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Success for Black Jacks at Trans-Tasman Test Series
They came, they saw, they conquered. Three days of weather challenges, and an intensely competitive Australian side, but the newly configured Black Jacks team came out the other end with the Women's Trans-Tasman trophy and the overall Trans-Tasman trophy. And despite a huge effort, and some sublime bowls from the Men's side, the Men's Tran-Tasman trophy was returned to Australia. It didn't go without a fight, though. New Zealand's top male bowlers came out strong, and played with precision and style. In the end it came down to a couple of bowls and a white-knuckle drive by world number five Ali Forsyth to keep them in contention.
“Had the pairs won on the last end, we could have looked at what the Triples had to do as far as the differential was concerned,” says NZ National Head Coach Dave Edwards. “There were some very taxing conditions the first two days; which made it interesting and even more challenging. And it was tough enough playing the Australians as it is, without the weather being thrown at us as well.”
In spite of the challenges, “the standard of play during those rough couple of days was just sensational. It was just so close for the Men's team, and to have it snatched away like that was very disappointing. But the women dominated the three days, and the team side of things has been fantastic. They've been a joy to be around,”says Edwards.
In the women's team, it was the magic of golden pair Jo Edwards and Val Smith that kept kept the hopes of a whitewash alive, as they overcame rivals Kelsey Cottrell and Lynsey Armitage 18-12.
The Women's Triples weren't able to maintain their stunning form of the past couple of days, and were overcome 12-20. As was Triples skip Jan Khan, who was beaten by some exceptional drawing shots, 8-21.
Not managing to maintain their earlier form against some aggressively precise Australian bowls, Richard Girvan's Men's Triples came out on the last end with an 9-18 score that disappointed. However, the Men's Pairs of Ali Forsyth and Matt Gallop played to the very end; losing on their last end with a misguided drive that could have been. It was close, and the heart and skill of both sides was evident throughout.
But as Edwards points out: “Two out of three ain't bad.” And exceptional bowls were played by the Black Jacks throughout the entire event.
For regular, as they roll updates on the competition, including scores, tweets and images, check the Bowls NZ website: www.bowlsnz.co.nz.