Avonside Recovers To Draw Table Tennis

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32362, 30 July 1970, Page 18

Avonside Recovers To Draw Table Tennis

The surprise result in the eleventh round of the senior table tennis competition last night was the effort of Avonside drawing with Selwyn, 14 games each, after trailing by three matches to six. The former Australian champion, R. Jackson, was in sound form to win his three singles matches, and he had excellent support from Mrs T. May, who won the vital singles contest with G. Maklnson. N. Brightwell, who has beaten Jackson in their previous two encounters, was never in a position of control and was beaten decisively In straight games. H. Holt (Selwyn) had two tense matches with Mrs May and M. Warren before taking the contests in the third games. Results were:— Wallabies *, Rlccarton 5 N. B. Radford beat A. Shrigley. 21-15, 19-21, 21-5; lost to A. Alabaster, 18-21, 21-13, 22-24: lost to J. Armstrong, 15-21, 15-21. M. A. Cox beat Shrlgley, 21-13. 21-18; lost to Alabaster. 18-21, 17- lost to Armstrong, 10-21, 14- K. J. Cassidy beat Shrigley, 21-15, 17-21. 21-15: beat Alabaster. 21-15, 19-21, 21-14; lost to Armstrong, 4-21, 10-21. Cox and Cassidy beat Alabaster and Armstrong, 27-25. 23-25. 21-14: Radford and Cassidy beat Shrlgley and Armstrong, 21-18, 19-21, 21-13. Benson and Hedges 11, Oalllngton II X M. R. Spinks beat J. Baxter, 21-19, 21-19; beat P. Wylie. 21-18, 21- beat R, J. Sanderson, 22- 24-26, 21-16. G. R. Saunders beat Baxter, 21-19, 21-19: beat Wylie, 21-19. 22-24, 21-11: beat Sanderson, 21-17, 22-20. W. T. Scott beat Baxter. 21-14, 21-11; beat Wylie, 21-9, 21-17; beat Sanderson, 21-11, 21-11. Saunders and Scott beat Wylie and Sanderson, 21-16, 21-18; Spinks and Scott lost to Baxter and Sanderson, 19-21, 21-18, 19-21; Spinks and Saunders beat Baxter and Wylie. 19-21, 21-19, 21-19. Avonslda 6 (14), Selwyn 6 (14) R. V,' Jackson beat V. N. Brightwell, 21-13, 21-12: beat H. P. Holt, 21-15, 21-15; beat G. W. Maklnson, 16-21, 21-13, 21-14. M. J. Warren lost to Brightwell, 8-21. 17-21: lost to Holt, 21-10, 16-21, 16-21; lost to Maklnson, 15- 13-21. Mrs T. May lost to Brightwell, 14-21, 19-21; lost to Holt, 23-21. 10-21, 17-21; beat Maklnson, 21-15, 21-15. Warren and Mrs May beat' Holt and Maklnson, 21-14, 21-23. 21-15: Jackson and Mrs May lost to Brightwell and Maklnson, 15-21, 18- Jackson and Warren beat Brightwell and Holt, 21-15, 21-15.

Oalllngton I 0, University 12 D. J. Kalin lost to Ling Nan Ming, 9-21, 16-21; lost to Loke Sim Wong. 11-21, 18-21; lost to Wong Chee Kong, 21-17, 11-21, 17-21. D. T. Mcßride lost to Ling Nan Ming, 12-21, 8-21; lost to Loke Sim Wong, 8-21, 14-21: lost to Wong Chee Kong, 10-21, 8-21. R. G. Hart lost to Ling Nan Ming, 13-21, 8-21: lost to Loke Sim Wong, 13-21, 19-21; lost to Wong Chee Kong, 19-21, 11-21. Mcßride and Hart lost to Loke Sim Wong and Wong Chee Kong, 19-21, 13-21: Kalin and Hart lost to Ling Nan Ming and Wong Chee Kong, 19-21, 17-21: Kalin and Mcßride lost to Ling Nan Ming and Loke Sim Wong, 5-21. 15-21.

Points: University 22, Benson and Hedges 19, Riccarton 13. Selwyn, Wallabies 9, Dallington I 6, Avonside 5, Dallington II 2.