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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 229, 28 September 1931, Page 4

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REDPATH CUP AWARDED TO DEMPSTER. [ Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 26. The Management Committee of the New'Zealand Cricket Council decided last night to award tho Bedpath Cup for tho best batting average for the year to C. S. Dempster. Tho committee took into account the Plunket Shield matches last summer and tho tour in England. In tho Plunket Shield matches G. L. Weir had an average of 89 and H. M. McGirr 64. Counting in the English tour Dempster rose from 20 to 52.80, and Blunt to 43.30, while Weir fell to 33. McGirr did not go Homo. NEW ZEALANDERS’ TOUR DEPARTURE FBOM ENGLAND BOYAL FAREWELL MESSAGES Received Sept. 26, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 25. The New Zealand cricketers departed from Southampton. The King sent a message saying that he had followed the tour with much interest and congratulated the team on its success and the sporting spirit shown. •• The Prince of Wales telegraphed hoping that they had enjoyed tho tour despite the bad weather and wishing the team a pleasant journey. WANGANUI ASSOCIATION MEETING OF DELEGATES. Cricketers and supporters of the game are displaying keen interest in the annual general meeting of members of the Wanganui Cricket Association, which will be held in the Cosmopolitan Club Rooms at 8 o’clock to-night. As it is to be a very important meeting it is anticipated that there will be a full attendance of delegates from the various clubs. win for Old Boys’ dwindled so low that College supporters were actually congratulating themselves on the victory, The Old Boys’ van attacked in one last effort, and when there were about 15 seconds to go, the ball came to Strachan, at first five-eighths, and he potted a goal, making the scores 4 to 3 in favour of Old Boys. The teams were not back to half-way again befor the referee blew for time. Thus Old Boys scored what could not be termed anything else but a lucky win. Mr J. Deere was referee. NELSON SCORES A WIN MATCH AT WELLINGTON [ Per Preus Association. 1 WELLINGTON, Sept. 26. In a Rugby match Nelson beat Wcllington B by 17 points to 13. WIN FOR WELLINGTON DEFEAT OF HAWKE'S BAY FORWARD PLAY AT NAPIER [ Per Press Association. 1 NAPIER, Sept. 26. In a game which was not without bright spots but which was confined mainly to tho forwards, especially in the second spell, tho Wellington Rugby representatives defeated Hawke’s Bay at McLean Park to-day by 15 points to 8, before an attendance of ’OOO spectators. With a fairly high wind in their favour in tho first spell Wellington hold tho upper hand consistently and were able to place nine points in their favour against the home side’s nil. In tho second spell tho visiting forwards elected to play a tight game throughout, but ’Bay were always ready to take advantage of tho wind, scoring eight points to their opponents’ additional six. Both teams were evenly matched, both back and forward, but the visitors were just that little better which enabled them to win the day. Wellington’s first try came after about five minutes’ play, after Lilburne, Page, McDonald and agai” Lilburne had handled to enable the latter to score. Nicholls failed with the kick. Up and down play followed for a considerable period, with Wellington mainly the aggressors until Ward scor-

could not convert. Not long after this McLean scored a similar try, which Nicholls was again unable to improve upon tho try, the spell coming with tho scores unchanged. Some time nfter the commencement of th second spell Cooke scored a fine try from his own kick after catching McDonald, who fielded it, in possession. Grensidc was unsuccessful with the kick. Barry next scored fur the visitors, following a pass from McLean, after tho latter broken away from a line out. Nicholls failed to convert. ’Bay replied with another try not long after, Fitzgibbon galloping over under the posts from loose play. Setford converted. Tho last try of the day came when Bidder bulloqkcd his way over from hard forward play on the ’Bay line. Kilby’s kick hit the cross-bar and bounced infield. Wellington were thus winners by 15 points to 8.