Burnside lead increases

Press, 14 May 1981, Page 11

Burnside lead increases

Burnside increased its lead to eight points in the latest round of men’s division one squash competition for the Blank Trophy. The team, which has yet to have a bye, won both its games at the top of the order very comfortably, Chris Wasley and Mark Crosbie losing only three and four points respectively against John Tolchard and John Triggs.

Christchurch is one of several teams in second-equal place after dropping only one match to High School Old Boys I. Both teams were without their respectivenumber ones. Rod Hayes and Lawrence Skurr, Wayne Seebeck, the Christchurch No. 3, found form after dropping the first game to John Knight and conceded only seven more points. A feature was the first win of Ashburton which scored victories through John Stara and Brent McGregor at the bottom of the order. Rod Williams also, did well to extend the Suburbs No. 1, Max Morrison, the full distance though “skunked” in the final game. University, which had played Wigram at the R.N.Z.A.F. base the previous Thursday, was helped to its victory by Lyne Sparks’s default at No. 1 and Matthew Clements clinched things with a straight games effort against another colt, David Post.

Craig Hibbert was Linwood’s only successful player

as it went down to a 208 defeat against Christchurch Football which grabbed easy victories in the bottom three places through John Oakley, Paul Monk, and David Welsh. There was quite a turnabout in the women’s section with the competition leader, Burnside 11, shaded by the previously bottom-placed Christchurch I. Burnside was without its star player, Jacqui James, but the home team was in turn minus its No. 1, Lorna Symes. Ayn Norton (at No. 3) played particularly well to

take Burnside's promising Julie Quinn in three games for her first division one win. Saskia O’Brien and Mary Hunt (Burnside) also had their first losses of the season.

Christchurch II was able to get within two points of Burnside II thanks to its 8-2 win over Ashburton with Philippa Idour winning 17 straight points against Czesia Bowan after trailing 1-4 in the third game. Both Sumner teams had convincing wins even though the top team's No. 1, Merle Holland, had a surprise 3-0 reversal at the hands off Lancaster Park’s Lee North. The other winning team, Burnside I, is likely to be without its captain, Lis Stringer, for the rest of the season. She ruptured her achilles tendon in the very first rally of the Temuka tournament at the week-end. Points:—

Men.— Burnside 30, Sumner 22, Christchurch 22, Christchurch Football 22, Wigram 22, University 20, High School Old Boys I 16, High School Old Boys II 16, Linwood 14, Ashburton 10, Suburbs 6.

Women.— Burnside II 30, Christchurch II 28, Burnside I 26, Sumner I 26, High School Old Boys 22, Ashburton 20, Sumner II 20,

Christchurch I 12, Lancaster Park 10, Suburbs 6. Results:— MEN Burnside 6,

High School Old Boys II 4 C. J. Wasley beat W. J. Tolchard, 9-0, 9-0, 9-3; M. Crosbie beat J. Triggs, 9-0, 90. 9-4; V. S. W. Hargreaves lost to J. Mckinley, 9-4, 6-9, 3-9, 9-7, 3-9; M. Corner lost to C. Abbott, 2-9, 6-9, 9-1, 0-9. Christchurch 8, High School Old Boys I L. Wilson lost to V. J. W. Hargreaves, 4-9, 9-2, 2-9, 9-2, 1-9; W. Seebeck beat J. Knight, 2-9. 9-4, 9-1, 9-2; J. G. Foulds beat C. Glasson, 2-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-5; C. Matthews beat G. Tait, 9-5, 9-7, 9-2. Suburbs 4, Ashburton 6

M. T. Morrison beat R. Williams, 7-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-7, 9-0; M. W. Carson beat C. Buckland, 6-9, 9-3, 9-0, 5-9, 9-4; G. Gemmill lost to J. Stara, 6-9. 9-1, 3-9, 7-9; L. Hiku lost to B. McGregor, 7-9, 9-3, 6-9, 1-9. University 6, Wigram 4

H. Dowell beat L. C. Sparks by default; M. Clements beat D. Post, 10-8, 10-9, 9-2; P. Carpin ter lost to G. Utteridge, 4-9, 9-4, 4-9, 810; M. Forster lost to J. Hodgson, 9-5, 5-9, 9-4, 7-9, 3-9. Linwood 2, ? Christhurch Football 8 C. Hibbert beat B. Gardiner, 3-0; R. Burnett lost to J. Oakley, 4-9, 3-9, 3-9; S. McCarroll lost to P. Monk, 6-

9. 2-9, 0-9; R. Turner lost to D. Welsh. 0-9, 6-9, 4-9. WOMEN Christchurch I 8, Bumside II 2 (f2) G. Maaka lost to S. O’Brien,. 7-9, 9-6, 7-9, 9-7, 9-4; W. Dann beat M. Hunt, 5-9, 59, 9-2, 9-3, 9-6; A. Norton beat J. Quinn, 9-5, 9-1, 9-3; S. Robson beat M. Gorton, 9-3, 9-7, 1-9, 9-3. Ashburton 2. Christchurch II 8 C. Bowan lost to P. Idour. 1-9. 9-5, 4-9, 0-9; S. Behrnes beat A. Huriwai, 9-5, 9-3, 9-7; N. Smitheram lost to W. Dodgshun, 1-9, 3-9, 9-3, 3-9; B. McGregor lost to L. Watts, 59, 1-9, 9-3, 6-9. Sumner I 8, Lancaster Park 2 M. Holland lost to L. North, 9-10. 2-9. 2-9; J. Terrell beat A, McKenna, 8-10, 9-5, 9-2, 94; E. Hensley beat J. Gemmill. 9-5. 9-1, 9-1: A. Davies beat H. Shannon, 10-9, 9-2, 94. Bumside I 6, High School Old Boys K. Hargreaves beat B. King, 9-1, 9-4, 9-7; S. Wasley lost to L. Cowan. 3-9, 10-8, 49, 9-4, 6-9; A. Hooper lost to K. Hatherton, 9-5, 3-9, 6-9, 69; D. O’Grady beat S. Chapman, 7-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-4, 9-1. Sumner II 10, Suburbs 0 S. Shannon beat V. Gunn. 9-1, 6-9,10-8, 9-2; S. Lane beat K. Gilray, 9-6, 9-2, 8-10, 9-5; J. McCutcheon beat C. Winterbourn, 9-7, 9-3, 9-4; P. Schafer beat R. Meggett, 9-7, 9-0, 9-3.