Bowls Newcomers provide upsets

Press, 10 November 1986, Page 26

Bowls Newcomers provide upsets

The promoted teams this summer, Kaiapoi I and Hornby I, both had good wins in the second round of the premier three-fours interclub bowls competition on Saturday. Both made the most of a home green advantage to score 6-2 wins against more favoured sides. kaiapoi I, in particular, would be thrilled to take two games, and the aggregate, off the powerful Papanui I combination, which has been the three-fours champion in three of the last four seasons. Travis Coup was the Kaiapoi skip to lose, to Brian McGowan, but Coup’s teammates, Allan Griffin and George Matthews, each got home with something to spare. There was never much doubt that Kaiapoi had the skips to do well in the top division; on Saturday it showed it all also had enough strength in the other positions as well. Linwood I, which had a sixpoint win over Riccarton W.M.C. I on Saturday, has emerged as the early leader of section A. Results (home teams and skips named first): — Section A Bumside 11 v. Dallington I.— Orman 13, Scott 22; Sealby 22, Brosnan 17; Remi 20, McAlister 22. Totals: Burnside 55, Dallington 61. Sydenham 1 v. Spreydon I.— Bain 20, Briden 17; Lawson 23, Banfield 16; Cunning-

ham 10, McNish 28. Totals: Sydenham 53, Spreydon 61.

Riccarton W.M.C. 1 v. Linwood I.— Becker 17, Watson 31; Melville 15, Saundercock 24; Nottingham 17, Bailey 11. Totals: Riccarton W.M.C. 49, Linwood 66. Kaiapoi 1 v. Papanui I.— Matthews 27, Smith 15; Coup 16, McGowan 21; Griffin 21, Gill 14. Totals: Kaiapoi 64, Papanui 50. Section B ■ Homby 1 v. Burnside I.— Menzies 17, Jury 20; Adams 20, Stuart 19; Finlay 25, Rose 12. Totals: Hornby 62, Bumside 51. Linwood 11 v. Homby W.M.C. 1. — Lenon 18, Tomlinson 21; Page 12, Harris 20; Kimber 17, McLaughlin 18. Totals: Linwood 47, Hornby W.M.C. 59. Papanui 11 v. Woolston W.M.C. I.— Dolheguy 31, Palmer 16; Judson 25, Memory 17; Browning 20, Birch 16. Totals: Papanui 76, Woolston W.M.C. 49. Rangiora 1 v. South Brighton I.— Scrimgeour 19, Dixon 17; Campbell 19, Goode 22; Rowe 15, Thomas 19. Totals: Rangiora 53, South Brighton 58. Points:— Section 1. — Linwood I 14, Dallington I 12, Papanui I, Spreydon I 10, Kaiapoi 8, Riccarton W.M.C. I, Sydenham I 4, Burnside II 2. Section B.— South Brighton I, Papanui II 14, Homby W.M.C. I 12, Rangiora I, Hornby I 6, Woolston W.M.C. I, Linwood 11, Bumside I 4.