Avonside Scores Surprise Win

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32302, 21 May 1970, Page 12

Avonside Scores Surprise Win

R. V. Jackson and B Beaumont lead Avonside to a surprise win over Seiwyn in the fourth round of the senior table tennis competition last night. Jackson and Beaumont won all their singles matches, against V. N. Brightwell. H. P Holt and G. W. Makinson. The victory enabled Avonside to gain a further two points and move into fourth place in the competition. ' ii University I had the easiest ! of wins over Dallington, whose ! team could find no answer to ' the modern attacking game of ’ the Malaysians and lost all itsj matches in straight games Benson and Hedges retained! its unbeaten record, scoring a < 10-2 win over University 11. G. J R Saunders and W. T. Scott | 'were unbeaten in singles play: j for University, Yeoh Keat Chye < scored his sides only singles!] victory, beating M. R. Spinks. ] N. B. Radford gave his best < .performance of the season by < 'beating J. Armstrong in a spec .* 'tacular match. After winning! : the first game. 23-21. Radford iS was outclassed in the second, ] 8-21, but he made an early, j break to win the deciding game.jt 21-14. This was the first loss i Armstrong has suffered in the competition. Radford then beat J. Lelliott but found the defence of A. ' Alabaster too consistent and * lost in straight games. Riccar-N ton finally beat Wallabies. 8-5. IJ Results: Seiwyn 4, Avonside t 2 V. N. Brightwell beat Mrs T. May, 21-17, 14-21, 21-15; lost to I R V. Jackson. 16-21, 12-21; lost s to B. Beaumont, 11-21, 15-21. H. P Unit h»at Mrt Mav I

P. Holt beat Mrs May. 16-21. 21-17, 21-16; lost to Jackson, ! 16-21, 14-21; lost to Beaumont, . >2l-18. 11-21. 13-21. G. W. Makinson beat Mrs May, 21-15, 16-21, 21-19; lost to Jackson, 11-21. ; 15-21; lost to Beaumont, 11-21, >l7-21. Holt and Makinson lost to Jackson and Beaumont, 14-21. 19-21: Brightwell and Makinson beat Mrs May and Beaumont. 21-18, 21-12: Brightwell and Holt (lost to Mrs May and Jackson. 118-21. 18-21.

O.llington 0, Unlv.r.lty I 12 D j. Kalin lost to Loke Sim Wong, 11-21, 11-21; lost to Ling Nan Ming, 10-21. 0-21: lost to Chee Kong Wong, 16-21. 14-21 R. G. Hart lost to L. S. Wong, 15- 10-21: lost to Ling, 16-21, 8- lost to C. K. Wong, 16-21. 20- B. T. Edwards lost to L. Is. Wong. 12-21, 12-21; lost to Ling. 6-21. 10-21: lost to C. K. Wong. 5-21. 11-21 Hart and Edwards lost to Ling and C. K. Wong, 13-21. 3-21: Kalin and Edwards lost to L. IS. and C. K Wong, 15-21, 8-21: :Kalin and Hart lost to L. S. Wong and Ling, 18-21, 12-21. I University II 2, Benson and H.tlg.s 10 ! Yeoh Keat Chye beat M. R Spinks. 21-11, 21-15; lost to G. R. Saunders. 12-21. 15-21; lost to W. T. Scott. 18-21. 14-21. Chia IKah Ming lost to Spinks. 12-21, '9-21: lost to Saunders. 21-18, 113-21, 10-21: lost to Scott. 12-21. 111-21. Tan Kim Seng lost to Spinks, 18-21. 23-25: lost to Saunders. 13-21. 16-21: lost to Scott, 0-21, 12-21. Chia and Tan lost to Saunders and Scott. 0-21. 15-21: Yeoh and Tan lost to Spinks and Scott.! 1-21, 21-16 . 20-22: Yeoh and Chia' beat Spinks and Saunders. 21-15.! 16- 25-23. Wallabies S, Rlccarton 6 N. B. Radford lost to A. I Alabaster. 10-21, 14-21: beat J. Lelliott. 21-15, 15-21, 21-18; beat! J Armstrong, 23-21, 8-21, 21-14. IM. A. Cox beat Alabaster. 21-13,-9- 21-17; beat Lelliott,, 21-12, 22-20; lost to Armstrong. 1-21/ 21- K. Cassidy lost to! Alabaster. 12-21. 18-21; beat Lelliott, 21-18, 21-15; lost to Armstrong, 9-21, 9-21. Cox and Cassidy lost to Lelliott and Armstrnno 1A.91

Lelliott and Armstrong. 16-21, 5-21; Radford and Cassidy lost to Alabaster and Armstrong. 15-21, 12-21. Points: University I. Riccarton, Benson and Hedges. 8; Avonside. 3; Dallington. Wallabies. 2; University 11, 1; Seiwyn. 0.