Y.M.C.A. BEAT OLD BOYS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 December 1940, Page 8

Y.M.C.A. BEAT OLD BOYS

WALKERS FINE BOWLING PERFORMANCE Continuing their match commenced six weeks ago and twice interfered with by rain, Old Boys took up their innings of four for 58 on a soft wicket with the field again extremely slow. R. Newman and Clark, the not outs, carried on confidently and reached 88 but then the side collapsed once more and were all out for 103. Walker, who had taken two wickets on the first day, took the whole six wickets which fell, and finished with the very fine figures of eight for 32 off 12 overs. Forty-nine in the lead on the first innings Y.M.C.A. commenced their second innings at 3.20 but at 4 p.m. had scored only about 12 the batting being dreadfully slow. Later with six down for 41 and two men short there were probabilities of a keen fight for an outright finish but Taylor altered the complexion of things with a forceful 44 not out including a number of fours and when the inings ended at 99 only 30 minutes’ batting time remained and stumps were drawn. Stevens secured six for 36, following five for 31 last Saturday. The umpires were Messrs Satherley and A. Haycock. Scores: —

"-U.il 103 | Bowling. Walker took eight wickets j for 32 runs (12 overs), O'Keefe one for 17 (3), Knapp one for 4f> (It).

Bowling: Stevens look six wickets for 33 runs, (14 overs). Gray none for 26 (10), Busch none for 5 (3), Neale one [ for 14 (6), Clark one for 13 (2). Smith i none for 2 (1).

OLD BOYS First Innings Four wickets for 58 R. Newman, b Walker 31 Clark, c Taylor, b Walker 21 Neale, b Walker 1

I Stevens, not out 12 J Gray, c Smith, b Walker l Bolton, c Preece, b Walker J ! Martin, b Walker (1 1 Extras 11 Total 1(13

v.M.e.A. First Innings 152 Second Innings Hoult., c sub, b Stevens 3 Preece, Ibw, b Stevens 23 Schofield, b Stevens O'Keefe, c Smith, b Stevens .. Knapp. Ibw. Stevens 5 Smith, c Smith, b Stevens Stephenson, c Gray, b Neale . . Taylor, not out Walker, c and b Clark 9 i BJineoe and Du Feu absent ... Extras Total Hi