CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23378, 9 December 1937, Page 10

CRICKET

CENTRAL-WESTERN COMPETITION

OTAUTAU BEATS FAIRFAX The Otautau cricket team gained a three-point win against Fairfax in a match in the Central-Western competition. Details: FAIRFAX First Innings Parkes b Melton 6 Mitchell lbw b Millar 8 Fletcher b Melton 0 H. Cook b Millar 0 McAlister c and b Melton 6 W. Gaitt c Melton b Cutler 8 Dyer b Millar 0 Sim b Fisher 8 Meadows c Melton b Cutler 0 Sheridan not out 2 Thompson b Cutler 1 Extras ; 10 TOTAL 49 Bowling analysis: Millar took three wickets for 12 runs; Melton three for 10; Cutler three for seven; Fisher one for 10. Second Innings Mitchell run out 2 Parkes c M. Millar b Chisholm 11 Fletcher b Chisholm 10 Cook c Fisher b Melton 5 McAlister c Buxton b Cutler 4 Gaitt c Manuel b Cutler 6 Dyer b Cutler 0 Sim not out 10 Sheridan c Chisholm b Fisher 0 Meadows c Pettitt b Cutler 5 Thompson b Cutler 0 Extras 4 TOTAL 57 Bowling analysis: Pettitt took no wickets for six runs; Millar none for four; Melton one for 12; Chisholm two for 12; Cutler five for six; Fisher one for 13.

OTAUTAU First Innings ’ Melton b Fletcher 15 Chisholm c Sheridan b Parkes 2 Cutler b Dyer 41 Pettitt lbw b Mitchell 1 Fisher c Mitchell b Fletcher 15 Laing b Dyer 0 W. Millar c Mitchell b Dyer 16 Manuel b Thompson 1 Buxton not out 6 M. Millar lbw b Mitchell 0 Whitehead b Mitchell 6 Extras 13 TOTAL 116

Bowling analysis: Parkes took one wicket for 13 runs; Dyer three for 31; Thompson one for 10; Fletcher two for 28; Mitchell three for 21.

LAWN TENNIS

MATCHES IN CENTRAL DISTRICT Playing at Oreti, the Limehills tennis team beat the home team by 10 sets to six. Results, with Oreti names first mentioned, are as follows: — Women’s Singles.—Mrs J. L. Hazlett lost to Miss E. Tippett, 6-7; Mrs R. J. Woods beat Miss Harper, 7-2; Miss C. Barker lost to Mrs C. Hawkins, 6-7; Miss N. McLean lost to Miss Hammond, 5-7.

