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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1940
Page
4
East Sunshine won the toms and sent the Waratahs in to bat, Waratahs 0 after early collapse. C Reitchel 108 not out and B Muller 38 helped East Sunshine to 204. Wattles and Saints also feature with notable bowling and batting, including J Chigwidden, L Young and W Guy notable performances.
Sunshine won by 3 runs after a seesaw chase. Hiskins Hale and Blakey led light bowling for Sunshine while Haxby and Duxson shared fast wickets for GU. Harwood top scored 34 not out in GU's second innings as Sunshine defended 93 against a strong reply.
St. Albans needed six runs to pass the Soldiers after a start by White and Has sett. White reached 87 with four and a six before being bowled, as the Soldiers began their innings in the second day of play.
Albion B chased 238 after Albion A posted the total. A Kyle top scored with 81 before run out, while L Clayton made 86 and D Harry 24 with P Baker 16 not out for Albion B. T Young led Albion A bowling with 2/24, B Scott 2/31, F Johnston 1/24 as extras mounted in a playful field day at the picnic point.
Potteries and Druids finished level after a drawn game with Potteries scoring 7 for 279. L Willey and RB Buttimer were among the standout performers on a tense batting day.
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