LAST SATURDAY'S GAMES

Duffy's Gen, Issue I, 14 November 1944, Page 4

LAST SATURDAY'S GAMES

LT.BATES 80, beat WORKS 17 and 101 for six wickets. The principal scorers in Lit.Bates' innings were Harding (19), Leader (13); and Berriman (14). Dewar bowled unchanged for Works and finished with the excellent figures of seven wickets for 32, six cleanbowled and the other caught and bowled.

Works opened disastrously, losing four wickets for seven runs and being all out for 17. Brown took six wickets for five runs and Leader four for 12. Both were at the top of their form and had the batsmen completely tied up. ’ •

'Works'following on staged a comply ete reversal of form, and had made 101 for six at . stumps. Robb (26) and Dewar (40) added 57 runs for the fourth wicket in quick time. Leader’s captaincy- of the Mt. Bates side was in no small measure respond sible for the 'Works’ defeat, both when his side was batting, and in the field,-particularly during the Work s’ first innings. Lit. Bates are grateful to F/L. Ted Henderson and F/O. Vautier for their active participation in this and previous games in bringing the Hill team up to- strength.

D/P - NET. 88, beat HEADQUARTERS 56. D/P - Pet. batted first, the opening pair, Ollivier (16) and Larsen (19), giving the team a good start. Ollivier looked set for a score when he pulled a ball hard round to square leg and was brilliantly caught by Lolland, who dived low for the catch. Mitchell and Lee each made 13 runs by the longhandle method, and the innings closed for 88. The best bowlers were Burrows (four for 16) and Bo Hand (four for 27). The- only 11, Q. batsman to make double figures was Neal, who opened i the innings and batted stolidly for I about half-an-hour to compile 19 runs before being stumped by Ballantyne off Christian’s bowling. Thompson hit two boundaries before being caught behind, the wickets. Lynch hit the only six of the match and then was out to a good catch in the outfield by Coldstream, the innings closing for 56.

Litt was difficult to play and took three wickets for 15 off eight overs. Christian bowled deceptively and took four for 37, and Larsen . coming on at the finish took two wickets for no runs.

A M.ITCH between Air Force and Islanders has been arranged for next Saturday. AFTER lx CAREFUL STUDY OF FORM, DUFFY GEN HAS PICKED A TEAL ' YLICH SHOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO THE OFFICIAL SELECTION., The team is ;- Leader, Brown, Thorne, Dewar, Robb, LcNeish, Harding, Ollivier, Larsen, Serriman and Foley,