BRITISH BOWLERS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 88, 8 January 1926, Page 7

BRITISH BOWLERS

ARRIVAL TO-DAY OFFICIAL RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON The long-awaited team of British bowlers, which has toured Australia and the North Island during the last ten weeks, is due to arrive in Wellington by train from Palmerston North at 12.38 p.m. to-day. They will be met at the station by the officials of the Wellington Bowling Centre, and at 1 p.m. will partake of luncheon at the Grand Hotel. The visitors will be accorded an official reception by the Government at '•’arJianientary Buildings, when the proceedings will take the form of an "at home,” between 3.30 p.m. and 5 p ni. The party will dine at the Grand Hotel at 6 p.m., and at 7.45 p.m. they will leave for south by the Wahine, cn route to Dunedin, where most of the members will take part in the Dominion Association’s tournament. They will leave Dunedin on January 21, and will visit Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, Greymouth, Westport, and Nel son, on the way back to Wellington, where they will teniain from February 6 to 10. On February 11 they will proceed to Napier, play there on February 12, at Masterton on February 14, and will return to Wellington on February 15. They will finally leave Wellington for London by the ionic on February 17. The members of the team are Messrs. Stephen Whittaker, W. M. Dean, James Ednev, J. R. Hawkins, W. F. Wade, D. j. Morrison, W. C. Stephen, Joint Millar, R. Baines, Robert Barton, William Clark, Alex. Malcolm, Lindsay Mathieson, T. Mickel, Bailie W. F. Minto, ex-Provost Robert Watson, C. St. Leger, G. L. Harding, Livingstone, Mair, Crawford, Macdougall, Ivor Thomas, Mobbs, G. Wright (captain), McAulay, Mirket, Lawson, Bryson, Morrison, Fleming, Provost Husband, Altyeo, Hurley, Brook, Quick, and W. Wake (manager). Among the ladies travelling with the party are Misses Brook, Wardlaw, and Brown, Mesdames Morrison, Beveridge, and Wake. Their Play. In commenting upon the British team’s methods of play, “Bowls,” a Melbourne publication, said:— “There are some few differences between our methods and theirs. Most of them deliver with only one foot on the mat, which is an advantage when it is necessary to go around bowls to reach the jack, as it is really an addition to the draw. Then the following of the bowl makes for delay, for the next player must stand on the mat until the rink is clear. Occasionally it was noticed that the British player, walking or sprinting down the rink, was a rather disconcernting object for Ins opponent about to bowl. Another method they have that is new is for the third men to stand with the skips until it is their turn to play. Third men were noticed joining, with the skip. in directing the leaders ami scorers, which is utterly foreign to our conception of discipline. They are real bowlers, everv man of them. We may not approve their methods that are new to us, but wc must give them the credit of playing the game with skill as well as zeal. They deliver most of them in up-to-date style, play a good draw shot, and are deadly with the firm shot. Never once did. they use the drive as we understand it—that is, at the limit of attainable pace. There they showed good judgment, because the consequences of our drive are speculative, while the profit from a true firm shot may be estimated. Their firm shots on many occasions turned the fortunes of an end. It may be said that on most of the rinks the shot was in the majority of ends against the British skip when he went up to bowl, and that he often managed to save the situation.” MATCH v. MANAWATU (By Telegraph—Special Reporter.) Palmerston North, January 7. This afternoon the visiting British bowling team met eight rinks from the Manawatu Centre. Before the commencement of play a largb crowd assembled to witness the contests, which commenced shortly after 3 p.m. The visitors, after testing the green, which was keen and in excellent condition, played the kitty, and eight well-contested games were plaved, the British team being defeated by 199 to 127. The detailed results are, as follow (Manawatu players being mentioned first) Carter, Jenning, Quayle, Herdman (s.), 31; St. Ledger, Harding, Thomas, MacDougall (s.), IG. Stuart, Walker, Trott, Needham (s.), 21;'Stephen, Baird, Fleming, Lawson Wakeman, Nash, Fraser (s.), 23; Atyeo, Burton, Mathieson, Malcolm (s.), 17. James, Gunning, W. Wardrop Is.), 23; Bains, Watson, Quick, Clarke (s.) 22, Ross,’ Hunter, Wallace, Davidson (s.), 81; Mobbs, Whitaker, Edney, Wade (s.), 14. , T n Clapham, Brown, Suhan, J- Ba l‘ tholomew (s.), 41; McAulay, Husband, Brvson, Mair (s.), 7. . Tapp, Healey. Clark, Bissell (s.), 18; Hawkings, Wake, Dean, Wright (s.), 16. ‘ Smith, Bovis, W. Broughton, Tantrum (s.), 12; Brodie, Hunter, Inghs, Minto (s.), 21. WAIRARAPA DISSATISFIED. Br Telegraph.—Press Association. Carterton, January 7 A meeting of the Wairarapa Bowling Centre last night considered that the visit of the British bowlers to Masterton had been badly arranged, and was hardly worth while. The visitors will arrive late on Saturday afternoon, and leave by the first train on Monday morning. There will be no time for play. It was resolved to write to the Dominion Executive for better arrangement.

The following will represent the Khandallah Club in a friendly match against Thorndon on Saturday:—Away: Bath. Barlow, Mulford, But,, (s.); Bevia, Green Wright, Nuldei* (s.). Home: Bennett. Bridges. It. Bringans. Plimmer (s.); iaylor. Waldie. Monro. Robertson (s.). Th:- following will represent the Newtown Club in the Junior Pennants against the Hutt Club on Saturday at the Hutt:—M. Green, W. Green, L. G. Newson, J. W. Maybury (s.).