Badminton Top four teams highly competitive

Press, 16 April 1984, Page 28

Badminton Top four teams highly competitive

Four points cover the top four teams after two rounds of the A grade inter-club badminton competition, However, one of those four, Hagley I, owes its lofty position partly to a win by default on Saturday. The Hagley team, as well as the two South Brighton II women, turned up to find that there were no South Brighton men, and Hagley was awarded the 14 points for a clean sweep. South Brighton’s No. 1 team leads the table after its comfortable 7-1 win over KnoxCanterbury. Its only loss came in the second men’s singles

match, when Douglas Olliver came unstuck against the experienced Eion Kirkland. The veteran Kirkland won the opSgame narrowly, and the in setting. Lynda Kitchingham fought determinedly against the formidable Colleen Hellyer, before losing the opening game in setting, and Miss Hellyer was untroubled in the second. Railway I is one point behind South Brighton I after its 6-2 win over Railway IL Mark Waldin, filling in for Graham Sercombe at No. 1, led the way with his singles win over Graham Rogers, but it was

Waldin and his partner, Grant Andrew, who suffered the two defeats. Brent Wilson was too strong for Andrew, and Rogers and Wilson then had a good doubles success. However, Jane Clarke and Terri Perry were too strong for Sharon Fowler and Marg Miller. Bryndwr-Y.M.C.A. I lies fourth after its straightforward win over the club’s No. II team, 6-2. Both its men, Mark Chambers and Trevor Campbell, had singles losses. Mark Reid beat Chambers in setting for a worthy win in straight games while Richard Mitchell was too good for Campbell, dropping just 11 points. Christchurch had its first win of the competition, over Hagley 11. Two player of the day awards have been initiated this winter, based solely on singles P Mary Quant award for women went to Miss Kitchingham, for her game effort against Miss Hellyer, while the Tabac award for men went to Reid for his win over Chambers. Points: South Brighton I 27, Railway I 26, Hagley I 25, Bryndwr-Y.M.C.A. I 24, Christchurch 15, South Brighton II 11, Hagley II 5, Railway II 4, Bryndwr-Y.M.C.A. II 2, KnoxCanterbuiy 1. Hagley II 2, Christchurch 6 Men’s singles.— Ng Hui Hua

lost to A. Duckmanton, 15-3, 12-15, 5-15; D. Bell lost to J. Fletcher, 1-15, 4-15. Women’s singles.— Miss E. Henson lost to Miss L. Smith, 5-11, 9-12; Miss C. Moller beat Miss R. Haley, 7-11,11-5,11-1. Men’s doubles.— Ng and Bell lost to Duckmanton and Fletcher, 2-15, 7-15. Women’s doubles.— Miss Moller and Miss Henson lost to Miss Smith and Miss Haley, Ills, 15-9, 6-15. Mixed doubles.— Ng and Miss Henson beat Duckmanton and Miss Haley, 15-12, 15-7; Bell and Miss Moller lost to Fletcher and Miss Smith, 18-13, 12-15, 6-15. Railway I 6, Railway II 2 Men’s singles.— M. Waldin beat G. Rogers, 15-4, 15-11; G. Andrew lost to B. Wilson, 7-15, 9-15. Women’s singles.— Miss J. Clarke beat Mrs S. Fowler, 112, 11-2; Mrs T. Perry beat Mrs M. Miller, 11-0, 11-0. Men’s doubles.— Waldin and Andrew lost to Rogers and Wilson, 3-15, 10-15. Women’s doubles.— Miss Clarke and Mrs Perry beat Mrs Fowler and Mrs Miller, 15-1, 15-3. Mixed doubles — Waldin and Mrs Perry beat Rogers and Mrs Fowler, 15-7,15-6; Andrew and Miss Clarke beat Wilson and Mrs Miller, 15-10, 15-12. South Brighton I 7, Knox Canterbury 1 Men’s singles.— P. Boatwood

beat D. Le Page, 15-5, 15-5; D. Olliver lost to E. Kirkland, 1315, 14-17. Women’s singles.— Miss C. Hellyer beat Miss L. Kitchingham, 12-10, 11-3; Miss J. Hood beat Mrs A. Smith, 11-7, 11-1. Men’s doubles.— Boatwood and Olliver beat Kirkland and Le Page, 15-10, 18-17. Women’s doubles.— Miss Hellyer and Miss Hood beat Miss Kitchingham and Mrs Smith, 15-1, 15-5. Mixed doubles.— Boatwood and Miss Hood beat Le Page and Mrs Smith, 12-15, 15-8, 155; Olliver and Miss Hellyer bieat Kirkland and Miss Kitchingham, 15-11, 4-15, 15-6. Bryndwr-Y.M.C.A. I 6, Bryndwr-Y.M.CA. II 2 Men’s singles.— M. Chambers lost to M. Reid, 4-15, 1418; T. Campbell lost to R. Mitchell, 5-15, 6-15. Women’s singles.— Miss P. Thorpe beat Miss N. Robertson, 4-11, 11-0, 11-2; Miss A. Williamson beat Miss P. Froud, 9-12, 11-2, 12-10. Men’s doubles.— Chambers and Campbell beat Reid and Mitchell, 15-12, 13-15, 15-3. Women’s doubles.— Miss Thorpe and Miss Williamson beat Miss Robertson and Miss Froude, 18-17, 15-6. Mixed doubles.— Chambers and Miss Williamson beat Reid and Miss Robertson, 15-11, 157; Campbell and Miss Thorpe beat Mitchell and Miss Frouae, 15-12, 15-9.