Badminton CHRISTCHURCH STILL LEADS

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29898, 11 August 1962, Page 19

Badminton CHRISTCHURCH STILL LEADS

( lose Matches In Eighth Round

v ° n J ide - Railway, and 1 Tistchurch were winning teams when the eighth round of t-e Canterbury Badminton Association's A grade competition was played this week. Christchurch still leads the competition by a comfortable margin. Avonside and Selwyn II fought out a close match, the former team winning 9-7. SelAy n 11. lacking two of its usual men players, did well to hod last year’s champion team to such an even match. Although E. Ogier surprisingly ost to R. Burrell, it was AvonNice's strength in the men which won the side the match, as Selwyn could win only one men's singles and one mixed doubles, and lost both the men’s doubles

Railway and Knox also fough' out a close match with Railway winning at 10-6. Knox lacked D A. Henderson, who was indisposed. but the top two men's singles were thrilling it'mes. M. Ford (Railway! lost to B W. Crafts ’Knox) 16-13, and D. Forbes beat E. A. Harrington 17-14 in the second a ngles. This was a good performance by Harrington, who is a steady retrieving player. All the women’s singles " atches were close, and all were won pv Knox. With the mixed doubles to be placed the '■•ore was 6-aIl. but Railway i ante through by taking all four matches in that section.

Competition points are:— < hristehurch 8. Avonside 5. Selwyn I 4. Knox 21. Railway 2 Selwyn II IJ. Results were:— AVONSIDE V. SELWYN II

Men's Singles.—P Boatwood teat R. Hall. 15-7; E. Ogier lost to R. Burrell, 5-15; B. Wylie beat R Louw. 15-4; S. Clarke beat N. Greenslade. 13-3.

Women's Singles.—Mrs M. Brown lost to Miss R. White. 9-H; Mrs P. Boatwood lost to Mrs A. Ryan. 5-11: Mrs M Clarke lost to Mrs K. Dench" 11-12: Mrs C. Atkinson lost to M-s A. Kelleher. 8-11 Men's Doubles.—Wylie and Boatwood beat Hal! and Burrell. 13-4: Ogier and Clarke beat Loew and Glover. 15-4. Women's Doubles. —Mesdames Brown and Clarke lost to Miss White and Mrs Ryan. 8-15; Mesdames Boatwood and Atkinson beat Me«dames Dench and Kelleher. 15-8. Mixed Doubles —Wylie and Mrs Brown beat Hall and Miss White. 15-9: Bortwood and Mrs rhrite beat Burrell and Mrs Ryan. 15-8: Clarke and Mrs Boatwood beat Louw and Mrs Dench. 15-9: Ogier and Mrs Atkinson lost to Greenslade and M-s Kelleher. 4-X5. Avonside won by 9 matches to 7. RAILWAY V. KNOX Men's Singles.—M Ford lost to B Crofts. 18-18; D Forbes beat E. Harfington. 17-14; A Duckmanton beat C. Snook. 15-9: R. Miller beat D. Glover. 15-3 Women's Singles.—Mrs M Miller lost to Mrs S Dean. 9-11: Miss E Chandler lost to Miss c Swift. 10-12: Miss P. Thomp«>n lost to Mrs G. Wilson. 8-11; M.ss J. Mac Kay lost to Miss B Makinson. 10-12. Men's Doubles.—Ford and Forbes beat Crofts and G’S^*r--15-6: Duckmanton and Miller beat Harrington and Snook. 15-4 Women’s Doubles. —Mrs Miler ard Miss Mac Kay lost to Mrs Dean and Miss Swift. 0-15: Mlsse* Chandler and Thompson beat Miss Makinson and Mrs Wi’son. 15-8 Mixed Doubles.—Duckmantor and Mrs Miller brat Crofts and Mrs Dean. 18-1 T Fo-d and Miss Chandler beat Glover and Wss Swift. 15-8: Forbes and M.ss Mac Kay beat Miss Makinson. 15-10: anH Miss beat Snooß M-s Wflenn. 15-11-fteilway won bv 10 matches to 6

CHRISTCHURCH T. J Men's Singles—D. Iteld beat J Read. 15-3: R. W Fox 15-4: T Bradbury lost to R. Burrell. 16-17: J rence lost to J. Alexander

Women's Singles.Re»ston lost to Miss K "‘P 2-11: Miss N Ba’y best Cressey 11-5: Mrs C J.'Wjon ’ost to Mrs J Lorew at Lawrence best Mrs I Read

' Men's Doubles —Retd and ar= efied neat Read ard 15-3 B—dburv and to Bur-ell and Alexande’ Women's Doubles ’ Feaaton and W'' v Wiliam- and Mrs 15-11: Mesdames ? Kev.-on lort to Mesdames Lorra * Jld ad n<mbles - Macefield :r d ?’w?n^r r i.v st g ’’•ra Bstv brat end ar »-4 15-6 0 Christchurch won bj n.a:ches to 7