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Shannon News, 10 February 1925, Page 3

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SHANNON V. PUBLIC WORKS. Tlie above teams met at Shannon on Saturday afternoon, toe Public Works learn scoring a victory oy seven .runs after both teams bad played two innings. The Shannon club nad difficulty in getting a team together and bad to play several substitutes, but nevertheless the Public Works put up a good performance and their win was well deserved. In both their innings Baillie topped the score and With Swaney captured the wickets of their opponents. .me following are the shores:— PUBLIC WORKS.—'First Innings. .Baillie, b Morgan 19 Moody, b Doidge 0 Main, q Doidge 9 Leverick, b Doidge i Swaney, b Morgan ? James, c Dpiidge -. 3 Martin, b Morgan '3 Uidler, b Morgan 8 Blackwood, ib Morgan 0 Barber, b Morgan 1 Hawk in, not out 0 Byes 2 Total : 45 SHANNON.—First Innings. . Hunt, b Baillie . 6 Bartholomew, b Baillie 7 Morgan, b Baillie 5 Burrouglts, b Baillie 2 Doidge, b Swaney l Johnson, c Swaney, b Baillie 0 Wilson, b Swaney , 2 Pope, :b. Swaney i C. Goodwin, b Baillie 0 W. Goodwin, b Swaney 11 Hunt, not out 9 I Byes 3 Total 28 PUBLIC WORKS—Second Innings. Martin, c Moore, b Hunt ; .. 3 Barber, run out , 2 Swaney, c Hunt 0 Leverick, run out 4 Baillie, c Burroughs 0 Main, c Burroughs 3 Bidler, b Morgan -5 James, b Burroughs ; 0 Blackwood, b Burroughs ; 0 Moody, c Morgan J Hawkin, not out J Byes 4

Total ~ -3 SHANNON I .—Second Innings. Hunt, l.b.w.j b Swaney l Bartholomew, b Swaney 3 Morgan, b |Swaney 0 Burroughs, c Leverick, b 1 Pope, c Hawkin, b Baillie 6 Doidge, b Swaney 0 Moore, c Baillie, b Swaney I Wilson, run out 3 C. Goodwin, c Martin, b Swaney C W. Goodwin, not out 3 Hunt, not out ; 4 Byes _4 Total 3b LEVIN A v. B. The above match was played on the Domain under ideal w.eather conditions for cricket and resulted in a win for the A team, by 57 runs. Batting first the B’s compiled 66 runs to which Widdas (23), Mackenzie (15), Moody (14) were -the only ones to contribute double figures. Mackenzie and Moody gave them a good start as they carried the score to 2 for 30 but after that with the exception of Widdas none couild stand up to the bowling ol Bennett and Auckram. Bennett bowled right through and finished with 7 wickets for 36. Bennett' and Sharp opened the A’s innings but with the score at 5. Sharp was run out as the result of a good return by Cole, hut Walker and Bennett carried the score tq within 7 of the B’s total. Walker had batted well for his 24 which included one good six. Bennett looked well set for his century, but when 67 fell to a good catch by Cole at mid on. He had batted in his usual free style and gave only one chance behind the wickets. Auckram was the . only otfibr one tq reach double figures being unbeaten at the end with the total at 123. ’ Phillips and Moody bowled well and also Mackenzie who divided the bowling honours. LEVIN B. Moody, qt Bennett, b Field 14 Hudson, b Field 3 Mackenzie, b Bennett 15 Phillips, b Bennett ....... 0 Dufresne, b Bennett 2 Widdas, b Auckram 23 Terry, 1.b.w., b Bennett 0 Marshall, 1.b.w., b Bennett 5 Cole, b Bennett U Pettit, b Auckram 0 Henderson, b Auckram 0 Griffin, not out 4 Walton, b Bennett 0 Total 66 Bowling.—Bennett 7 for 36, Field 2 for 19, Auckram-3 for 13. LEVIN A. Bennett, c Colt, b Moody , 67 Sharp, run out 0 Walker, b Phillips 24 Nicholson, c Griffin, b Phillips ... 0 Field, b Phillips 4 Sullivan, retired 6 Biss, b Moody 6 Auckram, not out , h Hopa, o and b Mackenzie 9 Percy, b Moody 3 Jenkins, b Mackenzie 1 Extras T Total , ...123 Bowling.—Hudson 0 for 25, Widdas 0 for 19, Griffin 0 for 25, Phillips 3 for 21, Moody 3 for 16, Mackenzie 2 for 9 WERAROA DEFEAT MOUTOA. The Weraroa and Moutoa / teams met on the Weraroa Domain on Saturday,. the match resulting in a win for the former team by 182 runs to 115. Weraroa went in first and declared for 6 wickets. The outstanding performance being that of O’Connor wlho made 109 not out. He gave a good, all-round wicket display, hitting three sixes and ten boundaries. Gallagher made 46, including four sixes, when he put one into Mohckey’s hands. Moutoa started off fairly well, but faded but badly towards the end.

