BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81867, 17 October 1906, Page 3

BOWLING.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTRALIA. WIN FROM NORTHERN DISTRICTS. Received iOth, ij.iij p.m. West Mankind, October 16. The New Zealand bowlers opened their campaign in New South Wales in a six-rink- match against the Northern District at Maitland. The weather was line and col, a sliung biceze blowing across the green. In the earlier half of the game the visitors secured a fair had, bui the \>- cals, playing a good game, w»ie them down and made a c.0.-e finish of it. McLaren's team, on No 2, played a capital game. The skipper oui-gen-eiailed his rival at every point. Payne also kept his men well in hand, finishing with a respectable margin, but the visitors on No 3 rink went to pieces, and on No. G the play for the major part of the game, was very indifferent. Scores: No, 1 rink: Akhurst, Scott, Waddell, Wheeler (skip) 20; Northern districts 18

No. 2 rink: Durie, Buchanan, Os mond, McLaren (skip) 31 ; Northern District 23. No 3 : Bastings, Short, Keast Sneddon (skip) iij ; Northern 30. No. 4: Leferve, Clark, Rankin, Gardiner (skip) 26; Northern 22. No 5: Reid, Jackson, Smith, Payuc (skip) 31; Northern 22. No 6: Hancock, Court, Dall, Gillies (skip) 22; Northern 27. Totals; New Zealand 149, Northern Districts 143.