Top badminton for N.Z.

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34115, 30 March 1976, Page 18

Top badminton for N.Z.

f.V.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. An international invitation tournament and a special W hyte Trophy test match against Australia are two of the highlights being planned for the 50th jubilee of the New Zealand Bad ininton Federation next year. A .statement from the federation’s jubilee organising committee said that as man} worldranked men and women players as possible were wanted to par-, ticipate in the tournament A I tentative date for the tournament to be held in Auckland had been set for the last week-end in July Negotiations aimed at attracting leading players would be carried out by New Zealand delegates at the Internationa] Federation meeting, to be held at Bangkok m Maj this yeai

The federation will also ask Vi Australian team to tour New Zealand in June next year, to play a Whyte Trophy test match at Christchurch If this invitation is accepted. New Zealand will defend the trophy which it won from the Australian's in Auckland last yea i' The captain of the New Zea land Davis Cup team. Mr Jeff Robson, of Auckland, has been appointed the non-playing cap tain of the New Zealand bad- • minton side A statement from the federation said that Robson will b* responsible for preparing repir sentatives for zone final mat Che* in the Thomas Cup Internationa competition, to be placed at Bangkok in Max Robson will travel tn Bangkok with six players for the toums ment.