MERCANTILE LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 15

MERCANTILE LEAGUE

SATURDAY'S GAMES

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Amalgamated Bricks 190 for five declared drew with Hannahs 169 for seven. ' Taubmans 166 beat Jasco 53 and 105. Harbour Board 227 for three beat Taxes Department 200 for nine declared. Customs Agents 158 for six beat Working Men's Club 152. Woolworths 252 beat Prestige Hosiery 242. MAIN PERFORMANCES. Batting. J. Moore (Prestige Hosiery) 105 R. Shillson (Woolworths) .... 73 G. Brooks (Customs Agents) ...... 68 B. Mitchell (Harbour Board) ... *68 W. Jupp (Harbour Board) 67 J. Mohan (Taubmans) 66 F. de Clifford (Amalg. Bricks) .. 65 R. Allen (Hannahs) 60 C. Murphy (Amalgamated Bricks) 58 W. Smith (Working Men's Club ... 51 R. Barnett | (Taxes Department) .. 52 *Not out. Bowling. M. J. Goodson (Woolworths) 7 for 101 J. Sandholm (Taubmans) .. 6 for 13 and 6 for 47 Harker (Harbour Board) .. 5 for 60 Stiver (Customs Agents) ... 5 for 73 A GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. Wins. Ch. - spt. 3pt. D. L. pts. Amalg. Bricks ...... 1 5 4 0 24 Taubmans 1 6 1 2 24 Taxes Department ... 0 6 1 3 19 Harbour Board 0 5 3 2 18 Working Men's Club .03 5 2 14 Woolworths » 0 3 2 5 11 Hannahs „ 0 2 4 4 10 Jasco 0 2 3 5 9 Customs Agents 0 1 3 6 6 Prestige Hosiery ... 0 1 2 7 5 A GRADE. Amalgamated Bricks 190 for five wickets declared (de Clifford 65, Murphy 58, Liddicoat 40) drew with Hannahs 169 for seven wickets (Allen 60, Green 30, Lowe 26, O'Brien 23). For Amalgamated Bricks, Head took three wickets for 62 runs, C. Murphy two for 15, and de Clifford two for 48. For Hannahs, O'Brien took four for 75, Taubmans 166 (C. Mohan 66, Sandholm 32, Brown 24) beat Jasco 53 (Kilby 13, Noot 13) and 105 (Sadler 26, Noot 17). For Taubmans Sandholm took six wickets for 13 runs and Six'for 47. For Jasco O'Sullivan took three for 37 and Mark three for 57. Harbour Board 227 for three wickets (Mitchell 68 not out, Jupp 67, Reeve 32) beat Taxes Department 200 for nine wickets declared (Barnett 52, Dive 35, Casey 24. McKenzie 23). For Harbour Board, Harker took five wickets for 60 runs and McDonald two for 40. For Taxes Department Beveridge took one for 38. Customs Agents 158 for six wickets (Brooks 68, Jennings 38) beat Working Men's Club 152 (Smith 54, Andrews 23). For Customs Agents Stiver took five wickets for 73 and Brooks three for 32. For Working Men's Club Smith