CRICKET.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5079, 24 January 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

PAEROA V. MORRINSVILLE

GAME ENDS IN A DRAW.

The Paeroa and Morrinsville teams met for the second time in the. Piako Association’s competition on Saturday, and it was one of the most intelesting contests seen in the local domain for many years. These two teams hold the leading positions in the competition', and are evenly matched as the result of Saturday 7 s game—a tie, boths team's scoring 130 runs— shows.

For the home side F. Pivott played the game of his life, and compiled 49 runs before Trembath toppled nis wicket. T. Edwards "(23) and J. Fox (20) also played good cricket.

The visiting captain, Jones, was in form, and had hard luck in being caught after making 59 runs. L. Aitken also played a steady game and added 30 runs for his side. Following are the details : —

PAEROA. F. Pivott, b Trembath 49 F. McQuillan, c Titken, b Mercer 3 F. McQuillan, c Aitken, b Mercer 3 W. Taylor, b Mercer 4 G. Stack, b Aitken 14 J. Cameron, c Jones, b Aitken ■. 0 11. Shand, b Aitken 1 T. Edwards, b Mercer f 23 C. Rolton, c Mercer, b Jones ■ 12 J. Fox, not out 20 A. Jenkinson, b Mercer • 0 H. Tams, b Scott 0 Extras ••••• 7 Total 13° Bowling Analysis.—Aitkin, took 3 wickets for 23 runs ; Mercer, 4 for 43 ; Trembath, 1 for 30 ; Jones, 1 for 29 ; Scott, 1 for 5. MORRINSVILLE. Jones, c Tames, b Edwards 59 Palmer, c Rolton, b Cameron -- • • 2 L. Aitken, c and b Stack 30 Chase, b Edwards 1 Scott, b Edwards 49 Aitken, b Taylor 9 McPherson, e Cameron, b Taylor 0 Humphrey, c Taylor, b Cameron 5 Trembath,’c Taylor, b Cameron -• 1 Mercer, not out 7 Starnes, 1.b.w., b Edwards 0 Extras 6 Total 130 Bowling Analysis.—Edwards .took 4 wickets for 50 runs ; Cameron, 3 for 29 ; Stack, 1 for 21; Shand, 0 for 14 ; Taylor, 2 for 16.