Badminton DIVISION II MATCH

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28323, 8 July 1957, Page 6

Badminton DIVISION II MATCH

South Canterbury Beaten

Tn a second division inter-provln-cial badminton match, played at Timaru, Canterbury beat South Canterbury by 11 matches to 5. Canterbury established a superiority in the men’s events, winning them by 5 matches to 1-. South Canterbury won the women’s matches by 4 to 2. However. Canterbury pairs won all their mixed doubles events. Results were:—

Men’s Singles.—W. Pritchard beat F. V. Ryan, 15-8, 15-3; B. Hamilton beat E. R. Shrimpton, 15-3, 17-13; B. W. Crofts beat A. J. Chester, 15-12, 15-10; G. Fiebig beat J. A. Anderson, 15-3, 15-6.

Men’s Doubles.—Pritchard and Hamilton lost to Ryan and Anderson, 11-15, 4-15; Crofts and Fiebig beat Shrimpton and Chester, 15-2, 15-7.

Women’s Singles.—Miss W. Wall lost to Mrs C. Lindsay, 6-11, 5-11; Miss D. Hall lost to Miss M. Oliver, 7-11, 0-11; Miss M. Benjamin lost to Miss J. Rollinson, 9-11, 5-11; Mrs A. Kelleher beat Mrs J. Anderson, 11-0, 11-4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Wall and Hall lost. to Mrs Lindsay and Miss Oliver, 6-15, 15-10, 14-17; Miss Benjamin and Mrs .Kelleher beat Miss Rollinson and Mrs Anderson, 15-4, 15-10.

Mixed Doubles.—Pritchard and Mrs Kelleher beat Ryan and Mrs Lindsay, 12-15, 15-1, 15-8;' Crofts and Miss Hall beat Shrimpton and Miss Oliver, 15-8, 15-12; Hamilton and Miss Wall beat Chester and Mrs Anderson, 15-4, 17-14; Fiebig and Miss Benjamin beat Anderson and Miss Rollinson, 11-15, 15?10, 15-4.

CANTERBURY BEATS NELSON

Third-Division Match

At Nelson, the Canterbury third division representative badminton team beat Nelson by 11 matches to 5. Canterbury had a slight edge in both men’s and women’s events, and won the mixed doubles by 3 matches to 1. Results were:—

Men s Singles.—E. Harrington beat B, Hart, 15-4, 15-9; G. .Burton beat D. Sinclair, 15-11, 15-6; L. Mangos lost to R. Smith, 12-15, 15-12, 12-15; K. Gerrard lost to K. Woods, 9-15, 14-17.

Men’s Doubles.—Burton and Gerrard beat Hart and Sinclair, 15-12, 15-12; Harrington and Mangos beat Smith and Woods, 15-11, 11-15, 15-

Women’s Singles.—Miss F. Emerson beat Miss Millard, 11-7, 11-1; Mrs M. Brown beat Miss J. Chappell, 11-9, 11-2; Miss B. Allen beat Miss T. Black, 11-1, 11-5; Miss M. Tinbridge lost to Mrs S. Warren, 8-11, 7-11.

Women’s Doubles.—Miss Emerson and Mrs Brown lost to Miss Millard and Mrs Warren, 9-15, 16-18; Misses Allen and Tunbridge beat Misses Chappell and Black, 9-15, 18-15, 1513.

Mixed Doubles.—Harrington and Mrs Brown lost to Hart and Miss Millard, 9-15, 14-18, 12-15; Burton and Miss Emerson beat Sinclair and Miss Chappell, 15-9, 15-7; Gerrard and Miss Allen beat Smith and Miss Black, 13-15, 15-8, 15-7; Mangos and Miss Tunbridge beat Woods and Mrs Warren, 15-6, 15-9.

KNOX A BEATS UNIVERSITY Sixth-Round Matches

Knox A had a comfortable victory over University B in the sixth round of the Canterbury Badminton Association’s competitions. Knox was without R. Pattinson, who has a leg injury which may prevent him from playing for the remainder of the season.

Chiam See Tong and A. Roberts played a very fast and energetic game, but neither showed top form. Chiam’s poor serving made his task harder, especially in the first set. Roberts showed a weakness in his backhand, and Chiam exploited this in the second set.

