COMPETITION CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 132, 6 March 1940, Page 8

COMPETITION CRICKET

h CLARKE CUP SERIES n n PAROA DEFEATS HILLCREST " t Paroa and Ilillcrest were opposed c in Saturday's Clarke Cup game the ' former team securing the decision c on the first innings after a fine second wicket partnership between * Moore and Grant which yielded 89 runs. Hillcrcst batted first, but alter a good opening partnership 4 which produced 43 runs and a further 32 for the second wicket, were dismissed for 87, Wells with four wickets for four runs J proving troublesome. Paroa com- ' pleted its innings at 109. ' . i SCORE BOARD. ' Batting. I G. Moore 54 ]

G. Jackson 41 i G. Gil lam 40 Bowling. Wells 4 wickets for 4 runs. : Jackson 4 -wickets for 21 runs. Spring 4 -wickets for 33 runs. Details were: Paroa Moore b Jackson 54 L-I. Grant c Abbott b Spring .. 0 Gillam c Oswald b Spring 40 Goile c Peebles b Jackson 0 Shaw c Abbott b Spring 1 Wells c Peebles b Jackson 2 Clcland c Oswald b Jackson ... 1 T. Grant c Abbott b Spring 5 Goodwin, not out 2 Extras Total 109 Bowling: Spring 4 for 33; Peebles 0 for 23; Jackson 4 for 21: Jeftares () for 12; Brockctt 0 for 6; Abbott 0 for 11. Hillcrest Jackson b Moore 41 Peebles b Gill am 27 Spring b Wells 7 Oswald run out 7 Jeff ares b Wells Abbott b Wells 4 Brockett c H. Grant b Moore .. 0 Warren c and b Wells 0 Brockctt Jnr not cut 0 Extras 1 Total 87 Bowling: Gillam 1 for 33; Clelancl 0 for 24; Moore 2 for 24; Wells 4 for 4.