BASKETBALL Southland Causes Two Big Upsets

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30221, 28 August 1963, Page 8

BASKETBALL Southland Causes Two Big Upsets

(New Zealand Press Association)

ROTORUA, August 27. Auckland, Canterbury and Southland were the only unbeaten. teams from 10 entrants in the first grade after the first day’s play in the hational baskehtball championships at Rotorua today. Southland caused the biggest surprise by its defeat of Rotorua, which was joint champion with Canterbury. It completed a notable double by beating Wellington, which had been regarded as strong opposition to the defending champions. Auckland scored two good wins, against Manawatu, 35-30, and Otago, 37-30. Canterbury convincingly beat Manawatu, 48-17. and showed vast improvement on its morning’s unimpressive display when it seratchily beat Matamata, 43-35. Results were:— First Grade.—Auckland 37, Otago 30; Rotorua 43, Wanganui 29; Canterbury 43, Maiarftata 35; Hawke's Bay 40, Manawatu 35: Southland 32, Wellington 23; Otago 30, Wanganui 26; Wellington 36, Hawke's Bay 22; Canterbury 48, Manawatu 17: Southland 34, Rotorua 32; Auckland 35, Matamata 30. Second Grade.—Tauranga 36, Te Kawau 30; Waikato 41. Tara-

naki 21; Hutt Valley 27, Northland 27; Ashburton 55. Walrarapa 27; Southland Minor 49, Nelson 31; Auckland Minor 35, South Canterbury 34; Northland 37, Waikato 23; Hutt Valley 36. Taranaki 17; Nelson 28, Te Kawau 19; Southland Minor 35, Wairarapa 25; Tauranga 35, Nelson 17; Northland 31, Te Kawau 28; Waikato 35, South Canterbury 28: Ashburton 36, Auckland ‘Minor 33. Third Grade.—Thames Valley 37, Waikato Sub-Associations 24; South Auckland 33, Ternuka 28; Eastern Bay of Plenty 46, Marlborough 20; Putaruru 38, Poverty Bay 28; Thames Valley 35, Temuka 27; West Coast 36, South Auckland 17; Canterbury Sub-Associations 41, Waikato Sub-Associations 23; Canterbury Sub-Associations beat Central King Country by default; Putaruru 25, South Auckland 16; Poverty Bay 25. Marlborough 24; West Coast 42, Waikato SubAssociations 20: Eastern Bay of Plenty beat Central King Country by default. Fourth Grade.—Hutt Valley Minor 34, Wellington Minor 26; Kalkoura 24, Manawatu Minor 21; North Otago 29. Hawke's Bay Minor 18; Hokitika 31, Buller 26; Otago Minor 37, Horowhenua 25: Wairoa 43. Kaikoura 37; Hawke’s Bay Minor 27, Wellington Minor 22; North Otago 47, Kaikoura 6; Wairoa 33, Otago Minor 31; Horowhenua 30, Manawatu Minor 20; Hutt Valley Minor 35, Hokitika 30.