MERCANTILE LEAGUE CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 134, 2 March 1936, Page 11

MERCANTILE LEAGUE CRICKET

Hospital Deposed From Leadership CRISP’S FINE CENTURY FOR JASCO A complete change has come over the positions of the various teams in the A grade of the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League as a result of the series of games played on Saturday. At the end of the first: round Hospital had a lead of eight pointe, but in the last four games they have been beaten twice and have drawn twice. On Saturday Hospital suffered their second reverse at the hands ot Jasco and now Boscneath lead the championship by two pointe- Taxes Department, who were third at the end of the first round, have now dropped to seventh place, while Public Trust have advanced from seventh to fourth place. With five games to play the competition is at a inowt interesting stage and is full of possibilities. T .... In their game with Jasco, Hospital dedared with nine wiekets down for 211, and when Jasco had three, wicketo down for 85 the position did not look promising. A fine partnership between Crisp and Donovan completely changed the aspect of the game, and when Donovan was dismissed nt 179 Jasco were in a winning position. The fifth wicket wiped out the deficiency, Crisp going on to complete a chanceless 154, including four sixers and 24 fours. Maintaining their brilliant batting form Koseneath scored an easy win over Smith mid Smiths.' In their last four games Roscneath have scored 839 runs for the loss of .18 wickets. Customs scored a narrow win over Tuxes Department, who lost their opportunity after reaching three figures for the loew of four wickets, while Public Trust owed a great deal to Climo for their three-run victory over Woolworths. Prestige Hosiery and Amalgamated Pricks played a very slow drawn game.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE Jasco. 219 for six wickets, beat Hospital. 211 for nine, declared. Rftseneath. 205 for four wickets, beat Smith and Smiths, 160. Customs, 137, beat Taxes Department, 122. Public Trust, 121, bent Woolworth®, 118. Prestige Hosiery, 151. drew witn Amalgamated Bricks, 143 for seven wickets. Positions of the Teams The following table shows the positions of the various teams in the A

WOOLWORTHS v. PUBLIC TRUST Woolworths and Public Trust played a low scoring' but exciting match hi which Public Trust were hard pressed to win by three runs. McKenzie and O’Keefe were- absent from Public Trust, for whom Climo performed well with 44 runs and four wickets. Detail’ are as follow: — WOOLWORTHS.—First Innings. Meeeh. b. Climo 38 Davies, c. Broadbent, b. Climo 6 Robertson, I.b.w„ b. Climo 8 Watson, run out 1 Chapman, e. Chadwick, b. Climo 17 Carter, c. de Clifford, b. Broadbent .... IS Goodsoil. b. de Clifford 9 P. 'Stiver, h. de Clifford 6 Innes, b. do Clifford 19 Archer, b. de Clifford 1 Welch, not. out <’ Extras 10 Total 118

Bawling analysis: Climo took four wickets for 59 runs: de Clifford, four for 20; Chadwick, none for 17; Broadbent, one for six.

PUBLIC TRUST.—First Innings. ■Montague, b. Stiver 0 •Ramsay, c. Robinson, 'b. Carter 17 Gorman, <!. Stiver, b. .Robinson ......... 1. do Clifford, b. Robinson .12 Law, b. Robinson 21 Climo. not” out 14 Chadwick, b. 'Robinson 1 Broadbent, c. Carter, b. Stiver : S Fitzgerald, b. Robfnson 2 Quinton, run out. 1 Wilson, absent 0 Extras 14 Total I‘4l Bowling analysis: P. Stiver took two wickots for 24 runs: -Robinson, fire for 54; Carter, -one .for 17; iGoodfeon. none for .15. A thrcc-poliit win for Public Trust. AMALGAMATED BRICKS v. PRESTIGE HOSIERY In a rather dull and slow scoring game Amalgamated Bricks and Prestige Hosiery played a draw. A neat halfcentury by Aldridge and 44 b.v Pickering

were the only features of the match. Details are as follow:— PRESTIGE HOSIERY.—First lunlugs. Komp, e. and ,b. Hord 4 Aldridge, c. Liddicoat, b. C. F, Murphy ~0 McKeown, c. Liddicoat, b. Herd 29 itamsaj', b. Pickering 14 McDermott, c. Stephenson, b. L. I'. Moonev, e. uMltchell, b. C, F. Murphy .. 3 Phillips, c. W. Murphy, b. Liddicoat .. 12 Thorpe, c. Stephenson, b. Liddicoat .. 4 R. Buck, c. Liddicoat, b. C. F. Murphy 1 Prosser, not out 7 Hatrlek, b. C. F. Murphy 4 Extras Total Bowling analysis: Liddicoat took two wickets iior one run: lHerd, two for t. F. Murphy, five for £8: Pickering, one for 30; W. Murphy, none for 32. AMAL*BRICKS.—First limings. Mitehell. b. Phillips 9 Liddicoat, c. Aldridge, b. Phillips 17. C F. Murphy, e. Thorpe, b. MeKeown lb Pickering, b. Aldridge J! .Stephenson, b. Aldridge 11. Buck, not out 1 Gooch, b. McDermott 9 Herd, b. Phillips 1' Extras 3,1 Total, for seven wickets ....113 Bowling analysis: —Phillips took three wickets for 31 runs; Aldridge, two for 49; R. Buck, none for 27; MeKeown. one tor -1; McDermott, one for 12. A drawn game. I HOSPITAL v. JASCO A brilliant and chaiiceless 151 by W. Crisp helped Jasco to overcome the for midablo score of 211 put up by Hospitu. at. Porirua. Hospital played a very solid middle innings, during which four bailsmen added TOO to 1 be loss of three wiekets for 85 did not dismnv Jasco, aud Donovan played dogged cricket while Crisp hit the bowling ail round -the field. Hospital’s total was passed with five minutes to spare before the fifth and sixth wickets fell. Details are as follow: — H O SPI TA L.—F Irst luuings. IT. Trewiek, c. Erskine, b. Stone 9 T. Trewick, c. Melville, b. Stone 1J. Trewiek. c. Crisp, b. Erskine 49 Jeffrey, c. Stone, b. Erskine 2 'Morgan, b. Erskine Mlles, c. Gregg, b. Crfep -y IVallls, c. Donovan, b. Crisp - 1 Windley, b. Stone jjGibb, not out *’•B Henderson, b. Donovan J Duncan, not out 4 Extras Total for nine wiekets, declared . ■ 211 Bowling analysis: Stone took three wiekets for 52 rims; Erskine, three for 44; Donovan, one for 35; O'Sullivan, none for 23; Crisp, two for 35.

