Bowls Burnside increases championship lead

Press, 30 November 1987, Page 34

Bowls Burnside increases championship lead

Aided by a little luck and a lot of skill, Burnside II stretched its lead in the National Mutual Three Fours bowls championship on Saturday. Only a point separated Burnside II and secondplaced Papanui I in the Seclon B before the sixth round showdown at the Papanui Bowling Club. Burnside II showed a cool head under pressure to beat Papanui 1, 73-59 (aggregate), and sit on a cushion of five points. Burnside II won two of the three ties to win 6-2, but with an ounce of luck, it could have easily been the other way around. The spectacle lived up to expectations and it is no wonder that these two sides are right up there. Allan Stuart’s team scored the only decisive win, 30-17, at the end after trailing for most of the matchi Barry Jury’s side scored an incredible, 22-20, triumph over John Gill’s team and the only victory for Papanui I came when Brian McGowan’s band accounted for Peter Remi’s group, 22-21. Stuart 30, Dale 17 The skipper, Jack Dale, conceded the matclr on the twentieth end after his opposite, Stuart, triggered a remarkable comeback. At the end of the thirteenth end, Dale, Leon Jones, Trevor Lovegrave and Keith Dunn were in command, 15-9. Bumside II pulled one back on the fourteenth, and then Stuart fired the masterstroke in the round after.

The captain rolled in a shot which shifted the kitty with a perfect slice, to draw six points. That gave Burnside II a 16-15 lead and it never looked back. The visitors rubbed salt in the wound on the seventeenth end to pick up a break of seven points. McGowan 22, Remi 21

This heart-stopping game saw Remi, Bill Cosriff, Alex Paterson and Bruce Amas very much in control at the end of the thirteenth round, leading 17-12. Both teams played steady bowls as the scores tied, 21-21 ail after the twentieth. McGowan, who had had a comparatively lean period, turned hero just when it counted. With the last shot of

the match, the southpaw McGowan caressed in the match-winner. Jury 22, Gill 26 The result of this match was hard to swallow. It was too cruel for Gill’s team of Owan Tomlinson, Pat Doig and Duncan White. Papanui was handsomely placed going into the final round, leading 20-15. But Jury, Lyn Hanger, Len Seear and Alex Grainger had different ideas. The foregone conclusion was not to be, pressure took its toll and the hosts conceded seven points, the biggest break of the match. Gill took some wrong options and his side paid the penalty. Division 1A Spreydon v. Linwood 1 — McNish 35, Bailey 11; Bryden 21, Watson 16; Mathieson 17, Saundercock 24. Spreydon 73, Linwood 51. Burnside v. South Brighton — Howman 22, Stanley 17; Buttar 23, Thomas 24; Shivas 10, Meier 18. Burnside 55, South Brighton 59. Sydenham v. Papanui 2 — Berry 24, Judson 23; Lawson 22, Browning 11; Cunningham 22, Hibbard 21..Sydenham 68, Papanui 55. Sumner v. Woolston Park — Poole 21, Deane 15; Jackson 18, Gillespie 13; Johns 22, Bodger 19. Sumner 61, Woolston Park 47. Division IB Burnside v. Rangiora 1 — Remi 20, Higginson 11; Stuart 25, Scrimingeor 16; Jury 13, Campbell 26. Burnside 58, Rangiora 53. Papanui v. Kaiapoi 1 — Bryce 17, Matthews 27; Stewart 18, Griffin 19; Peart 14, Coup 31. Papanui 49, Kaiapoi 77. Hornby W.M.C. v. Papanui 1 — Tomlinson 21, Dale 28; McLauchlan 19, McGowan 16; Black 10, Gill 19. Hornby 50, Papanui 63. St Albans v. Woolston W.M.C. 1 Gardiner 15, Memory 22; Davis 22, Chick 11; Truscott 17, Palmer 18. St Albans 54, Woolston 51. Edgeware v. Mt Pleasant 1 — Blight 33, Morgan 18; Perry 16, Robinson 21; Glasgow 23, Dalziel 19. Edgeware 72, Mt Pleasant 58. Hornby v. Riccarton Racecourse 1 — Menzies 18, McMath 24; Mickell 16, Boaz 2& Prince 16, Martin 24. 2 50, Riccarton Race-

course 71. St Martins v. Papanui 4 — Lang 12, Knowles 31; Lawrence 14, Kennedy 24; Henry 15, Ward 17. St Martins 41, Papanui 72. Papanui v. Kaiapoi 1 — Bryce 17, Mathews 27; Stewart 18, Griffin 19; Peart 14, Coup 31. Papanui 3 49, Kaiapoi 77. v. Redclifffs 2— King 35, Howarth 9; Yee 24, Pragnell 12; Shukes 20, Martyn 21. Papanui 6 79, RedcilffS 42. Belfast v. R.S.A. 1 — Arps 19, Weir 19; Currie 29, Awdry 13; Scott 35, Prendegast 22. Belfast 83, R.S.A. 54. Christchurch Richmond v. Spreydon 2— Dalgety 19, Charteris 16; Anglen 13, W. Smith 30; Sadler 20, Chasten 15. Christchurch Richmond 1 52, Spreydon 61. v. St Martins 3 — Andrews 17, McPherson 19; T. Kennedy 33, Freeman 13; R. Kennedy 16, Luchas 17. Christchurch Richmond 3 66, St Martins 49. v. Hornby Working Men’s Club 2— Walker 12, J. Smith 30; Treddinnick 31, Davidson 6; Edyvan 20, Mattinson 15. Christchurch Richmond 5, 63, Hornby Working Men’s 51. Morrison Avenue v. Papanui W.M.C. 3 — Umbers 20, Venus 20; Pike 9, Hutcheson 30; Ballinger 32, Gibbons 4. Morrison Avenue 2 61, Papanui W.M.C. 3 54. Woodend v. Elmwood 3 — Eper 31, Smiiiie 19; Hopkinson 21, Bates 18; Stuart 24, Howarth 15. Woodend 76, Elmwood 52. Fendalton v. Riccarton 1 — Armstrong 21, Triggs 19; Brooke 18, Melville 21; Last 23, Bicker 17. Fendalton 62, Riccarton 57. Fendalton v. St Albans 3 — Bradshaw 21, Green 18; Croft 24, Patterson 11; R. Smith 19. Miner 29. Fendalton 64, St Albans 58. Shirley v. Elmwood — Stapleton 8, Reid 33; Topschij 22, Newburgh 24; Uoyd 13, MUes 13. Shirley 43, Elmwood 70. v. Rangiora — Jones 15, Day 21; Ellis 24, Sollitt 12; Coldron 7, Parson 30. Shirley 46, Rangiora 63. v. Papanui W.M.C. — O’Callaghan 22, Johnson 15; Bali 20, Rhodes 24; Millar 14, Fuller 22. Shiley 56, Papanui