Most Titles Won By Avonside

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31088, 17 June 1966, Page 10

Most Titles Won By Avonside

Avonside players secured a majority of the titles at the 1966 Canterbury lower grade table tennis championships, which ended last evening.

B. Roskilley (Avonside) won all three C grade titles, the only player to make a clean sweep in any of the six sections at the championships. B. Walker (Wallabies) won the A Reserve singles title from R. McLaughlan (Eagles) after an extremely close match. Walker was well down in the third and final game, but fought back well to win it, 21-19. However, McLaughlan had his revenge in the doubles when he combined with R. Innes to beat Walker and M. Tonkin in another three-game contest. B.N.Z. did well in the D grade sections, winning the singles and doubles titles. Results of finals were:— A RESERVE Singles.—B. Walker (Wallabies) beat R McLaughlan (Eagles), 16-21, 21-15. 21-19. Doubles. R. ’McLaughlan (Eagles) and R. Innes (Dalllngton) beat M. Tonkin and B. Walker (Wallabies), 15-21, 21-19, 21-15. Mixe-d Doubles.—T. Abernathy and Miss J. Simmons (Avonside) beat J. HarMwlch and Miss B. McGregor (Avonside). 21-16. 21-17. B GRADB Singles. R. Luscombe (Motorways) beat R. Oakley (Linwood), 21-16, 21-13.

Doubles.—W. Cherry and R. Luscombe (Motorways) beat M. Green (North Canterbury) and M. Boulton (Malvern), 21-18, 21-23, 21-18. Mixed Doubles.—J. Blom and Mrs D. Hodgson (Avonside) beat D. Seammell and Miss J. Baker (Avonside), 21-9, 21-12. C GRADE Singles.—B. Roskilley (Avonside) beat R. C. Anderson (Avonside), 21-15, 23-21. Doubles.—B. Roskilley and J. Elffert (Avonside) beat A. Renwick and J. Yates (Avonside), 21-10, 21-13. Mixed Doubles.—B. Roskilley and Miss A. Mallns (Avonside) beat A. Renwick and Mrs B. Ditford (Avonside), 21-14, 21-12. D GRADE Singles. W. Edgecumbe (8.N.Z.) beat N. Little (B.N.Z ), 21-13, 21-11. Doubles.—N. Little and W. Edgecumbe (8.N.Z.) beat D. Robertson and J. Eade (Avonside), 21-12, 21-18. Mixed Doubles.—T. Fraser and Miss P. Shadbolt (Avonside) beat J. Pate and Miss J. Stafford (Millers), 15-21, 21-18, 21-17. E GRADE Singles.—R. Fraser (Avonside) beat T. Fraser (Avonside), 19-21, 21-19, 21-19. Doubles.—B. Pellew and R. Fraser (Avonside) beat C. Fowles and G. Williams (Avonside), 21-23, 21-6, 21-18. F, G, H GRADES Singles.—R. Fraser (Avonside) beat R. Norton (Avonside), 25-23. 21-18. Doubles.—T. McGWlagan and R. Norton (Avonside) beat P. Shadbolt and R. Fraser (Avonside), 21-17, 21-19. Mixed Doubles.—R. Fraser and Miss P. Shadbolt (Avonside) beat G. Tullock and Miss P. Sutherland (Avonside). 216. 21-23, 21-17. Town Table Tennis In spite of the absence ot most of Canterbury's leading table tennis players at the quadrangular tournament In Invercargill this week-end some good games should be provided at the annual Town v. Country contest. The following are the Town teams:— Men's.—J. E. Kyle (Linwood), G. W. Makinson (Linwood). R. J. Sanderson (Celtic). B T. Edwards (Celtic, captain), I. Urquhart (Linwood), R. McLauchlan (Eagles), J a. Harllwich (Avonside), E C. Olarke (Traffic). Women's—Mrs J. Frisk (Wai. lables, captain). Mrs D. Hodgson (Avonside), Muss M. Row (binwood), Miss J. Simmons (Avonside). Miss J. Hay (Avonside), Miss B. McGregor (Avonside). Mrs R. Cox (Wallabies). Mrs N. Aitken (Linwood). Boys.—C. Samson (Selwyn), R. Hughes (Avonside), G. Stackhouse (Selwyn), P. Baken (Unwood). Girls.—Miss C. Taylor (Linwood). Miss C. Fraemohs (St. Joseph;«), Miss p. Shadbolt (Avonside), Miss M. Warr (Avonside).