BOWLING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 9625, 18 January 1892, Page 3

BOWLING.

CANTERBURY v. CHRISTCHURCH CLUBS. On Saturday afternoon the return match between the Christchurch and Canterbury Bowling Clubs was played on the Canterbury Club’s green. A four rink match was played, and resulted in a close game and a victory by sis points for the Canterbury Club. The following are the scores:— No. 1 Rink. Canterbury: J. Tait, E. George, E. C. Ashby, W. Thomson (skip), 29. Christchurch: T. Mollett, E. D. Thomas, G. Lamhie, Dr Thomas (skip) 31. No. 2 Rink.—Canterbury: W. Prudhoe, J. Carl, H. Toomer, senr., B. Halo (skip). 64. Christchurch : Captain Marshall, A. Cuff, Dr Guthrie, S. Manning (skip), 55. No. 8 Rink. Canterbury: A. R. Kirk, W, Escott, A. Urquhart, E. Toomer (skip), 22. Christchurch : F. Hobbs, Dr Anderson, W. H. Spuckman, L. B. Wood (skip), 20. No. 4 Rink.—Canterbury: J. Mercer, D. H. Christie, J. M. Taylor, H. Oakley (skip), 22. Christchurch: J. S. Guthrie. A, Rose, H. N. Nalder, C. Jackson (skip), 35. Totals—Canterbury: 127; Christchurch : 121. At the close of the game, Mr W. Thomson, President of the Canterbury Club, called for three cheers, which were lustily given, for the visitors. The President of the Christchurch Club, Dr Thomas, returned thanks. Ho complimented the Canterbury Club on the great improvement in its green, which now played perfectly. He hoped that effect would be given to the suggestion that when the first sixteens of both Clubs were engaged in any future match, arrangements would be made for the other players to engage in a friendly match on the unoccupied green. Such an an arrangement would, he thought, tend to popularise the game for those players who had not been selected for the Club match. He concluded by calling for three cheers for the Canterbury Club which were heartily given.