TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27993, 13 June 1956, Page 5

TABLE TENNIS

THIRD ROUND MATCHES The only surprise in the third round of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s A grade competitions was the defeat of B. Radford (North Beach) by R Oakley (Selwyn III) in a close three-set struggle. At the end of the third round, the position of the teams is as follows:

Selwyn I 3, Eagles 3, University 2, North Beach 2, Panthers 2. High School Old Boys 2, Linwood 1, Papanui 1, Christchurch 1, Selwyn II 0. Selwvn 111 0, Wharenui 0. Selwyn 111 and Christchurch each have one game to play from the first round. A grade results were:—

Selwyn Iv. Papanui.—V. N. Brightwell beat R. G. Hart, 21-7, 21-12; beat C. Liddell, 21-13, 21-10; beat B. Angus, 21-13, 21-16. T. R. D. Flint beat Hart, 21-14, 21-23, 21-14; beat Liddell, 21-12, 21-10; beat Angus. 21-8. 21-9. P. S. Alexander heat Hart, 21-9, 21-15; beat Liddell, 21-15, 21-13; beat Angus, 21-15, 21-10. Flint and Brightwell beat Hart and Liddell, 21-11, 21-18. Brightwell and Alexander beat Hart and Liddell, 21-11, 21-18. Brightwell and Alejftinder beat Hart and Angus, 2022, 21-14, 21-16. Flint and Alexander beat Liddell and Angus, 21-15, 21-7. Selwyn I won by 12 matches to 0. Eagles v. High School Old Boys.—Miss J. M. Williamson beat A. C. Ascott, 2115. 21-14: beat R. M. Radford, 23-21, 2111; beat D. Hill, 21-14, 21-6. J. Armstrong beat Ascott. 21-6. 21-6: beat Radford, 2116. 21-16; beat Hill, 21-13, 22-20. P. A. Williamson lost to Ascott. 17-21. 21-12, 1421; lost to Radford, 14-21. 15-21; lost to Hill, 18-21, 21-17, 19-21. Miss Williamson and Armstrong beat Ascott and Radford, 21-10, 21-13. Miss Williamson and Williamson beat Ascbtt and Hill, 21-14, 21-15. Armstrong and Williamson lost to Radford and Hill, 19-21, 19-21. Eagles won by 8 matches to 4. University v. Selwyn lI.—D. D M Stewart beat R. B. McCallum, 21-13, 2220; beat R. Morgan, 21-19, 18-21, 21-9; lost to J. Cornish, 19-21, 21-18, 19-21. J. A Dowie beat McCallum, 21-19, 17-21, 21-18-beat Morgan, 11-21, 21-15, 21-15: lost to Cornish, 16-21, 18-21. A. Grins beat McCallum. 16-21, 22-20, 21-19: lost to Morgan. 15-21, 17-21; beat Cornish, 18-21, 21-16, 21-13. Stewart and Dowie beat McCallum and Morgan. 18-21. 22-20, 21-18. Stewart and Grins beat McCallum and Cornish, 21-17, 21-19. Dowie and Grins lost to Morgan and Cornish, 19-21, 17-21. University won by 8 matches to 4. North Beach v. Selwyn 111 —R. B. Radford beat J. M. Gillard. 21-14, 21-19; lost Oakle Y- 21-7, 12-21, 16-21; beat W. Raddon, 22-20, 21-16. R. L. Hulston beat Gillard, 21-15, 16-21, 21-15; lost to £ a f2 e3 k beat Raddon, 21-17, 20-22, 21-10. D. V. Fisher beat Gillard, 18-21, 21-8, 21-14; beat Oaklev, 21-18, 21-16; beat Raddon, 21-13, 21-16. Radford and Hulston lost to Gillard and Oakley, 21-16, 21-23, 18-21. Radford and Fisher beat Gillard and Raddon, 21-17, 21-18. Hulston and Fisher beat Oakley and Raddon, 21-18, 18-21, 21-17. North Beach won by 9 matches to 3. Christchurch v. Panthers.—R. Mercer beat Mrs J. M. Prisk, 21-16, 21-19; beat M. A. Cox, 21-10, 17-21, 22-20: beat R. Prisk, 21-8, 21-8. Miss P. Quinn lost Mrs Prisk. 15-21, 14-21; beat Cox, 21-io', 17-21. 21-15: beat Prisk, 19-21, 21-14, 21-9. O. Lindsay lost to Mrs Prisk, 21-21, 15-21-lost to Cox, 13-21, 14-21; beat Prisk, 2119. 22-20. Mercer and Miss Quinn beat Mrs Prisk and Cox, 21-11, 21-12. Mercer and Lindsay lost to Mrs Prisk and Prisk. 21-9, 19-21, 13-21. Miss Quinn and Lyndsay lost to Cox and Prisk, 6-21, 23-21, 1321.

Christchurch won by 7 matches to 5. Linwood v. Wharapui.—N. C. Orr beat A. A. Swanston, 21-18. 21-10; beat P. Johnston, 21-10, 21-11; beat T. P. Staples, 21-14, 21-19. W. J. Backhouse beat Swanston, 21-15, 21-19; beat Johnston, 21-9, 2119; lost to Staples, 9-21, 18-21. M. Morrison lost to Swanston, 12-21, 17-21; lost to Johnston, 18-21, 16-21; beat Staples, 21-16, 11-21, 21-10. Orr and Backhouse beat Swanson and Johnston, 21-10, 21-18. Orr and Morrison lost to Swanston and Staples. 21-23, 12-21. Backhouse and Morrison lost to Johnston and Staples, 13-21, 15-21.

Linwood won by 7 matches to 5.