Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 2, 1929
Swinton Feast.
An Auspicious Opening.
Hart And Pearson Shine Against Mexborough.
A Well-Played 60.
Swinton 172 Mexborough 107
There were plenty of shocks and surprises in the first and foremost of Swinton’s Feast matches.
Mexboro’ were without Ralph Burkinshaw and Erie Brook, whose places were filled by Wilkinson and Lambert (both from Swinton), and Reg. Williams (who lives at Swinton), a young colt of promise, was also included.
Swinton also gave youth a chance: Bernard Meggitt 4 who is only 17, and who joined the club this season, was included. Meggitt gives promise of developing into a good batsman. His fielding was good.
Swinton opened disastrously. Heaton was cut at 11 and two runs later Denton sent an easy catch to Brown; 2 wickets down for 13. It fell to Adey and Willoughby to put a check on Day’s work, and they did so effectively. Five consecutive maidens were bowled by Day and Carr, and Swinton were making a fight of it. But at 39 Willoughby was smartly taken behind the stumps, and with only 4 more runs added Adey was caught by Ambler to make 4 wickets down for 43.
Hart (picture) and Price then got together and spasmodic flashes of brightness occurred. Price was the more aggressive but after Broadhead took over the bowling at the pavilion end he was never comfortable. He sent a catch to Ambler when he had scored 29 (which included 4 fours) and with the total standing at 95. Machin joined Hart, who played a magnificent game, and after a. breezy little innings sent an easy catch to Mountford. The rest of the Swinton batsmen did little but they managed to stay long enough for Hart to score 60; his best innings of the season. He was missed by Ambler when he had scored only a single—a costly mistake—but after that he gave no chance.
He hit 11 fours. The Mexboro fielding at the start was exceedingly keen but later slackened. Day was the most effective bowler; he bowled 11 overs and 5 balls, 4 maidens and took 5 wickets for 26 runs. Mountford took 3 for 35.
Broadhead and Ambler opened in winning style for Mexboro’ and put 20 on in as many minutes. Then came misfortune. When 28 was realised Broadhead cocked a delivery from Pearson into Hart’s hands. One run later Ambler was bowled by a great ball from Pearson. Brown and Reg. Williams stayed till 41 was reached, and Williams was then caught. Brown and Carr put in a short spell of brighter cricket; then the procession started. Mexboro’ lost by 63 runs.
Helped by keen fielding Pearson was mainly responsible for their downfall. His analysis was 13.3 overs, 4 maidens, 49 runs, I 6 wickets. Hart took 2 for 18. Swinton used five bowlers and Mexboro’ seven, and 23 maiden overs were bowled in the match. Mexboro’ were at the -wickets about 1 ½ hours, while Swinton took closed on 2 ¾ hours.