In the second men’s singles, I. George, who was replacing Thng Yong Huat in the University side, showed unexpectedly good form in his match with C. Snook. Apart from relying too much on his long reach, George showed promise. Snook smashed powerfully throughout, and his overhead shots were more consistent. In the third set, Snook served particularly well. Miss B. Webster played her usual attractive game to beat Miss B. Nelson in two sets. The left-handed Miss Nelson was not at her best, and could not match Miss Webster’s smashes. Results were:— Knox A v. University B Singles.—A. Roberts lost to Chiam See Tong, 15-17, 6-15; C. Snook beat I. George, 15-7, 13-15, 15-4; Miss B. Webster beat Miss B. Nelson, 11-7, 11-2; Mrs M. Jeffereys beat Mrs M. Brown, 11-0, 11-3. Doubles.—Roberts and Snook beat Chiam See Tong and George, 15-11, 9-15, 17-14; Miss Webster and Mrs Jeffereys beat Miss Nelson and Mrs Brown, 15-2, 15-1; Roberts and Miss Webster beat Chiam See Tong and Miss Nelson, 15-6, 15-7; Snook and Mrs Jeffereys beat George and Mrs Brown. 15-5, 17-14. Knox A won by 7 matches to 1.. • University A v. Selwyn Singles.—A. Ghani beat J. Read, 17-14. 15-12; B. Crofts beat R. Hall, 15-5, 15-11; Miss G. Hopkinson beat Miss G. Hall, 11-4, 11-4; Miss C. Swift beat Miss D. Hall, 11-2, 11-3. Doubles.—Ghani and Crofts lost to Read and Hall, 10-15, 10-15; Misses Hopkinson and Swift beat Misses G. Hall and D. Hall, 16-18, 15-11, 15-11; Ghani and Miss Swift lost to Read and Miss G. -Hall. 15-7, 10-15, 11-15; Crofts and Miss Hopkinson beat Hall and Miss D. Hall, 15-5, 15-12. University A won by 6 matches to 2.

Railway v. Olympic A Men’s Singles.—W. Muncaster lost to B. Hamilton, 11-15, 4-15; W. Tie lost to W. Pritchard, 5-15, 4-15.

Women’s Singles.—Mrs M. Miller beat Mrs A. Kelleher, 11-2, 11-3; Mrs G. Robinson beat Miss M. Griffiths, 3-11, 11-4, 12-10. Men’s Doubles.—Muncaster and Tie lost to Hamilton and Pritchard, 6-15, 12-15.

Women’s Doubles. —Mesdames Miller and Robinson lost to Mrs Kelleher and Miss Griffiths, 15-4, 14-17, 8-15. z

Mixed Doubles.—Tie and Mrs Miller lost to Hamilton and Mrs Kelleher, 9-15, 10-15; Muncaster and Mrs Robinson lost to Pritchard and Miss Griffiths, 9-15, 8-15. Olympic won by 6 games to 2. Position of Teams

The position of teams is:— B Grade (Four Rounds). —Section I: Avonside 4. New Brighton 3, Rangiora 3, Ashgrove 2, Knox 1, St. Matthews 1, Canterbury 0, St. Faiths 0, Technical 0. Section II: Selwyn 4, Railway 3, Wigram 2, Army 2, Kaiapoi 2, University 2, St. Paul’s 1, Sydenham Methodist 0. St. Matthew’s, Ashgrove, Knox and Canterbury have each one match to- play. C Grade (Three Rounds). —Section I: Selwyn A 3, New Brighton 3, Avonside 2, University 1, Rangiora 1, Kaiapoi 0, Teachers’ College 0, St. Paul’s 0. Section II: Railway 2, Mount Pleasant 2. Selwyn B 1, St. James A 1, Canterbury 1, St. James B 0, Teachers’ College 0. Teachers’ College, St. Paul’s, University, Rangiora have each one game, to play in Section I, and Olympic and Teachers’ College have each one game to play in Section 11. Recent ladder challenges resulted:

Women.—F. Emerson beat M. Brown, 11-2, 11-5; G. Hopkinson beat C. Swift, 11-3, 11-8; A. Snow beat W. Wall. 12-10, 11-5.

Men.—E. HarringtQn beat G. Burton, 15-6, 17-14; W. Pritchard beat B. Crofts, 18-15, 18-15; W. Pritchard beat B. Hamilton, 7-15, 15-7, 15-10.

Strong Drink Test.— Chemists in Singapore are investigating whether drinkers are getting value for their money. One quarter of the beers and stouts examined last year were not as labelled, according to the annual 1 report of the Department ofi Chemistry.—Singapore. (Reuter.) I