JUNIOR CRICKETERS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 102, 24 January 1933, Page 2

JUNIOR CRICKETERS

Holiday Grade Matches The Wellington Cricket Association introduced an innovation yesterday in the form of matches between lower grade representatives, which proved so successful that it will be made au annual affair. Three games were played on the Basin Reserve, which presented an animated sight. , Second Grade beats Junior A. The second graclc eleven defeated the junior A team by 115 runs °n the first innings. Junior A had first strike, totijllin" 176 (Sami holm 53, Hester 37, Gntfiths 25, Jeffries 15. Macklin 1<). Bowlfor second grade, 11 fison,took three for 22, Keenan three for 38, Reyling one for 32. Three men were ruu out by smart grade responded with 291 (Wrigley 73. McLean 41, Keenan 63, Ronaldson 32, Cox 20, O Loughlin li). Bowling for Junior A, K. Moore took two for 49, T. Moore two for 81, Kenny two for 38. and J. Moore two for 31. Bl beats 82. The Junior Bl elevfcn defeated the Junior B2 representatives by 14 runs on the first innings. The Junior B2 team totalled 141 (Struthers 42, Williams -3, J. Robson 21, Nicole 14, Muir 19). Bowlin" for Junior 81, Glume took five for 48, Boyton three for 50, and Hunt two for 24. Junior Bl responded with lou (Mel hee 40 Boy ton 30, Ward 29, Clunie lu). Bowling for 82, Godfrey took five for 42. Nicole two for 27, and Gifford one for 12. C Beats D. Junior C beat Junior D by 81 runs on the first innings. Junior D scored 123 (Titehens 33 not out, Lysnar 28, Mark 21, Moseley 12, Hendry 11, Blundell 10) and 317 for seven wickets (Titehens 11b, Moseley 61, Blundell 60, Aldridge 32 not out, Hendry 19, Sonnies 13 not out). Junior C replied with 204 (Jefferys bl, Palmer 32 not out, Bentley 23, Bryenton 16. Stevens 14, Bock 10, Halliday 10). Bowling for Junior C, Stevens took seven for 34. and Hamill two for 32; while for Junior D, Aldridge secured five for 40, Hendry two for 45, Soames t<vo for 65, and Doig one for 34.

MERCANTILE CRICKET

Matches Between Grades

The 'Wellington Mercantile Cricket League played two inter-grade matches on Kelburn Park yesterday, B grade beating A grade by 104 runs on the first innings, and C grade defeating D grade by four wickets

A and B. A grade batted first, and totalled 200 (Jupp 41. James 41, Meade 38, Donovan 15, Murphy 14, Brooks 11). Bowling for'B grade, Climo took two lor 56, Crisp three for 29, Chadwick three for 19. and Larsen two for 38. B grade responded with 304 (Crisp 10~, Barr 44, Aainodt 31, Evans 32, Melville 24, Brooks 10, Climo 10). Bowling for A grade, Brooks took five for 72. Jones two for 37, Henderson two for 70, and Jupp ono for 36. - In their second innings, A grade totalled 224 (Brooks 68. James 34, Jupp 29. Hayman 28, Jones 20, Martin 16. Meade !■>). Bowling for B grade. Chadwick took two for 20, Evans two for 73, and Crisp three for 38. C and D. D grade scored 146 (Baker 40, Marchant 26, Clark 18. Mohan 11, Perston 11). Bowling for C grade, Fraser tonic six for 40, Swain two for 16. Waugh one for 31, and Bramwell mm for 9. C grade replied with 117 (Law 32. Johnston 26, Swain 12). Bowling for I) grade. Baker took six for 39, and Marchant one for 6. D "rade. in the second innings, totalled 120 (Martin 41. Baker 33). Bowling for C grade, Watffih took three for 32., Bramwell two for 37. Swain on? for 19. Robertson one for 13. Fraser one for 13. and Johnston one for 0. C grade, in their second innings, scored 164 for six wickets (Swain 36. Johnstott 73, Bramwell 25. Law 10. Spolsky 17, Frasier 18. Worthington 25). and won by four wickets. Bowling for D grade, Baker took two for 17. Mohan two for 28. and Martin one for 34.