Lawn Tennis PROVINCIAL MATCH

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28529, 7 March 1958, Page 5

Lawn Tennis PROVINCIAL MATCH

Game With South Canterbury The Canterbury lawn tennis representative programme this season has had more than its fair share of misfortune. In the first fixture on November 23, Canterbury comfortably beat ,West Coast by 23 matches to 1. But the second fixture, against Wellington, at Wilding Park, on February 15 was stopped early by rain, 'and the third, aganst Otago, on March 1, was cancelled a we&k before. On Sunday. .at Wilding Park, Canterbury will play the fourth of its anual fixtures—against South Canterbury. This match has always been keenly fought, although Canterbury usually win. In the 1953-54 season at Wilding Park, Canterbury won by 18 matches to 6; at Timaru the next season. Canterbury won. 20-3: in the 1955-56 season at Wilding Park. Canterbury won. 17-1: and last season t b e fixture was stopped by rain at Timaru. South Canterbury suffers this time from the unavailability of its "leading man. P. Angland, the present South Canterbury champion. He has an injured hand. G. Palmer and K. Cross are others who are not available.'

Crawford Top Member The t6am still has players of ability. The men will be led by B. R. Crawford, a former Canterbury . representative and North Linwood top player who shifted to Timaru last year. The rest are S’. McWhirter. K. Green, F. N Coe. T P Kinney and P. Power, most of whom have played against Canterbury before. The women’s section is headed by the Souter twins who are now attending the Christchurch Teachers’ College and who play for University in the senior women’s competition. Miss Diane Souter is the Canterburv women’s champion. The others are Mrs S Plank. Miss J. Stewart. Mrs M. McAteer and Mrs B. Payne. Again South Canterbury has suffered through the loss of Miss M. Oliver, several years its leading woman player who as also held Np’v Zealand ranking. The Canterburv side will be:—

Men.—C. W. Pritchard (North Linwood). A. L Blackwell (Elmwood). W. A. Dickson (University). B J. Shir’aw (University). M. J. Beat*v (North Linwood)and T. B. Harneiss (North Linwood).

Women. —Miss L. Luxton (United), Miss G. Hopkinsori (University), Miss J. Lambert (University). Miss L. Mardon (Avonside). Miss K. Brander (Elmwood). and Miss J. Paterson (Opawa).