TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27734, 11 August 1955, Page 14

TABLE TENNIS

PLAY IN CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Canterbury table tennis championships -were continued last evening when the men’s singles matches in the bottom half of the draw were played. There were no unexpected results. V. N. Brightwell and J. Armstrong will meet in a semifinal match on the final night. Results were:— Men’s Singles First Round.—J. Armstrong beat R. A. Gray. 21-13. 21-9. 21-9; T. Humphries beat N. W. McGillivray t 18-21, 21-177 21-15, 2116; T. Gillard beat B. de Ganneh, 21-16, 21-11, 21-8; N. C. O’Brien beat B. Smith, 21-23, 21-18, 21-19, 21-14. Second Round.—J. Armstrong beat T. Humphries, 21-19, 21-14, 23-25, 23-21; P. A. Williamson beat W. Raddon, 17-21, 15-21, 21-19, 21-14, 24-22; M. Cox beat T. Gillard, 21-14, 21-17, 21-16; O’Brien beat N. V. Bennett, by default; N. C. Orr beat T. G. Shadwell, 14-21, 19-21, 22-20, 31-14, 21-12; D. D. M. Stewart beat W. Farrow. 21-16, 21-6. 21-16; B. Radford beat J. M. Gillard, 21-17, 21-16, 21-18; V. N. Brightwell beat R. Anderson, 21-2, 21-13, 21-7. Third Round.—Armstrong beat Williamson, 21-6, 21-9, 21-12; O’Brien beat Cox, 20- 21-17, 21-17. 21-16; Orr beat Stewart, 21- 21-17, 21-16: Brightwell beat Raaford, 21-7, 21-13, 21-14. Quarter final.—Armstrong beat O’Brien 21-10. 21-10, 21-15; Brightwell beat Orr, 2116. 21-12, 21-6. Men’s Plate First Round.—-T. G. Shadwell beat R. A. Gray, 21-9, 21-16; B. Smith beat W. Farrow. 19-21. 21-12, 21-16. Second Round.—Shadwell beat R. Anderson. 21-11, 21-16; B. Smith beat B. de Ganneh, 21-7, 21-18. Semi-final.—Shadwell beat B. Smith. 1921, 21-17, 21-18.