Unbeaten Murray leads qualifiers

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33110, 28 December 1972, Page 16

Unbeaten Murray leads qualifiers

Only K. G. Murray (Linwood) remained unbeaten after the second day’s play yesterday in the Christmas fours tournament. With six wins, he is certain of a place in the post-section draw’.

Of the other 81 entries, 13 go into the final two rounds of section play today needing one win to qualify. A further 22 must win twice to beat the cut-off.

The five-game winners are mostly skips expected to qualify, or go close to doing so, but among those on thinner ice, with four wins to their credit, are some who were expected to make bold bids.

These include T. F. Coup (Kaiapoi), who was beaten yesterday by R, Thomson (Elmwood), the winner of only one of his previous five games, E. M. McCahon (Elmwood), who lost twice yesterday, and S. E. Lawson and L. C. Lindley (both Christchurch).

Among the better-per-formed skips now with no

chance of qualifying are W. Hayes (Belfast), D. Langley (Christchurch), S. G. Buxton (Sheffield), R. Hey (Burnham Camp), R. A. Wilkinson (Mt Pleasant) and T. F. Smee (Fendalton).

The first round of postsection play will be at Fendalton this afternoon, and not, as was reported yesterday, tomorrow morning. The final should be reached on Saturday afternoon. Yesterday’s results (with the names of skips still in contention) were:— SECTION 1 Fourth round.—T. Hopkinson (Woodend) 28, R. A. Coup (Burnside) 9; R. Philp (Burwood) 23, R. G. Wilde (Morrison Avenue) 17; W. J. Cogswell (St Albans) 23, K. Howie (Shirley 12; C. Cox (Barrington) 26, G. McCarthy (Halswell) 15; R. Kinzett (Sydenham) 34, S. Shuttlew-orth (Cashmere) 7; D. P. White (Christ-church-Richmond M.S.A.) 17, E. M. McCahon (Elmwood) 8; N. McNab (R.S.A.) 19, R. Brown (Opawa) 14. Fifth round —Kinzett 16, Howie 11; Cogswell 21, Coup 11; Cox 19, Brown 12; McNab 17, Hopkinson 16; Philp 21, McCahon 17; McCarthy 19. Wilde 12; Shuttleworth 18, White 17.

Sixth round. — McCahon 23, Cogswell 8; Shuttleworth 22. Hopkinson 10; White 17. McCarthy 14; Kinzett 29. Wilde 9: Howie 16, Brown 15: McNab 14, Coup 12; Cox 23, Philp 7. Five wins: Cox, Kinzett,

:Shuttleworth. Four wins: MciCahon, White, McNab, Cogswell. SECTION 2 1 Fourth round.— G. E. Bennett '(Fendalton) 22, R. T. Bailey (Canterbury) 17; T. Turnbull (Riccarton Racecourse) 19, L. Dowdle (Kaiapoi )10; L. Patterson (St Martins) 29, H. Webb (Burnside; 3; J. G. Johnston (Woolston W.M.C.) 25, C. T. Ford (Dallington) 12; W C. Jefferies (Christchurch) 20, R. A. Wilkinson (Mount Pleasant) 13; C. G. B. Suckling (Tai Tapu) 17, J. A. Wilson (Barrington) 16; R. W. Anderson (Spreydon) 18, B. Kettle (Opawa) 13. Fifth round. —Jefferies 25, Patterson 18; Bennett 27, Webb 14; Johnston 22, Anderson 17; Bailey 21, Kettle 12; Turnbull 19, Wilson 11; Dowdle 18, Ford 17; Suckling 21. Wilkinson 11. Sixth round.—Wilson 21. Webb 19; Bailey 22, Wilkinson 17; Ford 18, Suckling 17; Jefferies 19, Dowdle 16; Patterson 20, Anderson 13; Bennett 20, Kettle 16; Johnston 15, Turnbull 14. Five wins: Johnston, Bennett, Bailey. Four wins: Jefferies, Patterson, Turnbull. SECTION 3 Fourth round.—W. Hayes (Belfast) 16, T. F. Smee (Fendalton) 15; G. Roberts (Burwood) 20, A. R. Barnett (Shirley) 12; S. E. Lawson (Christchurch) 30. C. Rowe (Papanui) 9: R. Gash (New Brighton) 15. T. Wallace (United) 14; J E. Roberts (Mona Vale) 24, K. Milne (Woolston W.M.C.) 21: W. J. Bevis (Darfieldl 20, G. L. Beaumont (Sumner) 13: R. Cullen (Snreydon) 15, F. W. Fiecken (Cashmere) 11. Fifth round —Lawson 31. Roberts (Mona Vale) 13: Rowe 22. Hayes 20; Fiecken 14, Wallace

