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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 23, 1948

Page

3

Balingup and Railways Edge To Draw In Tight Match

Railways batted first and were bowled out for a total in the 90s as E Buchanan took 6/26 for Balingup. W White top scored with 34 for Railways and K Crowley added 19. Balingup chased but fell short as D Crowley and Seiber resisted, Seiber 19 not out, time called with Railways just ahead on runs.

W. White Railways E. Buchanan Balingup Harrison Dwyer Offer Mellows White FB. Buchanan K. Crowley Sparkman W. Buchanan G. White A. Trezise Batley D. Sieber Baling Railway Seiber Ammon EK. Crowley W’ Harrison V. Buchanan R. Mellowas E. “Buchanan J. Dwyer BE. Buch- Bant Buchanan D. Crowley B. Buchanan K. Ferguson BE. Buchanan J. Haren L. Duncan Red Faction Duncan A. Faithfull Faithfull Bimean Zinnecker Blue Faction Blue

Sunnyside versus Bridgetown cricketers in a high scoring match

Sunnyside batted first and posted 180 at lunch as Fred Lee Steere 65 and George Giblett 44 led an aggressive display. Farquhar took 6 for 19 in 3.1 overs, while Bridgetown struggled before tea, then followed on and was 6 for 62 at stumps.

Sunnyside Bridgetown Fred Lee Steere George Giblett Farquhar Lee Steere Hardie Giblett Herlthy Herlihy Glenn Morgan Roe Wheatley Newman

Two Bridgetown Teams to Play Boyup Brook in January

Two Bridgetown cricket teams will visit Boyup Brook on Sunday, January 2. Team one features Lee Steere, Westlake as vice captain, Shoebridge, Harrison, Roe as captain, Forrester, W. White, G. Giblett, Dwyer, Wheatley, Allsop, R. Duncan. Team two lists Herlihy, D. Giblett, Mellows, D. Crowley, W. Dwyer as vice captain, H. Mabey, T. Bashford, N. Elphick, Morgan as captain, Farquhar, Semmens, Ferguson.

Sunnyside Wheatley Moragn Giblett T. Bashford M. Roe Mabey Duncan Lee Steere Forrester A. Faithfull Rodda White Truslove A. Zinnecker D. Giblett Morgan Trus- BK Wheatley Os L. Chapman Wright Smith D. White Uy Giblett G. Wheatley Sundries L. Shoebridge Sloan Dun H. Reid Duncan Oo G. Morgan Far- Sundries Quhar Farquhar F. Prastidis L. Duncan E. Bashford Faithfull B. White H. Mabey Whistlecraft D. Hardie G. Giblett L. McTavish Bridgetown Boyup Brook Westlake Shoebridge Harrison Roe W. White Dwyer Allsop R. Duncan Herlihy DD. Giblett Mellows D. Crowley W. Dwyer N. Elphick Semmens Ferguson

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H. McRae Shepherd Bundries EB. Buchanan G. Offer R. Mellowes W. Harrison F. Lee Steere N. Biphick N.o G. Farquhar Db. Leiber A. Bailey J. Ammon Db. Giblett G. Truslove PP. Giblett BE. Bashford Baling Up PW LD Sunnyside Ra Greenbughess Bridgetown State School Lez W Wheatley J. I Prastidis Bashford D. Gib- Hoteik Forerstér Es Mabey A. W. Wheatley Mellowa Ned Elphick Carter Ww. Dwyer A. Alison Garquhar J. Prastidis Co-operative Ltd Arsinette Hexone Hardware — — — Federation Pespruf Alboleum Phillips Radios Saddlery National Library of Australia STOC Tom Williams Bridgetown and District Bridgetown’s Rendezvous Terminus Hotel Glen McAlinden Hampton ST Boyup Australia D.C Eenico Rod B.rooke Urquhart Chaff Wigmore’s Ltd Aladdin Industries Ltd F. Criter and Co. Ltd Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd National Mutual Life Association C. J. Elershaw and Co Shell Depot P.O Nla.gov
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