WOMEN'S CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22244, 8 November 1937, Page 9

WOMEN'S CRICKET

MAI MOA LEADING IN SENIOR GRADE

RESULTS OF SATURDAYS GAMES Bright, enterprising batting lay play**» in three of the four senior grade team* made women's cricket more than usuaUy interesting on Saturday afternoon when the second round of the competition games was played Good batting performances have been so general so far this season that the task of selecting the Canterbury nominees tor the trial game next month will be no easy one. As a result of Saturday's play Mat Moa nave taken first place in the compennon. with the newly-formed St. Albans team second. The greatest surprise as yet this season was the -defeat of Technical on SteW by St Albans. A win for Techntesl seemed indicated when about 4-15 pjn. the side closed its innings for 12S runs; hot due mainly to a praiseworthy innings By H. Watson. St. Albans reached thtetatal and went on to score 150 for the loss of only five wickets. Going in to bat when her side had a big deficit sfcH to make up, Miss Watson played- confidentty. ing 80 runs before she retired anoeieawo. Technical has been unlucky In both w competition games it has played «Ms season. Last week it ran up *J**sJ???? against Beckenham. but after Becfcenham had lost its first few ««» cheaply, time was called and the gwoe was drawn. On Saturday Technical «*>» easily have improved on its toWofrabut after .they had made a good score some of the members of the teona retired so as to allow fa£»* e =*™ ae T JP complete the innings of St Albans. W»fortunately for Technical, however, the time allowed was sufficient for St Ainans to reach the Technical score and turn • probable defeat into victory. j^**-* The other senior match was decMeq early in the afternoon. Beckenham <*»«** first and made 41. Mai Moa bad little «f----ficulty in reaching this score, and wjnt on to make 131 for the loss of sesen wickets. . _ Position of Teams The following is the position of teams after play on Saturday:— W. D- L- PtsMai Moa .- " f 2 i 5 St Albans -- 1 ° » * Beckenham .. -- X i t i Technical .. -- ° * * * Details of the scores were:— SENIOR GRADE Beckenham 41 (E. Irving 15>. For Mai Moa V. Belworthy took four for 17. r. Bladder two for 0 and C Guthrie two for 1. Mai Moa 131 for seven wteketelMMarks 24. E. Wormald 48. V. M***** 39 not out). For Beckenham. M. Jones took two for 16. _«_-» «t Technical 122 (P. Taylor 32 retired. M. Norman 50 retired). St Albans 150 for five wickets (H. Watson 80). JUNIOR GRADE St. Albans beat Technical St Albans 150 for six wickets (M. Salt 54. E. Ferrin 19. M. WUson 31 retired). For Technical, M. Phillips took three for 36. Technical 46 (M. Heaton 27). For St Albans. M. Salt took three for 5. M. Wilson two for 8. and E. Perrin two for 21. Miller's. Ltd.. beat Mai Moa. Mfflers. Ltd.. 125 (W. Dyer 40. N. Kmley 2S.JHBowden 20). For Mai Moa. Lona Tini took three for 13. Mai Moa 21. For Millers. Ltd., M. Bowden took four for 8. and WDyer three for 8.