Badminton Avonside’s Fourth Loss After Winning Run

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30192, 25 July 1963, Page 5

Badminton Avonside’s Fourth Loss After Winning Run

Avonside. which won its first five matehes. had its fourth consecutive loss when the eleventh round matches in the Canterbury Badminton Association's A grade inter-club competition were played. It lost to the bottom team. Railway. Christchurch beat Knox. 14-2. Selwyn had the bye. Railway was considerably strengthened by the inclusion of A. Duckmanton. a division one player who was playing in his first inter-club match this season. He beat Canterbury’s top man. P. Boatwood. In the top women's singles. Miss J. Davidson was too strong for Mrs M. Miller.

The leading team, Christchurch, had little difficulty to beat Knox. Crofts was the only Knox player who caused the Christchurch team any trouble, with an excellent win against D. Reid, a division one pls ’er. In Inter-club matches he has caused three upsets oy beating Boatwood twice, and Reid. Competition points are:—

Christchurch 7 Avonside 5. Selwyn 5. Knox 3. Railway 2. Results were:— Railway 185 Points, Avonside 174 Singles.—A. Duckmanton beat P. Boatwood. 15-11; M, Ford lost to E. Ogier. 8-15; R. Miller beat S. Clarke. 15-4; IL Kirton beat R. Melllsh. 15-10. Mrs M. Miller lost to Miss J. Davidson, 6-11; Miss E. Chandler lost to Mrs M. Brown, 6-11; Miss P. Thompson lost to Mrs P. Boatwood. 4-11; Mrs P. Duckmanton beat Mrs P. Leopold. 12-10. Doubles. Duckmanton and Miller lost to Boatwood and Clarke. 8-15; Ford and Kirton beat Ogier and Mellish. 15-6. Mesdames Miller and Duckmanton lost to Miss Davidson and Mrs Brown. 9-15; Misses Chandler and Thompson lost to Mesdames Boatwood and Leopold, 12-15. Duckmanton and Mrs Miller beat Boat wood and Mrs Brown 15-8; Ford and Miss Chandler beat Clarke and Miss Davidson. 15-8; Miller and Mrs Duckmanton beat Ogier and Mrs Leopold. 15-8; Kirton and 'Miss .Thompson lost to Mellish and Mrs Boatwood. 15-18. Christchurch 14, Knox 2 Singles.—D. Reid lost to B. Crofts, 8-15; B. Wylie beat E. Harrington. 15-9; R. Macefield beat W. Duggan, 15-7; T. Bradbury beat R. Andrews. 15-7; Miss M. Wilson beat Mrs M. Jeffreys, 11-3; Miss N. Baty beat Mrs P. Davidson. 11-5: Miss E. Reaston beat Miss B. Makinson, 11-4; Mrs C. Newton beat Miss M. Gardiner, 11-5. Doubles.—Reid and Wylie beat Crofts and Andrews, 15-4; Macefield and Bradbury beat Duggan and Harrington, 15-10; Misses Baty and Reaston beat Mesdames Jeffreys and Davidson, 15-9; Miss Wilson and Mrs Newton beat Misses Makinson and Gardiner, 15-10; Wylie and Miss Reaston lost to Crofts and Mrs Davidson, 7-15: Reid and Miss Baty beat Harrington and Miss Makinson, 15-5; Macefield and Miss Wilson beat Duggan and Mrs Jeffreys, 15-9: Bradbury and Mrs Newton beat Andrews and Miss Gardiner. 15-11.