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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3575, 14 December 1926, Page 2

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* SHANNON DEFEAT FOXTON A. Foxton A team played Shannon at Shannon on Saturday, and a very interesting game resulted. The (weather conditions were not of the best, the players being wet tlirough by the time (he game was finished. Foxton A ' put together 100 runs. 11. Taylor 13, T. Morgan 14, A. Fuller 21, Furston 23, were the principal scores. S. Ncwth and P. Morgan opened the howling for Shannon. Ncwth had 30 runs knocked off his bowling for 2 . wickets, while P. Morgan secured four wickets for 20 runs; also T. Spring 20 runs for 4 wickets, were the only howlers. Shannon in their strike got 125 runs for 8 wickets, G. Hemmingsen, T. Spring, S. Newth, C. Urquhart, Claude Hunt and Blackburne were the chief scorers for Shannon. Cliff Hunt was unlucky in being run out when he appeared set. Foxton’s slow bowler, Furston, captured three wickets for 16 runs, 11. Taylor’s 3 wickets cost 54 runs, and A. Fuller 1 wicket 12 runs. Following are the scores: — FOXTON A. —First Innings. H. Taylor, b Morgan 13 T. Morgan, e Spring, b Newth 14 A. Fuller, b Morgan 21 B. Taylor, b Newth 2 \V. Howe, 1) Morgan 1 L. Mohekey, 1.b.w., I> Spring 1 Furston, b Spring 23 T. Mohekey, e and b Morgan 0 Hinds, b Spring H Robinson, not out 4 G. Rankin, b Spring 0 Byes Total H>° SHANNON—First Innings. Cjiff Hunt, run out 7 Hemmingsen, b Taylor 17 T. Spring, b Furston 20 S. Ncwth, 1.b.w., b Furston 24 P. Morgan, b Fuller 3 Claude Hunt, not out 13 \Y. Warman, b Furston 8 Urquhart, e Mobekev, b Taylor 16 Goodwin, a Howe, b Taylor 0. Blackburne, not out 9 Byes 8 Total for 8 wickets 125 ■ The following will represent the Foxton businessmen’s team in a match to be played with Levin businessmen at Victoria Park at 2 p.m. to-morrow: — P. J. Jack, E. J. Westwood, W. Williams, Alton Francis, P. Honour, T. Proctor, A. Walls, J. Madden, W. Hickson, G. Rankin, L. King, L. Mattar.