NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1932, Page 13

NELSON NEWS

SATURDAY'S CRICKET

(From Our: Own Correspondent.)

NELSON, 18th January,

'Ike Hon. James' Ciaigie, ML.C, of Timaru, has accepted the Nelson Scottish Society's invitation to give the memorial address in connection with Burns Kigkt on 25th January.

George' Rennisou, aged 21 years, was admitted to hospital with, a fractured collarbone and abrasions as the result of a motor-cycle oh which he was pillion nding skidding in loose gtavel and hitting a telegraph post. Cecil Henderson, who wat duving the mnchme, suiiered minor injuries. _ _ I TKe outstamliiVg'pinorraance"lh~lSdtui-. day's senior championship cricket was a dashing double-century innings by S. , Stew ait He made 203 not out for Wakatu, who pa\e Old Eojs a day's leather-hunting by.,scoring 427--- runs for eight wickets. GUner played a steady innings for 43 in the eaily pait of the ga"me t but £ix. wickets fell, for 104. Stewart then played himself! in and'commenced to force the pace. With*E. Langbem he added 91. He was then joined b> J. Muucaster, and the pair made a paitnership of 230 runs, an eighth'wicket record for Nelson. Stewart reached his hi&fc century in about 90 minutes, and | then opened his shouldeis to all classes of bowling, Ecoimg his second celituiy jrt a few minutes ovet an hour Muncastoi batted splendidly foi 82. The side addqd 320 runs m 160 minutes after a poor stait. J. Newman was Old Boys' most successful bowler, \\ith fixe Wickets foi '150 runs

In a match between Colts and Athletic the forniei made 172 in their fiist innings —A, Newman 36, M. Bryant 54, R. McKay 31 Athletic collapsed, R. Ealfe scomlg 32 o£ their total of 68. McKay took six wickets for 29 and A. Newman four for 29. Athletic followed on, and lost two wickets for 60 runs.