Badminton North Beach I hold lead

Press, 7 August 1978, Page 22

Badminton North Beach I hold lead

The stage is set tor an exciting final round of the A grade badminton competition next Saturday. North Beach I lead Railway by three points and their clash is sure to be very close. Both teams recorded 8-0 wins on Saturday: Railway over North Beach II and' North Beach I over Hagley 11. Peter Whiting the stocky North Beach I player, had a tougher oattle than the scores indicated against Paul Boatwood He started slowl. making a tew ununcharacteristic mistakes hut gradually assumed conBoatwood led. 6-2. in the second game but somehow allowed Whiting to take the

He had been playing some I fine touch shots but a possible lack of fitness let him down. Railway did not drop one game to North Beach II in a solid all-round display. Knox achieved the third 8-0 win of the round, over University while Hagley I beat Canterbury I by almost the same margin. Jenny Hood losing her singles to Audrey Smith in three games. Points: North Beach I 193, ‘Railway 190. Knox 140, North Beach 11 110, Hagley II 95. Hagley I 91, Universitv 63. Canterbury I 47, Canterbury II 23. North Beach I 8. Hagley II 0 Singles.— P. Whiting beat n 00-r.ir'wi. D

: Ross beat R. Campbell, 15-4, | 115-12; Miss A. Ross beati ilMiss R. Kerr. 11-3. 11-0;l iMrs>S. Chapman beat Mrs! ; C. Austin, 11-2, 11-5. i Doubles. — Whiting and j Ross beat Boatwood and' I Campbell, 15-11, 15-5; Miss I CRoss and Mrs Chapman beat} I Miss Kerr and Mrs Austin,; t! 15-11, 15-3: Whiting and Mrs! ■ Chapman beat Campbell and > Miss Kerr, 15-12, 15-2; Ross, ? and Miss Ross beat Boat-i wood and Mrs Austin. 15-10, i , ! 15-3. Knox 8. University 0. Singles.— W. Edgecumbe ' beat G. Girdler, 15-7, 15-12;! ’I,E. Kirkland beat P. Lint, 1510. 15-2; Miss J. Miles beat FMiss L. Kitchingham, 11-3, 11-7; Mrs G. Brookes beat t Miss E. Chan, 12-9, 12-11.

[Kirkland beat Girdler and iLim, 15-7, 15-8; Miss Miles and Mrs Brookes beat Miss Kitchingham and Miss Chan, 5-15, 15-7, 15-5; Edgecumbe and Miss Miles beat Girdler and Miss Kitchingham. 15-5. 15-6; Kirkland and Mrs Brookes beat Lim and Miss Chan. 15-7, 15-6. ; Railway 8, North Beach II 0. i Singles.— G. A. Miller beat G. McWilliams. 15-4, 15-4; L. Robinson beat M. .jNolan, 15-6, 15-13; Mrs G. Waller beat Mrs R. Erskine, 11-1, 11-2; Mrs P. Duckmanton beat Mrs K. Pavne, 11-2. 11-5. Doubles.— Miller and Robinson beat McWilliams and Nolan, 15-4. 15-9; Mrs ! Waller and Mrs Duckmanton ' beat Mrs Erskine and Mrs , Payne. 15-8, 15-8; Miller and Mrs Waller beat Nclan and Mrs Erskine, 15-2, 15-4; Robinson and Mrs Duckmanton beat McWilliams and Mrs Payne, 15-8, 15-7. Hagley I 7, Canterbury 1 1. Singles.— B. Williams heat P. Burn, 15-11, 15-8; C. Wasley beat De. Le Page. 115-13, 15-12: Miss J. Hood post to Mrs A. Smith, 12-11. [2-11, 11-12; Miss K. Burn beat Mrs V. St Merat, 11-0 11-5. I Doubles.— Williams and[ Wasley beat Burn and Le Page, 15-6, 15-9; Miss Hood; and Miss Burn beat Mrs Smith and Mrs St Merat. 154. 15-13: Williams and Miss Hood beat Burn and Mrs Smith. 15-7. 10-15. 15-4: Wasley and Miss Burn beat. Le Page and Mrs St Merat 1-15, 17-14, 15-0.