BADMINTON Blaketown Challenge For Bennington Cup

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 September 1949, Page 4 (Supplement)

BADMINTON Blaketown Challenge For Bennington Cup

St John’s successfully retained the Bennington Cup last evening when the Blaketown Club entered a strong challenge for the trouhy. There were some very close matches which produced Badminton of a high standard. St John’s scored 269 points and Blaketown 150. The game score was 10-2 in favour of St John.s. The results were (St John’s players mentioned first): — Women’s Doubles. —Mrs Hutchinson and Mrs Buchanan 20 v Miss N. Longstaff and Mrs M. Knapp 21; Mrs Tennent and Miss Swinburn 18 v Miss U. Clark and Miss 3. de Goldie 21; Mrs Stacker and Mrs Fraser 21 v Mrs M. Oakley and Miss K. Dowdall 5. Men’s Doubles.—W. Tennent and H. Hill 21 v V. Rudd and M. Ranger 12; H. Hutchinson and J. Stacker 21 v D. Spender and G. Collins 15; Bert Blyth and T. Vincent 21 v J. Benyon and D. Cairney 19. Mixed Doubles.—Mrs Hutchinson and W. Tennent 21 v Miss N. Longstaff and V. Rudd 7; Mrs Buchanan, and H. Hill 21 v Mrs M. Knapp and M. Ranger 11; Mrs Tennent and H. Hutchinson 21 v Miss U. Clark and D.-Spender 1; Miss J. Swinburn and J. Stacker ’1 v Miss J. de Goldie and J. Benyon 15; Mrs Stacker and B. Blyth 21 v Hiss M. Oakley and G. Collins 14; Mrs Eraser and T. Vincent 21 v Miss K. lowdall and D. Cairney 7. _____