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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27501, 8 November 1954, Page 7

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SHIELD COMPETITIONS BEGIN Results of opening matches in the Canterbury Croquet Association’s shield competitions, in which a record number of 54 teams has entered, were:— PENNANT GRADK _ ~ Edgeware v. Cashmere Doubles: Mrs Hooper and Mrs Ogier 26, i7 rs «, K ?JP ahan and Mrs Jackson 20: Mrs Clothier and Mrs Ryder 26, Mrs Payne and Mrs Olliver 15; Mrs Brown and Mrs M, ‘s P® 1 ??” 8011 an » d Jf” Taylor 15 - ao Si^? les < Mrs Hooper 26, Mrs Kernahan ♦CT” ® ilrs Ja«*»on 13: Mrs Clothier 26, Mrs Payne 20; Mrs Rvcfar 26, Mrs Olliver 10; Mrs Brown 26. Mrs PaS sonson 22; Mrs Till 12, Mrs Taylor 13. Edgeware won by eight games to one. Edgeware v. Elmwood „P ou W eS: ,MJ's Hooper and Mrs Ogier 26, Miss Angell and Mrs Gorton . 18; Mrs J ,r L <: L l^rB . Pothier 25. Mrs Parks and Mrs Caddick 17; Mrs Ryder and Mrs Blunt 21, Mrs Roche and Mrs Mclnnes 26. M- Sin S. les: Mrs Hooper 26, Miss Angell 18; Mrs Ogier 26, Mrs Gorton 6; Mrs Crawford 26, Mrs Park 5; Mrs Clothier 26, Mrs Caddick 22; Mrs Ryder 18. Mrs Roche 26; Mrs Blunt 6, Mrs Mclnnes 26. Edgeware won by six games to three.*

_ e United I v. St. Martins Doubles: Mrs Robertson and Mrs F. McNish 20, Mrs Bonar and Mrs Beale 12; Mrs E. McNish and Miss Gray 22, R. Overend and Mrs Lindon 16; Mrs O’Mallev and Mrs McTeigue 11, Mrs Archibald and Mrs Bruning 26. Singles: Mrs Robertson 23, Mrs Bonar 26; Mrs F. McNish 26, Mrs Beale 20; Mrs E. McNish 26, R Overend 18; Miss Gray 13, Miss Lindon 26; Mrs O’Malley 26, Mrs Archibald 14; Mrs McTeigue 26, Mrs Bruning 16. United won by six games to three.

Barrington v. Hornby Doubles: Mrs Sewell and Mrs Harris 22, Mrs Oldfield and Mrs Blakemore 21; H. Morgan and Mrs Doggett 18, Mrs Bainbridge and Mrs Wellsmore 26; Mrs Curtis and Mrs Nuttall 26, Mrs Woodham and Mrs Black 20. Singles: Mrs Sewell 26. Mrs Oldfield 14; Mrs Harris 2, Mrs Blakemore 6; H. Morgan 14, Mrs Bainbridge 26; Mrs Doggett 26, Mrs Wellsmore 22; Mrs Curtis 26, Mrs Woodham 12; Mrs Nuttall 16, Mrs Black 18. Barrington won by five games to four. . Redcliffs v. Linwood-Avonslde • Doubles: Mrs T. A. Sear ell and H. Nettleton 26, Mrs French and R. Campbell 19; Mrs H. Nettleton and Mrs W. Phillips 26, Mrs Owen and Mrs Reay 14; Mrs 11. S. Williams and Mrs J. R. Robertson 26, Mrs Norman and Mrs Hampton 19. Singles: Mrs T. A. Searell 26, Mrs French 14; HL Nettleton 17, R. Campbell 18; Mrs H. Nettleton 26, Mrs Owen 15; Mrs W. Phillips 19. Mrs Reay 26; Mrs H. S. Williams 28, Mrs Norman 7; Mrs J. H. Robertson 25, Mrs Hampton 11, Redcliffs won. by seven games to two. Redcliffs v. St. Martins * Doubles: Mrs T. A. Searell and H. Nettleton 18, Mrs Bonar and R. Overend 16; Mrs H. Nettleton and Mrs W. Phillips 26, Mrs Beale and Mrs Lindon 20; Mrs H. S. Williams and Mrs J. H. Robertson 15, Mrs Overend and Mrs Sharp 26. Singles: Mrs T. A. Searell 22, Mrs Bonar 26; H. Nettleton 12, R. Qverend 3; Mrs H. Nettleton 26, Mrs Beale 12; Mrs W. Phil-

Ups 25, Mrs Lindon 7: Mrs H. S. Williams 26, Mrs Overend 15; Mrs J. H. Robertson 26, Mrs Sharp 23. . Redcliffs won by seven games to two. INTERMEDIATE St James beat Redcliffs by five games to four. New Brighton beat Linwood-Avonslde by seven games to two. Barrington beat Linwood-Avonslde by five games to four. Elmwood beat Edgewar® by five games to three. JUNIOR A Linwod-Avonside beat Brighton by six games to two. St. James beat Redcliffs by eight games to one. Edgeware beat Fendalton by seven games to nil. Rangiora beat New Brighton by five games to three. South Brighton beat Spreydon by seven games to two. Hornby beat Kaiapoi by six games to three. JUNIOR B Linwood-Avonslde beat South Brighton by seven games to two.