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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 36, 4 January 1946, Page 2

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FINAL COLLINS SHIELD

PAROA DRAWS WITH WHAKATANE UNITED

The final for th c . Collins Shield! took place on the Whakatane Du,«| main and after a most interesting game resulted in a draw. Wliakatane liad first use of the wicket opening with Crawford and Fisher and 4.1 runs were put on before Crawford was well caught by (Milam. McKenzie came in next and another good partnership took place taking the score to 11)9 before McKenzie was caught behind oil' Gillam. Fisher continued to bat solidly and with Rivctt as a partner took the score to 124 before Fisher was clean bowled by Gillam. He had batted well for 64 runs. The only other batsman to score double figH ures was Roach who scored 15 and Whakatane was all out just on the luncheon adjournment with "a sound total of 17(i runs. Paroa bowling was sound throughout while the fielding was quite good. Paroa'opened after lunch facing

the big total of 17(> runs to get in just over two hours. Grant and Martin opened but lost Grant with the score at 14. A good partnership between Martin and Goile then took place neither batsmen taking 'any chances and 52 runs were on before Martin was out lbw. He had played a very good innings. Time was now against Paroa it being impossible to get the runs in the time. Their only chance was to play for a draw which they managed to do and when time was called Paroa haci 7 wickets down for 87 runs.

Waimana stored an eight point in over Edgccumbe by default which places them level with Whakatane and Paroa for the Collins Shield, a replay being necesary. The bowling for Whakatane was steady while the fielding was good giving very few runs away. UNITED (Ist innings) Crawford c Gillam b Wells .... 21 Fisher b Gillam 61 McKenzie c Goile b Gillam 31 Rivett c Malaquin b Gillam 15 Roach b Gillam 15 Parkes c Collins b Gillam ...... 7 Rigclen lbw b Malaquin 1 Jefi'arcs b McGougan 0 Moore b Gillam 0 Churchouse b McGougan 0 Cameron not out 1 Extras 1 '•> Total 17fi

Bowling: McGougan 2 fc-< 14,; Collins 0 for in; Wells 1 for 34; Gillam G for 40; Cleland 0 for 21; Smith 0 for 33; Malaquin 1 for 12. PAROA (Ist innings) Grant b Fisher ' Martin lfcw b Riyett 16 Goile c Rigden b Fisher 34 Cleland rot out 10 10 Collins b Fisher 1 Wells b McKenzie 3 Smith b McKenzie 0 Laurie not out ■• • - 16 Gillam not out 0 Extras . , 4 Total for 7 wickets, 87 Bowling: Fisher 3 for, 30; McKenzie 2 for 14; Crawford 0' for 20; Rigden 0 for 15: Rivett 1 for 6.

WAIMANA v PAROA In a competition game played at Waimana a first innings win was scored by Paroa. Paroa batted first and scored 85 runs J the double figure scorers being Martin 13 land Smith 14, McGougan 12 and Goile 16 not out. , Waimana fared even worse and were all out for 58 runs the only batsmen to score, double figures being Wells who scored 30. Paroa again went to the wicket and this time [(did, better making 90 for six wickets before declaring, leaving Waimana 118 runs to get for an outright win. In Paroa's second innings Collins 16: Smith Goile not out; 26 and H. Grant not out 16 batting well. When time was called Waimana had lost 4 wickets for 44 runs leaving Paroa the winners on the first innings. The bowling and 'fieldinjg on both sides was quite good. Results:— PAROA (Ist innijngs)

Grant b Wells j 4 Martin c Wardlaw b Wells ~13 Cleland run out I ....>.'.... 13 Gillam c Ruff b Wells . I 0

Smith b Ruff I 14 Collins Ibw b Wells ... 5 Malaquin c Boynton b Wardlaw 1

Wells c Wardlaw b Ruff 9 McGougan b Wardlaw 12 Taylor b Wells 0 Goile not out 16 Extras ". S Total i 8c WAIMANA (Ist innings,) Ruff Ibw b Smith, 6 Mitchell b Smith 0 McConncll c Coliins b Gillam .. 1 Axtcns b McGougan .'. 1 Wells c Wells b Gillam .■'.. 30 Boynton b Gillam 1 Wardlaw, J. b McGougan 1 Wardlaw M. c Collins b Gillam 3 Wardlaw, J. B. not out ~ 8. Wardlaw',' H. b Gillam 0> Cain b Cleland 1

Extras 6 Total , 58 PAROA (2nd innings) Collins b H. Wardlaw 16 McGougan b Wells 0 Taylor b Wells 0 Smith b H. Wardlaw 22 Gillam c Ruif b Wardlaw 4 Goile not put ~.% 26 Martin c and b Wardlaw ..„ ~..: 0 Malaquin b Wardlaw 4 Grant not out ~ _.■ 16 Extras 4 Total for 7 wickets •.. 90

WAIMANA (2nd innings) McConnell b McGougan 10 Boynton c and b McGougan 10 Wells not out 1.....,... 10 H. Wardlaw b Malaquin 8

J. Wardlaw c Smith b Malaquin 0 Bowling for Waimana Ist innings Wells 5 lor 27; H. Ruff 2 lor 40; M. Wardlaw 1 for 11; H. Wardlaw 1 for 0.

Bowling for Paroa Ist innings Collins '0 for 1; Wells 0 for 5; Smith 2 for 13; Gillam 5 for 11; McGougan 2 for 21; Cleland 1 for 0.

Bowling for Waimana 2nd, innings Wells 2 for 21; Ruff 0 for 12;. H. Wardlaw 5 for 26; McConncll 0 for 3; J. Wardlaw 0 for 25.

Bowling for Paroa 2nd innings MciGougan 2 for 11; Cleland 0 for 13; Wells 0 for 15; Malaquin 2 for 0.