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Bowlers Had lt Their Way In I
Yesterday's "A" Cricket
£AthPTÍNG the game between the bottom teams, bowlers had the upper hand in tht seventh set of
matches m the WAC.A.I first grade competition, commenced yesterday afternoon in ideal conditions
Mam interest centred on the Perth Oval encounter between the unbeaten leaders. North Perth, and Mt ¡
Lawley (third).
Northerners had first ns« of the
wicket and gave a dreary display,
being dismissed shortly betöre als
o'clock for 148.
George Randell with SS In 88
minutes. Including' five fours, was
easily the most attractive batsman,
whilst W Heaton 25 tn 86 muntee
(two fours), R. Wilberforce 24 and ft
Alcorn 23 helped their side along.
Arthur Cambridge, the visitors'
fast trundler, alway* commanded
respect, and maintained his excel
Í lent form by securing 6*62 off 2845
j overs. He was well supported by
.llrounder K. Frankish, 4-60 off 19
' ever«.
With a reliable batting side, and
recalling then* past two totals of 286
v. Subiaco and 296 v. East Perth. Mt.
Lawley .despite the quality of the op-
position's attack, should comfortably
pass the total required; they bave
made four without loss.
From the start Claremont (fourth j
ware In trouble against West Perth
Xsecond) at Claremont.
A slightly- soft pitch, and th« excel-
lent length of Charlie Puckett and
veteran Dong. Marshall, proved the
vndoing of the "Monts. At one stage
lt was 0-161 The final fonr wickets
. added SO, due to the lusty hitting of
Hugs Baird (SI}. R- Hardey and Ron
Halcombe (18 each) and EL Edwards
<10).
Baird and Halcombe notched 38 for
the last wicket.
i Puckett's figures war» 12 overs, S
tnaldens, 29 runs, S wickets, and
Marshall's 11J8, 1, 84, S. Their supe-
riority was most marked, aa only
22 run« were scored in the opening
heirn
In reply. West Perth are 4-108.
Hardey and Halcombe both trundled
grandly, too, and the visitors had to
thank T. Rowlands and W. McRae fer
a fine fighting partnership, taking the
total from 2-7 to 8-45.
Batting most attractively. In com-
parison to all others. Grimbley part-
nered McRae, and his 39 not out In-
cluded three fours and two sizes.
Hardey's figures were 10.8 overs, 6
maidens, and 2-16.
Subiaco, at home, could only man-
age 1S2 versus Fremantle.
Bert Drew 49 a..d Les. Hardiman
< 80 did best, and the last mentioned
j le a decided acquisition to the
' maroons, as he was the best bowler
' tn their previous "ame.
G. Marshall 4-18 and K. Giles S-29
Were to the fore with the ban.
Portonlans have six wickets in hand
and need 49, a task which should be
.aslly within reach.
Bast Perth have made a promising
beginning against th R-AiAJP*.
Skipper Jack Murdoch pleased well
with a sound 67, whilst D- Howard 32
and Alan Evans 25 shaped nicely in a
total of 204.
Newcomer Greenham, medium
paced, took 6-39 for the Airmen, who
¿ave made a bad start with two down
ter IS.
First Grade Cricket
j West Perth v. Claremont
I CLAREMONT
First tanina«
f. McKenzie, c Axford, b Puckett 8
ll lott, c Downing, b Marshall » 0
D. McKenzie, c Axfor. b Puckett 2
Flower, b Puckett .. .. ... ... o
Byfield, c Grimbley. b Puckett .. t.
G. Moloney, c Axford, b Marshall 1
Bowe, lbw. b Puckett ... ... .» 0
E. Edwards b Marshall ... ... ... 10
Baird, b Marshall._ 21
Hardey, c Smith, b Marshall r*IS
. Balcombe, not oat m .... ..J IS
Sundries er *..»- ... t
"Total .. -i. T.. ... - . 66
Tîowling: Puckett S/2». Marshall
./Si.
"WEST PERTH
First Innings.
Rowlands, c Rowe, b Hardey wt.,. 23
Jones, b Halcombe ... .. »«. «-a 1
Smith, b Halcombe ... .. a*, mm. 0
II cRae. lbw. b Hardey . .. ... 42
Grimbley. not out ... ... ... 89
Sundris »-. ..» c.. ? . S
Four wickets for ... .-». . -, 108
Bowling: Hardey 2/16. Halcombe
t/32. Rowe 0/U. Elliott 6/12. Baird
./S4. _
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