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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5111, 6 April 1927, Page 2

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PAEROA V. MORRINSVILLE. LOCAL TEAM DEFEATED. Tlie match between Paeroa and Morrinsville was concluded last Saturday, Paeroa losing by 97 runs. Stack, after being missed twice, played a useful innings for 26 runs, while Flower again was the outstanding player for t)ie local team, knocking up 38 in great style before being caught by Scott. The visitors full}’ deserved their win. By their defeat on Saturday tne local team are again runners’ up in the competition. Following are the details :— Morrinsville, first innings .... 189 PAEROA. G. Stack, b McPherson 26 F. Pivott, c Humphreys, b Mercer 0 W. Taylor, c Aitken, b Jones • •.. 6 W. Flower, e Scott, b Chase •• • • 38 H. Shand, b McPherson . .* 0 Edwards, c Palmer, b McPherson 0 Jenkinson, c Chase, b McPherson 6 C. Rolton, c Cowan, b Chase •• • • 7 J. Goonan, c Palmer b Chase •• ■ • 1 C. Farrow, not out 1 W. Southby, b Scott ■' 6 Extras I Total 92 Bowling Analysis.—Mercer took 1 wicket for 17 runs ; Jones, 1 for 32 ; Chase, 3 for 23 ; McPherson, 4 for 19 ; Scott, 1 for 0. KARANGAHAKE V. TE AROHA A. Tlie .match between Karangaiiake and Te Areha A on Saturday last resulted in a three-point win for the former team. In the first innings Karangahake made 66 runs, J. Verran (18) and F. Dare (16) being the main contributors. Te Aroha in the first innings knocked up 57, Gemmell (17) being the highest scorer. In the second innings Kalangaliake made a total of 53, with G. Sale (25) and F. Dare (10) the principal batsmen. Te Ai'oha’s second innings totalled 10, C< Ilins (13) and Whatford (10) being the principal compilers. Karangahake thus won by 22 runs in a twoinnings’ match. Darc a,lso did well in tlie bowling, taking four wickets for 14> runs in trie first innings and seven for 13 in the second innings. Sale was also in form, being responsible for five wickets for 39 runs in the first innings.