SIDELINES

Press, 19 April 1980, Page 21

SIDELINES

£" EW ?? t G q.X!?N sen i° r *?*e b y Payers wore black armbands last Saturday as a mark of respect to the mema f -» on L’m* ? OC^ S> Murra y Green. He was e ? in an ac , c . of the competition. A popular yet unassuming figure, he was respected for his honest contributions to the team’s tight play and his club spirit.

IT WAS not all bad news when the Canterbury rugby league schoolboy s board of control discovered that it would have to use some coaches to officiate in matches because of a shortage of referees early this season One of the reasons was the increase, from 103 to 114 in the number of teams under its jurisdiction. But the board — and, no doubt, the coaches — would prefer to have official appointees each week, and clubs have been asked to canvass their open grade players, who would suffer no harm from a light Saturday morning work-out before their afternoon games.

MORGAN MOFFAT (pictured) was paid a high compliment by the top Australian lawn bowler, John Snell, when the Australian team began its New Zealand tour against the South Island at Papanui last week-end. “He is undoubtedly one of the best bowlers in the world,” said Snell, who would be in this category himself. “As a team player 1 have never seen one better and to be as successful as he has on

both fast and slow greens under- i lines his worth. With the oh-i vious exception of David Brvant (to whom Snell has been runner-

up in Commonwealth Games and world championship singles in the last three years) I doubt if there is anyone in the world who is able to play different types of greens so well,” said Snell.

ALTHOUGH Jack Scott (Timaru) provided the highlight of the national smallbore rifle shooting championships.with his 599 from a possible 600 in an international teams shoot, two women figured prominently in the final ’'marking. Jan Beattie (Christchurch) won the three B grade, championships and Doris Holdaway (Marlborough) shot a possible 400 for the New Zealand women’s team in the international Randle Trophy competition.

lAN : PARKES; penalty against Dunedin City on Sunday was his 12th for Trans Tours United in the Rothmans Sdcber League. This leaves him one behind the record holder, Brian Turner of Mount Wellington, who, ironically, scored his 13th penalty last Sunday. Two players now: retired from the league, Tom Randles and lan Ormond, scored 11 each while the Hanimex-North Shore captain, Adrian Elrick, and the Mount’s international striker, Keith Nelson, have 10 apiece.

THE five penalties scored in the Rothmans Soccer League matches last Sunday raise to 255 the number scored since the league began in 1970. Altogether 12 have been scored in the six rounds of competition this season and the most successful penalty takers this year, with two each, are Adrian Elrick (Hanimex-North Shore), Chris Turner (Manurewa) and lan Park (Trans Tours United)*

NETBALL in Canterbury faces a challenge to a proud record next month, but not on the oft-wintry courts of Hagley. At Canterbury Court on Wednesday, May 21, Canterbury will,face Victoria and attempt to keep intact, its unbeaten record against Australian teams. The Canerbury team will obviously not necessarily be the same as that which was sb dominant in last year’s national championship.■