamson 7. Persico 5; Forrester 7. Wadsworth 4; Morris 11. Arundel 2; Philpott 5, Miccio 7: .McLennan George 4; | Bellis 8. Beams 9; Austin 3, j Warner 10; Berkeley 9, Berkett i 8 Fours.—Williamson 5, Peraico 5; McLennan 13. George 4. ; Final score.—Canterbury 17 I wins, 31 games points, 222 point.*; 'Nelson 11 wins, 17 games points, 178 points.