Four Clubs Share Table Tennis Lead

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31057, 12 May 1966, Page 20

Four Clubs Share Table Tennis Lead

Linwood, the leader in the Canterbury senior table tennis competition, was upset by the bottom team, Wallabies Green, in the fourth round of matches last evening. Wallabies Green, which had not gained any competition points in the first three rounds, ran to a quick 6-2 lead, thanks mainly to good singles play by A. R. Spinks and R. G. Hart. Spinkst won all his singles matches while Hart, who had not won a singles match previously accounted for N. Orr and G. Makinson. Linwood’s loss, and wins by Avonside, Selwyn and Eagles, placed these four team jointly at the head of the competition. The other four teams are equal also, all having won one match. Selwyn Too Strong Selwyn proved far too good for a University side without C. W. C. Tilby. All nine singles matches were won and Selwyn lost only four sets out of 26. V. N. Brightwell lost only 66 points in his three singles matches and H. P. Holt lost 77, an indication of Selwyn’s superiority. Avonside, similarly, won all its singles matches against Celtic but here the margin was nothing like as great. Seven of the nine singles went to three sets and R. Sanderson had the mortification to win one set in each match, and still lose. Sanderson’s clash with K Ward was the best match of the evening. Both players stood up to the table and slammed a succession of drives at each other. Eagles encountered little trouble in disposing of Wallabies Red, J. Armstrong winning all his singles matches. Competition points after four rounds of matches are: Selwyn 6, Eagles 6, Linwood 6, Avonside 6, University 2, Celtic 2, Wallabies Red 2, Wallabies Green 2. Results were: Wallabies Green 7, Linwood 5 M. R. Spinks beat G. Makinson, 21-17, 18-21, 23-21: beat J. E.

Kyle, 16-21, 21-12, 21-19: beat N. Orr, 21-23, 21-13, 21-8. G. R. Saunders lost to Kyle. 17-21. 21-17, 19-21; beat Orr. 17-21, 25-23, 21-16; lost to Makinson. 19-21. 21-18. 21-18. R. G. Hart beat Orr. 21-16, 16-21, 21-17: beat Makinson. 21-19, 21-16; lost to Kyle, 13-21, 10-21. Saunders and Hart lost to Makinson and Kyle, 13-21, 14-21; Spinks and Hart beat Orr and Kyle, 23-21, 16-21, 21-16: Spinks and Saunders lost to Orr and Makinson 13-21, 18-21.

Selwyn 11, University 1 N. V. Brightwell beat J. Moen 21-7, 21-6; beat T. Rutledge 21-11, 21-15; beat R. Keys, 21-16 21-11. H. P. Holt beat Keys 21-19, 21-10: beat Moen. 2114 21-8; beat Rutledge, 21-13, 21-13. Mrs T. May beat Rutledge 21-15, 21-9; beat Keys. 21-19, 21-16: beat Moen, 15-21, 21-17, 29-27

Holt and Mrs Mav beat Rutledge and Moen, 21-18. 2117: Brightwell and Mrs May lost Io Keys and Moen 17-21. 16-21; Brightwell and Holt beat Keys and Rutledge, 25-23, 16-21, 21-17. Avonside 11, Celtic 1 Chin Sin Pin beat B. T. Edwards, 21-15. 21-17; beat P Grainger. 21-18. 21-13; beat R Sanderson, 21-17, 16-21, 21-18. K. Ward beat Grainger. 19 21. 21-11, 21-14; beat Sanderson. 1521, 21-13, 21-17: beat Edwards, 21- 16-21. 21-17. M. Flewellyn beat Sanderson, 21-16. 17-21, 22- beat Edwards, 18-21. 21-18. 21-17; beat Grainger, 21-15, 20 22. 21-10.

Ward and Chin Sin Pin lost to Edwards and Sanderson. 17-21, 12- Chin Sin Pin and Flewellyn beat Grainger and Sanderson, 21-17. 21-11; Ward and Flewellyn beat Grainger and Edwards, 21-18, 19-21, 21-19. Eagles 8, Wallabies Red <1 J. Armstrong beat M. A. Cox. 21-11, 21-13; beat R. J. Scoti. 21-17, 21-16; beat N. B. Radford 21-13, 21-18. D. J. Kalin beat Scott, 21-13, 13-21, 21-17: beat Radford. 21-18, 21-8; lost to Cox, 13- 12-21.- Mrs M. J. Shadbolt beat Radford, 12-21, 21-6 21-18: lost to Cox, 19-21, 19-21: lost to Scott, 21-17, 19-21, 20-22.

Kalin and Mrs Shadbolt lost to Cox and Scott. 10-27. 18-21: Armstrong and Mrs Shadbolt beat Radford and Scott, 21-12. 21-15; Armstrong and Galin beat Radford and Cox, 21-13, 21-18.

Canterbury Team

The Canterbury table tennis selectors have combined youth with experience in the team to play the New Zealand junior coaching squad in Christchurch on Sunday. The six players, chosen bv Messrs R. G. Hart T. R. D. Flint and A. B. McCallum, are:—

J. Armstrong (Eagles), H. P Holt (Selwyn), M. A. Cox (Wallabies Red), Chin Sin Pin (Avonside), K. Ward (Avonside), G. R, Saunders (Wallabies Green)