HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 37, 14 February 1938, Page 15

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

i Although there is still one match to play, Eastbourne made the result of the A grade championship of the Hutt Valley a foregone conclusion when they beat Meadows on Saturday. . RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Todd Motors, 193 for four wickets, declared, beat Empire, 129 for five wickets, declared, and 77 for five wickets, declared, on the first innings. Gear United, 100, beat General Motors, 89, on the first innings. Eastbourne, 227 for eight wickets, declared, beat Meadows, 31 and 85 for seven wickets, on the first innings. Trafalgar Park, 205, beat Bell Park, 113 and 83 for three wickets, on the first innings. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES. Batting. E. Roberts (Eastbourne) 83 M. Philp (Empire) 73 H. South (Todd Motors ) 61 Bowling:. L. G. Foley (Eastbourne) .. 7 for 14 R. Chudleigh (Gen. Motors) 7 for 49 R. G. Holland (Gear Unitedr 6 for 38 W. B. Barnes (Trafalgar Pk.) 5 for 8 CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE. 4pt. 2pt Chp. wins. wins. D. L. pts. Eastbourne ..4 6 1 2 29 Gear United .4 3 1 5 23 Bell Park .... 2 6 1 4 21 Trafalgar Park — 9 — 4 18 Todd Motors .1 4 1 7 13 Meadows .... — 5 2 6 12 General Motors — 3 1 9 7 Empire — 1 1 11 3 A GRADE. Todd Motors, 193 for four wickets,

declared (H. South 61, Halligan 36, Wall 33, Duffy 32; Mitchell two for 14) beat Empire, 129 for five wickets, declared (Philp 73; O'Connor four for 32) and 77 for five wickets, declared (Mitchell 37 not out, White 25 not out; Halligan two for 34. O'Connor two for 27). '

Gear United, 100 (Howitt 30; Chudleigh seven for 49, Wallis three for 16), beat General Motors, 89 (Fox 32; Holland six for 38).

Eastbourne, 227 tor eight wickets, declared (Roberts 83, Berry 36, Percy 30; O'Halloran two for 29, R. Dunn two for 44, Brown two for 23), beat Meadows, 31 (Foley seven for 14, Johns two for 9) and 85 for seven wickets (A. Green 26; L. Foley two for 38, N. Foley three for 15).

Trafalgar Park, 205 (J. Jones 32, Thorn 52, Lapworth 43; McCann four for 54, Webster three for 31, Ord two for 26), beat Bell Park, 113 (McCan'i 48, Blackworth 22; Lapworth four for 44, Barnes five for 8) and 83 for three wickets (McCann 26, Ord 23). B GRADE. Taita, 100 for five wickets declared (Lambie 30, L. Searle 30. Brewer 23) and 4 for no wickets, beat N.Z. Slippers, 48 and 54. Bowling for Taita, Hawten took five wickets for 14 runs, Natusch five for 12. For N.Z. Slippers, Kawson took two wickets for 1 run, Futter two for 24. Central, 76 (Jarvie 22 Ingham 20), and 70, beat Hibernians, 35 and 47. Bowling for Central, E. Wilson took five wickets for 17 runs. G. King three for 50, Jarvie six for 5. For' Hibernians, J. Laracy took • seven wickets for 36 runs. Woollen Mills. 124 (Stobbs 49. C. Cate 43), beat Trafalgar Park, 96 (Jones 26). Bowling for Woollen Mills, W. Cate took three wickets for 24 runs, J Cate two for 34. Sanderson two for 34. For Trafalgar Park, Duncan took five wickets for 22 runs. Metters United won by default from Ford Motors. C GRADE. Taita, 117 (Cooper 33), beat Epuni, 79 (Beagle 30). Bowling for Taita, Rudman took three wickets for 2 runs, Westbury three for 19, McNabb two for 21. For Epuni, Futter took five for 45. Harrison four for 26. V.M.C.A., 96 and 80 for seven wickets declared, beat M.U. Oddfellows, 31 and 104 for five (Sherwood 42, Mailman 22. Brocklebank 20). Bowling for M.U. Oddfellows. Brocklebank took six wickets for 17 runs, Sherwood four for 30. A. Foote three for 32. ■ . . . Stewart Prams won by default from General Motors. Gear United. 147 (Murray 71), beat Gracefield, 100. Bowling for Gear United, Lawson took three wickets for 32 runs, Seymour four for 19, Bradbury two for 14, D GRADE. Trafalgar Park, 173 for seven wickets declared (Holdcroft 41, Crundwell 38), beat Central, 109 (Richardson 43, Doran 21) and 53 (Richardson 22); Bowling for Trafalgar Park, Malm took five for 31. Cockhead three for 5, Dunn two for 4. Eastbourne. 88 (Andrews 29) and 79 for nine wickets declared (Robertson 25, McPherson 28), beat Odlins. 52 and 73 for nin<= wickets. Bowling for Eastbourne. Shadwell took four for 34, Macklin three for .9. McPherson five for 11. . , , Lever Bros.. 168 for seven wickets declared (Henshaw 81, A. Irvine 30 not out, Williams 23), beat Todd Motors, 122 (Staples 48 not out) and 89 for seven wickets (Staples 27). Bowling for Lever Bros:, Henshaw took five for 26 and three for 25, J. Irvine two for 31, Burt two for 21, Williams two for 23: For Todd Motors, Trilford took four for. 40. _ E GRADE. Trafalgar Park, 156 for nine wickets declared (Martin 59),: beat Hibernians. 108 (Corbishley 45) and 30. Bowling for Trafalgar Park, Young took four for 20 Nelson three for 13 and six for 11. Malm three for 19. _ . Woollen Mills. 193 (S TOWS, ,& Turner 22. OarWde 20. BrouUh 22). beat Taita.-12* (Swain 28. Pudney 26, Pilcher 22). Bowling for. Tmta, Pilrher took five for 40. Swain three for 50. -■■ '