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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5224, 9 January 1928, Page 3

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LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES. MORRINSVILLE V. PAEROA B. The Piako Association’s competition was continued in ideal weather on Saturday afternoon, the third games in the third round being played The attraction locally \Vas the match between Morrinsville. and Paeroa B, in which the visitors secured a t'hree-point win. Owing to the holidays and other causes the home side was weakened considerably, and four of the .regular players were ;absent. While these defections probably would not have greatly affected the result of the match, had the home team fielded its usual players the, margin of defeat ho doubt would not have been so great.

Paeroa won the toss and Rolton sent the visitors in to bat, the innings producing 155 runs. The top scbrers were McPherson (33), Trembath (28), arid Banks (25). McQuillan and Pivott opened the account for Paeroa, but were quickly disposed of, .as also was Fox. The firs' three wickets fell for three runs, and then Lawrence stopped the rot an.l topped the score .with 16 before being run out. The innings, c’osed for 30 runs.

In order to try and save a three;poirit .victory Paeroa followed on for a. second innings, but failed to reach the visitors’ single innings score and were defeated by an innings and 35 runs. Paerqa’s second innings produced 90, Knight 32, Lawrence 17, and Rolton 13 being the principal contributors. Following the details MORRINSVILLE. A. J. Aitken, b Ball 3 F. Banks, c Sanderson, b Ball .. 25 J. A. Jones, c Rolton, b Ball .... 3 J. H. Starnes, b Catlin 13 W. Aitken, b Fox 17 W. McPherson, b Knight ........ 33 W. P. Trembath, c Pivott, b Ball 28 C. Chase, b Knight 18 B. Watson, b Knight • • ■ 7 C. H. Mclntyre, not out •• • 2 J. Hawkins, b Ball ... 1• 0 Extras • • 1 Total 155 Bowling Analysis.—Ball took 5 wickets for 4'2 runs ; Knight, 3 for 45 ; Fox, 1 for 19; Catlin, 1 flor 22 ; Pivott, 0 for 23. PAEROA—First Innings. W. McQuillan, b Mclntyre 9 F. W. Pivott, b Starnes 4 J. M. Fox, b McPherson •• • 1 W. Ball, c McPherson, b Mclntyre 0 W. L. Lawrence,, run out 16 F. Knight, c McPherson, b Starnes 0 C. Rolton, c Jones, b Trembath • • 6 H. Tams, b Trembath 0 W. Sanderson, c Aitken, b Starnes 2 Catlin, b Trembath ■* J. Fraser, not out 0 Extras 3 Total .30 Bowling Analysis.—Mclntyre took 2 wickets for 13 runs; McPherson, 1 for 3 ; Starneji, 4 for 6 ; Trembath, 3’ for '5. PAEROA—Second Innings. F. Pivott, c McPherson, b Jones 0 J. Fraser, b A. J. Aitken 5 W. L. Lawrence, b Aitken, c A. J. Aitken 17 J. M. Fox, c Banks, b Jones .... 8. F. Knight, b Trembath 32 W. Ball, b Mclntyre ............ 1. W,"McQuillan, b McPherson .... 2 W. Sanderson, c and b' McPherson 3 C. Rolton, c Aitken, b' Starnes .. 13 Catlin, not out 0 H. Tames retired injured 0 Extras • 9 Total 90 Bowling Analysis.—Jones took 2 wick Q .ts for 25 runs; A. J. Aitken, 2 for 13; Mclntyre, 1 1 far 9; Starnes, 1 for ,12. . HAURAKI PLAINS MATCHES. ■QRONGO’S FIRST WIN. The first matches of the second round of the Hauraki Plains interclub competition were played on Saturday in good weather. The Orongo club secured its first win of the/ season by defeating the Ka'here eleven., Orongo made 51'and 17, and, Kaihere. 42 and 28 for two wickets. At Waitakaruru the Turua team seemed a three-point win by 34 runs, the totals being 35 and 49 against 40 and 10. Ngateja gained a two-point win fromPipiroa at Ngatea. by a margin of 15 runs. Details of the scores are as follows :— TURUA V. WAITAKARURU. TURUA—First Innings. Ave,rill, lbw., b Donaghy 3 Schofield, b Donaghy 0 Madgwick, b McPherson ■ • 1 Owens, b McPherson 1 Bell, b Stretton 14 Jenkins, c Berney, b McPherson 1 Green, c Walsh, b McPherson .... 3 Lindsay, run out 4 Hill, b Stretton 0 Mi Cormack, b Duffin 2 Tynan, not out 2 Extras 5 Total 35 Bowling Analysis-—A. McPherson took 4 wickets for 10 runs ; F. Dpnaghy, 2 for .11 ; C. Stretton, 2 for 2 ; Duffin, 1 for 7. WA LTAKARURU—First Innings. C. Stretton, b Bell 2 H. Berney, c Schofield, b Bell ... 3 N. Hedges, c Green, b Lindsay . . 5 C. Clarke, c Jenkins, b Lindsay 13 A- McPherson, b Owe.ns 2 R. Walsh, b Owens 7 F. Donaghy, b Owens 9 G. Connell, b Owens 0 J. Dobbs, b Owens ° C. Wilton, not out 2 E. Duffin, b Jenkins • • • • 1 Extras 5 Total 40 Bowling Analysis.—Lindsay took 2 wickets for 17 runs ; Bell,- 2 for 10 ; Owens, 5 for 7 ; Jenkins, 1 for 1.

