BOWLING NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 304, 21 November 1928, Page 10

BOWLING NOTES.

1 COMING TESTS WITH AUSTRALIA B • (By “Trundler.”) ? At its meeting on Monday the Man- - awatu Centre was called upon to nomit nate several players for the test J matches to be played between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington, , commencing on January 3rd. The . nominations to be sent forward are certainly representative of the centre, - but, as six rinks only are to be ! matched against Australia, 24 players • in nil, and as the cities have a strong 1 pull in all such matters, it will be • somewhat surprising to the writer if, | Manawatu is accorded representation . in the Dominion side. At the very | .most it will be one player and, per- . haps, none. However, it is fair that , the country centres should not be overlooked as there are many bowlers outside the cities who are the equal of and often better than , city players. . These games (of 25 heads) will be played on three successive afternoons (commencing on January 3) on different greens in Wellington, the aggregate scores of all games to decide the issue. Messrs Benzie (Christchurch) and Smart (New Plymouth) have been appointed to select New Zealand’s representative rinks, and it is understood that they will do their ■ best to" select the best howlers, irrespective of geographical- situation. This jmay not be the easiest task in the world, as some bowlers are slow in getting up to their best form, but (says a Wellington paper) both selectors have a good knowledge of Dominion bowlers, and long tournament experience to guide them in their choice. OROUA CLUB. It was a happy throng of bowlers who gathered on Saturday for the official opening of the Oroua Club. After having been disappointed on several Saturdays glorious weather favoured the function and the visitors were loud in their praise of the splendidly eauipped premises the club possesses. The green was in very good order and, provided that a dry period is not experienced as in 1927, should wear very well during the heat of tho summer, f The rose garden was generally admired ( by the visiting bowlers, while the flower beds were looking very well, despite the wretched spring weather experienced of late. The president, .Mr E. Goodbehere, and his officers are to be congratulated on the excellent club they possess. A steady membership and sound administration will keep the Oroua Club one of the most promising in the centre. CUP MATCHES. Entries have been received by the Palmerston North Club for the trophies it holds, chiefly the Manson and Barr and Dixon Cups. They are as follow:

Dixon Cup.—Paliiatua, Manawatu, Dannevirke, Feilding, Shannon, Terrace End.

Manson and Barr Cup.—Manawatu, Pahiatua, Shannon, Terrace End. Ainslie Shield.—Feilding, Terrace End.

Veterans’ Vase. —Terrace End. Matches for the first and second tro-

phies will be played on Saturday if the weather is fine. - PENNANT MATCHES.

At the meeting of the Manawatu Centre on Monday Mr J. A. Nash, the chairman, mentioned the poor support accorded by the clubs to the centre’s pennant scheme of matches and it was decided to leave the matter in abeyance until next year. Inter-club visits have become so popular of late that the clubs 6eem to prefer these matches to pennants. The reason is not hard to discover for in pennant games only two or three rinks would be necessary whereas, with inter-club visits, six or more rinks can often bo accommo-. dated. In order to add interest to club play on Saturdays when no outside matches are being played, the Terrace End Club has adopted the percentage fours scheme, by which players are graded and participate in a series of games throughout tho season. The percentage of aggregate wins and losses is worked out at the end of the season, tho four with the highest percentage of wins, taking the honours provided that it has taken part in at least two-thirds of the total number of games played. The Palmerston North Club has also a somewhat similar scheme on foot this season. NOTES.

Tho Adelaide Advertiser states that Mr G. Harding, of the Cardiff Bowling Club, who was in the British team which toured New Zealand and Australia in the 1924-25 season, is on his way to the Dominion, “to tako part in tho international bowls tournament in January.” He is breaking the

journey by spending a few weeks in Adelaide.

At the meeting of the Manawatn Centre on Monday, tho chairman, Mr J. A. Nash, was deputed to arrange for the Manawatn Centre executive to play the Wellington Centre executive at Wellington.