CRICKET,

Southland Times, Issue 23460, 17 March 1938, Page 11

CRICKET,

CENTRAL-WESTERN COMPETITION THORNBURY BEATEN BY LIMEHILLS Playing in the Central-Western cricket competition Limehills beat Thornbury by 265 runs on the first innings. Thombury made 43 runs in its first innings. Bowling for Limehills G. Overton took seven wickets for 10 runs. „ Limehills replied with 308, L. Brosnan retiring with 104 and R. Thomson making 79. Bickley was the most successful bowler for Thornbury, taking six wickets for 85 runs. Details:— LIMEHILLS First Innings H. Hammond, sen., b Fallow 18 L. Brosnan retired 194 H. Hammond, jun., b Bickley - 41 R. Thomson lbw b Bickley ‘9 W. Reid b Bickley 9 G. Overton lbw b Bickley 9 C. Hammond c Buxton b Bickley 2 R. Coster c Worthington b Lee 19 G. Kettle b Bickley 18 C. Tippett run out 10 C. Watson not out 9 Extras' 8 TOTAL 308 Bowling analysis.—Lee took one wicket for 71 runs; O’Connell none for 71; Bickley six for 85; J. Fallow one for 61; Derbridge none for 15. THORNBURY First Innings G. Derdridge c Tippett b Hammond, jun. 1 G. Wohlers c Hammond, jun., b Overton ® R. Buchan b Overton 7 A. Lee b Overton 3 T. Bickley c C. Hammond b Hammond, jun. 9 J. Worthington b Thomson . 10 W. O’Connell c Hammond, jun., b Overton “ C. Buxton b Overton 0 N. Fallow b Overton 1 J. Fallow b Overton • 12 A. De Joux not out 3 Extras 4 TOTAL 43 Bowling analysis.—G. Overton took seven wickets for 10 runs; Hammond, jun., two for 18; Thomson one for 11. TOWN TEAM TO PLAY EASTERN Because J. Purdue and J. Milne are not available for the Town cricket team to play Eastern at Gore on Saturday the team has been changed. It now is: C. McKenzie, W. Spence, N. McGowan, M. Ryan, N. Forde, J; Scandrett, A. G. Pickard, L. M. Uttley, V. Poole, J. Derbie, A. Wesney. Twelfth man: L. McColl. CENTRAL-WESTERN COMPETITION Following is the draw for the remaining fixtures of the CentralWestern Cricket Association’s competition, the last-named to be the place of play: . , March 19—Wairio v. Ohai; Nightcaps v. Winton; Fairfax v. Limehills; Thornbury v. Oreti. . March 26—Nightcaps v. Wairio; Otautau v. Fairfax; Oreti v. Ohai; Winton v. Thombury. The match between Winton ana Nightcaps is to be arranged later, if necessary.