BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1921, Page 3

BOWLING.

NEW AT HOME. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. London, April 21. The New Zealand bowlers have arranged four tests against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, of four rinks a side. The English match will be played in Ldhdon on Whit Monday, and the Welsh match during the last week in May at Cardiff. Other dates have not yet been fixed. BANNER FINALS TO-DAY. The finals in the Taranaki banner competitions will be played at Eltham to-day. In the morning Hawera, who head the list in the southern division, will meet Fitzroy (northern), each club playing six rinks. The match is timed to commence at 9.30. The winners of this contest play off in the afternoon with Manaia (champions in the western division), four rinks to be played. Games will be of twenty-one heads. STRATFORD v. INGLEWOOD. The Stratford Bowling Club journeyed to Inglewood on Thursday to play the return banner match, which resulted in the Stratford Club winning by 11 points. The following are the scores, Stratford teams being mentioned first: Patterson, Ryan. Hillock, Macpherson (s.) 19 v. Olson, Simcock, Spurdie, Allan (s.) 25. Carman, Gray, Jackson, Harris (s.) 21 v. Manby, Rees, Lightfoot, Gudgeon (s.) 21. Woodhead Price, Lightband, Cottier (a.) 17. v. Sout’hcombe, T. Drake, Johnson, Leslie (s.) 23. Findlay, Walsh, Fookes, Porritt (s.) 31 v. Winter, Marshall, Longbottom, Bungay (s.) IG. Beere, Butcher, Young, Smart (s.) 22 v. Surrev. A. Drake, Henry, Morton (s.) 14. ‘ 3 Totals: Stratford, 110; Inglewood, 99.