Rep teams look to defend bowls title

BACK FOR MORE: Aramoho bowler Phil Corney is again part of the Wanganui senior team to defend the Arnott Shield later this month.PHOTO/FILE

The Wanganui representative men's bowls teams are set to defend their Arnott Shield and Duckett Trophy titles for the second year on end later this month, while the women are looking to step up a notch in their annual triangular tournament.

Despite ushering in several new players last year, the Wanganui men's representative teams retained the Arnott Shield and Duckett Trophy against Manawatu and Taranaki in the annual inter-centre tournaments.

Meanwhile the two women's teams finished a narrow second in their triangular tournaments against the same centres.

The Arnott Shield is contested by the men's senior teams, while the Duckett Trophy is for men academy players, or bowlers with under eight years experience.

In the men's section each centre fields two teams apiece, while the senior women do the same. The women's academy, however, has a new look with each centre fielding a team each with the hosts putting up an extra side to avoid a bye situation.

Wanganui men and women's senior manager Mike Morgan said the new-look women's academy format was to bring it in-line with the inter-centre competition to be held in April 9-10 at Wellington

The tournament is on Saturday, November 21 with the men playing at the Wanganui East Club and the women at the Gonville Bowling Club.

-The teams are:

Senior men: Bernie Anderson (Wanganui), Lindsay Bourne (Aramoho), Phil Corney (Aramoho), Alan Dickson (Wanganui), Peter Head (Wanganui East), Tony McRae (Durie Hill), Ray Park (Wanganui), Ian Porteous (Wanganui East), Gavin Scrivener (Aramoho), Glen Springer (Wanganui), Tony Waikato (Castlecliff), Bruce Winterburn (Durie Hill), Grant Winterburn (Durie Hill).

Academy Men: Taylor Broughton (Castlecliff), Peter Cassidy (Wanganui East), Russell Duggan (Durie Hill), Dave Gunn (Wanganui), Baz Fairweather (Aramoho), Ray Hutchison (Wanganui East), Colin Field (Wanganui East), Gary Johnston (Wanganui East), Laurie Hunt (Wanganui), Michael Penn (Wanganui East), Desmond Pirere (Laird Park), Gene Ridgway (Wanganui East), Blair Whiteman (Aramoho), Kevin Willis (Wanganui East), Colin Wright (Durie Hill), selector - Lindsay Wheeler, manager - Mike Morgan

Senior Women: Elizabeth Anderson (Laird Park), Lesley Bourke (Wanganui), Pam Burgess (Wanganui), Marilyn Constantine (Wanganui East), Ngaire Farrell (Victoria), Marlene Foster (Wanganui East), Eileen Geddes (Wanganui), Maria Klitscher (Wanganui East), Anne Loveridge (Castlecliff), Yvonne Maniapoto (Wanganui), Rona O'Shea (Aramoho), Dianne Patterson (Wanganui), Pauline Pirere (Laird Park), Wendy Stuthridge (Wanganui).

Academy Women: Wendy Black (Durie Hill), Margaret Blinkhorne (Wanganui East), Beti Broome (Gonville), Gwen Broughton (Castlecliff), Carol Hughes (Aramoho), Karen Hunt (Wanganui), Hillary Huwyler (Gonville), Judy Johnston (Wanganui East), Julie Porteous (Wanganui East), Denise Taylor (Wanganui), Jill Rohloff (Aramoho), Agnes Tiweki (Waverley), Thelma Ward (Wanganui East), Debbie Wildermoth (Wanganui East). Selector - Chris Waterson, Manager - Aka Alda