Dallington juniors excel in bowls

Press, 26 January 1981, Page 6

Dallington juniors excel in bowls

J Peter Jolly (Edgeware) has thi "Idistinction of being the last two r lifer, but it was two unknowr t’ .iuniors from the Dallington club •;Graham Brosnan and Georgt Gray, who attracted most atten- , tion through the first eighi • rounds at the week-end in the „ Christchurch open pairs bowls tournament. " Jolly and his partner, the sue- ■ cessful indoor bowler, Alf Williamson, will have a bye through the ninth round when the tour-n-ament resumes at either Papanul or Burnside on Saturday I week. i Brosnan, who like his lead, Gray, has played bowls for just I three years, is one of the 12' reimaining one-lifers, and another i-s the defending champion, plorris Nairn iLeeston). who is ■again partnered by Colin Lowery I: The other 10 skips, from the entry of more than -!0t), still - n -(contention are Keith ' Thomas liSumner), Phi! Bennett (Barring.ton), Mery Robinson (Barringiton). Peter Rose (Burnside}. Stan ■ Lawson (Papanuii, Rov Bailey ‘iiMt Pieasanti. John Rhodes t.Mor'frison Avenue:, Chris Carter . HFendaltonj, Bill Hall (Halswelb. ’land Bunter Bain (Sydenham). Brosnan and Gray were in the spotlight both on Saturday anti: j yesterday, but it was on Satur-i ■day that they had their .moment I : of greatest glory. ' I They were unbeaten after! I three rounds and in the fourth' pound -.net Wa'lly Wilkinson (Lin-’ l wood), the runner-up in this event in each of the last two 1 years, and with Sonnv Calder i again leading for him the ob-i vtous skip the others had to! beat. ! Wilkinson had little trouble: winning his first three games... i and he looked set to add BrosI nan's scalp to his belt when he lied 17-5. Then, to a head' on : which Wilkinson was holding three shots, Brosnan cut loose with a drive which sent bowls heading in all directions. When [the dust cleared Brosnan held • : three shots. The whole complexion of the game then changed and plaving I short heads, which neither Calder nor Wilkinson could adjust!’ to, the Dallington pair sustainedi : a rally which carried them to' l victory, 27-20. ; I Wilkinson was eliminated ini* the next round, the fifth and the’’ first yesterday morning, when he' ! was heater, on an extra end byh Bill Hayes (Edgeware). It was a l very tight game and Haves, who ’ had Bill Newburgh leading fori'l him, was rather fortunate to "eti< the winning "shot, after a drive C which did not work quite as >2 planned. Brosnan lost his first life to! Bennett in the seventh round! and then he and Gray were't under scrutiny again when they met Bill Johnston (Woolstoni W.M.C.I-in the best match of the’l ninth round. 11 It was a game of changing fort- 2 unes and Johnston, whose leadi< was the prominent junior. SlattiC White, looked fairly safe placin'* 1

he the last end. However, Brosnan o- played a superbly’weighted bowl i'n mn a difficult track to score b, the three he needed for an extra ge end.. n- The extra head was burnt ht twice, once by each skip, before ■te; Erosnan-won It with two shots is drawn for hfnr by Gray, who must surely have been the hap-c-.oiest man on the Linwood green, i yesterday. ' ih| 'Jolly, however, had every rea-y-ison to feel well satisfied, fie was a -|iiot extended In any of his eight ■J, games, and in the final round he |was most impressive in relegatThomas, .whose lead is Les 'tjGribben. tb the one-lifer ranks. ,'.l Berinetti whose partner was J [Lester Thompson, was the only two-lifer going into the 's.eighth round, but he lost to his : Barrington clubmate, Merv Rob-«Hnson.-who has the same lead, .Jack Johnson, with whom he fin- , IS.hed third equal laStyear. ’’i round earlier, the seventh, ‘‘ Robinson played the starring role ‘ I In one of the best finishes of the -J tournament so far. He‘scored a ’.five, ail drawn shots, and three 1 lof them his bowls, .on the last end to heat Graham Stanley (South Brighton i by one. from the seventh J ‘ round:— ;; SEVENTH ROUND Two-llfers G. Jolly (Edgewarel 21. A. I Gray (Elmwood) 9; K. Thomas j (Sumner) 18, J. G. Johnstone KUoolston W.M.C.) 13; P. Bennett ■l(Barrington) 20, G. Brosnan Dal. Jilingtonj 11. - • One-lifers >lRobinson (Barrington) 22, ' jG- L. Stanley (South Brighton) »:?•’ P- 11 R °se 'Burnside) 26. J. L. [Pugh (Fendalton) 17; A. Jones . (Darfield) 25, H. Van D alsum )St , A-bans) 14; M, Hibberd (Christ- . 18, Tomlinson (Horn- , by) 16; s. E. Lawson (Christ- . church) 17, T. Berry (Svdenham) ; lo; M. L. Nairn (Leeston) 19. H. Denton (Amberley) 18; H. Bain [■(Sydenham) 19, M. J; G. Robson Vloolston-Park) 10.- G. Roberta (South Brighton) 20; K. Pash (Shirley) 18. W. T. Hal! (Baisweil) 24. D, : Donaldson (United) 9; K. Clavton[Smith (Linwood) 20, A. J. Char, jteris fPapanui) 11; J. M. Steele [(Burwood) 21. G. J. Groenen .St ’Martins) 18; C. J. Carter (Fend.'Sjfoti) 24, VV. Flecken »Becken« i ham) 15; j. Rhodes (Morrison [Avenue) 17, D. P. White iPapa nut i 16; R Spear (Edgeware) 20. E. A. Hay (Burnside) 11; R. T ( jßasley, (Mt Pleasant) 17, J. An- ; drews (Christchurch-Richmond I M.S A.i 15; W. Haves (Edgeware) 21, G. Muirson (Linwood* 14. EIGHTH ROUND Two-iifers Jo Iv 2a. Thomas 8: Robinson, >°ne-l:fer, 21, Bennett 18. One-lifers —.t*, 956 .Jr>nps. 15: (Lawson 2.", Hibberd ;7;\ Nairn 31, Grav ri Bro-nah' 17, Johnston 15; Bailee 23, Heyes 9; Rhodes 17, S-tear 13 Carter 23. Steel? 17:’ Hal! 2M C’ayton-Smith 9; Bain 20, Roberta 11. «>