Table Tennis Brightwell Back With Three Wins

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30289, 15 November 1963, Page 20

Table Tennis Brightwell Back With Three Wins

V. N. Brightwell (Selwyii I), the former New Zealand representative, gave a brilliant display to win all his matches in the fifth round of the senior table tenis competition.

This was the first match far Brightwell in the present series and his fine play, plus good support from A. Vermes and the South Canterbury women’s champion, Mrs T. May, enabled the champion Selwyn I side to beat Wallabies 11, 12-0. University gained its second success when it beat a weakened Avonside team, 7-5. J. O. Moen (University), making a comeback to the game affter a short absence, surprised by beating the promising players, M. Flewellen and J. Pierce. D. D. M. Stewart was again University’s top scorer with three singles wins. Wallabies I went down to the unbeaten Eagles side, 3-9, in whicli a surprise feature was the way in which J. Armstrong (Eagles) won his matches with strong forcing strokes. Armstrong in the past relied mainly on defence but now using a sponge bat he is gradually gaining some measure of control. He won all his matches comfortably. Eagles 9, Wallabies 1 3 B. D. P. Williamson lost to M. A. Cox, 19-21. 18-21; beat R Prisk, 23-21, 25-23; beat R. G. Hart, 21-10. 21-15. Mrs M. J. Shadbolt lost to Cox. 18-21, 2118, 15-21; beat Prisk, 21-13. 2113: lost to Hart. 15-21, 11-21. J. Armstrong beat Cox, 14-21, 2115, 21-14; beat Prisk, 21-16. 219; beat Hart, 21-19, 16-21, 21-5. Mrs Shadbolt and Armstrong beat Prisk and Hart, 21-19, 2118; Williamson and Armstrong beat Cox and Hart, 21-19, 19-21. 21-18; Williamson and Mrs Shadbolt beat Cox and Prisk. 21-18. 18-21. 21-10, University 7, Avonside 5. J. O. Moen peat J. Pierce, 1621. 21-16, 21-17; lost to B. Heseltine, 14-21, 15-21; beat M, Flewellen, 14.21. 21-18. 21-19. D. D M. Stewart beat Pierce, 19-21, 21-19, 21-19: beat Heseitine, Jill, 21-7; beat Flewellen. 21-12. 21-5. D J. Lockwood lost to Pierce, 12-21, 13-21; lost to

Heseitine, 13-21, 8-21; lost to Flewellen, 13-21, 21-23. Stewart and Lockwood beat Heseitine and Flewellen, 21-19, 21-16; Moen and Lockwood beat Pierce and Flewellen. 21-18. 2113; Moen and Stewart lost to Pierce and Heseitine. 21-14. 1821, 18-21. Selwyn II 8. DalUngton 4 L. Vermes lost to P. J. Wylie, 13-21, 16-21; beat D. T. McBride, 21-18, 21-13; beat R. F. Inns. 21-14. 21-13. M. Tonkin lost to Wylie, 19-21, 17-21; beat Mcßride. 21-19, 21-18; beat Inns. 21-18, 17-21, 21-19. R. B. McCallum beat Wylie. 21-18, 21-16; beat Mcßride. 21-8, 21-19; beat Inns, 22-20. 21-17. Tonkin and McCallum beat Mcßride and Inns. 17-21, 21-16, 22-20; Vermes and McCallum lost to Wylie and Inns, 15-20, 20-22; Vermes and. Tonkin lost to Wylie and Mcßride. 17-21. 20-22. Selwyn I 12, Wallabies 9 V. N. Brightwell beat B T. Edwards, 21-12, 21-19: beat Mrs P. M. Purdon, 21-18, 21-9; beat Miss B. J. Pullin 21-17. 21-9. A. Vermes beat Edwards, 23-21, 21-19; beat Mrs Purdon. 26-24, 19-21, 21-8; beat Miss Pullin, 2110, 21-8. Mrs T. May beat Edwards, 16-21, 21-14, 21-13; beat Mrs Purdon. 21-5, 16-21, 21-.7; beat Miss Pullin. 22-20. 22-20 Vermes and Mrs May beat Mrs Purdon and Miss Pullin, 21-16. 8-21, 21-16; Brightwell and Mrs May beat Edwards and Miss Pullin, 16-21, 21-12.. . 21-16: Brightwell and Vermes beat Edwards and Mrs Purdon, 2220, 20-22, 21-19 Points; Selwyn I 10. Eagles 9; Dallington 5. Wallabies II 5. University 4, Selwyn II 4. Avonside 3. and Wallabies I 0.