Wallabies Red Wins Table Tennis Title

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30841, 28 August 1965, Page 7

Wallabies Red Wins Table Tennis Title

With One round left to play, Wallabies Red has won the senior table tennis competition. By beating Wallabies Green in the seventeenth round and gained an unbeatable lead of 34 points to Selwyn I’s 30.

N. B. Radford (Wallabies Red) was at peak form. He beat all opponents. For Wallabies Green, R. G. Hart caused a major upset by beating the hard-hitting R. J. Scott.. J. Lelliot supprised when he beat the representative M. A. Cox. in a long, slojv contest. Selwyn I, by beating Celtic, went to second place in the competition by 12 points from its nearest rival. Avonside. V. N. Brightwell was at top form for Selwyn, winning his three singles matches and avenging his first-round losses against P. J. Iven and B. T. Edwards.

Mrs M. J. Shadbolt gave one of her best displays to win all her singles matches and thus assist J. Armstrong in securing an 8-4 win for Eagles over Dallington. Chin Sin Pin has improved markedly in the latter stages of the competition. He won three singles against Unwood to keep Avonside to a 7-5 win. Selwyn II scored a 19-2 victory over a weakened University side. N. Ng, playing his first contest in the senior grade, gave an indication of his ability when he beat R. J. Sanderson in straight games. Points. —Wallabies Red 34: Selwyn I 30; Avonside 18: Linwood 17; Eagles, Selwyn 11 16; University 15; Celtic 11; Wallabies Green 7; Dallington 6. Wallabies Green 5. Wallabies Red 7; N. B. Radford beat G. R. Saunders, 21-17, 20-22. 21-19;' beat J. Lelliott, 21-17, 9-21, 21-11; beat R. G. Hart, 21-15, 25-23. M. A. Cox beat Saunders, 21-19, 19-21, 21-19; lost to Lelliott, 21-18, 18-21, 15-21; beat Hart. 21-11, 21-9. R. J. Scott beat Saunders, 21-19, 21-17; beat Lelliott, 19-51, 21-12, 21-18; lost to Hart. 21-16, 18-21, 5-21. Cox and Scott lost to Lelliot and Hart, 17-21, 21-9. 18-21; Radford and Scott lost to Saunders and Hart, 21-16, 19-21. 18-21: Radford and Cox lost to Saunders and Lelliot by default.

Solwyn I »; Celtic 3. V. N. Brightwell beat P. J. Ives. 18-21 21-14, 22.20; beat B. T. Edwards, 21-13, 21-17; beat

H. P. Batchelor, 21-6. 21-7. H. P. Holt lost to Ives. 15-21, 19-21; beat Edwards, 23-21, 11-21, 21-19; beat Batchelor, 21-15, 21-19. Mrs T. May lost to Ives. 28-22, 21-14, 16-21; beat Edwards, 21-13, 24-22; beat Batchelor, 21-8, 21-17. Holt and Mrs May beat Edwards and Batchelor, 21-16, 21-19; Brightwell and Mrs May beat Ives and Batchelor, 21-18, 21-18: Brightwell and Holt lost to Ives and Edwards, 18-21, 18-21. Eagles 8; Dallington 4. Mrs M. J. Shadbolt beat D. J. Kalin, 16-21, 22-20, 21-19; beat D. T. Mcßride. 20-22, 25-23, 21- beat P. J. Wylie, 18-21, 24-22, 21-13. D. V. Fisher lost to Kalin 16-21, 20-22. lost to McBride, 18-21, 21-17, 18-21; beat Wylie, 29-27, 16-21, 21-9. J. Armstrong beat Kalin, 21-19, 21-15: beat Mcßride, 21-11, 21-15; beat Wylie, 21-16, 18-21, 21-12. Fisher and Armstrong beat Mcßride and Wylie, 21-17, 17-21, 21-17: Mrs Shadbolt and Armstrong lost to Kalin and Wylie, 21-13, 15-21, 18-21; Mrs Shadbolt and Armstrong lost to Kalin and Wylie, 21-13, 15-21, 18-21; Mrs Shadbolt and Fisher lost to Kalin and Mcßride, 15-21, 18-21. Linwood 7, Avonside 5. G. Makinson lost to J. Pierce, 14-21, 11-21; beat M. Flewellen, 22- 12-21, 21-15; lost to Cliin Sin Pin, 12-21, 13-21. N. C. Orr beat Pierce, 21-10, 21-18; lost to Flewellen, 21-23, 12-21; lost to Chin Sin Pin, 14-21, 11-21. J. Kyle beat Pierce, 21-19, 14-21, 21-14; lost to Flewellen, 21-23, 12-21; lost to Chin Sin Pin. 20- 12-21. Orr and Kyle beat Flewellen and Chin. 21-18, 10-21. 21- Makinson and Kyle beat Pierce and Chin, 21-15, 21-18: Makinson and Orr lost to Pierce and Flewellen. by default.

University 2; Seleryn II 10. N. Ng lost to Mrs P. M. Purdon, 14-21, 15-21; lost to M. B. Spinks; 20-22, 8-21; beat B. J. Sanderson, 21-10, 21-17. D Lockwood lost to Mrs Purdon, 0-21, 16-21; lost to Spinks, 11-21, 11-21; lost to Sanderson, 1-21, 8-21. R. Keys lost to Mrs Purdon. 0-21, 10-21; lost to Spinks, 16-21, 17-21; lost to Sanderson, 21-15, 15-21, 21-23. Lockwood and Keys lost to Spinks and Sanderson, 20-22, 11-21; Ng and Keys lost to Mrs Purdon and Sanderson, 10-21, 20-22; Ng and Lockwood beat Mrs Purdon and Spinks by default.