Indoor Bowls Carter narrowly wins bowls

Press, 2 July 1979, Page 19

Indoor Bowls Carter narrowly wins bowls

Keith Carter narrowly won the final of the Rothmans indoor bowls competition at Kearneys Road during the week-end after a thrilling match with Bev. Tomlinson.

Mrs Tomlinson held labt bowl, but was unable to take the shot off Carter and lost 7-6. It was a close match, with the scores tied 5-5 after three ends, 5-5 after six ends, and 6-6 after eight ends. Carter had a single on the tenth end to win the final and go on to t lie zone elimination at Pleasant Point on July 21. Mrs Tomlinson also had a grand tussle in the semi-final, scoring three on the last end to beat George Forrester, 9-6 Carter played the winning shot in his semi-final with the last bowl after Peter Anngow had a momentary lead after his four on. the second-last end. Results:—

Quarter-final. —K. Carter 13. J. A. Burrows 5; P. Anngow 8, X. Williamson 4; G. Forrester 11

C. Lennon 7; Mrs B Tomlinson 11. L. Dunston 10. Semi-final.—Carter 11, Anngow 10; Mrs Tomlinson 9, Forrester 6. Final.—Mrs D. Carter. Mrs E. Chaney, W. Chaney. K. Carter 7. Mrs K. Gaspar, G. Gaspar, O. Tomlinson. Mrs B. Tomlinson 6. The following Canterbury indoor bowl team will play Central Otago for the A. S. Paterson Trophy on July 14: D. Philpott. M. Berkeley, Mrs V. McLeod. A. E. Williamson (si; Mrs AL Austin, T. N. Austin, L. Bowers, L. G. McLennan (s>. The team to play Malvern on July 14. at Kearneys Road, is.— A. Follows, C. Barrington, A. Little, K. Carter, S. Reed (s). Miss J. Orme, Miss C. Anngow D. Thomas,’ C. Lennon (s); Aliss S. Henderson, J. Burgess, M. Fraser, R. Burford (s): O. Dit fort, T. Rainey, D. Khouri, D Watts (s); Miss P. Barnes, Mr? D. Hunt, Mrs E. McCree. Mrs S. Hecker (s); Mrs D. Marsh, Mr.D. Ledsham. R. Green. J. A Burrows (s).