Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 169 South Kirkby 170 for 5 – Another Reverse

May 1941

Mexborough & Swinton Times May 17

Another Denaby Reverse
South Kirkby Take the Points

Denaby 169 South Kirkby 170 for 5

Denaby and Cadeby met with another reverse losing at home by five wickets to South Kirkby.

Denaby were without two of their best players, K. Rossington and Pegg, and their bowlers failed to make any impression, and most of their total of 169 was obtained by their tail end.

The Denaby bowlers failed to dislodge Fletcher (81 not out, including 12 fours).

South Kirkby had 170 for five wickets.  Other scorers for South Kirkby were Truswell (31), Haigh (16) and Hobson (20 not out), while for Denaby, Greenwood (23), Porter (19 not out) and Allen (28) were outstanding.

For South Kirkby, Cupitt had four for 31 and for Denaby, Porter took two for 33.