MacRobertson Shield 1979
New
Zealand
Teams
Australia: WH Smith; M. Prater; C Pickering; D Wiesner; L Bray; CR Sloane
Great Britain: GN Aspinall; DK Openshaw;MEW Heap; WdeB Prichard; M Murray; BG Neal
New Zealand: RV Jackson; JG Prince; AM Anderson; PJ Skinley; RJ Murfitt; JK Hogan
Christchurch 8-10 January 1979
GN Aspinall lost to WH Smith -5, +14, -7
DK Openshaw beat M Prater +4, -26tp, +10
MEW Heap beat C Pickering +18, +15
WdeB Prichard beat D Wiesner +10, +11
M Murray beat L Bray +9, +26
BG Neal beat CR Sloane +12, +15
Aspinall/Neal beat Smith/Pickering +10, +11
Openshaw/Murray lost to Prater/Wiesner -12, +26, -2
Heap/Prichard beat Bray/Sloane +21, +19
New Zealand v GB 5-4
Westport 13-15 January 1979
RV Jackson beat Aspinall -12, +3stp, +17
JG Prince beat Openshaw +12, +26
AM Anderson lost to Heap -3, -26
PJ Skinley lost to Prichard -12, -22tp
RJ Murfitt lost to Murray -9, -26
JK Hogan beat Neal -9, +4, +26
Prince/Anderson lost to Aspinall/Openshaw -15, -16
Jackson/Skinley beat Heap/Prichard +16, -15, +4
Hogan/Murfitt beat Murray/Neal +4, -13, +3
New Zealand v Australia 9-0
Gore 17-19 January 1979
Jackson beat Smith +14, +3
Prince beat Prater +8, +12tp
Hogan beat Pickering +24, -4, +22
Anderson beat Wiesner +17tp, -11, +26tp
Skinley beat Bray +5, +17
Murfitt beat Sloane +16tp, +14
Prince/Anderson beat Smith/Pickering +26tp(P), +10
Jackson/Skinley beat Prater/Wiesner +26tp(J), -10, +26tp(J)
Hogan/Murfitt beat Bray/Sloane +12stp(H), +25
GB v Australia 7-2
Nelson 22-24 January 1979
Aspinall beat Smith +9, +26
Prichard lost to Prater -10, +7, -3
Heap beat Sloane +5, +16
Openshaw beat Wiesner +15, +15
Murray beat Bray +13, +18
Neal lost to Pickering -1, -1
Heap/Prichard beat Prater/Wiesner +13, +13
Openshaw/Neal beat Smith/Pickering +3, +16tp
Aspinall/Murray beat Bray/Sloane +26, +20
New Zealand v GB 6-3
Hastings 27-29 January 1979
Jackson lost to Aspinall +23tp, -25, -12tp
Prince lost to Prichard +13, -3, -10
Hogan beat Heap -16tp, +9, +20tp
Anderson beat Openshaw -5, +3, +14
Skinley lost to Murray -26, +17, -11
Murfitt beat Neal +14, +17
Prince/Anderson beat Aspinall/Murray +10, -10, +2
Jackson/Skinley beat Heap/Prichard +21, +3
Hogan/Murfitt beat Openshaw/Neal +16, +12
New Zealand v Australia 9-0
Palmertson North 31 January - 2 February 1979
Jackson beat Prater +26, +22tp
Hogan beat Smith +15tp, +22
Prince beat Pickering +17, +22
Anderson beat Wiesner +15, -7, +17
Skinley beat Bray +15, +16
Murfitt beat Sloane +16tp, +8
Prince/Anderson beat Prater/Wiesner +26tp, -10, +7
Jackson/Skinley beat Smith/Pickering +4, +15
Hogan/Murfitt beat Bray/Sloane +19, +17
GB v Australia 9-0
Hawera 5-7 February 1979
Aspinall beat Prater +26, +26
Prichard beat Smith +3, +23
Heap beat Pickering +14, -4, +25
Murray beat Wiesner +21, +4
Openshaw beat Bray +25, +13
Neal beat Sloane -5, +26, +15
Aspinall/Openshaw beat Smith/Pickering +14, +24
Heap/Prichard beat Prater/Wiesner +19tp, +6
Murray/Neal beat Bray/Sloane +19, +14
New Zealand v GB 7-2
Wanganui 9-10 February 1979
Jackson beat Aspinall +22tp, +10
Prince beat Prichard +9, -26tp, +26
Hogan beat Heap +26tp, +4
Anderson lost to Murray -26, -7
Skinley beat Openshaw -7, +17, +2
Murfitt beat Neal +21, +10
Prince/Anderson lost to Aspinall/Openshaw -25tp(A), -7
Jackson/Skinley beat Heap/Prichard +3, -8, +3
Hogan/Murfitt beat Murray/Neal +2, +4
New Zealand v Australia 9-0
Rotorua 14-17 February 1979
Jackson beat Smith +24, -17, +5
Hogan beat Prater +16, -17tp, +26tp
Prince beat Pickering +26tp, +6tpo
Anderson beat Wiesner +12, +23
Skinley beat Sloane +4, +25
Murfitt beat Edwards +10, -14, +26tp
Prince/Anderson beat Smith/Pickering +3, +8
Jackson/Skinley beat Prater/Wiesner +7, -12, +12sxp(S)
Hogan/Murfitt beat Sloane/Edwards +17, +23
PHOTOGRAPHS (Courtesy of John Prince (New Zealand)
From left to right are, back row, Grace Edwards (A), Diane Weisner (A), Colin Pickering (A), Ron Sloane (A), Roger Murfitt (NZ), Joe Hogan (NZ), Bob Jackson (NZ), Paul Skinley (NZ), front, Mark Prater (A), Bill Smith (Capt). (A), John Prince (Capt). (NZ), Alan Anderson (NZ).
Left to Right: Martin Murray, David Openshaw, Nigel Aspinal, Bobby Wiggins (Mgr), Bernard Neal (Capt), Michael Heap, William Prichard.