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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1946
Page
5
Proceedings of the fortnightly S D C A meeting last Monday set match points for the second round and outlined Easter tour plans. Secretary and president thanked volunteers, noted umpire shortages, and urged former cricketers to assist. senior fixtures list included Albion and Sunshine clubs with detailed score entries and player names.
Cricket score notes show Sunshine Old Boys and Waratah battle with detailed innings by players like McDonald Bolithe and Stubbs. Final tallies list six wickets for 65 and key contributions from Hewitt Pengelly Pratt and Horner, with Sundries totaling 14 and notable bowling figures.
The fragmentary OCR shows a legal case style with names including Patten, Duxson, Brownbill, Simpson, Melrath, and O'Donoghue. The record lists several verdict outcomes indicated by initials like b and e, suggesting a mixed judgment among defendants.
In a contested East Sunshine versus Waratah A match, various batsmen and bowlers are noted with numerous dismissals. Key performers include Crook, Young, Laver, and Kelly among both teams as runs and extras accumulate, with totals around 164 for Wakatah First Innings and extensive scorecard entries for East Sunshine block.
East Sunshine posted 426 in the first innings with Morrow 65 Coxhill 15 and Richards 121 Webb 110 while St Albans replied with 60 in the first innings led by Kennedy 22 and Missen 22. Morrow took 6 for 19 and Blackmore 4 for 23 as the match swung on top bowling.
In a tense cricket match Sunshine fell by one run to Essendon after both innings. Sunshines first innings 115 and second 46 with Duxson 44 and Campbell 4/21 bowled. Essendon total 1144? Storey 69 and Holdsworth 48 led. A one day game is set for Preston tomorrow with bus at 1.30 p.m.
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