Inter-region Matches 2003

September 2003: Canterbury vs. Wellington

Held at Hagley Park, Christchurch

Results (Christchurch names first)

Doubles Rd 1
Robert Cumming/Neil Satherley 13, Fay Doyle/Harl Stevens 6
Bernie Clark/Michael Poff 10, Kath Alison/Kaye Alison 13
Andrew Findlay/Joy Missevich 8, Tony Millar/Peter van Heusden 13

Canterbury 2, Wellington 4

Triples Rd 1
R Cumming/B Clark/N Satherley 13, F Doyle/H Stevens/P van Heusden 2
B Clark/J Missevich/M Poff 8, K Alison/K Alison/T Millar 13

Canterbury 5, Wellington 7

Doubles Rd 2
B Clark/M Poff 8, F Doyle/H Stevens 13
A Findlay/J Missevich 3, K Alison/K Alison 13
R Cumming/N Satherley 13, T Millar/P van Heusden 9

Canterbury 7, Wellington 11

Singles
N Satherley 13, F Doyle 4
A Findlay 13, P van Heusden 5
R Cumming 13, H Stevens 8
B Clark 13, Kaye Alison 12
Michael Poff 1, Kath Alison 13
J Missevich 13, T Millar 9

Canterbury 12, Wellington 12

Doubles Rd 3
A Findlay 12, F Doyle/H Stevens 13
R Cumming/N Satherley 13, K Alison/K Alison 6
B Clark/M Poff 9, T Millar/P van Heusden 13

Canterbury 14, Wellington 16

Triples Rd 2
B Clark/J Missevich/M Poff 3, F Doyle/H Stevens/P van Heusden 13
R Cumming/A Findlay/N Satherley 13, K Alison/K Alison/T Millar 0

Canterbury 17, Wellington 19

7 December 2003: Wellington vs. Hawke's Bay

Wellington defeated Hawke's Bay in the inaugural inter-region match played in Palmerston North.

After the first round of games Hawke's Bay held a narrow lead by winning two of the three doubles games with the singles shared. In the second round, the singles were again shared, however Wellington won all three doubles games to lead 24 points to 18. With the triples to play, Wellington required two wins to take the match, while Hawke's Bay required three wins. Following the lunch break, Wellington stormed through the final session winning all four triples games to take the match.

Results (Wellington names first)
Wellington Gold vs. Hawke's Bay A
Singles - Dirk Winnie beat Peter Horgan 13-7, Roy Zeier lost to Maurice Belz 9-13, Brian Smith beat Marie Fenton 13-5, Barbara Johnston lost to John Maxwell 9-13, Joan Miller lost to Bethne Rouse 7-13, Peter van Heusden beat Sharon Cannon 13-9

Doubles - B Smith/D Winnie beat P Horgan/J Maxwell 13-6, B Johnston/J Miller beat S Cannon/B Rouse 13-8, P van Heusden/R Zeier beat M Belz/M Fenton 13-7

Triples - B Smith/D Winnie/R Zeier beat M Belz/M Fenton/J Maxwell 13-4, B Johnston/J Miller/P van Heusden beat S cannon/P Horgan/B Rouse 13-4

Score - Wellington Gold 25, Hawke's Bay A 6

Wellington Black vs. Hawke's Bay B
Doubles - Fay Doyle/Jan McHardy lost to Andrea Thompson/Robert Wilson 2-13, Richard Lawson/Maureen Wood beat Dawn Gardner/Lee Tafford 4-13, Claire Bradburn/Tony Packer lost to Fiona Browne/Wendy Greene 9-13

Singles - J McHardy lost L Taffard 9-13, F Doyle lost to F Browne 1-13, C Bradburn beat D Gardner 13-10, R Lawson lost to W Greene 6-13, T Packer beat A Thompson 13-12, M Wood beat R Wilson 13-11

Triples - F Doyle/R Lawson/J McHardy beat L Taffard/A Thompson/R Wilson 13-6, C Bradburn/T Packer/M Wood beat F Browne/D Gardner/W Greene 13-3

Score: Wellington Black 19-Hawke's Bay B 12.

Overall Result: Wellington 44-Hawke's Bay 18