Teams’ Table Tennis Won By Otago
(N.Z. Press Association) TAURANGA. Otago has won the A grade men’s Inter-association teams* event at the New Zealand table tennis championships. It is the first time in 22 years that a South Island team has taken the title.
Otago clinched it with an 8-3 victory over Auckland last night in the last of its five matches. It was unbeaten. The New Zealand, champion, A. Tomlinson (Auckland) suffered his only two losses during the team's contests. He was beaten by Yik Chun Kwong and G. Murphy. Other teams* championships resulted:— Men.—B grade: Northland. C grade: First division, Marlborough; second division. Bay of Plenty. Women.—A grade: Northland. B grade: Nelson. C grade: First division, Central Waikato; second division, Wairarapa. Results yesterday: Men A Grade.—Auckland 6, Hutt Valley 5; Otago 7, Canterbury 4; Hamilton 7, Wellington 4; Canterbury 9, Wellington 2; Hutt Valley 8, Hamilton 3; Otago 8, Canterbury 3. B Grade.—Franklin 10, South Canterbury 1; Northland 11, Whangarei 0; Waitemata 6, North Shore 5; Wanganui 9, North Shore 2; Waitemata 6. Franklin 5. C Grade.—First division: Manawatu 6, South Taranaki 5;
Marlborough 8, Nelson 3; East Waikato 7, Southland 4; Manawatu 7, Southland 4; Marlborough 8, South Taranaki 3; East Waikato 8. Nelson 3. Second division: Bay of Plenty 7, Rotorua 4: Poverty Bay 7, Kapiti 4; Hawke’s Bay 9. North Taranaki 2; Central Waikato 8. Wairarapa 3. Women A Grade. —Northland 8. Franklin 3: Auckland 9, Otago 2; Hamilton 7, Canterbury 4: Hutt Valley 8, North Taranki 3: Northland 10, Auckland 1: Otago 8, Franklin 3; Hutt Valley 7. Hamilton 4. B Grade.—Nelson 11, South Taranaki 0; Wellington 7. South Canterbury 4; Nelson 6, Wellington 5; South Canterbury 7. South Taranaki 4. C Grade.—First division: Wanganui 9. Manawatu 2: North Shore 8, Marlborough 3: Central Waikato 8, Bay of Plenty No. 1 3; Wanganui 7, North Shore 4; Central Waikato 8, Manawatu 3: Bay of Plenty No. 1 9, Marlborough 2. Second division: Wairarapa 8, Hawke's Bay 3; Poverty Bay 8. Kapiti 3: Waitemata '6, East Waikato 5; Rotorua 8, Bay of Plenty No. 2 3.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32391, 2 September 1970, Page 18
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