WILDING SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 28, 3 February 1941, Page 5

WILDING SHIELD

RETAINED BY CANTERBURY

THE NUNNELEY CASKET TO

WELLINGTON

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, February 2. Canterbury tennis players retained the Wilding Shield but lost the Nunneley Casket when challenging teams from Wellington were, played at Wilding Park. With six wins in the Wilding Shield matches on Friday, the Canterbury men were in a strong position arid yesterday went on to win three of the four singles. The fate ■of the Nunneley Casket was more doubtful. On ' Friday the Wellington women scored four wins to • Canterbury's two. Yesterday afternoon after the singles Uie score was five matches . all and Wellington led by 11 seta to 10. However, the flrst doubles settled the issue, and the casket, which has been in Canterbury since 1934, goes to Wellington. . * Results (Canterbury names flrst) : — Wilding Shield. Singles (Friday).—A. D. Brown beat R. A. Howe, 6-2, 6-1; C. Angas beat N. V. Edwards, 10-8, 6-1; H. A. Barnett beat R. McL. Ferkins, 6-2, 6-3; R. G. Pattinson • beat R. S. McKenzie, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. , __ Singles (Saturday) .—A. D. Brown beat N. V. Edwards, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5; C. Angas beat R. A. Howe, 6-2, 7-9, 6-4; H. A. Barnett lost to R. McKenzie, 0-4, 6-4; R. G. Pattinson beat R. McL. Ferkins, 7-9, 6-1, 9-7. Doubles (Friday).—Angas and Pattinson beat McKenzie and Ferkins. 8-1, 6-2; Brown' and Barne'tt beat Edwards and Howe, 6-0, 6-3. Doubles (Saturday).—Brown and Barnett beat McKenzie and Ferkins, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Angas and Pattinson won a set 11-9 and Edwards and Howe won a set. 9-7. The match was not finished. Nunneley Casket. Singles (Friday) .—Miss T. Poole beat Mrs. M. Green, 6-1, 6-1; Miss K. Armstrong lost to Mrs. R. V. Robb, 7-8, 6-8; Miss J. Senior lost to Miss F. Fernie, 2-6, 4-6; Miss C. Chester lost to Miss '■ J. ■ Beban, 3-6, 4-6. Singles (Saturday).—Miss J. Senior beat Miss Beban, 6-3, 6-4; Miss C. Chester lost to Miss F. Fernie, 1-6, 1-6; Miss T. Poole beat Mrs. R. V. Robb, 6-3, 6-4; Miss K. Armstrong beat - Mrs. M. Green, 6-3, 7-5. Doubles (Friday).—Misses, Poole and Chester beat Misses Fernie and Beban, 5-7, 6-4, 8-6; Misses Armstrong and Senior lost to Mesdames Robb and Green, 2-6, 4-6. Doubles (Saturday).—Misses Armstrong and i Senior lost to Misses Beban and Fernie,' 4-6,1 4-6; Misses Poole and Chester lost. to Mesdames Robb and Green, 6-3, 1-6, 5-7. I