CRICKET.

Shannon News, 27 January 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

LEVIN A Z MOUTQA. The above teams, met on the Domain on iatuuaay, and alter , d goon game* played in me best spirit, Mouioa were aeieated by runs. .Madsen won the toss irom Field and eJLectea to send Levin in to bat. Bennett and Auckram opened to Douglas and Madsen and disaster came in the first over, when Auckram was bowled by Douglas. Bennett was batting well but soon lost Walker, Field and Hopa, and when Sharp came in 4 wickets were down lor 23. Alter adding 10 runs Bennett was bowled by Douglas.. Nicholson and Sullivan both batted well and Sharp batted right through and was bowled when the last man came in, after having made 37 by patient cricket. Douglas bowled well, securing 6 for 28. The fielding Of Moutoa was never slack. Requiring just on 100 to win, Moutoa opened with Madsen and McDonald to Bennett and Field. Madsen soon ran into double figures, but Ben. nett got him and McDonald, both caught in the slips, with good howling. Ricketts came in and hatted very well indeed, staying almost right through for 34 scored by good cricket, it was a good catch when Hopa cajught him Qff Field. None of the others showed up and aU were, out with a deficit of 25 runs.

Bennett secured the bowling average with 5. for 17. 'The fielding showed a wonderful improvement on last Saturday’s performance and Hopa gave, a good showing behind the. wickets as there was not a ball passed him. LEVIN A. Bennett, b Douglas ‘3O

Auckram, b DQuglas . 0 ” Walker, e and b Douglas ... 7 d field, b Douglas 5 Hopa, run out 0 Sharp, b Douglas ............... 37 Nicholson, c Madsen, b Ricketts ... S Tingey, b Sutherland 5 Sullivan, b Douglas ...•••••• & Darkness, b Madsen -j g Jenkins, not out ® q Extras Jj a Total i Bowling.—Douglas 6 for 28, Madsen •» 1 for 12, Ricketts 1 for 32, Sutherland J 1 for 9, Mohekey Q for 7. *; MOUTOA. . ; Madsen, c Field, b Bennett lo McDonald, c Field, b Bennett ...... 3 Douglas, c Walker, b Bennett ...... ° Ricketts, o Hopa, b Field ......... 34 Sutherland, c .Sharp, b Bennett ..., o Mason, b Bennett J £ Robinson, b Tingey «••••• ® < Rangi,. b Tingey >..* ® „ Pullen, b Auckram i Cowan, !b (field v ••••!•••, r Mohekey, not out J; £ ' Bowling—Bennett 5 "flsr 17, field 2 ® for 17, Tingey 2 for 24, Auckram 1 for 13. . LEVIN B v SHANNON. Levin B met Shannon on Saturday at Le'vin and won a well-fought gajjjj bv 13 runs on the first innings. The wicket was rough, and the ball rising sharply from the matting at 5 caused a number of minor accidents, a The condition of the ground also adversely affected the fielding. Levin batted first, Mackenzie and Hudson opening up. Hudson sue- £ cumbed to one froin when, * he had just broken his ‘ duck. Phillips took his place, and, the P j ship carried the game J fore both were caught out, Mackenzie 1 making 13 and Phillips 7 runs. Wid- l das 137 and Henderson also 12, helped I the score along, the side being uisFor Hunt and Aim opened t the batting, making 10 each, Bartho- t lomew being tfle. only other man to reach double figures. LEVIN B. Mackenzie, q Johnstone., b Burrows L Hudson, b Burrows ............-..‘H 1 Phillips, -ft Hemmingsen, b Burrows ' Widdas, 0 Johnstone, b Burrows 13 Moody, c Hemmingsen, b Burrows 0 McDonald, b Burrows J DufTesne. c Bentley, b Ann f Dempsey, st. Bentley, b Ann ...... - 3 Griffin, b Morgan ° Henderson, b Morgan ..................... Extras _ Total Rowling Analysis.—Hemmingsen 0 for 10, Burrows 7 for 32, Aim 2 foi 21, Morgan 2 for 5. SHANNON. Hunt, run out A •••• " , Aim, run out Hemmingsen, c Dempsey, b Hudson ........ u Bentley, b Hudson } Bartholomew, played on, b Hudson u Burrows, b .Griffin , Doidge, b Griffin ® Morgan, b Widdas * Johnston, b Griffin ” Hook, c Cole, b Widdas •>••■••• “ Wilson, not out -j f Extras ~ Total Bowling analysis.—Phillips 0 f or 20, Hudson 3 for 22, Griffin 3 for 6, Widdas 2 for 5.