PLAINS CRICKET.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5213, 7 December 1927, Page 4

PLAINS CRICKET.

LAST SATURDAY’S GAMES, DETAILS OF THE PLAY., Fine weather prevailed for t'he Hauraki Plains Cricket Association’s inter-club competition matches on Saturday last. Ngatea was beaten at T.urua. by four 'runs, tee outstanding scorers for Turua being Owens (19), Macklow (12), and Lindsay (11), and for Turua Phillips (22), Cornthwaite (16), and Boyne (11 not cut). At Kopuarahi the home team batted first and knocked up 48, and Waitakaruru replied with 33. Kopuarahi made 50 runs in the second innings for ihq loss of four wickets, when, the ball w ; as broken, and as there was not another regulation ball available the Waitakaruru team declined to continue the game. At Kaihere, Pipiroa made 59 runs and Kaihere 74, the latted winning by 15 runs on the first innings. The details are as follows :— . TURUA V. NGATEA. TURUA. Averill, c McPherson, b Boyne . • 6 Macklow, c Boyne, b King 12 Madgwick, b Boyne 4 lOwens, b King 19 Jenkins, c Nicol, b McPherson • • 5 Bell, run put 0 Lindsay, b King• •• • 11 Sutton, c King, b Phillips 3 N. Green, c King, b Phillips •• • 3 McCormick, c and b Boyne •• • • 1 Quinn, not out 5 Extras 3 Total 70 Bowling Analysis.—Phillips tobk 1 wicket for 20' runs ; Boyne, 4 for 11 > King, 3 for 13 ; Nicol, 0 for 15 ; McPherson, 1 for 9. NGATEA. Chappell, c Madgwick, b Jenkin. 3 R. Wellington, b Macklow 3 F. Nicol, c Lindsay, b Macklow 0 McPherson, c Owens, b Macklow 4 S. Phillips, b Lindsay •• • • 22 R. Cornthwaite, b Lindsay 16 N. Boyne, not out •• • 14 B. King, b Owens 0 W. Murray, b Lindsay 0 J. Jackson, run out 1 J. Shaw, st., p Owens 0 Extras 6 Total 66 Bowling Analysis.—Macklow took 3 wickets for 16 runs ; Lindsay, 3 for 17 ; Jenkins, 1 for 19 ; Owens, 2; for 8KOPUARAHI V. WAITAKARURU, KOPUARAHI. R. Greien, b McPherson 1 H. Kerby, st., b McPherson 0 C. Lawrence, c Duffin, b Donaghy 1 R - . Connors, b. McPherson 3 T. McKay, c Hedges, b McPherson 12 E. Gill, b Stretton H. Candy, b Donaghy 6 Roy Green c McPherson b Stret + ’ 0 T. O’Carroll, not out - ° L. Candy, c Duffin, b Donaghy . • 2 J.' Marceau, c Donaghy, b puffin 1 Extras . — •••• - ’Total 48 Bowling Analysis.—McPherson took 4 wickets, for 15 runs ; Doiyaghy, 3 tor 8 ; Stretton, 2 for 21 ; Duffin, 1 f° r 2> WAITAKARURU. L. Berney, c Greien, bT. McKay 8 C. Stretton, r un out 0 A. McPherson, st., b McKay ---• 0 N. Hedges, b L. Candy 7 F. Donaghy, st., b McKay 2 Walsh. c Gill, b Conners 4 E. Duffin, c O’Carroll, b McKay 1 G. Connell, run out ® G. Donaghy, b Gill 2 C. Wilton, b H. Candy 3 T. Dixcn, not out Extras 41 Total 33 "Bowling Analysis.—E. Gill took 1 wicket for 15 runs ", L. Candy, 1 foi 4 ; T. McKay, 4 for 7 ; R. Connors, 1 for 3 ; H. Candy, 1 for O'. On December 17 two Hauraki Plains teams will try coinclusions with two of the Thamesi Association’s teams at Thames. Tile date of thei return match has npt> yet been settled. There will be no play on Saturday. December 24'. but the competition will bje continued on December 31. KAIHERE V. PIPIROA. PIPIROA. C. W. Parfitt, b Woodbridge •• • - 6 W. Kniox, b Nolan 2 P. Clark, b McDonald J° W. O’Neil, b McDonald 0 W, Ganley, b Nolan J. Knox, b McDonald 2 F. Wallis, b Gough 15 Canning, played on, b McDonald 11 A. Sadler, c Mcnldoe, b Dare ••• 4 H. Wallis’ c Mclndoe, b Gough • • 4 E. White, P°t out ® Extras 4 Total 59 Bowling Analysis—Gough took 2 wickets for 13 runs ‘, Woodbridge. 1 for 8 ; Nolan, 2 for 9 ; McDonald, 4 for 21; Dare, 1 for 3. KAIHERE. A. D. McDonald, b Canning- 2 Finch, b Canning 9 F. Woodbridge, b Canning 41 B. Nolan, c Knox/b Canning .... 1 A. J. McDonald, b Canning 5 H. Dare, lbw., b O’Nepl ® H. Gough, c Wallis, b F, Wallis 10 G. Reid, b J. Knox 6 F. Foote, c Wallis, b Knox 9 B. Reid, c Knox, b Canning 9 C. Mclrdoe, not put ® Extras 9 Total 74 Bowling Analysis.—Canning took 6 wickets for 27 runs ; J. Knox, 2 for 13 ; F. Wallis, 1 or 12 ; W. O’NqII, 1 for 13.