JASCO.—First Innings. Crisp, b. .Morgan l-'f Stone, c. Gibb, 'b. Miles 14 Erskine, e. T. Trewick, b. J. Trewlck .. (1 Noot, c. J. Trewick, b. Morgan 1> Donovan, b. .1. Trewick -9 'Melville, not out - J C. .stiver, c. and b. Morgan ( ) Extras 0 Total for six wickets 219 Bowling analysis: Morgan took three wickets for 30 runs; Windley, none for 27; .7. Trewick, two for 01; '-Miles, one for 01: Jeffrey, none for 22. A three-point win for Jasco. ROSENEATH v. SMITH AND SMITHS With the exception of Henderson, Halt and Bennett, and with Roberts unable to play, Smith and Smiths offered little opposition lo Roseuealh, who passed the score set I hem before the second wicket fell. A. Marfin and Jupp put on .146 for the first: wicket, while Jupp showed his best form in scoring a century before retiring. Details are as follow: — SMITH AND SMlTH'S.—First Innings. Dobbs, b. Gregory 16 Henderson, e. Sparrow, l>. Young 52 Brooks, c. Jupp, li. Young 1 Webb, 1). Gregory 7 Jtuscoe, c. Davies, b. Gregory 17 Hart, at. A. (Martin, b. Daries 19 Bennett, b. Gregory .24 Kindred, *b. Gregory 8 Mason, b. Young 8 Monteith, b. Gregory 0 Lawson, not out 1 Extras 7 Total 160 Bowling analysts: Young look three wickets for 62 rims: 'Gregory, six for 00; Davies, one for 2: Soanies, none for 12; Jupp, none for 17. ROSE NEATH.—First Innings. A. Martin, e. Ruscoe, b. Hart 06 Jupp, retired 10!) Brough, lb. Hart 14 Collins, c. Ruscoe, b. Brooks 1 Jcphson, not out 1 Extras 14 Total for four wickets 205 Bowling analysis: Brooks took one wicket for 57 runs; Kindred, none for 30; Ruscoe, none for 37; Hart, two for 39; Dobbs, none for 22. A three-point win for Rosencath. CUSTOMS v. TAXES DEPARTMENT After a good start, in which .100 was put on. for the loss of five wickets, Customs collapsed, and were all out for 137. In their reply, Taxes Department had 85 runs on for three wickets, but n bad collapse set. in and the team was dismissed thirteen runs short of the opposing total. Detail® are as follow :— CUST'O'.MS.—'First Innings. Johnson, c. Robertson, b. Beveridge ... 12 Tucker, c. Wlilte, l>. .Beveridge 39 ■Galvin, c. I’aton, b. Beasloy 26 Jennings, c. Klttclty, b. Robertson 7 Cullen, run out 33 17. It. White, e. Thornton, b. Robertson 7 Clark, b. Beasley 0 Black, retired hurt 7 Hooper, c. I’aton, b. White 0 Burge, b. White 0 Cunningham, not out 4 Extras 5 Total 137

Bowling analysis: Beveridge took two wiekets for 40 runs: lloasley. two for 38;

Jackson, none for 30: Kobortson, two for 10: White, two for .14. TAXES DEiJ‘T.—First Innings. Beasley, c. Cullen, b. White 27 White, b. Jennings 10 Jackson, ib. Jentn'ngs 32 Kittelty, c. Clank, ib. White 25 Kirkwood, c. Cunningham, b. Jennings S Robertson, run out 0 Casey, b. White 11 Paton, b. Whi'tij 2 Beveridge, b. Jennings 0 Bracken, c. Calvin, b. White 3 Thornton, not out 0 Extras C Total 124 Bowling analysis: IT. iR. White took five wickets for 47 runs; Jennings, four for 71. A throe-point win for Customs. (Lower grade results on page 2.)

grade: Wins. Gaines. p. .13 3pt. s pt. D. Ch. L. ptjs. Hospital 13 7 — 4 2.» Ainal. Bricks .... 13 •) —- o > Public Trust 13 —— 3 i 1 IS Prestige Hosiery .13 —‘ .i . 1 IS ■Customs 13 4 6 3 IS Taxes Dept 13 13 4 —— 4 . > 1C| Jaeco 4 — (J 15 Smith and Smiths .13 *) — 3 12 Woolworths .... 13 •j — — 10 0