CLUB CRICKET

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 6 November 1939, Page 9

CLUB CRICKET

GISBORNE MATCHES STUDENT’S TOP SCORE

S. WILLS KNOCKS UP 80 BOWLERS’ BETTER FORM

I The weather was bleak on Saturday afternoon for the completion of the first matches in Ihc Senior A Grade competition of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association, and the bowlers were again showing better form than the batsmen.

In the A grade an outright win was secured by City over Marist, and a first innings win was registered by G. 11.5.0.8.

Best performances for the day were: Batting.—S, Wills (High School A), 80; J. Griffiths (Civil Service), 77; A. Bignall (Civil Service), 71; F. Whelan (High School A), 41; B. Porter ( (G.H.5.0.8. White), 39; F. Newton (Old Boys), 36- G. H. Stewart (City), 32; M. Sharp (Marist), 31: W. Toroa (High School A), 30: E. Gardner (G.H.5.0.8.), 29: M. A. O’Brien (Marist), 28.

Bowling.—E. James (Marist) , six wickets for 23 runs; K. Fleming (G.H.5.0.8. Blue), six for 42 : H. Lee (High School A), five for 27; G. H. Stewart (City), five for 31; F. Newton (Old Boys), five for 43; G. A. Revell (Gisborne Club), four for 19; McMullen (Civil Service), four for 23; F. Newton (Old Boys), four for 25; B. Porter (G.H.5.0.8. White), four for 36; S. Scott (G.H.5.0.8. White), four for 47; S. Ritchie (G.H.5.0.8. Blue), three for nine: B. C. Jeffreys (Gisborne Club), three for 16: V. S. Caulton (Gisborne Club), three for 20; M. A. O’Brien (Marist), three for 25; H. McMillan (G.H.5.0.8. White), three for 25; H. Holdsworth (G.H.5.0.8. White), three for 30: A. Fisher (Old Boys), three for 42.