BOWLS.
NIZ. v. AUCKLAND. ■/WIN FOR HOME SIDE. ■ f - ■■■ - 'V. : (Preß* ‘Association.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 5. The third rubber of. the Australia v. NiZ.'test was played to-day on the Wellington Club’s green. At the commencement Of play N.Z. had a lead of 63 as a result of the two earlier rubbers. ' ( The opposing skips were Griffiths and Scott; Bleach and Walker; Thompson and llarroway; itogerson and Smart; Clack and Pit kingion; Curran and Bell, the Australian skips being mentioned first. Play was of a very even nature and some close heads were witnessed. The following are the complete results of the "third test, 'N.Z; being 'first in 1 each instance: Rilkmgton 20, v. Clarke 23; Scott 26 v.v Griffin 17; Smart 1$ v.‘ R'ogefson 22; Walker 30 v. Bleach 21: Bell 21 v. Currim 20; Harroway 27 v. Thompson‘ i!5. "Totals, N. Z. 143, Australia 118.
MATCH AT OPOTIKI
(Special To The Times). . . ’ OPOTIKI, Jan. 5. The Opotiki Citizens’ Bowling Club played a, fours competition on Saturday afternoon for Mr. A. Young’s trophies, h our teams'competed, tinfinal being played over 7 heads and resulted: A. Watson (skip). W. Carruthers, C. Tabb, W. A. Cooper 10, beat H. Battle (skip) W. StevNi, O. Black and J. Smith. 1
GISBORNE CLUB
On the Gisborne Club’s green on Saturday a further round of the club fours and singles matches was played. Results was as followChampion 'Singles:—Clarke 19 heat Beaver 14 : Sinclair 20 beat H. Bright 18.
Club Fours.—Dixon, Riddell, Hammond, Si nclair (s) 30 v. Pyke, Zaffer, McCulloch. Allan (s) 10: McLaughlin, Chrisp. __ Morris. Maude (s) 21 v. Petry. Northover. Br'glit, Watson (s) 16; Whitehead 1 , Beaver, Short, Paltridge (s) 20 v. Bree, Sheen. G. Ormond, Gambrill (s) 18; Kinder, Fowler, McKeague, Sidebottoin (s) 20 v. Parker, Henderson, J. Hay, Roboitson (sV 9.
CLUB REPS. AT WELLINGTON,
A team from the Gistbrne Club has left for "Wellington to play in the Dominion championships. Hueston, who w*ll skip the team, will have with him Stephenson (3), H. Bright <2) and Sutton (lead). In the pairs. Bright will lead for Stephenson, and Sutton for Hueston. Bowlers iin the district will watch with interest the doings of these playors in the big tournament.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10787, 7 January 1929, Page 7
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