Canterbury Starts Well In National Netball

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32385, 26 August 1970, Page 10

Canterbury Starts Well In National Netball

(From Our Oion Reporter) DUNEDIN. Canterbury won both its games yesterday, against Auckland and Auckland sub-associations, on the first day of the New Zealand netball tournament at Memorial Park.

South Canterbury, Rotorua, Wellington and Hutt Valley also won two games each. Canterbury’s positional play was good, the ball passing quickly from centre to circle, but the goal shoot, Miss S t Norman, was off target until the second half of the Canterbury-Auckland game. Canterbury fork most of the interceptions in both of its games and its scores should have been higher. Canterbury settled into swift combinations and crisp passing against Auckland subassociations. • Mrs B. Donovan, the Auckland centre, was fast and showed good positional play, but the shooters, Misses S. Heremai and A. Miller, were unable to cope with the tight defence of Misses B. Walker and M. Gee. Played With Injury Miss C. Cottrell, the Canterbury centre, injured her band just before half-time but continued to play with

strapped fingers. Misses Cottrell and Langrope combined well with the goal attack, Mrs J. Harnett, and Canterbury should have won by a greater score than 42-21. The match between Auckland and Canterbury was extremely tense, Auckland holding the lead at half-time and Canterbury finally winning, 31-22. Auckland played a very fast game of short, crisp passes» round the circle. Miss L. Hauraki, at goal attack, moved very well and shot consistently, as did Miss C. Bray, the goal shoot, but the Canterbury goal defence, Miss Walker, took several interceptions from illtimed passes. Although Canterbury’s field play was fast, with Miss Cottrell taking some good interceptions, Miss S. Norman was off form and again missed many more than she shot in the first half. Auckland had a four-goal lead shortly before half-time but Canterbury used every move to feed the shooters, and cut Auckland’s lead to 13-12 at half-time. Fitter Flayers

Canterbury took the throwoff in the second half and evened the score. Auckland stayed with’ Canterbury goal for goal until, 15-all but then Miss Norman started to shoot well and- Canterbury drew away to win convincingly. The teams were well matched, but Canterbury looked the fitter In the second half. Miss Langrope and Mrs S. Rogers being strong in the wing positions. Miss Gee again played well at goal keep and Mrs Harnett played and shot magnificently. South Canterbury took 10 minutes to settle its play against Northland but once Miss F. Rawstorn found her eye the combined scoring of Misses Rawstorn and M. South gave their team a halftime lead of 19-8. The game was marred by many penalties for contact and obstruction, the majority of which were incurred by Northland. The final, score of 46-14 was a good win to South. South was again slow to start against Auckland subassociations, but later controlled the game to win 47-32. Canterbury Country lost both its games in Grade 2. It was beaten by South Auckland, 20-17, and Wanganui, 30-22. Results:— Grade 1: Rotorua 34, Southland 20: Wellington 35, Matamata 19; South Canterbury 46, Northland 14; Canterbury 42, Auckland sub-as«oclations 21: Hutt Valley 33, Southland 22: Auckland 27, Otago 14; Rotorua 34, Matamata 23; Hutt Valley 30, Otago 27: Wellington 38. Northland 19;. Canterbury 31, Auckland 22; South Canterbury 47, Auckland sub-associations. 32. Points:. Rotorua, Wellington. South Canterbury. Canterbury. Hutt Valley 4, Auckland 2. Grade 2: Wanganui 24, Waikato 21: Thames Valley 25, Southland Country 24; Nelson 31, West Coast 17; Hawke’s Bay 31. Manawatu 21; South Auckland 20, Canterbury Country 17; Southland. Country 26, Nelson 24; Hawke's Bay 34, North Shore 14; Waikato 23, Thames Valley 19: South Auckland 32, Manawatu 16; Wanganui 30, Canterbury Country 22; North Shore 25. West Coast 17. Points: Wanganui, Hawke's Bay. South Auckland 4, Thames Valley. Nelson, Southland Country, Waikato, North Shore 2. Grade' 3: King Country 34, Eastern Bay of Plenty 27; Western Bay of Plenty 23, Marlborough 17; Ashburton 25, Temuka and Districts 19; South Waikato 22, Poverty Bay 18; Taranaki 20. Wairarapa 16: Te Kawarau 26, Waikato associations 10; King Country 31. Western Bay of Plenty 23; Eastern Bay of Plenty 31, Marlborough 20; Ashburton 23, Poverty Bay 18; Taranaki 31, Temuka and Districts 17: King Country 36, Waikato sub-associations 22; Eastern Bay of Plenty 24, Wairarapa 21; South Waikato 35, Te Kawarau 8. Points: King Country • fl, Ashburton, South WaikAto, Taranaki, Eastern Bay of Plenty 4> Western Bay of Plenty, Te Kawarau' 2. Grade 4: Hawke’s Bay Minor 30, Hutt Valley Minor 12; North Otago 29, Buller 18; Wellington Minor 31, Hokitika 9; South Canterbury Minor 38, Manawatu Minor 14; Otago Country 30, Wairoa 18; Hutt Valley Minor 26, Nelson Minor 20; South Canterbury Minor 32, Hokitika 15; North Otago 35. Manawatu Minor IS; Otago Country 28,

Buller 9; Walrba 29, Hawke’s Bay Minor 9; Wellington Minor 38, Nelson Minor 17: North Otago 35, South Canterbury Minor 35. Points: North Otago fl, Wellington Minor. South Canterbury Minor, Otago Country 4, Hawke’s Bay Minor, Hutt Valley Minor. Wairoa 2.