Couch wins croquet
Peter Couch (Canterbury* won the President's invitation croquet t’uinament between the top e ght intermediate players in New Zealand at the Sumner g Couch had a perlci t record o« 14 wins and was three points < ear of his neatest »ival. Mervyn I-. ecan (Auckland), with 11 v ins. results of the final rounds Round 13 P Couch (Canterb't yi 26. Mrs B. Pole 'Bay of T enty 0: I O'Bnen iManawatui 2*- ML Keegan iAuckland! 3: M. S tt 'Frmfldin 1 26. D Jackson • ' 1 -klandl 3; Miss E. Innes (Canterbury* 36. Mrs R Jackson tAuvkJand* 22 Round 14.—Scott 26. Innes 2; ( uch 26. O’Brien 3; Keegan 26. Pole 16: D Jackson 26. A. JackSon IE \nd at. Ashburton Kathleen Johnstone of Auckland, won the New Zealand womens invitation
i croquet tournament. She. t recorded 12 wins, fixe in the i first section and seven in the i second, to head off Susan Grigg, r of Christchurch. The title was decided \ester J day morning when Mrs Johns stone beat Mrs J. N. Ward King ; • Country . 26-5. Miss Grigg also; 1 had a win. oxer Mrs J. McNabb • Canterbury* 26-23. but that of 5 course could not bridge the onoxxin margin that her rival had’ • established. f Results from the final round.- i i Mrs Johnstone 26, Mrs Ward 5;Miss Grigg 26. Mrs McNabb 23/ i Mrs V. Boyes (Hawerai 26. Mrs: ■ R. L. Foster (Canterbury! 13; I i Mrs A. Thodey (Thames. Valley I 25. Mrs D G Jackson (Auckland*; ; 26. . Final number of wins for each • player: Mrs Johnstone 12. Miss! Grigs IL Mrs Boyce 8. Mrs Ward i i 7. Mrs Foster 6. Mesdames, » Thod?' and Jackson a, Mrs j i McNabb 1. I
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