In successive weekends, Raymond Martin and Richard Corry have come runner-up in the Hutt Valley Open Pairs, and semifinalists in the Upper Hutt Open Pairs in the latest indoor bowls centre competitions. This was the third time Rich has come runner-up in the Hutt Valley event going down to an Upper Hutt team on each occasion (this time to Robert Fuge and Jim Bullen who retained their title from last year).