Women’s Doubles.—Mesdames Hazlett and Woods lost to Misses Tippett and Harper, 4-7; Misses Barker and McLean lost to Mrs Hawkins and Miss Hammond, 4-7. Men’s Singles.—J. Barker won by default from R. Reid; W. Findlay beat P. Boyd, 9-6; J. Woods lost to G. Stewart, 4-9; A. McLean lost to C. Hammond, 6-9. Men’s Doubles. —Barker and Findlay beat Reid and Boyd, 9-4; Woods and McLean lost to Stewart and Hammond, 8-9. Combined Doubles.—Barker and Mrs Hazlett beat Reid and Miss Tippett, 7-6; Findlay and Mrs Woods beat Boyd and Miss Harper, 7-1; Woods and Miss Barker lost to Stewart and Mrs Hawkins, 2-7; McLean and Miss McLean lost to Hammond and Miss Hammond, 3WINTON A v. ST. THOMAS’S The Winton A team beat St. Thomas’s by 14 sets to two. Results, with Winton names first mentioned, are as follows:— Women’s Singles.—Miss B. Andrews beat Miss M. Corcoran, 7-5; Miss M. Tilley beat Miss K. Boyle, 7-0; Miss B. Walker lost to Miss J. Grimwood, 4- Miss J. Shaw beat Miss M. McIntyre, 7-2. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Andrews and Tilley beat Misses Corcoran and Boyle, 7-5; Misses Walker and Shaw lost to Misses Grimwood and Mclntyre, 4-7. Men’s Singles.—R. Horsburgh beat R. Driscoll, 9-4; S. Shaw beat F. Murphy, 9-5; R. Thornbury beat W. Egerton, 9-4; J, Stenhouse beat M. Lavelle, 9-5. Men’s Doubles.—Horsburgh and Shaw beat Driscoll and Murphy, 9-5; Thornbury and Stenhouse beat Egerton and Lavelle, 9-4. Combined Doubles.—Horsburgh and Miss Andrews beat Driscoll and Miss Corcoran, 7-4; Shaw and Miss Tilley beat Murphy and Miss Boyle, 7-3; Thornbury and Miss Walker beat Egerton and Miss Grimwood, 7-6; Stenhouse and Miss Shaw beat Lavelle and Miss Mclntyre, 7-3. The match between Winton B and Browns was won by the former team by 12 sets to four. WINTON BEATS BROWNS Playing on the Browns courts Winton B beat Browns by 12 sets to four. The results, Winton names mentioned first, are as follows:— Men’s Doubles.—L. Pearce and R. Goodall beat J. Mitchell and S. McCallum, 9-3; W. Jamieson and M. McDowall beat A. Buchanan and C. McRae, 9-4. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Davies and Mrs Kindly lost to Misses R. and E. Voice, 5-7; Misses R. Davies and Newman beat Misses Eggleton and Buchanan, 7-6. Combined Doubles.—L. Pearce and Mrs Davies beat J. Mitchell and Miss R. Voice, 7-4; R. Goodall and Mrs Kindly beat S. McCallum and Miss E. Voice, 7-1; W. Jamieson and Miss Newman beat A. Buchanan and Miss Eggleton, 7-4; W. McDowall and Miss R. Davies beat C. Mcßae and Miss Buchanan, 7-2. Men’s Singles.—L. Pearce lost to J. Mitchell, 3-9; R. Goodall beat S. McCallum, 9-6; W. Jamieson beat A. Buchanan, 9-1; M. McDowall beat C. Mcßae, 9-1. Women’s Singles.—Mrs Davies lost to Miss R. Voice, 3-7; Mrs Kindly lost to Miss E. Voice, 1-7; Miss Newman beat Miss Eggleton, 7-6; Miss Davies beat Miss Buchanan, 7-1. DIPTON A BEATS DRUMMOND Playing at Drummond in the Central District competition, Dipton A beat the Drummond team by 14 sets to two. Following are the results, Dipton names being mentioned first:— Combined Doubles.—Whitaker and Miss Elva Ewen beat Woodhead and Miss Woodhead, 7-4; Shand and Mrs Whitaker beat Kincaid and Miss Allison, 7-2; Thompson and Miss Ewen beat Townshend and Miss Hallum, 7-0; Watt and Miss Stewart beat Sutton and Miss Turner, 7-3. Men’s roubles—Whitaker and Shand

beat Woodhead and Kincaid, 9-4; Thompson and Watt beat Townshend and Sutton, 9-6. Women’s Doubles. —Miss Elva Ewen and Mrs Whitaker lost to Misses Woodhead and Allison, 7-2; Misses Ewen and Stewart beat Misses Hallum and Turner, 7-2. Men’s Singles.—Whitaker beat Woodhead, 9-4; Shand beat Kincaid, 9-4; Thompson beat Townshend, 9-2; Watt beat Sutton, 9-5. Women’s Singles.—Miss Ewen beat Miss Woodhead, 7-2; Mrs Whitaker lost to Miss Allison, 4-7; Miss Ewen beat Miss Hallum, 7-2; Miss Stewart beat Miss Turner, 7-6. Dipton A 14 sets, 116 games; Drummond. two sets, 60 games. LOWER MATAURA MATCHES Playing at Pine Bush in the Lower Mataura Tennis Association’s competitions Mataura Island beat the home team by nine sets to seven. Following are the scores, with Mataura Island names mentioned first:— Women’s Singles.—Miss A. Richardson beat Miss J. Dunlop. 6-1; Mrs Richardson lost to Miss R. Golden, 1-6; Miss E. Howden beat Miss E. Brash, 6-2; Miss W. Christie lost to Miss I. Crighton, 1-6. Men’s Singles.—J. Richardson lost to G. Andrews, 2-6; W. Currie beat H. Crighton, 6-4; B. Scott beat H. Gray, 6-4; T. Peterson lost to B. Andrews, 0-6.

