Adamson moves north

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33818, 15 April 1975, Page 28

Adamson moves north

(By

BOB SCHUMACHER)

Canterbury’ will be without lhe services of one of its best table tennis players, Wayne Adamson, for this season at least, and possibly longer.

Adamson, who turned 20 earlier this month, has decided to move to the North Island and will represent Franklin this winter. For lhe last two years Adamson has been a key member of the Canterbury Kean Shield team, Which has won the national men’s interassociation title for three successive years.

Since 1973 he has represented the South Island and has held a placing on the New Zealand senior ranking list. Noted for h<s aggressive game based on a variety of spin serves and powerful, looped forehands, Adamson has made more than 30 firstclass appearances. A top-ranking New Zealand

junior tor two years Aaamsbn quickly made his impression in senior ranks. Apart from winning several junior titles, his most significant senior successes included the Canterbury and Otago open championships, and two Canterbury residential singles titles. He also teamed successfully with Maurice Burrowes and i Barbara Taylor in doubles I events. Burrowes and AdamIson won the Canterbury Eas-

■I ter open men’s doubles for' , the last three years, and : Adamson and Miss Taylor • j last year won the South ; I Island and Otago mixed >! doubles championships. 300 WINS s I Adamson has had almost 300 I singles wins in the A grade , i inter-club competition and iihas been a member of the s| winning Riccarton No. 1 club -Iteam for the last four sea- - isons. Adamson expects to renew his acquaintance vyith his Canterbury team-mates at the New Zealand championships in Christchurch in August. But it will be from opposite ends of the table as it seems certain the eighthranked national player will be included in the Franklin Kean Shield team. Adamson’s future plans are not yet settled. “I will definitely spend this season in Franklin, but if things do not work out. I’ll probably return to Christchurch,” he said.