Ricketts made 81, and Madsen who was run out, compiled a useful 2?. ocores were as follow;-

WERAROA.—Fust Innings. Sloan, .b Morgan 3 France, b Morgan ......... u u Gonnor, not out 100 Louder, c and b Douglas Warren, b Douglas , uaiiagiier, q McHnekey, b Morgan iti Marshall, b Douglass 4 Bull, not out tj Extras. *, Total for 6 wickets 18z BqvyJmg.—Douglas 3 for 64, Morgan 3 for 58. MOUl'OA.—First Innings. Morgan, q Hall, b Bull 13 McDonald, c Warren, ib O’Connor 17 Ricketts, b Sloan 31 Madsen, run out 27 Sutherland, c France, ib O’Connor Rawlinson, b O’Connor 9 A. Pullen, c Bull, b O’Connor ... 2 Mohekey, b Bull 0 Extras , t Total 115 VIGTORIAN COLLAPSE. SIX WICKETS FOR FOURTEEN. ENGLAND’S DESTRUCTIVE BOWLIING. (Received Tuesday, 12.15 u.m.) MELBOURNE, February 10. The weather was sultry for the continuation of the cricket match England versus Victoria. The wicket was sticky after the heavy rain on Sunday. Douglas was not playing owing to the effects of the motor accident:, Bryan taking duty as captain. Ryder, playing recklessly, was i caught off a lofty leg hit and Hendry i was taken in the slips off the first j ball.

Wood full played very cautiously, while Ransford gave a neat display. He re-ached twenty in thirty minutes, while Woodfull Look 97 minutes to notch a similar number. An adjournment of forty minutes was necessary on account of rain before lunch.

Both batsmen were resourceful after lunch. Woodfull being particularly good reached 50 in 159 minutes. When 52 lie gave an easy chance of stumping off Kilner. Ransford got 50 in 101 minutes. The ball was playing tricks but the batsmen were watchful and resourceful, the partnership yielding a century in two hours. Beginning - of the End. Woodfull drew a ball on to his wicket after batting 159 minutes and hitting two boundaries. It was a fine innings in tlie circumstances. Ransford was in 144 minutes and played stylishly. He hit four boundaries. He was in great form in the last two big games. The wicket became very bad after tea, four wickets going for the addition of nine runs, Hearne and Kilner being - the destructive agents. Atkinson was bright but the others were stodgy. Kilner and Hearne were almost unplayable towards the end of the innings which yielded 179.

Total Follow On. Victoria followed on at 5 o’clock, but on the bad* wicket the batsmen appeared helpless before Kilner and Hearne. .Scores: * VICTORIA.—Frst Innings. Mayne( e Tyldesley, b Tate .... 9 Woodfull, b Hearne 60 Ryder, c Sandham, b Kilner .... 13 Hendry, c Hearne, b Tyldesley . . 0 Ransford, c Freeman (sub), b Hearne 62 Willis, c Bryan, b Hearne 3 Atkinson, c Whysall, b Kilner . . 13 Ellis, c Tyldesley, b Kilner 5 Rayson, b Kilner, -. 0 Ironmonger, not out 0 Wallace, b Kilner 2 Extras 12 Total 179 Bowling analysis.—Kilner, 5 for 4S; Hearne, 3 for 39; Tate, 1 for 19; Tyldesley, 1 for 44; Howell, 0 for 17. VICTORIA.—Second Innings. Woodfull, e Hearne, b Kilner . . 2 Ellis, c Tyldesley, b Kilner .... 1 Ransford, c Tate, b Kilner 1 Wallace, b Kilner 2 Rayson, e Freeman, (sub), b Kilner 0 Ironmonger, st. Strudwiek, b Hearne 0 Hendry, not out 6 Extras 2 Six wiukiels for 14 Kilner took 5 wickets for three runs and Hearne, 1 fqr 9.

OTAGO BEATS CANTERBURY. A NINE-WICKET WIN, DUNEDIN, Last Night. The Otago-Canterbury Plunjnet Shield match was resumed this morning - in dull weather. Oliver (27) and Boon (2) continued Canterbury’s inings. Torrance sent a maiden to Boon and Oliver survived an appeal for a catch behind the wickets, in the same bowler’s next over which was also a maiden. Dickinson’s first two overs were a little erratie but he had Boon in obvious difficulties with the (bird. Both batsmen were playing a grim rock game, live out. of the first eight overs being maidens. After fifteen minutes without a score Oliver got Torrance away to the boundary and seven were hit Off the following over from Dickinson. After adding ten to his overnight score Boon poked an easy one into Alloo’s hands —l32—G—l2. Sandman was nearly bowled with tiie first ball. Oliver drove Torrance to the on for four and next ball he was clean bowled in attempting to pull the ball tvhich swung from the off. —136-—7—39. Read added two and was then caught by Alloo with the identical shot, which dismissed Boon. —-139—S—2. The match ended in Otago winning by nine wickets and thus becoming holders of the Shield. Following are scores: CANTERBURY. —First Innings 137 Second Innings. Blunt, c Galland, b Dickinson . . 0 Gasson, c Galland, b Dickinson 18 Talbot, b Shepherd 86 Crawford, run out 23

Oliver, b Torrance 39 puiriek. c Galland, b Torrance . . 4 Boon, c Alloo, b Dickinson .... 13 Sandman, b Alloo 2 Read, e .Mloo, b Dickinson 2 .Mclieatli. not out 19 Cunningham, 1.b.w.. b Dickinson 0 Bxtras 9 Total 1»4 j ion-ling analysis.—Dickinson, 5 wickets for 46: Torrance, 2 for 49; Alloo. L for 33; Shepherd. 1 for 17. OTAGO. —First Innings 23S Second Innings. Shepherd, c Boon, b Cunningham 27 Worker, not out 19 'ljlamires, not out. 9 Fxtras 2 ( me wicket for Howling analysis.--Cunninghame, 1 wicket for 22„; Atcßeath, 0 for 22; Read. 9 for 8.