Avonside I gains unbeatable lead
Avonside I won its eighth consecutive Christchurch winter table tennis championship when it beat University, 10-2. at the Selwyn Street hall on Wednesday.’
The Avonside line-up of Maurice Burrowes, the topranked Canterbury player, Michael Burrowes. ranked sixth and Bill Scott, ranked ninth; cleared out to an unbeatable six-point lead.in the competition with only two rounds remaining.
And while the Avonside club’s No; 1 team chalked up its thirteenth win from 14 outings. Linwood 11, lying in second place, lost any chance of catching up when it unexpectedly lost to Avonside 111, 4-8.
In the remaining games, Riccarton I beat Linwood I by a surprisingly convincing 16-2, and Dallington edged out Riccarton 11, 7-5.
The Burrowes brothers made sure their club took the winners’ title with three wins each against- a strong University combination that included last year’s Canterburry champion, Michael Prisk.
In the feature singles match, Maurice Burrowes barely raised a sweat in beating Prisk, 21-10. 21-10. Prisk. aged 18, had difficulty timing his forehand drives correctly and his unforced
errors made life easy for Burrowes.
Prisk looked to be finding his form in the last bracket of singles but it wasn't enough for him to beat Michael Burrowes. who capped off an impressive evening by beating the student, 15-21, 21-12, 21-19.
University’s only consolation came when Prisk and Peter de Boer beat Scott in the singles.
Meanwhile, a Canterbury selector, Brian Wilson, set the seal on Avonside Ill's surprise win when he outplayed the Canterbury champion, Michael Hamel, to win 21-17, 21-12.
Wilson had earlier upset the Canterbury representative player, Steven Dixon, 2118, 21-16. Dixon played his usual aggressive brand of table tennis but had trouble with Wilson’s varied, spin returns.
The Riccarton trio of John Armstrong, Alan Alabaster and Colin Tipper made a clean sweep of their singles against the flagging Linwo'od I, while John Gagliardi and Robert Jongenburger scored two wins each to put Dallington on the way to its 7-5 win.
Results:— Riccarton I 10, Linwood I 2
Singles: J. Armstrong beat Miss P. Shadbolt, 11-21, 21-16,
21-13; beat A. Armstrong. 2115, 21-16; beat J, Yates, 21-16, 21-18. A. Alabaster beat Miss Shadbolt, 21-15, 24-22; beat Armstrong, 21-14, 2145; beat Yates, 21-18, 21-19. C. Tipper beat Armstrong, 18-21, 21-16, 21-7; beat Yates, 13-21, 21-13, 21-16; beat Miss Shadbolt, 1521, 21-11, 21-15. Doubles: Alabaster and Tipper lost to Yates and Miss. Shadbolt, 21-13, 13-21, 14-21; Armstrong and Tipper beat Armstrong and Miss Shadbolt, 21-18, 21-11; Armstrong and Alabaster lost to Armstrong and Yates, 19-21, 21-17, 19-21.
Avonside I 10, University 2 Singles: Maurice Burrowes beat M. Prisk, 21-10, 21-10; beat T. Sargent, 21-16, 21-17; beat P. de Boer, 21-16, 21-16. Michael Burrowes beat Sargent, 22-20, 21-16; beat de Boer, 21-11, 21-15; beat Prisk, 15-21, 21-12, 21-19. W. Scott lost to de Boer, 16-21, 19-21; lost to Prisk. 21-I’3, 15-21, 1621; beat Sargent, 21-9, 21-18.
Doubles: Scott and Michael Burrowes beat Sargent 'and Prisk, 13-21, 21-18, 22-20; Burrowes and Burrbwes beat de Boer and Prisk,. 21-16, 1 22-20; Maurice Burrowes and Scott beat de Boer and Sargent, 2118. 21-18.
Avonside 111. 8, Linwood II 4
Singles: B. Wilson beat S. Dixon, 21-18, 21-16; beat J. Farnsworth, 21-15, 21-7; beat M. Hamel, 21-17, 21-12. G. Haszard lost to Hamel, 7-21, 17-21; lost to Dixon, 6-21, 1721; beat Farnsworth, 21-13, 21-18. T. Flint beat Farnsworth, 21-7, 21-15; lost to Hamel, 18-21, 16-21; beat Dixon, 21-19, 14-21, 21-19. Doubles: Flint and Wilson lost, to Dixon and Hamel, . 1921, 4-21; Haszard . and Wilson beat Farnsworth and Hamel, 21-18, 21-17; Haszard and Flint beat Farnsworth and Dixon, 21-17, 21-13.
Dallington 7, Riccarton II 5 Singles: J. Gagliardi beat Miss M. Van der Aa, 21-17, 21- beat G. McCarroll, 2114, 21-12; lost to. G. Lamb, 1521, 13-21. R„ Jongenburger lost to McCarroll, 21-23; 2224; beat Lamb, 8-21, 21-19, 2118; beat Miss Van der Aa, 2117, 21-11. D. Kalin lost to Lamb, 21-15, 17-21, 20-22; beat Miss Van der Aa, 21-11,. 22- lost to McCaroll, 22-24, 16-21,
Doubles; Gagliardi and Jongenburger beat Lamb and Miss Van der Aa, 19-21, 21-19, 23-21; Kalin and Jongenburger beat McCarroll and Miss Van der Aa, 19-21, 21-13, 21-14; Kalin and Gagliardi lost to McCarroll and Lamb, 19-21, .21-19, 24-26.
Points (matches played in brackets).- Avonside 1.(14), 26; Linwood II (14), 20; Riccarton I (15), 19; Avonside II (14), 16; University (14), 14; Linwood I (15), 13; Avonside 111 (14), 10; Dallington (14), 8; Riccarton II (14), 2.
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