VISITING BOWLER.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17913, 8 January 1930, Page 8

VISITING BOWLER.

NORTHERN WAIKATO ASSOCIATION. MATCH WITH SOUTH AUCKLAND. ON HAMILTON CLUB’S GREENS. Eight rinks from the Northern Waikato Bowling Association (Pukekohe and surrounding districts) are playing the return match of this season against South Auckland, at the Hamilton Club’s greens this afternoon. Twenty-five head games are being played. 'Prior to the commencement of play Mr. R. N. Pilkington, president of the South Auckland Centre, extended a hearty welcome to the visitors, assuring them that no friendly opponents were more warmly welcomed by South Aucklanders than the representatives of the Northern Waikato Bowling Association. Mr. A. D. Bell, of Clevedon, president of the Northern Waikato Bowling Association, returned thanks for the. welcome in equally cordial terms. The teams engaged and their opponents are as under, visiting players mentioned first: Nicholls, Howe, Urquhart, Johns (skip), v. T. B. .Booth (Whitiora), E. M. Masters, W. M. Horton, S. Hawken skip (Hamilton). Cornfoot, Shields, Goddard, Little (skip), Vj. Simpson, Green, Bint, Crabbe skip (Matamata). Bridle, Barriball, Harris, Neil (skip) v. A. Wheeler, F. Baker, J. S. Anchor, G. Frost skip (Frankton). Perkins, Hope, Keith, Armstrong (skip), ’ v. Prickett) Wycherley, C. Boles, Pilkington skip (Executive). Handcock, McCullough, Bell, Hyde (skip), v. Rogers, Heron, McFarlane, ■Clavis skip (Ngaruawahia). Glasgow, Finch, C. Smecd, W. Smeed (skip), v. Clothier, Hedge, Buchan, Wallace skip (Te Aroha). Snell, Higginson, Pollock, Roulston (skip), v. Cooper, Boulton, Wallis, S. James skip (Cambridge). Ingpen, Thompson, Blake, Moncrieff (skip), v. Coghill, Martin, Cornish, .Branch skip (Morrinsville). Progress of the Play. With six heads gone the scores were:— Johns 8 v. Hawken 5. Jffttle 1 v. Crabbe 15. Neil 2 v. Frost 13. Armstrong 3 v. Pilkington 6. Hyde 5 v. Clavis 4. Smeed 2 v. Wallace 5'Rpulston 4 v. James 9. Moncrieff 5 v. Branch 4.