Badminton SELWYN WELL BEATEN

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29843, 8 June 1962, Page 13

Badminton SELWYN WELL BEATEN

Good Win To Christchurch

Last year's champion side. Avonalde. and Christchurch, are still unbeaten after the third round of the Canterbury Badminton Association's A grade inter-club matches. Christchurch beat Selwyn I. which up to that match was also unbeaten. and Avonalde narrowly defeated Selwyn 11. In the other match. Knox beat Railway. to gain its first success or the season.

Christchurch surprised with the ease of its defeat of the solid Selwyn I combination Winning all the men’s doubles and all the mixed doubles. Christchurch’s men played fine badminton. With one exception. tiiese eight matches were won fairlv comfortably. D. B. Reid showed a return to form with a convincing win (15-4) over J. Read. These are two experienced players, and any meeting between them t» likely to produce a good standard of all-round play, but. on the day. Reid was too steady and accurate. R. K Macefield, whose form this season has not been good, beat W. Fox (SeJwyn). tor the loss of only two points. In the match between the twp top women. Miss K Williams (Selwyn) prevailed against Miss E. Reaston. though only narrowly. Miss Reaston plays 'a consistent type, of game, which many opponents find difficult to overcome over only one set Jn the top women’s doubles Misses Reaston and N. Baty gained an excellent victory over Miss Williams and Mrs D. Creasey. Results were:— CHRISTCHURCH V. SEI.WTN I Men's Singles.—D. B. Held beat J. Read. 15-4 R. K. Macefield beat W. Fox. 15-2: V Jenner beat R. Burrell. 15-11; T. Bradbury beat J. Alexander. 153. Women's Singles. Miss E. Reaston lost to Miss K Williams. 11-9; Mias N. Baty be it Mrs J. Louw. 11-7; Mias M. Wilson lost to Mrs D. Creasey. 10- Mrs C. Newton beat Mrs I. Read. 12-10. Men's Doubles. Reid and Macefield beat Read and Fox 15-2: Jenner and Bradbury lost to Burrell and Alexander. 11-15. Women's Doubles. Misses Reaston and Baty beat Miss WilUotns and Mrs Creasey. 158; Miss Wilson and Mrs Newton lost to Mesdames Louw and Read. 12-15. Mixed Doubles. Macefleld and Miss Reaston beat Read and Miss Williams, 17-18; Reid and Miss Baty beat Fox and Mrs Louw, 15-8; Jenner and Miss Wilson beat Burrell and Mrs Creasey. 15-7; Bradbury and Mrs Newton beat Alexander and Mrs Read. 15-7. Christchurch won by 12 matches to 4. KNOX V. BAILWAY Men’s Singles—D. A. Henderson beat D Forbes, 15-9; B. W. Crofts lost to M. Ford 10-15; E. A. Harrington lost to R. Miller, 9-15; C. G. Snook beat B. Dunn. 15-5. Women s Singles —Mrs S. Dean beat Mrs M. Miller, 11-8; Nn»s C. Swift beat Miss E. Chandler. 11- Miss B. Makinson lost to Miss P. Thompson, 2-11; Mis G. Wilson beat Mrs P. Duckmanton, 11-8. Men's Doubles. Henderson and Crofts beat Forbes and Ford 15-4; Harrington and Snook beat Miller and Dunn. 15-6. Women's Doubles.—Mrs Dean and Miss Swift beat Mesdames Miller and Duckmanton, 15-3: Miss Makinson and Mrs Wilson lost to Misses Chandler and Thompson, 16-17. Mixed Doubles. Henderson and Miss Swift lost to Forbes and Mrs Miller. 13-15: Crofts and Mrs Dean beat Ford and Miss Chandler 15-8; Harrington and Miss Makinson lost to Miller and Miss Thompson. 11-15: Snook and Mrs Wilson beat Dunn and Mrs Duckmanton. 15-8. Knox won by 10 matches to J. AVONSIDE V. SELWYN II Men's Singles—P. Boatwood beat R. Hall. 15-12; B Wyfie beat J. McShane. 15-12; S F Clarke beat J. Wilson, 15-1; E. Ogier lost to A. Lang. 11-15. Women's Singles—Mrs M. Brown lost to Miss R White. 6-11: Mrs P Boatwood lost tn Mrs A. Ryan. 2-11; Mrs »MClarke lost to Mrs K. Deneb, 2-11; Mrs C. Atkinson lost Io Mrs A. Kelleher 6-11. Men's Doubles.—Wylie and Clarke beat Hall and Wilson, 15-4; Boatwood and Ogier beat McShane and Lang. 15-12. Women's Doubles.—Mesdames Brown and Clarke lost to Miss White and Mrs Ryan, 1-15; Mesdames Boatwood and Atkinson beat Mesdames Dench and Kelleher. 15-10. Mixed Doubles—Clarke and Mrs Brown lost to Hall and Miss White. 16-17; Wylie and Mrs Boatwood beat McShape and Mrs Rvan. 15-7; Boatwood and Mrs Clarke beat Wilson and Mrs Dench. 15-11; Ogier anti Mrs Atkinson beat Lang and Mrs Kelleher. 18-15 Avonslde won by 9 matches to 7.