Canty stages strong finish

Press, 3 February 1986, Page 24

Canty stages strong finish

Canterbury staged a strong finish to win the zone five elimination of the Rothmans inter-centre bowls tournament at Oamaru yesterday. Going into the last of the three rounds Canterbury had to win in all three sections to have a chance, and this it did, although the four only got home 16-15 in a dramatic last end against South Canterbury. Canterbury was well served by its singles player, Morgan Mfofat. He was the only entry to win all his three games. The pair, skipped by Ken Watson, had two wins and Coup’s four finished with just the one win. Canterbury will now contest the national finals, to be played in Christchurch early next month. The junior elimination was clearly won by North Otago. Canterbury took second ahead of South Canterbury on the points differential. The junior finals will be played in Wellington. Results: — Seniors First round Singles.— Canterbury (M. Moffat) 25, North Otago (A. Rudduck) 22; Canterbury Country (R. Patterson) 25, South Canterbury (R. Lienert) 16. Pairs.— North Otago (B. Papp) 26, Canterbury Country (W. Honeywell) 18; South Canterbury (R. Milne) 22, Canterbury (K. Watson) 18. Fours.— South Canterbury (D. Bailey) 16, North Otago (B. Shirley) 15; Canterbury Country (M. Nairn) 19, Canterbury (T. Coup) 17. Second round Singles.— North Otago 25, Canterbury Country 23; Canterbury 25, South Canterbury 20. Pairs. — Canterbury 23, Canterbury Country 14; South Canterbury 31, North Otago 20. Fours— South Canterbury 20, Canterbury Country 19; North Otago 15, Canterbury 10.

Third round Singles.— Canterbury 25, Canterbury Country 9; North Otago 25, South Canterbury 23. Pairs.— Canterbury Country 20, South Canterbury 20, Canterbury 23, North Otago 12. Fours.— North Otago 16, Canterbury Country 14; Canterbury 16, South Canterbury 15. Final points: Canterbury 12, North Otago 10, South Canterbury 9, Canterbury Country 5. Juniors First round Singles.— South Canterbury (C. Horton 25, Canterbury Country (B. McLaughlan) 18; Canterbury (D. McFarlane) 25, North Otago (G. Tairoa) 10. Pairs.— North Otago (R. Tairoa) 19, Canterbury Country (L. Mintrom) 13; Canterbury (W. Stanbury) 19, South Canterbury (B. Stanway) 16. Fours.— Canterbury Country (K. Richardson) 15, Canterbury (B. Chinnery) 10; North Otago (D. Carrington) 25, South Canterbury (A. Hall) 12. Second round Singles.— North Otago 25, Canterbury Country 24; South Canterbury 25, Canterbury 22. Pairs.— Canterbury 20, Canterbury Country 14; North Otago 24, South Canterbury 13. Fours.— South Canterbury 25, Canterbury Country 14; North Otago 15, Canterbury 14. Third round Singles.— Canterbury 25, Canterbury Country 6; South Canterbury 25, North Otago 22. Pairs.— South Canterbury 22, Canterbury Country 16; North Otago 21, Canterbury 18. Fours.— North Otago 20, Canterbury Country 14; Canterbury 18, South Canterbury 15. Final points: North Otago 14, Canterbury 10 (plus 36 points), South Canterbury 10 (minus 2), Canterbury Coun-