1986

page updated:02/10/2009

Spot the Ball Competition
Stuart Munday (L)
and David Jackson in Auckland Stadium - raising funds for Stuart Munday & Tracey Lewis to travel to Tokyo for training at Butterfly.
D Jackson went as player/coach.

Calendar produced by South Canterbury Assn.
Photos of all teams that participated in the
1985 NZ Open in Timaru were included.

NZ Championships Hutt Valley
Auckland Boys' Under 15 Team
L/R back: Bill Burns (manager), Paul Bowman
front: Craig Dye, Aaron Winborn, Gavin Hoete

NZ Championships Hutt Valley
Auckland Girls' Under 15 Team
L/R back: Tracey Epps, Stephanie Hanson
front: Alana Thomson, John Patterson (manager), Luana Graham.

The temperature was the point in this protest against a long standing rule which prohibits players from wearing tracksuits or slacks when playing in a match.

The 1986 New Zealand Championships, in Lower Hutt, saw Kerry Palmer (L) and Wayne Adamson display impeccable dress but regretfully it was the "wrong stuff" for their Men‘s Doubles semi-final, and they were forced to forfeit the match.

"It gets so cold playing in some stadiums" said Wayne. "Some players thought it was great but others thought we were idiots".

Whatever, a huge 30 x 16 cm photo (reproduced here in miniature) plus an article appeared in the NZ Herald at the time.

Otago Under 18 Teams at NZ Championships

L/R back: Andrew Marr, Debbie Foster,
Jennie McMurren, Gary Traill
front: David Pyper, Deanne Holden, Mr G Bellamy (manager), Tracey Woods, Chris Sparrow

Auckland Men's Team

L/R back: (Three smooth guys!) - Peter Jackson, Sean Ryan, Kerry Palmer
front: Alan Tomlinson, Richard Lee

Hutt Valley Junior playing in Under 15 Teams Event
NZ Championships

David Allardyce

At the Australian Veteran Champs - Sydney

L/R: Rhys Morris, Gerry Doyle, John Lelliott

North Island Women's Veterans Team

L/R back: Joyce Shewan, Joyce Coleman
Christine Cunningham, Geoff Rau (manager), Pat McArthur

NZTTA Executive

L/R: Back row: Michael McAvinue, John Beatson, Averil Roberts, Pat Low,
Les Roughton, David Jackson, Gary Marshall
Front row: Merv Allardyce (Executive Officer), Ron Menchi (Chairman),
Dick Lynn (Treasurer), Robin Radford (Deputy Chair), Peter Hirst

Hamilton Women's Team

L/R back: Joyce Shewan, ????Bjelke? (manager),
Joyce Coleman
front: Jane Bevan, Linda Shewan

Northern Regional Coaching School

L/R back: Robert Aitken (H), Gary Shewan (H), Allan Smith (H),
Grant Hayson (NL), Peter Hirst (director).
Middle: Tracey Lewis (A), Stephanie Hanson (A), Diane Gallagher (H), Kim McKegg (NL), Lisa McKegg (NL), Sarah Munday (H).
Front: Lance Graham (BOP), Gavin Hoete (A), Paul Bowman (A), Mathew Sexton (CN), Mark Halliday (CN), John W Sexton (CN)

(A much better photo would be welcome)