CRICKET NOTES.

Shannon News, 3 April 1925, Page 3

CRICKET NOTES.

Lust Saturday JUeviu A journeyed to Moutoa to play the. toca* team. A a a'the.r uninteresting game, being the result, neither gide showing mucn enterprise. No doubt the weather cuusea play to become dull as a cold nieak wind blew diagonally across the yvound. and the conditions altoye.uier were lar more suitable for JtooiDali inun lor cricket.

Moutqa batting first made a, very poor showing, uxe- only exception being Madsen, who played well for his 30.

Field and -Bennett howled unchanged and both finished with' gooa averages which would have been even Detter Had not catches \beeii massed in, the field. Levin fielding has heen pretty weak right through the season and it behoves f them to concentrate more on this part of tlie game when' playing in the final against Weraroa on Satuirday. Levin fared little better than Moutoa ut the wickets and at one stage looked like getting beaten; Bennett who opened tue innings, soon reached his 23 but could get nQbody to stay with him, and then was caught by one that he should have hit, for six. Hopa came to light with a useful 19 just when, the runs were needed and is tq be congratulated on his stand.

Through Shannon defaulting to Weraroa, that team and Levin A, who are level, will meet m the final for the northern end of tlie competition on Saturday and. a keen and interesting game i§ anticipated. Both teams have been practising regularly and are equally confident of winning. A lot of interest has been created in this game by the fact of Weraroa's last moment entry into the limelight just when it seemed certain that Levin A were going to have an easy victory. The fact that the .championship of the north is to be decided h V this game will not be the only attraction, as the wrell-known rivalry of "the two ends of the town ensures a partisan interest that will draw a large attendance. A thoroughly Keen and hard fought game is anticipated.