Table Tennis Town Beats Country By 60 Matches To 12

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28927, 22 June 1959, Page 9

Table Tennis Town Beats Country By 60 Matches To 12

The Town table tennis team beat Country by 65 matches to 12. when the annual fixture was played at Eiftelton on Saturday evening. Town showed an all-round superiority. winning the senior events by 40 matches to 8, and the junior events (which were being held for the first time) by 25 matches to 4. The contest was capably conducted by the Mid-Canterbury sub-association on behalf of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association.

The best of the Country players was Miss B. Taylor, the present holder of the sub-association's singles title. Miss Taylor beat Miss D. Donald (Town) in a very long match, which went to 28-26 in the third game. Miss Taylor showed herself to be much steadier than previously, although Miss Donald, who is ranked tenth in the Dominion. was taking more risks than usual. Miss Taylor also beat the Town second player, Miss C. Lee. Miss M. Mac Kay (Mid-Canterbury) also won her two singles matches, beating Miss C. Halliday and Mrs I. Franks Miss Taylor and Miss MacKay won the top women’s doubles to complete a very successful evening. Mrs N. Skilling won the other women’s singles match for Country, to give Country five of the 16 women’s singles. Town was too strong in the men’s events, although several close matches were seen. I. Jones troubled K. Stevenson with his open game, and the Town player won only 22-20 in the third game. F. Drewitt. A. Swanson, and A. N. Chamberlain also showed good form in the Country’s men’s team.

The Country players showed good form also in the junior events, with D. Benson and B. Watkins beating R. Sanford and D. Lee respectively. The Country team was without its top boy, A. N. Chamberlain (who was playing in the men's teami, and its top girl. Miss A. McNaughton. Misses J. Ward-Holmes and H Burrow showed that they were a

class above the Country girls in their matches in this section. Results were (Town names first): SENIOR EVENTS Men’s Singles V. W. Brightwell beat E. Drewitt. 22-20. 21-13: beat A. Swanson. 21-12, 21-1!); T. R. D. Flint beat Drewitt, 21-13, 21-17; beat Swanson, 21-14, 2116: D. B. Radford beat M. Boulton, 21-12. 21-18; beat A. W. Chamberlain. 21-17, 20-22. 21-14; D. D. M. Stewart beat Boulton. 21-10, 21-8; beat Chamberlain. 21-13, 21-16; J. A. Dowie beat I. Jones, 21-15, 21-12; beat A. Grcne. 21-17, 17-21. 21-17; K. Stevenson beat Jones, 21-12, 20-22, 22-20; beat Green. 21-16. 21-13: R. B McCallum beat M. King, 21-16, 21-12; beat L. Johns. 21-16, 21-19; R. T. Oaklev beat King. 21-10, 21-12; lost to Johns, 11-21. 16-21. Men’s Doubles

Brightwell and Flint beat Drewitt and Swanson, 21-11, 21-8; Radford and Stewart beat Green and Jones. 21-9, 21-4; Dowie and Stevenson beat Boulton and Chamberlain. 21-7, 21-16; McCallum and Oaklev beat King and Johns. 21-19, 21-14. Women's Singles

Miss D. Donald lost to Miss B. Taylor. 21-15. 21-23. 26-28; beat Miss Y. Hart, 21-13, 20-22. 21-16: Miss C. Lee lost to Miss Tavlor. 12-21, 7-21; beat Miss Hirt. 21-15, 17-21. 21-15; Miss C. Hallidav lost to Miss M. MaeKav, 5-21. 12-21; beat Ml’S W. Hart. 21-18. 21-16; Mrs I. Franks lost to Miss MaeKav, 13-21. 15-21; beat Mrs Hants. 20-22. 21-16, 21-15: Miss D. Bowden beat Miss Rapley, 21-15, 21-6: lost to Mrs N. Skilling, 19-21, 21-11, 11-21; Miss D. Bates beat Miss Raplev. 21-13, 21-12: beat Mrs Skilling, 21-13. 21-11; Miss D. Answorth beat Miss M. Tyson, 21-10. 19-21, 21-17: beat Miss S. Heslop. 21-13. 21-9: Mrs L. Dodds beat Miss Tyson. 21-14, 21-16; beat Miss Heslop, 21-6, 21-11. Women's Doubles Misses Donald and Lee lost to Misses Taylor and Mac Kay, 21-17, 18- 20-22; Miss Halliday and Mrs Franks brat M'sses Hart and Rapley. 21-19. 18-21. 21-18: Misses Bowden and Bates lost to Mesdames Hantv and Skilling, 18-21, 21-19. 14-21; Miss Answorth and Mrs Dodds beat Misses Tvson and Heslop, 21-12, 21-11. Mixed Doubles Brightwell and Miss Donald heat Drewitt and Miss Taylor, 21-13. 17-21, 21-10; Flint and Miss Lee beat Swanson and Miss Hart. 21-11. 21-15; Radford and Mrs Franks heat Boulton and Miss Mackay, 22-20, 21-19: Stewart and Miss Halliday beat Chamberlain and Mrs Harty. 21-15. 19- 21-9: Dowie and Miss Bowden beat Jones and Mrs Skilling. 21-15, 21- Stevenson and Miss Bates beat Green and Miss Rapley. 19-21. 21-15. 22- McCallum and Miss Answorth bent King and Miss Tyson, 21-12, 20- 21-14; Oakley and Mrs Dodds beat Johns and Miss Heslop. 21-19. 14- 21-16. JUNIOR EVENTS Boys’ Singles R. Sanford lost to D. Benson, 21-13 15- 15-21: beat B. Watkins, 21-13, 22-20: D. Lee beat Benson, 21-18. 2119: lost to Watkins. 19-21, 18-21: G. Woodward beat W. Marshall. 21-12. 21- beat S. Barnett, 21-8. 21-15; B. A. McCallum beat Marshall, 21-13. 21-6; beat Barnett. 21-16. 21-14; J. Jones beat K. Rich, 21-8. 23-21; beat J. Wilson. 15-21. 21-12. 21-15: F. Kelly beat Rich. 21-3, 21-18; beat Wilson, 21-10. 21-16. Boys’ Doubles McCallum and Sanford beat Benson and Watkins, 18-21, 21-15. 22-20: Jones and Lee beat Marshall and Wilson. 21-11. 18-21, 21-8; Woodward and Kellv beat Barnett and Rich, 21-6, 21-14 Girls’ Singles Miss J. Ward-Holmes beat Miss M. Johnson, 21-5. 21-18; beat Miss D. Bunn, 21-8, 21-8; Miss FI. Burrow beat Miss Johnson, 14-21. 21-19, 21-16; beat Miss J. Rich. 21-17. 21-12: Miss L. Jones beat Miss Bunn, 21-14. 21-14; beat Miss J. Ceasar, 21-10. 21-12: Miss S. Hancock lost to Miss Ceasar, 17-21 21-17. 17-21; lost to Miss Rich 17-21, 19-21. Girls’ Doubles Misses Ward-Holmes and Burrow beat Misses Johnson and Rich. 21-17. 17- 21-16: Misses Jones and Hancock beat Misses Bun and Ceasar, 21-14, 22-20. Mixed Doubles McCallum and Miss Ward-Holmes beat Benson and Miss Bunn. 21-8, 18- 21-16; Sanford and Miss Barrow beat Watkins and Miss Ceasar. 13-21, 21-15, 21-14; Lee and Miss Jones beat Marshall and Miss Johnson, 20-22, 21-J5, 21-18; Woodward and Miss Hancock beat Barnett and Miss Rich. 21-13, 21-14.