WANGANUI CLUB CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 March 1947, Page 6

WANGANUI CLUB CRICKET

NINTH SERIES GF COMPETITION GAMES COMMENCES UNITED IN FINE FETTLE AGAINST WANGANUI (By "Leg Before.") The ninth series of matches in the Wanganui Cricket Association’s first grade competition commenced on Saturday. MARIST v. T. 0.8. Marist in their first innings against Tech. Old Boys, made 198, the top scorers being Williams (60), Keats (46), McConway (30), and Urlich (26). Keats had ten boundary siiots to his credit, in contrast to Williams, who made approximately half his score in singles. When stumps were drawn, Technical Old Boys had lost four wickets tor 51 runs, all four batsmen having been dismissed by McConway. Blick was 31 not out, and N. Ahern 8 not out. Marist had lost one wicket for 16 runs, but the score had mounted to 109 when the second wicket fell. Williams was bowled by Davidson, and when McDougall captured the wicket of Urlich, Marist were four wickets down for 150. The fifth wicket fell for 194, and the tail-cnders added only four runs to the score. Marist. First Innings. Nimmo. b Thomas . 12 Williams, b Davidson 60 Keats, c Blick, b Brown 46 Urlich, b McDougall 26 Neale, c McDougall h Brolvn 13 McConway, c McDougall, b Davidson . 30 Crafar, 1.b.w., h Davidson 1 Greener, b Brown .. 1 Sanders not out 0 Walls, run out . - I) O’Sullivan, b Davidson 0 Extras . 10 Total 198 Bowling: Thomas, 1 for 35; Brown, 3 for 59; Davidson, 4 for 21; Ibbetson, 0 for 38; McDougall, 1 for 35. Technical Old Boys. First Innings. Thomas, b McConway 0 Deere, c Keats, b McConway 5 D. Ahern, b McConway ..... 3 McDougall, b McConway 1 Blick, not out 31 N. Ahern, not out 8 Extras - 3 Total for 4 wickets 51 Bowling; McConway, 4 for 17: Crafar, 0 for 8; Nimmo, t) for 7; Neale, 0 for 12; Urlich, 0 for 4. ••••••••••••••••••••••••as