SENIOR CUP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 February 1928, Page 6

SENIOR CUP

INNINGS WIN FOP (ELM SSO>'S The .game. between OM Boys and WaksUi, commenced .1 fortoigiit ago, was concluded on Saturday lai a jplendiil wicket, resulting in an easy win for Old Boys b\ an innings and 96 runs.* Willi this exception of Langbein, who scored in the two innings 116 for once out, Wakatu made a weak showing with the hat and were dismissed twice for 121 and 138, batting one short, in the first innings and two in the second. Langbein went right through the first innings for 66 and secured 50 in the second, playing very solid, although for him, somewhat, restrained cricket. Following are the secies: — Old Boys, Ist innings 355 WAKATU (Ist Innings.) Langbein. not. out 66 Shrimplon, h Hope 0 Coombs, run out Id .Tones, e Blineoe, b Newman 6 Marshall, e Nairn, b Blineoe 9 Searell, I) Blineoe 10 Biggs, I) Hope 0 B. Neale, b Hope 0 Mefhvraitli, b Neale 0 Best, c Hope, b Neale 4 flelwortliv (absent) Extras '. 12 Total 121 Bowling: Hope, three for 25; Blineoe, two for 21; James’, none for 8; Newman, one for 24; Nairn, none for 10; Biggar, none for 16; Neale, two for i(2nd Innings) Langbein, b James 50 Best, run out 3 Coombs, b Hope 9 Jones, b Newman 10 Marshall, c sub., b Neale 0 Searell, si. Betts, h Neale 13 Biggs, e James, h Neale 16 B. Neale, not out 6 McTlwraith, b Hope 4 ShrinipLon, absent Belwortliy absent Extras 15 Total 158 Bowling: Hope, two for 19; Newman, one for 41; Blineoe, none for 6; James, one for 16; Biggar, none for 4; Neale, three for 22,; Nairn, none for 10.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MENTAL HOSPITAL DEFEATS' RICHMOND On Saturday at Stoke the'Richmond junior team 'was beaten by Mental .Hospital bv six wickets and 126 runs. Richmond "were not at. full strength. The chief feature of the game was the line bowling of Winnie, who look seven wickets for 7 runs in the second innings. B. Hurst took five for 12 in the first, the jSame player compiling 51 runs not out in the second innings. Guy made 27, Oughton. 22. Winnie 17 and Hasler 12. Hospital in the first innings made 74, Richmond replying with 51. In the second strike uYlenta] scored 126 for four wickets and declared, but Richmond were only able to make 23—A. Fowler net out 11, being the highest scorer.