Cricket.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 April 1914, Page 3

Cricket.

Y.M.C.A. v. LEVIN WEDNES-

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Hope springs eternal in the cricketers' breasts. Thus buoyed up, Levin Wednesday players, though defeated tj,iree times by the Y.M.C.A., laid their ears on Wednesdayafternoon and said "Come on""'fcv old opponents. • They came cm and Levin was defeated V ojie' run only. It was hard ln>-k tV .Levin, for Y.M.C.A. really onned tboir win to "Jimmy Extras,'/ wlu> look advantage of Levin's Vicketkeeper and scored steadily, finishing jvith 0 1G. Hopu and Smitli (» each) were the two next best in a total of 51. Sloan took seven wickets for 10 runs. Levin made 44. R. Young scored 22 and McDermott 8. Howe took five wickets for 23 and Clark 0 for 17. In the field, Smith, for Y.M.C.A., caught out four batsmen. With this exception the difference in the merit of the fielding of both teams was the difference between six and half a dozen. Following are the scores LEVIN. Horn, b Howe 1 Dempsey, b Howe 2 Moore, b Howe 0 Sloan, b Clark 2 Young, c Manson b Howe 22 McDermott, c Smith b Clark 8 Chidley, c Smith b Clark 3 Remington, c Smith b Clark 2 Judd, b Howe 2 Hall, b Howe 0 Simpson, not out 2 Sundries 4 Total 50 ' Bowling: Howe 5 for 25; Clark 5 for 17. Y.M.C.A. Pringle, b Sloan 5 Cooper, b Sloan 3 Howe, b Young 4 Clark, b Sloan 3 Keys, b oYung 0 Manson, b Young 1 Easther, b Sloan 0 Smith, b Sloan 7 Maclndoe, b Moore 2 Hopu, b Sloan i Dean, not out 3 Extras 1(5 Total 57 Bowling: Sloan 6 for 12; Young 3 for 12; Moore, 1 for 13. With an hour to 9pare each side batted for half an. hour. Levin making 34 for 5 wicktets and Y.M.C.A. 51 for 4 wickets. .