CROQUET

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22337, 26 February 1938, Page 22

CROQUET

SOUTH CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS

GAMES NEARING COMPLETION

The South Canterbury Croquet Association is fortunate that its annual tournament is being favoured by good weather, no that play is progressing according to schedule. All the C grade matches were completed yesterday, and it is hoped to complete the B grade games to-day. Additional results are:—

CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES A Grade

First Round—Mesdames Sargisson and Halliday beat Mrs Bull and R. Water - liquse, 26-14.

Second Round—Mesdames McLeod and McLennan beat Kirk and Mrs Kirk, 26-21; Mesdames Sargisson and Halliday beat G. Hart and Mrs Taylor, 26-24; J. Thompson and Mrs H. Thompson beat Mesdames Lawn and Halstead, 26-18.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

A Grade

First Round—Mrs Kirk beat Mrs Tomlinson, 26-7; Mrs Oxford beat Mrs Lawn, 26-10.

Second Life

Second Round—Kirk beat Mrs Cowper, 26-20; Mrs'Halliday beat Bull, 26-6.

HANDICAP SINGLES A Grade

Second Round—Mrs Gabites beat Mrs Sargisson, 26-9; Mrs Patchett beat Mrs Nicholson, 26-2.

Third Round—Jas. Thompson beat Mrs Patchett, 26-29. CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES B Grade

First Life, third round—Mrs Moss beat Mrs McFarlane, 26-11.

Semi-final

Mrs Stevens beat Miss Millar, 26-9. Second Life, first round —Mrs Bugdcn beat Mrs Wotherspoon, 26-24; Mrs Moss beat Mrs Edyvean, 26-18.

Second Round —Mrs McFarlane boat Mrs Stevens, 26-21; Mrs Cornwall beat Miss Millar, 26-16; Mrs Moss beat Mrs Foxon bv default. Third Round—Mrs McFarlane beat Mrs Turnbull by default; Mrs Parfitt beat Mrs Bugden, 26-21.

HANDICAP SINGLES B Grade

Third Round—Mrs Edyvean beat Mrs Jones, 26-24; Mrs Wilson beat Mrs Cornwall. 26-16. Semi-finals—Mrs Wilson beat Mrs Edyvean, 26-5; Mrs Parfitt beat J. Foxon, 26-3.

Final—Mrs Wilson beat Mrs Parfitt, 26-23, BUTTON MATCHES

B Grade—First round: Mrs McFarlanc beat Mrs Brickell. Second round: Mrs McFarlane beat Mrs Stock.

Handicap Singles, C Grade—Third round: Mrs Middleton beat H. Darby, 26-21. Final: Mrs Stewart beat Mrs Middleton, 2fl - 22 - Button Matches, C Grade—Second round: H. Darby beat Mrs J. C. Martin. Final—H. Darby beat Mrs Miller, 26-21. OPAWA CLUB'S MATCHES

An intermediate match, played between the Sumner and Opawa croquet teams, resulted in a win for Opawa by 8 games to 1. The following arc the results (Opawa names first): — Singles—Mrs Bull 19, Mrs Menzies 26; Mrs Wood 26, Mrs Cheshire 22; Mrs Owen 26, Mrs Widdowson 7; Mrs Holland 26, Mrs Claydon 15; Mrs Cooke 26, Mrs Gough 1; Mrs Overend 26, Mrs Malley 2. Doubles—Mesdames Eu'l and Wood 26, Mesdames Menzies and Cheshire 17; Mesdames Owen and Holland 26, Mesdames Widdowson and Claydon 9; Mesdames Cooke and Overend 26, Mesdames Gough .and Malley 15. An intermediate match between the Edgeware and Opawa teams resulted in a win for Opawa by 5 games to 1. The following are the results (Opawa names first) :

Singles—Mrs Bull 26, Mrs Collins 12; Mrs Wood 24, Mrs Scott 26; Mrs Owen 21, Mrs Tisch 26, Mrs Holland 12, Mrs Lorrimer 10 (unfinished); Mrs Cooke 26, Mrs Crawford 16; Mrs Overend 26, Mrs Calvert 8. Doubles —Mesdames Bull and Wood 26. Mesdames Collins and Scott 4; Mesdames Owen and Holland 19, Mesdames Tisch and Lorimer 26; Mesdames Cooke and Overend 26, Mesdames Crawford and Calvert 13.

The Opawa junior A team defeated St. Albans by 7 games to 2. The following are the results (Opawa names first): — Singles—Mrs Cooke 26, Mrs Renton 21; Mrs Overend 26, Mrs Parish 6; Mrs Allen 26, Mrs Watkins 18; Mrs Forrester 26, Miss Barker 22; Mrs Haigh 26, Miss Thomas 14; Mrs Banks 26. Mrs Drake 6. Doubles —Mesdames Cooke and Overend 17, Mesdames Renton and Parish 26; Mesdames Allen and Forrester 16, Mrs Watkins and Miss Barker 26; Mesdames Haigh and Banks 26, Miss Thomas and Mrs Drake 19. The Opawa junior A team also defeated Cashmere by 7 games to 2. The following are the scores (Opawa names first):—

Singles—Mrs Cooke 26. Mrs Saddler 9; Mrs Overend 20, Mrs Jacobsdn 26; Mrs Allen 26, Mrs Delargey 8; Mrs Forrester 26, Mrs Gillanders 20; Mrs Haigh 19, Mrs Guild 26; Mrs Banks 26, Mrs Parsonson 22.

