Badminton lead cut back by 4 points

Press, 12 June 1986, Page 29

Badminton lead cut back by 4 points

An 8-0 thrashing of a weakened Hagley I team enabled Air New Zealand to chop four points off Railway’s lead in the A grade club badminton competition, at the Skellerup Hall on Tuesday evening.

While Air New Zealand was completing its whitewash, Railway was struggling to overcome a determined Bryndwr-Y.M.C.A. challenge. The men’s doubles win by Mark Waldin and Geoff Miller gave Railway-a twogame over-all advantage. South Brighton achieved its third win of the competition, against Hagley I, while Christchurch I asserted its superiority over the club's second team, winning 6-2.

Points after 11 rounds: Railway 127, A.N.Z. 114, Christchurch I 93, Bryndwr 91, Hagley I 61, South Brighton 49, Hagley II 45, Christchurch II 36.

Air New Zealand 8, Hagley I 0 Singles. — G. Sercombe beat K. Julian, 15-9, 15-2; A. Duckmanton beat A. Chan, 15-6, 15-1; P. Thorpe beat T. Watts, 11-7, 12-11; F. Pizzey beat R. Adam, 11-3, 11-7. Doubles. — Duckmanton and Sercombe beat Julian and Chan, 18-15, 15-5; Thorpe and Pizzey beat Watts and Adam, 10-15, 15-12, 15-5; Sercombe and Miss Thorpe beat Julian and Miss Watts, 15-10, 15-2; Duckmanton and Miss Pizzey beat Chan and Miss Adam, 15-6, 15-8. Railway 11 games, Bryndwr-Y.M.C.A. nine games Singles. — M. Waldin beat M. Chambers, 15-4, 18-15; G. Miller lost to M. Reid, 11-15, 15-7, 11-15; G. Barns lost to M. Williams, 12-11, 10-12, 711; K. Rogers lost to J. Hood, 2-11, 11-6, 10-12.

Doubles. — Waldin and Miller beat Chambers and Reid, 15-12, 17-15; Barns and Rogers lost to Williams and Hood, 15-18, 3-15; Miller and Mrs Rogers beat Chambers and Williams, 18-15, 15-9; Waldin and Mrs Barns beat Reid and Miss Hood, 15-10, 815, 15-11. Christchurch I 6, Christchurch II 2 Singles. — J. Fletcher beat T. Campbell, 12-15, 15-12, 159; D. Lester beat D. Oliver, 15-3, 15-3; T. Perry beat L. Smith, 11-6, 11-3; S. Goddard beat L. Bassett, 12-9, 11-7. Doubles. — Fletcher and Lester beat Campbell and Oliver, 9-15, 15-7, 15-9; Perry and Goddard lost to Smith and Bassett, 4-15, 6-15; Fletcher and Mrs Perry lost to Campbell and Miss Smith, 15-10, 11-15,10-15; Lester and Mrs Goddard beat Oliver and Mrs Bassett, 15-3, 15-1. Hagley II 3, South Brighton 5 Singles. — M. Porter lost to N. Barns, 18-16, 7-15,10-15; P. Munday lost to A. Spinks, 158, 10-15, 5-15; E. Henson beat L. Ellis, 11-1, 11-1; C. Moller lost to V. Adams, 5-11, 12-11, 6-11. Doubles. — Porter and Munday beat Barns and Spinks, 15-8, 9-15, 15-12; Henson and Moller lost to Adams and Ellis, 9-15, 15-10, 5-15; Porter and Miss Henson lost to Barns and Miss Adams, 154, 10-15, 7-15; Mundy and Miss Moller beat Spinks and Miss Ellis, 18-14, 15-5.