MacRobertson Shield 1963
New Zealand
Teams
Australia: Len Mason; Peg Harrison; AE Saalfeld; H Day; E Rudder; WP Lewis.
England: Patrick Cotter (Captain); Humphrey Hicks; William Ormerod; John Solomon; Bryan Lloyd Pratt; David Curtis; Joan Warwick; Bobby Wiggins.
New Zealand: Jean Jarden; Arthur Ross; Tony Stephens; Leslie Middlemiss; Mrs Middlemiss; Herbie Ford (Captain); Ralph Brown; John Prince.
Australia v New Zealand 6-1
Invercargill 3-5 January 1963
L Mason beat Mrs B Jarden +13, +24
Mrs M Day beat AGF Ross +4, +17
Mrs P Harrison beat AT Stephens +14, +12
Mrs E Rudder beat HC Ford +7, +18
AE Saalfeld lost to L Middlemiss +19, -2, -3
Mrs WP Lewis unf Mrs WL Martin
Mason/Harrison beat Ross/Jarden +17, +13
Rudder/Day lost to Ford/Stephens ?, -8, -7
Saalfeld/Lewis unf Middlemiss/Martin
England v New Zealand 7-2
Dunedin 10-12 January 1963
EPC Cotter beat Mrs BA Jarden +23, +9
JW Solomon beat AT Stephens +26, +21tp
WP Ormerod lost to AGF Ross -2, +16, -3
WRD Wiggins beat HC Ford +17, +8
Miss EJ Warwick beat Mrs WL Martin +2, +9
B Lloyd Pratt beat Mrs LG Middlemiss +19, +14
Solomon/Cotter beat Ross/Jarden +23, +26
Wiggins/Ormerod beat Ford/Stephens +8, +26
Warwick/Curtis lost to Middlemiss/Middlemiss -13, +2, -1
England v Australia 7-2
Christchurch 17-19 January 1963
JW Solomon beat L Mason +26, +6
EPC Cotter lost to Mrs P Harrison -13, +2, -5
WRD Wiggins beat Mrs M Day +1, +24
WP Ormerod beat Mrs E Rudder +14, +10
B Lloyd Pratt beat Mrs WP Lewis +8, +10
DW Curtis lost to AE Saalfeld -3, +13, -7
Solomon/Cotter beat Mason/Harrison +17, +14
Wiggins/Ormerod beat Day/Rudder -13, +23 +3
Warwick/Curtis beat Saalfeld/Lewis +6, -3, +16
Australia v New Zealand 5-4
Waimarie 24-26 January 1963
L Mason lost to Mrs BA Jarden +12, -8, -7
Mrs H Day beat AGF Ross -11, +17, +14
Mrs P Harrison beat AT Stephens +11, -4, +9
Mrs E Rudder beat HC Ford +9, +20
AE Saalfeld beat Mrs WL Martin +11, +9
Mrs Cathcart lost to Mrs L Middlemiss -3, +13, +7
Mason/Harrison lost to Ross/Jarden -13, -9
Rudder/Day lost to Ford/Stephens -21, +7, -6
Lewis/Cathcart beat Middlemiss/Middlemiss +4, -15, -9
England v New Zealand 7-2
Napier 31 January - 2 February 1963
JW Solomon beat Mrs BA Jarden +7, -10, +6
EPC Cotter beat AGF Ross +17, +8
WP Ormerod beat LG Middlemiss +16, +12
WRD Wiggins beat AT Stephens +15, +25
Miss EJ Warwick beat HC Ford +4, +24
DW Curtis lost to JG Prince +9, -19, -20
Solomon/Cotter beat Jarden/Ross -3, +20, +8
Wiggins/Ormerod beat Ford/Stephens +14 +7
Curtis/Lloyd Pratt lost to Middlemiss/Prince +2, -4, -10
England v Australia 8-1
Dannevirke 7-9 February 1963
EPC Cotter beat L Mason +3, +6
JW Solomon beat Mrs P Harrison +9, +11
WP Ormerod lost to Mrs H Day -10, -9
HO Hicks beat Mrs E Rudder +8, +10
WRD Wiggins beat Mrs D Lewis +9, +22
B Lloyd Pratt beat AE Saalfeld +3, +4
Solomon/Cotter beat Mason/Rudder +14, +26
Wiggins/Ormerod beat Harrison/Day +22, +9
Curtis/Warwick beat Saalfeld/Lewis +16, +12
Australia v New Zealand 3-6
New Plymouth 14-16 February 1963
L Mason beat AGF Ross +24, +25
Mrs P Harrison lost to Mrs BA Jarden -8, -9
Mrs H Day lost to JG Prince -20, -14
Mrs E Rudder beat HC Ford +17, +11
Mrs WP Lewis lost to R Browne +16, -1, -2
Mrs Cathcart lost to AT Stephens -20, -17
Mason/Harrison beat Jarden/Stephens +26, +13
Rudder/Cathcart lost to Ford/Prince -7, -17
Day/Saalfeld lost to Middlemiss/Browne -4, +9, -5
England v New Zealand 7-2
Hamilton 21-23 February 1963
EPC Cotter lost to Mrs BA Jarden -25, -15
JW Solomon lost to JG Prince -26, -4
WP Ormerod beat AT Stephens +20, +20
WRD Wiggins beat L Middlemiss +14, +25
Miss EJ Warwick beat HC Ford -9, +4, +2
B Lloyd Pratt beat R Brown -7, +11, +5
Solomon/Cotter beat Jarden/Stephens -15, +26, +25
Wiggins/Ormerod beat Ford/Prince +26, +5
Hicks/Curtis beat Middlemiss/Browne +22, +13
England v Australia 9-0
Whangarei 26-28 February 1963
JW Solomon beat Mrs P Harrison +17, +26tp
EPC Cotter beat L Mason +23, +24
WP Ormerod beat Mrs H Day +11, +14
WRD Wiggins beat Mrs E Rudder -1, +17, +25
Miss EJ Warwick beat AE Saalfeld +3, +7
B Lloyd Pratt beat Mrs WP Lewis +25, +25
Solomon/Cotter beat Mason/Harrison +26, +26tp(S)
Ormerod/Wiggins beat Day/Rudder +16, +8
Hicks/Curtis beat Lewis/Cathcart +15, -5, +10
PHOTOGRAPHS (Courtesy of John Prince (New Zealand)
1963 NZ MacRobertson Team at Hamilton, v England
Les Middlemiss, Herbie Ford (Cpt), John Prince, Ralph Browne, Jean Jarden, Tony Stephens, Arthur Ross.
1963 England MacRobertson Team,
back row, Humphrey Hicks, William Ormerod, Bryan Lloyd-Pratt, David Curtis,
front, Joan Warwick, John Solomon, Patrick Cotter (Cpt), Bobby Wiggins.