Levin Farm Beat Rotary Club At Cricket

Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1949, Page 4

Levin Farm Beat Rotary Club At Cricket

A game of cricket which was out-1 standing for the exijoymdni' ii pro--vi'ded was pla,yed durihg the: weekend at the Levin Farm, when its team scored a victory by two runs over an eleven represepfihg the' Levin Rotary Club. The visitors were most hospitably enfertaihed by members of the staff led by the head attendant, Mr. C. A. Guy. Winning the toss, the farm' team batted first and- qUickly gathere# runs, 64 being' placed on the board for the loss of only two wickets. The innings close-d for a welldeserved 110. T. Thompson found the bowling to his liking and turned in an excellent 43, taking the honours for the best knock of the game. ' S. Sloggett (21) and T. Rosso'n (14) batted well for useful contributions. A bowling firid iri the Rotary team was E. JR. Winkler, who ' captured five wickets at the smal-l cost of 22 runs, while the formeri Horowhenua rep., W. H. Walker,' took four for 11, 1 Rotary's reply was 63 runs of which D. P. Todd was responsible! for 24. His game was un'doubtedly | the surprise of the day, for he took two difficult catches- when the f af m team was batting and' topped the scoring each time Rotary visited the wicket. 'Sloggett emerged with good bowflng. figures,. taking four wickets for 12 runs. ■Levin Farm did not fare as well in their second innings, being dis-misse-d for 37. Sloggett, was the only batsman to take a stand, notching 16. With seven wickets for nine ruris, the bowling honours went to1 R. H. Long, while the Horowhenua veteran, G. C. France, who skippered the visiting side, took two for seven. With 85 runs required to win, Rotary's position looked hopeless when eight Wickets were d'own for 27. France and Todd were seen in a fine last wicket partnershipwhich added 43 before the latter was bowled with only three minutes playing time remaining and two runs needed. Sloggett, Rosson and Rush accounted for the wickets. Details: — Levin Farm First innings. — S. Sloggett, b Long, 21; T. Thompson, c Todd, bj France, 43; R. Peters b, Walker, l;1 H. Moore, lbw, b Walker, 6; E. Rush, c Long, b Winkler, 1; C. Bending, b Walker, 2; M. Waaka, st. Black, b Winkl'ef, 9; S. Donghi, b Winkler, 2; T. Rosson, b Walker, 14; G. Ayres, not out, 1; C. Edgeworth, c Black, b Winkler, 0; Porter; c Todd, b Winkler, 5; extras, 5; total, 110. Bowling analysis: R. H. Long, one for 27; A. Shaw, none for 21; G. C. France, one for 15; E. R. Winkler, five for 22; W. H. Walker, four for 11; G. H. Kerslake, none jior 4; D. P. Todd, none for 1. Second innings.— Sloggett, b Long, 16; Thompson, c Black, b France, 3; Peters, b France, 0; Rosson, b France,. 2; Moore, not out, 7; Rush, b Long, 0; Bending, c Winkler, b Long, 0; Waaka, c Kerslake, b Winkler, 3; Donghi,. b Long, 1; Ayres, b Long, 2; Edgeworth, c Winkler, b Long, 0; Porter, c Black, b Long, 0; extras, 3; total, 37. Bowling analysis: Walker, none

for 13; France, two for 7; Long, seven for 9; Winkle'r, one for 5. Rotary Club First innings. — H. Black, b Rosson, 0; D. P. Todd, c Edgeworth, b Moore, 24; R. H. Long, b RosSon, 2; A. Larsen, c Rosson, b Sloggett, 0; W. H. Walker, c and b Moore, 18; J. C. Moodie, b Sloggett, 8; A. Shaw, b Sloggett, 1; E. R. Winkler, run out, 0; G. C. France, not out, 4; J. W. Clarke, b Sloggett, 1; G. H. Kerslake, run out, 2; extras, 3; total, 63. Bowling analysis: Rosson, two for 18; Sloggett, .four for 12; Moore, two for 20; Rush, none for 8. Second innings. — S. J. Thompson, c Thompson, b Rosson, 2; Winkler, b Sloggett, 2; Black, b Rosson, 2; Kerslake, b Sloggett, 2; Clarke, c Moore, b Sloggett, 0; Walker, c Sloggett, b Rush, 14; Long, b Rosson, 0;

I ! g?? Shaw, b Rush, 2; Moodie, b Sloggett, 8; France, not out, 19; Todd, b Moore, 27; extras, 5; total, 83. Bowling analysis: Rosson, three for 17; Sloggett, four for 30; Moore, one for 9; Rush, two for 21.