took three for 61. Woolworths 252 (Shillson 73, Goodson 46, Coutts 35) beat Prestige Hosiery 246 (Moore 105, Ramsay 49, Kemp 31). For Woolworths Goodson took seven wickets for 101 runs. For Prestige Hosiery Moore took four for 83. B GRADE. U.L.M., 174 (Carroll 41, Burton 28, Joyce 26), beat Niven-Clarke, 95 (Norris 29, Elliott 21). For U.L.M., Carroll took four wickets for 38 runs, Willis four for 38, and Kemp two for 9. For Niven-Clarke, Herbert took two for 43. Celtic, 200 (F. Law 85, A. S. Barr 44, W. Wilson 37, F. Tully 20), beat Smith and Smith, 140 (Richardson 24, Colgate 23, Muir 16). For Celtic, N. Young took four wickets for 59 runs, F. Tully three for 23, and F. Law three for 33. For Smith and Smith, Roberts took three for 44, and Henderson two for 30. Gasco, 377 for six, declared (T. Barr 200, Rigby 56 not out, Cook 49), beat Sargoods, 167 (Capped 50, James 41). For Gasco, Hardie took seven wickets for 64 runs, and Cook three for 66. For Sargoods, Hepplestone took four for 109. Telephone Exchange, 157 (Hancock 46, Blakeway 26, Killick 16), beat Tramways 119 (Potter 26, Willis 28). For Tramways, Mooney took three wickets for 17 runs, and Elliott three for 49. i C GRADE. Ross and Glendinihg, 230 (Brice 63, Milgate 62, Swain 36, Martin 35), drew with Audit Department, 133 for five (McGuire 36, Gallagher 25 not out, Webb 27 not out, Brown 24). For Ross and Glendining, Milgate took three wickets for 46 runs. For Audit Department, Wardrop took seven for 33. Atlantic Union, 143 for seven, declared (Guy 58, Masters 27, Poland 20), beat State Advances, 119 (Fullarton 24, Robinson 22. ArnOtt 21, Porter 18). For Atlantic Union, Moore took three wickets for 29 runs, Guy three for 55, and Ellis four for 19. For State Advances, Fullarton took three for 26, and Muir two for 18. Wright, Stephenson, 233 for seven (J Davenport 71, D. McLennan^ 40, H. Blewett 36, Uph&m 28), beat Sea-? toun, 150 (Nettleton 56, Keir 34, Burcn 28 Harkness 25), For Wright, Stephenson, McLennan took five wickets for 39 runs, and Upham three for 42. For Seatoun, Smith took three for 79* Murphy two for 18, and Evans two for 52 Excelsior, 272 for six, declared (Deslandes 57 not out, Ferry 47, Baker 39, Bowkett 36, Courtney 30, Dean 29), beat Berhampore, 92 (J. Hickling 27) and 25 foi six (W. Hickling 10). For Excelsiof, Baker took eight wickets for 41 runs. Bowkett three for none, Reeve two for 8. For Berhampore, Lather took three for 40.

