OUR BOWLERS ON TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81869, 19 October 1906, Page 3

OUR BOWLERS ON TOUR.

SUFFER DEFEAT IN TWO MATCHES

ONE WEAK RINK.

Received ißth, 10.19 p.m. Sydney, October 18. Th« New Zealanders suffered defeat in two four-rink matches against Petersham and Ashfield.

At the former place the local team included four inter-State piayers, and a very strong combination altogeth «. Sneddon's rink, which performed very weakly at Maitland, was the came of the visitors' downfall at Petersham. The other three rinks were 12 up at the finish, but Sneddon finished 17 down. Bouskill brought his game along strongly, and although Wheeler's rink had the worst of it in the first couple of hours, they I played so excellently uphill that they finished level. WaddelPs rink nlayed a good steady game. The scores were:— „ . N.Z. Pet. Bastings, Court, Keast, Sneddon (skip) 17 34 Scott, McGibbon, Gillies. Wheeler (skip).. 25 25 Ashunt. Lefevre, Dall, Bouskill (skip) 25 18 Bee. Short, Hancock, Waddell (skip) 23 18 Totals go 95 The game at Ashfield was very elosely contested. For the visitors Black and Reid played a great leading game. The local team was a good one, including two members of the inter-State team. For the best part of the game the scores ran neck and neck. Then Ashfield gfot a lead, which they maintained to the finish. When the last head was started, New Zealand was eight down, but Ttduced the deficit by a couple. Scores N.Z. Ash. Black, Osmond, Taylor, Manning (skip) .... 24 20 Ledingham, Mowlem, Marsden, Rankin, <« k »P> 17 20 itadt Jackson, SmStb, Payne (skip) 2 6 27 Buckman Mac Lean ... 23 iq

T#tals... go Q5 A# sl *even-rink team, the visitors Would be reasonably strong, but-as In eight-rink one, it has an element of weakness which may have its effect in the inter-State matches.