INTER-SCHOOL TOURNAMENT

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28539, 19 March 1958, Page 2

INTER-SCHOOL TOURNAMENT

Marlborough And Papanui

About 40 pupils from Marlborough College met pupils from the Papanui High School in the annual sports tournament played at Papanui yesterday. The Marlborough girls’ softball ♦earn had an easy win over Papanui by 25 to 11. Marlborough proved far stm«*rior in batting and fielding.

The tennis was more closely contested than it has been in previous vears. Marlborough won by 9 matches to 7.

In the cricket match. Marlborough had lost nine wickets for 114. but a ’ast-wieket stand by G. Jackson and R. Sutherland put on another 50 ”uns. Jackson did most of the scoring. Papanui began badly, losing six for 51. K. Smith and K. Walton, in a good partnership, carried the score ♦o 118 by the close of play. The match will continue today. Scores:— MARLBOROUGH

R. Neal, b Barron .. ..7 N. Forrest, c Higgs, b Barron .. 13 J. Litchfield, lbw, b Meadem .. 9 J Clenett, c Elder, b Higgs .. 23 I. Hamilton, c Mitchell, b Barron 0 P. Woolley, c Peters, b Meaclem 36 P. Robinson, b Higgs .. 1 I. Blackmore, c Walton, b Higgs 10 A. Van Asch, lbw, b Barron .. 5 J. Jackson, c Hopkin, b Schwass 48 R. Sutherland, not out .. 2 Extras .. .. 12

Total ..184 Bowling.—Barron, four for 56; Higgs, three for 28; Meaclem, two for 20; Schwass, one for 30. PAPANUI M. Higgs, c Sutherland, b Woolley 7 R. Elder, run out .. .. 4 R. Hopkins, c Forrest, b Sutherland .. .. .. 7 G. Barron, c Sutherland, b Hamilton .. .. ..17 R. Meaclem, c and b Hamilton .. 0 K. Smith, not out .. ..34 K. Walton, not out .. ..34 Extras .. .. .. 11

Total .. .. ..118 Bowling.—Hamilton, two for 19; Woolley, one for 22; Sutherland, one for 38; Robinson, one for 7. Last evening the Marlbrough pupils were entertained at a social function in the school’s new hall.