RANGITIKEI.
MARTON, March 22.
! The Rangitikei Cricket Association's in-Icr-club competition concluded on Saturday. Porewa drew with Old Boys and thereby won the championship. Porewa batted first and declared their innings closed with 172 runs for 6 wickets (A.I. Marshall 56, retired, Rutherford 38, D. A. Cameron 34; J. Duncan, 3 for 16). Old Boys at the close of play had lost, nine wickets for 116 runs (Comric 32, Klitecher 22, Allen 18; Rutherford, 4 for 21; Parkinson, 4 for 43). In their game against Marton, Air Force declared their innings closed with 6 wickel.s for 210 (Churchill 100, Angus 67; Sladdcn, 3 for 30). Alarton were dismissed for 69 (Smith 25; Angus. 4 for 31; Churchill. 3 for 18; Pollctt, 3 for 22). The Rangitikei teams to play Feilding next Saturday:—A team: Cameron. M. Marshall, Parkinson (Porewa), Angus (Air Force), Coleman. AlcKinnon (Taihapc), Wysocki, Duncan, Bcechey (Old Boys), Smith, Miller (Marton): reserve. E. Calcinai. B team: Lewis, AJalleft. G- ('. Birch, Baker (Marton). Klitecher, Ward, Barnes (Old Boys), Gray, Chapman, Rutherford, Carter. At a meeting of the committee of the Marton branch of the Red Cross Society, at which Air AI. C. Fcnwickc presided, it was reported that the total number of garments sent from Marton during the past year for refugees was 3352. Aliss V. Gracie (convener of the social subcommittee) reported on the very successful dance held recently by the voluntary aids. The profit, amounted to £2l 16s 9d. which will be used to equip the new rooms. AJiss I. Crookc (convener of the training and equipment sub-committee) reported on the progress made towards getting the Technical School building ready for use as a training centre and emergency station. Estimates for work were submitted and approved. ' A verdict of accidental drowning, was returned by the Coroner (Mr A. J. B. Siccly) at an inquest held in Marton on Ivan Edward Mercer, aged 17, railway porter, Marton Junction, who mot his death in the Rangitikei River at Kakariki.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 8
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