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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5106, 28 March 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

MORRINSVILLE V. PAEROA.

GOOD STAND BY VISITORS

The match between tne above teams was commenced on Saturday last, Paeroa winning the toss and sending the visitors in to bat. Both Jones, and Humphreys played great stone-walling games, taking 80 1 minutes to reach 50. The first wicket fell at 74, Farrow diving full length at a fast ball tram Humphreys and making a fine catch. Flower, with his next ball took Aitken’s middle stump. The stone-wall-ing of the visitors had the local skipper changing 'his bowlers frequently. Shand took a great c,ne.-handed catch from McPherson, and Taylor caught Jones out low on the ground. Trenberth made things merry for a little while, for after having missed twice he knocked both Flower and Shand for sixes. The visitors were finally dismissed fcr the fine total of 189, The bowling and fielding of the local men were very good, while the batting of the visitors was a treat te. watch, Jones being the best Oif a good team. Mori'insville batted all the afternoon . The following are the scores fc.r MoiTinsville’s first innings :— Jones, c Taylor, b Shand 85 Humphreys, c Farrow, b Flower .. 31 Aitken, b Flower 0 Scott, c Pivott, b Flower 7 Chase, b Stack 8 Ensor, run out 3 McPherson, c Shand, b Edwards 5 Merser, b Edwards, 6 Phillpot, not out 13 Cowan c Stack, b Flower .... 3 Trenberth, b Flower 16 Extras 12 Total 189 Bowling Analysis : Edwards took 2 wickets for 42 runs : Flower 5 for 4'5 ; Shnnd, 1 for 25 ; Stack, 1 for 23 ; Farrow 0 for 18 ; Taylor 0 fe.r 9; and Pivott 0 for 15.