Ferguson and Osborn, 191 for eight (Whaler , Knigge 42, Luchessi 35, Law 28), beat Pastimes, 176 (Lye 88). For Ferguson and Osborn, Whaler took six wickets for 80 runs, and Stohr four for 65. For Pastimes, Knigge took four for 42, and Bremner two for 36.

D GRADE. Labour Bureau 169 (O'Reilly 42, Kennedy 27, Woodcock 25, Wiffin 18) beat Milk Department, 130 (Alexander 44 not out, Chamberlain 33. For Labour Bureau, O'Reill" took three wickets for 40 runs, Guinivin twq for '13, Woodcock two for 23, and Auld two for 11. For Milk Department, Hutcheson took three for 20, Chamberlain two for 13, and McKay two for 25. H.M.V. 206 (Farrell 42, Wyness 42, Henderson 34, Bull 27 ), beat Star Stores (four short), 83 (Gates 64) and 17. For ILM.V., Henderson took two for 20 and two for 10 and Morris three for 22 and three for 7. For Star Stores, Gates took eight for 85. Printing, 166 (Payne 50 not out, Mills 36, Jones 23). beat Labour-Tour-ist, 73 (Jenkins 20). For Printing, .Jeffs took seven wickets for 33 runs, including the "hat trick." For Labour-Tourist, Simpson took four for 20. Self-Help, 148 (A. Boon 38, Gooch 43), beat Bond's Hosiery, 141 (Schuberg 23, Ward 27, M. Evans 28). For Self-Help, Boon: took .our wickets for 74 runs, Crawford three for 10 and Gooch three for 47. For Bonds, Stevenson took four for 5 and Jones three for 75. Shipping, .190 (Jones 55, Grove 43, Gray 32), beat A.0.T.N., 147 (Hodson 65, Lawrence 26). For Shipping, Davies took eight wickets for 74 runs. Government Printing A 166 (Payne 50 not out, Mills 36, Jones 23) beat Labour-Tourist 73 (Jenkins 20, Hynes 14). Bowling for Labour-Tourist, Swift took four for 26; for Printing, Jeffs took seven for 35, including the "hat trick," Hearfield two for 5, Payne one for 28. E GRADE. Duthies, 181 for four, declared (Scott 95, Symons 76), beat Customs Department, 89 (Richards 35) and 68 for nine (Myers 21). For Duthies, Haylock took six wickets for 30 runs and Mortlock four for 18 and three for 19. For Customs Department, Myers took four for 53. Lands and Survey, 291 for two (Kelly 143 not out, Lindsay 66 not out, Webb 19), beat Insurance A, 277 (Venimore 133, McLaughlan 67; Congrieve 22 not out). For Lands and Survey, Keyes took five wickets for 113 runs and Kelly three for 93. Central, 125 (Morris 21, Lucas 21, Cooper 20, Jones 20) beat Thompson Bros., 85 (Aitken 34, Wiggins 24 not out). For Central, Lucas took three wickets for 23 runs, Morris two for. 2, and Newton two for 25. For Thompson Bros., Kirker took four for 23 and Aitken four for 46. » F GRADE. Moore, Wilson, 229' for four (R. Handley 60, H. Charles 68 not out, Parkhouse 42 not out, Gridley 32) beat Harbour Board, 195 (Nickless 91, Davis 74). For Moore, Wilson, Charles took four wickets for 51 runs and Handley three for 47. For Harbour Board, Tolan took three for 63. Rovers, 160 for five declared (H. Cole 44, Rait 35, Woods 23 not but, W. Cole 20), beat General Motors, 86 (Hedges 39) and 57 (McGregor 19, Eyton 15). For Rovers, W. Cole took five wickets for 46 runs, Rait three for 17, Milne seven for 35. For General Motors, Pridmore took three for 73 and Hedges two for 45. Printing, 89 (Fisher 17, Wilkinson i 16.) and 106 for three (Smith 30, Wilkinson 29, Brown 24 not out), beat Woollen Co., 43 (Collenson 18, P. Nunns 17) and 132 (C. Nunns 71, Ryder 29, Jepson 16 not out). For Printing, Wilkinson took six wickets for 12 runs. For Woollen Co. Ryder took five for 33 and Jepson five for 49. G GRADE, i City Council, 300 for seven, declared ! (Wallace 92 not out, Reid 85, Key 35, Ferguson 28, Turley 25, Blanchfield 21), drew with Taubmans, 212 for nine (Baillie 78, Stephens 53, Hawker 41). For City Council, Sullivan took four wickets for 97 runs, Griggs two for 8 and Reid two for 67. For Taubmans, Stephens took two for 74. Dominion Motors, 175 (Blackwell 53, Reid 32, Carey 27, Mortlock 26), beak P. and T. Stores, 66. (Wellum, 27) and 40 for seven wickets- For* Dominion Motors, Reid took five wickets for 17 and two for,five and' Mortlock four for 13 and two for 10. For P. and T. Stores, May took four for 33 and Bremner four for 19, Taxes Department, 237 (McSweeney iSO, Lee 44, Hoffiens 39, Berg 28), beat i Telephone Exchange, 132 (Downes 59, Johanson 31). For Taxes Departtment, McSweeney took five wickets | for 39, Lee threo for. 20, and O'Malley two for 35. For Telephone Exchange, Sandford took four for 40 and Leitch three for 62. Justice Department, 227 for five declared (Dow 67, Rutherford 42 not out, Boon 40, Vasta 24, Pointon 21 not out), beat Grey Cabs, 165 (Hill 28, Thompson 53), and 89 (Miller 38). For Justice Department, Pointon took three wickets for 31 and two for 25, Green three for 22 and Boon four for 5. For Grey Cabs, Thompson to6k twb for 16 and Marshall two for 59.