INTER-HOUSE CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 January 1939, Page 7

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET

••MAIL” OFFICE WINS RETURN MATCH In a return inter-house cricket match played at Pioneer Park last evening "The Mail” Office defeated Cock and Co by 72 runs. In the first match played between these two teams Cock and Co., were the winners by seven runs. For Cock and Co., Large, Don and Robinson were the only batsmen to reach double figures. Bowling for "The Mail” Office Pearce surprised by taking three wickets for 10 runs. Hunter batted well for "The Mail” for his 29 retired while Ward, J. and G. Walker made useful scores. Messrs J. J. Holmes and H. Gregory officiated as umpires. Scores:— COCK AND CO. Large, b Mead 1G Wickes, b Mead G Wilkins, run out G Don, 1.b.w., b Mead 11 Robinson, b Pearce 15 Sherwood, b Allan J Fleming, b Pearce 2 Cox, played on, b Pearce 0 Preece, c Allan, b Delaney 5 Kenning, b Allan 0 McLean, not out 0 Extras 2 Total 64 Bowling: Mead, three for 27; Delaney, one for 18; Pearce, three for 10; Allan, two for 8. "THE MAIL” OFFICE Mead, b Preece 11 Delaney, b Preece 11 Hunter, retired 29 Allan, c Fleming, b Wickes 4] McConchle, b Wickes 4' Pahl. c Robinson, b Wickes 4! Ward, c Cox, b Kenning 18 j J. Walker, b Cox 19 1 Stone, b Cox 0j Pearce, not out 3 G. W’alker, c Wickes, b Fleming ... 21 j Extras 121 Total 136! Bowling: Fleming took one wicket j for 34 runs; Preece, two for 15; Wickes. j three for 29; Cox, two for 16; Large, ■ none for 6; Kenning, one for 11;! Don, none for 6; Robinson, none for 8. ,

Thursday at 5.30 p.m. the "Mail” team are to play a return match with Trathen’s Ladies at Trafalgar Park.