Leading Gubs To Meet In Badminton

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31728, 11 July 1968, Page 18

Leading Gubs To Meet In Badminton

The stage was set in the sixth round of the inter-club badminton matches last evening for an exciting final round before the eight teams are split into two sections. The leaders, Railway I and Christchurch, will play each other, and Knox will meet Canterbury I for the last place in the top section. Last evening, Knox was narrowly beaten by Mairehau and the final score was in doubt until the last matches, the combined doubles, were completed. P. V. Boatwood and Miss S. Dench lost to the Knox pair, E. Ogier and Miss S. Field. At the bottom of the points tabla University and Railway II had an exciting match. As expected, G. Ford and Hamid Bugo won their singles matches for University, but J. Findlay and M. Berry combined well and defeated them in the doubles. University’s First Point The teams were lever for the final two matches, 3-3. In a three-game match, Findlay and Mrs Duckmanton came from behind, to win, 7-15, 15-12, 17-18. It was scarcely tess exciting in the other combined match. Capitalising on the nervous mistakes of Mrs A. Smith and Berry Hamid Bugo and Miss P. Woolhouse won the first game. University played intently in the second and won, giving University their first point in the competition.

Christchurch had little diffi culty defeating Canterbury 11. H. Little, a third division player, played strongly to deeat his second division opponent, B. Wylie tQ give Canterbury it* only win. Points after the sixth round are? Railway I 6, Christchurch 5, Mairehau 4, Knox 3, Canterbury I 3, Railway II 1, University 1. Canterbury II 1. Railway II 11 Matches, University 8 J. Findlay lost to G. Ford, 8-15, 3-15; M. Berry lost to Hamid Bugo, 5-15. 4-15; Findlay and Berry beat Ford and Hamid Bugo, 15-18, 15-4, 15-9. Mrs A. Smith lost to Miss P. Woolhouse, 9-12, 10-12; Mrs P. Duckmanton beat Miss L. Tucker, 12-10. 11-5; Mrs Duckmanton and Mrs Smith beat Miss Woolhouse and Miss Tucker. 5-15. 15-7, 15-8. Findlay and Mrs Duckmanton beat Ford and Miss Tucker, 7-15, 15-12, 17-16; Berry and Mrs Smith lost to Hamid Bugo and Miss Woolhouse, 14-17, 10-15. Canterbury II 1, Christchurch 7 J. W. Patton lost to D. B. Reid, 7-15, 7-15; H. Little beat B. Wylie, 15-13, 15-10; Patton and Little lost to Reid and Wylie. 14- 11-15. Miss J. Pooley lost to Mrs M. Brown. 2-11. 0-11; Mrs J. Brasell lost to Miss C. Reay, 1-11, 3-11; Mrs Brasell and Miss Pooley lost to Miss Reay and Mrs Brown. 3- 11-15. Little and Miss Pooley lost to Reid and Mrs Brown. 9-15. 5-15; Patton and Mrs Brasell lost to Wylie and Miss Reay, 5-15. 3-15. Canterbury I 2, Railway I 6 G. Ellis lost to G. Miller. 15-9. 4- 5-15; L. Robinson lost to A. G. Duckmanton, 4-15, 11-15; Ellis and Robinson lost to Miller and Duckmanton, 9-15, 12-15. Miss S. Bruce beat Mrs M. Miller, 2-11, 12-10, 11-7: Miss K. Pepper beat Mrs D. Murphy, 11-8, 13-11; Miss Bruce and Miss Pepper lost to Mrs Miller and Miss Murphy. 9-15, 15-12, 1-15. Robinson and Miss Bruce lost to Miller and Mrs Miller, 4-15, 2-15; Ellis and Miss Pepper lost to Duckmanton and Mrs Murphy. 12-15 12-15. Mairehau 5, Knox 3 P. V. Boatwood beat E. Ogier, 15- 15-8; B. W. Crofts lost to B. E. Hadlee, 10-15, 18-17, 6-15; Boatwood and Crofts beat Ogier and Hadlee, 15-8. 15-11.

Miss S. Dench lost to Miss S. Field, 4-11, 2-11; Miss A. Lawrence beat Miss E. Stevenson, 5-11, 11-3. 11-1; Miss Dench and Miss Lawrence beat Miss Field and Miss Stevenson, 15-7, 15-11. Boatwood and Miss Dench lost to Ogier and Miss Field. 14-18, 15-11. 11-15; Crofts and Lawrence beat Hadlee and Miss Stevenson. 17-14, 15-11.