HOLIDAY CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 308, 31 December 1942, Page 6

HOLIDAY CRICKET

WANGANUI TEAM BEAT UNITED SERVICES

Fifty-five runs was the margin by which a Wanganui eleven beat a United Services team in a friendly cricket match played on Cook’s Gardens yesterday. Batting first the Wanganui side compiled 232 runs. The chief contributors were G. S Nimmo (57). R. I. Sewell (53), and R. O’Keefe (48). In reply the United Services team made 177, J. Nimmo •(52). Bowling for the United Services team H. F. Low took four for 50, and for Wanganui H. B. Cave took four for 54 and J. S. D. Tizard four for 46..

Detailed s.cores:— Wanganui.—First innings: R. I. Sewell, c Quickenden, b Low, 53; G. S. Nimmo, c J. Nimmo, b Barnett, 57; H. B. Cave, b Cameron, 8; F. W. Gilligan, st Condcliffe, b Low. 7. W. H. Bickley, run out, 13; J. S. D. Tizard, run out, 7; D. Blick, b Low, 0; L. G. Blick. b Barnett, 5; R. O’Keefe, c G. Thrush, b J. Nimmo, 48; E. Barnett, b Low, 15; O. Groan, not out. 13; M. Cave, b Whiting. 0; extras, 6.—Total, 232. Bowling: E. Cameron, one for 13; T. Quickenden, none for 7; E. Barnett, two for 66; R. Smith, none for 15; H. F. Low. four for 50; G. Thrush, none for 4; H. H. Whiting, one for 16; J. Nimmo, one for 5. United Services.—First innings: J. Nimmo, b Cave. 52; J. B. Cave, c and b G. S. Nimmo, 4; H. H. Whiting, b H. Cave. 4; L. Condcliffe, b D. Blick, 16; G. Thresh, b Tizard. 15; J. Barnett. b Cave. 25; E. Cameron, lbw, b Tizard. 1: T. Quickenden, b Sewell. 26; H. F. Low, lbw. b Cave, 1; J. Kidd, c J. Blick. b Tizard. 12: R. Smith, b Tizard, 8; K. Archbald, not out. 4; extras, 9.—Total. 177. Bowling: H. B. Cave, four for 54; G. S. Nimmo, one for 13; D. Blick. one for 27; J. S. D. Tizard. four for 46; R. I. Sewell, one for 28.