Railway has clear lead in badminton

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33254, 18 June 1973, Page 16

Railway has clear lead in badminton

Railway maintained its lead In the Canterbury A grade badminton competition w-hen it easily beat Canterbury No. 2 by six matches to two in the fifth round at the Skellerup Hall on Saturday.

Although Railway is unbeaten in the competition, the team will have to sustain its form as the two strongest challengers, North Beach and Lincoln College, were in convincing form and gained two easy victories.

Railway only needs to lose its grip on a match and the competition will be thrown wide open. In the feature clash of the fifth round, Canterbury No. 1 scored a vital win over the previous top team, Knox, to move up the ladder.

Knox was previously first equal with Railway, although the former team has not had the bye, but after losing to Canterbury five matches to three, Knox moves down to second equal place. Tire points Srer Railway 8, North Beach. Lincoln College and Knox 6, Canterbury No. 1, Canterbury No. 2 and Selwyn 4, University No. 1 2, University No. 2 0. University No. 1 had the bye on Saturday. Canterbury I 5 matches, Knox 3 matches G. Ellis beat W. Edgecumbe, 12-15. 15-9. 15-8; J. Anderson lost to E. Kirkland. 15-12, 12-15, 13-18; Ellis and Anderson lost to Edgecumbe and Kirkland, 8-15 11-15. Miss C. Reay beat Miss G. Mathers. 10-12. 11-6, 11-4; Mrs P. Bader beat Miss E. Stevenson, 11-4. All, 11-7; Reay and Bader b<’at Mathers and Stevenson, 15-5, 15-8. Ellis and Reay beat Mathers and Stevenson. 15-5, 15-8; Anderson and Bader lost to Kirkland and slathers. 8-15, 8-15. North Beach 6 matches, Selwyn 2 matches P. Whiting beat J. Lang, 15-12, 15-7; P. Boatwood beat B. Williams. 18-13, 15-9; Boatwood and Whiting beat Lang and Williams, 18-13, 12-15, 15-11. Miss A. Ross beat B. Anderson, 11-9. 7-11. 11-8; Miss S. Dench lost to Miss T. Mitchell, 3-11, 11-5, 5-11: Ross and Dench beat Anderson and Mitchell, 18-16, 8-15, 15-3.

Whiting and Ross beat Williams and Mitchell, 15-12, 15-4; Boatwood and Dench lost to Lang and Anderson, 12-15, 6-15. Lincoln College 7 matches, University II 1 match D. Yoong beat A. Lee, 15-3, 15-5; K. H. Ong beat C. J. Chong, 15-2, 15-7; Yoong and Ong beat Lee and Chong, 18-15, 15-4. Miss J. Miles lost to Mrs R. Moran. 11-5, 6-11, 5-11; Mrs K. Lean beat Miss M. Tompkins, 11-6, 8-11. 11-7; Mlles and Lean beat Moran and Tompkins, 15-3, 15-4. Yoong and Miles beat Lee and Moran, 15-3, 15-13; Ong and Lean beat Chong and Tompkins. 15-8, 6-15, 15-2. Railway 6 matches, Canterbury II 2 matches G. Miller beat C. Wasley, 18-15, 15-4; D. Le Page beat B. Wilson, 15-13, 15-11; Miller and Le Page beat Wasley and Wilson, 15-5, 6-15. 15-11. Mrs P. Duckmanton beat Mrs A. K. Smith. 11-3, 11-3; Mrs M. Miller lost to Miss L. Tucker, 11-4, 7-11, 9-12; Duckmanton and Mrs Miller lost to Smith and Tucker, 15-13, 11-15. 13-18. Miller and Duckmanton beat Wasley and Tucker, 15-10, 18-13; Le Page and Mrs Miller beat Wilson and Smith, 16-17, 15-6, 15-12.