SPORTS NEWS ABD VIEWS

Rangiora Gunner, Volume 1, Issue 6, 20 April 1943, Page 4

SPORTS NEWS ABD V IEWS

Wednesday, larch 17 provided Rangiora Odfiipj'with the greatest activity in the sporting world, since the swlmmingAand table-tennis contests* Wq refer to the Cricket Match batwebih^d-C&m-p team and one from the local High School team, and an Inter-Battery Rugby match between 20 and 24 Batteries* The Oficket Mat oh was played in very good' spirit and resulted in a win for the Gamp team. The team comprised the following: Donnelly. Miller W.L. Oram, Roberts, Johnson, Miller 11.I 1 . Moorfiold, Allan, Bai ton, Wilkinson, Gaskell. Camp made 159, Gaskell 43. Donnelly 35; School made'6o. Roberts 3 for 12, Miller B. 2 for 12. Bor the Rugby fans the match was played at Dudley Park, and. refereed by Sgt. loman in a very able and sport manlike manner. The game resulted in:a win for the 20. Battery.by 21 to 3, but it was a closer game than the scores would. - indicate. The 20 Bty. team had just the edge on the other side,’and had a better set of backs, but tho other team fought valiantly, and considering that' several of their players had had little previous experience, a Very good showing was made for so early in tho season. • • ' * The'teams, were: 20 Bty. Kimber,‘Ragg, Dewar, Taylor, Johns,Brizizell, Mullan, Drumnond, Briggs, Hanrahan, Lee, Grainger Le Breton* Doggett,.: Mussen. 24 Bty. Barratt, Me Ivor, Moore, Toll, Cobden, Jones, Kendall, Ohisholm, Welch, Bachop, Poole, Cox, Roll..nd, Taylor' G. ./• It is hoped that those preliminary contests will help to bring to/, j light some’promising material, which would compose a: team worthy of * «' ; representing tho Camp in the open-competition. — ' : * .a "Scrum.” : -■.. ■