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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
7
Inter club athletics restarted at Olympic Park with harsh winds hampering times. St Mark's beat Coburg in both grades by small margins while Frazer and Cox led sprint and distance wins. After a busy day, club championships and handicap events are planned for later in January with entry fees set.
In a Christmas spell revival, St Albans chased 128 but were bowled out for 38 as A Farrant took 13 for 36. Hale 6/39 and Williams 5/33 backed the attack while W Baulch departs for military service. First innings 101, second innings 15 for Clayton and others.
Sunshine resumed the game at 6/223 in Ascot Vale's favour. N Simpson top scored with 40 as Sunshine were all out for 69, forcing Ascot Vale to follow on. Ascot Vale won outright and will meet Prince's Park at Prince's Park next Saturday with a 1.30 p.m. bus.
Sunshine I D R batted first for 99 and 4/50 in two innings. Collingwood were 60 all out with Patten taking 2/13 and 6/21, Mounsey 2/24. Sunshine won by 39 runs on the first innings lead.
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