NOTES ON THE GAMES.

Shannon News, 18 November 1924, Page 3

NOTES ON THE GAMES.

Lindsay HandaH, who/was for many j years a.prominent player for Shan-

non Club, played kits first game tins season lor the. Moutoa Club, and snowed • that lie has inot forgotten now to bowl by capturing lour oj shannon wickets for 34, runs. red! Mason was very useM with the hall for Moutoa, getting 3 for 18. The Moutoa captain, R. c, Madsen, got their best bowling average—2 for IQ. ■'.'.'

The Moutoa Club's batting in the first innings .was not -of their best, and they are capable of doing much better as their second innings showed —4 lor 51.-when stump s were'drawn. The bowling and fielding of the Shannon Club on Saturday was very good bqth Doidge and Hemmingsen Keeping a splendid length and the Moutoa; batsmen found it difficult to get runs in nrst innings. J. Hemimiigsen and A. Bentley. vvbo are the opening batsmen for Shannon, tried out the Moutoa bawling and they looked like making a big score when Hemmingsen placed one from Randall into the fieldsman's hands at square : leg, who held a hot one. : , , , A. Bentley -batted nicely for 14 runs and With practice should be of great strength to the Shannon Club.

C. Hart batted in his best style Md played confidently to ajl the Momoa bowlers once he got bis eye in. His 33 runs were nicely got, and the outcome of taking his time and not trying- to get Jus runs too quickly.

A. Johnston, captain of Shannon, was going strong and his 27 not out •augurs we'll lor a bigger soore in the near future. He and Hunt put on 42 mils for the Bth wicket.

P; Morgan batted in great style and aroused much cheering when he hit Randall out of the ground twice in succession, scoring 8 runs in two hits. II ihe plays a straight bat he Will ■■ certainly make a lot of runs lor his ■' club.. il. Bishop ig another qf the same s { '/te as Morgan. He got eleven runs in lour hits and" a good length bail generally gets the stumps with 'those wnq play a cross bat. C. Robinson, should also ihold hi* bat straight and not slog at a straight ball, but block it. Runis 'wi. come quite easily if on© keeps- the ball off the stumps!

Shannon's first' innings (109 runs) shows that they have, some batsmen who can score rung and know the right ones to hit.' Their win should encourage them to practise as often as possible.