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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
3
Sunshine First XI, in a rain interrupted match at Sunshine, bowled Balwyn out after declaring on 7/148. Les Brownbill led Sunshine with 70 not out as Balwyn failed to chase within the allotted 110 minutes. Ten Pox took 3/19 for Balwyn, with final innings 6/103 for Halwyn.
Bad light and a rain affected start left Balwyn 104 in their second innings while Sunshine chased 165 in 80 minutes. Andy Kyle took 4/20 and Gordon Southern 3/5 to spark Balwyn’s defense, as Sunshine ended 4/84 at close with last match set for Williamstown.
Semi finals in both senior grades begin this Saturday with Waratah and East Sunshine in A section action on 3.0.B wicket and Harvesters vs Druids on Dobson Cres reserve. Junior Grand Final St Albans faces Y C W on Harvester's wicket with play 1 pm to 6 pm and ball supplied by the Association.
Chasing Albion's score East Sunshine opened poorly but K Kelly and N Kelly combined to chase in the final over, winning by seven runs. Waratah 9/181 beat St Albans for 102 then 42 to reach the final four. Bell and Power starred for Saints while Cheewidden wrecked Waratahs. Sunshine United beat Harvesters on first innings after scoring 109 and 68, with United’s Hitler and Luxson strong. Sunshine 3rds totalled 193 to defeat Old Boys by 90 on first innings. Ern Clayton top scored for Sunshine. Stubbs and Deans starred for Old Boys. MASCOF defeated Sydenham in a one day game. James and Lenan led M.U. while Barclay top-scored for Sydenham. C.W. defeated South Sunshine in junior semi, led by Gaul. Bushby and McKinnon bowled well. In the other junior semi, St Albans beat MU with strong showings from Humphry Burgess Hewitt Pyers and Dixon.
General meeting of the Albion Cricket Club will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Pettifer Hampshire Crescent on Wednesday March 8 full attendance requested to discuss presentation night details
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