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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 13 December 1912, Page 3

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THUiRSDAY COMPETITION

The matches in this competition avere continued yesterday afternoon in beautiful "weather on Cook's Gardens. Full wins..were- again recorded by P. and T. and Drapers.

DRAPERS y. CHEMISTS

Chemists. went in to Bat on a fair wicket, but the bqwilinig proved too good and they were sent to the right-about for 30. Tronson took six wickets for stven runs, and Tils'ard four for 12. Drapers occupied the wickets but a short time in running up th© fine score of 108 for one wdicket, Maokde f-conng 64 not ont in fine btyle, and Tilyiard 27 not out. Chemists' second' innim^g was better than their first, the total being (.'!. (Bingham 18). Tilyiard io«-k six for 3^, and Williams four for 2".. Drapers •,•• n by an innings, nine vrclets and 1 ' T-uns

AN) ]' v. GROCERS

Letting .first.- G rotors were dismissed i"f, 29 (Webb !•.' .' Kiely took six wdickets- for 13, Brovtn three for 15, and HoMnes' c ti«> tor en* P. and T. scori'd >>J (Shanks 21. Carthy 10.) Bowling analysis • I.ax^ord 5 for 26, Atki is t< 'or 14. and Walton 2 for mil. Groc-e-s (\:i\ -.-I! i' their second innings, scui'iu. '-02. Un» cv-ally through the agoiicy of Sir-ith 41 and Watson 34. H>l-i< 5 1 for i.\ 3 own 2 for 20, and Kie'.T 1 .'■•r hi w.ere the sucoetetful truudlcrs KoCiV.ir'ng 63 to win, and with forty minutes in which to knock them up, P. and T. went to the crease a second time. An interesting finish was the result, the .requisite numlber of runs being obtained im the last over. Shanks scored 21, Brown 16, and Brook 11. Bawling analysis: Luxford' 6 for 16, and Watson 2 for 33. P. and T. won by two wickets.