18-year-old stars in S.I. croquet

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33121, 11 January 1973, Page 10

18-year-old stars in S.I. croquet

f.V.Z. Press Association) . DUNEDIN. [ The highlight of the South < Island croquet yesterday was the emergence <4 a Dunedin youth, G. Shaw, aged , 18, as one of the most accom- - piished players of the tournament. Playing in the handicap 1 doubles with the points leader, ! D. Bulloch, Shaw made a complete rounder to the peg after! taking a bisque at the beginning of his break. This was a j phenomenal achievement f or someone who has been playing ' for only six months. The final score in this match, against Mrs R. Richardson iChristchurch) and R. W. Peters, ‘was 26-0. Shaw, a student at the Dunedin Teachers’ Training College,; will compete in the national i junior championships in Auck-I land later this month. Murfitt triple peel again R Murfitt (Christchurch» had his third triple peel of the tour-, nament in a match against Mrs R. Foster iChristchurchi :n the open championship single went and is playing to the form he :showed when beating Bulloch lon Tuesday. 1

I Bulloch and Murfitt will meet today in the final of the tourna. mem’s main event, the open singles. Results yesterday:— Open championship singles — Second life, semi-final; Murfitt Mrs Foster 2. Men’s championship SingleFirst life, round four: Bulks ,i 26. G. Roberts 15. Women s championship singles. | —First life, second round: Mis. |S Grigg 'Christchurch) 26 Mrs |N. Kennedy 19; Mrs I Turnbull 26. Miss A. Benton 11 Second life, third round: Mrs luster 26. Mrs T Cosgrlff 5; Miss Grigg 26, Mrs Kennedy 7 Levels singles.—Second life, semi-final: G. Shaw 26. Mis G. Mills 23 Handicap singles. — second ■round: Mrs Richardson 26. Mis 'I. Roberts 10: G. Shaw 26. Mrs 'Foster (I. Third round: Murfitt '26. Mrs M. Faris 15 Championships doubles—First life, final: Bulloch and Murfitt 26. . Mrs Foster and Miss Grigg 11. Handicap doubles — Third ' round: Bulloch and Shaw 26. I Peters and R McLeod 9 Semifinal: Mrs Kennedy and G. Roberts 26. Mrs T Co-griff and Dr <H. Read 9.