Selwyn Now Sole Table Tennis Leader

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31081, 9 June 1966, Page 18

Selwyn Now Sole Table Tennis Leader

Selwyn became sole leader of the Canterbury Table Tennis Association’s senior interclub competition after the seventh round of matches was played last evening. It drew its contest with Wallabies Red while its coleader previously. Eagles, went down to an improving Wallabies Green team. In the most exciting contest of the season so far, Selwyn and Wallabies Red drew six matches each and 14 games each. V. N. Brightwell (Selwyn) and M. A. Cox fought out a terrific singles match in which fiery but sound attack met rock-like defence. R. J. Scott improved but H. P. Holt (Selwyn) was not as consistent as he has been in recent weeks.

Brightwell was undefeated, while Scott and N. B. Radford won two singles matches each. Eagles, the coleader with Selwyn, crashed to a 4-8 defeat against Wallabies Green. The three final matches, which all went to the advantage game, decided the match. J. Armstrong again won all bis singles for Eagles, while all three Wallabies Green players won two singles. This consistency proved decisive. Celtic proved too strong for University and gained a comfortable victory, all three singles players gaining two wins. Lou of form by J. E. Kyle

proved to be Linwood’s undoing when it met Avonside. Avonside won six singles matches, K. Ward winning all three In which he played.

Competition points after seven rounds are:—Selwyn 11, Eagles 10, Avonside 8, Wallabies Green 8, Wallabies Red 7, Linwood 6, Celtic 4, University 2. Wallabies Rad 4, Selwyn 4

M. A. Cox loot to H. P. Holt, 21-17, 14-21, 15-21; beat Mt» T. May, 21-18, 21-14; loot to V. N. Brightwell, 21-17, 14-21, 17-21. N. B. Radford beat Mrs May, 17-21, 21- 21-7; lost to BrlghtweU, 9-21, 16-21; beat Holt, 21-17, 22- R. J. Scott lost to Brightwell, 8-21, 15-21; beat Holt, 24-22, 21- beat Mrs May, 21-17, 21-17. Radford and Scott beat Holt and .Mrs May, 21 18, 9-21, 22-20: Cox and Scott lost to Brightwell and Mrs May. 16-21, 18-21; Cox and Radford lost to BrlghtweU and Holt. 21-12, 21-11. Celtic 8, University 4 P. Grainger beat T. Rutledge, 23- 22-20; beat J. Moon, 21-15, 22- lost to C. W. C. Tilby, 13- 18-21. R. J. Sanderson beat Rutledge, 21-8. 21-18; beat Moen, 21-17, 21-11; loot to THby, 14-21, 14- B. T. Edwards beat Rutledge, 22-20, 21-18; beat Moen, 21-18, 14-21, 21-14; lost to THby, 15- 8-21. Sanderson and Edwards beat Rutledge and Moen, 21-17, 21-17; Grainger and Edwards beat TMby and Moen, 21-14, 21-18; Grainger and Sanderson lost to Tilby and Rutledge, 28-26, 17-21, 18-21. Avonslda 7, Linwood 5 Chin Sin Pin lost to G. Makinson, 14-21, 18-21; lost to N. C. Orr, 18-21, 20-22; beat J. K. Kyle, 21-17, 21-12. K. Ward beat Orr, 17-21, 21-18, 21-18; beat Kyle,

21-11, 18-21, 21-8; beat Makinson, 21-17, 21-12. M. FleweHen beat Kyle, 21-14, 16-21, 2115; lost to Makinson, 11-21, 20-22; beat Orr, 21-19, 21-19, 21-8. Ward and Flewellen beat Makinson and Orr, 19-21, 21-16, 21-15; Chin and Flewellen lost to Kyle and Orr, 21-12, 19-21, 19-21; Chin and Ward lost to Kyle and Makinson, 12-21, 12-21.

Wallabies Green 8, Eagles 4 M. R. Spinks lost to J. Armstrong, 8-21, 16-21; beat D. J. Kalin. 21-16, 18-21, 21-18; beat Mrs M. J. Shadbolt. 21-19, 15-21. 21-16. G. R. Saunders beat Kalin, 21-18, 17-21, 21-15; beat Mrs Shadbolt, 19-21, 21-17, 21-17; lost to Armstrong, 11-21, 18-21. R. G. Hart beat Mrs Shadbolt. 21-13, 17-21, 21-10; lost to Armstrong. 14-21, 17-21; beat Kalin, 21-10, 18-21, 21-18. Saunders and Hart beat Armstrong and Kalin, 18-21, 22-20, 21-15; Spinks and Hart lost to Kalin and Mrs Shadbolt, 9-21, 19-21; Spinks and Saunders beat Armstrong and Mrs Shadbolt, 21-23, 21-17, 21-16.