TABLE TENNIS

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27999, 20 June 1956, Page 15

TABLE TENNIS

RESULTS OF FOURTH ROUND In the fourth round of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s A grade competitions there was another series of comfortable wins for the leading teams. The only close match was between North Beach and Christchurch, in which the former team had a narrow win. though R. W. R. Mercer and Miss P. M. Quinn played well for the losers. In the match between University and Selwyn 111, D. D. M. Stewart won all his matches for University.

After four rounds, the position of the teams is as follows:—Selwyn I 8, Eagles 8, University 6, North Beach 6, High School Old Boys 6. Panthers 4, Linwood 4, Papanui 2, Christchurch 2, Selwyn II 0, Wharenui 0. Selwyn 111 0. Selwyn 111 and Christchurch have one game still to play from the first round. Results:— Selwyn I v. Panthers.—V. N. Brightwell beat M. A. Cox, 21-15, 21-3; beat Mrs J. Prisk 21-8, 21-12; beat R. Prisk by default. T. R. D. Flint beat Cox. 21-13. 21-12: beat Mrs Prisk, 21-15, 21-10; beat Prisk by default. P. S. Alexander beat Cox, 21-16, 21-10;' beat Mrs Prisk. 23-25, 21-8, 21-14. Brightwell and Flint beat Cox and Mrs Prisk, 21-15, 21-7. Brightwell and Alexander beat Cox and Prisk, 21-9, 21-8. Flint and Alexander beat Mrs Prisk and Prisk, 21-18, 21-18. Selwyn I won by 12 matches to 0.

University v. Selwyn lII.—D. D. M. Stewart beat R. T. Oakley, 21-17, 21-16; beat J. M. Gillard. 21-15, 21-10; beat W. Raddon, 21-14, 21-13. J. A. Dowie beat Oakley. 19-21, 23-21, 21-19; beat Gillard, 21-16, 21-11; lost to Raddon, 21-12, 16-21, 16-21. A. Grins lost to Oakley, 15-21, 2426; lost to Gillard, 21-19, 15-21, 18-21; lost to Raddon, 19-21, 10-21. Stewart and Dowie beat Oakley and Gillard, 21-14, 2114. Stewart and Grins beat Oakley and Raddon, 21-13, 21-18. Dowie and Grins beat Gillard and Raddon, 18-21, 21-17, 21-10. University won by 8 matches to 4.

Eagles v. Wharenui.—Miss J. M. Williamson beat A. A. Swanston, 21-13, 21-16; beat G. Clark, 21-11, 21-15; beat T. P. Staples, 21-11, 21-19. J. Armstrong beat Swanston, 21-12, 21-17; beat Clark, 21-14, 21-0; beat Staples. 21-11, 21-19. Miss A. Rowe beat Swanston, 21-17, 19-21, 21-19-lost to Clark, 17-21, 15-21; lost to Staples, 6-21, 16-21. Miss Williamson and Armstrong beat Swanston and Clark, 21-14, 21-13. Miss Williamson and Miss Rowe beat Swanston and Staples, 21-18, 21-17. Armstrong and Miss Rowe beat Clark and Staples, 21-13, 21-14. Eagles won by 10 matches to 2.

North Beach v. Christchurch.—R. B. Radford lost to R. W. R. Mercer, 17-21. 6-21; beat Miss P. M. Quinn, 21-15, 21-19; beat O. Lindsay, 21-13, 21-9. D. V. Fisher lost to Mercer, 18-21, 10-21; lost to Miss Quinn, 16-21, 10-21; beat Lindsay, 21-11, 21-5. R. L. Hulston lost to Mercer, 18-21, 28-26, 21-17; lost to Miss Quinn, 21-16, 21-23, 17-21; beat Lindsay, 21-12, 21-18. Radford and Fisher lost to Mercer and Miss Quinn, 14-21, 18-21. Radford and Hulston beat Mercer and Lindsay, 22-20. 15-21, 21-7. Fisher and Hulston beat Miss Quinn and Lindsay, 21-11, 21-17. North Beach won by 14 games to 13. High School Old Boys v. Selwyn lI.—R. M. Radford beat R. Morgan. 21-17. 21-12; beat R. B. McCallum, 11-21, 21-4, 21-12; beat A. B. McCallum, 21-12, 21-17. D. Hill beat Morgan, 21-15, 12-21, 21-11; beat B. McCallum. 21-9, 21-17; beat A. McCallum, 21- 21-13. A. C. Ascott lost to Morgan, 25-23, 11-21, 18-21; beat B. McCallum, 22- 21-10; lost to A. McCallum, 19-21, 18-21. Radford and Hill lost to Morgan and A. McCallum, 18-21, 7-21. Radford and Ascott beat Morgan and B. McCallum. 17-21, 21-16, 21-15. Hill and Ascott beat A. and B. McCallum, 15-21, 22-17, 21-16. High School Old Boys won by 9 matches to 3.

Linwood v. Papanui.—N. C. Orr beat C. Liddell, 21-6, 21-17; beat A. Bond, 21-5. 21-6; beat R. Angus. 21-8, 21-9. W. J. Beckhouse beat Liddell. 21-16, 21-15; beat Bond, 21-16. 21-17; beat Angus, 21-*l5. 19-21, 21-12. M. Morrison lost to Liddell, 16-21, 21-16, 19-21; beat Bond, 17-21. 21-10, 21-19: beat Angus, 21-13, 21-18. Orr and Backhouse beat Liddell and Bond, 21-16, 21-18. Orr and Morrison beat Liddell and Angus, 21-13, 22-20, 21-13. Backhouse and Morrison beat Bond and Angus, 17-21, 2117, 27-25. Linwood won by 11 matches to 1.