Table Tennis

On Paper this was the weakest team that Victoria had sent to tournament for some years. The team did not match Canterbury for consistency, nor were the women members as forceful as their Auckland counterparts, yet it managed to retain an overall cohesion, particularly when behind. This was in evidence against Otago, when Victoria finished strongly to pip the home side 11-10.

Despite a heavy defeat by the team winners, Canterbury, Victoria continued to fight for every point. Inspiration was provided by the assured Robert Armstrong, who won eight of his 10 singles matches with copybook play. His nonselection for the NZU team was somewhat perplexing.

More fortunate were Glynn Kelly and Bruce Langridge, who struck splendid form on the last days. Their contribulion to the NZU team proved worth while.

The sharing of third place' with Otago was due mainly to the individual brilliance of Keith Jackson, who made up for his team's less sparkling performance. Overall, the results were satisfactory in what proved to be a well-organised competition.