TOWN v. COUNTRY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 143, 3 April 1950, Page 5

TOWN v. COUNTRY

TENNIS

ASHBURTON SUB-ASSOCIATION’S MATCHES The annual Town v. Country match was played at Ashburton on Saturday. This fixture marked the close of the season for the Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association. Trophies won during the year were presented by the president (Mr T. L. Crooks). The Town v. Country match was won by Town, by 21 sets to 13. Details are as follow, with Town names first: Men’s Doubles—C. Hooper and W. Wade lost to R. Cocks and A. Oakley 8-9, N. Gosnell and G. Nicoll lost to D. Bruce and B. Woodward 8-9, J. Corbitt and E. P. Bryant beat D. Watson and S. Watson 9-7, S. Garner and B. Boothroyd beat E. H. Bryant and F. Allan 9-6, H. Sinclair and B. Hillyer lost to R. Davidson and C. Thomas 6-9, A. Ramage and R. Pearce beat S. Thomson and S. Shaw 9-3; W. Farland and G. Baillee Thomas and D. Martin 9-8, H. Watkins and R. Nielson beat R. Fleet and S. Thomson 9-7, M. Thompson and S. Garner lost to, D. Shaw and E. Bryant 7-9.

Women’s Doubles—Mesdames M'. Moore and J. Brown beat Miss J. Kilworth and Mrs R. Weenink 9-2, Mesdames M. Porter and W. Todd beat Mesdames E. Low and F. Allah 9-2, Mrs J. Drummond and Mrs W. Wall ' ist to Mrs Fahey and Miss A. Holmes 7-9, Mrs N. Reddecliffe and Miss I. McLennan beat Mrs W. McKelvey and Miss J. Pearce 9-2, Misses N. Clarke and M. Kelly beat Mrs Andrews and Miss B. Taylor 8-9, Misses M. Barker and D. Rooke lost to Miss M. Ambler and Mrs F. Husband 8-9, Misses M. Watson and B. Anderson beat Misses B. Johnstone and T. Watson 9-8, Mes dames V. North and R. Oakley beat Misses M. Thomas and O. Keating 9.5. Combined Doubles—Hooper and Miss Anderson beat Cocks and Miss Kilworth 9-5, Gosnell and Miss Wall beat Oakley and Mrs Weenink 9-5, P. Bryant and Mrs Drummond lost to Watson and Mrs North 7-9, Nicoll and Miss McLennan lost to E. Bryant and Mrs Low 8-9, Corbitt and Mrs Moore beat Bruce and Miss Holmes 9-5, Wade and Mrs Brown beat Davidson and Mrs Fahey 9-6, Garner and Mrs Reddecliffe beat Thomson-and Mrs McKelvey 9-6, Hillyer and Miss Clarke lost to Woodward and Miss Watson 4-9, Boothroyd and Mrs Porter beat Watson and Miss Pearce 9-5, Bail lee and Mrs Todd beat Show and Miss Thomas 9-2, Thompson and Miss Keating beat Martin and Mrs Oakley 9-8, Pearce and Miss Rooke lost to Martin and Miss Ambler 3 r 9, Sinclair and Miss Kelly beat C. Thomas and Mrs Andrews 9-7, Farland and Miss Barker lost to Fleet and Mrs Husband 8-9, Ramage and Miss Watson beat Nielson and Miss Taylor 9-5, Wade and Mrs Brown beat Allan and Mrs Allan 9-5, Watkins and Mrs Porter lost to Watson and Mrs North 3-9.