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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
3
Bridgetown sent three sides to Manjimup on Sunday to win one match and lose two. Manjimup A first XI won and the schoolboys also triumphed while Bridgetown won the second XI. Manjimup's batting produced a solid 187 with several lower order contributions.
In the first match at Manjimup opening batsmen A Muir and T Felstead added 30 for the first stand and the innings closed at 187 with Braund taking five for 49 for Bridgetown. Bridgetown then collapsed to 74 with Lee Steere top scoring and six Manjimup bowlers sharing the wickets. F Muir led with three for 16. In the second XI at Deanmill Manjimup rode to 129 as W Dwyer hit 67 for Bridgetown who defended well in the chase with Suttor taking six for 30 and W Carter five for 23 to seal victory for Bridgetown.
Nannup eleven completed a hat trick by beating Jarrahwood in a low scoring match. Keast top scored for Nannup with 25 as Jarrahwood were bowled out for 26 in their first innings. McLeod took 6 for 20 in Jarrahwood’s innings and 4 for 2 in Nannup’s second, while Nannup were 46 all out in their first innings and 11 for 13 when time ended.
Boyup Brook hosted Dinninup and won by 21 runs in the first innings. Roy Hopkins led Boyup with 18 as Y Beatty and K Beatty tied for Dinninup’s top scores. Dinninup posted 70 with Y Beatty 19 and J Lee Steere 16 among others. bowling highlights include Y Beatty 3 for 24 and Alex Lee Steere 6 for 27 for Boyup.
In a batting heavy match the Scores show Jones and J Dwyer among top scorers while F Suitor and FP Wilson dominate with six wickets each. Bryant and Wells also claim multiple scalps as the side total reaches 129, with extras and late dismissals shaping the day.
Bridgetown Advocate will be printed as usual next week. Advertising cutoffs are by Monday at the Steere Street office due to holiday arrangements.
At a well attended Manjimup Sub branch ASL meeting held Thursday night last, officials announced the membership had reached an all time high of 366 members.
A long list of horses with pedigrees and race entries appears for a local meeting. The page outlines numerous horse names and weights, then shows scheduled races including KYLIE MAIDEN WARRUP MAIDEN at 1.45 and COWCHER HANDICAP at 4.40, with 6.15 closing.
Fragmented OCR lists divisions and horse names such as Yeldton Dark David Stretta Heavyista Corinthian Spanish Prince Jogalie Olive Dixie and Big Shelk with scattered odds and scores, yielding an unreadable race-card fragment.
Two young men from Manjimup, Jim Udell and Don Young, were riding to a dance near Balingup when their 1946 Norton skidded on the road and struck a culvert post. Udell suffered a fractured knee cap while Young had minor injuries to his left hand. Bridgetown St John Ambulance took Young to Warren District Hospital. The motorcycle sustained only light damage.
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