5396 Watched Match

Press, Volume C, Issue 29671, 15 November 1961, Page 5

5396 Watched Match

( N ZJ’.A.-Reuter —Copyright) DURBAN, November 13. The official paid . attendance figure on die final day of the match between the touring New Zealand cricketers and Natal here today was given as 1040 This brought

the total paid attendance figure for the three days of the match to 5396. On the opening day 1706 people paid to watch play and 2660 were at the game on Saturday.

West Aust. Beats Victoria (N.Z. Press Assn. —Copt/ripht) MELBOURNE, Nov. 14. Western Australia coasted to an eight-wicket victory over Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today. Western Australia had a shaky start when the West Indian batsman, R. Kanhai was caught in slips off the controversial left - arm bowler, I. Meckiff, for 5. Meckiff repeated his first innings performance by getting Kanhai with his first ball. Scores: Western Australia 348 and 66 for two, defeated Victoria, 181 and 232.

Ellesmere Team The Ellesmere cricket team to play Malvern for the Masefield Shield at Sheffield on Saturday, starting at 10 amis : L Chamberlain (captain). R. Brown. A. McOscar. M. Heslop. G. Doak, M. Chamberlain, w, Scott <wkj. H. Weatherhead, R. Percy, W. Fieken. C. Heslop, J. Meyers twelfth man. Any player not available please •phone 41IR, Leeston. Players must provide own lunch. —Advt.