Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 10 June 1892

Sheffield and District League

Mexborough  55 for 1                                           Neepsend  50
Nicholson 22*, Ellis 21

played on the ground of the former on Saturday, on a wretched wicket, when the visitors won easily by nine wickets, mainly owing to their good all round fielding, and the bowling of Nicholson and Jackson, the former (not out 22) and Alice (not out 21) also batted well considering the wicket.

Wheatcroft, W. Betts and Sayles was the only ones to offer any resistance to the Mexborough bowling.

Mitchell’s Main  73 for 5                                      Darton & Woolley  102
Robinson 23

This match which created considerable interest, was played at Mitchell’s Main on Saturday. The visitors, who are the holders of 2 cups, were well represented, and ran up a total of 102.

WH Priestley and Doctor McSweeney the first to bat for Mitchell’s, the doctor being caught and bowled by Scargill. Priestley was got at 19 and Bedford at 23. Robinson took his place and he and Morley raised the score to 59. At the call of time the score stood at 73 with five wickets to fall.

South Yorkshire Cricket League

Greasborough  53  for 3                                      Kilnhurst 96
Booth 28*                                                             Russell 30, Morton 27

Played at Greasborough  on Saturday and resulted in a draw.

Hallamshire League

Swinton 77                                                         Hallam  30
Kemp 26; H waterfall 4 wkts, Wise 5 wkts,             Wilson 5 for 10; Belk 3 for 17

Played at Swinton on Saturday. For the home team Wilson took five wickets for 10 runs and Belk three for 17. The visitors were only weakly represented, and were two players short.

Piccadilly  115                                                    Ravenfield  21  

Adams 29, Taylor 27

Played on the ground of the former on Monday, and resulted in an easy victory for the home team. W Adams, Taylor, Davies and W Musgrove batted in fine form.

Wath  82                                                              Laughton  22
Oldale 26, Bilham 20; Sadler 5wkts                       Beckett 7 for 11

This match was played at Laughton on Whitmonday, and ended in an easy win for the visitors, chiefly owing to the battle to the batting of Oldale and Bilham, two old Laughton players, and the fine bowling of Beckett and Cooke, the former taking seven wickets for 11 runs, and also doing the “hat-trick,” while the latter took two for eight.

Wombwell Main 70 for 3 dec                             Craiks  28
G W Hinchcliffe 21                                                 Lingard 4 wkts, W Sykes  4 wkts

Played at Wombwell Main on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the home team, was declared an inch) 70 runs have been totalled

Denaby Main  89                                                 Wath  37
Hoyland 20                                                          R Riley 5 wkts

Played at Wath on Saturday and ended in a victory for the visitors