HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CCXV, Issue 13, 17 January 1938, Page 17

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Todd Motors scored a surprising win over Gear United, the leaders in the Hutt Valley Association's competitions on Saturday. Eastbourne, by their win over Bell Park, placed themselves first equal with Gear United on the championship ladder. ' Good individual performances were: Batting. C. McMahPn (General Motors) .. 69 F. Thorn (Trafalgar Park 67 • W. Crisp (Eastbourne) 60 . . - . , *Not. out. Bowling. W. O'Connor (Todd Motors) 5 for 25 K. Johns (Eastbourne) .... 5 for 28 J. Dunn (Meadows) 5 for 32 B. McCann (Bell Park) .... 5 for 51 T. Jones (Trafalgar Park) .. 5 for 53 CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER. ' 4-pt 2-pt wins. wins. D. L. Pts. Gear United .... 4 2 1 3 21 Eastbourne 3 4 1 2 21 Bell Park ...... 2 4 1 3 17 Trafalgar Park ...* — 6 — 4 12 Meadows .;.... — 5 1 4 n Todd Motors ... — 3 1 6 7 General Motors — 3—7 6 Empire — 1 1 8 3 A GRADE. Todd Motors 131 (J. Watson 47—Pollock four for 34, Holland two for 28, Asplet three for 28) and 67 (J. Halligan 34), beat Gear United 78 (J. Asplet 42 —W. O'Connor five for 25, Halligan one for 16) and 68 for five wickets (Collin 32—Wall two for 21). Bell Park 91 (Morman 20 not out— L. Foley four for 45, Johns five for 28) and 135 (Lonergan 42, W. Blackwood 31—Foley two for 33, Crisp four for 42, Bradburn three for 22) were beaten by Eastbourne 141 (A. McDonald 30, E. Roberts 30, W. Crisp 22— McCann five for 51, Webster three for 18) and 100 for four wickets (W. Crisp 60—McCann three for 30). Meadows 170 (J. Dunn 40, \. Green 34, A. Bramley 20—Philp three for 57, Sherlock four for 44) met Empire 159 (J. May 35—J. Dunn five for :i2. O'Holloran three for 47). General Motors 182 for eight wickets (C McMahon 69, J. Scott 34, T. Graham 20 not out—T. Jones five for 43) met Trafalgar Park 157 (F. Thorn 67 not out, W. Hicks 38, ,1". Jones 2G— Walhs two for 36, Nankivell four for 64, Fc:: two for 6). ■-■ B GRADE. Trafalgar Park, 173 (A. Lowe 59 not out, B. Lowe 30), beat Hibernians, 89 and seven wickets for 40. Bowling for Trafalgar Park, Ryan took four for 17 and three for 1, A. Lowe two for 7,-Posselt two for 8, Jones three for 14. Metters United, 182 (H. Smith 28, Tanner 39, Murphy 36, Brace 24), beat New Zealand Slippers, 37 and 67 for seven wickets (Kristianson 35). Bowling: For Metters United, Wilson took five for 17, Hillock four for 16, Tanner three for 23, Thomas three for 8; for New Zealand Slippers. Swain four for 34, Kristiansen four for 45. Futter two for 70. Woollen Mills, 59 (W. Calc 24) and 107 for five wickets (Stobbs 26, J. Catc 21 not out), beat Taita 45 (Brewer 27). . Bowling: For Woollen Mills. J. Cate took five for 24, Sanderson five for 29; for Taita, Hawten seven for 21, Cottlc three for 28. Central defeated Ford Motors outright.

C GRADE. i M.U. Oddfellows, 142 (Sherwood 46, R. Fotte 40), beat Stewart Prams, 98 i (Watts 27). Bowling: For M.U. Odd- . fellows. Mailman took five for 14, Gil- ; bertson two for 5; for Stewart Prams, [ Glastonbury three for 7, Robertson two i for 36. Gear United, 174 (Williams 44 not out, Butler 25, Moore 20, Caldwell 20), ; beat Epuni, 61 and 49 (Levatt 20). , Bowling: For Gear United, Murray ■ took five for 25 and seven for 16, But- • ler two for 7, Moore three for 14. : Taita, 128 (Bean 27, Stevenson 22 not out), beat General Motors, 94 ' (Byrne 41 not out, Green 29). Bowl- - ing: For Taita, Bean took four for 47, . Balls two for 18; for General Motors, i Asher took four for 25, Beban three i for 28. ; Gracefield: beat Y.M.C.A. outright. '<■ D GRADE. Lever Bros., 44 and 161 for five " wickets declared (Henshaw 55, Hewf son 25), beat Metters United, 129 (McL Gurk 60, Leslie 33) and 44. Bowling: ; For Lever Bros., Burt took two for ; 34 and three for 15, Longbottom two | for 24; for Metters United Leslie took . five for 23 and four for 40, Gibson " four for 20. Eastbourne, 119 (Macklin 38) and 69 t for one wicket (McPherson 42, Lawton t 23), beat Todd Motors, 65 (Toms 33) t and 131 for nine wickets declared , (Toms 57 not out). Bowling: For East- ' bourne, Shadwell took three for 9, McPherson three for 17 and three for ' 26; for Todd Motors, Ellison took three for 27, McKenzie three for 41. Trafalgar Park, 134 (Clark 46, Doug--1 las 27) beat N.Z. Motor Bodies, 61 and ' 127 (Delaney 35, Middleton 28). Bowl- '. ing: For Trafalgar Park, Hansen took ■ five for 12, Clark four for 31; for N.Z. " Motor Bodies, Flaws took four for 47, • Middleton five for 41. I E GRADE. Taita, 78 (Pilcher 30) and 104, beat l N.Z. Motor Bodies, 37 and 122 (Fore- , man 38, Marshall 29). Bowling: For 3 Taita, Hudson took seven for 17 and : three for 28, Pilcher three for 17 and ; four for 44, Alsop three for 5. Trafalgar Park, 101 (Malin 26) and ) three for 24, lost to Ford Motors, 107 and 53. Bowling: For Trafalgar Park, , Norrish took three for none.