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Shannon News, 8 January 1924, Page 3

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SHANNON ,y. (WERAROA,

Title above match was played on the recreation grounds on Saturday and resulted in a win lor Shannon. Two innings were, played but Weraroa, owing to call. of time, did not complete their second innings, stumps being drawn when they were 35 runs lor 5 wickets. The scoring by both teams was very small, Shannon in their two innings only registering 99, while Weraroa put up 67. SHANNON.—First innings. Main, b O’Ccnuor 0 Harris, b O’Connor 2 Hunt, b O’Connor 9

Grainger, i.b.w., b O’Connor ... 4 Doig, c Hall, b o’Counor ........... 8 P-o-pe, b O’Connor 13 Burroughs, b O’Connor 9 Randall, b O’Connor 1 Prain, b Pringle 0 Gray, c Pringle 1 Biarber, not tout- 1 Byes 2 Total 50 WERAROA. —First Innings. Pringle, c Gray, b Randall ......... J 4 liugnes, b Harris 3 Davis, n Harris I Hall, run out 1 Sloan, b Harris 9 O’Connor, not put , 1 Marshall, b "Harris 0 Bull, b Harris 0 Marslin, run out ~ 0 France, c Burroughs, b Pope ...... 0 Weal, b Pope ...... 0 ' Byes ..... ! 3 Total .., 32 SHANNON. Second Innings. Main,, c Marshall, b O’Conn-or ... 21 Grainger, c France, b Bull 6 Hunjt, not out : 14 Pope, b Hall ~ 0 Doig, c Pringle, b O’Gomnor: 0 Randall, c Pringle, b Hall 2 Burroughs, b Pringle 2 Gray, b O’Connor 0 , Barber, b Pringle \... i 0 Harris and Prain did not bat. Bye s jl Total , 49 WERAROA.—Second Innings. O’Connor, c Doig, b Randall 0 Pringle, c Hunt, b Randall 2 Marslin, b Randall ....... .... 4 Sloan, b Harris ...«•■ 9 Hughes, c Prain, b Harris 3 Marshall, not out ..... 8 Hall, not out 8 B(yes 1 Total ............... 35 Bowling analysis: Weraroa, first innings: J. O’Connor 47 runs for 8 wickets, Pringle 2 lor 1. Second innings: O’Connor 21 for 3. Pringle 2/ for 2, Hall 2 for 2. Shannon.—First innings, Randall 15 runs for 1 wicket, Harris 13 for 6, Pope 0 for 2. Second Innings: Randall 11 for 3, Harris 20 for 2, Pope 2 for Q

Y.M.C.A. y. MQUTOA. An interesting game was played between the Y.M.C.A. and Moutoa on Saturday at the Levin Domain. Field won the toss arid sent his opponents in to bat. Mason (captain) -and Madsen opened Mouto-u’s innings very auspiciously, scoring 15 runs off AUiCkram. -Morgan filled the vacant crease and banged Field to the boundary for 4, but Field had his revenge by clean bowling him with his total at 8 and the score ol 19 for two wickets. Madsen went on scoring rapidly, getting 19 runs off 4 hits, be < remained not nut having* batted right through for 38. The remaining batsmen -scored 8 'between them, the innings closed for 61. Tingey bowled well, bagging 4 wickets for 3* Auckram 2 for 26, and Field 2 for 30. Y.M.C.A.’s first pair we're Rev. Harris and Auckram. The" inningsopened -badly. The first wicket fell with the total 7. Second at .15, and the third and fourth at 16- Thompson* then became associated with Harris and things began to look hopeful when. Hams was beaten by a shooter that came in off the edge of the matting. The highest scores were: Thompson 10 and Harris 8. Total 48. . Moutoa then had their second try but failed to- get going), the whole side be-in,g .out for 12 runs off "the bat and 4 byes, making 16 in all. Tingey again bowled well, securing 4 wickets for 5 runs and Field 5 for 7. Both kept a good length, and soon had the batsmen thinking hard. This left Y.M.C.A. with 3Q rims to get to win. -Harris and Auckram again opened their innings, 15 Tuns were scored in 8 minutes, when Harris was Injured by a- thrown in from the field and retired, Field took his place and he and Auckram. made the required runs. At 31 Field wa.-s bowled and Thompson played out the over. The- innings then closed, Y.M.C.A. winning by 10 wickets and 8 runs. Morgan obtained 6 wickets ior 25 vuns, 'Madsen 2 for 10, Sutherland 1 for 10. Following) were the scores

MOUTOA.-—First Innings. Mason, c Field, 1) Auckrom ....... 6 Madsen, not out 38 Morgan, to Feld ••• 3 Sutherland, run out •■•••••■• 0 Spring, 1.t0.w. . ; * p Hume, run out 3 Thompson, st., to Auckram 0 L. Mohekey, to Tingey 0 Moheky, c and to Tingey 0 Barnard, b Tingey 3 Ellsworthy, b Tingey ••••• 0 ■ Extras 1 Total .., - 61 Second Innings. Mason,, c Thompson, b Tingey ... 0 Morgan, to Tingey 0 Thompson, to Field 1 Madsen, ,e Mitchell, to Field 0 Hume, ,b Tingey , 0 Spring, run out 5 Sutherland, to Field 0 L. Mohekey, b Field 0 Ellsworthy, h Tingey 4 J. Moheky; not out 2

Barnard, to Field 0 Extras ... 4 Total 16 Y.M.C.A.—-First Inning*.' Harris, Senr., to Morgan 8 Auckram, to Morgan 5 Walker, to Morgan " 4 Field, to Madsen 0 Tingey, 1.t0.w., to Madisen 0 Thompson, to Morgan 10 Mitchell, b Madsen 0 Hudson, F., to Morgan 6 Griffin, b Suitherland k 5 Percy, b Morgan . 3 Dul'i’esne, not out .... 2 . Extras ( , ... 5 TofluL 48 Second Innings. Harris, retired hurt 5 Auckram,, not out 18 Field, to Madsen ...... 7 Thompson, not out 3 Extras 5 Total for ©ne wicket ......... 3£