CROQUET

Southland Times, Issue 25549, 18 December 1944, Page 8

CROQUET

RESULTS OF FLEMING SHIELD MATCHES Results o£ matches played in the Fleming Shield competition of the Southland Croquet Association are as follows, the names of tne winning teams being mentioned first: Playing at Southend, Georgetown beat tne home team 5-4. Results:— Doubles —Mesdames Murray and Robinson 16 lost to Mesdames Strang and Shiels 26; Mesdames Warburton and McKenzie 26 beat Mesdames Stone and Middleton 23; Mesdames Mehaffey and Grose 26 beat Mesdames McKenzie and Lawless 16. Singles—Mrs Murray 20 lost to Mrs Strang 26; Mrs Robinson 26 beat Mrs Shiels 11; Mrs Warburton 17 lost to Mrs Stone 26 Mrs McKenzie 19 lost to Mrs Middleton 26; Mrs Mehaffey 26 beat Mrs McKenzie 19; Mrs Grose 26 beat Mrs Lawless 21. Playing at Rugby Park, Gore beat Bluff 8-1. Results:— Doubles—Mesdames McLeod and O Neill 2b beat Mesdames H. Albertson and Newman 5: Mesdames Burgess and Thomson 26 beat Mesdames Edwards and Pearce 20; Mesdames Murray and Taylor 26 beat Mesdames E. Albertson and Newton 17. Singles—Mrs McLeod 26 beat Mrs H. Albertson 20; Mrs O’Neill 26 beat Mrs Newman 6; Mrs Burgess 23 lost to Mrs Edwards 26; Mrs Thomson 26 beat Mrs Pearce 21; Mrs Murray 26 beat Mrs E. Albertson 20; Mrs Taylor 26 beat Mrs Newton 25. Playing at Georgetown, Invercargill beat the home team 5-4. Results: — Doubles —Mesdames Polson and Haase 2o beat Mesdames Murray and Robinson 11: Mesdames Hannah and McCarthy 26 beat Mesdames Warburton and Kynaston 19; Mrs Ronald and Miss Meredith 26 beat Mesdames McKenzie and Mehaffey 10. Singles—Mrs Polson 23 lost to Mrs Murray 26; Mrs Ha.ase 26 beat Mrs Robinson 17; Mrs Hannah 19 lost to Mrs Warburton 26; Mrs McCarthy 13 lost to Mrs Kynaston 26; Mrs Ronald 20 lost to Mrs McKenzie 26; Miss Meredith 26 beat Mrs Mehaffey 23. Playing at Waihopai the home team beat Rugby Park 6-3. Results:— K Doubles—Mesdames Morrison and Blanch 26 beat Mesdames Holmes and Clark 21; Mesdames Smith and Stevens 15 lost to Mesdames Leigh and Darroch 26; Miss Munro and Mrs Murray 26 beat Mesdames Low and Begley 11. Singles—Mrs Morrison 26 beat Mrs Holmes 24* Mrs Blanch 26 beat Mrs Clark 24; Mrs Smith 26 beat Mrs Leigh 9; Mrs Stevens 26 beat Mrs Darroch 19; Miss Munro 15 lost to Mrs Low 26; Mrs Murray 14 lost to Mrs Begley 26.