Women’s Doubles.—Miss A. Richardson and Mrs Richardson beat Misses J. Dunlop and R. Golden, 6-4; Misses E. Howden and W. Christie beat Misses E. Brash and I. Crighton, 6-4 Men’s Doubles. —J. Richardson and W. Currie lost to G. Andrews and H. Crighton, 4-6; B. Scott and T. Peterson beat H. Gray and B. Andrews, 6-1. Combined Doubles.—Miss A. Richardson and J. Richardson lost to Miss J. Dunlop and G. Andrews, 3-6; Mrs Richardson and W. Currie beat Miss R. Golden and H. Crighton, 6-4; Miss E. Howden and B. Scott beat Miss E. Brash and H. Gray, 6-1; Miss W. Christie and T. Peterson lost to Miss I. Crighton and B. Andrews, 3-6. Mataura Island, nine sets, 68 games; Pine Bush, seven sets, 67 games. SEAWARD DOWNS BEATS FORTIFICATION Playing at Fortification Seaward Downs beat the home team by 12 sets and 83 games to four sets and 73 games. The results, with Seaward Downs names mentioned first, are as follows:— Women’s Singles.—Miss L. Drysdale lost to Miss L. Fallow, 2-6; Miss G. Cormack beat Miss U. Fallow, 6-3; Miss I. Drysdale beat Miss C. Templeton, 6-4; Miss J. Crosbie lost to Miss O. Templeton, 3-6. Men’s Singles.—L. Morton lost to H. Holms, 1-6; J. Rewcastle beat T. Templeton, 6-5; J. Dunlop beat S. Fallow, 6-2; R. Drysdale beat R. Buddle, 6-4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Drysdale and Cormack lost to Misses L. and U. Fallow, 5-6; Misses Drysdale and Crosbie beat Misses C. and O. Templeton, 6-5. Men’s Doubles.—L. Morton and J. Dunlop beat H. Holms and T. Templeton, 6-4; R. Drysdale and J. Rewcastle beat S. Fallow and R. Buddle, 6-5. Mixed Doubles—L. Morton and Miss Drysdale beat H. Holms and Miss L. Fallow, 6-5; J. Rewcastle and Miss Cormack beat T. Templeton and Miss U. Fallow, 6-5; J. Dunlop and Miss I. Drysdale beat S. Fallow and Miss C. Templeton, 6-2; R. Drysdale and Miss J. Crosbie beat R. Buddle and Miss O. Templeton, 6-4.

SEAWARD DOWNS BEATS WYNDHAM D

Playing on the Seaward Downs courts the home team beat Wyndham

Following are the details, Seaward Downs names appearing first:— Men’s Doubles.—H. Jackson and W. Dunlop beat W. L. Stewart and S. McKay, 6-3; J. Pow and R. Drysdale beat G. Burgess and P. McEwan, 6-1. Women’s Doubles.—Misses I. Drysdale and I. Morton beat Mrs D. O. McCaughan and Miss G. Gaw, 6-0; Misses J. Crosbie and E. Bagrie beat Misses J. Munro and M. Savage, 6-1. Combined Doubles.—H. Jackson and Miss I. Drysdale beat W. L. Stewart and Mrs D. O. McCaughan, 6-2; W. Dunlop and Miss I. Morton beat S. McKay and Miss G. Gaw, 6-0; R. Drysdale and Miss J. Crosbie beat G. Burgess and Miss J. Munro, 6-5; J. Pow and Miss E. Bagrie beat P. McEwan and Miss M. Savage, 6-2.

SURPRISES IN VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

MELBOURNE, December 7.

The second round of the Victorian tennis championships produced some surprises. The holders of the doubles title, A. K. Quist and D. P. Turnbull, were defeated by juniors, J. Gilchrist and H. Lindo, in five sets. In the women’s singles, Miss J. Stevenson defeated the American, Miss Dorothy Workman, with the loss of only two games. Misses Workman and Dorothy Bundy (United States) were defeated in the women’s doubles by Misses Stevenson and K. Blick.

J. D. Budge and C. G. Mako (United States) and the leading Australians won their singles matches comfortably. The results of the quarter-finals in eluded:—

Budge defeated J. H. Crawford 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6. V. B. McGrath defeated L. Schwartz (Victoria) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Quist defeated H. Hopman 8-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Misses Nancy Wynne, Bundy and Joan Hartigan won their singles.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OXFORD DEFEATS CAMBRIDGE LONDON, December 7. Oxford University defeated Cambridge University by 17 points to 4 in a Rugby match at Twickenham.