Railway Teams Are Leading Badminton

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31379, 26 May 1967, Page 12

Railway Teams Are Leading Badminton

Railway I established itself as favourite for the Canterbury Badminton Association’s A grade championship when it toppled last year’s winner, Christchurch, last night. After two rounds, Railway I and Railway II lead the nineteam field.

Although many of the individual contests were extremely close, • the team results were clear-cut. Railway I beat Christchurch, 6-2, and Railway 11, Canterbury Malaysian Students and Avonside all won with the loss of only one match. The surprise result of the night was the defeat of G. G. Ford (University) by last year’s junior champion, G. A. Miller (Railway II). Ford has been in good early-season form, but could do little right against the hard-hitting Miller. A triumph for youth against experience was the win of G. Ellis (Railway I) against D. B. Reid (Christchurch). Ellis maintained considerable pressure over his experienced opponent in the first set but Reid won back ground by drawing Ellis into the net in the second. Ellis, however, regained the upper hand with smashes to the corners Canterbury Malaysian Students, a new team consisting of three of last season's University side and the promising Miss C. Reay, had a successful debut, and gave promise of some spectacular badminton before the season is much older. Without the Canterbury women’s champion, Mrs B. Anderson, Selwyn was no match for Avonside. P. V. Boatwood and T. J. Bradbury were both in exhuberant mood. and Avonside gained its biggest win for some time

Results were: Avonside 7, Selwyn 1 P. V. Boatwood beat J. Findlay, 15-3, 15-4; T. J. Bradbury beat H. Williams, 15-10, 18-17; Boatwood and Bradbury beat Findlay and Williams, 18-15, 15-12. Mrs M. Brown beat Mrs A. Ryan, 11-8, 11-9; Mrs V. Boatwood lost to Mrs M. Hodgkinson, 4-11, 11-9, 6-11; Mesdames Brown and Boatwood beat Mesdames Ryan and Hodgkinson, 15-0, 15-10.

Boatwood and Mrs Brown beat Findlay and Mrs Ryan, 15-5, 15-6; Bradbury and Mrs Boatwood beat Williams and Mrs Hodgkinson, 15-7, 15-12. Railway I 4, Christchurch 2 A. G. Duckmanton beat B. E. Wylie, 15-11. 15-10; G. Ellis beat D B. Reid, 15-0, 15-10: Duckmanton and Ellis lost to Wylie and Reid, 5-15, 6-15. Mrs P. Duckmanton beat Miss

N. Baty, 11-4, 11-6; Miss R. Waites beat Mrs M. Wylie. 5 11 11-7, 11-4; Mrs Duckmanton and Miss Waites beat Miss Baty and Mrs Wylie, 15-13, 13-15, 18-17.

Duckmanton and Miss Waites beat Reid and Miss Baty, 15-5, 5-15, 17-16; El'ids and Mrs Duckmanton lost to Wylie and Mrs Wylie, 5-15, 6-15.

Railway II 7, University 1 G. A. Miller beat G. G. Ford. 15-7, 15-3; R. J. Miller lost to A. Ampong. 5-15, 5-15; G. A. and R. J. Miller beat Ford and Ampong, 15-7, 15-17, 15-4. i Mrs M. Miller beat Miss L. Tucker. 5-11, 11-8, 11-8: Mrs D. Murphy beat Miss S. Ching, 11-7. 11-4: Mesdames Miller and Murphy beat Misses Tucker and Ching, 15-4, 15-0. G. Miller and Mrs Miller beat Ford and Miss Tucker, 15-9. 15-6; R. Miller and Mrs Murphy beat Ampong and Miss Ching, 15-4, 15-12.

C.M.S. 7, Railways 111 I Ho Kah Yen beat L. Robinson, 15-7, 15-12; Lim Sang Meng beat M. Berry, 15-6, 15-9; He Kah Yen and Lim Sang Meng beat Robinson and Berry, 16-18, 15-6, 15-12.

Miss S. Dench beat Miss E. Chandler, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10; Miss C. Reay beat Mrs L. Hawkins. 11-5, 11-3; Miss Dench and Reay beat Miss Chandler and Mrs Hawkins, 15-1. 18-16.

Lim Sang ' Meng and Miss Reay lost to Robinson and Mrs Hawkins, 15-6, 16-17, 14-17; Ho Kah Yen and Miss S Dench beat Berry and Miss Chandler, 15-3, 15-8.