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End 18 Final end ... 11 all... leads are fighting it out... Mike leaves the mat two up but Ray draws off one the shot bowls. Six bowls to come... Kiwis still hold one after Nathan drives off the second shot. Nathan has the last bowl in his hand and the drive misses.
New Zealand win 12 to 11
End 17 Both leads bowls are short! Mike gets a toucha and kiwis hold one. Ali's last bowl and he tries to get another shot. Just one to the kiwis.
End 16 The small earthquake mag 2.9 did not move the bowls! Ali draws the shot with his first bowl. Nathan's get a wick and then sails past the shot bowl. Kiwis are two up and Nathan has the last bowl. back hand shot rolls the front bowl and takes the shot.
End 15 First bowl toucha. One to the kiwis as the players swap ends. Kiwis draw a shot and the game it tied up at 10 all.
End 14 First bowl is a toucha and now holds two. The kiwis need to score in twos at least. Nathan tries to take out the shot bowl and takes his own bowl out. Kiwis holding two.
End 13 Ray's bowl touches the kitty but rolls past it. Mike draws a toucha and stays with it. Ali's first draw another shot but Nathan's bowl kisses the shot bowl. Ali's last bowl hits the second bowl and it bounces back. Leaving one shot to the kiwis.
End 12 3/4 length. Nathan gets the kitty but it rolls back to a kiwi bowl. Nathan's last bowl is a toucha and sits on the kitty.
End 11 Four good bowls with aussies just holding shot.
End 10 Ali's last bowl draws another shot with the burnside slide. Nathan's last bowl mises by a whisker.
End 9 First bowl is not close this time. Ray's second bowl draws the shot. Two up to Aussies. Nathan first moves the kitty even closer to the two shot bowls. It is going to be hard to move it from there. Pressure last bowl from Ali (six down on the head) and he draws the shot.
End 8 Fulll length 2m to 2m.
End 7 Once again the leads are having a close battle. Aussies one up at swap over. Nathan pushes a bowl through the head and cuts it down from four down to one down.
End 6 Once again the first bowl is a toucha. Strong start the Aussies. Mike attacks the head and misses everything except the back bowls covering the two metre mark.Ali misses with his running shot. Nathan tries put in a blocker but Ali's bowl clears the head leaving the kiwi three up. Nathan draws the shot and Ali's last bowl tries to remove the shot but misses.
End 5 Ray leaves the mat two up again. Nathan drives and kills the kitty. Now back on the two metre mark and Aussis are two up. Nathan drives the replaced kitty into the ditch and sits next to it for one shot.
End 4 Ray is bowling well and holds two shots when the players change ends. Ali takes the shot and Nathan draws the second.
End 3 First two bowls past the kitty. Now four bowls past the kitty. Ray's last bowl draws close just in front.Only one bowl in front leaving three to Australia.
End 2 Full length 2m to 2m. Once again first bowl is a toucha. The kiwi drive clears out both shot bowls. Ali takes the shot with his last bowl.
End 1 3/4 length Toucha first bowl of first end. This is going to be a close fought game. Aussies now hold two and players are swapping ends. Ali's first bowl is a drive that misses everything. Ausies cover the two metre spot. Two to Australia.
Mens pairs teams are: NZ Ali Forsyth + Mike Nagy AUS Nathan Rice + Ray Pearse Game to start at 3:45pm
Weather is fine with little wind. Ideal bowling conditions. This is a repeat of this mornings game where the kiwis triumphed 14 to 10.