MacRobertson Shield 1969

Australia

PHOTOGRAPHS

Teams

Australia: Mrs JD Chapman (Captain); Tom Howat; Sheila MacDonald; Cliff Rogers; Hedley Gunton; E Rudder; John Magor; Edna Gibson; HS Clemons.

England: Bernard Neal (Captain); Nigel Aspinall; Roger Bray; William Ormerod; John Solomon; Douglas Strachan.

New Zealand: John Prince (Captain); Gordon Rowling; Jean Jarden; John McNab; Edna Hight; Keith Woollett; Mrs H Woollett; Herbie Ford.

England v New Zealand 6-2

Adelaide 4-5 February 1969

JW Solomon lost to JG Prince -15, -12

GN Aspinall beat G Rowling +18, +4

WP Ormerod beat J Jarden +14, -8, +8

BG Neal beat K Woollett -3, +18, +11

RW Bray beat Mrs H Woollett +15, +21

DF Strachan beat J McNab -3, +5, -3

Solomon/Bray beat Prince/McNab -4, +14, +1

Aspinall/Neal beat Rowling/Jarden +11, -1, +4

Ormerod/Strachan unf Woollett/Woollett +17, -9

England v Australia 8-1

Adelaide 6-7 February 1969

JW Solomon beat J Howat +8, -6, +24

GN Aspinall beat Mrs S MacDonald -14, +25tp, +3

WP Ormerod lost to CB Rogers +12, -4, -17

BG Neal beat Mrs Chapman +16, +23

RW Bray beat RJ Magor -9, +4, +17

DF Strachan beat H Gunton +24, +8

Aspinall/Neal beat Howat/MacDonald +13, +25

Solomon/Bray beat Rogers/Magor +16, +22

Ormerod/Strachan beat Gunton/Chapman +19, +18

New Zealand v Australia 7-2

Adelaide 8 & 10 February 1969

JG Prince beat T Howat -16, +25tp, +25tp

GD Rowling beat Mrs E Rudder -15, +15, +24

J Jarden lost to RJ Magor -21, -21

Mrs Woollett beat Mrs Edwards +4, +7

K Woollett beat Mrs Gibson +8, +3

J McNab beat H Clemons +24, +11

Rowling/Jarden lost to Howat/Magor -21, -2

Prince/McNab beat Rudder/Gibson +26, +26

Woollett/Woollett beat Clemons/Edwards +14, +3

England v New Zealand 7-2

Adelaide 11-12 February 1969

JW Solomon lost to JG Prince -14, -16

GN Aspinall beat G Rowling +16, -4, +26

WP Ormerod beat K Woollett +17, +17

BG Neal lost to J Jarden -26, -12

RW Bray beat Mrs E Hight +13, +15

DF Strachan beat J McNab +24, +17

Solomon/Ormerod beat Rowling/Jarden +4, +6

Aspinall/Bray beat Prince/McNab -26, +10, +5

Neal/Strachan beat Woollett/Woollett +15, -12, +23

England v Australia 8-1

Melbourne 17-18 February 1969

GN Aspinall beat J Howat +3, +17

JW Solomon beat Mrs MacDonald +21, +8

WP Ormerod beat C Rogers -12, +12, +26

BG Neal beat RJ Magor +13, +24

RW Bray beat Mrs JD Chapman +11, +9

DF Strachan beat Mrs E Rudder +22, +20

Solomon/Aspinall beat Howat/Magor +8, +9

Ormerod/Bray lost to Rogers/MacDonald -11, -16

Neal/Strachan beat Chapman/Rudder -17, +20, +4

New Zealand v Australia 8-1

Melbourne 21-22 February 1969

JG Prince beat T Howat +5, +23

J Jarden beat C Rogers +18, +3

GD Rowling beat Mrs S MacDonald +16, +3

K Woollett beat Mrs JD Chapman +8, -13, +26

J McNab beat Mrs E Rudder +16, +18

H Ford beat H Gunton +15, +18

Prince/Jarden beat Howat/Gunton +15, +13

Rowling/Woollett lost to Rogers/MacDonald -2, -13

Ford/McNab beat Chapman/Rudder +26, +12

England v New Zealand 9-0

Melbourne 19-20 February 1969

GN Aspinall beat JG Prince +25, +26

JW Solomon beat GD Rowling +12, +5

BG Neal beat Mrs J Jarden +26, +6

WP Ormerod beat K Woollett +8, +25

DF Strachan beat Mrs K Woollett +19, +24

RW Bray beat H Ford +26, +10

Solomon/Ormerod beat Rowling/Jarden +7, +5

Aspinall/Bray beat Prince/McNab +3, +4

Neal/Strachan beat Woollett/Woollett +5, +12

England v Australia 8-1

Melbourne 24-25 February 1969

GN Aspinall beat T Howat +19, +13

JW Solomon lost to CB Rogers +22, -6, +3

RW Bray beat Mrs S McDonald +15, +1

DF Strachan beat Mrs JD Chapman +7, +13

BG Neal beat Mrs Edwards +24, +18

WP Ormerod beat Mrs E Gibson +26, +26

Solomon/Strachan beat Howat/Gibson +23, -25, +5

Ormerod/Aspinall beat Rogers/McDonald +11, +14

Neal/Bray beat Chapman/Edwards +20, +9

New Zealand v Australia 8-1

Melbourne 26-27 February 1969

GD Rowling beat Mrs S McDonald +25, -23, +19

Mrs J Jarden beat Mrs JD Chapman +3, +19

K Woollett beat Mrs E Rudder -10, +23, +26

Mrs K Woollett beat Mrs Gibson -19, +18, +5

J McNab beat Mrs Edwards -16, +10, +6

Mrs Hight beat HS Clemons +5, +21

JG Prince/Jarden lost to McDonald/Chapman +26,(Prince retired ill)

Rowling/Woollett beat Rudder/Edwards +17, +25

Ford/McNab beat Gibson/Clemons +11, +4

PHOTOGRAPHS (Courtesy of John Prince (New Zealand)

From left to right are, John Solomon (E), Douglas Strachan (E), John Prince (NZ), William Ormerod (E), Jack McNab (NZ), Bernard Neal (E), Jean Jarden (NZ), Maurice Reckitt (E - supporter), Edna Hight (NZ), Nigel Aspinal (E), Hazel Woollett (NZ), Keith Woollett (NZ), Grace Edwards (A), Gordon Rowling (NZ), Sheila MacDonald (A), Herbie Ford (NZ), Edna Gibson (A), Cliff Rogers (A), Reta Chapman (A), Roger Bray (E), Edna Rudder (A), Harold Clemons (A), Tom Howat (A).

Left to Right: William Ormerod, Nigel Aspinall, John Solomon (Captain), Maurice Reckitt, Bernard Neal (Mgr), Roger Bray, Douglas Strachan.

Tom Howat (A) playing against Great Britain in a doubles match at Melbourne during the 1969 MacRobertson Series.