MERCANTILE LEAGUE CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 51, 24 November 1941, Page 3

MERCANTILE LEAGUE CRICKET

Batsmen Show Good Form PRESTIGE HOSIERY LEAD IN A GRADE - Wickets were dead and of little assistance to bowlers for the continuation of the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League’s competitions on Saturday. High scoring was the order of the day, but there were some unaccountable lapses during which a few bowlers returned exceptional figures. . Prestige Hosiery maintained their lead in the A grade when they 'had the better of a strong challenge from Amalgamated Bricks, while Working Men’s Club routed Fort Dorset. Prestige Hosiery and Amalgamated Bricks are the only unbeaten A grade teams. - In the B grade Tramways, Sargoods and Celtic are stilt unbeaten ... The two best doubles of the day were returned by A grade players. A. Sandholm (W.M.C.) scored 59 runs, including five sixes, and took five wickets for 11 i'R>i s in a brilliant burst of bowling. W. O’Connor (Prestige Hosiery) hit up 61 and took five wickets for 49 runs. 1 • Bryant (James Smiths), 123 not out, and 5. Sampson (Justice), 104 not out, were the only century scorers. Other good performances .were returned by Jackson (Taxes) 89, A. A. Jennings jun. 84, Williams (Seatoun) 81, King (Celtic) <B, and Ferry (Wellington Taxis) 7t>. The best bowling performances were those ot V. Rogers (Taubmans), eight for 50; A. A. Jennings, sen. (Insurance), seven for 29; Horne (Justice), seven for 36; and P. J. Stone (James Smiths), six for 42. I'CBitioriff of the Teams. Points in the various grades are as fol--10 A S Grade.—Prestige Hosiery 9, Amalgamated Bricks 7, Working Men’s Club 6, Fort Dorset 6, Hannahs 3. Justice Department 3, .Woolwortlis 1, James Smith 1. B Grade.—Tramways 9.. Celtic 9, feargoods 7, Tauibmans 3, Nivens 3, Smith and ■Smiths 3, Advances 3, Customs department C Grade.—Thompson Bros 11, Central 6, Insurance 6, Seatoun 6, Berliampore 3, Wright -Stephenson 3, Greys 3, Social Security 0, . D Grade.—Taxes Department 7, Gasco 6, Self-Help 6, Printing 6, Atlantic Union 3, Telephone Exchange 3, Pastimes 0. , E Grade. —'Bonds Hosiery 10, Black and White Cabs 0, de Havilland 6, Area a, Headquarters 5. Ikaroa 5, Rovers 3, Eni-pire-Vic. 3, Wellington Taxis 3, Taxes Department 0. Next -Saturday’s A grade fixtures are as follows: Prestige Hosiery v. 'Working Men’s Club, Amalgamated Bricks v. Tort Dorset, Justice Department v. James Smiths, Woolworths v. Hannahs. Results are as follows: — A Grade.

Working Men’s Club, 231 for eight declared (Foley 35, Davis 63 not out, feandholra 59; Janes three for 49, Stephenson, three for - 49, Burrows two tor 19), beat Fort Dorset, 74 (Parkin 37; Sandholm five for 11, Smith five for 45), by 157 runs. Prestige Hosiery, 169 for six wickets declared (W. O’Connor 61, Aldridge 28, Ramsay 26, Trewern 23; Herd two for 44), drew with Amalgamated Bricks, 159 for nine (Liddicoat 32, Pickering 23, de Clifford 21; O’Connor five for 49, Aldridge two for 4B) Justice Department, 198 for four wickets (S. Sampson not out 104, Lissette not out 42; Rait four for 38), beat Hannahs, 153 (O’Brien 60, Green 39; Horne seven for 36) by six wickets. James Smiths, 20-> for seven declared (F. Bryant not out 123, Donovan 28; Watson three for 23) drew with Woolworths, 184 for nine wickets (Watson 71, Geary 28; P. Stone, six for 42).

