MERCANTILE LEAGUE CRICKET
The round oof play in, Mercantile League cricket is producing plenty of notable individual performances this season. J, Vartan; a former well-known Rugby player, made merry for National Bank at the expense of' Thompson Bros, last Saturday. Scoring almost at will he hit up 160 without losing his wicket, :■ and made it a. day out by collecting a healthy bag of wickets at small- cost. . '
1\ Bryant, the former Midland player, was the principal,in the win by Customs Agents over; Gasco. ; In addition to making top score, he took/ seven-: wickets for 23, and when heflVdnthe job he is a bowler not easily handled by batsmen. ; Another of the numerous noteworthy performances in the league matches was given by K. Hatch, the former Manawatu* player, r whoV did 'well in Mercantile League;.cricket, last- season. For; T^ax^S: he- took ; the ;six r jpf the opposing wickets Iwhich. fell, ; and -in each case ;he > made the ball hit the ■wicket.'-' ■-..:,■■ ' ..■■.-,.• i,;; ;.-. ■'.'..■■•.•.■•''. . •■■
L. Newson and IVlciVliliah showed themselves-to be very."ablegwith the bat,; both. getting, centuries,:' and New-, son also' collected'a hefty "bag of wickets. ' ••'■' ..,'■■ '.'.' ~%. •
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 109, 4 November 1939, Page 22
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184MERCANTILE LEAGUE CRICKET Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 109, 4 November 1939, Page 22
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