COUNTRY NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26353, 7 January 1947, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS

BALCLUTHA BOWLING The Stirling Bowling Club held a successful pairs tournament on trie Balclutha and Stirling greens on Saturday. Twenty-four pairs- took part. The morning broke fine, and indications were for good conditions, but, unfortunately, the weather changed about 11 a.m., and in the afternoon a heavy shower interrupted play for a short period. Two sections were completed, but the semi-finals and final had to be postponed owing to rain, and these will be played on the Stirling green to-night. On the Balclutha green, W. H. Nelson and J. McDonald (Balclutha) went through unbeaten, although with two ends to play in the fourth game their socre was level with J. Tait (Stirling). The last two ends were watched with interest, as had the Stirling pair won three others would have been in the hunt. However, McDonald scored well and won the section outright. On the Stirling green, W. Sutherland and L. J. Edwards (Balclutha) and A. Botting and partner (Stirling) each had four wins, and these pairs went into the post-section play. In the semi-final Edwards and McDonald were drawn to meet, Botting having the bye. The first game had not long started when heavy rain commenced, and caused a stoppage of play. The details of play in the sectional games are as follows: Balclutha Green First Round.—C. North (Clinton) 18, R. Hutton (Balclutha) 14; J. McDonald (Balclutha) 15, P. Burns (Balclutha) 8; L. Duncan (Balclutha) 17, C. Gibb (Balclutha) 13; J. Tait (Stirling) 21, L. Cockerill (Balclutha) 5; C. O’Hara (Balclutha) 18, C. Walls (Stirling) 6; T. Duncan (Stirling) 15, R. Anderson (Stirling) 4. Second Round.—Anderson 14, O'Hara 12; Walls 14, T. Duncan 8; McDonald 14, Hutton 8; Burns 13, North 12; Gibb 13, Cockerill 7; Tait 13, L. Duncan 9. Third Round.—Cockerill 14, L. Duncan 13; Gibb 16, Tait 13; T. Duncan 14, O’Hara 8; Walls 13, Anderson 10; Hutton 12, Burns 10; McDonald 18, North 8. Fourth Round.—McDonald 16, Tait 11; Anderson 17, Hutton 13; Cockerill 15, Walls 12; L. Duncan 9, O’Hara 7; Gibb 19, Burns 13; T. Duncan 22, North 4. Summary.—McDonald. 4 wins; Gibb, T. Duncan, 3 wins, 1 loss; Hutton, L. Duncan, Tait, Cockerill, Walls, 2 wins, 2 losses; North, Burns O’Hara, Anderson, 1 win, 3 losses. Section winner: McDonald. Stirling Green First Round.—L. Edwards (Balclutha) 14 W. Baird (Stirling) 8; M. Campbell (Balclutha) 13, W. Park Kaitangata) 10; L. Pepperell (Balclutha) 11, J. Gold (Balclutha) 10; R. Mcßride (Balclutha) 19, J. K. Walls (Stirling) 12; I. Bateman (Balclutha) 22, T. Inglis (Stirling) 3; A. Botting (Stirling) 12, R. Cessford (Stirling) 11. Second Round.—Bateman 20, Cessford 14; Botting 18, Inglis 10; Edwards 12, Campbell 7; Park 11, Baird 9; Mcßride 25, Gold 8; Pepperell 14. Walls 12. Third Round.—Mcßride 15, Pepperell 11; Walls 17, Gold 8; Botting 10, Bateman 8; Cessford 14, Inglis 12; Edwards 11, Park 8; Baird 16, Campbell. 6. Fourth Round.—Campbell 13, Walls 7; Edwards 16, Cessford 3; Inglis 16, Mcßride 10; Pepperell 11, Bateman 10; Gold 11, Park 8; Botting 7, Baird 6. Summary.—Edwards, Botting, 4 wins; Pepperell, Mcßride, 3 wins, 1 loss; Campbell, Bateman 2 wins, '2 losses; Baird, Park, Gold, Walls, Inglis, Cessford, 1 win, 3 losses. Section winners: Edwards and Botting. The second round of interclub matches will be commenced on Saturday, the draw being:—Milton v. Stirling, at Stirling; Kaitangata v. Clinton, at Kaitangata- Owaka v. Clutha B, at Balclutha; Clutha A a bye.