Doubles —Mesdames Cooke and Overend 26, Mesdames Saddler and Jacobson 21; Mesdames Allen and Forrester 26, Mesdames Delargey and Gillanders 21; Mesdames Haigh and Banks 26, Mesdames Guild and Parsonson 24.

The Opawa junior B team defeated South Brighton by 5 games to 4. The following are the results (Opawa names first) : Singles—Mrs Archbold 14, Skipworth 26; Mrs Grafton 26, Mrs Melhuish 2; Mrs J. Jarden 26, Cooksley 20; Mrs Ambrose 17, Mrs Cooksley 26; Mrs Averis 26, Mrs Day 25: Mrs Brownlees 8, Mrs Campbell 26. Doubles—Mesdames Archbold and Grafton 26, Skipworth and Mrs Melhuish 20; Mesdames Jarden and Ambrose 26. Cooksley and Mrs Cooksley 14; Mesdames Averis and Brownlees 9, Mrs Day and Mrs Campbell 26.

ELMWOOD BEATS LINWOOD

In an intermediate flag pennant croquet match, Elmwood beat Linwood by eight games to one. Details (Elmwood names first) : Doubles—Mrs Paterson and Mrs Gordon 26, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Horton 16; Mrs Park and Mrs Carroll, 26, Mrs Hampton and Mrs Lutton 22; Mrs Allen and Mrs Penman 26, Mrs Jones and Mrs Rowe .8. Singles—Mrs Paterson 26,"Mrs Wilson 3: Mrs Gordon 26, Mrs Horton 10; Mrs Park 14, Mrs Hansen 26; Mrs Carroll 26, Mrs Lutton 2; Mrs Allen 26, Mrs Jones 22; Mrs Penman 26, Mrs Rowe 23. JUNIOR MATCH Elmwood beat United A by six games to three in a junior A croquet match. Details (Elmwood names first): — • Doubles—Mrs Fry and Mrs Whittington 26, Mrs Blunt and Mrs McClelland 23; Mrs Cockroft and Mrs Adam-Smith 26, Mrs Adkins and Mrs James 19; Mrs Fleming and Mrs O'Ncil 19, Mrs Smith and Mrs Andrews 26. | Singles—Mrs Fry 23, Mrs Blunt 26; Mrs Whittington 26, Mrs McClelland 16; Mrs Cockroft 17, Mrs Adkins 26; Mrs AdamSmith Z 6, Mrs James 6; Mrs Fleming 26, Mrs Smith 23; Mrs O'Neil 15, Mrs Andrews 26. : BARRINGTON JUNIORS BEAT CASHMERE

The Barrington junior B team beat Cashmere in a croquet flag match by eight games to one. Details, (Barrington names first): — Doubles—Mrs Anderson and Mrs Scwell 26, Mrs Price and Mrs Parsonson 5; Mrs Hessey and Mrs O'Malley 26, Mrs -Shearman and Mrs Carter 18; Mrs Dobbs and Mrs Belmer 26, Mrs Dick and Mrs Roberts 13. Singles—Mrs Anderson 26, Mrs Price 24; Mrs Sewell 18, Mrs Parsonson 26; Mrs Hessey 26. Mrs Shearman 12; Mrs O'Malley 13. Mrs Carter 10; Mrs Dobbs 28. Mrs Dick 8; Mrs Belmer 26, Mrs Roberts 6. UNITED V. AKAROA On Thursday United Club sent a team of croquet players, with Mrs Hadfield as captain, to Akaroa, and played an enjoyable match with the Akaroa Club. The visitors won by seven games to two. Results were as follows. United players mentioned first:— Singles—Mrs Hadfield beat Mrs A. E. Kingston, 26-21; Mrs Bates beat Miss M. Jacobson, 26-15; Mrs Henry beat Miss E. Jacobson, 26-13; Mrs Barnes beat Mrs W. B. Ramsay, 26-21; Mrs Pepper lost to Mrs A. V. Le Lievre, 22-26; Mrs Murray lost to Mrs J. E. Armstrong, 18-26." Doubles—Mesdames Hadfield and Bates beat Mrs A. E. Kingston and Miss M. Jacbson, 26-12; Mesdames Henry and Barnes beat Miss E. Jacobson and Mrs W. B. Ramsay, 26-11; Mesdames Pepper and Murray beat Mesdames A. V. Le" Lievre and J. E. Armstrong, 26-16. Totals—United 7 games, Akaroa 2 games.