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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4828, 1 April 1925, Page 1

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PLAINS DEFEATS THAMES. MATCH AT KOPUARAHI. The Hauraki Plains cricketers defeated the Thames representatives at Kopuarahi on Saturday last in their first representative match. The Thames tejam had not been previously beaten this season, and had played many matches, including one against Rotorua on the previous Saturday, ana although the difference at Kopuarahi was only two runs in a one innings match the Plainsites were( fortunate enough to win. At fielding the visitors were superior, but it was obvious that the bowlers were not accustomed to a concrete pitch. Plains batted first and scored slowly, knocking up 88 runs in two hours. There were- 41 overs, ten of which were maidens, and seven bowlers were tried. Thames knocked up their ruins quickly, securing many boundaries, and looked like winning, but the tail was weak and McDonald dismissed the last three men in one over. Plains bowled 19 overs, and only three men were clean bowled. Details of the scores are as follows : HAURAKI PLAINS. F, Woodbridge, b Buchan 16 S. Phillips, c Dare, b Gibson — 4 Rus. Green; run out A. J. McDonald, b K. Dare 33 U. Boyd, b J. Buchan '<■ C. Stretton, l.b.w. bJ. Buchan — 1 J. Sloane, b Gleeson -— 5 W. O’Neil, not out ? N. Green, b K. Dare 1 H. Dare, b K. Dare 2 E. Gill, c M. Dare, b K. Dare 0 Extras & 7*— Total 38 Bowling Analysis.—J. Buchan, 2 Tor 8; F. Gibson, 1 for . 13 ; K. Dare, 4 Cor 13 ; A. Bfokenshire, 0 for 23; W. Gleeson, 1 for 12 ; R. Buchan, 1 for 5 ; M. Dare, 0 for 9. ‘ THAMES. E. Smith, run out 22 W. Gleeson, run out 2 M. Dare; b W. Boyd 19 J. Buchan, 1.b.w., b W. Boyd 0 A. Gorby, eR. Green, bW. Boyd 1 A. Brokenshire, run out 6 G. Buchan, c and b McDonald! — 14' Dobson, st., b McDonald F. Gibson, not out I* K. Dare, b McDonald 2 R. Buchan, b McDonald 1 Extras ® Total 88 Bowling Analysis.—W. Boyd, 3 for 29 ; S. Phillips, 0 for. 4 ; A. J. McDonald, 4 for 24 ; E. Gill, 0 for 8 ; W. O’Neil, 0 for 5 ; C. Stretton, 0 for 11.