Curtain wins indoor bowls champ title
Andrew Curtain won the champion of champions indoor bowls singles after a close contest with last year’s winner, Gary Lawson (St Pauls), at Kearneys Road at the week-end. The scores were level four times in the 12-end game. On the ninth end, Curtain held a three-point advantage over Lawson. However, Lawson drew level with an excellent three on the tenth end.
The position on the head altered with every bowl played on the eleventh end, Curtain drawing the shot with his
last bowl to have a onepoint advantage going into the last end. Curtain then held shot on the last end to win 119.
From an entry of 62 clubs 18 had qualified for post-section play.
The New Zealand Henselite champion of champions singles will be played in Christchurch on September 13. Results.— Last eight mats.— Windsor 11, St Martins 9; St Pauls 8, Yaldhurst 7; Hornby W.M.C. 9, St Josephs 8; Lyttelton Watersiders 8, Mairehau 4; Central New
Brighton 9, North New Brighton 8; Woolston Park 13, Hoon Hay Parish 10; Linwood Avenue 11, Mount Pleasant 4; Halswell 10, Hoon Hay 7. Quarter-finals. — St Pauls 8, Windsor 4; Lyttelton Watersiders 8, Hornby W.M.C. 6; Central New Brighton 14, Woolston Park 6; Linwood Avenue 13, Halsweli 6. Semi-finals.— St Pauls 10, Lyttelton Watersiders 6; Linwood Avenue 8, Central New Brighton 6. Final.— Linwood Avenue 11 (A. Curtain), St Pauls 9 (G. Lawson).
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