Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 129 for 6 Mexborough 128

May 1948

South Yorkshire Times May 22, 1948

Denaby 129 for 6                              Mexborough 128

Denaby beat Mexborough by four wickets at Tickhill Square in equally glorious weather on Monday, but they had to force victory in a grand scrap with an always unrelenting attack.

Mexborough put on 128 (Fretwell 31, Ingram 13, Foster 10, Williams 21, Brown 30 not out) in just over two hours. Jim Richards claiming four of their wickets for 21 and Bullard three for 23.

The Munden – Roberts opening partnership for Denaby was broken at 10, but thereafter Munden and Cutts race to build the foundation victory, taking the score to 84  fot 2 (Munden scored 20 and Cutts 50) the fun started with the fall of wickets, the board progressing through stages of three for 93, four for 96, five for 98 and 6 for 111. Barron had three for 23. Bouquet for Hirst for some very smart fieldwork; he twice hit the stumps in snappy returns from the outfield.