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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1934
Page
3
In a Canberra cricket round, Queanbeyan beat Kingston outright at Telepex Park by an innings and four runs after a collapse by Kingston. Northbourne edges Hall at Northbourne Oval by three runs on the first innings, Gribble top-scoring for Northbourne as umpiring praise followed a tight, low-scoring finish.
In a resumed match at Ainslie Manuka defended a 250 target and won by 42 runs after a bright innings from Ainslie fell short. Jones scored 29 and W Graham 36 as they reached 38 and 51 before dismissal, with Findlay and Smith contributing late in the innings and Stafford taking four wickets for 54.
Ainslie scored 136 in an hour and 25 minutes but Northbourne halted his century bid when Toms was bowled. Hall's 133 for seven halted by 14 runs as Manuka won on first innings, with Beadman and Hobson leading the bowling.
Weetangerra (200) secured a first innings victory against Ainslie (110) at Ainslie as Duntreon beat Manuka by eight wickets and one run at Duntroon. Westridge-Northbourne also claimed an outright win with Graham taking eight wickets for 44 runs to pace the bowling on a day of low scores.
Manuka gains a 14 run lead after a tense second innings at Mian. Williams hits 24 for Ainslie and Bailey shows potential as a promotion candidate. Ramsay and James open Manuka’s second innings but Ramsay is dismissed for a duck and Carter is run out. Hellier and Jones forge a stubborn stand as the match heads to a late fight for a finish.
Kingston in the sixth round of the Boys Competition set season records against Forrest United, led by Les Drayton’s century and a top team total of 147. Skerry and L Drayton opened Worcest, with Drayton reaching the century as Kingston posted their highest score yet. Forrest’s Williams led with 14, and Duntroon, Braddon, and Reid Park matches followed with Braddon posting 74 and Legacy narrowly winning by two wickets.
St Pauls defeated St Johns in a church cricket contest with St Pauls scoring 56 in the first innings and 61 in the second led by L Drayton 31 BL Arvewn 12 and Newman 10 as St Christopher's posted 185 in their first innings and were unable to match.
In London a judge records a mercy recommendation after Mrs May Brownhill is sentenced for killing her 30 year old son by giving 100 aspirin and placing a gas pipe in his mouth. The court views the case as pitiful with the judge noting mercy should be shown.
The text notes a match where Methodists recorded 46 extra runs and free innings, with Law scoring 24 and W. Boorn 20. Bowlers Knight 4 for 22 and Kelly 3 for 21 lead the attack, Gowing 1 for 15 and Dougan 1 for 2.
Marjorie Mome led scoring with 14 as Be Girls' Grammar School beat C of BE 48 to 31. Hull defeated Westridge 41 to 42 with Hall’s Nina Southwell scoring 34 and Tuna taking 4 for 36. Westridge bowler Florrie Noble claimed three wickets and Rita Connelly four.
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