Badminton Railway, South Brighton lead

Press, 9 April 1979, Page 24

Badminton Railway, South Brighton lead

Railway and South Brighton shape us as the strongest combinations in the A grade badminton competition after both recorded convincing wins in the opening round of play at the Skellerup Hall on Saturday. Both achieved 8-0 winning margins, Railway dropping only two games to Canterbury and South Brighton three to Hagley 1. These two teams meet in the second round on April 21 and the result seems likely to be close. Brenda Anderson, making a return to regular competitive play, did not have a happy day for Canterbury, but Robyn Erskine and Mike Nolan, in their debut games for Railway, will be well! satisfied with their perform- j I ances. I Stephen Chambers, the promising junior, looked a useful player 1 ; for Hagley 1. taking Ross Camp-; bell to three games and. with Charles Wasle.v, forcing Camp-I bell and Paul Boatwood to three! games in the men's doubles. Hagley II made a good start to, the season,, beating University. I 6-2. David Bell was the oniyj player to lose his singles, against Grant Girdler. Rosey Kerr and Karen Burn had good wins in their singles matches and combined well in ' the women's doubles. Knox had to fight hard io beat North Beach-Christchurch, 10 games to nine. The men and women in both teams had contrasting results in the singles: Warren Edgecumbe and Eion Kirkland had comfortable wins for Knox, but Alison Ross, and Jane Clarke in her A grade debut,.made amends and brought North Beach back on level terms. Both teams won a mixed doubles and the women’s doubles went to North Beach in straight i games. David Ross and Mark Reid won the first game in the men’s doubles, putting North Beach ahead on games, 9-8. but the experienced pair of Edge cumbe and Kirkland rallied and look the next two games, by fairly easy margins. The second round should be interesting. Railway will meet South Brighton while the other first-round winners, Knox and « Hagley 11. will also play each other. Hagley I will meet University and Canterbury will play North Beach-Christchurch. Points: Railway, South Brighton 14. Hagley II 12. Knox 10, North Beach-Christchurch 4. University 2, Canterbury, Hagley 1 0. ; Results. -

Hagley II i, University 2. Singles. — B. Williams beat C. - Goh. 17-14, 15-4: D. Bell lost to G. ■ Girdler. 8-15, 15-2, 7-15; Miss R. ■ Kerr beat. Miss S. King. 11-2. 11-0: ! Miss K. Burn beat Miss B. Laird. I 11-5, 11-3. Doubles. — Williams and Bell I • lost to Goh and Girdler, 12-15. 15i 18: Miss Kerr and Miss Burn beat Miss King and Miss Laird, 15-1.1 - 15-2; Williams and Miss Kerr beat ■ ! Goh and Miss Larid. 15-2. 15-8:1 Bell and Miss Burn beat Girdler! and Miss King, 15-3, 15-9. South Brighton 8. Hagley I 0. Singles. P. Boatwood beat C.i Wasley. 17-14. 15-10: R. Campbell | beat S. Chambers, 14-17, 15-12, 15.9: Mrs S. Chapman beat Miss J. | Hood. 11-8. 11-2; Mrs B. Averv j 'beat Mrs C. Austin ,11-2, 9-12, 111 6 - i Doubles. — Campbell and BoatI wood beat Wasley and Chambers, 9-15, 15-6, 15-5; Mrs Chapman and Mrs Avery beat Miss Hood and | Mrs Austin, 15-5. 15-13; Boat wood land Mi\s Chapman beat Wasley Hand Miss Hood. 15-2. 15-10; Camp- ! bell and Mrs Avery beat Chamibers and Mrs .Austin, 18-14. 15-7. Knox 10, North Beach Christchurch 9.

bingles. — W. Edgecumbe beat .: D. Ross, 15-7, 15-1; E Kirkland beat M. Reid, 15-3, 15-7; Miss L. Kitchingham lost to Miss A. : Ross, 1-11, 3-11; Mrs G. Brookes 10 J- Clarke, 9-11, 11-5, I ■ Doubles. — Edgecumbe and - Kirkland beat Ross and Reid. 12l 15, 15-3. 15-4; Miss Kitchingham and Mrs Brookes lost to Miss I 1 Ross and Miss Clarke, 8-15, 7-15; :• Edgecumbe and Miss Kitching- ■ ham lost to Ross and Miss Ross. I'9-15, 18-16. 11-15; Kirkland and I Mrs Brookes beat Reid and Miss Clarke. 15-8, 15-5. Railway 8, Canterbury 0. Singles. — G. A. Miller beat D. Le Page. 15-7. 15-11; M. Nolan beat P. Burn, 15-13. 15-8; Mrs P. Duckman ton beat Mrs B. Anderson, 11-4, 11-3; Mrs R. Erskine beat Mrs A. Smith. 11-7, 11-6. Doubles. — Miller and Nolan beat Le Page and Burn, 15-6. 1511: Mrs Duckmanton and Mrs Erskine beat Mrs Anderson and Mrs Smith. 14-17. 15-5. 15-6; Miller and Mrs Duckmanton beat Le Page and Mrs Anderson. 1512, 8-15. 15-9: Nolan and Mrs Erskine beat Burn and Mrs Smith, 18-16, 18-16.