SPORTING.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4503, 13 December 1922, Page 3

SPORTING.

CRICKET. PAEROA V. WAIHI. The Paeroa cricket team journeyed to Waihi op Saturday last, and met with a heavy defeat,. Waihi winning by 121 runs. Paeroa batted first, Halliday and Furley opening to the bowling of McDade and Saunders. The start was sensational, McDade uprooting Halli- - -day’s middle stump with Ibis second ball, while two ball® later Mar.tin edged a rising ball into the hands 1 of; • first slip. Two wickets for 0 was the score when RichaJrds arrived. Furley got Saunders to leg for 4, .and Richards did likewise, but thie latter was immediately afterwards caught at the wicket. With three of the club's best bats out for 17 matters looked, far from promising, but Shand, who then arrived, batted stubbornly while Furley scored. After a period of quiet play Furley hit Leopold to leg ' for 6, and Shand cut him to the boundary. The'score was mounting steadily, and various changes were made in the bowling.. Both batsmen.scored several runs past cover off Clements, whom Furley got, to leg for 6. Shand-was batting brightly, and he brought off some good strokes, just when a big stand seemed posfsible Furley drove Clements to the boundary,, but was caught in the slips off the next ball in having a “go.” Furley’s 57 included two 6’s and four 4’s. He got, more runs to leg than usuallyj and with Shand put oh 77 runs for the fourth wicket. Farrow failed, • but Towers rendered Shand useful assistance, 29 runs being scored before he was caught. Towers, who Irijt brightly, drove Clements for a six and a four off successive balls. Aftqr Towers' dismissal the end soon ' came, the last four wickets falling for 14 runs. Shand carried out his .4- bat, for an invaluable 44. After the first few overs, vjhen he played with his back to the wall, he scored freely, and hia innings included two 4’s. , Up • to Saturday Shand had been out of luck, and his return to form is very . gratifying to the team. Waihi opened to the bowling of Martin .and Richards!,' and "runs came freely. At 25, however, Richards got Collins out l.b.w. Quintal soon got ■ busy, and various changes in the ’ bowling had no effect. He was eventually caught and bowled by BHp'h ards. The Paeroa .score was'passed. with four wickets' down, and the visiting team had plenty of leather Hunting before the innings closeh at 260. Summing up the game, Paeroa's weakness—the bowling quality—again manifested itself. Richards, Shand, and Martin all bowled steadily, but there was very little “devil” in the balls they -sent down—they were all terr-ibly expensive. If .Bowden and Carroll had been there a different tale ■would have been told. ’The fielding ~ of the team was fair, considering the chasing they had to dp. In this department Smith stood out on hiS’ own. He caught two splendid catches, one very well judged catch in the long field -and one close in to the wicket, and he was “on his toes” all* the time. - The following are the scores:

PAEROA. P. Fui'ley, c Leopold,, b Clements 57 C. Halliday, b McDade — — 0 L. Martin, c Clements, b .McDade 0 N Richards, cCpllins, b Saunders 8 H. M. Shand, not out. __ - — 44 Cr- Farirpw, b Zenovitciu— , — 0 G. Towers, c and b Clements — 16 f A. Jenkinson, c Collins’, b McDade 1 ,C. RoltOn, c King, b Clements —2 W. Smith', b McDade — —, I W. Pennell, b Clements — — 0 ; -Extras 1° 139 -■ Rowling.—McDade, 4 for 24 ; Saunders, 1 for 24 ; Leopold, .0 for 18; Zenovitch, 1 for 21; Clements, 4 for 42. ' - WAIHI. Collins, 1.b.w., b Richards — 15Mullins, c Smith, — 26 Quintal, c and b Richards — 37 MoDade, b Martin __ — 3.0 SaundeM’s, c Rplton, b Shand — 20 Clements c Towers,, b Richards 37 Leopold, b Martin — — — 0 Angle, not out — — — 32 King, c Smith, b Richards — 10 Zenovitch, b Shand — — 5 Carter, c Richards, b Martin i_ 36 Extras 12 .. 260 Bowling.—Martin, 3 ’for 51; Richards, 4 for 108 ; Shand, 3 for 64 ; Fur- ■ ley, 0 for 4 ; Farrow, 0 1 for 9 ; Halliday, 0 for 11. TENNIS. Altlhough no matches were played on the local courts last Saturday '■ • - afternoon they presented a. very animated appearance, the soft, cool dresses of the ladies and the flannels of the male players mingling harmoniously- with’ the beautiful sur- ' roundings. Throughout the afternoon the two counts were taxed to the utmost, and demonstrated again only too cleairly how badly in need Paeroa „ ils of increased tennis’ accommodation.' It is to be hoped that something tangible will be done at next Thursday’s meeting to relieve the congestion. CROQUET. The Croquet Club members made a morning start to enjoy themselves, the reason being a visit from' the Thames club, six teams . coming to (Paeroa to do battle against the local members. Several games were play- ■ • ed before the luncheon adjournment, Thames having a slight lead, but at the conclusion of the afternoon’s play Paeroa won quite easily. 'The secretary, Mrs G. H. Taylor, and her committee were responsible for the luncheon and afternoon tea ar- - rahgements, which left nothing to be desired. The visitors left on their, return journey about 5.30 p.m., .and although suffering a defeat, they thoroughly en'joyed the day’s pleasure am! 'spoke highly of the hospitality accorded them by the Paeroa ladles.