CRICKET
♦ "THE PRESS" V. VETERANS Aggressive hiding by several batsmen ior "The Press" in an innings of 177 scored in little more than an hour and a half Save the side an easy win by 92 runs in a match with the Veterans at Hagley Park yesterday afternoon. The Veterans, batting first, took almost two hours to make 85 runs, the top scorers being H. Elvy 21, H. E. Lawrence 15, F. Bcntley 11, and J. Forsyth 10. Bowling for "The Press," G. H. Jacobson took five for 22, N. Archer, three for 26, and P. Donovan, two for 7. "The Press" passed this score for the loss of four wickets, the batsmen attacking the bowling vigorously and scoring runs quickly. The top scorers were D. Price 34 (retired), A. Adams 30, Donovan 28. Jacobson 27. and H. Anderson 18. Archer and F. Agassiz also reached double figures. Elvy. with five wickets for 62 runs, was the most successful bowler for the Veterans, and F. Wedd took two for 14.
WOMEN'S CRICKET
The following is the draw for women's cricket matches: — Seniors —Mai Moa v. Beckenham. Malvern Park; St. Albans v. Technical. Elisor's road. Juniors—Millers v. Technical, Malvern Park; Malvern v. Mai Moa. Mlavern Park; St. Albans v. Beckenham, Beckenham Park. .
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22306, 21 January 1938, Page 4
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