TRAMWAYS MATCH

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 11

TRAMWAYS MATCH

The cricket match for the Lauchlan Cup between the Wellington Tramways eleven and the Christchurch Tramways team was continued at the Kilbirnie Recreation Ground today. Wellington, who in their second innings had scored 78 runs for the.loss of two wickets when stumps were drawn yesterday, carried their score to 208 at the fall of the last wicket today, Clothier making top score with 63. Christchurch had reached 69 for one wicket in their second innings by 2.30 this afternoon. Details:— WELLINGTON. . Second Innings. B. T. Clothier, c Cook, b Commons 63 C. M. Beaton, b Dawson 3 C. Chambers, run out 1 L. C. Elliott, b Cook 37 Holmes, b Cadenhead 23 Savage, c Smith, b Cadenhead* 30 Tilyard, c Parks, b Cadenhead .. 4 Lloyd, b Dawson 13 Bennett, c Dawson, b Cadenhead . 11 Maher, run out 9 Monro, not out '... 0 Extras 14 Total 208 Bowling.—Dawson, two for 31; Cadenhead, four for 27; Cook, one for 23; Collins, one for 25. CHRISTCHURCH. Second Innings. Collins, not out 40' Alexander, lbw, b Tilyard 20 Dawson, not out 0 Extras 9 Total for one wicket 69

Two first offenders for drunkenness were convicted and discharged by Mr. T. H. Coltman, J.P., in the Mount Cook Police Court today. What is claimed to be the world's largest hollow-forging-is that made on a 6000-ton press'at the works of Thomas Firth and John Brown, Ltd.,' Sheffield. It weighs approximately 284,0001b (125 tons).