BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27554, 23 November 1950, Page 10

BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sports Commentary

Second Round Of Four-rink Competition

By the Sports Editor

The second round of the Dunedin Bowling Centre’s Four-rink Competition was successfully concluded on Monday evening, although conditions were not quite as good as on Monday, states “ Measurer,” our bowling writer. In Section A, Kaikorai and Mornington both won their second games, and are now the only teams in that section with two wins each. Kaikorai heavily defeated Balmacewen by the substantial margin of 28 points. Mornington’s victory over St. Clair was secured by the narrow margin of only 6 points. In this section, the St. Clair and Taieri clubs have lost both their garqes, and the remainder are recorded with one win and one loss each.

In Section B, three of the nine teams have won both their games— Dunedin, Kaituna, and North-East Valley. Dunedin and Kaituna clubs won by 9 and 10 points respectively, but North-East Valley had an overwhelming victory against Logan Park by the substantial score of 104 to 52. In this section, Anderson’s Bay and Otago have lost both games so far. This is not up to the usual standard of the Otago Club.

Commenting on the St. Clair-Morn-ington game in the first round, a correspondent offers a suggestion which has something to recommend it. It will be recollected that although the St. Clair Club won three of its four games in the first round, the remaining Mornington team'had such a substantial win that ~on the aggregate scores Mornington won the game. The correspondent refers to the Invercargill system, and suggests that it might be worthy of consideration by the Dunedin Centre.

He writes: —•“ In Invercargill the four rinks are played under a different system of points, and after looking fully into the system there, I think it has much to commend it. The Invercargill system allows four points for a win on aggregate points and each club receives one point for each rink win. For example, the St. Clair and Mornington game referred to would, under this system, have points allotted. Mornington, win on aggregate points, 4; Mornington, one rink win, 1; total, 5; St. Clair, fhree wins in rinks, 3. It would at least be worth while bringing this matter before the next annual meeting of the Dunedin Centre for discussion in order to obtain the opinion of the club delegates on the suggestion. Saturday Match Competition The Dunedin Club had the most successful day last Saturday, with seven wins out of eight against the Wakari Club, and three wins out of four games against the Forbury Park Club, a total of 10 wins out of 12 games played, and a total of 8.33 match points. This puts Dunedin in first place at the end of the third round. The Caledonian Club, with 12 wins out of 10 games against the Balmacewen Club, moved into second place at the end' of the third round, and Kaikorai fourth. St. Kilda had a good day, with 14 wins out of its 22 competing teams, and moved up to fifth place, and Portobello is still lying sixth. By virtue of its bad day against Caledonian, Balmacewen has now slipped well down the table. The details are:— Dunedin, 10 wins, 2 losses, 8.33 points, 20.83 points to date; Caledonian, 12, 4, 7.5, 20.62; Logan Park. 5,5, 5, 19; Kaikorai, 6,8, 4.28, 18.55; St. Kilda, 14, 8, 6.36, 17.72; Portobello, 2,2, 5, 17.5; Taieri, 6,0, 6, 17; Green Island, 3,5, 3.75, 16.25; Mornington, 11, 5, 6.87, 16.24; North-East Valley, 7, 11, 3.88, 16.09; Kaituna, 9,5, 6.42, 15.7; Caversham, 12, 2.5, 15; Port Chalmers, 5,5, 5, 15; Otago, 9,3, 7.5, 14.17; St. Clair, 9, 15, 3.75, 14.13; Brighton, 3,2, 6, 14; Opoho, 7,3, 7, 14; West Harbour, 5,3, 6.25, 13.75; Tainui, 5, 11, 3.12, 13.12; Roslyn, 3,7, 3, 12: Leith, 5,9, 3.57, 11.42; Fairfield, 0,3, 0, 10; Wakari, 1,7, 1.25, 10; Anderson’s Bay, 6, 10, 3.75, 9.99; Outram, 0,0, 0, 7.5; Disabled Servicemen’s, 0,6, 0, 3.33; 'Forbury Park, 1,3, 2.5, 5. . Outram and Taieri are to play later. " Wednesday Match Competition The second round of the Wednesday match competition showed some changes in the positions of the leading teams. With another 12-point win, Balmacewen still holds the maximum number of points and now leads by six points from the nearest competitor. The Mornington Club is now in second place with three wins out of four and 9 points for the day. Logan Park and Portobello secured the maximum number of wins for the day, and with 12 pointy each moved into third and fourth places, level with Mornington. The other club to secure a 12-point win was Green Island, whose only team had a win, and apart from' the leaders, there'is not a. great deal between the remaining teams. The following table shows the positions at the- end of the second round:— Balmacewen, 3 wins, - 0 losess, 12 points, 24 points to date; Mornington, 3,1, 9, 18; Logan Park, 2,0, 12, 18; Portobello, 2, 0. 12, 18; Kaituna, 1,2, 4, 16; Taieri, 2,2, 6, 15; Opoho, 2,3, 4.8, 14.7; North-East Valley, 3,3, 6, 14; Otago, 2,2, 6, 12; Anderson’s Bay, 3, 2. 7.2, 12; Leith, 4,1, 9.6, 12; Green Island, 1,0, 12. 12; Kaikorai, 2,2, 6, 10; Caledonian, 4,2, 8, 10; Caversham, 3, 4,4, 9.13; St. Kilda, 1,4, 2.4, 9.6; Dunedin, 1,3, 3,9; St. Clair, 2,2, 6. 9; Port Chalmers, 0,2, 0,6; Tainui, 0,4, 0,6; Roslyn, 1,1, 6. 6; Forbury Park, 0,2, 0. 0.

Steady Bowling

M. Lamont’s “ bag ” of seven wickets for 69 runs in 29 overs against Old Boys on Saturday was one of the most intelligently maintained bowling spells of the present cricket season. The big Kaikorai bowler, finding the wind helpful and the wicket responsive, dropped the speed of his outswingers until he was bowling at scarcely medium pace, and by the simple mechanics of flight and swerve trapped batsman after batsman into mistakes. He was unlucky that his figures were not better, for St. John, who made 51, was dropped at 10 off his bowling. Four of his victims were caught at slips, and in this respect his bowling was a convfticing exhibition of the effectiveness of the ball that runs away from the bat. Lamont's partner in the Kaikorai opening attack, F. Stanley, also bowled well for his three wickets in 30.2 overs, but in attempting to gain the maximum lift from a wicket that was lively in the first hour of play, he sacrificed both length and accuracy.

Impressive Performances

Miss S. Hardman. New Zealand Women’s 75 Yards champion, showed a return to her best form last Saturday when she recorded ll.lsec in winning the A Grade 100 Yards Scratch Race and followed this up with 6.2 sec in the 50-yard event. Both times, even allowing for the following wind, are exceptionally fast and suggest that Miss Hardman is rapidly coming into top form and her future races will be watched with keen interest.