Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 May 1892

Cricket

Hallamshire league

Wincobank  85                                                  Swinton  77  for 8

F Gregory 30*; Wilson 4 wkts                      Thompson 26*

Played at Wincobank on Saturday, and ended in a draw

South Yorkshire Cricket League

Kilnhurst   19                                                      Wath  34

Darley 5 wks                                                       Morton 7 wkts

Played at Kilnhurst on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for Wath.

Wombwell Main  44                                       Craiks  34

J.T. Bennett 12; Todd & Brown 4wkts      J.T.Bennett 6 wkts

Played at Wombwell on Saturday

Mapplewell  70                                                Mitchell’s Main  90 for 4

Smith 17; Kilner 6 wkts                                   Lisles 27*,Greasley 27*, A Camplejohn 15 Bedford 10

Playing at Mapplewell on Saturday. The home team went in first and put on 70 runs. The visitors had a very good team, Lisles and Greasley batted well for 27 not out each. A Camplejohn and Bedford obtained 15 and 10 respectively, thus winning with only four wickets down for 90 runs.

Goole  37                                                             Mexborough  45

Bedford 28; Thompson 6-14                        Nicholson 10, Nesbitt 16

Played at Goole last Thursday. For Mexborough Thompson took six wickets for 14 runs. Nesbitt, Nicholson and Chambers batted well.

Elsecar  67 for 5                                                 Mexborough  51

Rev C.M. Sharpe 11, Wrightson 19            Nicholson 10, Beckett  11; Hutchinson 6 for 23

Elsecar Cricket Club played their first match at home on Saturday, their opponents being Mexborough. Both teams were well represented, and that a good game was expected was fully evinced by the large concourse of spectators present.