MacRobertson Shield 1963
New Zealand
Australia v New Zealand 6-1
Invercargill 3-5 January 1963
L Mason beat Mrs B Jarden +13, +24
Mrs M Day beat AGF Ross +4, +17
Mrs P Harrison beat AJ Stephens +14, +12
Mrs E Rudder beat HC Ford +7, +18
AE Saalfeld lost to LG Middlemiss +19, -2, -3
Mrs WP Lewis unf Mrs WL 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
EPC Cotter beat Mrs BA Jarden +23, +9
JW Solomon beat AJ Stephens +26, +21tp
WP Ormerod lost to AGF Ross -2, +16, -3
WRD Wiggins beat HC Ford +17, +8
Miss EJ Warwick beat Mrs WL Martin +2, +9
B Lloyd Pratt beat Mrs LG 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
JW Solomon beat L Mason +26, +6
EPC Cotter lost to Mrs P Harrison -13, +2, -5
WRD Wiggins beat Mrs M Day +1, +24
WP Ormerod beat Mrs E Rudder +14, +10
B Lloyd Pratt beat Mrs WP Lewis +8, +10
DW Curtis lost to AE 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
L Mason lost to Mrs BA Jarden +12, -8, -7
Mrs H Day beat AGF Ross -11, +17, +14
Mrs P Harrison beat AJ Stephens +11, -4, +9
Mrs E Rudder beat HC Ford +9, +20
AE Saalfeld beat Mrs WL Martin +11, +9
Mrs Cathcart lost to Mrs L 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
JW Solomon beat Mrs BA Jarden +7, -10, +6
EPC Cotter beat AGF Ross +17, +8
WP Ormerod beat LG Middlemiss +16, +12
WRD Wiggins beat AJ Stephens +15, +25
Miss EJ Warwick beat HC Ford +4, +24
DW Curtis lost to JG 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
EPC Cotter beat L Mason +3, +6
JW Solomon beat Mrs P Harrison +9, +11
WP Ormerod lost to Mrs H Day -10, -9
HO Hicks beat Mrs E Rudder +8, +10
WRD Wiggins beat Mrs D Lewis +9, +22
B Lloyd Pratt beat AE 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
L Mason beat AGF Ross +24, +25
Mrs P Harrison lost to Mrs BA Jarden -8, -9
Mrs H Day lost to JG Prince -20, -14
Mrs E Rudder beat HC Ford +17, +11
Mrs WP Lewis lost to R Browne +16, -1, -2
Mrs Cathcart lost to AJ 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
EPC Cotter lost to Mrs BA Jarden -25, -15
JW Solomon lost to JG Prince -26, -4
WP Ormerod beat AJ Stephens +20, +20
WRD Wiggins beat L Middlemiss +14, +25
Miss EJ Warwick beat HC Ford -9, +4, +2
B Lloyd Pratt beat R 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
JW Solomon beat Mrs P Harrison +17, +26tp
EPC Cotter beat L Mason +23, +24
WP Ormerod beat Mrs H Day +11, +14
WRD Wiggins beat Mrs E Rudder -1, +17, +25
Miss EJ Warwick beat AE Saalfeld +3, +7
B Lloyd Pratt beat Mrs WP 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)