CANTERBURY LOSES REP. BADMINTON

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31108, 11 July 1966, Page 15

CANTERBURY LOSES REP. BADMINTON

"The Press" Special Service DUNEDIN. July 10. In spite of convincing wins by the top two women, the Canterbury badminton team was beatsn by Otago, 9-7, at Ounadin on Saturday night.

The Canterbury women broke even in their singles and doubles, but Otago wa* (lightly on top in the men's events. The main interest centred on the young Canterbury player. P. Boatwood. The former national junior champion met the New Zealand representative. G Hinton, and when he ran away with the flrst set. Boatwood looked as though he could spring a major upset. Hinton, slightly out of touch in the opening stage*, settled down, and his power play, coupled with immaculate touch, allowed him to comfortably take the next two sets, 15-3,

15-8. An all-Astan battle between Canterbury's Yen and the Otago University player, Wong Tat Meng, reached a climax with delicate drop shots and furious smashes. Meng ran out the winner in three close sets. When B. Crofts, of Canterbury. was beaten tn three sets by R. Maddigan, Canterbury was three games down. A. Duckmanton helped retrieve the position with a fine win over B. Huddart (Otago), and when the two Canterbury women. Miss S. Fields and Miss B. Cormack, won their singles, the match was again level. The other Otago women won their singles, and when the doubles and mixed doubles were halved, Otago had won the

match by the extra victory gained in the men’s singles.

In a second division match. Canterbury was far too strong for Otago, running out a comfortable winner. 13-3. The Canterbury juniors also had little difficulty in taking their match. 12-4. Results were: Senior (Canterbury names flrst).—P. Boatwood lost to G. Hinton. 15-11, 3-15, 8-15: Yen lost to Wong Tat Meng. 15-8, 515. 9-15: B. Crofts lost to R Maddigan. 15-13. 13-15. 18-18: A Duckmanton beat B. Huddarl. 15-7, 15-9. Miss S. Fields beat Mrs M Bennie. 11-3. 11-S: Miss B. Gormack beat Miss J. Fraser. 11-7, 11- Mrs M. Brown lost to Mrs W. Richards. 511. 6-11: Mrs R Waites lost to Mrs J. Lucey. 411, 6-11. Boatwood and Yen lost to Hinton and Huddart. 5-15, 5-15: Crofts and Duckmanton lost to Wong and Maddigan, U-15, 7-15. Misses Field and Gormack beat Mesdamea Rennie and Lucey. 12-15. 15-5. 15-7; Mesdames Waites and Brown lost to Mesdames Fraser and Richards. 12- 15-10, 10-15. Boatwood and Miss Gormack lost to Minton and Mrs Lucey. 815, 8-15: Yen and Miss Field beat Wong and Mrs Rennie. 15 8. 15-5: Crofts and Mr* Brown beat Maddigan and Mrs Fraser. 11-15, 15-7. 15-12: Duckmanton and Mrs Waites beat Huddarl and Mrs Richards, 15-5. 15-0. Canterbury. 7 games, IS sets, lost to Otago. 9 games. 20 sets Second Division Canterbury. 13 games, 27 sets, beat Otago, 3 games, 11 set*. Junior Canterbury. 12 games. 26 sets, beat Otago, 4 games, 8 sets.