BADMINTON

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27147, 17 September 1953, Page 11

BADMINTON

CANTERBURY TOURNEY CONTINUED Further results of play in the badminton tournament being held In Christchurch are as follows: A Grade Men’s Singles.—R. G. Pattinson beat D. Reid, 15-8, 15-3; J. Read beat E. S. Hill, 15-7, 15-6. Women’s Singles.—First round: Miss D. Bennett beat Mrs M. Lawrence, 15-13; Miss J. Cartwright beat Mrs Nufehalski, 11-3, 11-5; Mrs M. Lawrence beat Miss G Hall, 11-1, 11-5. Second round: Miss E.‘ Reeston beat Mrs P. Thornton, 15-12; Miss D. Bennett beat Mrs K. Dench, 15-4; Miss R. Kidd beat Miss J. Fry, 15-13; Miss G. Hall beat Miss B. Lawrence, 15-5; Mrs Lawrence beat Mrs M. Jeffreys, 11-4, 11-5; Miss D. Bennett beat Miss Cartwright, 11-3, 11-3. • , „ Women’s Doubles.—First round: Mrs P. Thornton and Miss R. Kidd beat Misses B. and K. Palmer, 21-19; Misses D. Bennett and A. Snow beat Mrs M. Lawrence and Miss J. Cartwright, 21-16; Mesdames P. Akins and K. Dench beat Misses E. Reeston and J. Fry, 21-20. Second round: Misses B. Lawrence and K.Palmer beat Misses E. Reeston and J. Fry, 9-15, 15-14, 15-9; Mesdames Nufehalski and M. Jeffreys beat Mesdames P. Akin and K. Deuch, 15-4, 15-5. B Grade Men’s Singles.—First round: L. R. Hobson beat B. Teague, 21-11; J. Beattie beat A. Frater, 21-7; W. F. Lie beat R. G. Pearce, 21-18; B. Crofts beat R. F. Alleyne, 21-19; R. G. Garnett beat D. Plumb, by default. Second round: G. Earnshaw beat E. Walls, 21-9; B. Crofts beat W. F. Lie, 21-19; D. L. Newton beat R. C. Garnett, 21-8. Men’s Doubles.—First round: L. R. Hobson and A. Alleyne beat A. Frater and F. W. Allen, 21-8; G. L. Bradley and R. Hall beat B. Teague and B. Crofts, 21-7. Second round; W. Folchard and C. Sanders beat R. G. Pearce and E. Walls, 21-8; D. Gaulter and R. Dench beat A. B. Lints and D. Plumb, by default; G. L. Bradbury and R. Hall beat L. J. Butler and T.-C. MacFarlane, 21-13. women’s Singles.—First round: Mrs M. Millar beat Mrs G. Read, 15-6; Mrs G. Robinson beat Miss F. Emerson, by default. Second round: Miss D. Hall beat Mrs G. Robinson, Women’s Doubles.—First round: Misses M. Paul and M. Millar beat Misses G. and D. Hall, 21-11; Mesdames G. Read and J. Read beat Mrs A. South and Miss B. Barrett, 21-11; Mesdames G. Purie and McFarlane beat Mesdames P. Thomas and R. McDonald, 21-10. C. Grade Men’s Singles.—Second round; J. Frost beat B. Higgins, 21-5. Third round: W. Muncaster beat G. Miller, 21-10; D. Williamson beat B. Prisk, 21-19; F. Giles beat M. Henderson, 21-17; M. Dean beat R. Hopkinson, 21-15; W. Fox beat R. Macefield, 21-19; J. Frost beat K. Pring, 21-13; L Newman beat D. Brice, 21-11. Fourth round: J. Frost beat L. Newman, 21-14. Men’s Doubles.—Third round: Atkinson and Tie beat Ewart and Henderson, 21-18. Semi-final: Smith and Williaipson beat Muncaster and Newton, 21-14. . Women’s Singles.—Third round: Miss Thompson beat Miss Lynskey, 15-9: Mrs Lees beat Miss Skellerup, 15-2; Mrs Sharman beat Miss Benjamin, 15-2. Semi-final: Mrs Lees beat Mrs Sharman, 15-10. Women’s Doubles.—Semi-finals: M r i l«ed aa& JUa flanjamtajKrt JaMn-

stone and Mrs McEwin, 21-19; Misses Fleming and Fleming beat Misses Lynskey and Thompson, 21-14. Mixed Doubles.—-Third round: Atkinson and Miss Lynskey beat Newman and Miss Benjamin, 21-10. Fourth round: Fox and Miss Fox beat Henderson and Mrs Henderson, 21-16; Williamson and Miss Skellerup beat Partridge and Miss Skellerup, 21-9. Novice Grade Men’s Doubles.—Final: B. Prisk and B. Partridge beat R. J’urdle and L. Righton, 21-19. Mixed Doubles.—Final: R. Purdie and Miss Kimble beat M. Dean and Miss McEwin, 21-14. Women’s Doubles.—Semi-final: Mrs McEwin and Mrs Robinson beat Misses Watson and Adoxian. 21-7. Final: Mrs Hancock and Miss Kimble* beat Mrs McEwin