HEENAN CROQUET PLATE TO McNAB

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31586, 25 January 1968, Page 9

HEENAN CROQUET PLATE TO McNAB

J. McNab, of Christchurch, won the Heenan Plate for the runners-up in sectional play in the open championship when he beat Mrs G. Collins (Lower Hutt) in the New Zealand croquet tournament at Christchurch, yesterday. Mrs Collins was out of the contest with three losses in the play-off, but McNab had to beat her otherwise he would have had to play H. C. Ford (Wellington) in a further play-off for the Heenan Plate. McNab finished unbeaten and Ford, with one loss, was second. During the play-off McNab gained a considerable lead when Mrs Collins hit in and make a break to the peg, attempting to peg out McNab’s rover ball. The attempt failed and McNab went on to take the game. Many games in the championship doubles were closely contested. The main interest was in the game between A. E. Saalfeld (Australia) and his partner, Mrs S. Orwin (Lower Hutt), who beat W. B. C. Paynter (Lower Hutt) and Mrs R. A. Clarke (Gisborne)

in an exciting game, 26-25. J. Prince and Mrs B. A. Jarden (Lower Hutt), the doubles title-holders, reached the semi-finals of the one-life section after beating A. G. F. Ross (Hastings) and K. Woollett (Ohakune). Mrs G. G. Bishop and A. Boyd (Ashburton), both plus handicap players, have won several games against scratch and minus players, and still retain two lives. Results:— Heenan Plate J. McNab (Chch) 26, Mrs G. Collins (Lower Hutt) 21. Championship Doubles First Life.—Second round: H. C. Ford and F. V. Chandler (Wellington) 26, Mrs E. M. Todd and McNab 25; A. G. F. Ross (Hastings) and K. Woollett (Ohakune) 26, Mrs F. Barltrop (Nelson) and D. Bary (Blenheim) 15; M. Reitchesen (Lower Hutt) and Mrs K. Woollett 26, Mrs J. Martin and A. L. Bruning (Chch) 18;Mrs T. A. Creighton (Timaru) and A. D. M. Ross (Auck.) 26, W. B. C. Paynter (Lower Hutt) and Mrs R. A. Clarke (Gisborne) 12. Third round: Mrs B. A. Jarden and J. Prince (Lower Hutt) 26, C. T. Wadsworth and Mrs Wadsworth (Auck.) 8: Mrs I. R. Lennon and J. Flanagan (Chch) 26, Mesdames H. A. Penn and R. M. Smith (Chch) 11; Mesdames C. G. Bishop and A. Boyd (Ashburton) 26, Ford and Chandler 24; L. Middlemlss and Mrs Middlemiss (Pukekohe) 26, Mesdames J. G. Anderson and B. A. Todd (Dunedin) 16. Second Life.—Second round; Mrs Creighton and Ross 26, Mesdames F. J. Fraser (Chch) and W. G. Frampton (Invercargill) 16: Mesdames J. McNab (Chch)

and R. Bugden (Hamilton) 26, Mrs Collins and R. J. Clarke ■ (Gisborne) 13; A. E. Saalfeld ! (Australia) and Mrs F. Orwin | (Lower Hutt) 26, Paynter and , Mrs Clarke 25. Third round: Ross and Wollett 26. H. R. Abbott and L. J. Mitchell (Christ- . church) 20; Mrs Jarden and Prince 26, L. Ford and Mrs Ford (Auck.) 1; Mesdames Bishop and Boyd 26, W. Penman (Chch) and Mrs C. McHerron (Westport) 13. Quarter-final: Mrs Jarden and Prince 26, Ross and Woollett 13: C. T. Wadsworth and Mrs Wadsworth 26, Reitchesen and Mrs Woollett 9; Mrs Creighton and Ross 26, M. Porter and Mrs Porter 12. Women's Championship First Life.—First round: Mrs Fraser 26, Mrs J. Jones (Westport) 24. Second round: Mrs G. Harwood (Lower Hutt) 26, Mrs E. Earnshaw (Auck.) 12: Mrs F. A. Barrow (Chch) 26. Mrs G. Tunnicllffe (Auck.) 6; Mrs Middlemlss 26, Mrs Porter 18; Mrs Todd 26, Mrs H. Purdy (Auck.) 22; Mrs J. Paddy (Chch) 26. Mrs R. Ferguson (Invercargill) 6: Mrs Penn 26, Mrs Frampton 11. Second Life.—First round: Mrs McHerron 26, Mrs Harwood 20: Mrs Wadsworth 26, Mrs J. R. King (Hastings) 23; Mrs Collins 26, Mrs Clarke 15; Mrs Lennon 26, Mrs H. Alabaster (Dunedin) 3. Second round: Mrs Purdy 26. Mrs Anderson 19; Mrs Barrow 26, Mrs R. Bugden (Hamilton) 13; Mrs C. D. Treadgold (Auck.) 26, Mrs McHerron 22. Level Singtea First Life. —First round: C. J. Pomeroy (Chch) 26, Mrs Jones 12: Mrs Bishop 26, Mrs N. Daly (Chch) 16; Mrs R. L. Foster (Chch) 26, Mrs Alabaster 22. Second Life.—First round: Mrs Alabaster 26, Mr J. Mead (Wellington) 16; Mrs Foster 26. Mrs C. G. Peddie (Chch) 24. Second round: Mrs King 26, Mrs Bishop i 15.