Inter-club table tennis results

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32660, 16 July 1971, Page 17

Inter-club table tennis results

An A grade reierve player, L. Wilson (Oalllngton), made a triumphant appearance In the senior Inter-club table tennis competition when ho downed the highly regarded K. J. Cassidy (Riccarton II), In the tenth round last evening.

In the deciding set, Wilson was content to play Cassidy at his own defensive game. Although both played competently. Wilson was more reliable with his odd attacking stroke and reached 21 points with Cassidy five behind. Wilson fully extended Rlccarton’s other members, R. W. Mercer and A. Alabaster, the game with the former also going the full distance. , LEAD RETAINED Competition leader. University I. thrashed its second team without the loss of a match, and retained its two-point lead over Riccarton 11, which encountered some spirited opposition from Dalllngton before winning, 8-3. Wallabies, which has lost narrowly on several occasions this season, again suffered a similar fate. Selwyn won 15 games to 13 after the match score was tied at six-all. V. N. Brightwell was again Selwyn’s mainstay with three singles victories and two successes in the doubles. Wallabies’ two stalwarts, M. A. Cox and N. B. Radford, each gained two singles wins, but the team lacked a strong third player. RELEGATION MATCH

Linwood remained in the A grade competition when it beat the top A reserve team, Riccarton 11, 7-5, in a promotionrelegation match played prior to the beginning of the second round. P. Baken won his three singles matches and his team-mates. C. D. Liddell and L. Vallante, each gained two successes. Rlccarton’s main strength rested with its doubles combinations and the team took all three matches.

However; Linwood did not make a very auspicious start to the second half of the competition, losing to Riccarton I, 12-0. W. Adamson was particularly Impressive and did not concede a game, although he was still inclined to rush some of his drives. M. W. Burrowes (Avonslde I), after a shaky start against Mrs T. May (Avonslde II), recovered well to win in three games. He played some delightful shots—controlled loops and powerful drives—to dispose of G. Main and M. J. Warren later in the night. M. R. Spinks emulated Burrowes’s three singles wins and helped Avonslde I to a 8-4 victory over its second team. Points to date are: University I 20, Riccarton II 18, Selwyn 15, Avonslde I 14, Riccarton I 11, Dallington 10, Avonslde II 6, Wallabies 4, University H 2, Linwood 0.

Riccarton I 12, Linwood 0 J. Lelliott beat P. Baken, 21-10, 23-21; beat Miss B. A. Taylor, 21-15, 21-19; beat C. D. Liddell, 21-12, 11-21, 21-13. J. Armstrong beat Baken, 21-18, 21-10; beat Miss Taylor. 21-8, 19-21, 21-15; beat Liddell. 21-15, 21-23, 21-8. W. Adamson beat Baken, 21-17, 21-19; beat Miss Taylor, 21-14, 21-17; beat Liddell. 21-16, 21-15. Armstrong and Adamson beat Miss Taylor and Liddell, 21-17, 21-14; Lelliott and Adamson beat Baken and Liddell, 22-20. 22-20; Lelliott and Armstrong beat Baken and Miss Taylor by default.

University II 0, University I 12 P. R. Bowman lost to Wong Chee Kong. 21-19, 19-21, 18-21; lost to Ling Nan Ming, 10-21, 18-21; lost’ to Wong Loke Sim, 14-21, 10-21. D. Deilow lost to Wong, 21-23, 17-21; lost to Ling, 10-21, 11-21; lost to Loke, 16-21, 17-21. Loh Yong Sun lost to Wong, 13-21, 15-21; lost to Ling, 14-21, 9-21: lost to Loke. 16-21, 9-21. Deilow and Loh lost to Ling and Loke, 12-21, 10-21; Bowman and Loh lost to Wong and Loke, 12-21, 17-21; Bowman and Deilow lost to Ling and Wong, 18-21, 16-21.

Selwyn IS games. Wallabies 13 V. N. Brightwell beat J. Culllngton, 21-17._ 21-6; beat N. B. Radford, 17-21, 21-5, 21-12; beat M. A. Cox, 21-12, 21-18. H. P. Holt beat Culllngton, 21-13, 21-19; lost to Radford, 21-15, 21-23. 17-21; lost to Cox, 21-19, 18- 15-21. C. Samson lost to Culllngton, 21-9, 22-24, 17-21; lost to Radford, 13-21, 20-22; lost to Cox, 20-22, 14-21. Holt and Samson lost to Radford and Cox, 19- 11.21; Brightwell and Samson beat Culllngton and Cox, 21-15, 21-10; Brightwell and Holt beat Culllngton and Radford, 21-14, 21-15. Avonslde II 4, Avonslde I 8 G. Main lost to M. R. Spinks, 16-21, 21-15, 19-21; lost to M. W. Burrowes, 10-21, 8-21; lost to G. J. Rhlnd, 15-21, 21-11, 17-21. M. J. Warren lost to Spinks, 14-21, 21-15, 16-21; lost to Burrowes, 14-21, 16-21; beat Rhlnd, 21-17, 21-7. Mrs T. May lost to Spinks. 16-21, 19-21; lost to Burrowes, 21-17, 12-21, 12-21; lost to Rhind, 14-21, 19-21. Warren and Mrs May beat Burrowes and Rhlnd, 21-17, 19-21, 21-17; Main and Mrs May beat Spinks and Rhind, 21-13, 18-21, 24-22; Main and Warren beat Burrowes and Spinks, by default.

Dalllngton 3, Riccarton II 8 B. T. Edwards lost to R. W. Mercer. 18-21, 21-17, 9-21; beat A. Alabaster, 21-16, 11-21, 22-20; beat K. J. Cassidy, 21-16, 21-15, D. J. Kalin lost to Mercer, 22-2 d. 13-21, 19-21; lost to Alabaster. 15-21, 19-21; lost to Cassidy, 21.18, 12-21, 7-21. L. Wilson lost to Mercer, 12-21, 21-19, 15-21; lost to Alabaster. 19-21, 15-21; beat Cassidy. 21-17, 15-21, 21-16. Kalin and Wilson lost to Alabaster and Cassidy, 14-21. 13-21; Edwards and Wilson lost to Mercer and Cassidy, 16-21, 19-21.