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End 18 Last end. Anne get a toucha but moves the kitty over to Selina's bowl. Each aussie player has driven with their last bowl and missed. Now just the skips to play. Kikis are four up. Kelsey drives and removes some the kiwi bowls. One last drive by Kelsey and the kiwis still have two shots.
Win by New Zealand. The NZ women have won the test and the series.
End 17 Kiwis are three up with the skips bowls to come. Kelsey drives and clears the head leaving three kiwi shots. Mandy adds one more shot. She draws for her last shot but misses. Four for the kiwis.
End 16 A very short bowl from Selina... must have been a gust of wind. Wide open and plenty of room for the skips to draw a shot. Kelsey stays at the head is now attempting to drive but end up reomving her own teams bowls. Her last shot is slo a drive but still leave the kiwis with one shot.
End 15 Aussies up two at the change over. mandy draws a toucha from a burnside slide off the front aussie bowl. Kelsey attacks the head and moves some bowls but leaves the kiwis with one shot.
End 14 Closer end this time. Kiwis hold four at the change over. Kelsey has to change hands and sends down her last bowl. Kiwis pick up a three.
End 13 Kiwis holding one at the change over. End up still holdng one as the end completes.
End 12 Selina's first bowl still holds the shot with the last bowls from Mandy. One to the kiwis.
End 11 Kitty is moved and the kiwis draw the shot with four bowls to come. Aussies pick up a one.
End 10 Two great shot by Kirsten leave the kiwis with two shots. The skips change ends. Kelsey's first bowl is on target and removes the shot bowls and move the kitty leaving the aussies with two shots.
End 9 A wide open end. maybe the wind is affecting the bowls. Aussies hold two. The kiwis draw one closeand now hold one. Kiwis get a two.
End 8 Aussies one up at the change over. It is surrounded by four kiwi bowls. The wind holds out Mandy's first bowl and her second misses. The aussies are picking up the momentum scoring four ends in a row.
End 7 The wind is blowing stronger now. 2m to 2m end. Selina onto the kitty with her first and also her second. Kelsey misses with her first drive. Mandy attempts to put in a blocker. Kelsey's second drive removes both shot bowls and moves the kitty back to waiting aussie bowl. Mandy attempts a drive and misses everything.
End 6 Jimmy moves the kitty to the back of the rink and follows it. Not much else close. A lot of short bowls in the road. Kelsey uses the burnside slide to deflect onto th kitty for a toucha. Aussie holds three as Mandy has the last bowl. makes not change with her bowl.
End 5 Strong end from the kiwis who are holding four at the change over. The bowls are drawing very wide this afternoon. Mandy sends one to the back to cover the two spot. The front bowl has been promted twice and now sits next to the kitty meaning the aussies are up one. Kelsey throws down her last bowl and it is wide of the action. Happy to take one.
End 4 A longer end and both leads bowls are behind the head. Not much close to the kitty. Kirsten changes hands and draws one to within two feet of the kitty. Still plenty of room for the last four bowls. Kelsey's first bowl reduces the count to two down. Aussies four down and Kelsey has the last bowl in her hand. She reduces the count to two.
End 3 The womens test is wide open and the final result depend on the outcome of these last two games. Kirstens bowl sits in the gap and pushes the kitty away from the aussie bowl. Kiwis hold one. Kelsey could drive but they only have one bowl on the head. She visits the head. Almost but it did not hold the line for long enough. One to the the kiwis.
End 2 Kiwis draw a shot on the second bowl. Lynsey bowl bursts through the head and moves the two shot bowls and stays in for one shot. Kirsten answers by drawing a shot closer. The kitty is moved again but the kiwis still hold one.
End 1 The sun is bright and the weather kind. 18 degrees. 3/4 length. Selina opens with two good bowls. All aussie bowls behind the kitty. Kelsey draws a toucha with her first bowl.
Womens Triples starting at 3:45 pm
Teams Selina Goddard Kirsten Griffin Mandy Boyd ========== Anne Johns Lynsey Clarke Kelsey Cottrell