MERCANTILE LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 99, 24 October 1938, Page 15

MERCANTILE LEAGUE

SATURDAY'S GAMES

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Hannahs, 87, drew with Amalgamatied Bricks. 44 for four wickets. ! Harbour Board. 267 for eight, drew ! with Taxes. ■ ! Customs Agents. 167. drew with j W.M.C. i Taubmans. 174. drew with Jasco, 41 I lor one. f \ Prestige Hosiery. 108. drew with Woolworths, 20 for one. MAIN PERFORMANCES. Batting. W. Reeve (Harbour Board) 61 F- Bryant (Customs Agents) 59 L. W. Brown (Taubmans) ....... 55 H. Prince (Harbour Board) 50 Bowling. M. J. Gqodson (Woolworths) 10 for 29 L. McrGirr (Working Men's Club) (5 for 45 Monk (Jasco* 5 lior 5U A GRADE. Prestige Hosiery, 103 tA Ramsuy 19, R. Janes W), drew with WoolwoL-ihs, 20 for one Hi. Watson 14). Bowling Cor Prestige Hosiery Janes took one wicket for 15 runs; for Woolworths, Goodson took ten for 29. Customs Agents, 167 (R. Bryant 59), drew with Working Men's Club. Bowling for Working Men's Club McGirr took six wickets for 45 runs and Mat-son-Jour for 60. Taubmans. 174 (L. W. Brown 55, J. H. Potter 42), drew withr Jasco, 41 for one (F. D. Kilby not out 28). Bowling for Taubmans Potier took one wicket for 1 run; for Jasco. Monk took five for 56. Harbour Board. 267 lor eight (W. Reeve 61. H. Prince 50, W. Jupp 43), drew with Taxes Bowling for Taxes Beveridge took two wickets for 39 runs. Hannahs, 87 (G. Rait 33). drew with Amalgamated Bricks, 44 for four wickets (M. Liddicoat 27). Bowling for Hannahs Rait took two wickets for 22 runs; for Amalgamated Bricks, Herd' took three for 12 and Pickering three for 26. B GRADE. , Celtic, 114 (A. S. Barr 35, J. A. Davidson 28, C .L. King 25, J. E. Broad 12); Smith and Smith, 25 for no wickets (C. Dobbs 13 not out). For Smith and Smith, Richardson took three wickets i'or 24 runs. Sargoods, 162 (H. James 76, Steven 25, Hawken 24), v. Gasco. Bowling for Gasco, Hardie took six wickets for 49 runs and Cook four for 58. Niven-Clarke, 106 for eight (Moloney 38, Clarke not out 23), v. U.L.M. Bowling for U.L.M., Carroll took four wickets for 4 runs and Kent'three for 39. Game abandoned. Telephone Exchange, 147 (R. Venn 38, K£rupp 23, Powell 24, Blakeway 24). drew with Tramways, 43 for one (E. Kijlick 16 not out, Howard 14 not out). For Tramways, Dumbleton took six wickets for 43 runs. ■ Gr"ey Cabs defaulted to Justice Department. C GRADE. Pastimes, 81 for seven wickets (Knigge 16, Findlay 14), v. Ferguson and Osborn. Bowling for Ferguson and Osborn, Whaler took three Wickets for 13 runs. • Wright, Stephenson, and Co., 265 for six wickets, declared (Devonport 105. Joy 75. H. Blewett 40 not out), v. Seatoun, no wickets for seven runs.' Audit Department, 198 for five declared (Mclndoe 93, Wardrop 24, Webb 38 not out), drew with Ross and Glendining, 22 for no wickets. For Ross and Glendining. Swain took two wickets for 44 runs. Berhampore, 90 (Turner 47). drew with Excelsior, 62 for four wickets (Reeve 21). For Excelsior, Bowkett took four wickets for 6 runs. Atlantic Union, 90 for four wickets (Ellis 22), beat State Advances 71. Bowling for Atlantic "Jnion, Moore took four wickets' for 35 runs and Felton three for 15. D GRADE. H.M.V., 133 for nine wickets declared (A. Wyness 42, S. Moiris 29). beat Star Stores, 35 (Cox 16 not out). Bowling for H.M.V., Henderson took eight wickets for 16 runs; for Star Stores. Cox took six for 36. ■ , -_ Labour Bureau, 88 (Nicholson 35, Mclntyre 27), v. Milk Department, 37 for three wickets (Alexander 17 not out). For Milk Department, Hutcheson took five wickets for 35 runs and Alexander four for 24. Auld took two wickets for 10 for Labour Bureau. Bond's Hosiery,-184 (E. Schuberg 94, G. Robinson 24) drew with Self Help, no wickets for 18. For Self Help, Boon took five wickets for 42 runs and Patience four for 48. Shipping, 150 for four, declared (Grove 58 not out, Westbrook 38), drew with A.0.T.N., 20 for one. Labour Tourist. 152 (Osborne 89), drew with Printing. 26 for three wickets. For Printing, Jeff took two wickets for 22 runs and Payne (two for 49)- . E GRADE. Insurance A, 246 for six declared (Duncan 93, Blick 54, McNab 30 not out, Moncrief 28, Olson 21), v. Lands and Survey, no wickets for 8. Duthies, 100 for four (Haylock 65 not out) beat Customs Department, 49 (Walters 16. Myers 15). Bowling for Duthies J. Robinson took seven wickets for 10 runs; for Customs, Myers took four for 18. - ~, -, . ~., Thompson Bros., 180 (Poppleton 117, Baillie 24 not out), drew with Central, 86 for three wickets (Horsell 39 not out, Glynn-Jones 31 not out). For Central, Glynn-Jones took three wickets for 16 runs and Morris three^ for 21. F GRADE. Moore Wilson, 283 (R. Handley 101, A. Charles 49, Green 40, H. Charles 34, Williams 24), v. Printing. Bowling for Printing, Hanson took two wickets for 21 runs, Thompson two for 49, Wheeler two for 83, and Wilkinson two for 84. Harbour Board, 96 (Nickless 53), v. Rovers, 31 for one (Milne 14 not out, Cole 13 not out). For Rovers, Co!<2 took three wickets for 30 runs and Walters two for 20. ' McKenzies, 78 for two wickets (Graham 56 not out), beat Woollen Company, 67 (White 28, Ryder 25). For McKenzies, McFadgen took three wickets for 13 runs and Graham two for 24 General Motors, 154 (Kelly 62), drew with Shipping, 35 for one. ■ G GRADE. City Council, 171 (Ferguson 48, Wai!is 42) beat Taxes 69 (Laurenson 25 not out, McSweeney 22). For City Council Sullivan took four wickets for 17 and Wallis three for .14; for Taxes, McSweeney took five for 79, Kennedy three for 12. . P and T. Stores, 113 (Dobson 40, Adams 15 not out, Orsborn 15), drew [with Colonial Carrying Co.. 93 for no 'wickets (Bick 43 not out, Hoiz 46 not out). For Colonial Carrying Co.. Plolz ; took seven wickets for 39 runs ! Dominion Motors defaulted to lelephone Exchange. ! Taubmans, 89 (Stephens. 41, Bailey 26) beat Gasco, 43 (Chapman 12) ana 70 (Chapman 26, Walker 14). For Taubmans, Stephens took three wickets for 121 runs, Bailey two for 11 and two,for 12 and Stanwell two for 22; for Gasco. Christie took four for 17 and Curne three for 27.