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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4954, 22 March 1926, Page 2

CRICKET.

PAEROA DEFEATS WAHTOA.

POSITION IN COMPETITION. The second innings of the match Paeroa versus. Waitoa was concluded at the local domain on Saturday after-, noon, when the local eleven* defeated the vislitorts’ by 23 runs, thus securing a three-point win. O? the local playel’s Stack played a careful game for the top score ot 24' runs. Shand (16). and Fox (14) were the only batsmen to reach double figures. For the visitors Garner made top score with 18 runs, While Perry retrieved his batting performance by taking six wickets for 18. runs. Following arc the detaile, ... Paeroa. first innings 51 PAEROA—Second Tunings. R. Day, p Howard, b Perry 0 F. Pivott, b Perry 0 H. Shand, c Howard, b Perry 16 J. Verran, b Howard ’ 1 G. Stack, e and b McLean 24 W. Taylor, c McLean, b Perry — 0. H. Tams, b Perry — ' 4 T. Edwards. 1 ,, b Bell — 1 J. Fox, b Perry — .14 J. Goonan, b Howard 5 W. Pearcey, not out A Extras Total 79 Bowling Analysis.—Perry, 6 for 18; McLean, 1 for 0; Howard, 2 for 29; McNeill, 0 forf 7 ; Bell, 1 tor 15. WAITOA, first innings 39 WAlTOA—Second Innings. N. J. McNeill, v Verran, b Stack 1 C. Cooper, b Edwards 9 G. Garner, b Edwards — 18 W. Perry, c Fox, b Edwards —- 0 R. Bell, b Fox U C. Belltield, ,b Edwards 0 N. McLean, c Pearcey, b Fox —- 7 F. Hansen, b Edwards 9 •T. Bloomfield, l.b.w. —— — 0 R. Howard, not out ■ 5 Extrasi , - 8 Total 68 Bowling Analysis.—Edwards, 6 Tor 29 ; Taylor, 0 for 13 ; Stack, 1 for 11.; Fox, 2 for 7. . ■ ' , Pajeroa is now leading in the Piako Cricket Association’s’ competition, the, position of the clubs being as follows :

The Te Arolia v. Morrinsvilje match is. not to hand.

.Team P. , w. L. Pts. Paeroa 8 5 3 12 Te Aroha - 7 5 2 10. Waitoa 8. 4 r 4 Morrinsville 7 1 6 2