Bowling along nicely

A trip south to compete in the Super Sixes tournament proved fruitful for the Marlborough women’s and men’s senior rep sides.

The Marlborough contingent headed to Christchurch over Waitangi weekend, set to take on rivals from five other South Island centres –Dunedin, South Canterbury, Canterbury, Buller and Nelson.

The format comprised a team of nine players from each centre, consisting of a single, two pairs and a fours combination, competing in a round robin event, with teams able to alter combinations for each round. Most teams used the event as a trial for selection for their intercentre teams which will be named later this month.

The Marlborough women’s team exceeded all expectations to finish second, after ending the competition tied on 41 game points with the strong Nelson combination, but losing out on shot differential. The second pairs combination were undefeated with five wins, along with the fours combination who finished with three wins and two draws. The first pairs combination only dropping one match and the singles player was competitive throughout.

Women’s team selector/coach Lloyd Gallop said, “I was very proud of