Selwyn Assured Of Table Tennis Title

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31129, 4 August 1966, Page 16

Selwyn Assured Of Table Tennis Title

Selwyn clinched the Canterbury senior inter-club table tennis competition last evening when it easily beat its closest rival, Avonside, and gained an unbeatable lead of five points with only one round of matches to play.

Not since Eagles won their l first round clash has Selwyn i been beaten and its trio of ; Canterbury representatives encountered little difficulty overcoming the strong Avoni side team. V. N. Brightwell won all three singles for Selwyn while H. P. Holt (Selwyn) and K. Ward (Avonside) won two each. Eagles comfortably defeated Celtic, 9-3, and so moved forward to equal second position with Avonside. J. Armstrong continued his three-year unbroken sequence of singles successes while D. J. Kalin and Mrs M. J. Shadbolt both played well. B. T. Edwards was in form for Celtic. Linwood’s Good Form Linwood redeemed a recent series of indifferent performances by convincingly defeating last year’s champion ride, Wallabies Red, 9-3. G. W. Makinson and J. E. Kyle each won three singles and were in commanding form. Makinson, in particular, hit his forehand with ferocious power. Wallabies Green continued its good run by crushing University. C. W. C. Tilby was out of form and won only one match but G. R. Saunders and M. R. Spinks won all three singles. Competition points, after 13 ; rounds, are:—Selwyn 23, Avonside 18, Eagles 18, Wallabies Green 16, Linwood 10, Celtic 8, Wallabies Red 7, University 4. Results were:— Selwyn 9, Avonside J V. N. Brightwell beat M. J. Flewellen. 21-14, 21-9; beat K. Ward, 22-24, 21-10, 21-10: beat B. A. Isherwood, 21-9, 21-11. H. P. Holt lost to Ward, 21-18, 14-21, 1 20- beat Isherwood, 21-13, I 17-21, 21-13; beat Flewellen, 21-12, I 23-21. Mrs T. May beat Isher- 1 wood, 21-18, 22-20; lost to Flewellen, 17.21, 18-21; lost to Ward, 1 10-21, 13-21. i Holt and Mrs May beat Flew- 1 ellen and Ward, 21-12, 13-21, 1 21- Brightwell and Mrs May 1 beat Isherwood and Ward, 21-14, 21-18; Brightwell and Holt beat ’

Isherwood and FleweMen, 21-15. 21-11. Eagles 9. Celtic 3 J. Armstrong beat P. Galnger, 21- 18-21, 21-10; beat R J. Sanderson, 21-17, 21-8; beat B. T. Edwards, 21-15, 21-17. D. J. Kalin lost to Edwards, 19-21, 22- 18-21; beat Grainger, 21-17, 21-11; beat Sanderson, 21-11, 24-22. Mrs M. J. Shadbolt beat Sanderson. 21-12, 20-21, 21-19; beat Edwards, 14-21, 2115, 21-15; lost to Grainger, 24-22, 15-21. 10-21. Kalin and Mrs Shadbolt beat Sanderson and Grainger. 21-16, 21-11; Armstrong and Mrs Shadbolt beat Edwards and Grainger. 25-23, 21-18; Armstrong and Kalin lost to Edwards and Sanderson, 18.21, 11-21. Linwood 9, Wallablts Rad 3 G. W. Makinson beat N. B Radford, 21-18. 21-22, 21-18; beat R. J. Scott, 21-18, 14-21. 21 16 beat M. A. Cox. 21-18, 21-12. J. E Kyle beat Scott. 20-22, 21-10 21-15; beat Cox, 21-18, 21-23* 21-17; beat Radford. 21-14, 15-21 21-13. N. C. Orr lost to Coi' 18-21, 21-17, 17-21; beat Radford.' 21-18, 21-17; lost to Scott, 15-21, 21-18, 8-21. Kyle and Orr lost to Radford and Scott, 21-18, 20-22, 17-21-Makinson and Orr beat Cox and Scott, 21-13, 21-18; Makinson and Kyle beat Cox and Radford 21-14, 21-19. Wallabies Crean 10, University J M. R. Spinks beat A. L. Rutledge, 21-15, 24-22; beat Wong Khlang Kok, 21-17, 21-17; beat C. W. C. Tilby, 12-21, 21-18, 21-12. G. R. Saunders beat Wong, 21-17. 21-14; beat Tilby, 21-19, 23-21 beat Rutledge, 20-22, 21-15, 21-1 Z R. G. Hart lost to Tilby, 14-21. 13-21; beat Rutledge, 21-IS, 17-21. 23- lost to Wong, 21-23, 21-17, Saunders and Hart beat Rutledge and Wong, 21-9, 21-17-Spinks and Hart beat Tilby and Wong, 21-18, 21-18; Spinks and Saunders beat Tilby and Rutledge, 15-21, 21-17, 21-12.