JUNIOR CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 December 1940, Page 2

JUNIOR CRICKET

OLD BOYS DEFEAT NELSON In the junior grade of the Nelson cricket competition, Old Boys defeated Nelson by eight runs on the first innings. The ground being very soft, the scores were low. i Old Boys in their first innings scored j 53 (Pyne 15. McGuire 14, O’Neill 11). j Bowling for Nelson: Quinton took I five wickets for 21 runs; Snow, three 0 \ for 21; Blue, one for 9. ir i Nelson in their first innings scored i e I only 45, Mason 10, being the only' ■t man to score double figures. •f Bowling for Old Boys: O’Neill took e j two wickets for 9 runs; Blincoe, six* 1_ j for 25; McGuire, three for 4. i-1 In the second innings Old Boys - 1 scored 122 for two wickets declared. '• O’Neill batted well to score 80 not out and while Fryer and McGuire and Pyne scored 12 each. e Nelson then commenced tl jir second > innings, and at the call of time were s nine wickets down for 96 ri is. Dredge d and Page batted well to score 30 and >- 29 respectively and undoubtedly saved il their team from a six point loss, o Bowling for Old Boys: Blincoe took i- two wickets for 27 runs; Pyne, four ' for 16; McGuire, three for 33.