CRICKET COMPETITION.

Shannon News, 30 January 1923, Page 3

CRICKET COMPETITION.

SHANNON BEATS WERAROA

The second match between the f Shannon and Weraroa teams was played at Levin on Saturday, and re- | suited in a win for the visitors by 10 J 'runs on' the first innings. Batting first, Shannon were all out for the small score of 52, Parsons (17 not out) J being the only batsman to reach double figures against the bowling of McGill, Pringle and O'Connor. Weraroa shaped worse than their opponents with the bat, and with the exception of O'Connor (22) / failed to make a stand aginst Grainger-and Randall, who were in charge of the bowling. The visitors had a. second innings, and knocked up 134, to which ' Stewart contributed'the good score of 70, made by safe cricket. Randall, Main and Harris also got4nto double figures. Scores:— SHANNON—First Innings. Stewart, b McGill 9 Main, b McGill 0 Hunt, c Hughes, b McGill ... ... ... 3 c and b O'Connor 1 Prain, b Pringle 3 Randall, b McGill , ..a • ••• /( -

Parsons, not out , 1? Harris, c and b O'Connor , 8 i Abbott, c Pringle, b O'Connor ... 0 Small, b O'Connor ••• 0) Johnson, b Sloan 0 [ Extras... .... • •••••• ~ Total. 52 Bowling :McGill four for 13, Pringle two for 15, O'Connor three for 6, Sloan one for 9. SHANNON—Second Innings. Stewart, b Hall ••• ?0 Parsons, c Claridge, b O'Connor ... 3 Hunt, c Pringle, b O'Connor ...... 3 Grainger, st Claridge, b McGill ... 2 Prain, 1.b.w., b .Conder 7 Randall, c and b O'Connor -ll Main, b O'Connor ... ... - H Harris, b Hall •••••• ••• ■•; u Abbott, not out •• 2 Small, c Sloan, b Hall .... ... : 0 I Johnson, b Sloan .... • ° Extras ... ••• ••• ••• -•• 11 Total •■• •-• ••• 13i Bowling: Sloan one wicket, O'Connor four, Conder one, Hall three, McGill one. WERAROA. Claridge, b Randall ' 7i Pringle, b Randall 0 McGill, b Randall i ■•• 1 O'Connor.vC Prain, b Randall 22 Conder, c Johnson, b Grainger ... 1 Thomas, b Grainger 0 Hughes, b'Randall ... ■•• ■•• 4 j Hall, b Grainger ° j Bevan, not out °_ I Sloan, b Grainger ... ■ »i Hopa, b Randall •••. ••• ° Extras ... •■• 5

Total... '. 42 Bowling: Randall six wickets for 20, Grainger four lor 17.