Tramways, 139 for six wickets (Clothier 60-retired, Walters 25; Norris three for 32, Herbert two for 17), beat Niven-Clarke-Fletchers, 103 (Herbert 34, Souness 19; Willis four for 30, McCarthy two for 10) by. four wickets. , , , Celtic, 247 for five wickets declared (King 78, Scott 63. Fitzmaurice 43, Bibby 33 not out; Capper two for 48, Willis two for 67), drew with Sargoods 162 for five wickets (Steven 59, Capper 47, Willis 27 not out; Fitzbaurice three for 43). Smith and Smiths, 90 for three wickets (Guv 39, Roberts 25, Webb 21 not out; McKenzie three for 13) beat Customs Department, 78 (Richards 35, Cotterill 21; Guy three for 19, Roberts two fo.y 12), by seven wickets. .„ T ~ , . Advances, 89 (Osborne 19, Lowenthal lb, Rogers eight for 50), beat Taubmans, 78 (Yeoman 34, Torrington 18; Robinson four for 13, McCardell four for 29), by 11 runs. C Grade. Thompson Bros., 144 (Baillie 61, Wiggins 24; Thurston four for 20,. R. w Hickling .four for 54, Williams two for li>) beat Borhampore, 53 (Lather not out 24; Carroll foqj- for 12, Baillie two for nine), and 51 (Thurston not out 22; Daly two for one, Carroll two for four), by an innings and 40 runs. • • ’ „ . Central, 126 (Cooper not out 40, Brooks 32; T. Marshall Jour .fo-r 44), beat Grey Cabs, 120 (McKay 31, Hunt 26; Cooper five for 49, Matson two for six), by six runs. Insurance Officers, 223 for three wickets declared (A. A. Jennings, jun., not out 84 Judd 32, Trott 3D. Kershaw not out 40: McLennan two for 65) -beat Wright, 'Stephenson, 56 (Billings 17; A. A. Jennings, sen., seven for 29), -by 167 runs. Seatoun, 194 for nine wickets (Williams 81, Morris 35, Kelly, jun., 22; 0 Reilly four for 85, Wiffin two for 14), beat Social Security, 121 (Wiffin 68; Leadley three for 27, Williams three for 40), by one wicket and 73 runs. D Grade. Printing Department, 132 (Cullen 28, Brown 27, Hearfield 21; Marshall five for 14), beat Gasco, 110 (Stott 24, Church 29; Jeffs five for 32, Hulena two for 19), by ""Taxes Department, 232 (Jackson 89, Batt 40, Benfield 35; Dick three for 4b, Hutchison three for 78) drew with A.O.T.N. 159 for eight (G. Lusty 60, Connor 24, .Spolsky 17; Jackson three for 23, le Neddie three for 26). Self Help, 253 (Camm 64, McCabe 36 Payne S 3, Sandholm 22; George eiX for 54) heat Pastimes, 161 (Knigge 44 not out, O’Connell 39, Pracey 21; Payne four for 74, Gooch two for 37), by 92 runs. Telephone Exchange, 109 (Taylor 51, Stanley 24; Masters six for 23), beat Atlantic Union. 106 ('Bull 50; Kraft four tor 25, Culver three for 12), by three runs. E Grade. Wellington Taxis, 230 (Ferry 75, Jetfries 64, Hoult 30; Chandler three for 30), beat Taxes Department, 111 (Mills 40; Harding live for 23, Ferry four for 30), by 119 runs. , Black and White Cabs, 189 for six (Moore 66 not out, Jeffries 49, Marshall 27: Marsh three for 86), beat Empire-Vic., 52 (Stott 24; Miller six for 33, Marshall four for 10), by 146 runs Ikaroa, 147 (Laws 45, Finnegan 29; Jephson four for 49, Walters two for o 9), beat Rovers, 57 (Marshall 24; Pilling four for eight) and 41 (Walters 17; fimnegan three for 16), by an Innings and 49 runs. Bonds Hosiery begt Area 5 Headquarters by an innings and 100 runs. De Havilland, a bye.