MERCANTILE LEAGUE.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1931, Page 17

MERCANTILE LEAGUE.

A Grade.

LI Shipping A, 182 for four wickets (Wkinfiam 49, Thomas 48. not out, Lapworth 28 not out, Kcrshaw 28), defeated Niven's, Msl (Condliffc 02, Humphries. 17), Bowl-

ing for Shipping: Whinham, four for 37; Lapworth, three for 32; Thomson, one for 15. For Niven's: Churchill, three for 42. Customs, 175 for four wickots (Tilyard 52, Jennings 43 not out, Mitchell 41, Galvin 33), drew with Cables, JB7 (Dind 92, Hart 28, J. Cunningham 24, Irving 20). Bowling for Customs: White, six wickets for 73 runs; Jennings, two for 64. For Cables: Gornall, two for 59; Hart, two for 69. Sargoods, 183 (Smith 113 retired, including eighteen .fours; Shrimpton 25, Whiteford 17, M'Arthur 12); defeated Odlin's, 125 (Davis 23, Williams 22, Norton 21, Morgan 17, Gorman 14). Bowling for Sargoods: M'Arthur, five for 83; Foley, three for 38. For Odlin's: Rogers, four for 53; Davis, three for 26; Morgan, one for 27. B Grade. Booker's, 245 for six wickets declared (Buck 84, Murphy 41, Nottle 39, Erwin 23, Williamson 12 not out), defeated Printing Office, 89 (Hunter 28, McCarthy 13, Gillon 12, Thomas 19 not out). Bowling for Booker's: Buck, six for 32. James Smiths, 181 (Windsor 59 not out, Howitt 42, Condor 37, Gray 14), defeated Whitcombe and Tombs, 165 (Swain 52,. Mason 34). Bowling for James Smiths: Gray, seven for 34. For Whitcorabes: Mason, six for 72. His Master's Voice, 174 (Morris 89, Cleland 20), defeated Todd Motor . Co., 109 (Dean 23, Edie 22, Knight 20). Bowling for His Master's Voice: Morris, four wickets for 29 runs; Look, three for 28.; For Todds: Kyan, six for 30. Roseneath, 134 for three wickets declared (Miners 39, A. Martin 31, Walden 31 not out), defeated W. D. and H. O. Wills, 108 (Chetwin 59). Borrlipg for Rosoneath: Walden, four for 44; A. Martin, four for 16; Dawson, two for 2. For W. D. and H. O. Wills: Hill, one for 48; Chetwin, two for 42. , C Grade. Public Trust; 194, (Flett 71, Collingo 66, Hutchison 44), defeated State Fire, ]07 (Taylor 21, Seamer 19). Bowling for Public Trust: Fitzgerald, four for 21; M'Kenzie, four for 30; Collinge, two for 24. For State Fire: Hodge, five for 61; Cross, two for 51; Seainer, three for 30. Hannah's, 146 (Brown 48, Brobky 23, O'Brien 22, Gridley 17, Larsen 11), drew with State Advances, 115 for eight wickets (Fowke 36, Hill 30, Turnbull 11, Tahiwi 10). Bowling for Hannah's: Brown, two for 17; Cummins, ..two for 21; Gridley, one for 4; Dennis, one for 17; Laraen, one for 22. For State Advances: Tahiwi, five for 39; Hill, two for 60; Fowke, one for 15; Turnbull, qno for 26.