MERCANTILE CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 103, 29 October 1945, Page 10

MERCANTILE CRICKET

A GRADE

Working Men's Club, 150 for two wicketi (Foley 77 not out, Roscoe 60) ■ beat Security Audit (Sandholm six for 19) and 45 for no wickets (N. Jennings 27 not out, A. Jennings 18 not out). •' ; »•• Taubmans, 102 for five wickets (Gates 3I aJ Isaacs 25; Jones two for 19), beat Prestiga A, 81 (A. Ramsay 32; I. Ramsay 23; Gates, three for 5, Torrington two for 18). '. " ■ Harbour-Bricks, 126 (R. Liddicoat 34, Bolton 36, Reeve 24; Stone three for 46, Hardia two for 20), beat Jascoe," 87 (Noot 36, Bryant 13; Bolton six for 35, De Clifford two fo? 12, Herd two for 26). Woolworths, 122 (Davles 39. Capper 26, Barrier 16; Brooks five for 12, Oliver three for 29), drew with Miramar, 73 for five wickets (Lucas 29, Parkin 13; Watson three for 29, Fa veil one for 14). j B GRADE. Justice, 96 for four wickets (Lfsette 45 not out, Sweeney 26), beat Tramways, 78 (Hawkey 21 not'out, D. Beaton 16; Bush three fo*> 17, Lane three for 35, Benvin two for 4). Seatoun, 122 for five wickets, declared (Walden 56 retired, Brown 51 retired), beat Hannahs, 40 and 57 (Lowe 36; Dykes five for 4, including the hat-trick, and four for 40, Swain - two for 4 and five for 15). An 8-point win for Seatoun. Grey Cabs. 66 for seven wickets. (Graham 23; Bailey four for 10), beat A.0.T.N., 61 (Hutchinsoift 16; P. Saunders five for 21). A 5-point wln\for Grey Cabs. C GRADE. Public Works, 253 (Lawrence 66, Ainslie 52, Wilton 34; Harris four for 41), drew with Black and White Taxis, 168 for three wickets (C. Jeffries 101 not out, J. Marshall 34' not out; Maunder three for 64). - United Oils, 182 for nine wickets (Keenau 51, Scott 42, Freshaven 29; Wheeler five for 53, Myers four for 55), beat Davenports, 134 (Fordham 42, C. Jacob! 44; Keast six for 42, Masters three for 10). Niven Clarke, 200 (Lord 64, Smith 40, Tril» ford 34, Herbert 25; Dingle five for 74), drew with Central, 101 for four (L. Cooper 27 not out; Lather 25). Taxes Department, ~142 (Waterhouse' 54, Ramm 21 not out; Xuhns three for 31, Ward" two for 31), beat Waterside A, 54 and 81 for five wickets (Turley 18, Stiver 23, Bruce 19 not out; Allen four for 30). D GRADE. Working Men's Club B, 251 (Randall T6, Carey 77, Bell 52; Wilson four for 68); beat Col. Beale, 143 (Cuthbert 74 not out; Green three for 44). Cables, 171 (Ball 71, Roche 24, Davis 21); ' beat Wellington Taxis, 109 (Leek 28, Richardson 20; Roberts seven for 44). Prestige B, 150 (Christmas 46; Thomas thres for 24), beat Shipping, 108 (Fox 38, Binnle 36; White five for 34). E GRADE. Karltane Products, 201 for five wickets (Ferry 74, Sparks 47, W. Johnson 36; O'Sullivan four for 55), beat Vesta Batteries, 74 and 36 for three wickets (O'Sullivan 37, Bradley 29; W. Johnson three for 40 and two for 15, Ferry four for 4, Scott three for 21). Fishers, 154 for four wickets (Sneith 60 not out. Chamberlain 33, Wales 31), beat Waterside B, 75 and 7 for two wickets (Aldrldge 23; Johnson three for 8, Chamberlain three for 14). ' Berhampore Pirates, 125 (Whitman 80; Ginl > six for 36), beat Whltcombe and Tombs, 87 (Leonard 19; McGavln 18 not out; Williams five for 26, Blomfield three for 33). Foodstuffs, 155 for even wickets (D. Waldegrave 70 not out, W. Clark 4S; Bushley three for 18), beat Eveready, 86 (Soma 41 not out; N. Gaskin three for 9, W. Clark two for 15, 8., Raskin two for 17).