WAIMATE TENNIS FINALS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21558, 22 January 1940, Page 3

WAIMATE TENNIS FINALS

Waimate Team Wins B Grade Hook Takes C Grade Cup Finals in the Waihao Lawn Tennis Sub-Associations competitions were played at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, Waimate defeating St. Paul’s for the B grade cup. The games were fairly evenly contested, and the standard of play was high. Waimate won by 10 sets to six, and Hook by nine sets to seven. At the conclusion of play the Mayor •Mr Dash) presented the cups at the invitation of the president of the SubAssociation (Mr E. E. Earnshaw). “It is many years since we planned how we could make Waimate a centre for the whole district,” said Mr Dash. He went on the say that there were now 12 efficient tennis clubs which centred in Waimate, and 180 players took part in the competitions for which the finals had been played that day. He congratulated the teams on their win. Details of the play are as follows: Waimate v. St. Paul’s Men’s singles: W. Westphal beat F. Boys 7-3, R. Nolan beat D. Taylor 7-2, O. Veitch lost to W. McNeill 3-7, F. Wilce beat G. Wright 7-2. Women’s singles: Mrs Wilce lost to Miss Brittenden 0-6, Miss E. Veitch lost to Mrs Hall 4-6, Miss W. Anning beat Miss P. Fraser 6-1, Miss J. Deans lost to Miss N. Laurenson 3-6. Men’s doubles: Westphal and Veitch lost to Boys and Taylor 6-7, Nolan and Wilce lost to McNeill and Wright 1-7. Women’s doubles: Mrs Wilce and Miss Veitch beat Miss Brittenden and Mrs Hall 6-3, Misses Anning and Deans lost to Misses Fraser and Laurenson 4-6. Mixed doubles: Westphall and Mrs Wilce lost to Boys and Miss Brittenden 4-6, Veitch and Miss Veitch lost to Taylor and Mrs Hall 2-6, Nolan and Miss Anning beat McNeill and Miss Fraser 6-4, Wilce and Miss Deans lost to Wright and Miss Laurenson 0-6. Hook v. Waihao Downs Men’s singles: J. Mackenzie beat G. Cleland 7-3, K. Mackenzie beat E. Wright 7-6, R. Gabites lost to J. Baynes 3-7, A. Bell lost to T. Turner 4-7. Women’s singles: Miss M. Henderson beat Miss F. Turner 6-1, Mrs D. Wilson lost to Miss P. J. Provan 4-6, Miss D. Henderson beat Miss J. Coxshall 6-5, Miss S. Todd beat Miss R. Trott 6-5. Men’s doubles: J and K. Mackenzie beat Cleland and Wright 7-4, Gabites and Bell lost to Baynes and Turner 2-7. Women’s doubles: Miss M. Henderson and Mrs Wilson beat Misses Turner and Provan 6-3, Misses D. Henderson and Todd lost to Misses Coxshall and Trott 3-6. Mixed doubles: J. Mackenzie and Miss M. Henderson beat Cleland and Miss Turner 6-4, K. Mackenzie and Mrs Wilson beat Wright and Miss Provan 6-2, Gabites and Miss D. Henderson lost to Baynes and Miss Coxshall 5-6, Bell and Miss Todd lost to Turner and Miss Trott 1-6. CRICKET OLD BOYS v. MORVEN The first matches of the third round of the Waimate Cricket Sub-Associa-tion’s competitions were played on Saturday when Morven defeated Old Boys on their own ground and Waimate beat High School at Manchester Park. Results: OLD BOYS First Innings S. Fleming, c R. Smith, b C. Fleming 37 R. Grant, lbw bC. Fleming .... 1 L. Wilson, b C. Fleming 0 R. Fleming, cR. Baxter, bR. Smith 10 J. Jones, c and bC. Fleming .... 10 L. Berryman, hit wicket, b C. Fleming 15 V. Pearce, b C. Fleming 0 L. Ball, cR. Smith, bJ. Hattersley 8 W. Duckett, bJ. Hattersley .... 0 R. Williams, c R. Smith, b J. Hattersley 2 H. Lyall, not out 8 Extras 25 Total for 10 wickets .. .. 116 Bowling: R. Smith took one wicket for 29 runs, C. Fleming took six for 35, H. Forsyth took none for 10, J. Hattersley took three for 10. MORVEN First Innings R. Lundy, b J. Jones 0 R. Smith, c L. Ball, b R. Fleming 51 C. Fleming, b R. Fleming 5 J. Hattersley, c W. Duckett, b J. Jones 0 R. Baxter, c R. Williams, b R. Fleming 44 H. Forsyth, b R. Fleming 0 R. Bailey, b S. Fleming 21 S. Bailey, not out 1 R. Allnutt, c J. Jones, b S. Fleming 0 J. Lundy, b S. Fleming 0 F. Keen, b L. Hall 22 Extras 5 Total for 10 wickets .. .. 149 Bowling: J. Jones took two wickets for 41, S. Fleming took four for 34, R. Fleming took three for 41, R. Grant took none for 15, V. Pearce took none for 12 and L. Ball one for 3. PERSONAL Mr and Mrs B. F. Walker, Queen Street, left yesterday on a motor tour to Queenstown.