CRICKET COMPETITION.

Shannon News, 17 January 1922, Page 3

CRICKET COMPETITION.

SHANNON DEFEAT) Y-M.C.A, The cricket competition was ad l vanced another stage on Saturday, when Shannon met and defeated Y.M.C.A. on the Domain at Levin, by an innings and 32 runs. Following are the scores:— \ Y^M.C.A.—First innings., C. Bennett, b Randall 5 F. Fletcher, b Stewart 2 Auckram, b Randall ....... 0 T. Fletcher, c Randall, h Stewart 0 F. Hudson, b Randall 0 J. Thompson, b Randall ...... 0 E. Field, b Stewart 0 Murray, b Stewart 0 Keys, not out 1 Walkley, b Stewart a..,. 0 Byes 4 Total 12 Y.M.C.A.—Second Innings. Walkley, b Stewdrt , 2 Auckram, o. Stewart, b Randell .... 0 Field, b Stewart 0 T. Fletcher, b Randall, 1 Thompson, c and b Randall, 3 Hudson, b Stewart 0 F. Fletcher, b Stewart 0 Murray, c Grainger, jb Stewart 8 Mottershead, b Randall ................. 0 Keys, c and b Randall 0 Keys, c Randall, b Stewart ......... o Smith, not out 2 Byes ....... 1 *Total ~.17 SHANNON—First Innings. Stewart, c 'Hudson, b Bennett (l Main, c Hudson, b Bennett 6 Harris, c Walkley,, b Bennett 0 Merwood, I.b.'w., b' Bennett ........... 9 Grainger, c Thompson, b Bennett.... i 2 Pope, b Hudson -3 Prain, c Thompson, b Bennett... v .. 2 Randall; c and b Bennett ,22 King, b Bennett , 7 Aiiai, c Thompson, b Auckram ...... 4 Hunt, not out ...... 1 Byes 5 Total ..( 61

ANOTHER WIN FOR WERAROA iWeraroa made the journey to Moutoa on Saturday, and defeated the local Club 1 by 152 runs to 76 in a oneinnings match. The home team batted first, but the first five wickets only produced 2Q runs. T. Morgan theil got going, and knocked up 31 by vigorour batting before he was taken by Claridge off O’Connor. He was the only double-figure batsman, > Burrows and Michlin with nine each being the next best: contributors Pringle and Claridge opened well for Weraroa and had 63 on before the first wicket fell, the former scoring 29 and the latter 30. O’Connor followed with 28, Sloan 21, and Hall and Bevan 10 each. Following are the scores: MOUTOA Clark, c Harding, b O’Connor ...... 2 Bishop, b O’Connor 1 Newth, c Claridge, b Sloan 8 T. Morgan, c Claridge, b O’Connor 31 C. Morgan, c Claridge, b O’Connor 3 Davey, c and b Pringle 1 Burrows, run out 9 Norrish, b O'Connor 2 Michlin, b Pringle 9 Griffith, c Pringle, b O’Connor ...... 0 Burgess, not out 1 Extras 9 Total ... ; *6 'Bowling Analysis.—O’Connor, 6 for 16, Pringle 2 for 28, Sloan 1 for 23. WERAROA. Claridge, c Burrows, b Newth ...... 30 Pringle, c Bishop, b Morgan 29 Harding, b Morgan 3 Sloan, b Bishop 21 Hall, b Davey 10 O’Connor, run out 28 Bevan, b Bishop 9 Hughes, c Morgan, b Davey * Young, c Bishop, b Davey 0 Broughton, not out 1 'Goldsmith, b Davey 1 Extras 10 Total ...152 Bowling.—Davey 4 for 8, Bishop 2 for 30, T. Morgan 2 for 35, Newth 1 for 39, Clark 0 for 13, Burrows 0 for 14. ( The return match, Shannon Boys y. Levin Boys, was played on Friday on the Domain. Following are the :e----sul— ts: Olsen, b Rimmer 19 Saxon, b Harris -1 4im, b Bull 1 j Hunt, b Wallace 25 ! Thwaites, b Phillips 6 j Hookway, b Wallace t Gardner, c Harris, b Phillips 2 j Bowler, b Wallace 0 I Satherly, b Phillips 2 , Claude Hunt, not out 0 j Byes « I Totol 63 LEVIN. Rimmer, not out 34 j Wallace, b Hunt, c Hunt 1 ,b Hunt, c Saxon 9 Taylor, b Hunt, c Hunt r a

! Roe, b Hunt, st Hookway 0 ; Bull, b Hunt ( 3 | Baplfy, b Hunt, c Saxon 3 j McFarlane, b Saxon 5 ' Redfern, b Hunt 4 | Derham, b Hunt, c Hookway 1 I Total , 63 ; Shannon played with a team of 10, ! and the finish was quite exciting. | After a most enjoyable game Levin ■ won by the narrow margin of one run.