CANTERBURY LEAD AUCKLAND IN N.Z. COURT TOURNEY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23036, 29 August 1949, Page 6

CANTERBURY LEAD AUCKLAND IN N.Z. COURT TOURNEY

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, Aug. 27. Canterbury still hold the leading position in the first-grade competition at the Dominion women's basketball tournament, which was continued yesterday.

With six wins to its credit the Canterbury team has scored 12 points while Auckland team has won five matches and drawn one, placing them one point behind Canterbury.

Auckland and Canterbury will play off for the New Zealand Cup today, and as two points are allotted for a win and one point for a draw Auckland must defeat Canterbury to win the trophy.

Taranaki and Waikato each have 16 points and two matches to play in the second-grade competition, while Tauranga has 15 points and three matches to play. Marlborough in the thirdgrade competition shares with Canterbury the distinction of being unbeaten after three days’ play in the tournament. They have 18 match points and two games to play, while North Otago is in second place with 15 points and two matches to play. Yesterday’s results were:—

First Grade. —Canterbury 20 v. Southland 7; Wellington 15 v. Manawatu 11; Otago 13 v. Wanganui 10; Auckland 20 v. Hawke’s Bay 14; Canterbury 31 v. Manawatu 4: Auckland 14 v. Wanganui 12: Hawke’s Bay 14 v. Wellington 12; Otago 15 v. Southland 11.

Second Grade. —West Coast 12 v. Poverty Bay 6; Matamata 13 v. Southland Minor 3; Tauranga 15 v. Nelson 12; Nelson 8 v. Hutt Valley 6; Matamata 13 v. Horowhenua 6; Hutt Valley 8 v. Poverty Bay 4; West Coast 12 v. Horowhenua 6 Hutt Valley 7 v. Horowhenua 3; Waikato 11 v. Taranaki 7; Tauranga 22 v. Wairoa 1; Waikato 8 v. South Canterbury 7; Taranaki 10 v. Wairoa 3; South Canterbury 8 v. Matamata 4; Taranaki 15 v. Southland Minor 5; South Canterbury 10 v. Wairoa 1; Tauranga 9 v. West Coast 7; Waikato 23 v. Southland Minor 3; Nelson 11 v. Poverty Bay 7.

Third Grade. —Temuka 9 v. Wairarapa 8; North Otago 11 v. Putaruru 5; Otago Minor 6 v. Temuka 4; North Otago 8 v. Te Kawau 5; Marlborough 14 v. Manawatu Minor 8; Otago Minor 13 v. Putaruru 6; Marlborough 12 v. Otago Minor 6; Manawatu Minor 11 v. Hawke's Bay Minor 5: Canterbury Minor 9 v. Kaikoura 4; Putaruru 12 v. Wairarapa 3; Te Kawau 13 v. Waikato Minor 11; Canterbury Minor 7 v. Waikato Minor 4; Hawke’s Bay Minor 4 v. Waikato Minor 3; North Otago 8 v. Kaikoura 8; Kaikoura 11 v. Hawke’s Bay Minor 4; Canterbury Minor 9 v. Te Kawau 7; Marlborough 7 v. Temuka 6.

Teams for the match between the North Island and South Island today are:—-North Island: Forwards, S. Harris, Auckland, M. Kane, Wellington, B. Whiting, Wanganui, M. Esler, Hawke’s Bay; centres, J. Williams, Wellington, J. Hickey, Auckland, V. Leask, Manawatu. S Sanderson, Auckland; defenders, D. Schwabe, Manawatu, E. Couchman. Wanganui, E. Gilmour, Auckland, L. Black, Auckland. South Island: Forwards . F. Murray, Canterbury, N. Nicholls, Otago, E. Armstrong, Otago, N. Townsend, Southland; centres, D. Turner, Canterbury, S. McAneney, Otago, D. Baird, Southland, O. Murray, Canterbury; defenders, B. Newey, Canterbury, B. Excell. Otago, H. McKay, Southland, E. Newey, Canterbury.

Miss Shirley McAneney, chosen to represent the South Island, is a Gisborne student at Otago University. She is a member of a family prominent in Rugby and other amateur sport over a number of years, and prior to proceeding to Dunedin for university training was head girl at the Gisborne High School, where she led the basketball team and won allround athletic honours.