Canterbury Wins Table Tennis Easily

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31991, 19 May 1969, Page 17

Canterbury Wins Table Tennis Easily

Canterbury breezed through keen but sub-standard opposition to again retain the CoxRadford Rose Bowl at the annual northern quadrangular table tennis tournament at the Canterbury headquarters in Selwyn Street, yesterday. Canterbury thrashed West Coast without losing a match and only lost one against Marlborough. Ne’.ison was Canterbury’s toughest opponent, but it still managed to win only three matches.

The only really disappointing aspect of Canterbury’s play was the continued indifferent form of its 1968 Player of the Year, Ling Nan Ming. His play looked listless when he lost to the defensive tactics of the veteran Nelson player. L. N. T. Wells, in straight games, 21-14, 21-18. In beating West Coast and Marlborough, Nelson was again second and Marlborough defeated West Coast to keep it away from the bottom rung. The Nelson match with Marlborough was the only even encounter.

After the men’s and women’s singles matches had been completed the pair were locked together at 12 matches each but superior combination in the mixed doubles clinched Nelson s victory, 15 matches to 13. Marlborough lost the women’s contest 11 matches to 1, but had two of its leading players, Misses C. M. Borck and E. M. Foley been available Marlborough would probably have been elevated to second place now that Nelson’s former top woman player. Miss G. M. Kemp, is living in Wellington. In theory the tournament has great merit but because of the tremendous differences in standard between the top and bottom teams, the enjoyment of the players was limited. The third-placed team, Marlborough, still beat the last team. West Coast, comfortably, 23-5. If this tournament is to retain its undoubted value, efforts should be made to limit the Canterbury team, possibly to under-23 players. M. R. Spinks was the only other Canterbury man to lose a match. In a very close encounter he lost to D. McKenzie (Marlborough), a player of similar style, 23-25, 21-23. Spinks had his chances but McKenzie continued to loop effectively to snatch a surprise victory.

Ling Nan Ming also had some problems against Marlborough. He was taken to three games by its top player, J. Mears, and McKenzie extended, him to 22-20 in the second game of their match.

In spite of having her interclub performances severely restricted, Canterbury’s leading woman. Mrs T. May, came through unbeaten as did Miss M. P. Green.

Mrs J. G. Green, playing No. 2 for Canterbury, lost to the Nelson player, Mrs J. Goodall.

Results were: Canterbury 27, Marlborough 1 Ling Nan Ming beat J. Mears, 18-21, 21-16] 21-16; beat D. McKenzie, 21-15. 22-20. M. R. Spinks lost to McKenzie, 23-25, 21-23; beat Mears, 27-25, 21-19. G. R. Saunders beat B. Webb, 21-19, 21-15; beat B. Barker, 21-12, 23-21. K. J. Cassidy beat Barker, 21-18, 21-16; beat Webb, 21-14, 22-20. Ling Nan Ming and Cassidy beat Webb and Mears, 15-21, 21-3, 21-12; beat McKenzie and Barker, 21-19, 21-15. Saunders and Spinks beat McKenzie and Barker, 21-14, 4-21, 21-16: beat Mears and Webb, 21-18, 21-19.

Mrs T. May beat Mrs E. Perry, 21-6, 21-3: beat Mrs L. Barker, 21-15, 21-17. Mrs J. Green beat Mrs Barker, 21-23, 21-18, 22-20;

beat Mrs Perry, 21-15, 21-13. Miss M. P. Green beat Miss F. Smith, 21-8, 21-13; beat Miss P. Taylor, 21-4, 21-9. Miss C. Taylor beat Miss Taylor. 21-15, 21-9; beat Miss Smith, 21-14, 21-19.

Misses Green and Taylor beat Mesdames Barker and Perry, 21-9, 21-18: beat Misses Taylor and Smith, 21-19, 21-9. Mesdames May and Green beat Misses Taylor and Smith, 21-8, 21-8; beat Mesdames Barker and Perry, 21-12, 22-20. Mixed Doubles.—Spinks and Mrs May beat Mears and Mrs Perry, 21-11, 21-19; Ling Nan Ming and Mrs Green beat Barker and Mrs Barker, 21-14. 22-20: Cassidy and Miss C. Taylor beat McKenzie and Miss P. Taylor, 21-12, 21-19; Saunders and Miss Green beat Webb and Miss Smith, 16-21, 21-12. 21-12.

Canterbury 28, West Coast 0 Ling Nan Ming beat N. Sadler, 21-9, 21-8; beat A. Biddington, 21-12, 21-14. M. R. Spinks beat Biddington. 21-19, 22-20; beat Sadler, 21-16. 21-11. G. R. Saunders beat P. Geange, 21-13, 21-19; beat J. Lynch. 21-14, 9-21, 21-12. K. J. Cassidy beat Lynch, 21-14, 21-19; beat Geange, 23-25, 21-11, 21-13.

