Old Boys’ squash team defaults

Press, Issue 33842, 14 May 1975, Page 18

Old Boys’ squash team defaults

In an almost unprecedented move. High School Old Boys II defaulted its A grade squash rackets game to its No. 1 side last evening.

Old Bovs were without Graeme Bird, who is managing the New Zealand Colts side in Australia and its No. 1, Barry McNeil, who is in the North Island, but did not take the usual step of calling on B grade players to make up the side.

Christchurch II and Christchurch 111 both had comfortable wins in their second round matches against Christchurch I and Sumner, respectively, leaving Christchurch II in the lead with 16 points. It is followed by Christchurch 111 and High Schoo! Old Boys I. 12 points, Christchurch I, 10, High School Old Boys II 6, Eurnside and Sumner 2 The most absorbing match of the evening was that between the junior. Paul McFadzien (Christchurch ID, and Roger Monk (Christchurch I). Every f?ame, except the third, which Monk won, went to advantage points, and McFadden eventually managed scrape through McFadzien won the second game with a sunerb drop shot—a feature of hoth plavers* games I—and onh’ took the fourth after ‘service changed hands half a dozen times with the score

(remaining at 8-8 in McFadxien’i ' favour.

Laurie Wilson (Christchurch III; made an astounding recovery against John MacDougall and took the m. tch in five games after losing the first two and being down 0-7 and then 3-8 in the third.

Rod Hayes (Christchurch I) looked back to his best after his rather disappointing straight [sets loss to Viv Hargreaves last [week. He had an easy win over [Christchurch Il’s top pin'er. Mike

Grant, while another junior, Barry Matthews iChristehurch III), was in fine touch and conceded only 11 points to John Christensen (Sumner). Christchurch l| E ? Christchurch I 1

M. D. Grant lost to R. Hayes. 9-10, 3-9. 2-9: P McFadzien beat R. Monk. 1041. 10-8. 0-0, IM; R. Blank beat A. Corkin. 95. 9A. 9-5; P. Salt beat L. T. Pieter. 9-6. 9-7, 91. Christchurch HI g, Sumner 2 N. A. Idour lost to L Skurr, 8- 9-2. 1-9. 3-9; B Trangmar heat L. G. Milne. 10-8. 5-9 go, 9- B Matthews beat T. K Chrlsstensen, 95. 91. 9-5; L. Wilson beat J MacDougall. 7-9. 4-9, 10-9, 9-6, 9-1. WOMIN High School Old Boys 10, Suburbs 0 ; R. Stanton beat T Bmee 9-7. (9-1. 9-8; M. Steele beat !.. Cham;berlaln. 7-S. 9-7. 10-8 9-7; V. Dunstan beat P Bar* lek,' 39. 9-6. 9-7. 7-9, 9-3: C Rhodes beat IT. Dunlop. 92, 9-0, »J Burnside g, Sumner 2 M. Davenport beat M Holism!, 3-9, 9-7 9-4, 9-2; S Sauce*) t to J Milne. 3-9. 09. j-g; C Win. Iterbnurne beat S Lane. 9 3 2 •>. 19-4. 9-3; M Adams beat A. Prler, 19-2. 9-1, J-9, 9-3.