Table Tennis COMPETITION PLACINGS

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28699, 24 September 1958, Page 6

Table Tennis COMPETITION PLACINGS

Avonside Club’s Successes Winning two grades and reaching the post-section play stage in four others, the Avonside club was the most successful in the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s 1959 competitions, which concluded last week. The club, which is the largest in Christchurch with 16 teams in the competitions, won the I> grade and the women’s grade. Two teams only completed the season with unbeaten records. These were the Selwyn team in the A grade and the Avonside team in the D grade. The Selwyn team was composed of V. N. Brightwell, T. R. D. Flint and P. S Alexander, and the D grade Avonside team was R. Eyre, H. Jer and M. Ballisatt. Final placings were:— A Grade.—Part 1: Selwyn I 26, Eagles 18, Avon 16, Linwood 15, University I 14. Part 2: Selwyn 111 15, University II 10, Panthers 10, Selwyn II 6, Wallabies 0.

A Reserve Grade.—Taxes 24, University I 21. Selwyn 111 19, Selwyn I 16, Cashmere 12, University II 8, Lyttelton 6, Selwyn II 6.

B Grade.—Section 1, part 1: Papanui 24, Linwood 20, Wharenui 18, Avonside 14, South Brighton 6. Part 2: Star-Sun 16, St. A Rec. 12, University 8, Sockburn 6, South Christchurch 2. Section 2, part 1: South Brighton 20, Redcliffs 19, Traffic 18, Eagles 18, St. A Rec 10. Part 2: Dallington 9, Wharenui 8. Shipping 8, Linwood Loco. 6, Lyttelton 2. Grade final: South Brighton beat Papanui, 7-5.

C Grade.—Section 1, part'l: Avonside 1 24, N.A.C. 22. Avonside 11 14, University 11, Railways 9. Part 2: Hornby 13, L.W.R. 12, Brooklands 6, McDonald Motors 5. Section 2: Eagles 28, Linwood Loco 19, Papanui 16, Iron and Steel 16, Star Sun 11. Enterprise 10, St. A Rec 2, Selwyn 2. Section 3, part 1: Deplab 24, Wigram 20, Selwyn 18, South Christchurch 12, Star Sun 12. Part 2: Phillipstown 13, Teachers’ College 12, University 11. Christchurch Deaf 8, South Brighton 2. Grade semi-final: Deplab beat Eagles, 7-5. Grade final: Deplab beat Avonside, 9-3.

D Grade.—Section 1: Avonside 28, Enterprise 18, Papanui 18, University 16, N.A.C. 11. St. A Rec 8, L.W.R. 7, Hornby 2. Section 2: Avonside 26. Eagles 20 Hutchinson Motors 13, Selwyn 8, St. John’s 7, Linwood 6, Commercial Bank 4, Teachers’ College 4. Section 3: P. and T. 26, Papanui 24, Sockburn I 14, Wharenui 12, South Christchurch 11, Dallington 8, South Brighton 5, Sockburn II 0. Grade semi-final: Avonside (winner section 1) beat Avonside (winner section 2), 7-5. Grade final: Avonside (winner section .1) beat P. and T., 7-5. E Grade.—Section 1: Cartwrights 26, Avonside 22, Redcliffs 20, St. Mary’s 14, L.W.R. 11, University I 8, University II 3, Brooklands 2. Section 2: Avonside 28, Commercial Bank 20, Papanui 16, Selwyn 10, Hornby 10, South Christchurch 8, Fitzgerald House 6, Hutchinson Motors 2. Section 3: Eagles 26, Woolston 24. Avonside 22, Wharenui 10, N.A.C. 10, M.O.W. 6, Dallingtoh 4. South Brighton 2. Grade semi-final:, Cartwright’s beat Avonside, 8-4. Grade final: Cartwright’s beat Eagles, 8-4.

F Grade.—Section 1: St. Mary’s 24, Dallington 22, Caltex 20, Amur! 14, Avonside 10, Selwyn 10, N.A.C. 6, Linwood Methodist 2. Section 2: Avonside I 22, Selwyn 20, Linwood 14, Avonside II 14, Redcliffs 8, Amuri 6, D.Y.C. 2. Section 3: Avonside 22, Linwood Loco 18, Papanui 18, Star-Sun 16, University 15, Hornby 10, Fitzgerald House 2, N.A.C. 1. Grade semi-final: St. Mary’s beat Avonside (winner section 3, 10-2. Grade final: St. Mary’s beat Avonside (winner section 2), 11-1.

G Grade. —Section 1: Dallington 26, Star-Sun 21, Wharenui 15, Cartwrights 12, Avonside 8, L.W.R. 0. Section 2: Papanui 26, Avonside I 22, Avonside II 18, University 7, Christchurch Deaf 6, South Christchurch 5. Grade final: Papanui beat Dallington, 7-5. Women’s Grade. —Avonside 17, Dallington I 15, Teacher’s College I 12. Teacher’s College II 12, Dallington H 6, Commercial Bank 2.