MacRobertson Shield 1979
New Zealand
January 1979
Teams
Australia
Lorraine Bray
Grace Edwards
Colin Pickering
Mark Prater
Ron Sloane
Bill Smith (Captain)
Diane Wiesner
Great Britain
Nigel Aspinall
Michael Heap
Martin Murray
Bernard Neal (Captain)
David Openshaw
William Prichard
New Zealand
Allan Anderson
Joe Hogan
Bob Jackson
Roger Murfitt
John Prince (Captain)
Paul Skinley
1 NZ 6 wins 0 loss (45-9)
2 GB 3 wins 3 loss (32-22)
3 Aus 0 wins 6 loss (4-50)
GB v Australia 7-2
United, Christchurch 8-10 January 1979
Nigel Aspinall lost to Bill Smith -5, +14, -7
David Openshaw beat Mark Prater +4, -26tp, +10
Michael Heap beat Colin Pickering +18, +15
William Prichard beat Diane Wiesner +10, +11
Martin Murray beat Lorraine Bray +9, +26
Bernard Neal beat Ron 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
Rangimarie, Westport 13-15 January 1979
Bob Jackson beat Nigel Aspinall -12, +3stp, +17
John Prince beat David Openshaw +12, +26
Allan Anderson lost to Michael Heap -3, -26
Paul Skinley lost to William Prichard -12, -22tp
Roger Murfitt lost to Martin Murray -9, -26
Joe Hogan beat Bernard 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
Bob Jackson beat Bill Smith +14, +3
John Prince beat Mark Prater +8, +12tp
Joe Hogan beat Colin Pickering +24, -4, +22
Allan Anderson beat Diane Wiesner +17tp, -11, +26tp
Paul Skinley beat Lorraine Bray +5, +17
Roger Murfitt beat Ron 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-Hinemoa, Nelson 22-24 January 1979
Nigel Aspinall beat Bill Smith +9, +26
WilliamPrichard lost to Mark Prater -10, +7, -3
Michael Heap beat Ron Sloane +5, +16
David Openshaw beat Diane Wiesner +15, +15
Martin Murray beat Lorraine Bray +13, +18
Bernard Neal lost to Colin 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
Bob Jackson lost to Nigel Aspinall +23tp, -25, -12tp
John Prince lost to William Prichard +13, -3, -10
Joe Hogan beat Michael Heap -16tp, +9, +20tp
Allan Anderson beat David Openshaw -5, +3, +14
Paul Skinley lost to Martin Murray -26, +17, -11
Roger Murfitt beat Bernard 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
Takaro, Palmerston North 31 January - 2 February 1979
Bob Jackson beat Mark Prater +26, +22tp
Joe Hogan beat Bill Smith +15tp, +22
John Prince beat Colin Pickering +17, +22
Allan Anderson beat Diane Wiesner +15, -7, +17
Paul Skinley beat Lorraine Bray +15, +16
Roger Murfitt beat Ron 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
Nigel Aspinall beat Mark Prater +26, +26
William Prichard beat Bill Smith +3, +23
Michael Heap beat Colin Pickering +14, -4, +25
Martin Murray beat Diane Wiesner +21, +4
David Openshaw beat Lorraine Bray +25, +13
Bernard Neal beat Ron 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
Bob Jackson beat Nigel Aspinall +22tp, +10
John Prince beat William Prichard +9, -26tp, +26
Joe Hogan beat Michael Heap +26tp, +4
Allan Anderson lost to Martin Murray -26, -7
Paul Skinley beat David Openshaw -7, +17, +2
Roger Murfitt beat Bernard 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
Bob Jackson beat Bill Smith +24, -17, +5
Joe Hogan beat Mark Prater +16, -17tp, +26tp
John Prince beat Colin Pickering +26tp, +6tpo
Allan Anderson beat Diane Wiesner +12, +23
Paul Skinley beat Ron Sloane +4, +25
Roger Murfitt beat Grace 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
Links to CA Gazettes containing reports
Issue 151 (Spring 1979)