Ling Nan Ming and Cassidy beat Sadler and Biddington, 28-26, 22-20; beat Lynch and Geange, 21-10, 21-12; Saunders and Spinks beat Lynch and Geange, 21-17, 21-14; beat Sadler and Biddington, 23-21, 19-21, 21-18.

Mrs T. May beat Mrs C. Lynch, 21-15, 21-17; beat Mrs A. Routhan, 21-10, 21-11. Mrs J. Green beat Miss Routham, 21-9, 21-9; beat Mrs Lynch, 21-13, 21-16. Miss M. P. Green beat Mrs L. King, 21-7, 21-10; beat Mrs C. Bourke, 21-11, 21-2. Miss C. Taylor beat Mrs Bourke, 21-9, 21-14; beat Mrs King, 21-10, 21-10.

Mesdames May and Green beat Mesdames King and Lynch, 21-9, 21-5; beat Miss Routhan and Mrs Bourke, 21-10, 21-9. Misses Green and Taylor beat Miss Routhan and Mrs Bourke, 21-16, 21-14; beat Mesdames King and Lynch, 21-13,. 21-13.

Mixed Doubles. —Spinks and Mrs May beat Biddington ant Miss Routhan, 21-10, 21-18; Ling Nan Ming and Mrs Green beat Lynch and Mrs Lynch, 21-14, 17-21, 21-13; Cassidy and Miss Taylor beat Geange and Mrs Bourke, 21-7, 21-15; Saunders and Miss Green beat Sadler and Mrs King. 21-11, 21-14. Canterbury 25, Nelson 3

Ling Nan Ming lost to L. Wells, 14-21, 18-21; beat J. Hall, 21-15, 21-15. M. R. Spinks beat Hall, 21-14, 21-23, 21-14; beat Wells, 21-19, 21-16. G. R. Saunders beat S. Stout, 21-11, 21-16; beat B. Cook, 21-9, 21-14. K. J. Cassidy beat Cook. 21-8, 21-9; beat Stout, 21-7, 21-7.

Ling Nan Ming and Cassidy beat Hall and Cook, 22-20, 21-13; beat Wells and Stout, 21-4, 21-9. Saunders and Spinks beat Wells and Stout, 21-15, 21-14; beat Hall and Cook, 21-19, 21-13.

Mrs T. May beat Mrs J. Goodall, 21-6, 21-17; beat Miss A. Eden, 21-18, 21-5. Mrs J. Green beat Miss Eden, 21-12, 21-18; lost to Mrs Goodall, 15-21, 22-24. Miss M. P. Green beat Miss J. Sara, 21-15, 21-14; beat Mrs G. Allred, 21-14, 22-20. Miss C. Taylor lost to Mrs Allred, 21-15, 17-21, 21-23; beat Miss Sara, 21-8, 18-21, 21-16.

Mesdames May and Green beat Miss Eden and Mrs Goodall, 21-18, 21-14; beat Mrs Allred and Miss Sara, 21-9, 21-15. Misses Green and Taylor lost to Mrs Allred and Miss Sara, 15-21, 12-21; lost to Miss Eden and Mrs Goodall, 23-21, 14-21, 10-21. Mixed Doubles.—Ling Nan

Ming and Mrs May lost to Miss Eden and Wells, 13-21, 21-18, 16-21; Spinks and Mrs Green beat Mrs Goodall and Hall, 17-21, 21-15, 21-17; Cassidy and Miss Taylor beat Cook and Mrs Allred, 21-14, 21-8; Saunders and Miss Green beat Stout and Miss Sara, 20-22, 22-20, 21-14. Other results were: Marlborough 23, West Coast 5; Nelson 25, West Coast 3; Nelson 15, Marlborough 13.

Strong Table Tennis Side

The Canterbury table tennis selectors (Messrs R. G. Hart, T. R. D. Flint and A. B. McCallum) have chosen a strong team to defend the Barrow Shield against South Canterbury at Timaru on May 24. Of the team that successfully played in the northern quadrangular tournament in Christchurch during the week-end, the men’s A team remains the same but Miss B. Taylor replaces her elder sister, Miss C. Taylor, in the womens quartet. The team is:

Men.—A: K. J. Cassidy, G. R. Saunders, Ling Nan Ming, and M. R. Spinks. B: A. L. Rutledge, Yee Chow Boi, A. G. Renwick, and M. J. W’arren.

Women.—Mesdames T. May and J. G. Green, Misses M. P. Green and B. Taylor. Junior. —Boys: T. Fraser, C. Samson, O. Kennard, and P. Bland. Girls: Misses H. Roach and A. Rich.

J. Armstrong was not available.