BENSEL CUP

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31568, 4 January 1968, Page 10

BENSEL CUP

Hawke’s Bay New Holder (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. The young Hawke’s Bay team won the women's softball Bensel Cup natio.iul championship for the first time yesterday. In the final, Hawke's Bay I beat Wellington, 3-2. ! In the Mereweather Cup, [Hutt Valley easily defeated Manawatu, 8-3, in the final, j Final team placings were: I Bensel Cup: Hawke's Bay 12 wins, Wellington and Auckland 11. Waikato 10, Otago 8, Canter* bury 7. Mereweather Cup: Hutt Valley 4 wins, Manawatu 3. Southland. North Otago, and Marlborough 1 each. I Senior B: Wellington 9 wins, Hawke s Bay 8. Otago 5, Canteri bury and Hutt Valley 4, Waikato 1. Yesterday's results were.— Bensel Cup: Wellington 11, Canterbury 0: Auckland 6. Hawke's Bay 0: Otago 1, Waikato 1; Auckland 6, Waikato 3; Otago 13. Canterbury 2: Hawke’s Bay 3, Wellington 2 (final). Mereweather Cup: Hutt Valley 17. Southland 10; Marlborough 6, North Otago 1; Hutt Valley 8, Manawatu 3 (final). Senior B: Wellington 12, Hawke's Bay 2 (final).

N.Z., Rest Teams

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. The national women’s softball selectors (Messrs H. Atkin and N. Laws) yesterday announced the following players to represent New Zealand and The Rest in a match to complete the Bensell Cup tournament.

New Zealand.—L. Bowles (Hawke’s Bay). Y. Holton (Auckland), J. Foote (Hawke's Bay). L. Milburn (Otago). S. Ahern (Hutt Valley), D. Tamati (Wellington), P. Farrow (Wellington). B. Simpson (Otago, captain), M. Ward (Wellington). G. Grey (Hutt Valley), J. Bowers (Auckland), A. Lineham (Waikato).

The Rest.—l. Gibb (Wellington), N. Beale (Canterbury). J. Langley (Wellington), M. Johnson (Hawke's Bay), D. Mason (Hawke's Bay), N. Ciyma (Otago. captain), B. Brown (Waikato), V. Murphy (Otago), C. Mullaley (Wellington). E. Collingwood (Wellington). R. Lowe (Hawke's Bay), R. Muller (Wellington). In the early game between the Possibles and the Probables the teams are:

Possibles. —H. Kiwha. H. Shaw, P. Winitana (Hutt Valley), P. Cook (Wellington), J. Watts, D. Guppy (Manawatu). J. Boyd, L. Kelly (Otago). A. Hallas (Auckland. captain), C. McDonald (Waikato), H. Thyne (Canterbury).

Probables.—M. Jones, H. Taitoko, S. Meyer (Manawatu), G. Payne (Hutt Valley), A. McCammon (Otago, captain). M. Hapuku, K. Noonan (Canterbury). M. Penfold, S. Tonga (Auckland). J. Neil (Hawke's Bay), J. White (Waikato).