MacRobertson Shield 1963
New Zealand
Australia v New Zealand 6-1
Invercargill 3-5 January 1963
Len Mason beat Jean Jarden +13, +24
Merle Day beat Arthur Ross +4, +17
Peg Harrison beat Tony Stephens +14, +12
Edna Rudder beat Herbie Ford +7, +18
Albert Saalfeld lost to Leslie Middlemiss +19, -2, -3
Olive Lewis unf Joyce 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
Tainui Club, Dunedin 10-12 January 1963
Patrick Cotter beat Jean Jarden +23, +9
John Solomon beat Tony Stephens +26, +21tp
William Ormerod lost to Arthur Ross -2, +16, -3
Bobbie Wiggins beat Herbie Ford +17, +8
Joan Warwick beat Joyce Martin +2, +9
Brian Lloyd Pratt beat Cassie 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
United, Christchurch 17-19 January 1963
John Solomon beat Len Mason +26, +6
Patrick Cotter lost to Peg Harrison -13, +2, -5
Bobbie Wiggins beat Merle Day +1, +24
William Ormerod beat Edna Rudder +14, +10
Brian Lloyd Pratt beat Olove Lewis +8, +10
David Curtis lost to Albert 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
Len Mason lost to Jean Jarden +12, -8, -7
Merle Day beat Arthur Ross -11, +17, +14
Peg Harrison beat Tony Stephens +11, -4, +9
Edna Rudder beat Herbie Ford +9, +20
Albert Saalfeld beat Joyce Martin +11, +9
Edna Cathcart lost to Cassie 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
Marewa, Napier 31 January - 2 February 1963
John Solomon beat Jean Jarden +7, -10, +6
Patrick Cotter beat Arthur Ross +17, +8
William Ormerod beat Leslie Middlemiss +16, +12
Bobbie Wiggins beat Tony Stephens +15, +25
Joan Warwick beat Herbie Ford +4, +24
David Curtis lost to John 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
Rangitare, Dannevirke 7-9 February 1963
Patrick Cotter beat Len Mason +3, +6
John Solomon beat Peg Harrison +9, +11
William Ormerod lost to Merle Day -10, -9
Humphrey Hicks beat Edna Rudder +8, +10
Bobbie Wiggins beat Olive Lewis +9, +22
Brian Lloyd Pratt beat Albert 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
Len Mason beat Arthur Ross +24, +25
Peg Harrison lost to Jean Jarden -8, -9
Merle Day lost to John Prince -20, -14
Edna Rudder beat Herbie Ford +17, +11
Olive Lewis lost to Ralph Browne +16, -1, -2
Edna Cathcart lost to Tony 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
Claudelands, Hamilton 21-23 February 1963
Patrick Cotter lost to Jean Jarden -25, -15
John Solomon lost to John Prince -26, -4
William Ormerod beat Tony Stephens +20, +20
Bobbie Wiggins beat Leslie Middlemiss +14, +25
Joan Warwick beat Herbie Ford -9, +4, +2
Brian Lloyd Pratt beat Ralph Browne -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
John Solomon beat Peg Harrison +17, +26tp
Patrick Cotter beat Len Mason +23, +24
William Ormerod beat Merle Day +11, +14
Bobbie Wiggins beat Edna Rudder -1, +17, +25
Joan Warwick beat Albert Saalfeld +3, +7
Brian Lloyd Pratt beat Olive Lewis +25, +25
Solomon/Cotter beat Mason/Harrison +26, +26t(S)
Ormerod/Wiggins beat Day/Rudder +16, +8
Hicks/Curtis beat Lewis/Cathcart +15, -5, +10
England 6 wins (45-9)
Australia 2 wins (17-35)
New Zealand 1 win (17-35)
Teams
Australia
Len Mason
Peg Harrison
Albert Saalfeld
Merle Day
Edna Rudder
Olive Lewis
Edna Cathcart
Mrs GP Rumbelow (Non playing captain and manager)
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
Cassie Middlemiss
Herbie Ford (Captain)
Ralph Browne
John Prince
Joyce Martin
Links to Gazettes containing reports
Issue 64 (February 1963)
Issue 65 (April 1963)