TURUA —Second Innings. Averill, lbw., b McPherson H Schofield, b Stretton •. • I 2 Madgwick, c Stretton, b McPherson 0 Owens, b McPherson' 3 Bell, c Walsh, b Stretton 7 Jenkins, b McPherson 21 Green, c Dobbs, to Stretton 2 Lindsay, run out, b McPherson • • 1° Hill, b Stretton 2 McCormick, not out 0 Tynan, b Stretton 0 Total 49 Bowling Analysis.—A. McPherson took 5 wickets, for 21 runs ; F. Donaughy,. 0 for 15 ; C. Stretton, 5 for 13. WAITAKARURU—Second Innings. C. Stretton, b Jenkins 1 C. Clark, c Schofield, b Jqnkins ■ • 1 Walsh, hit wicket 9 L. Berney, c., b Jenkins 9 A. McPherson, c Owens, b Bell .. 1 N. Hedges, c H'ill, b Lindsay .... 9 F. Donaghy, c Madgwick, b Lindsay 9 C. Wilton, c Bell, b Lindsay .... 9 E. Duffin, not out 3 G. Connell, b Lindsay 1 J. Dobbs, c Jqnkins, b Lindsay •. 1 Extras ... 2 Total 19 Bowling Analysis—Owens took 9 wickets, for 2 runs ; Jenkins, 3 flor 1 5 Lindsay, 5 for 0 ; Bell, 1 for 5. NGATEA V. PIPIROA. NGATEA. J. Gribble, b Canning 2 R. Wellington, b Canning ...... 9 F. Nicol, b O’Neil 9 S. Phillips, c Sadler, b O’Neil .... '3 R. Cornthwaite, b Canning 6 N. Boyne, b J. Knox 25 R. McPherson, b W. Knox 14 R. King, c O’Neil, bW. Knox ... 9 J. Jackson, c Ganley, b Canning 7 K. Clare, c O’Neil., bJ. Knox .... 1 J. Shaw, not out 8 Extras 4 Total 79 Bowling Analysis—M. Canning took 4 wickets for 27 runs ; W. O’NeJl, 2 for 24 ; W. Knox, 2 for 9 ; J. Knox, 2 for 6. PIPIROA. C. Parfitt, c McPherson, b Phillips 3 J. Knox, c Gribble, b Phillips ... 9 F. Wallis, c Wellington, b Gribble 11 W. Knox, b Phillips 4 W. O’Neil, b King 5 W. Sadtor, b \....... 2 M. Canning, c and b'Gribble ... 13 White, not out 9 W. Ganley, b Phillips 2 D. Dalgety, b Boyne 9 J. Galvin, b McPherson 3 Extras Total 55 Bowling Analysis.—Boyne took 1 wicket for 5 runs ; Phillips, 4 for 21; Gribble, 2 for 8 ; King, 2 for 18 ; McPherson, 1 for 3.