Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday July 1st 1932

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Hargreaves and Pearce Rout Swinton

Irrepressible Hargreaves, and Fred Pearce, in the new role of opening batsman, upheld the old tradition of Wath being Swinton’s “bogey” team.

A crowd which yielded a “gate” of round about £5 at Swinton saw Wath win handsomely by nearly 100 runs.  Pearce’s unusual promotion though he has played many a useful innings in his customary in the batting order, as, for instance, Wilf. Rhodes could testify-, was due to late arrivals of Wath players.

Was it a stroke of luck for Wath? Pearce made top score of the day and got his runs in good style after he had refused to accept a call and seen Hargreaves run out early in the game. That early success, however, merely flattered Swinton hopes, for the batting showed both stiffness and aggression, to say nothing of consistency, and Hargreaves was able to declare with a commanding total. Pearce gave one good chance in the deep, when 35, but otherwise it was round batting rather than faulty fielding that built lip Wath’s score. Swinton missed Heaton. whose damage, thumb would not let hint play, and nobody could settle down against Hargreaves, till Pearson—who hit one six—and Jackson arrived to try the cavalier method, which succeeded for a time.

Before their rough-and ready treatment Hargreaves had 6 wickets for 25 runs. He finished with 8 for 53.