NELSON NEWS
THE CRICKET MATCHES
PLANTATION FIRE
(Special to "The Evening Post.")
NELSON, March 27. The leading teams in the local senior cricket championship, Athletic and Wakatu, commenced a match on Saturday R. Jhf fi , J inni ?S the toss,' elected to take the field, owing to a shortage or players. Wakatu were also s]lort) and for their eight available wickets made 167 runs, of whjch C. Kinzett scored 52, T. Searell 59, and A. Jones 19 not out. L. Vasta took four wickets for 31 runs, D. Cooper two for 18. , Athletic replied with 39 runs /or three wickets (A. McKellar, not out, 18, J. Ralfe, not, out, 10). The other senior match was between Colts and Lollege, the former scoring 122 runs Gray 26, Mitchell 20). McGirr took two wickets for 18 runs, Ralfo three for 43,. and Mitchell four for 31. College in tiieir first innings have lost one wicket -"^l 9- 1 rllns (Karsten, not out, 57). . While cruising near the lighthouse on Saturday afternoon, the yacht Queen Mab capsized. Three or four youths who were on board clung to the craft until rescued, none the worse for their experience, by Mr. Montgomery's .launch Lady Ann.
The pine plantation at the Reservoir Reserve on the northern side of Cumming's Spur was found to be on fire.early this morning, and, the caretaker at once communicated with Mr. Leeds, assistant engineer. A gang of men was got together, and sent off to the blaze, and a second gang was dispatched later. A light southery wind was blowing at the time, and before the outbreak was got under by.'the 35 men attacking it, the face of the ridge had been swept and the fire had reached the Dun Mountain track, the total area being about 200 acres.
Over 60 players participated in a mixed foursomes stroke handicap played on Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the opening of the season by the Nelson Golf Club. The best score was returned by Kerridge and Miss G. Clarke—a net 74. The next best were Mrs. Stedman and Stedman, 96-21—75, and Mrs N Rout and Rout, 85-10—75.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 73, 28 March 1933, Page 12
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355NELSON NEWS Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 73, 28 March 1933, Page 12
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