BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18939, 9 December 1929, Page 5

BOWLING.

STEANS CUP MATCH. SOUTH CANTERBURY DEFEAT CHRISTCHURCH. The annual match between the Christchurch and South Canterbury bowling: centres for the Steans Cup was played in Timaru on Saturday afternoon on the West End green. Although the wind was troublesome in the early part of the afternoon the green was in splendid condition, playing fast and very true. Both centres were strongly represented and competition was very keen. First one team then the being in front. Apart from Saturday's match the cup had been played for six times. The first contest in 1923-24 was won by South Canterbury. The following year Christchurch regained the cup, but Tost it again in the 1925-26 season. The next two years, however, saw Christchurch in possession of the trophy, hut the cup again came south last season. At the fourteenth head of Saturday’s match the score was: Christchurch 98. South Canterbury 01. However, at the twenty-first head the home side side had scored 152 against the visitors’ 139. Christchurch did its utmost t<. overtake their opponents during the last four heads, but the match ended with South Canterbury five points in the lead. The following is the result. Christchurch rinks being mentioned first:— O. Dickson. B. B. Evan?, FT. C. Wilson and H. Wilson (s.) 24. F. A. Joynt, W. M’Callum, Dr A. M'lnnes and T. Edwards (s.) 16. P. Buck, A. F. Rollinson, A. Price, J. Gagliardi (s.) 22, X. ITamlyn, IT. Kebby, P. (V Hagan and D. Menzies Is.) 23. W. Brown, P. Vance, R. A. Barnsdale and Dr Marks (s.l 30. T. E. Parry. S. Akhurst. I. B. Robinson and W. IT. Collett (s.) 30. H. Ward. W. Coombs. Tl. B. Oakey, Tl. E. Watson Is.) 22. C. Howe. J. Millar, F. B. Hawkey. W. IT. Cowles <s.) 21. D. E. Wood, J. B. Morgan. H. West and W. Efford (s.) 12. W. J. Watson, It. Shillito, W. Young and J. Latimer (s.) 23. E. F. Black. 31. Xickolls. E. A. Smith and D. Page (s.) 15. G. Loach. W. Scott, D. Hatton and H. Carlton <s.) 20. W. ir. Higgins. IV. R. Ban.', W. il. dgos and J. Templeton <s.) 20. W. W. Callender B. B. James, J. Moyes and J. Anderson (s.) 25. P. C. Smith. F. Barrett. R. Howarth. B. Finnegan Is.) 25, C. Cornwall, G. Rlackham, T. Currie and D. Dewar (s.) 17. Totals—Christchurch 170, South Canterbury 175. TOWN V. COUNTRY AND SEASIDE. Tim annual match betwem the city howling clubs and the country and seaside clubs was played on Saturday, the country and seaside greens being utilised. A total of 320 players took nart in the match and an enjoyable afternoon was spent, although a gusty nor’-west wind made play somewhat tricky. Results of the games are as follows: — SUMXER GREEN. T. C. Beckenham (Calvert) 9 Byttelton (Sinclair) Binwood (M’Kinley) 27 Sumner (Thomas) Shirlev (Mathers) 20 Redd iff s (Waghorn) St Albans (Henley) 3.5 Sumner (Edwards) Spreydon (Hislop) 16 Heathcote (Morgan) 2C Christchurch (Newrnan) £5 Sumner (E. A. Johnson) Svdenham (Garth) 23 rVttelton (lKustone) Edgeware (Beanland) 19 -r Sumner (Martin) Point totals 15:’. 159 Rink games 3 5

NEW BRIGHTON GREEN. T. C. United (Thomson) 20 New Brighton (Bosley) Elmwood (Munns) 13 Ilomby (Evans) Linwood (Howarth) 20 New Brighton (Pattrick) .... Papanui (Poole) 18 Akaroa (Hayward) Barrington (M'Gimpsey) .... 30 New Brighton (lluirson) X Imperial (Clark) 14 Cashmere (Morrison) Canterbury (Robinson) 15 ■— Cashmere (Bruce) Aulsehrook’s (Mitchell) 17 Hornby (Pollock) Point totals 147 143 Rink games 3 5 Kaiapoi Green. T. G. Christchurch Dey, Munro, Woolf, Aipger 31 —— Kaiapoi "W.M.C.—Brown. Bris- . tow, Simpson, Mealings Belfast—Hay, Woodham, Halligan, Ramsay 19 Oxford—Skurr, Baxter, Judson, Pachnatz Belfast—Howard, Pittaway, Bollington, Wilson 32 —— Rangiora—Cooper, Doggett, Horrell, Hargreaves Edgeware—Dalton, Pearce, Matson, Herd 21 K.W.M.C.—Bennett, Williamson. Brown, Monk Opawa Haigh, Hunnibell, Vogel, Brown 13 —— Kaiapoi Yellowlees, Batie, Williams, Butcher Imperial—M'Cullough, Wornall, Henson. Dudley 21 Rangiora Linden, Vincent, Bailey, Banfleld St Albans—Thompson, Moore, LeCren Angus 17 Rangiora—F. Horrell, Hawkins, Keir, Gibbs-Jordan Papanui—Wilson, Shaw, Keetley, Morrison 12 Kaiapoi—Wylie, Childs, Ramsay, Penlington Point totals 166 162 Rink games 4 4 HORNBY v. BARRINGTON. A friendly match was played k. Hornby between Hornby and Barringon. Following are the results, Hornby names first:— Worsley 22, Hennessy 13. Bailey 25, Campbell 15. M'Tainsh 20, Bigwood 15. Ashton 24, Spiller 31. Totals—Hornby 4, Barrington 0. HEATHCOTE v. SUMNER. Three rinks from the Sumner club played a friendly match against Heathcote at the Heathcote green on Saturday. Following are the results. Heathcote skips being mentioned first:— Hamilton 18, Mathews 17. Roach 18, Jamieson 16. Robertson 15, Larson 32. Totals—Heathcote 2 games, Sumner 1. JUSTICES v. CHRISTCHURCH CENTRE. The fourth annual match between th« Justices of the Peace and the Christchurch Centre will be played on the St Albans green on Thursday, at 2.15 p.in The following are the names of those selected to play for the Justices:—J. H. Shaw. A. 11. Holmes. W. C. Cleary. T. D. Lennie (s); J. S. Priest, 11. Pearce, S. 11. Maddren, T. W. Reese (s); J. Wallace, George Watson, J. W. Manchester, J. W. Bean land (a); J. W. Borthwick. J. M*Wright, H. Firman, A. J. Benzie (s); P. Davidson. A H. Hobbs, J. Middleton, W. M. West (s); D. Buddo, H. M’lntosh, J. Boeorawortli, L. B. Evans (s); F. M. Robson, A. 8. Bruce. H. A. Bruce, F. H. Good (s) : Thomas Wallace, George Rutherford, P. G". Grant, P. G. Fenwick (s). The Justices will be the hosts on this occasion.