PLAINS CRICKET.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4931, 27 January 1926, Page 4

PLAINS CRICKET.

COMPETITION MATCHES.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS.

The final matches, of the .third round of the inter-club competition on the Plains were set down for decision on Saturday Last, but only one game eventuated, In this the Kopuaralii team secured a two-point win from Pipirqa on the latter team's pitch. Early in the season the W.altakaruru eleven journeyed to Kaihcre, and on the date set down for the return match the two ©lulus mutually agreed that the match should be: played at a later date. On Saturday an argument, ensued as to which toapn should travel, although the association had decided that the match should be at Kai here. As a result both teams waited on their own ground for the other .team. PIPIROA V. KOPUARATIL The scores of the Pipiroa-Kopua-rahi match were ap follows :— PIPIROA. F. WalHs, run out 3 H. Dalgety, b Gill , 1 J. Galvin, not out — 10 D. Dalgety, b N, Death ■■— 0 J., O’Connor, bE. Giffl — 0 J. Knox, run out 3 E. Laing, c and b Macklow 1 Canning, c Johntson, b Macklow 2 W. O’Neil, c Green, b Johnston —2 C. Wilton, b Macklow — 0 E. Perkins, c Gill, b Death --—2 Extras 2 Total 26 Bowling Analysis,.—E. Gill, 2 for 6 ; N. Death, 2 for 5 ; E l . Field, 0 for 3 ; Macklow, 3 for 3 ; E. J'ohnstoh, 1 for 7. KOPUARAHI. Rus. Green, b Canning — 3 I. Beddie, c Laing, b Canning — 18 N. Death, c Galvin, b Canning -- 4 T. Field, c Laing, b O’Neil 10 R. Macklow, c and. b O’Neil 14 E. Johnston, not put 27 E. Gill, c O’Neill, b Knox 7 Extras 4 Innings declared 87 Bowling Analysis.—M'. Canning, 3 for 36 ; W. O’Neil, 2 for 27 ; J. Knox, 1 for 19 ; J. O’Connor, 0 for 1. With 45 minutes to go the Pipiroa team went in and blocked steadily, only eleven runs being secured for two wickets. With three games each to play Kopua.rahi has 11 points and Pipiroa 10 points, and Kaihere ,and Waitakaruru, with 'five games to play, have eight and five points; respectively.