11; Cullen 23, Smee 11; Roberts (Burwood) 29, Bevis 11; Barnett 20, Gash 7; Milne 24, Beaumont 15. Sixth round.—Rowe 30, Bevis 12; Milne 25, Smee 7; Beaumont 23, Gash 11; Barnett 23, Roberts (Mona Vale) 9; Fiecken 19, Lawson 17; Cullen 16, Hayes 10; Roberts (Burwood) 27. Wallace 15.

Five wins: Cullen, Fiecken. Four wins: Gash, Rowe, Lawson, Roberts (Burwood). SECTION 4 Fourth round.—-R. L. Ward (Shirley) 21, J. Vine (R.S.A > 13; E. C. Colville (St Albans) 17. R. Thomson (Elmwood) 14; F. G Wise (Sydenham) 17. H. Deavoll (Woolston W.M.C.) 15; T. F. Coup (Kaiapoi) 29. J. R. Saundercock (Mt Pleasant) 9; B. P. Wilson (Burwood) 23, K. W. Scott ‘Barrington 11; L. C. Derbidge (Opawa) 23, E. K. Watt (Bumside) 13; D. Wright (Christ-church-Richmond M.S.A.) 27, J. Grigor (Christchurch) 18.

Fifth round.—Wise 28 Scott 11; Deavoll 21, Ward 11; Coup 17, Wright 14; Vine 26, Grigor 13; Derbidge 19. Thomson 9; Saundercock 17. Colville 14; W'att 20, Wilson 15. Sixth round.—Deavoll 27, Derbidge 6; Wilson 22, Vine 12; Watt 19. Saundercock 17; Colville 19. Scott 4; W’lse 18, Wright 17; Ward 14, Grigor 11; Thomson 23, Coup 15 Five wins: Watt, Wise. Four wins: Coup. Ward, Wilson. Derbidge.

SECTION 5 Fourth round.—K. W. Lipscomb (Woolston W.M.C.) 23, D. Langley (Christchurch) 13; C Thompson (Oxford) 17, G Allen (Burwood) 13; A. N. Reid (St Martins) 16, I. E. Andrews

i(Unlted) 12; F. Boob (New • Brighton) 20, S G. Buxton (Sheffield) 11; G. A. G. Connal (Fendalton) 24, C. Bowman (Beckenham) 18; K. G. Murray (Linwood) 20, L. T. McKendry (Dal'lington, 19; H. Berry (Spreydon • 23, G. Craig (Canterbury, 15

I Fifth round.—Connal 19. Retd 114; Andrews 24, Langley 10, ‘Berry 22, 800 l 11; Craig 20, (Lipscomb 19; Murray 17. Thompson 14; Allen 23, Buxton 19; Mc(Kendry 19. Bowman 15.

Sixth round.—Murray 25 Andrews 14; Lipscomb 27, Bowman 17; McKendry 20, Buxton 13;

|Connal 19, Allen 12; Berry 27, Reid 11; Langley 23. Craig 15; (Thompson 20, 800 l 12 ( Six wins: Murray. IJlve wins: [Connal. McKendry. Four wins: (Thompson, Berry. SECTION * I Fourth round.—J. A Gibb ((Shirley) 17, V. A. Jackson (Cashmere) 13; J. Mechen [(Morrison Avenue) 26, A B Parllane (Burwood) 15; L C. Lindley I (Christchurch) 30, H. Hirst (New Brighton) 8; R. Hey (Burnham Camp, 27, M. Clare (Papanui W.M.C.) 9; J. B Taylor (Fendaliton) 15, H Bain (Sydenham, 13; |W. Ditford (Spreydon, 24. P. I Kearney (Edgeware) 14. Fifth round.—Taylor 19. Clare ■ 14; Bain 21 Jackson 14; Hey 27. Ditfort 16: Lindlev 18. Kearney ,16; Gibb 0. Parlarie 12; Mechen [25, Hirst 18. Sixth round.—Bain I, Hey 17,

(Taylor 25, Kearney 13: Gibb 19 ‘Mechen 13; Ditfort 27, Parlane 12; Hirst 19. Clare 16; Jackson • 16. Lindley 11. ] ‘ Five wins: Ditfort. Four wins t|Lindley, Jackson, Gibb. Mecher. s I Taylor.