MERCANTILE LEAGUE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 28 January 1929, Page 15

MERCANTILE LEAGUE.

Batting first against Sargoods, "N.Z. Truth" scored 126 (W. R. King 77, G. Mummery 12, C. Toomer 10). Foley two for 31, Adams two for 22, and Lees two for 25 bowled well for Sai-good's, who replied with 106. Smith was the only double figiirn scorer with 54. B. Woodcock six for 31 and W. Paton three for 46 were the most successful howlers for "Truth."

Cables 116 (Henderson 42, Roache 28, Haden 12 not out, Irving 10) beat Shipping 70 (Thompson 30, Whinham 14). Bowling for Shipping, Whinham four for 44, Jones three for 34; for Cable's, Irving six for 35. Samuels and Kelly 234 for eight wickets (Deacon 45 n.0., Flavell 40, R. Lusty 38, F. Lusty 35. Thirkell 28, Bull 11). Dalgcty's 105 (Hannay 93 not out, Cleland 36, Foster 19, Bews 16, Dowsett 10). Rough and Co. 224, v. Cycle and Motor Supplies 132. Batting for Rough and Co., Bucknell 100, Haines 28, Rough 24. Bowling: Venn three for 52, Haines two for 27, Mann three for 9. For Cycle and Motor Supplies, Houston made 75. Rough and Co.. won by 92 runs. Smith and Smith, 124 (Dobbs 44, Farrell 10, J)ing\vell 27), beat P. and T. Stores, 88 (Dobson 25, Adams 16, Carr 11 not out). Bowling for Smith and Smith, Farrell took three wickets for 20 runs, Diaek three for 23. Bowling for P. and T. Stores, Carr took three wickets for 27 runs, Crundwell three for 18.

Macky, Logan 223 (Rait 64, Mills 58, Townsond 36, Laurenson 24 not out, Baker 18, Martin 10), defeated B. L. Hart 121 (L. Barrett 52, Kelly 22, J. Barrett 12, Hassall 11). Bowling for Macky, Logan's, Baker captured six wickots for 48, Laurenson. two for 26, and Sharon one for 10. For B. L. Hart's, Bar-

rett took two for 25, Kelly two for 31, and W. Aamodt three for 68. Education A, 245 for two wickets, • declared, drew with Customs 102 for six wickets. Batting for Education: A. Barber 111 not out, Turner 67 not out; for Customs, Mitchell 48.and Ramsbottom 20. Bowling: For Education, Reed two for 18, Lake- two for 40, Gibson one for 15, J. Barber one for 15. Education B 100 and 173 for seven wickets, declared (Yates 52, Woodall 45, Jameson 41, Cooper 17 not out and 16 not out, Neill 19, Young 17, Finegan, 15, Poulter 14, Aburn 15), defeated James Smith's 37 and 133 (Foote 70 not out, Howitt 25, I'Moug 17 and 12). Bowling for Education: Finegan nine for 57, Cooper three for 10, Hill three for 43. Ballinger's, 220 (Green " 83, Miles 70, Megann 18) defeated Tingey's 76 (Lepper 30). Bowling for Ballinger's: Sendall six wickets for 46, and Jacobi two wickets for 20. CITY AND SUBURBAN. Overhead 154 (Bolton 05, Bedenfield 25, Canute 11, M'Cune 10) defeated St. Thomas's B, 62 and 81 (Sampson 21 not out, Edwards 20, Leacock 10, Parr 17, Greenwood 10). Bowling for Overhead, Winter' took ten for 42, Welsford three for 13; for St. Thomas's B, Baguley three for 11. Welgasco 192 for five wickets (Rigby 90 not out, Alexander 39, Smallbone 27, Miller 12, Waugh 10); Black and White 43 (Murphy 14). Bowling for Welgasco, Annear took five for 15, Miller five for 28; for Black and White, Murphy two for 33. South B 18 (Dalgleish 83, W. Hoare 32 not out, Oaks 22, Walker 14) v. Swifts 115 (Kimmins 23, Nickel 34,- Hamilton'l9). Bowling for South, Miners took seven for 43, and Walker two for 24. South C defeated the Electric Light eleven. Selwyn 14S v. Roberts 307. Gilbert 38 not out, Shipp 18, Cruickshanks 18, Haydon 14, Stone 12, Dind 16, were the principal scorers for the losers and Buck three wickets, Dind two, and Clark two- bowled best.