Badminton title to Lincoln College

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32976, 24 July 1972, Page 5

Badminton title to Lincoln College

Knox, the bottom team, came close to beating the championship runner-up, Mairehau, when the final round of the Canterbury A grade inter-club badminton competition was played on Saturday. Lincoln College had an easy win over Canterbury II and so confirmed its position as the A grade winner for the second successive year. Lincoln College went through the competition undefeated. Knox, strengthened by I. Kirkland, a Southland division one player, provided the main interest of the day with the stiff opposition it gave Mairehau, which was without its top player, P. V Boatwood. Knox was superior in the men and Mairehau in the women and Knox lost its chance of victory when it failed to win the men’s doubles after it had taken the first game. A change of tactics by the Mairehau pair, E. Ogier and B. Croft, forced the Knox combination of Kirkland and W. Edgecumbe into errors. Knox won both the mixed doubles in straight games to make the match score 4-4, but Mairehau had an advantage of one game. Miss L. Tucker (Canterbury II) showed a partial return to form by taking a game from the top Lincoln College woman and Canterbury champion, Miss J. Miles. Superiority in the mixed doubles carried Canterbury I to victory over University. University’s women players were stronger, but it was outclassed In the men’s matches. Results were:— Knox 9 games, Mairehau 10 games Men’s singles.—W. Edgecumbe beat E. Ogier, 15-8, 16-18, 15-10; I. Kirkland beat B. W. Crofts, 1R 1 3-4 13-4 Men’s doubles. — Edgecumbe and Kirkland lost to Ogier and Crofts, 15-10. 8-15, 7-15. Women’s singles.—Miss E. Stevenson lost to Miss F. Inglis, 5-11. 5-11; Miss M. Mercer lost to Miss S. Dench, 3-11. 7-11. Women’s doubles. — Stevenson and Mercer lost to Inglis and Dench, 1-15, 5-15. Mixed doubles. — Edgecumbe and Miss Stevenson beat Ogier and Miss Stevenson, 15-10, 15-10; Kirkland and Miss Mercer beat Crofts and Miss Dench, 15-5, 18-17. Lincoln College 8, Canterbury II 0 Men’s singles.—D. Yoong beat

J. Lang 15-4. 15-5; K. H. Ong beat J. Patton 15-4; 15-8. Men’s doubles.—Yoong and Ong beat Long tend Patton 15-11, 15-13. Women’s singles.—Miss J. Miles beat Miss L. Tucker 9-12, 11-0, 11-6; Miss T. Mitchell beat Mrs A. K. Smith 11-2, 11-8. Women’s doubles.—Miles and Mitchell beat Tucker and Smith 15-10, 15-3. Mixed doubles.—D. Yoong and Miss J. Miles beat J. Long and Mrs A. K. Smith 15-9, 15-11; K. H. Ong and Miss T. Mitchell beat J. Patton and Miss L. Tucker* 15-9, 3-15, 15-7. Canterbury I 5, University 3 Men’s singles.—G. Ellis beat A. Lee 15-8, 15-7; L. Robinson beat S. Thorne 15-0, 15-8. Men’s doubles.—Ellis and Robinson beat Lee and Thorne 15-8, 15-10. Women’s singles.—Mrs B. Anderson lost to Mrs A. Chambers 5-11, 5-11; Miss B. Peddle lost to Mrs J. Langford by default. Women’s doubles. —Anderson and Peddie lost to Chambers and Langford 12-15, 11-15. Mixed doubles.—G. Ellis and Mrs Anderson beat A. Lee and Mrs Chambers. 15-11, 15-11; L. Robinson and Miss Peddie beat S. Thorne and Mrs Langford, 15-3, 15-11. Final points were.—Lincoln College 6, Mairehau 5, Canterbury I 4, North Beach 3, University 2, Canterbury II 1, Knox 0.