MERCANTILE LEAGUE. A Grade.

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 110, 6 November 1933, Page 13

MERCANTILE LEAGUE. A Grade.

Sargoods, 218 for none (Capper not out 126, MeArthur not out 77), 'defeated Cowans 166 (Brooks 76, Crisp 29). Bowling for Sargoods Foley took five wickets for 54, and Hugh James four for 63. Smith and Smith, 282 for five wickets declared (C. Dobles 117, Roberts 57, Henderson 33, Webb not out 24), .defeated Roseneath IDB (A. Martin 54, Miners 44, Wylie 40, Jupp 26). Bowling for Smith and Smith, Dobles took five for 31, and Diack three for 43. For Roseneath Jupp took three for 100, and Keegan twd'for 41.. Customs A, 205 for six (Galvin 31, Tilyard 29, Hooper 31, Mitchell not out 29, Black 30), defeated James Smiths 129 (W. Condliffe 60). Bowling for Customs C. O'Connor took eight wickets for 28, including, the "hat trick"; for James Smith's Donovan two for 62, and T. Sanders two for 10. ■ Nivens, 152 (Melville. 35, Priugle 34, Norris not out 27), defeated Hannahs 126 (Laraen 47, Oliver 26). Bowling: For Nivens, Pringle five ■ wickets .for 42 and Barr two for 4; for Hannah's, Oliver four for 40 and Simmonds three for 15. Bookers-Bricks 297 for three declared (Henderson not out 108, Morris 85, Pickering not out 74) drew with Gas Co. 142 for two (Cameron 36, Waugh not out 44, Meade 32). B Grade. State Fire 231 (McKenzie 61, Siudholme 58, Climo not out 33, Jolly 21) defeated Taxes Department 185 (Casey 62, Tindell 42). Bowling for State Fire Climo took I three for 39, McKenzie three for 54, and Jolly, three for 10. For Taxes Casey took three for 42, and-O'Gorman three for 36. Bing Harris 267 for seven, declared (Gillespie 100 not out, Hollatid 71 not out,' Wilkins 38), drew with' Labour. A, .158 for eight wickets (Auld 04, Hoftineisteiv 30). Bowling for Labour,' Nicholson:, 'Auld,! and Bramwell took two wickets each;'forj Bing Harris, Wrigley three for 24; Education Department, 101' for three/ defeated Working Men's Club, 97 (Osbovne 26, Morgan 24); Bowling: For Education, Holmes six for 29. ' ' ■' -

Telephone Exchange, 199 for five, declared, beat Health-Public' Trust, 82 (Diekson 43).

Shipping, 156 (Wliinham 43, Lapworth

31, Matthews 28) defeated State Advances, 105 (McCardell 46). Bowling for Shipping, Jones five for 40 and Whinham three for 18. For State Advances, Perston three for 26.

C Grade. Justice Department, 284.( G. Eiddell 104, J. C. Dow 64, Mabin 39, Taylor 26), defeated Celtic, 186 (W. R. King 61, E, Minchain 50). Bowling for Justice, J. C, Daw four for 41, including the ■. f-'hat trick," Foote three for 29. For Celtic, King three for 39. . •- :■■: ■ . .

Pastimes, 140 (Smith 36, Wiley 28, Eeles 20), defeated Taxes Department, 72. Bowling: For Pastimes, Toms five for 19 and Wylie three for 20; for Taxes, Bever idee took seven for 55.

Berhampore, 228 (Aitken 54, Bryden 42, Wright 24, Brown 33), defeated Customs B, 131 (Fisher 30, Young 29). Bowling for Berhampore, Carter four for 21; for Customs, Gunson five for 50. Hannah's Warehouse, 157 (Gridley'sß, Evans 33), beat Taubmans, 140 (Torrington 66, Bolt 26). Bowling for Hannah's, O'Brien four wickets for 27 and Evans five for 34; for Taubmans, Bolt five for 34 and Page four for 28. . Printing Department, 168 (Tidraan 53), beat Milk Department, .112 (Dick 46, Weevers 22, Spolsky .21). Bowling . for Printing, Tidman six for 18, and for Milk Department, Swain four for 46 and Dick four for 52. D Grade. D.1.C., 282 for five, declared (Dv Chateau 88, Jarrel 75, Mexted 46), beat Pensions, 171 (Moore 101). Bowling for D.1.C., Young four for 46. Labour Department, 228 (Ryan 91), defeated Telephone Exchange, 115. N.Z. Slippers, 120 (Neilson 30) defeated Hutcheson, Bowman, and Johnson, 109 (Murdock 31, Godtsehalk 22). Bowling for Slippers, Neilson five for 21 and Churchill four for 51. For the losers W. Bowman took four for 21, including the "hat trick." Grey and Green Cabs, 130 (Johnson 75), beat Government Printing, 94. • Bowling for Grey and ,Green Cabs, Gibbs six for 41, . * E Grade. Taylor-Phoenix, 216 for nine,. declared (Reynolds 114, Whiteman 46, Jackson 30), defeated Berhampore B, 64. Bowling for Taylor-Phoenix, < Phillips four for 14, Reynolds three for 9, and E. Jepson three for 27. . . :' • ■•■■■■■