Kensington Pairs Tourney

Northern Advocate, 6 January 1948, Page 5

Kensington Pairs Tourney

With 48 teams in the field and play taking place on the Kensington and Whangarei greens, the Kensington Bowling Club’s annual pairs tournament opened today. ” Weather conditions were ideal, but the greens were a little heavy after the rain. Five games of 11 heads constitute the sectional play with four wins required to qualify. Post-sectional games will be played at Kensington tomorrow. SECTION A. First Round.—Legge and J. Courtney (Wbg.), 9. Wood and Ferguson (Ken.), 7; Sissons and Dingle (Whg.). 13, Smeaton and Webster (Ken.), (i; J. Clarke and McDonald (Whg.), 15, Conyers-Brown and Maingay (Howick). 12: H. E. G. Smith and Orr (Wbg.), 11. Eutler and Donnelly (Ken.), 8. Second Round. —Ferguson 9. Maingay 8: Donnelly 9. Dingle 8: Orr 17. Webster 7; McDonald 13, J. Courtney 2. Third Round.—G'rr 12. Ferguson 8: Donnelly 12, Courtney 11: Dingle 18, McDonald 10; Webster 14, Maingay (>. SECTION 15. First Round.—Butt and Care (Ken.), 12, Mogford and Englund (Whg.), 8: Hanlon and Parker (Kaitaia), 12, J. Cutiorth and Welch (Whg.). 4; Garland and Lowe (Ken.). 14. Chilcott and Claxton ißirkenhcad), G; West and Finlay (Ken.), 11, Redwood and Windust (Ken.), 10. Second Round.—Lowe 9. Parker 8: Englund 8, Finlay 7: Care 12. Windust 9: Claxton 14, Welch 3.

Third Round.—Englunci 9, Welch 8; Lowe 11. Windust 7: Finlay 8, Claxton G; Care 12, Parker 3. SECTION C. First Round.—W. Burch and Horner (Whg.) 9, T. Adams and Leigh (Portland!, 6; E. Kerr and Woodbridge (Ken.), 10, McKinnon and Roos (Whg.), 8; Haycock and Fletcher (Balmoral), 11, Simms and Hoskin (Kaitaia), 6; J. and W. Colder (Ken.), 13. Walker and Allen (Ken.), 10. Second Round.—Horner 14. Hoskin 8; Fletcher 9, Leigh 8; Roos 13, Allen 7; Calder 10, Woodbridge S). Third Round.—Roos 15, Horner 7; Leigh 11, Harvey 10; Allen 10, Hoskin 9; Calder 11, Fletcher 7. SECTION D. First Round.—Pulley and Thorpe (Balmoral). 8, McGuin and Ross (Dargaville), 7; Dralfin and Courtney (Ken.). 15. Ward and Menzies (Whg.), 12: Reed and Kerr (Ken.), 10, Waters and Gribble (Ken.), 7; Kokich and Lambess (Whg.), 13, Smith and Weston (Ken.), 4. Second Round.—Ross 10, Weston 5; Lambess 13, Thorpe 4; Gribble 11, Menzies 9; Kerr 10. Courtney 7. Third Round.—Weston 12, Courtney 5: Gribble 9. Thorpe 5; Lambess 12, Menzies 5; Kerr 14, Ross 7. SECTION E. First Round.—Davies and Penning (Portland). 16, Venn and Pig'gott (Parnell). 14; A. Walker and Georgeson (Ken.), 17, Martin and. Erceg (Whg.), 7; Morrish and Auld (Ken.), 18. Lindegreen and Ross (Ken.). 5; Cleverly and Johnston, junr. (Whg.), 14, Simelhny and Hailes (Whg.). 6. Second Round.—Hailes 12. Erceg 8; Penning 13, Ross 8; Auld 10, Piggott G; Georgeson 13, Johnston 4. Third Round.—Hailes 12. Auld 11; Piggott 20. Erceg 10; Johnston 14, Ross 5; Georgeson 9. Penning 8. SECTION F. First Round.—J. Roberts and Fleming (Ken.), 15. Thorne and West (Whg.), 9; D. Roberts and Blanshard (Ken.), 10. McMillan and Nelson (Ken.), 3; Connell and Jones (Whg.). 11. Arneil and Burke (Ken.). 9; Peterson and Finlayson (Dargaville). 9, Nockail and Brown (Parnell). Second Round.—Finlayson 8. Jones 7; Brown 15. Burke 7; Fleming 14. Nelson 7; West 11, Blanshard 4. •• g Li Third Rounci.— wc-i 17, Burke 2: Fleming 11. Jones 3; Finlavson 16. Nelson 4; Blanshard 14. Brown 9'.