3rd Win In 18 Years
For only the third time in 18 years Ellesmere won the J. V. Masefield Memorial Shield for supremacy between the unions comprising the North Canterbury Cricket Sub-association when it defeated Malvern by seven runs on the first innings yesterday. Malvern, the holder of the shield, had won the competiton 15 times since its introduction in 1948, while Ellesmere’s sole successes previously had been in 1948 and 1952.
Scores: Ellesmere 133 (R. Taylor 35, J. Lay 21; G. Ridgen 4/30, M. Frew 4/26), Malvern 126 (G. Stone 23, R. Tilson 28, L. Innis 44 not out; A. Grayburn 6/36, B. Free 2/ 18).
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31011, 17 March 1966, Page 18
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