PROVINCE’S TABLE TENNIS SUCCESS

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31144, 22 August 1966, Page 8

PROVINCE’S TABLE TENNIS SUCCESS

Canterbury beat South Canterbury easily, 30-9, in the nineteenth table tennis contest between the two associations played in Christchurch on Saturday.

Its men’s teams won all 32 matches, but South Canterbury had much the better of the women’s matches, although Canterbury was without some of its leading players. Such was Canterbury’s superiority in the men’s matches that only six times did a match go to the advantage game. Although there were some interesting games, notably when H. P. Holt found difficulty in copings with the veteran F. J. O’Gorman, the Canterbury team was far too strong. However, the South Canterbury women did much better than expected. Miss N. Wilson gained a good win against Mrs J. Prisk and all the team played well. Results were:— SINGLES Men J. Armstrong beat B. J. barker, 21-6, 21-13; beat C. S. McFarlane, 21-10, 21-13. V. N. Brightwell beat McFarlane, 2117, 21-17; beat Barker, 22-24, 2111, 21-14. H. P. Holt beat F. J. O’Gorman, 21-17, 10-21, 21-13; beat B. G. Butler, 21-14, 21-18. M. R. Spinks beat Butler, 21-17, 21-18; beat O’Gorman, 23-21, 21-18. M. J. Flewellen beat M. R. McFarlane,’ 21-16, 21-14: beat P. L. Wood, 21-18, 15-21, 21-15. M. A. Cox beat Wood, 21-11, 21-13; beat McFarlane, 21-13, 22-24, 219. J. E. Kyle beat J. F. Fox, 21-16, 21-4; beat J. Brookes, 21-9, 21-6. G. W. Makinson beat Brookes, 21-10, 21-13; beat Fox, 21-15, 21-14. Women Mrs J. Prisk beat Miss M. Pratt, 21-10, 21-4; lost to Miss L. Wilson, 19-21, 15-21. Miss J. Simmons lost to Miss Wilson, 21-17, 21-23, 19-21; beat Miss Pratt, 21-13, 18-21, 21-19. Miss M. Row lost to Miss I. Peebles, 15-21, 18-21; lost to Miss M. P. Harris, 20-22, 17-21. Miss A. Malins lost to Miss Harris, 21-23, 12-21; lost to Miss Peebles, 19-21, 8-21. DOUBLES Men Armstrong and Holt beat Bar-

ker.and O'Gorman, 14-21, 21-19, 21-11; beat McFarlane and Butler, 21-14, 21-16. Brightwell and Spinks beat McFarlane and Butler, 21-14, 21-18: beat Barker and O’Gorman, 21-13, 24-22. Cox and Flewellen beat Brookes and Wood, 21-19, 21-12: beat McFarlane and Fox, 21-16, 21-16. Kyle and Makinson beat McFarlane and Fox, 21-14, 21-17; beat Brookes and Wood, 21-13, 19- 23-21. Women Prisk and Simmons beat Harris and Pratt, 21-10. 12-21, 21-11; lost to Wilson and Peebles, 14-21, 18-21. Row and Malins lost to Wilson and Peebles, 11-21, 14-21; beat Harris and Pratt, 21-17, 21-18. Mixed Armstrong and Mrs Prisk beat McFarlane and Miss Harris, 2117. 21-9: Brightwell and Miss Simmons lost to Barker and Miss Wilson, 19-21, 20-22: Holt and Miss Row beat Butler and Miss Pratt. 21-16, 19-21, 21-16: Spinks and Miss Malins beat O’Gorman and Miss Peebles, 11-21, 22-20. 21-15. Canterbury continued its success in the junior contest, winning, 13-4. The boys won all their matches, but South Canterbury’s girls dropped only one game in five. South Canterbury had two good players in N. Butler and F. Fisher, but neither could win a match against K. Ward and J. Weir. Miss M. Butler showed good form for the South Canterbury girls’ team. Results were: BOYS Singles K. Ward beat F. Fisher, 21-10, 13- 21-15: beat N. Butler, 2116, 21-19. J. Weir beat Butler, 20- 21-18, 21-18; beat Fisher. 21- 21-14, 21-19. J. Flint beat M. Wilson, 21-10. 21-18; beat O. Kennard. 21-12, 21-15. P. Steere beat Kennard, 16-21. 21-15, 21-16; beat Willson. 21-14, 21-16. Doubles Ward and Flint beat Kennard and Willson, 21-13, 21-15; beat Butler and Fisher, 21-19. 21-17. Weir and Steere beat Butler and Fisher, 14-21, 21-13, 21-14; beat Kennard and Willson, 21-14, 21-16. GIRLS Singles C. Taylor beat J. Gibson. 21-6, 14- 21-14; lost to M. Butler, 18-21, 11-21. M. Bell lost to Butler, 8-21, 17-21; lost to Gibson, 15- 17-21. Doubles Taylor and Bell lost to But-

ler and Gibson, 12-21, 21-18, 16-21.