MERCANTILE CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 124, 21 February 1944, Page 3

MERCANTILE CRICKET

Three Centuries Recorded

The Mercantile; Cricket League's second round matches were continued on Saturday in dull weather, ami on hard and fast wickets. Centuries wore scored by Steven (Sargoods), 125 retired, James, Jun.. (Sargoods), 115 retired, and J. Swaysland (Combined Distributors), 119. Good bowlin- figures were recorded liy Stone (James ■Smiths) seven for 29, Swaysland (Combined Distributors) six for 8, Millgate (Dorset) six for 50, T. Marshal (Combluen Taxis A) seven for 34, Marsh (Empiie Box) seven, for 9, Muir (Advances) seven for 85. McGrath (A.E.W.S.) six for 8, Lottie (Printing) nine for 9, Murphy (M.T. Workshops) seven for 58. Results are as follows:— A Grade. Dorset 155 (Nairn 46, Coady 41, Benson 31 not out: Bolton tour for 39) beat Amalgamated Bricks 133 (Liddicoat -0, Hill -2, Millgate six for 50. Nairn four for 58). Justice 167 for six wickets (Loon 45 not out. Dobbs 39, Fright 26. Thrush 20; Jones three for 49> beat. Prestige 165 for seven declared (Jones'7l not out, 1. Ramsay 31, Aldridge 22; Matson three for 33,' h right two for 66). . , . James Smiths 195 for six wickc-s (Mooch 61. Keogh 29, Bryant 28, Kilby "i Nuot 20; Sandholni tour for 79) beat Working Men's Club 70 (Aldridge 20; Stone seven for 29, Bryant two for 31). B Grade. C.S.T. 162 for live (Torrington S 3, Yeoman 27. Barr 25: Bull two for 23) beat N.C.F.-Atlantic 125 (Elliott 3S not out, Biewitt 25; Rogers six for 41). ■ Taxes A 233 for five (Paton 51 not out, Parks 51, Gini 4.1: Williams two for 31) beat Seatoun 121 (Lauchlan 35; Paton two for 12, Le Nedlie two for 28). Sargoods 293 for seven (Steven 125 retired. James. Jun., 115 retired) drew with De Havllland 196 for seven (Caton 55, Vause 34, Meade 24, Black 23; Steven three

for 48). Combined Taxis 155 for two (Jeffery 6b not out, J Marshall 49) beat Social Security 117 (Trott 37, Jennings, sen., 20 not out, Lawson 18: T. Marshall seven for 31, Moore two for 26, C. Jeffery one for 19).

Advances 244 (Osborne 66 retired, McCardell 49, Morrison 35, Robinson 32; Gadd three for 68, Doyle two for 53) beat Taxes

B 141 (Gadd 46 not out; Yfuir seven for Box 82 (Mertvaic 33: Reid five for 39. Anderson two for 5) beat Grey Cabs 29 (Marsh seven for 9, Klug three f° r 11)- -. A O T.N. 126 (Montgomery 02, Hodson 19; Lather three for 40, Marsh three for 20) beat Central 121 (Lather 43, Stevenson 33, Tilford 30; Baillie three for 46, Montgomery two for 5, Hodson two for 20). JD Grade. A.E.W.S. 120 for eight declared (MeGrath 53, Hawton 22; Davenport four lor 6) beat Davenports 96 (Andrews 34, Jam{Oson 18, Davenport 17: McGrath six for 8,. Printing B 140 (Tidman 4.», Parnell -J, Woodycr four fur 38, Hardie three for ol), Lewis three for 33) beat Area 5 60 (btott 24- Cottle nine for 9) and 74 (Dawson -1, Woodver 16; Jeffs three for 6, Cottle three for 30*, Parnell three for 31). A live-point win for Printing. . Love Construction 203 (Blatberwick 07, Jack Taylor 61, Jim Taylor 92, Brown -L; Murphy seven for 58) beat M.J. workshops 102 (Leighton 23, Phillips 47, Murphy 47, Lawson 22; Jim Taylor four for 66. Jack Taylor two for 43). Combined Distributors 330 for seven declared J. Swaysland 119, Franklin 6.1. Jones 56, Lawrence 24 not out; I'readrca three for 84) beat Collier Beale 34 (Cuthbert 10; J. Swaysland six for 8,. Lawrence one for 1).