Australia prevails in opening Trans Tasman test
The Australian contingent has enjoyed a blistering start to their 2017 Trans Tasman campaign, claiming the opening test in all five event categories on offer at Broadbeach. The Australian contingent has enjoyed a blistering start to their 2017 Trans Tasman campaign, claiming the opening test in all five event categories on offer at Broadbeach today.
The green and gold team held a slender lead going into this evening’s third session of play, and withstood the New Zealand assault to claim outright victory in four events; the senior men, development men, development women and para-sport.
Rubbing salt in the wounds of their opponents, the home-nation also clinched the senior women’s test on a count back of shots, with a 31 shot better margin, after points were split 9-all.
While Australia secured the full swag of tests today, there’s still two more days of contest remaining for the Kiwis to launch their response.
Both teams are expected to continue mixing up their player combinations across all disciplines, in order to determine the optimal line-up for the eventual Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games benchmark event.
The best of three test Trans Tasman series continues at Broadbeach, Queensland, tomorrow and Friday, before six other nations join the action on the same greens for the 2017 Gold Coast Multi-Nations event from June 3 to 7.
Bowls Australia acknowledges the assistance and funding provided by the Commonwealth Games Australia to Bowls Australia for athletes in the “Gold Coast GOLD” and “NextGEN AUSComGames” programs.
The Gold Coast GOLD program was devised by the CGA to maximise podium performances at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and assist athletes who are expected to be nominated for selection to the 2018 Australian Team. NextGEN AUSComGames was devised to provide assistance to junior players who have been identified as potential 2018 or 2022 Commonwealth Games level athletes.
Trans Tasman test one standings:
Senior men: Australia won 12 points to 6
Senior women: 9 points each, Australia won with +31 shots
Development men: Australia won 15 points to 3
Development women: Australia won 11 points to 7
Para-sport: Australia won 10 points to 7
Trans Tasman third session results:
Senior:
Men’s pairs: Australia (Barrie Lester, Aaron Wilson) def New Zealand (Mike Kernaghan, Shannon McIlroy) 17-16
Men’s triples: Australia (Wayne Ruediger, Scott Thulborn, Aron Sherriff) def New Zealand (Mike Nagy, Blake Signal, Ali Forsyth) 17-10
Women’s pairs: Australia (Lynsey Clarke, Karen Murphy) def New Zealand (Kaitlyn Inch, Jo Edwards) 27-4
Women’s triples: Australia (Carla Krizanic, Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch) lost to New Zealand Angela Boyd, Kirsten Edwards, Val Smith) 12-17
Development:
Men’s pairs: Australia (Jonathon Davis, Aaron Teys) def New Zealand (Richard Hocking, Aiden Takarua) 18-9
Men’s triples: Australia (Lachlan Simms, Nathan Pedersen, Corey Wedlock) def New Zealand (Seamus Curtin, Finbar McGuigan, Sheldon Barrie-Hawley) 16-12
Women’s pairs: Australia (Jessica Srisamruaybai, Bolivia Millerick) drew New Zealand (Ashleigh Jeffcoat, Nicole Toomey) 12-12
Women’s triples: Australia (Kate Matthews, Ellen Ryan, Kristina Krstic) lost to New Zealand (Kimberley Hemingway, Natasha Russell, Sarah Scott) 11-28
Para-sport:
Pairs: Australia (Ralph Simpson, Lynne Seymour) def New Zealand (Sue Curran, David Stallard) 28-2
Triples: Australia (Eddie Gollan, Joshua Thornton, James Reynolds) drew New Zealand (Carolyn Crawford, Mark Noble, Graham Skellern) 14-14
