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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Feb 27, 1948

Page

4

Druids Versus Sunshine District Cricket Match Details

Sunshine District Cricket Assn match scorecard shows top scorers J Patten 29 and V Patten 15 with 8 extras, O'Brien 4/72 and Willey 2/18 leading for Druids First Innings 4 for 74 with Holden 14 and O'Brien 17, Taylor 2/17 and Mounsey 2/16 among bowlers.

J. Patten V. Patten L. Mounsey J. Taylor Taylor N.o K. McGrath N. McGrath Steedman Batten Liersch McIntyre Extras O'Brien Willey Reid Parsons Druids Holden Neil Latfin W. Patten

Waratah A versus Albion First Innings Report

Waratah A innings 113 all out with Horner 24 and Park not out 18 plus 23 extras. Albion reply 3 for 60 with Ellison 6 and Wise 4/17 in bowling. Sleep 2/14 and Crook 0/25 among bowlers.

Horner Scott Ferrell White Webb Sleep Crook Molloy Barkla Park N.o Inkster Extras Ellison Treble Ormiston Wise Albion Winter

Waratah B battles St Albans in first innings clash

Waratah B 159 all out in first innings, with Tisdale top scoring and Dwyer taking five wickets. St Albans reply 4 for 40 with Hassett and Baulch among the run scorers as Leary and Missen excel in bowling.

Waratah ST. Albans Tisdale K James Dwyer Pratt Morrison Salmon Ritchie Hayden A. James N.o McPherson Extras Hassett Moffat Webb Patten Stevens C. Missen Leary Priest Baulch Missen N.o Douglas

Albion vs Sunshine South Sunshine cricket match summary

Sunshine batted first and folded for 30 as Said took 6 for 7 bowling. Albion then reached 6 for 121 at stumps with Narburgh 46 not out. Day and Coxhill led Sunshine attack with best figures of 2/4 and 0/7 respectively.

South Sunshine B. Said Albion S. Sunshine K Narburgh Day Coxhill McKechnie McFadyen Nuttall Stewart McKinnon Taafe Hunter Byron Allen Extras Said Morgan McBean R. Pettifer Shepherd Narburgh N.o J.pettifer Dickson

Sunshine and Druid- East Sunshine bat in ideal conditions

East Sunshine faced Druids after winning the toss with favorable conditions. Ritchie fell for 6 early followed by a 16 run stand between Lamont and Davenport who scored 48 with three fours and two sixes. Subsequent wickets kept East Sunshine in the game as Lewis Coxhill and Ian Kelly went cheaply and the last three batsmen added 65, with Goldsworthy taking 4/27.

Druids East Sunshine Ritchie Lamont Wall Prewett Davenport Lewis Coxhill Ian Kelly B. Blackmore Neil Kelly Wright Goldsworthy

Druids Hit Hard By Ritchie In Low Scoring First Innings

Wall 2/18 posted a low total after Druids collapsed to 7 for 27 at stumps. Ritchie bowled 4 for 1 to rout the innings while Thomson and Deeble offered the only resistance with 14 and 7 respectively. In the day’s other notation, Sunshine-First Innings totaled 146 with notable scores from Davenport 46 and Coxhill 41.

Davenport Lewis Coxhill Kelly Blackmore N. Kelly N.o Wright Wenmouth Wall Gregory Deeble Bell Goldsworthy Thomson Bunting Druids Deble D'Arcy Webb Hyde Ritchie

Sunshine Bowling Club notes and championship win

The Sunshine A team beat West Brunswick 96 to 89 on the local green with Crook 28 and Carrick 26 scoring high. The B team lost at Aberfeldie 100 to 90. Wood won the Club Championship in his first year, a club record, while Mrs J H Whittingham placed fourth in the Victorian Ladies Bowling Championship final.

West Brunswick Sunshine Crook Perry Carrick Whittingham Moonee Ponds Booth Guy J. Pearce Rooney Lowe Ellingsen Kyle Osborne Wilson Stone Coburg Tordoff Dunkley F. Pearce Schaeffer Wood Gritton Grigg Mann Miller Turner Clemson Ross Long Son Barkla Barnes Warnock Cudderford Porter L. Roberts J. Wood J. H. Whittingham Sunshine Bowling Club

Medway Golf Club Weekend Results And Upcoming Final

J Cunningham carded 64 nett to win Saturday's Stroke event at Medway Golf Club. On Sunday A Turner won the Bogey round with 4 up. The final mixed foursome for the 1947 48 season is set for March 7.

Medway J. Cunningham A. Turner

Sunshine Baseball Club Prepares for 1948 Season

The Sunshine Base Ball Club opens its 1948 season with an annual meeting on March 7 at Theatre Hall. Secretary Jack Crook reports Selwyn Park secured for the season and notes several veteran players missing. Juniors returning from last year boost prospects as the club invites cricketers to join and train, with uniforms and materials supplied free and junior support for incidental costs.

Sunshine Club Theatre Hall Jack Crook Selwyn Park Sunshine Ginty Ellis Harold Wright Tom Dalling Bob Martin Chas Willaton Sunshine Baseball Club

Anglers win with 34 lb mixed bag in Swan Bay event

Bert Craddock leads the season after a 34 pound mixed catch at Swan Bay. W Crick and A Spence also place high. Next contests include Pike’s bay for freshwater anglers and Easter trip to Gunbower Creek and Murray with entries closing Monday night. Reports note schnapper on the west side and perch near Exford.

Swan Bay Advocate Bert Craddock Bert W. Crick A. Spence Exford Pike Pike's Gunhower Creek Murray Schnapper Bay Altona - Werribee

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