CANTERBURY IN FINAL

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32359, 27 July 1970, Page 14

CANTERBURY IN FINAL

The Canterbury division II badminton team beat Otago 12 matches to 4 at Dunedin on Saturday to win the South Island section of the division.

Canterbury will play the North Island section winner (probably Auckland) in Christchurch in a fortnight. North Island has dominated the section over the last decade, but Canterbury’s coach (Mr B. W. Crofts) says that his team, playing in its own hall, should have a reasonable chance of success. Results (Canterbury names first):— Men’s Singles.—E. Ogier lost to R. Brook, 7-15, 12-15; J. Lang lost to H. Gillan. 545. 18-16, 845; G. Ford beat W. Preddy, 15-9, 1745; B. Wylie beat J. Henderson, 15-4, 15-8. Men’s Doubles.—Lang and Wylie beat Brook and Gillan, 9-15, 15-7, 15-9; Ogier and Ford beat Preddy and Henderson, 15-11, 15-7. Women’s Singles.—S. Dench beat M. Lawrence, 11-5, 11-6; M. Miller beat J. Peggie. 11-6, 11-4; B. Hall beat L. James, 11-7, 11-8; L. Bassett beat D. Moore, U-2, 11-3. Women’s Doubles:—Dench and Hall lost to Lawrence and Moore, 18-17, 10-15, 9-15: Miller and Bassett beat Peggie and James, 15-3, 15-7.

Mixed Doubles —Lang and Miller beat Brook and Moore. 15-18, 15-12, 15-8; Ogier and Bassett beat Gillan and Lawrence, 15-3, 18-13; Wylie and Dench beat Preddy and James, 18-17, 15-7; Ford and Hall lost to Henderson and Peggie, 13-18, 10-15. The Canterbury junior side won the South Island division IV section when it beat Otago 15 games to 1.