Bowls: NZ pair open World cup with victory

New Zealand's Jamie Hill and Genevieve Baildon struck winning form at the indoor bowls World Cup and Junior World Cup in Australia today.

They opened their accounts at Warilla in New South Wales as they want to go on, with Hill romping past Hong Kong's Stephen Chan in straight sets and junior Baildon surviving a tiebreaker to beat Canadian Katelyn Brierley.

New Zealand results:-

World Cup, men: JAMIE HILL (NZ) bt Stephen Chan (Hong Kong-China) 16-3 10-4.

Junior World Cup, men: Danny May (England) bt SHANNON MCILROY (NZ) 8-7 6-10 3-1.

Junior World Cup, women: GENEVIEVE BAILDON (NZ) bt Katelyn Brierley (Canada) 11-6 6-9 2-1.

- NZPA