Canterbury Regains Table Tennis Cup

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32312, 2 June 1970, Page 11

Canterbury Regains Table Tennis Cup

Canterbury regained the Rein Cup when it beat Otago; South Canterbury, and Southland in an annual quadrangular table tennis tournament at Invercargill on the week-end.

Otago was without G. Murphy and the Fogarty sisters, who are still 4n Australia with the New Zealand Universities team. The Mai-: aysians, Wong Loke Sim and, Wong Chee Kong, added strength to the Canterbury team.

Canterbury beat Otago 17-7, the men winning 8-4, and the women 9-3.

In the men’s contest, both Wong and Kong beat G. Williams, but they were unable to match the- play of the former New Zealand champion, B. A. Foster, and were beaten in straight sets. Quick counter-hitting and well-angled drives enabled G. R. Saunders to beat the highly ranked Y. Kwong (Otago) but Saunders was later beaten in a hard-hitting game with M. Duffy.

J. Armstrong (Canterbury) did not experience any difficulty with Duffy, but lost to Kwong in straight games. Miss M. Green, Mrs T. May, and Mrs J. G. Green won both

their singles matches for Canterbury. Otago’s only victory in the singles was when Mrs ,R. Sutherland beat the promising Miss B. Taylor. In the other contests Canterbury was never extended, beating South Canterbury and Southland, both 24-0. Canterbury 17, Otago T Men.— Wong Chee Kang lost to B. A. Foster. 15-21, 12-21; beat G. Williams, 21-16, 18-21, 21-14. Wong Loke Sim lost to Foster, 17-21, 20-22: beat Williams, 31-19, 21-15. G. R. Saunders lost to M. Duffy, 21-13. 18-21, 8-21; beat Y. Kwong. 21-17, 21-19. J. Armstrong beat Duffy. 21-18, 21-17; lost to Kwong. 18-21, 21-23. Wong and Wong beat Foster and Williams. 21-15, 21-18; beat Duffy and Kwong, 21-17, 21-17. Saunders and Armstrong beat Foster and Williams, 19-21, 21-18, 21-14; beat Duffy and Kwong. 19-21, 21-12. 21-18.

Women.—Miss M. P. Green beat Miss C. Leith. 22-20. 14-31, 21-14; beat Miss M. Randle. 21-4. 21-6. Mrs T. May beat Miss Leith, 20-22 , 21-13. 21-15; beat Miss Randle. 21-5, 21-9. Miss B. Taylor lost to Mrs R. Sutherland, 16-21. 16-21; beat Miss N. Forgie, 21-4, 21-8. Mrs J. Green beat Mrs Sutherland. 16-21, 21-IS, 21-19: beat Miss Forgie, 21-16, 115-21, 21-16. Misses Green and i Taylor beat Misses Randle and Forgie. 21-16, 21-11; lost to Miss Leith and Mrs Sutherland, 21-16, ‘ll-21. 13-21. Mesdames May and Green beat Misses Randle and Forgie. 21-9. 21-5: lost to Miss ' Leith and Mrs Sutherland, 8-21, 13-21. Canterbury 24. South Canterbury 0 Men.— J. Armstrong beat B. G. Butler, 21-10, 21-18; beat N. J. Butler. 19-21. 21-16. 21-15. Loke Sim Wong beat B. Butler. 21-12, 21-13; beat N. Butler, 21-12, 21-8. G. R. Saunders beat M. Wilson, 21-10, 21-9; beat W. Stechman, 21-15, 21-9. Wong Chee Kong beat Wilson, 21-15. 21-9; beat Stechman, 21-11, 21-11. Wong and Wong beat Butler and Butler, 21-15. 21-19; beat Wilson and Stechman. 21-11, 21-11. Armstrong and Saunders beat Butler and Butler. 17-21, 22-20. 23-21; beat Wilson and Stechman, 21-9, 21-11. Women.—Mrs J. G. Green beat Miss M. Butler. 21-14, 21-16; beat Miss J. Henderson, 21-10, 21-11. Mrs T. May beat Miss Butler, 21-18, 21-9; beat Miss Henderson 21-13. 21-16. Miss B. Taylor beat Miss J. Mahan, 21-4, 21-8; beat Miss K. Wilson, 21-8, 21-10. Miss M. Green beat Miss Mahan. 21-12, 21-14: beat Miss Wilson. 21-9. 21-8. Misses Taylor and Green beat Misses Butler and Henderson, 21-11. 21-12; beat Misses Mahan and Wilson, 21-8. 21-12. Mesdames Green and May beat Misses Butler and Henderson, 21-18, 21-11; beat Misses Mahan and Wilson, 21-16, 21-11. Canterbury 24, Southland 0

Men.—j. Armstrong beat K. Wilson. 21-19. 21-17; beat R. Garrett, 21-17, 21-13. Wong Loke Sim beat Wilson, 21-14, 21-15: beat Garrett. 21-11, 21-14. G. R. Saunders beat G. Clent, 21-12. 21-16; beat S. Glasson, 21-19, 21-18. Wong Chee Kong beat Clent, 21-16, 21-14: beat Glasson, 24-22, 21-16. Wong and Wong beat Wilson and Garrett, 21-14, 21-12; beat Clent and Glasson, 21-9, 21-17. Armstrong and Saunders beat Wilson and Garrett. 20- 21-12, 21-14; beat Clent and Glasson. 21-19, 21-11. Women. —Miss B. Taylor beat Miss N. Riddle, 19-21, 21-15. 21- beat Mrs N. Falconer. 21-5, 21-5. Mrs T. May beat Miss Riddle. 21-4, 21-12: beat

Mrs Falconer, 21-15, 21-14. Mrs J. Green beat Mrs N. Shaw, 21-10, 21-19; beat Miss K. Johnston, 21-11, 21-9. Miss M. P. Green beat Mrs Shaw, 21-8, 21-8; beat Miss Johnston, 21-10, 21-6. Misses Green and Taylor beat Misses Johnston and Riddle, 21-11, 21-12; beat Mesdames Falconer and Shaw, 21-19, 21-11., I Mesdames May and Green beat Misses Johnston and Riddle. ;21-17 v 21-13; beat Mesdames Falconer and Shaw, 21-8, 21-10.

Other results were: Otagd 19, South Canterbury 5; Otago 19, Southland 5: South Canterbury 12. Southland 12.

Matches won: Canterbury 65, Otago 45, South Canterbury 17, Southland 16.