Denaby & Cadeby – Rossington 92 Denaby 237 – Feats by Wathey and Wright

June 1941

Mexborough & Swinton Times  June 28 –

Denaby Find it Easy

Feats by Wathey and Wright

Ted Wathey, veteran Denaby and Cadeby player, took nine for 32 and caught the remaining Rossington batsmen, at Rossington, when Denaby won with ease.

The game was also a personal triumph for Joe Wright, who scored 129 not out and Ken Rossington made a useful 53 not out.  Wright had 21 fours and two sixes in his total, and Rossington had 6 fours.  Wright and Rossington carried Denaby’s total from 66 to 237 before declaration.

Other notable Denaby scorers were Lt. Sale (21), Greenwood (10) and Robinson (19).

In reply, Rossington scored 92 (Haslam 17 and Jarvis 21)