WOMEN'S CRICKET

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 63, 15 March 1944, Page 7

WOMEN'S CRICKET

INTUIiMJJOIATK SUIU'RISE

, a further match In its series of postponcri fixtures, Training- College met A.L.H.A ast Saturday ana was defeated in a hard tussle in which good Holding, handling and accurate bowline predominated. A.L.H.A. hatted first and lost two wickets for P. the slow bowler, B. HutchInRS, claiming both N. Dixon and M. Coldham. When a chance by A. Atkinson was accepted A.L.H.A. s prospects looked dismal, but a fine partnership by M. Butt and I. Peterson (27) consolidated matters, and they took the score along to 43 before M. Butt was caught at 14. L. Askew (19) also batted brightly. The side declared with seven wickets down lor 85, the best bowling performance being that of B. Hutchings, who took two for 2 off seven overs. P. Hutchings seemed two for 19. The Training College batsmen could not get going at all. N. Dixon bowled 10 overs, seven maidens, and took five for 10. The best score (10) was made by V. Olsson. M. Eaddy. the A.L.H.A. slow bowler, took two for 2, and M. Butt three for 22, Training College's total being only 45. In the intermediate grade. Training College surprised by defeating the championship leader, Berlei. The students batted first and made 122 for eight wickets, E. Wilcox (30), N. Chambers (27), M. Gough (22), M. Kidd (11) and I. Smith (10), being tho highest scorers Bowling honours were divided between. D. Peacock, three for 41, J. Rich three for 40, and J. Shaw two for 18. Berlei, usually a strong batting side, could not make any headway against the accurate trundling of H. Norton and N. Chambers and was dismissed lor 42, J. Shaw (13) and J. Wall (10) being the best of the batsmen. Norton's figures of three for 7 and Chambers' five for 13 were exceptionally good. In the follow-on Berlei played out time, tho score being 21 for eight wickets at stumps. Norton, two for 8, and Wilcox four for 2, were responsible for the low score. During the tea adjournment the players were the guests of the Maybelle Club. Thanking the club, the president. Miss P. H. Dawson, remarked that this was unique in the history of the association. Mentioning that Maybelle was the youngest club, playing its first season, Miss Dawson said that although it had suffered many defeats the club always fielded a full team, a point which some older clubs could emulate. Fixtures for Saturday:—Senior: Suburbs v. Training College, Messrs. Lawrtnce and Stringfellow. Intemiediate: Training College v. Mt. Albert, Messrs. Missen and Isherwood. Junior: Metro v. Berlei, Messrs. Gorman and Atkinson. All games at Melville Park.